National Technical Honor Society inductees from the Moultrie campus of Southern Regional Technical College include, from left, Elijah Alexander, Mary Sampson, Lizzie Hawkins, Laken Hiers, Arami Shaw, Latonia Sims, Shekette King, Rebecca Tatum, Illuminada Moreno, Gail Taylor, Jessica Ortega, Edna Phillips, Rose Tuff, Trina Williams, Mallory Phillips, Belinda Wilson, Randall Green, Sheila Winders, Lisa Steffy, Brenda Plymel, Susan Musgrove, and NTHS advisor Michael Young.

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie and Tifton chapters of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) recently inducted more than 40 new members into the organization.

The 2016 Spring NTHS inductees are Elijah Alexander, Mary Sampson, Lizzie Hawkins, Laken Hiers, Arami Shaw, Latonia Sims, Shekette King, Rebecca Tatum, Illuminada Moreno, Gail Taylor, Jessica Ortega, Edna Phillips, Rose    Tuff, Trina Williams, Mallory Phillips, Belinda Wilson, Randall Green, Sheila Winders, Lisa Steffy, Brenda Plymel, Susan Musgrove, Rebecca Cornelius, Whitney Panier, Hannah Timmons, DeJuan Morrow, Shannon Howard, Wendy     Light, Nikki Rains, Lakishia Simmons, Sierra Davis,     Amanda Taylor, Tina Brady,  Eric Dawson, Adam DuBose, Lisey Miley, Teresa Smith, Crystal Kennedy, Morgan Freeman, Justin McLeod, Kayla Hampton, Vincent Ramos, Anthony Bowman, and Tucker Parrish.

As a national organization, NTHS has as its purpose: to promote the ideals of honesty, service, leadership, career development, and skilled workmanship; to reward meritorious achievement in technical education; to encourage and assist technical students in their pursuit of educational and career goals; to develop a greater awareness within the American business, industry, and service communities about the talents and abilities of students engaged in technical education; and to provide technical students with a greater awareness of the world of work.

The qualifications for membership in NTHS are as follows: the student must have completed one full semester in attendance at SRTC and must have satisfactorily completed a minimum of 6 credit hours of course work. Student must be enrolled in Spring and Fall semester with a minimum of 6 credit hours.

Benefits of membership in NTHS include a diploma or certificate seal indicating membership, three letters of recommendation sent upon request to any business, industry, or educational institution where member applies, and an excellent resume entry denoting leadership and participation in a student organization.  The student must have a GPA of 3.75 for the semester in which he/she is nominated and a cumulative GPA of 3.30. All program requirements must also be met for the semester in which he/she is nominated. To maintain eligibility for membership, the student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30.