Skylar Fondren named Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar

Skylar Fondren, a Presidential Honors Scholar at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº, has been named a 2023 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

Skylar was named a Leader of Promise by Phi Theta Kappa in 2021 and has been very active in Honors Northeast, Phi Theta Kappa, and ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôºâ€™s Journalism program.

Honors Scholars win awards at Webb/TSHA meeting in El Paso

Pictured (from left) is: Sam Pollan, Alyssa Ochoa, Michelle Calderon, Skylar Fondren, and Aubrey Watkins.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Last weekend in El Paso, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº honors-student essayists won their 31st and 32nd Caldwell essay awards in Texas history.  The film effort of ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôºâ€™s Webb Society and Honors Northeast won its fifth $600 Chapter Project Award, for the best creation in Texas history performed by any collegiate or university group.

Texas Suffragette: The Minnie Fisher Cunningham Story premieres March 24th

Film Poster Created by Dr. Jerry Wesson Scholar, Monserrat Rivero-Sanchez

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Honors Northeast and the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Webb Society to feature the story of a surprise success—the victory of the Texas Suffragettes in 1919, at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº

31st issue of ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Honors’ Alacrity newsletter available

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Since 2008, the honors program of ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº has published a biannual newsletter.  The recently released 2023 February edition can be accessed on the college website by clicking here. One can also write Honors Director, Dr. Andrew P. Yox, for a real copy at ayox@ntcc.edu.