May 22, 2017
PRESIDENT’S CITATION
At the end of each spring semester, the President’s Citation is announced as official recognition of exceptional academic achievement at Mesalands Community College. To be eligible, students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or better, successfully complete 30 or more credits in the fall and spring semesters, have no grade below a “C” in the given year and have no outstanding incomplete grades for the given year.
Recipients of the President’s Citation for the 2016-2017 academic year are:
| Shiv Bhakta* | Kamelia Lamm* | Kaylee Swapp* |
| Kayla Cherry* | Daniel Holguin* | Sherra Swapp |
| Rebecca Darrup | Kacee Nunez | |
| Sydney Goldston* | Rosa Laverne Sanderson |
VICE PRESIDENT’S LIST
The Vice President’s List is announced as official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishments. To qualify, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or better for courses taken at Mesalands Community College, successfully complete 15 or more credit hours, have no grade below a “C” for the given semester, and have no outstanding incomplete grades for the academic year.
The Vice President’s List for the spring semester of 2017 includes:
| Felipe Anaya | Marshall D. Graham | Reagan Runyan |
| Shiv Bhakta* | Jenelle Hansen | Rosa Laverne Sanderson |
| Cindy Brown | Daniel Holguin* | Kenneth Ray Sims |
| Desiree Brown* | Wade Kane | Kaylee Swapp* |
| Kayla Cherry* | Kamelia Lamm* | Sherra Swapp |
| Rebecca Darrup | Heaven Lopez | Noah Torres |
| David Dodd | Lowen Munsell | Desiree Walker |
| Dennis Earle | Kacee Nunez | Tanya Watson |
| Peter Elliot | Caleb Pope | Kenneth Blue Wilcox |
| Sydney Goldston* |
PHI THETA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society is based on academic achievement and offers personal development through scholarship, service, fellowship, and leadership. Each candidate for membership in PTK must have completed 12 credit hours that may lead to a declared associate’s degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, currently enrolled in six credit hours, and adhere to the school code. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 must be maintained to remain in good standing.
New Phi Theta Kappa Inductees for the 2016-2017 academic year includes:
| Christopher Arellano* | Casey Gordon | Sherra Swapp |
| Cindy Brown | Janelle Hansen | Katelyn Young |
| Jordyn Diaz* | Kristi Krayca | Destiny Zukevich* |
| Susan Elrod | Lowen Munsell | |
| Sydney Goldston* | Kaylee Swapp* |
Caption. (Right) Mesalands Community College student Sherra Swapp, accepts a white rose and a candle from Rose Chavez, Retention Specialist at Mesalands, during a recent induction ceremony for the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society. Swapp was also named to the President’s Citation List for the 2016-2017 academic year and to the Vice President’s List for the spring 2017 semester.
*Dual Enrollment High School Students
