Distinguished Member Awards
The Distinguished Members are selected based on a student’s embodiment of the Hallmarks of the Society through active participation in their chapter. These award recipients must not have held a chapter, regional, or international officer position during 2025.
Izzy Aguinaga
Psi Eta Chapter
Dallas College - Eastfield
Mesquite, Texas
Briana Arredondo
Zeta Gamma Chapter
Victoria College
Victoria, Texas
Dania Asif
Pi Theta Chapter
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, Maryland
Joseph Assani
Alpha Zeta Eta Chapter
Dallas College - North Lake
Irving, Texas
Kayla Barsch
Phi Phi Chapter
Harper College
Palatine, Illinois
Nube Cabrera
Beta Alpha Phi Chapter
Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, New Jersey
Osvaldo Cruz
Theta Theta Chapter
Laredo College
Laredo, Texas
Kelli Davis
Alpha Beta Upsilon Chapter
Redlands Community College
El Reno, Oklahoma
Zachary Dukes
Beta Alpha Chi Chapter
Roane State Community College
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Nafiz Emu
Alpha Theta Phi Chapter
LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, New York
Carsten Gammel
Beta Zeta Epsilon Chapter
Scott Community College
Riverdale, Iowa
Anette Garcia Escobedo
Alpha Pi Epsilon Chapter
Southwestern College
La Mesa, California
William Hawthorn
Alpha Gamma Pi Chapter
Austin Community College
Austin, Texas
Stephanie Hernandez
Alpha Mu Chi Chapter
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Isaiah Laitinen
Beta Nu Theta Chapter
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Alexander Lampley
Upsilon Pi Chapter
John A. Logan College
Carterville, Illinois
Evan Lanphier
Beta Beta Beta Chapter
Marian University's Ancilla College
Plymouth, Indiana
Katelynn Lewis
Gamma Omicron Chapter
Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas
Max Lydon
Lambda Pi Chapter
Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Cevin Mitchell
Pi Chi Chapter
McLennan Community College
Waco, Texas
Eman Mohammed
Alpha Chi Sigma Chapter
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, North Carolina
Leul Neguse
Beta Zeta Mu Chapter
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, Iowa
Ryan Nguyen
Alpha Sigma Alpha Chapter
De Anza College
Cupertino, California
Ayaniah Nobles
Alpha Epsilon Nu Chapter
Bishop State Community College
Mobile, Alabama
Charles Oldham-Fifer
Alpha Beta Chi Chapter
Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona
Riana Saint
Alpha Theta Delta Chapter
Central Arizona College
Coolidge, Arizona
Jared Stewart
Alpha Rho Sigma Chapter
Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
Kathween Vargas
Mu Epsilon Chapter
Miami Dade College - North
Miami, Florida
Erion Wilson
Alpha Omega Chi Chapter
Hinds Community College - Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Fathima Zakir Ghouse
Alpha Psi Sigma Chapter
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, Massachusetts
Distinguished Chapter Officer Team Awards
This award is presented in recognition of an exceptional atmosphere of teamwork, leadership abilities, promotion of PTK programming, and enthusiasm for the Society’s Hallmarks.
Alpha Eta Chi Chapter
Passaic County Community College
Paterson, New Jersey
Gabriel Betancur
America Francisco
Isabella Gonzalez Villegas
Danielle Krumbein
Keny Martinez
Pricelda Martinez
Ariel Molina Jr
Ashkena Novo Roa
Alex Ortiz Lopez
Andrea Pizarro Rebaza
Alpha Iota Omicron Chapter
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, New York
Christian Coronado
Ashley Cozayatl
Radelaine Dulfo
Daniel Farrell
Taina Feitosa Freitas
Cindy Gutierrez
Mia Perez
Hannah Poulin
Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapter
Normandale Community College
Bloomington, Minnesota
Mudan Ghedi
Sheba Hajihussein
Rachel Kass
Janice Kim
Sheily Leguizamo
Sahra Musa
Matthew Yonas
Alpha Phi Kappa Chapter
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, Kentucky
Giselle Dze
Laiba Hussain
Esther Ninsiima
Grace Ogunbayo
Zach Scott
Jennifer Ward
Devin Zimmer
Alpha Sigma Zeta Chapter
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Carl Christensen
Emilee Durkin
Bianca Gascon
Byron Harris
Phil Impaglia
Mohammad Sharif Jafari
Aiden Knapp
Maggieann Morris
Seren Stvan
Aria VanDreason
Alpha Theta Alpha Chapter
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Kristian Barnett
Tiffany Bui
Breanna Conrad
Kalie Donelson
Melanie Flores
Darria Hankins
Seth Jones
Michael Knight
Abigail Odvody
Isaac Ruiz
Brittney Taylor
Nina Nhu Tran
Alpha Theta Delta Chapter
Central Arizona College
Coolidge, Arizona
Savannah Gauthier
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Deryn Henry
