Kilgore College English Honor Society will induct 55 new members May 6
Upsilon Delta, the Kilgore College chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta – the national English honor society for two-year colleges – will induct 51 students qualifying for membership this spring.
In addition to 51 new inductees, the Upsilon Delta chapter will award honorary membership to four mentors who have worked to ensure the chapter’s success at KC: Jason Graves, English department head and founder of SKD at KC; Stephanie Laszik, professor and previous sponsor of SKD at KC; Becky Johnson, dean of Arts & Sciences; and Dr. Brenda Kays, president of KC.
This is the first year that honorary membership has been given to anyone at KC.
The ceremony is set for 6 p.m. Friday, May 6, in the Devall Ballroom on the Kilgore campus.
Membership in SKD requires students to maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; to earn no grade lower that a “B” in a college English class; and to have completed at least one semester of college studies.
Heather Fitch, associate professor of English, is the sponsor for the Upsilon Delta chapter of SKD at KC.
SKD, founded in 1996 at Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, Ill., is the only national organization that recognizes academic excellence in English for community college students.
KC started its chapter in 2009 by submitting an application to the national offices and undergoing a successful review of facilities and instruction.
The Upsilon Delta chapter has been distinguished as an Ivy Chapter and will continue to strive for excellence.
The SKD chapter at KC extends membership invitations to eligible students each semester via email.
For more information about SKD or for questions regarding membership in the organization, contact Fitch at hfitch@kilgore.edu.
SKD inductees:
Maria Leonor Alvarez
Jaycee Beavers
Kaliana Brower
Allison Brown
Pauline Bryant
Timothy Buchanan
Francisca Cadenas
Mary Camp
Ashley Julianna Castillo
Alicia Cline
Amber Coker
Lyndsey Copeland
Brooklyn Davis
Alayna Diaz
Gregory C. Dodson
Karla Dominguez
Jodie Franke
Dylan Freeman
Austin Gattis
Kylie Gehrke
Laura Soto Gonzalez
Anna Graves
Patricia Hernandez
Desireee Hoskins
Betty Hull
Stormy Ibarra
Anna Johnston
Jennifer Kirk
Matthew Maitland
Cherylle McAuley
James McClure
Kimberli Obrien
Ashley Padilla
Kathryn Rock
Samantha Rollins
Erith Rushing
Scotty Shelton
Faith Simpson
Brooke Smith
Tyler Stroschein
Brooklynn Sumrow
Hazel Swaim
Alyssa Taylor
Kenia Trejo-Mendoza
Angelina Voss
Hanna Waldon
Alexandria West
Alyse Wilkins
James Williams
Andrew Williamson
Kiersten Woodard
SKD honorary inductees:
Jason Graves
Stephanie Laszik
Becky Johnson
Dr. Brenda Kays
