NCC Inducts Honor Society Members
Keynote speaker, Pam Ballew, Vice President of Advancement and NCC Foundation Executive Director encouraged the inductees saying, “Your education will not end when you cross the stage at graduation. Love of learning is something that will serve you the rest of your lives.” To be eligible for Gamma Beta Phi, students must hold a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average and must have earned 12 or more semester hours in a major at Nash Community College. “Learning does not have to come from a text book. The world is your text book. Learning does not have to be done for a grade or a promotion. Lifelong learning is something you can do for your enjoyment. Equally important is opening your mind to new ideas and perspectives that are different from your own,” Ballew said.
The chapter’s 2017-2018 officers are: President Melinda McPherson, Vice President Kristen Akers, Treasurer Sabrina Edwards and Parliamentarian Shawn Lucas. Each year, the NCC Gamma Beta Phi chapter sponsors service and leadership projects. New members pledged to hold fast the principles of honesty, maintaining a standard of excellence, serving humanity, and developing good character and leadership. “Our communities, no matter how large or small, are made better places to live, largely by the number of volunteers, people like you and me, who are willing to devote their time and energy for the benefit of others. Don’t be someone who stands on the sidelines. Get out there and devote some time and effort into making your community a better place,” she said.
Inductees in the photo, pictured from left to right, front row: Lesli Garnica Luis of Wilson, Voneterria Milner of Nashville, Amber Gardner of Wilson and Brittney Pendergrass of Castalia; Back row: Lindsey Whitaker of Tarboro, Nadia Shehadeh of Rocky Mount, Brittany Edwards of Knightdale, Heather Poythress of Nashville and Margarite Jackson of Rocky Mount. Not pictured: Brittany Beddingfield, Daniel Liu, Braxton Oliver and Cornelius Staton.
