Northeast Texas Community College Honors students, Elyse Coleman of Gilmer and Kayleah Cumpian of Mount Pleasant, swept two of the four 2014 Caldwell essay awards given annually by the Webb division of the Texas State Historical Association (for freshmen and sophomores in the colleges and universities of Texas).

Both wrote papers that were also deemed the two 2014 Boe nominees for NTCC by the Honors Committee, consisting of professors Joy Cooper, Robert Fenton, and David Rangel.† Each year the college submits two of its best 15-20 page essays by students to the Great Plains Honors

Northeast Texas Community College was the only community college in the nation to have two students selected as†2014†Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholarship recipients. Noah Griffin and Matthew Jordan, both of Pittsburg, were among the 20 students who received the honor this year.

They will be recognized and invited to a special reception during Phi Theta Kappa?s Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, April 24-26.

Charles Shafer, in his memoir of life in Northeast Texas, noted that when he was young, Congressman Wright Patman seemed to speak to local residents with the voice of God?and he ?appeared about as old.?† Patman represented Northeast Texas in Washington D.C. from 1929 to 1976, and is commemorated today by the Bowie and Cass County lake that bears his name.

But what did his life and tenure say about our region?† What kind of man was he? This is a question that the Northeast Texas Community College Webb Society has sought to answer in a new film about Wright Patman's life.

The annual October vote of the members of the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC), an association of 80 honors colleges and programs, recently confirmed†Matthew Jordan,†a Presidential Scholar at Northeast Texas Community College, as the 2013-2014 Student Representative of its Executive Council.

Jordan, the 2012 Salutatorian of Pittsburg High School, will become the highest ranking student in an organization that represents thousands of honors students, including those at large and prestigious universities.

The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program is pleased to announce its Honors Students for the 2013-2014 school year. This includes nine Presidential Scholars and nine Honors Scholars.

For the sixth year in a row, Cypress Bank has funded the purchase of a laptop for the use of Northeast Texas Community College Honors students.† This year?s recipient, Scot Pitzer (center), was a U.I.L. science, biology, and math standout who placed in the state U.I.L. finals in science. †He graduated from Paul Pewitt High School and hopes to become a pharmacist. Making the presentation are†Billie Sue Hanson (right),†Cypress Bank Lone Star Branch Manager; and Dr. Andrew Yox (left), NTCC Honors Director.

At the recent Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) conference in Fort Worth, Northeast Texas Community College honors student Noah Griffin won first place in the Caldwell Award competition for the best essay in Texas History.† He received a $400 award for the honor, topping all peers in the college/university, freshman/sophomore level.† Steve Cure, the Director for Educational Services of the TSHA, remarked that there was an especially crowded field of entries this year.

Griffin is the son of Joy and Dr. Stephen Griffin from Pittsburg, Texas.

The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program is pleased to announce its Honors Students for the 2012-2013 schoolyear. This includes 11 Presidential Scholars and 12 Honors Scholars.