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Savannah Tech students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 2018 induction class group photo

SAVANNAH – Savannah Technical College inducted 68 students into its 2018 class for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Beta Xi Tau Chapter recently. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed a minimum of 12 degree-level semester credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The STC Beta Xi Tau Chapter now has more than 540 members.

Chapter president Miguel Gonzales and advisors, Dr. Jordan Kiser and George Erwin, presided over the ceremony.  Savannah Technical College’s 2018 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Michael Skinner gave the keynote address.

Phi Theta Kappa was established in 1918 and is recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges as the official honor society of two-year colleges.

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#1821 | May 3, 2018
Media Contact: Amy Shaffer, APR
912.443.5512 or ashaffer@savannahtech.edu

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