Pictured are (from left): South Carolina Representative Cathy Harvin, Representative Carl Anderson, Senator Yancey McGill, WTC student Michelle McFadden, and WTC president Cleve H. Cox.  (Not pictured: Megan McClary.)

Williamsburg Tech PTK All-State Academic Team Members Recognized

 

Two Williamsburg Technical College students were recognized at the Phi Theta Kappa South Carolina All-State Academic Team ceremony at the State House on February 28. Megan McClary and Michelle McFadden, both students at Williamsburg Technical College, were selected for inclusion on the team on the basis of their academic performance, leadership accomplishments and service to their college and to their local communities.

 

McClary, a Kingstree resident, is seeking an associate in arts degree from Williamsburg Tech as a precursor to a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.  She is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Williamsburg Tech and is the recipient of the Life Scholarship. McFadden, also a Kingstree resident, is an associate of arts and practical nursing student at the College.  She hopes to eventually become a head of nursing or director at a hospital.  She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa at Williamsburg Tech and has been named to the College’s Dean’s List and the National Dean’s list. She has already completed an associate in science degree at the College.

 

Less than one percent of America's six million two-year college students have distinguished themselves by being named to the All-State Academic Team. “These students have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and impressive records of service to their colleges and communities,” said Williamsburg Tech president Cleve Cox. “The South Carolina technical college system offers education and training for 65 percent of the jobs that support economic growth in the state. These two young women are among the best of the best and have bright careers ahead of them because they chose Williamsburg Technical College to further their education.”

 

Phi Theta Kappa was founded in 1918 to emphasize and recognize academic excellence in two-year colleges. Today, Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.5 million members in the United States, U.S. territories, Canada and Germany.