Hinds CC student group receives national honor

News & Announcements Hinds CC student group receives national honor

From left are Dorr; chapter sponsor Reba Harrell of Clinton; current chapter president Janet Koester of Vicksburg; last year’s chapter vice president Allison Sutterfield of Benton; Barbara Blankenship, Hinds Community College dean of students; Raymond Campus Associated Student Government President Coby Gaines of Clinton and Hinds Community College President Clyde Muse.

12/13/07 – The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, based at Hinds Community College’s Raymond Campus, received a national award from Keep America Beautiful. Barbara Dorr, executive director of Keep Mississippi Beautiful, presented the silver inscribed bowl to college representatives at national Phi Theta Kappa headquarters in Jackson.

The chapter was one of five organizations to receive a first place national award for litter prevention at the recent Keep America Beautiful national awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society won the award because of an anti-litter campaign in the 2006-07 school year.

Last Updated: 12/13/07