The New Jersey Council of County Colleges honored Atlantic Cape Community College students Russell Mulford of Tuckahoe and Tannette Medica of Egg Harbor Township, along with 29 additional New Jersey community college students and their families at its 16th annual Phi Theta Kappa Day celebration May 6 in Trenton. The two students were selected to the 2010 All-New Jersey Academic team and received certificates and medallions.

After attending the Casino Career Institute and gaining experience in the casino industry as a table games dealer, Mulford returned to Atlantic Cape and is pursuing an associate degree in business administration. Medica, a Michigan native who dedicated nearly three years to the armed forces, will graduate with an associate degree in paralegal studies this month.

“Each year, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges hosts this program to recognize the members of the New Jersey All-State Academic Team, sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community colleges, and the Coca-Cola Foundation,” said NJCCC President Dr. Lawrence Nespoli. “These students are recognized for their outstanding academic achievement and exceptional service to their communities as members of Phi Theta Kappa at their local community colleges.”

The New Jersey Phi Theta Kappa Day Celebration is sponsored by PSE&G. Also, 20 of New Jersey’s four-year colleges and universities have offered more than $1 million in scholarships to Phi Theta Kappa students transferring to their institutions.

Phi Theta Kappa has recognized and encouraged scholarship among community college students for 92 years while promoting the academic integrity of the associate degree program. Students with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa.

The New Jersey Council of County Colleges is the state association representing New Jersey’s 19 community colleges.

Additional pictures from the event are located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptkaccc/sets/72157623973557711/

Highlights of the convention included:

Keynote speakers were news analyst and host of The Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel Maddow, and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Coulter won the Paragon Award for New Advisors. Advisors with less than four years of service may be nominated for the Paragon Award. Award-winning advisors are those who make significant contributions to the growth of the individual members, serve as the chapter’s advocate on campus, and encourage the chapter to be involved on the local, regional and/or international level of the organization.

Schoenstein carried the New Jersey state flag in the Presentation of Flags during the Opening Ceremony of the Convention.

Schoenstein, Medica, Coulter, and Doyne also met with Wes Moore, author of the New York Time’s bestseller, The Other Wes More: One Name, Two Fates.

Pictures from the event are located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptkaccc/sets/72157623779028667/

From left to right: Tina Martin, 2009-2010 Historian; one of two youngest Alpha Delta Mu members; Carolyn Coulter, advisor; two of two youngest Alpha Delta Mu members, Nicole Schoenstein, 2009-2010 president; Tammy Medica, 2009-2010 Vice President; Marie Moschella, 2010-2011 President

Pictures from the beach cleanup are located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptkaccc/sets/72157624097872608/

From left to right: Nicole Schoenstein, 2009-2010 president; Tina Martin, 2009-2010 Historian; Russell Mulford, member; Rose Hall-Wilson, Outreach Manager of the FoodBank; Stan Carr, 2010-2011 SGA Representative; Dorothy Doyne, 2009-2010 Treasurer; Carolyn Coulter, Advisor; Tammy Medica; 2009-2010 Vice President

The donation was the result of a large fundraiser Alpha Delta Mu held for the benefit of the FoodBank. The name of this fundraiser was “Hungry For Change”. The event consisted of showing the film Food, Inc. Following the film, we hosted a question and answer session where members of Alpha Delta mu chapter asked our panel members questions relating to healthy food options.

The panel consisted of a local organic farmer named Matthew Bruckler and Ms. Rose-Hall Wilson, a representative from the FoodBank. We had scheduled two other panel members but unfortunately they had to cancel their attendance at the last minute.

The first purpose of this event was to educate students, faculty members, and members of our community about the importance of implementing healthy options into their diet. It was further designed to show attendees that healthy food options are important to everyone but even more important to those who cannot afford to implement healthy food option into their diets.

The second purpose of this event was to raise money for the FoodBank so that it may purchase a greenhouse. This has been a goal of Alpha Delta Mu chapter’s since October when Ms. Rose Hall-Wilson attended and spoke at one of our meetings. We feel that the FoodBank people who visit the FoodBank would greatly benefit from a greenhouse.

