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Two Coshocton students inducted into
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
NEWARK - Twelve Central Ohio Technical College
(COTC) students took the oath of membership to be
inducted into the Alpha Theta Zeta chapter of Phi
Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society on Nov. 20. Phi Theta
Kappa is the world's largest and most prestigious honor
society for two-year college students.
The induction ceremony included comments from
COTC President John M. Berry, PhD and a keynote ad-
dress from Braden Patchett, 2017 COTC and Phi Theta
Kappa alumnus.
Berry told inductees, “The PTK commitment to the
development of service and leadership is stalwart and
unfaltering. Students, your induction into Phi Theta
Kappa is an acknowledgment of your hard work, your
drive and a quality of mind that has led you to excel
here at COTC.”
Patchett furthered President Berry’s sentiment,
“Phi Theta Kappa is a group of people who show the
qualities of leadership and service, as well as aca-
demics. The values and skills you can develop in Phi
Theta Kappa transfer into your chosen career path.”
He acknowledged how being a member of the honor
society helped him make connections in the com-
munity through networking. Patchett said that being
a PTK member helped with his career-based skill
development through service projects with the Licking
County Park District, Together We Grow Gardens
and several other organizations. He also noted how
the organization helped him embrace his leadership
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skills that he utilized in the classroom, in other student
organizations and in his career. Patchett works as an
engineering designer for Salas O’Brien where he began
as an intern during his education at COTC.
To become a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a two-year
college student must have completed 12 credit hours
of associate degree coursework and have a grade point
average of at least 3.5. The international honor society
serves to recognize the academic achievement of two-
year college students and provide opportunities for
individual growth and development through honors,
leadership and service programming.
COTC’s chapter, Alpha Theta Zeta, was chartered in
1982 and its bylaws approved in 1992. Thirteen in-
ductees were unable to attend the ceremony but will
complete the oath of membership at a later date.
Those from Coshocton County who took the oath of
membership at the ceremony were Kelsey Abel and
Leslie Shattuck, both from Coshocton.
COTC is a fully accredited, public college dedicated
to providing high quality, accessible programs of tech-
nical education in response to current and emerging
employment needs. COTC is the only technical college
in Ohio operating four full-service campus locations:
Newark, Coshocton, Knox and Pataskala.
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Coshocton City School
recognizes members
of the media
COSHOCTON – Coshocton City Schools recently named
the following reporters to the Ohio School Boards
Association 2019 Media Honor Roll: Mark Fortune – The
Coshocton County Beacon; Leonard Hayhurst – the
Coshocton Tribune; and Kennedy Webb – WTNS Radio.
They were each recognized during the Coshocton City
Schools Board of Education meeting held on Nov. 21.
The Media Honor Roll recognizes media representa-
tives statewide for fair and balanced reporting of news
about public schools. Media representatives from more
than 100 Ohio newspapers and radio and television
stations were honored by their local school districts.
Criteria for selection by the local school districts
include the media representative’s efforts to get to know
the superintendent, board president, and district mis-
sion and goals, report school news in a fair, accurate and
balanced manner, give a high profile to positive news
about schools, visit the schools, and maintain a poli-
cy of no surprises by sharing information with school
officials.
OSBA sends personalized certificates to school
boards to help them honor reporters, editors and news
outlets. OSBA also recognizes the honorees in its maga-
zine and on its website.
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