Belmont College Inducts Honor Society Students
St. Clairsville, OH (April 30, 2026) —Belmont College is pleased to announce that 47 students were recently inducted into Beta Theta Mu, Belmont’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). Induction into PTK, one of the most prestigious international honor societies in the country, recognizes academic achievement of students at two-year colleges. A grade point average of at least 3.5 is required for induction into PTK and the student is required to maintain a 3.25 GPA.
PTK’s mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of students and provide them with opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service, and fellowship programming.
A ceremony was held at Belmont’s Main Campus in St. Clairsville, Ohio on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Dowler Hall.
The students who were inducted and their hometowns are as follows:
- Adena: Kassidy George; Carrie Schane;
- Barnesville: Eliza Carpenter; Sydney Pavell; Katey Rockwell;
- Bergholz: Amelia Ault;
- Bridgeport: Hannah Meeker; Laci Zinn;
- Bethesda: Kaylee Hammel;
- Bowerston: Chloe Stuber
- Cadiz: Jade Pettit; Kaydence Vich; Sherry Vorhies;
- Cambridge: Hope Mercer;
- Dillonvale: Samantha Ankrom;
- Flushing: Kyer Gainer; Sarah Stewart;
- Lewisville: Jennifer Biedenbach;
- Jacobsburg: Alan Boan; Christine Horne; Keara Vingino;
- Jerusalem: Ernesto Morales, Jr.;
- Jewett: Katelyn Koteles;
- Martins Ferry: Jessica Brooks;
- McMechen: Shannon Seitz;
- Mingo Junction: Clara Hoffman; Chelsey Hoover;
- Powhatan Point: Rhiannon Cooper;
- Scio: Mackenzie Harbold;
- Shadyside: Rachel Roman; Mary Smith;
- St. Clairsville: Alivia Da-Re; Kevin Gaston; Jenna Gorza; Destiny Heatherington; Dayton Mayle; Morgan Muhly; Margaret Woods;
- Somerdale: Whitney Burton;
- Tiltonsville: Kevin Kuri;
- Washington, PA: Brianna Jenkins;
- Wheeling: Paul Denard; Taylor Harwatt; Jasmine Williams;
- Woodsfield: Jadyn Miller;
- Yorkville: Christina Haynes.
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