Awards
At the Regional Convention held each March, the New England Region of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society acknowledges the chapters, members, and advisers who have been most successful in a variety of areas throughout the year. Most awards are judged by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and/or the New England Region, while the arts awards were judged by our sponsoring partner, the Savannah College of Art & Design from 2007 – 2009.
For lists of previous regional award winners, browse the links to the left.
2009 REGIONAL AWARDS
The Regional Award Ceremony was held on March 21, 2009 during the 21st Annual New England Regional Convention in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The New England Region had 58 chapters at the time, with Michelle Brinck of Alpha Iota Nu serving as the Regional Coordinator.
2009 HALLMARK AWARDS
Scholarship Hallmark Award
Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College
Alpha Iota Nu, Norwalk Community College
Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College
Leadership Hallmark Award
Alpha Upsilon Mu, Cape Cod Community College
Alpha Iota Nu, Norwalk Community College
Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College
Service Hallmark Award
Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Manchester (CT) Community College
Alpha Iota Nu, Norwalk Community College
Alpha Kappa Mu, Bunker Hill Community College
2009 MEMBER AWARDS
Distinguished Chapter Member
Brenda Parmelee, Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Manchester (CT) Community College (posthumously)
Samuel Schilsinger, Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College
Distinguished Chapter Officer
Michael Moran, Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College
Bernadette Miclon, Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College
Distinguished Chapter President
Julie Larkin, Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Manchester (CT) Community College
Janis Williams, Alpha Kappa Upsilon, Massasoit Community College
Michael Tranchina, Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College
2009 ADVISER AWARDS
Paragon Award for Advisors
Aaron Conn, Alpha Upsilon Omicron, NHTI – Concord’s Community College
Distinguished Adviser Award
Patrick Sullivan, Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Manchester (CT) Community College
2009 CHAPTER AWARDS
Distinguished Chapter Award
Alpha Iota Nu, Norwalk Community College
Spirit Award
Alpha Kappa Upsilon, Massasoit Community College
Outstanding Scrapbook Award
Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Manchester Community College
Honorable Mention Scrapbook Award
Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College
2009 ART AWARDS
1st Place in Honors Anthology
Miles Chickering, Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College, “The Effect of Overfishing and the Risk of Extinction in the Sea”
2nd Place in Honors Anthology
Kevin Sweeney, Alpha Chi Nu, Southern Maine Community College, “The Somali Diaspora: A New Cycle of Poverty in Lewiston, Maine?”
3rd Place in Honors Anthology (tie)
Jason Sherman, Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College, “Ecotistical”
3rd Place in Honors Anthology (tie)
Lisa Snyder, Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College, “You and Me”
Best in Writing
Svetlana Babitskaya, Alpha Kappa Mu, Bunker Hill Community College, “My Black Brother”
Honorable Mention in Writing
Joyce Lincoln, Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College, “A Child Cries”
Best in 2-Dimensional Art
Joyce Lincoln, Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College, “Thinking Pink”
Honorable Mention in 2-Dimensional Art
Hailin Kong, Alpha Kappa Mu, Bunker Hill Community College, “Journal of Recycled Excellence”
Best in 3-Dimensional Art
Ayushma Amatya, Alpha Kappa Mu, Bunker Hill Community College, “Martini Glass”
2009 PINNACLE AWARDS
Alpha Delta Chi, River Valley Community College
Alpha Iota Alpha, Tunxis Community College
Alpha Iota Nu, Norwalk Community College
Alpha Kappa Chi, White Mountains Community College
Alpha Kappa Mu, Bunker Hill Community College
Alpha Kappa Upsilon, Massasoit Community College
Alpha Lambda Kappa, North Shore Community College
Alpha Mu Gamma, Three Rivers Community College
Alpha Nu Epsilon, Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Alpha Nu Upsilon, Hesser College
Alpha Phi Epsilon, Northern Maine Community College
Alpha Phi Xi, Central Maine Community College
Alpha Pi Psi, Quincy College
Alpha Pi Rho, Manchester (NH) Community College
Alpha Psi Sigma, Springfield Technical Community College
Alpha Sigma Omicron, Greenfield Community College
Beta Alpha Epsilon, Landmark College
Beta Beta Lambda, Vermont Technical College
Beta Beta Pi, Quinebaug Valley Community College
Beta Nu Xi, Briarwood College
Beta Xi Phi, New England Institute of Technology
Chi Rho, Housatonic Community College
Phi Delta, Mount Wachusett Community College
Pi Omicron, Community College of Rhode Island
2009 FIVE STAR AWARDS
Five Star Level
Alpha Upsilon Omicron, NHTI-Concord’s Community College
Alpha Kappa Upsilon, Massasoit Community College
Alpha Upsilon Mu, Cape Cod Community College
Alpha Kappa Mu, Bunker Hill Community College
Alpha Iota Nu, Norwalk Community College
Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Manchester (CT) Community College
Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College
Three Star Level
Pi Omicron, Community College of Rhode Island
Alpha Chi Nu, Southern Maine Community College
Alpha Phi Epsilon, Northern Maine Community College
Beta Beta Omicron, Eastern Maine Community College
Alpha Phi Xi, Central Maine Community College
Alpha Nu Epsilon, Northwestern Connecticut Community College
One Star Level
Alpha Xi Theta, Gateway Community College
Beta Eta Phi, Bristol Community College
Alpha Chi Epilson, Lakes Region Community College
Milestone Award
Alpha Phi Xi, Central Maine Community College
Alpha Phi Epsilon, Northern Maine Community College
Continued Excellence
Alpha Kappa Mu, Bunker Hill Community College
Alpha Kappa Upsilon, Massasoit Community College
Alpha Lambda Zeta, Asnuntuck Community College
Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Manchester Community College