Before, during and after the event, members of Alpha Delta Mu chapter collected donations from businesses, students, fellow Phi Theta Kappa members, and members of the general public. Those who donated were entered into a raffle where they had the chance to win one of many “green” prizes.

The Culinary Club at Atlantic Cape even donated numerous different types of herbs that they had grown from the greenhouse located on the Mays Landing campus!

To read the letter, please go to http://www.scribd.com/doc/32211784/Foodbank-Donation

More pictures from the Hungry For Change event are located here http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptkaccc/sets/72157623721181418/

From top left to bottom right: Tashiva, member; Tina, 2009-2010 Historian; Racquel, member; Dalleane, 2009-2010 Secretary; Carolyn, Advisor; Tammy, 2009-2010 Vice President; Nicole, 2009-2010 President; Dorothy, 2009-2010 Treasurer

Pictures from the SGA Banquet are located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptkaccc/sets/72157623778736153/

From top left to bottom right: Tammy, 2009-2010 Vice President; Carolyn, Advisor; Courtney, Member; Racquel, Member; Tina, 2009-2010 Historian; Dorothy, 2009-2010 Treasurer; Nicole, 2009-2010 President

Pictures from the event are located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptkaccc/sets/72157624091145360/

The ceremony included a welcome speech by Dr. Peter Mora, president of Atlantic Cape Community College and three Key Note speakers: Ms. Maria Palar, 2010-2011 Phi Theta Kappa Middle States President, Mr. Wade Hale, Former Phi Theta Kappa New Jersey State President & New England Middle States Vice President & Division 1 Vice President, and last but not least, Ms. Maria Robinson, Author and Motivation Speaker.

Pictures from the ceremony are located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptkaccc/sets/72157623788976489/

New members are:

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Absecon: Jennifer Elbaroudy, Elizabeth Fenwick, Tomothy Gaskill, Marie Moschella, Hemangi Patel, Jennifer Elizabeth Thomas

Atlantic City: Majda Amoni, Anastasia Arkhlanova, Amna Bhutta, Faisal Bukhsh, Cassandra Clements, Darrell Dabney-Carter, Manika Das, Sree Bidhan Kumar Das, Frankie Davis, Rocio De La Paz, Jane Diep, Siarhei Fedziukovich, Halima Fellaq, Johana Garzon, Chace Gray, Thien Hoang, Braun Hurley, Arnelle Lyles, Rodney Matthews, Stephen Murray, Carl Peterson, My Tran, Aisha Williams, Chang Wen Zhang, Zhentao Zhong

Brigantine: Nicole Emory, Francis Folcher, Michael McLaughlin, Michael Nee

Dorothy: Harrison Bayer, Stanley Carr

Egg Harbor City: Irene Angello, Lucille Brown, Belinda Dawn Chester, April Gaupp, Monica Giorgianni, Eric Harrison, Genevieve Hershey, Susan Jones, Megan McCandless, Justina Mishkovsky, Jonathan Porto, Johanna Rowland, Tonya Smith, Veronica Street
Egg Harbor Township: James Adams, Blerime Ala, Shanise Callahan, Daniella Cano, Taylor Coyle, Ryan Thomas Dalton, Jennifer Degand, Jennifer Dillon, Kelly Dimeo, Stacey Doering, Kiran Emmanuel, Krystsina Haivaronskaya, Ashley Harper, Sam Hong, Earl Hugo, Tatsiana Iannaccio, Matt Ingersoll, Kelli Ireland, Anne Kemp, Brenda Korzeniowski, Amanda Kull, Peter Lin, Diana Lojewski, Alejandro Lopez, Marla Mendez, Lyndsay Rose Mercer, Daniel Murray, Phung Nguyen, Josephine Richardson, Iana Standik, Kristina Sudler, Casey Super, Alyssa Tavarez, Richard Thai, John Thomas, Gerad Villaluna, Kuan Yan

