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Herkimer College inducts 88 students into international honor society

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See the names of Herkimer College's newest PTK inductees. Congratulations, students!

Eighty-eight Herkimer County Community College students were inducted into the College’s Upsilon Epsilon chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) international honor society during a virtual ceremony on December 2.

PTK was established in 1918 to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. It now has chapters on almost 1,300 community college campuses in 11 countries. Herkimer College students who are inducted join a network of more than 3.5 million members around the world.

Membership is extended to those who have achieved a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA and have accumulated at least 12 credit hours.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this year’s inductees included students from the Fall 2019, Spring 2020, and Fall 2020 semesters. Their names and hometowns are listed below:

Georgina Abrams (Mohawk, NY) Zhiyi Jiang (Herkimer, NY)
Vincenza Aiello (Frankfort, NY) Yebin Jo (Herkimer, NY)
Ericka Arancio (Clinton, NY) Lucy Kamau (Queens Village, NY)
Nicole Barretta (Rome, NY) Deborah Kelly (Clifton Park, NY)
Emma Bilinski (Dolgeville, NY) Shizuka Kikuchi (Herkimer, NY)
Keara Blumenstock (Poland, NY) Sabrina Landeta (Ridgewood, NY)
Victoria Borowski (Herkimer, NY) Anthony Leone (Utica, NY)
Anna Bowers (St Johnsville, NY) Taylor Listovitch (Ilion, NY)
Dyana Budakowski (Washingtonville, NY) Caitlyn Loucks (Utica, NY)
Francesca Camileri (Long Beach, NY) Anna Luongo (Richfield Springs, NY)
Terry Carter (Amsterdam, NY) Patrick Luppino (Herkimer, NY)
Ashley Cervini (Little Falls, NY) Alexis Lyga (Herkimer, NY)
Tamara Charles (Herkimer, NY) Courtney Madia (Frankfort, NY)
Nicholas Coffin (Dolgeville, NY) Anna McDonald (Frankfort, NY)
David Cook (Little Falls, NY) Aidan McFerran (Delmar, NY)
Nathaniel Cook (Little Falls, NY) Jeliesa Merritt (South Ozone Park, NY)
Jenna Cool (Amsterdam, NY) Jamie Muir (Salisbury center, NY)
Isabella Coriale (Middleville, NY) Jessica Murianka (Wappingers FL, NY)
Madison Cudhea (Rome, NY) Lauren Myer (Herkimer, NY)
Samantha Cunningham (Sidney Center, NY) Joseph Nackley (Whitesboro, NY)
Margy Daly (Rome, NY) Isaiah Norton (fort plain, NY)
Margy Daly (Rome, NY) Julia O'Reilly (Brewerton, NY)
Sharon Darling (Whitesboro, NY) Kler Paw (Utica, NY)
Hollie David (Dolgeville, NY) Julie Peck (Evans Mills, NY)
Kelsey Denton (Fultonville, NY) Julia Perkins (Herkimer, NY)
Kumiko Diala (Bronx, NY) James Piper (Herkimer, NY)
Ndeye Diop (Herkimer, NY) Edwin Ramirez (Hopewell Junction, NY)
Michelle Domm (Atlanta, NY) Tabatha Ray (East Syracuse, NY)
Kasey Eisenbrey (Herkimer, NY) Daelan Santamaria (Herkimer, NY)
Abigail Elisofon (Waterloo, NY) Alex Schnettler (Canajoharie, NY)
Feven Endale (Herkimer, NY) Kotomi Shimotanaka (Misawa, Japan)
Samantha Fogerty (Little Falls, NY) Solomon Silas (Brooklyn, NY)
Alexander Fowler (New Hartford, NY) George Smith (Little Falls, NY)
Evan Gambino (Staten Island, NY) Hannah Spofford (Dolgeville, NY)
Karesha Goodspeed (Wevertown, NY) Elizabeth Spring (Cazenovia, NY)
Camille Gossin (New Hartford, NY) Jacob Stouffer (Herkimer, NY)
Abigail Gouldin (Oneonta, NY) Sawa Suganuma (Herkimer, NY)
Julie Gross (Oakdale, NY) Catherineya Thin (Utica, NY)
Olivia Guthrie (Tonawanda, NY) Shannon Vandawalker (Herkimer, NY)
Brittni Hebert (Camden, NY) Tracy Warner (Truxton, NY)
David Hight (Mohawk, NY) Alyssa Wilson (Brasher Falls, NY)
Ara Homer (Richfield Springs, NY) Kiley Wren (Frankfort, NY)
Haowei Huang (Herkimer, NY) Griffin Yastremski (Bath, NY)
Kaitlyn Jenks (Canajoharie, NY) Yuming Yuan (Herkimer, NY)

Chapter officers this year are President Alex Fowler; Kaitlyn Jenks, vice president of chapter growth; and Stephanie Schneider, vice president of online participation.

For more information, contact Phi Theta Kappa Advisor Vicki Brown at brownvl@herkimer.edu or 315-574-4032.