WAUSAU – Northcentral Technical College announced this week that its international honor society chapter, Beta Rho Zeta, received 5-Star Status for the fourth consecutive year. The Beta Rho Zeta chapter is part of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society of two-year colleges.

In addition to receiving 5-Star status, the chapter was also recognized for their work throughout the academic year at the Spring Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Convention, which was recently held at NTC. During the annual regional awards ceremony, NTC’s Beta Rho Zeta was recognized in the following categories:

·        Most Distinguished Chapter, Wisconsin Region
·        Most Distinguished Chapter Advising Team, Matt Chitwood and Carrie Heckendorf
·        2nd Most Distinguished Chapter Officer Team, Beta Rho Zeta, Executive Board
·        2nd Place, College Project Hallmark Award
·        3rd Place, Honors in Action Hallmark Award
·        5-Star Status

“These awards are a reflection of the dedication that PTK students have for the organization and NTC,” said Dr. Jeannie Warden, Vice President of Student Services at NTC. “We are proud of their accomplishments and that they made NTC their college of choice.”