New Phi Theta Kappa members announced for 2025-26
May 27, 2026
SARANAC LAKE -- North Country Community College is pleased to announce the new members of its Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
The purpose of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society is to recognize and encourage scholarship among associate degree students.
To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa provides opportunities for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate to exchange ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
“Membership in Phi Theta Kappa represents a significant achievement and reflects the hard work, dedication and academic excellence of these students,” said Joe Keegan, president of North Country Community College. “We are proud to recognize these outstanding scholars for reaching this milestone and for their commitment to learning, leadership and service. Their accomplishments speak to the strength of our students and the bright futures they are building for themselves and their communities.”
The 2025-2026 new members are:
Tyshawn Bellamy, Syracuse
Mary Becker, Tupper Lake
Korrine Bly, Speculator
Daye Bolivar, Winthrop
Jordan Brown, Fort Wayne
Dayvon Brownlow, Houston
Anthony Burg, Niagara Falls
Emma Byle, Saranac Lake
Michael Campbell, Saranac Lake
Nicholas Cerna, Ridgewood
Lennon Clement, Saranac Lake
Thomas Crouse, Tupper Lake
Jazlyn Disbrow, Ticonderoga
Damen Drakeford, Staten Island
Tabitha Earle, North Bangor
Katryna Fournier, Wilmington
Maddalena Gallo, Port Henry
Stephen Garrison, Jamaica
Paul Gilbert, Bronx
Amanda Gooley, Champlain
Alex Hanson, Potsdam
Tiyquon Hodges, Bronx
Taylor Holmes, Dickinson Center
Odalis Imbert, New York
Christopher James, Palm Bay
Mohamed Ji, Staten Island
Shannon Land, Saranac Lake
Kate Laymon, Bloomingdale
Tyler Luttell, Demotte
Chantal Lyeth, Lake Clear
Morgan McElwain, Constable
Samual McIntosh, Staten Island
Michael McMahon, Tupper Lake
Donta McMillan, Utica
Willie Nelson, Rochester
Jahan Norman, Long Island City
Imbert Odalis, New York
Emily Plante, Fort Covington
Ella Rejiba, Saranac Lake
Sophia Reynolds, Malone
Ellison Rivera, Chester
Dennis Roman, Mount Vernon
Tristan Russell, Brushton
Thompson Sloan, Lake Clear
Dylan Smith, Burke
Mari Spadaccini, Dexter
Isabelle Sullivan, Peru
Calvin Taylor, Rochester
Noah Tolen, Lake Placid
Alberto Valazquez, Hamden
Katherine White, Hampton
Lisa Wilson, Watertown
Phi Theta Kappa has been recognizing academic achievement in two-year colleges since 1918. Phi Theta Kappa has chartered over 1,300 chapters and has inducted more than 3.5 million members. Phi Theta Kappa chapters are located on campuses in all fifty of the United States, Canada, U.S. territories and military installations abroad. It is the only international acclaimed honor society serving institutions which offer associate degree programs.
Two-year college presidents and administrators of associate degree programs in four-year schools have continually recognized membership in Phi Theta Kappa as an honor and a privilege. Membership is given added significance by the fact that the Society is recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges as the official general honor society for two-year colleges.
More information about Phi Theta Kappa can be found at www.ptk.org.