Top 10 Community College Students Honored as First Virginia Team
The “top 10” community college students in Virginia were honored April 20 at a luncheon representing the best and brightest students throughout Virginia’s Community Colleges, as ranked by USA Today, The Phi Theta Kappa honor society, and the American Association of Community Colleges. The ten students honored as the “First Virginia Team” are joined by 44 other top-ranked two-year college students from across Virginia, who become the “All-Virginia Academic Team.”
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| Students from Southside Virginia Community College named to the Phi Theta Kappa All Virginia Team. This group was recognized at a special luncheon held in Richmond recently. The students are shown with SVCC President Dr. John J. Cavan and are (left to right) Terri Hickson, Dr. Cavan, Cassidy Stinson and Daphne Thomas. Hickson and Stinson were named to the Top Ten Virginia Team and Stinson also was named as a Silver Scholar by the Coca-Cola Foundation and received a $1,250 scholarship. He and Hickson also received $500 each from SVCC for being named to the All Virginia Top Ten Team. |
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Hampden-Sydney College President Christopher Howard is the keynote speaker at today’s luncheon in their honor.
Four of the students also receive special recognition courtesy of the Coca-Cola Foundation--- three “silver scholars” receive $1,250 scholarships each and the top-ranked Virginia community college student, Triszha Espina, receives $2,000 as Virginia’s New Century Scholar. Cassidy Stinson of Southside Virginia Community College was named a silver scholar.
The “top 10” included two students from SVCC and they are,
Terri Hickson, 39, a second-year registered nursing student at the Christanna Campus, where she has a 3.8 grade point average and plans to transfer to Old Dominion University. A member of the SVCC Nursing Club, she is an active parent and advocate for children with disabilities. She was instrumental in establishing the Students with Special Needs Advisory Committee at the college to promote awareness and special opportunities for those with disabilities. She lives in Brodnax.
Cassidy Stinson, 19, of Dillwyn, is pursuing a transfer degree at SVCC in Keysville, where he has a 4.0 grade point average and plans to transfer to The College of William and Mary. He is president of his PTK chapter and is also a volunteer physical therapy assistant. He has seven years acting experience with the Farmville Homeschool Players, and is also an Eagle Scout and adult leader for the Boy Scouts of America, in addition to holding a black belt in karate.
Each member of the All-Virginia Academic Team received Phi Theta Kappa medallions and certificates at the luncheon. Daphne Thomas, an SVCC Daniel Campus student, was named to the All-Virginia Team. She is in the Associate Degree Nursing Program and has a 4.0 grade point average. She plans for a career in cardiology or children’s cancer. She lives in Keysville.
The “top 10” students on the First Virginia Team also received a $500 scholarship from their college.
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