HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College welcomed new members to the Sigma Kappa Delta and Mu Alpha Theta honor societies during the Spring 2025 semester.
Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD) is the National English Honor Society for two-year colleges. Wallace State’s Theta Delta Chapter was established in 2007. SKD provides the exceptional student with a variety of opportunities for advancing the study of language and literature, for developing skills in creative and analytical writing, for meeting outstanding scholars and professionals in the discipline of English, and for obtaining scholarships.
Students invited to join SKD are required to have a minimum overall GPA of 3.3, have completed one college English course with a grade not lower than a B, and have completed at least 12 college credit hours.
Area students inducted into Wallace State Theta Delta chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta include:
- Albertville: Genesis Berenice Perez
- Altoona: Lizbeth Reyna Delgado
- Arab: Sakura Lyle, Jena Wilke
- Cleveland: Rebeca Mendoza
- Cullman: Reese Fox, Allie-Michelle Cole Stewart, Brayden Zane White
- Falkville: Halli Joiner
- Gardendale: Lillian Harrison
- Horton: Diego Martinez
- Morris: Kaitlyn Ferino
- Oneonta: Kevin Pantoja Rodriguez
- Sheffield: Raegan Rickard
- Somerville: Leslie DeEtte Hood
- Springville: Dixie Michelle Canterbury
SKD also introduced its new officers: Emily Delgado Duarte, president; Anna Jones, vice president; Lizbeth Reyna, secretary; Kaitlyn Ferino, treasurer; and Abby Meadors, historian.
Students attending the induction ceremony for Wallace State Community College’s Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society include from left, in front, Jacob Lonnie Chavier, Abigail Meadors, Brooke Brannan, Lily Harrison and Giovanny Robles-Martinez; in back, Kandiss Goodwin, Jessica Pesina and Emily Delgado Duarte.
Mu Alpha Theta (MAT) is a mathematics honor society for community colleges. MAT provides members with various avenues to showcase their mathematical knowledge and talents, while providing opportunities to learn from and interact with members across the United States.
To qualify for membership in MAT, students must have completed Math 112 or higher with a GPA of 3.0 in the qualifying math class or classes.
Area students inducted in MAT include:
- Altoona: Jacob Lonnie Chaviers
- Blountsville: Johnathon Michael Marquez
- Cherokee Ridge: Stephanie Lea Branum
- Cullman: Kandiss Nekohl Goodwin, Abigail Estelle Meadors
- Falkville: Halli Iree Joiner
- Forte Payne: Charles Tyler Anothony
- Gardendale: Lillian Grace Harrison
- Hanceville: Brooke Jolea Brennan, Giovanny Martinez Robles
- Hoover: Christopher Jalen Gross
- Joppa: Jessica Ashley Pesina
- Mount Olive: Heather Young
- Oneonta: Kevin Pantoja Rodriquez
- Sheffield: Raegan Rickard
- Stevenson: Danika Paige Suddath
Mu Alpha Theta officers were introduced: Emily Delgado Duarte, president; Jessica Pesina, vice president; and Kandiss Goodwin, historian.