Charlotte Jerrell
Amanda Schifano
Naya Tapia Chavez
Diamond Todman
Crystal Varney
Brooklynn Wright
Alpha Theta Omicron Chapter
Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona
Marielena Aguirre
Elizabeth Hannan
Goldine Johnson-Pompey
Jeremy Schall
Kelly Sukkha
Alpha Upsilon Chi Chapter
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cory Abrams
Mamie-Jo Beatty
Maxine Casados
Federica Martinelli
Daniel Morris
Brandon Proctor
Stiffi Ysatam
Alpha Upsilon Mu Chapter
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Jesson Beck
Colby Firnrohr
Isadora Greenberg
Sara Gutierrez
Breanna Keesling
Ava Lucas
Joanna-Marie Soares
Alpha Upsilon Zeta Chapter
Wayne County Community College District
Detroit, Michigan
Faith Alawode
Danielle Brooks
Daniella Captain
Wenoia Clark
Brittney Davis
Shyamala Devi
Tyler Hampton
Alpha Xi Tau Chapter
Surry Community College
Dobson, North Carolina
Kelley Bare-Peele
Cheri Landreth
Beta Delta Pi Chapter
Carteret Community College
Morehead City, North Carolina
Addison Covington
Dorean Knowles
Lisa Ritter
Layla Torres
Beta Gamma Pi Chapter
Yavapai College
Prescott, Arizona
Robert Blakeley
Shanna Collier
Sarah Khalil
Sarah Mapes
Beta Kappa Iota Chapter
Miami Dade College - Padrón
Miami, Florida
Hilary Ramirez Payamps
Elianis Rodriguez Arzola
Juan Subero
Dianela Tabares
Beta Lambda Delta Chapter
Jefferson State Community College - Shelby-Hoover
Birmingham, Alabama
Dartmouth Cullen
Armond De'Andre
Kane Dillingham
Heloisa Goncalves
Charles Greene Johnson
Victoria Luna-Carmona
Jane Nabwala Simba
Jasmine Perez Enriquez
Stephanie Tejada
Danashia Woods
Beta Lambda Mu Chapter
Lone Star College - CyFair
Cypress, Texas
Jessica Comaitos
Nermeen Elmetni
Ahsen Ishtiaq
Maya Mantha
Mari Santa Ana
Beta Zeta Mu Chapter
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, Iowa
Alexandra Mathis
William Oban
Fatima Paez-Quevedo
Sharon Roslansky
Chi Zeta Chapter
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
Jaden Chandler
Arturo Fajardo
Yanna Flor
Riley Jirsa
Tobias Liebermann
John Marino
Dylan Ramirez
Natalie Rodriguez
Paul Talia
Gamma Omicron Chapter
Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas
Sherane Bais
Sienna Bowden
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Natalie Hunt
Ruddy Morales
Hephzibah Oleme Odhegolo
Irvin Rodriguez Castillo
Lucas Tyson
Kaleb Wilson
Lambda Pi Chapter
Western Nebraska Community College - Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Katalia Adams
Maraki Andargie
Muhammed Lamin Bittaye
Hunter Lawson
Nu Upsilon Chapter
Meridian Community College
Meridian, Mississippi
Austin Bucurel
Rosina Burford
Bailey Csaszar
Lexie Gibson
Daylon Horton
Ember Johnson
Sara Lacy
Nicholas Lewis
Aracely Villa Franca
Omicron Chapter
Rochester Community & Technical College
Rochester, Minnesota
Fathia Ahmed Abdi
Kelly Aune
Heather DeYoung
Lexi Dunn
Brianna Green
Caitlin Hansen
Soriya Nhean-Prom
Hamdi Noor
Dashiel Woods
Omicron Delta Chapter
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit, Mississippi
Ruth Bishop
Darrell Coleman
Kylie Dunaway
Olivia Ellison
Richard Kimble
Ella Pattie
Camren Strittman
James Terrell
Devin Williams
Omicron Psi Chapter
Grayson College
Denison, Texas
Mary Hernandez
John Navarro
Stephanie Smith
Jocelyn Stephens
Ayden Sulley
Nathan Wilkins
Omicron Upsilon Chapter
Central Alabama Community College - Alexander City
Alexander City, Alabama
Rebekah Burton
Kylie Davis
Luke Hanks
Abigail Hyatt
Chloe Russek
Noah White
Kenneth York
Phi Beta Chapter
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Hannah Campbell
Grisel Teresa Gutierrez
Zahraa Jaleel
Dhanvi Khandal
Kristen Lopez
Stepan Marchuk
Ruju Rai
Rishi Vithani
Pi Psi Chapter
Coastal Alabama Community College - Bay Minette
Bay Minette, Alabama
Annamarie Beatrice
Maddison Crabtree
Amaya Dunklin
Alabama Gilley
Phillip McGee
LeMarcus Maye
Rich Nguyen
Kayleigh Proctor
Aaron Stathopoylos
Olivia Sullivan
Psi Kappa Chapter
St. Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas
Jay Barkley
Rebecca Beal
Christina Hamons
Kristin Jackson
Brianisha Johnson
Kenny Lafond
Caesar Perez
Montana Pozos
Rho Kappa Chapter
Elgin Community College
Elgin, Illinois
Elizabeth Dzielski
Emily Gallardo
Matt Daniel Gorospe
Hana Keck
Coco Lin
Daniel Martin
Sydney Perkins
Adrien Romano
Giovanni Tonielli
Tau Gamma Chapter
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Crystal Armstrong
Judy Htun
Payton Malehorn
Ayla Lucia Anna Skubera
Ei Thanzin Myo
Xi Pi Chapter
Polk State College - Winter Haven
Winter Haven, Florida
Catherine Derival
Allison Dvorske
Theliah Irwin
Rebecca Pace
Tania Sanchez