Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony

Thirty-five Kankakee Community College students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society in April 2026.

KCC students who recently joined are:

• Ashkum: Dacia Hibbard.
• Bonfield: Jackson Kruse and Megan Reilly.
• Bourbonnais: Gabriella Acevedo, Mark Argyelan, Kloey Bull, Lylah Carlson, Angelina Clevenger, Chloe Coddens, Natalie Coddens, Aidan Exton, Thomas Offill and Abigail Parson.
• Bradley: Adrien Armstrong.
• Braidwood: Alexander Bielfeldt.
• Chebanse: Julian Martinez and Samantha Perzee
• Donovan: Madelyn Loy.
• Gilman: Carrie Broom and Danielle Franck.
• Kankakee: Everardo Mendoza, Stuart Morlan and Brandi Palmateer.
• Momence: Lauren Benson.
• New Lenox: Alexa Cohen.
• Onarga: Charles Cambridge.
• Saint Anne: Maile Bessette, Nathan Schlichter and Derek Seemann.
• Sheldon: Gerard Gonzales.
• Streator: Carley Brewick-Pointer.
• Watseka: Brandon Adams, Cynthia Cross and Jessie Puleo.
• Wilmington: Raechel Steffes.

KCC holds induction ceremonies for new Phi Theta Kappa members each fall and spring semester. This spring’s event was Apr. 24.

To be eligible for membership, students must have a 3.5 grade point average or better on a 4.0 scale after completing a minimum of 12 semesters hours of KCC coursework.

For more information on the Alpha Delta Eta chapter at KCC, contact a chapter adviser, Jaclyn Montemayer or Kenneth West, at jmontemayer@kcc.edu or kwest@kcc.edu.

About Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The honor society has more than 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 220,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Learn more at www.kcc.edu/PTK