Jacqueline Watkins wins Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholarship
Kirkwood Community’s College’s Jacqueline Watkins is one of 20 Phi Theta Kappa members from around the country to win the 2013 Guistwhite Scholarship, receiving a $5,000 scholarship for baccalaureate studies.
Guistwhite Scholars are chosen based on academic achievement, leadership accomplishment and engagement in Phi Theta Kappa programs. The 20 recipients were selected by a panel of independent judges from more than 1,800 applicants to receive this scholarship, the second highest offered by Phi Theta Kappa.
Watkins, is the president of Kirkwood’s Alpha Eta Rho chapter of Phi Theta Kappa this year.
“She is an insightful and charismatic leader as well as a humble and dependable team player, who can always be counted on to support her colleagues, offer helpful suggestions, and be a role model,” said Alpha Eta Rho Advisor Natalia Cherjovsky. “Jackie was the driving force behind our successful honors in action project, which featured a culinary competition at Kirkwood Community College. This project raised close to $1,500 for a local food shelf and fostered awareness about poverty and hunger in the area.”
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1,280 chapters on two-year and community college campuses in all 50 of the United States, and many other countries.