Wallace State Community College welcomed new members to the Sigma Kappa Delta and Mu Alpha Theta honor societies during the Spring 2025 semester.

Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD) is the National English Honor Society for two-year colleges. Wallace State’s Theta Delta Chapter was established in 2007. SKD provides the exceptional student with a variety of opportunities for advancing the study of language and literature, for developing skills in creative and analytical writing, for meeting outstanding scholars and professionals in the discipline of English, and for obtaining scholarships.

Students invited to join SKD are required to have a minimum overall GPA of 3.3, have completed one college English course with a grade not lower than a B, and have completed at least 12 college credit hours.

Area students inducted into Wallace State Theta Delta chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta include:
Albertville: Genesis Berenice Perez
Altoona: Lizbeth Reyna Delgado
Arab: Sakura Lyle, Jena Wilke
Cleveland: Rebeca Mendoza
Cullman: Reese Fox, Allie-Michelle Cole Stewart, Brayden Zane White
Falkville: Halli Joiner
Gardendale: Lillian Harrison
Horton: Diego Martinez
Morris: Kaitlyn Ferino
Oneonta: Kevin Pantoja Rodriguez
Sheffield: Raegan Rickard
Somerville: Leslie DeEtte Hood
Springville: Dixie Michelle Canterbury

SKD also introduced its new officers: Emily Delgado Duarte, president; Anna Jones, vice president; Lizbeth Reyna, secretary; Kaitlyn Ferino, treasurer; Abby Meadors, historian.
Mu Alpha Theta (MAT) is a mathematics honor society for community colleges. MAT provides members with various avenues to showcase their mathematical knowledge and talents, while providing opportunities to learn from and interact with members across the United States.
To qualify for membership in MAT, students must have completed Math 112 or higher with a GPA of 3.0 in the qualifying math class or classes.

Area students inducted in MAT include:
Altoona: Jacob Lonnie Chaviers
Blountsville: Johnathon Michael Marquez
Cherokee Ridge: Stephanie Lea Branum
Cullman: Kandiss Nekohl Goodwin, Abigail Estelle Meadors
Falkville: Halli Iree Joiner
Forte Payne: Charles Tyler Anothony
Gardendale: Lillian Grace Harrison
Hanceville: Brooke Jolea Brennan, Giovanny Martinez Robles
Hoover: Christopher Jalen Gross
Joppa: Jessica Ashley Pesina
Mount Olive: Heather Young
Oneonta: Kevin Pantoja Rodriquez
Sheffield: Raegan Rickard
Stevenson: Danika Paige Suddath

Mu Alpha Theta officers were introduced: Emily Delgado Duarte, president; Jessica Pesina, vice president; Kandiss Goodwin, historian.