Congratulations to Erica E. Spivey from the Alpha Chi Sigma Chapter from Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina on her selection as this year's Joan Keller Scholarship Award winner. The purpose of the Joan Keller Scholarship initiative is to provide active Phi Theta Kappa scholars who have demonstrated servant leadership on campus and/or in the community with financial resources to help defray educational expenses for the Academic Year 2008 - 2009 while enrolled in a two-year institution.  The Joan Keller Scholarship recipient was announced at the Carolinas Region Honors Institute in July 2008.

Congratulations to the following chapters and individuals from the Carolinas Region who were recognized as 2008 Hallmark Award recipients at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this past weekend.  You can check out the complete listing of Phi Theta Kappa International Hallmark Award winners at the following website:   http://www.ptk.org/hallmarks/awards/

2008 Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award

K. Ray Bailey, College President
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

2008 - Top 100 Chapters

Alpha Zeta Sigma - Greenville Technical College
Beta Epsilon Chi – James Sprunt Community College
Omega Chi - Piedmont Technical College
Alpha Epsilon Omicron – Trident Technical College

2008 – Distinguished Member Award

Mary Hall – Alpha Zeta Sigma – Greenville Technical College
Heather Monroe - Alpha Upsilon Eta – Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

2008 – Distinguished Chapter Officer Award

Wendy Church – Alpha Omega Psi – South Piedmont Community College
April Holland – Beta Zeta Lambda – McDowell Technical Community College

2008 – Distinguished Chapter President Award

Kerry Cutler – Alpha Epsilon Omicron – Trident Technical College
Traci Trouton-Burr – Alpha Zeta Sigma – Greenville Technical College

2008 – Paragon Award for New Advisors

Tara Bass – Upsilon Chi – Wayne Community College
Michael Vargo – Alpha Zeta Sigma – Greenville Technical College

2008 - Distinguished Regional Officer Award

Traci Trouton-Burr, South Carolina Vice-President
Alpha Zeta Sigma – Greenville Technical College

2008 – Leadership Hallmark Award

Alpha Zeta Sigma – Greenville Technical College
Alpha Epsilon Omicron – Trident Technical College

2008 – Service Hallmark Award

Alpha Epsilon Omicron – Trident Technical College

2008 – Distinguished Chapter Awards

Alpha Zeta Sigma - Greenville Technical College
Omega Chi – Piedmont Technical College
Alpha Epsilon Omicron – Trident Technical College

We now have a Yahoo Groups message board up and running!  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phithetakappacarolinas/  This will be a GREAT way for the chapters in the Carolinas to stay connected and to share ideas.