Honors Calendar
For actual calendar dates, email: ayox@ntcc.edu
Fall Semester
Early Friday in September
Northeast Texas Poetry Reading at Whatley at 11 AM.
Week After Saturday in September:
Annual Honors Roundup with Dinner at 7PM
for Honors Students and their Families.
Friday in Late September: (Free)
Honors Trip to Dallas/Fort Worth
Films of Honors Northeast
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Yox, Dr. Andrew
Dr. Andrew P. Yox – Honors Director. Received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and was the founding Honors Director here at NTCC in 2007. He was the winner of the $5,000 Mary Jon, and J. P. Bryan Leadership in Education Award in 2016, the 2003 Webb-Smith Essay Award for his essay on German-American Poetry, and the 2012 David C. Deboe Award for his leadership of NTCC’s Walter Webb Society. Yox teaches the first-semester Texas History portion of the Bio-Tex Seminar.
Skaar, Dr. Karyn
Dr. Karyn Skaar – Honors Seminar Professor. Received her M.S. & Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. She has specialized in behavioral medicine and health psychology. Skaar teaches the Psychology portion of the StatPsych Honors Seminar. In addition to teaching, she serves as the faculty advisor for NTCC Psi Beta and MATD (More Alike than Different).
Murphy, Dr. Drew
Dr. Drew Murphy (he/him) graduated with honors from Bradley University in Peoria, IL with a BS degree, double majoring in chemistry and biochemistry. He then attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, earning a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis on organometallic materials chemistry. Additionally, Dr. Murphy has worked as a postdoctoral researcher both at the University of California San Diego studying inorganic materials chemistry and at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT, working in biochemistry and cancer biology. Dr.
Fulgham, Dr. Melissa
Dr. Melissa Fulgham – Honors Seminar Professor. Received her Ph.D. from Texas A & M University. Fulgham is the Division Chair for the Humanities & Social Sciences Department. Recipient of the Mary Jon and J.P. Bryan Leadership in Education Award, Mosal Award and McDonald’s Excellence in Teaching Award, she has multiple Phi Theta Kappa advisor awards. With 21 published articles and books, Fulgham scores AP U.S. history exams and U.S. Department of State scholarships.
Daniel, Dr. Andrew
Dr. Andrew Daniel – Honors Seminar Professor. Received his D.M.A. from the University of North Texas. After completing his Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California, and named a Fulbright Scholar, he was offered a European tour under the auspices of the Andres Segovia Institute. Daniel teaches the Music portion of the HuMusic Honors Seminar. Two of his seminar students have recently won Boe Awards of the Great Plains Honors Council for their essays involving music.
Community
Below are links to areas of achievement and excellence performed by our Northeast Honors Students.
Honors Committee
The Honors Committee according to the founding resolution of the NTCC Board of Trustees in 2007 is the governing body of Honors Northeast. It consists of the Honors Director, professors and administrators representing different academic divisions of the college, and a student representative who is also president of the Honors Student Council. The committee has met every semester since the program’s founding in 2007.