Annabelle Phillips, a member of the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society at Kilgore College, has been named a 2024 New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar.
Phillips, of Hallsville, received the prestigious honor along with a $1,500 scholarship at the Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) Leadership Congress, held Oct. 23–26 in Seattle, Wash.
The New Century Workforce Pathway Scholarship program, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation with additional support from PTK, recognizes students for academic excellence, leadership, service, and significant accomplishments.
Phillips stood out among more than 2,200 applicants, earning the highest score in Texas.
This marks the second financial scholarship Phillips has received from PTK this year. She is also an All-Texas Academic Team member and the current president of PTK at KC. Phillips plans to graduate from KC in the spring with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Advertising and Graphic Design Technology.
The Gamma Omicron Chapter at KC is led by faculty sponsors Lori Solley, art instructor; and Curtis Ivory, biology instructor.
For more information about Phi Theta Kappa at Kilgore College, visit www.kilgore.edu/ptk.
ABOUT PTK:
PTK is the international honor society for two-year colleges, and includes more than two million students and 1,200 chapters at community colleges worldwide. More than 85,000 students are inducted annually. The organization promotes leadership, scholarship, service and fellowship. Membership is open to any student who has earned 12 semester hours and has a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale. Visit the official Phi Theta Kappa website at www.ptk.org.