Education Notes

Eva Layne Dodson was inducted into the Alpha Xi Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Motlow State Community College recently.

Dodson, from Rock Island, is majoring in education/teaching. She is the daughter of Tommy and Darlene Minton and is married to Randy Dodson of Rock Island.

Established in 1918 by two-year college presidents, Phi Theta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year colleges around the world. Students must rank in the top 20 percent of the class to be invited to membership in Phi Theta Kappa and must maintain high academic standing during their enrollment in the two-year college.

Taylor named to dean?s list at Lee University

Joshua Taylor was named to the dean?s list with honors at Lee University for the fall semester. Students with a semester GPA of 3.7 or higher are named to the list.

Joshua is the son of Johnny Taylor and Angela Northcutt. He is a freshman music education major.

Golden Key International inducts Sheena Glenn

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student Sheena M. Glenn has accepted membership in Golden Key International Honor Society and was honored at a recent induction ceremony.

Golden Key is the premier college honor society in the world with more than 1.5 million members in 334 chapters.

Sheena is a junior physical therapy major and will start physical therapy school in the fall. She is employed with Benchmark Physical Therapy in Chattanooga and is the daughter of Hershey and Ronald Glenn.

Area students receive U.S. Achievement honors

The United States Achievement Academy is honoring students for being outstanding in different areas. They are recommended by teachers, coaches or other qualified sponsors.

The criteria for selection are a student?s academic performance, interest and aptitude, leadership qualities, citizenship and other areas.

Students include:

Austin Young, English, son of Alan and Kim Young;

Mitchell Young, English, son of Alan and Kim Young;

Daphne Davenport, leadership and service award, daughter of Matthew and Angela Davenport;

Joshua C. Paz, leadership, son of Chris and Mary Jane Paz;

Jonathan Paz, science/physics, son of Chris and Mary Jane Paz;

Christian Sims-Martin, academic achievement, son of Hope Sims and William Martin;

Cassie Wanamaker, English and science, daughter of Keith and Ginger Wanamaker.