'Coca-Cola Kudos' for Student at Your College

Susanna Karth, a student at Midland College, has been named a Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze scholars, and providing nearly $187,500 in stipends annually.

Bronze Scholars each receive a $1,000 stipend and a special medallion. All Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Scholars will be listed in an April 11th issue of the USA TODAY newspaper.

Midland College President, Dr. Steve Thomas, noted of Miss Karth's accomplishments, "We are extremely proud of Susanna. She is an outstanding young woman who has been very active in the community and involved with MC organizations. Susanna has been an MC student for the past two years and is currently president of the Midland College Student Government Association. She is very deserving of this special recognition."

Susanna also serves in Students in Philanthropy, the MC Drama Club, Chap Singers and is a production assistant for the Midland College student newspaper, El Paisano. She will graduate with an Associate of Arts degree in May and then transfer to The University of Texas at Arlington where she will major in advertising.

The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society administers the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Program and recognizes Coca-Cola Community College scholars during All-State Community College Academic Team Recognition ceremonies held in 37 states. Student scholars also receive local recognition during ceremonies held on campus.

Community college presidents or their designated nominators may submit no more than two nominations per campus for this award. An independent panel of judges considers outstanding academic rigor, grade point average, academic and leadership awards, and engagement in college and community service in the selection process.

"We thank the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation for their vote of confidence in community college students by investing in their futures," said Dr. Rod Risley, Executive Director of Phi Theta Kappa. "Their support is especially welcome during this challenging economic climate, as more and more community college students need additional resources to help them complete their degrees."

"The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has a long history of providing financial assistance to outstanding students at community colleges," said J. Mark Davis, President of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. "We are proud to partner with Phi Theta Kappa and make it possible for deserving students to achieve their educational goals."

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,270 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than 2.5million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 125,000 students inducted annually.