PTK Chapter Earns Regional, International Honors

June 20, 2024 – Collin College’s Alpha Mu Tau Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has been recognized for its academic and public service work in the 2023-24 academic year. The honors include individual and chapter recognitions which were awarded at regional and international conventions. Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for two-year colleges.

Alpha Mu Tau chapter members attended the Texas Region Convention and received the Texas Top Chapter Award, the Nancy Long Continued Excellence Award, and the Most Distinguished Chapter – being the fourth highest scoring chapter in the region out of 92 chapters.

Individual Awards:

• Horizon Award for New Advisors: Jennifer Morrow
• Regional Coordinator Award: H. Jessica Hargis
• Continued Excellence Award for Advisors: Professor Brandy S. Jumper
• Hall of Honor for Advisors: Jennifer Morrow
• Award of Merit for Outstanding Alumni: James Carter and Kassie Garcia
• Hall of Honor for Outstanding Members: Caitlyn Jesselle Ballesil
• Hall of Honor for Chapter Officers: Nathan Gray and Simrah Sajjad
• Distinguished Chapter Officer Team Awards: Jayna Burch, Marcus Wade Bush, Maria Cecconato, Yerassyl Dauletbak, Nathan Gray, Jersey Johnson, Amanuel Moges, Raymond Masuka Philip, Simrah Sajjad, Charlene Tanya Sunde, and Alan Tovar
• Distinguished Chapter Advisor Team Award: H. Jessica Hargis, Dr. Brian Blanchard, Professor Brandy S. Jumper, and Jennifer Morrow
• DII Hall of Honor: Amanuel Moges, Nathan Gray, Maria Cecconato, Caitlyn Jesselle Ballesil, and Temiloluwa Ogunleye
• DV Hall of Honor: H. Jessica Hargis

Chapter Awards:

• Five Star Chapter
• Texas Top Chapter 
• Honors in Action and College Project Participation Award 
• Poster Competition, HIA First Place
• College Project Awards of Merit
• HIA Award of Distinction - Theme 1 – Essence of Play

Chapter members also attended the International Convention, Catalyst, earning the following:

Individual Awards:

• Phi Theta Kappa’s 2024 Distinguished Member: Caitlyn Jesselle Ballesil
• Phi Theta Kappa’s 2024 Distinguished Officer: Nathan Gray
• Phi Theta Kappa’s 2024 Distinguished Chapter Officer Team Awards: Jayna Burch, Marcus Wade Bush, Maria Cecconato, Yerassyl Dauletbak, Nathan Gray, Jersey Johnson, Amanuel Moges, Raymond Masuka Philip, Simrah Sajjad, Charlene Tanya Sunde, and Alan Tovar
• Phi Theta Kappa’s 2024 Distinguished Chapter Advisor Team Award: Dr. H. Jessica Hargis, Dr. Brian Blanchard, Professor Brandy S. Jumper, and Jennifer Morrow
• Paragon Award for Advisors: Jennifer Morrow

Chapter Awards:

• Distinguished College Project
• Distinguished Honors in Action
• Distinguished Theme Award Honors in Action (one of three given)
• Beta Alpha Continued Excellence Award (Distinguished Chapter three years in a row – given to only 16 chapters internationally)
• Top 100 Chapter
• Top 50 (internationally)

Alpha Mu Tau Alumni Association Awards:

• 5-Star status
• Third Runner-Up to the most Distinguished Alumni Association (out of 65 alumni associations)

Collin College serves more than 58,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 200 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management, and a new Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Clinical Operations Management. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.