The Beta Zeta Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) received the Most Distinguished Chapter Award at the 2022 international PTK Convention in Denver, Colorado on April 9, 2022. Beta Zeta Mu received the award out of 1,300 participating chapters worldwide.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is the largest honor society in higher education with nearly 1300 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, plus Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, Peru, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, Guam, Jamaica, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions.
Beta Zeta Mu also received these additional awards:
- Distinguished Honors and Action researched-based project “The Global Impact of COVID-19 on K12 Education”
- Distinguished Honors in Action Theme for “The Heirs of Our Ways”
- Distinguished College Project on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Beta Alpha Continued Excellence
- Distinguished Administrator Award - Mike Logan, Dean of Information Technology
- Continued Excellence Award for Advisor - Dr. Terry Murrell, President of WITCC, and Sima Dabir, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at WITCC
- Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor - Bill Clifford
- Distinguished Chapter Officer Team - Corrina Del Angels, Ashley Reese, Logan Bishop, Jennifer Fulin and Bryana Mendez
- Distinguished Chapter Member - Tiffany Riddell
- All Iowa Academic Team Coca Cola Silver Scholar - Logan Bishop
- Distinguished Regional Team Officer - Jennifer Fulin from WITCC