NTCC presents honors students

The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program is pleased to announce its Honors Students for the 2013-2014 school year. This includes nine Presidential Scholars and nine Honors Scholars.
NTCC Honors was founded in the spring of 2007. Geared to attract top high school graduates and college students, the program has prospered thanks to a network of loyal supporters both in and out of the college. Each year, NTCC honors students have attended and presented research at the Great Plains Honors Council and the National Collegiate Honors Council. NTCC Presidential Scholars have won eight state Caldwell Awards, six regional Boe Awards, and on the national level, four Coca Cola Gold Awards, a Hites, two Jack Kent Cooke scholarships, and a Guistwhite Award.  NTCC Scholars also have published numerous essays in Texas journals.
Presidential Scholars are the top scholarship winners who receive tuition, fees, and textbooks. Honors Scholars receive $1,000 scholarships and are identified as “rising stars.” They participate in all NTCC Honors activities and seminars. Students are selected by the NTCC Honors Committee based upon academic performance, a personal essay and letters of recommendation. The program furnishes all honors students with high-end laptops. Since its beginning, generous community sponsors have financed free trips in the spring and fall, special award opportunities, and graduation gifts.
“This year’s sophomore class of Honors Students at NTCC is, I believe, the best we have ever had. Four have won major cash awards on the national or regional level, and five have been invited to present work at the upcoming meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council.  Over all, we are thankful to have a great group of young people who are giving their best to achieve academic success, and even beyond that, distinguish themselves in creative scholarly and artistic work,” Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director, said.
Aside from receiving a scholarship to attend NTCC, entering Scholars will enroll in two special six-hour seminars, one in the fall and one in the spring. All honors students participate in the fall Northeast Texas Poetry contest, the spring McGraw Hill Poster contest, and submit papers for major state, regional and national awards and publications.

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