Estell Manor: Tracy Rocap
Galloway: Amjad Abuljadayel, Wiam Alobeidy, Marina Andriyakhova, Guy Anselmo, Yovanny Baez, Teresa Caicedo, Joshua Cervone, David Edward Gittle, Felix Gontretas, Rachel Fitting, Kathleen Franzese, Jennifer Gardener, Tracy Pagan, Viral Patel, Deneen Ralston, Florian Tollja, Treena Viera, Regina Wilson, Samantha Wolf

Hammonton: Louis Giapoutzis, Patricia Kaenzig, Kristileigh Kaiser, Michael Woodworth, Brett Zambetti

Hyde Park: Melisa Montes

Linwood: Svetlana D’Agostino, Pamela Karol, Kathleen Elizabeth Lajiness, Jacqueline Loder, LiVia Vieira

Margate: Ching Chow, Zachary Verna, Sarah Yeager

Mays Landing: Brooke Allen, Jorge Almeyda, Kenneth Bennett, John Boland, Rebecca Burgard, Douglas Clark, Betty Dayton, Anthony Germano, Joseph Green, Erin Elizabeth Hall, Renee Herman, Matthew Jobin, Matthew Labo, Erin Martin, Carolyn Miller, Daniel Miller, Demetra Nakos, Enos Parent, Nicole Redmond, Liz Robles, Brittany Scalia, Marcus John Schuermann, Ashly Starn, Mae Tietje

Northfield: Shilling Damon, Ashley Rhea

Pleasantville: Akilah Hughes, Angela Levy, Victor Moreno, Lizmery Perez, Naimah Bell
Pomona: Steven Scheibler

Somers Point: Erin Coulter, Thomas Garrett, Brandice Hoffman, Christina Impagliazzo, Jaclyn Kondrk, Danielle Krout, Jessica Lenzsch, Sean Thomas Logue, Jason Perna, Sean Rush, Nicole Schneider, Ryan Sheehy, Josette Vradenburg
Ventnor: Shiza Ahmad, Sara Bucciero, Junwen Feng, Anthony Brian Migioia, Caroline Venzie

Ventnor City: Jessica Alzate, Andrea Decarlo, Kristin Field, Racquel Richardson, Farhana Saeed, Michaela Salteras

Woodbine: Marshall Ciccarone, Brian Ferrante, Tina La France, Courtney Walsh

CAPE MAY COUNTY

Cape May: Lauren Hansen, Amanda Leeburg, Mark Lemunyon, Karen Mirabile, Christopher Oney, Christine Smith

Cape May Court House: Bernadette Baron, Andrew Cox, Jennifer Donahue, Raymond Jefferson Jr., Joseph Daniel Pettit, Janna Rixey, Kathleen Reyes Sionzon, Rebecca Stout, Michelle Tesoroni, Katlyn Pecoraro

Erma: Emily Moulder

Marmora: Damian Biniek, Brittany Hennessy, Laurie Renee Lunsford, Courtney Lynne May, Kerri May, Daniel Murphy

North Cape May: John Benigno, Bryce Hoffman, Michelle Kebert, Mark Stansbury, Barbarajean Warner

Ocean City: Rachel Ballezzi, Cheryl Holmes, Jennifer Jackson, Frances Leblanc, Madison Russ

Ocean View: Jeanne Frankowski

Petersburg: Jaclyn Danielle Curry

Sea Isle City: Tatiana Dea, Katherine McCann

Seaville: Courtney Evans, Erin Keck, Diane Perrin, Lisa Eileen Smith
Wildwood: Evgeniya Sitnikova

Villas: Gazelle D’Agostino, Christian Hosford, Rick Klinger, Heather Mawson, Veronica Myers, Victoria Papale

Stone Harbor: Lindsey Hand

BURLINGTON COUNTY

Moorestown: Nikki Dicicco

CAMDEN COUNTY

Sicklerville: Amanda Lynne Ungrue

Lindenwold: Melinda Sadjarwo

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Vineland: Jovanni Cifaloglio, Anthony Depasquale, Mandeep Kaur, Rosemary Ruga

GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Williamstown: John Ebert

OCEAN COUNTY

Little Egg Harbor: Brittany Nicole Jillson, Hang Sam

SALEM COUNTY

Pennsville: Autumn McKie

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