International Excellence for OCC's Honor Society

There are nearly 1,300 Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapters around the world. And Onondaga Community College's chapter has the hardware to prove it is among the best!

At the recent PTK international conference known as Catalyst, OCC received the following awards:

• "Distinguished Officer Team" - only 20 are awarded
• "Distinguished Advisor" - OCC's Jackie Barstow
• "Distinguished Honors In Action Project" - one of 50 awarded
• "Distinguished College Project" - one of 50 awarded
• "Distinguished Chapter" - one of 50 awarded
• Danielle Lambert, Leaders of Promise Scholarship - Danielle is the Vice President of Scholarship in OCC's PTK chapter. She's a Student Veteran and mother of three who earned a 4.0 grade point average. She will complete her Early Childhood degree next month and continue her education at SUNY Cortland.
• "Paragon Award for New Presidents" - Dr. Warren Hilton

Last month OCC's PTK chapter earned numerous awards at the annual New York State Conference, including:

• Most Distinguished Chapter
• Most Distinguished Honors In Action Project
• Most Distinguished Honors In Action Project Theme Award
• Most Distinguished College Project
• Most Distinguished Officer Team
• Distinguished Advisor Award - OCC's Jackie Barstow
• PTK Programming Award - 1st Place
• Service Award - 1st Place
• Fellowship Award - 2nd Place
• New York's Edgiest Chapter - 1st Place
• Horizon Award - OCC's Dr. Annie Tuttle

"This year's PTK Leadership has worked hard to complete projects that help our campus and our community. While it is never our goal to win awards, it is amazing when our students' hard work is acknowledged and celebrated at such a high level! This year we were named the Most Distinguished Chapter in New York (out of 50 chapters) and named a Distinguished Chapter at the International Level (Top 50 out of nearly 1,300 chapters)," said Faculty Advisor Dr. Annie Tuttle.

"As the 'Community's College,' we are proud to have so many outstanding students who are also wonderful citizens. We know 85% of our graduates live and work within 25 miles of campus. Students' commitment to making Central New York a better place for all of us is extremely admirable, and they are most deserving of their local, national, and international recognition," said OCC President Dr. Warren Hilton.

OCC's PTK Chapter, Alpha Sigma Zeta, has a dedicated suite on the second floor of Coulter Hall in room C204. PTK members have a minimum 3.5 grade point average, have completed a minimum 12 credit hours at OCC, and are currently matriculated.