NORFOLK, Neb. – More than 50 Northeast Community College students were inducted in the largest honor society in higher education, joining a group of greater than 2 million internationally.
The induction ceremony took place Thursday, March 20, at the Lifelong Learning Center.
For over 100 years, membership in Phi Theta Kappa has signified a singular honor and a willingness to embrace the society’s shared commitment to academic excellence. Since the installation of Northeast’s Tau Chi chapter in 1996, Northeast has inducted about 3,500 students into the international academic honor society for two-year colleges.
The induction ceremony took place Thursday, March 20, at the Lifelong Learning Center on the Northeast campus.
This year's inductees, listed alphabetically, are Braden Adams, Wayne; Bailee Ahlemeyer, Cambridge; Kristen Andrews, Scribner; Emily Ayers, Fremont; Matthew Bernhardt, Butte; Merel Braakhuis, Norfolk; Emily Buhrman, Pilger; Carter Bulgrin, Gretna; Izabella Carrier, Scribner; Berenice Jimenez-Castillo, Norfolk; Emma Centrella, Norfolk; Nancy Clinton; O'Neill; Esmee Creyghton, Norfolk;
Elijah Diggs Gutierrez, South Sioux City; Gloria Flores, South Sioux City; Amanda Fritzen, Norfolk; Katie Groth, Beemer; April Guill, Wayne; Camden Jansen, Pierce; Beau Jensen, Holdrege; Mathias Kristoffersen, Skovby, Denmark; Libbie Kubicek, Waco; Tiarna Law, Norfolk; Caeden Lech, Atkinson; Rebecca C. Libich, Bradshaw; Maggie Libra, Scribner; Asia Lingren, Le Mars, Iowa;
Jackson Mazuch, Norfolk; Micah McGillivray, Norfolk; Megan Meyer, Emerson; Ronald Molina, Stanton; Megan Myers, Bradford, Penn.; Caitlyn O'Neill, Grand Island; Evan Pankoke, Hampton; Maria Perez Jimenez, Norfolk; Jacie Pilger, Norfolk; Mason Puntney, Columbus; Cole Ransen, Norfolk; Ian Reardon, Saint Edward; Miranda Retzlaff, Fremont; Jourdan Rice, Omaha; Luca Rosen, Norfolk; Jonathon Roy, Elkhorn; Owen Rutledge, Omaha;
Isaiah Saldana, Norfolk; Jaci Schipper, Hospers, Iowa; Kelsey Schlecht, Clearwater; Remington Snoke, Humboldt; Jaylyn Spencer, Columbus; Megan Strid, Corsica, S.D.; Adam Via, Omaha; Anabelle Vinson, Foster; Whitney Wilkins, Tilden; Victoria Williams, Dix; A.J. Wusk, Geneva.
PTK advisers are Amana Nipp, vice president of Student Services, and Colleen Barnes, Criminal Justice and Sociology instructor, and Laura Schwanebeck, director of Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program.
PTK officers for 2024-25 are: PTK President -- Jason Wanetka, PTK Vice President of Leadership -- Breena Schwarzkolf; PTK Vice President of Scholarship -- Abigail Coe; PTK Vice President of Followship – Aziz Tadzhibaev; and PTK Vice President of Communication – Annie Salvatori.
New officers for 2025-26 are: PTK President – Chom Dah, PTK Vice President of Scholarship – Isaiah Saldana; PTK Vice President of Followship – Prah Meh; and PTK Vice President of Communication – Apple Dah.
The organization’s mission is two-fold: recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.
PTK Induction
Northeast Community College inducted new students into Phi Theta Kappa on Thursday, March 20. (Northeast Community College)
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