BARRON RECOGNIZED AT NEMCC -- Joel Barron of Booneville was recently recognized by the advisors of the Iota Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Northeast Mississippi Community College for the contributions he made to the chapter as co-president for 2007-08. Presenting him with a certificate appreciation is Dr. Susan Scott of Corinth, one of the chapter advisors. Barrons was recently named to the 2008 All-Mississippi Second Academic Team for Community and Junior Colleges and was also named to Who’s Who Among American Junior Colleges. He was recently named one of five outstanding students in the Fine Arts Division at Northeast. A music major, he is a graduate of Red Bay, Ala. High school. Joel is the son of Bobby and Sandra Barron.

Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter was recently recognized as a Five Star Chapter, the highest rating attainable. Based on participation in regional meetings, the five star achievement program and submission of awards entries for competition, the winning chapter is determined by the regional coordinator and regional officers and is based upon the chapter’s revitalization of activities and programs. Iota Zeta was named a Top 100 chapter for 2007-08 at the recent international conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,250 chapters on two-year and community college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than two million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 100,000 students inducted annually. Recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges, Phi Theta Kappa is the official honor society of two-year colleges