BATON ROUGE, LA. - The Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) is pleased to announce the 2019 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Louisiana All-Academic Team. The PTK All-Academic Team is comprised of 19 high-achieving students from the 12 community and technical colleges that make up the LCTCS. An awards ceremony will be held Friday, April 26th, at 11:00 A.M., at Juban's Creole Restaurant in Baton Rouge.

The All-Academic Team recognizes high academic achievement and civic excellence of students attending a community and technical college and provides opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.

"Congratulations to the 2019 PTK All-Academic Team," said Monty Sullivan, LCTCS president. "These students represent the highest academic achievers at our institutions, and they are prepared academically and socially to either enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year university. We are pleased to honor them for their commitment and scholastic accomplishments."

Two Louisiana All-Academic Team members were recently named national scholarship winners by the PTK Honor Society and The Coca-Cola Foundation. Kenika Penix, a student at Baton Rouge Community College was named Louisiana's 2019 Coca-Cola New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar. Based on her New Century scholarship application score, Kenika received a $2,250 scholarship. Jeremy Gray, a student at Central Louisiana Technical Community College, is the recipient of the New Century Workforce Pathway Scholarship. Jeremy received a $1,250 scholarship. Both students were recognized at the PTK Presidents' Breakfast during the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Convention that was held in March.

 The All-Academic Team was created by PTK in cooperation with AACC and USA Today. LCTCS hosts the All-Academic Team ceremony annually to recognize academic excellence across the System.
 

Listed alphabetically by college, the following students make up the 2019 Phi Theta Kappa, Louisiana All-Academic Team:

Kristin Musser Baton Rouge Community College Major/Program of Study: Fine Arts/Studio Freelance Illustration   Kenika Penix Baton Rouge Community College Major/Program of Study: Paralegal Studies   Tara Mitchell Baton Rouge Community College Major/Program of Study: Business   Aemmad Hozam Bossier Parish Community College Major: Biology   Jeremy Gray Central Louisiana Technical Community College Major/Program of Study: Welding   Aimee Cureton Delgado Community College Major/Program of Study: Biological Sciences   Gina Nedwick Delgado Community College Major/Program of Study: General Studies   Kimberly Boudreaux-Southall Fletcher Technical Community College Major/Program of Study: Business Management   Caitlin Dycus Louisiana Delta Community College Major/Program of Study: Business and Technology   Marquail Pollard Louisiana Delta Community College Major/Program of Study: Business Management/Human Resources   Raissa Yantis Northshore Technical Community College Major/Program of Study: Supply Chain Management   Jessica Hood Northshore Technical Community College Major/Program of Study: Nursing

Jeremy McKeever Northwest Louisiana Technical College Major/Program of Study: Barber Styling   Sarah Whorwell Northwest Louisiana Technical College Major/Program of Study: Nursing   Ayeshah Saleem Nunez Community College Major/Program of Study: Accounting and Business   Brittany Clancy River Parishes Community College Major/Program of Study: Biology   Yelda Bakirci River Parishes Community College Major/Program of Study: Digital Media Design   Tyerrin Phillips South Louisiana Community College Major/Program of Study: General Studies   Brittany Ducote SOWELA Technical Community College Major/Program of Study: Business Administration

 

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