Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society News

TJC honor graduates earn prestigious transfer scholarships
Three Tyler Junior College Presidential Honors graduates have earned significant scholarships that will help them pursue their next chapter in higher education.

TJC Graduate Edgar Gonzalez Receives Baylor Presidential Scholarship
Edgar Gonzalez, a fall 2020 Tyler Junior College graduate, has been awarded the Tyler Junior College - Baylor University Presidential Scholarship.

TJC Graduate Joffrion Named a Hites Scholar
Amy Joffrion, a Spring 2021 graduate of Tyler Junior College, has been named a Hites Scholar and will receive a $7,500 scholarship for baccalaureate studies.

Two TJC students named Coca-Cola All-Texas Academic Team Scholars
Tyler Junior College sophomore students Amy Joffrion and Jacob Griffith have been named to the 2021 Coca-Cola All-Texas Academic Team.

TJC’s Alpha Omicron named top Phi Theta Kappa chapter in Texas
Tyler Junior College’s Alpha Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society earned several awards at the PTK Texas Regional Convention.

TJC President Mejia to receive national award from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Tyler Junior College President Dr. Juan E. Mejia has been named a winner of the prestigious Paragon Award by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international community college honor society.

TJC student named semifinalist for Jack Kent Cooke scholarship
Tyler Junior College sophomore DeShona Jernigan has been named a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

Delk named to national Phi Theta Kappa honors council
Tyler Junior College professor Gigi Delk is one of four college faculty members nationwide who has been appointed to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Honors Program Council.

Two TJC students named Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholars
Tyler Junior College sophomore students Anahi Hernandez and Michelle Reyes have been named 2020 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholars and will each receive a $1,500 scholarship.

TJC’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter named top chapter in state
In addition to being named the No. 1 chapter in the state, TJC’s Alpha Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) also brought home several other awards from the recent PTK Texas Regional Convention.