{"id":2597,"date":"2020-04-03T08:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T08:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hallmarkawadev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2597"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:04:29","slug":"distinguished-theme-awards-honors-in-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hallmarkawards.ptk.org\/?page_id=2597","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Theme Awards – Honors in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tDISTINGUISHED HONORS IN ACTION THEME AWARDS\t<\/h1>\n\t

The Honors in Action Theme Award recognizes chapters whose Honors in Action Project Award entries scored highest in each of the eight themes related to the 2024\/2025 Honors Study Topic, The Power of Stories<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\t

Theme 1 – Why We Tell Stories<\/strong><\/h3>\n\tAlpha Psi Sigma Chapter<\/strong>
\nSpringfield Technical Community College
\nSpringfield, Massachusetts
\nStories That Sustain: Experiential Learning for Environmental Action\n\tAlpha Xi Beta Chapter<\/strong>
\nCollege of Southern Nevada
\nLas Vegas, Nevada
\nHealing Through Listening: Why Patient Stories Matter in Healthcare\n\tAlpha Sigma Alpha Chapter<\/strong>
\nDe Anza College
\nCupertino, California
\nWhy We Tell Stories: Examining Faculty Journeys and Storytelling\n\t

Theme 2 – Perspectives Shape Stories<\/h3>\n\tSigma Lambda Chapter<\/strong>
\nCalhoun Community College
\nHuntsville and Decatur, Alabama
\nBrick by Brick: Perspectives on the American Dream\n\tAlpha Iota Chi Chapter<\/strong>
\nNortheast State Community College
\nBlountville, Tennessee
\nTwo Nations, One Land: The Divergent Paths of the Cherokee and American Frontiersmen\n\tAlpha Zeta Eta Chapter<\/strong>
\nDallas College – North Lake
\nIrving, Texas
\nAqu\u00ed Estamos: Bringing the Voices and Stories of Hispanic\/Latin\u00e9 Individuals to Life\n\t

Theme 3 – Ways Stories Are Told<\/h3>\n\tAlpha Lambda Sigma Chapter<\/strong>
\nHolmes Community College – Ridgeland
\nRidgeland, Mississippi
\nA Century of Voices: Storytelling Builds Community at Holmes\n\tPi Pi Chapter<\/strong>
\nJefferson State Community College – Jefferson
\nBirmingham, Alabama
\nWe Are All Misplaced: Sharing Stories from the Pathways Shelter\n\tBeta Zeta Nu Chapter<\/strong>
\nCa\u00f1ada College
\nRedwood City, California
\nThe Ca\u00f1ada College Story: Visual Narratives of Culture, History, and Progress\n\t

Theme 4 – Preserving Stories<\/h3>\n\tAlpha Mu Chi Chapter<\/strong>
\nNortheast Texas Community College
\nMount Pleasant, Texas
\n40 Years, 40 Stories, 40 Days\n\tBeta Alpha Iota Chapter<\/strong>
\nMiami Dade College – Homestead
\nHomestead, Florida
\nPreserving the Lost Stories Beneath Us: Silver Green Cemetery\n\tAlpha Omega Mu Chapter (Tied)<\/em><\/strong>
\nIrvine Valley College
\nIrvine, California
\nPreservation of Colonized Communities’ Stories Through Social Media\nBeta Lambda Delta Chapter (Tied)<\/em><\/strong>
\nJefferson State Community C<\/em>ollege – Shelby-Hoover
\nBirmingham, Alabama
\nDon’t Take Anything Away! The Power of First-Person Holocaust Stories\n\t

Theme 5 – Representation Through Stories<\/h3>\n\tLambda Pi Chapter<\/strong>
\nWestern Nebraska Community College
\nScottsbluff, Nebraska
\nHidden in Plain Sight: Trafficking in Small-Town Nebraska\n\tAlpha Tau Zeta Chapter<\/strong>
\nAthens Technical College
\nAthens, Georgia
\nReclaiming Agency: Keeping the Story Alive\n\tAlpha Lambda Delta Chapter<\/strong>
\nElizabethtown Community & Technical College
\nElizabethtown, Kentucky
\nSuccess & Wellness for Adult Students (24+)\n\t

Theme 6 – Stories of Persistence, Resilience, Healing, and Sorrow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\tAlpha Eta Chi Chapter<\/strong>
\nPassaic County Community College
\nPaterson, New Jersey
\nHeartstrings: Echoes of Resilience, Healing and Sorrow\n\tBeta Kappa Iota Chapter<\/strong>
\nMiami Dade College – Padr\u00f3n
\nMiami, Florida
\nStories that S.P.A.R.K. Against Cancer\n\tBeta Theta Omicron Chapter<\/strong>
\nSkyline College
\nSan Bruno, California
\nOvercoming Imposter Syndrome by Rewriting the Inner Narrative\n\t

Theme 7 – Stories as Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation<\/h3>\n\tIota Mu Chapter<\/strong>
\nPearl River Community College
\nPoplarville, Mississippi
\nThanks, But No: Investigating the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence\n\tRho Chi Chapter<\/strong>
\nTarrant County College – South
\nFort Worth, Texas
\nHow Misinformation Shapes Immigration Views\n\tAlpha Mu Tau Chapter<\/strong>
\nCollin College
\nFrisco, Texas
\nStories Worth Sharing: The Reality of Community College\n\t

Theme 8 – Fables, Folklores, and Fairytales<\/h3>\n\tAlpha Lambda Phi Chapter<\/strong>
\nJoliet Junior College
\nJoliet, Illinois
\nTales Over Treat: Alpha Lambda Phi’s Trick for Closing the Cultural and Literacy Gap\n\tAlpha Gamma Theta Chapter<\/strong>
\nHillsborough Community College – Plant City
\nPlant City, Florida
\nGlass Slippers and Red Flags\n\tAlpha Xi Pi Chapter<\/strong>
\nMotlow State Community College
\nLynchburg, Tennessee
\nMagic Mirrors: What Fairytales Reflect in Us\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DISTINGUISHED HONORS IN ACTION THEME AWARDS The Honors in Action Theme Award recognizes chapters whose Honors in Action Project Award entries scored highest in each of the eight themes related to the 2024\/2025 Honors Study Topic, The Power of Stories. Theme 1 – Why We Tell Stories Alpha Psi Sigma Chapter Springfield Technical Community College …<\/p>\n

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