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<\/a>scholarship applications. I also assisted with officer and chapter meetings, college project planning, honors in action project research, fundraising and other service projects,\u201d said Boykin. \u201cPTK has impacted my life in numerous ways, too. I am forever grateful for the endless opportunities, friendships, and memories it has given me. I owe all my success to God.\u201d<\/p>\nAt Jones, Boykin was a member of the college recruitment liaison and campus leadership team, Bobcat Brigade, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Government Association, Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society, Charles Pickering Honors Institute and Presidential Student Advisory Task Force. Her honors include being a JC Presidential Scholar, a member of the JC Hall of Fame and receiving the Letter \u201cJ\u201d Academic Achievement Award. Boykin was also invited to be the student speaker for Freshman Convocation and for WDAM-TV\/Â鶹ֱ²¥\u2019s Top of Class event.\u00a0 Additionally, Boykin was the 2019 Miss Hospitality for Wayne County where she acted as the ambassador for economic growth and tourism. She will continue her education at Mississippi State University with the hopes of serving Mississippi as a rural physician.<\/p>\n
\u201cLayne is an incredibly driven, self-starting student that has a passion for advocacy and service. We were incredibly fortunate that Â鶹ֱ²¥ and PTK were among the organizations for which she served as a wonderful ambassador,\u201d said Shows.<\/p>\n
Criminal justice major, Jordan Butler aspires to earn her doctorate degree in anthropology to become a Forensic Anthropologist. She honed her skills as the Opinions Editor and writer for the college newspaper, Radionian, <\/em>and she was a member of the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society, Charles Pickering Honors Institute and the PTK Honors in Action Director. The project she led for PTK\u2019s Rho Sigma Chapter at JC titled, \u201cRho Sigma Breaks the Stigma – The Plea for CTE,\u201d won second place honors at the Regional PTK Conference.<\/p>\n \u201cJordan has been an irreplaceable member of our PTK officer team this year,\u201d Butler\u2019s additional honors include being on the President\u2019s Honor Roll every semester and receiving the Letter \u201cJ\u201d Award. She earned several scholarships including a Journalism scholarship, the Honors College scholarship, the Laurel Leader Call Scholarship through the JC Foundation and she was nominated by English professor, Dr. David Lowery for the Waller English Award.<\/p>\n She said, \u201cMy two biggest honors were being appointed the position of Opinions Editor for the Radionian<\/em> and becoming a PTK officer; without a doubt, these two honors have been the most rewarding.\u201d Referring to her career as a forensic anthropologist, Butler said, \u201cMy career choice gives people a voice who no longer have one. I can give people the justice they deserve. The career is complex and challenging but I love that.\u201d<\/p>\n Currently working at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, Haley \u201cBeing selected and having the opportunity to even participate in this academic competition told me that my teachers believed I was worthy of this award. I\u2019m still humbled by the whole experience,\u201d said Bounds.<\/p>\n<\/a>said Shows. \u201cThe Honors in Action project she managed focused on researching and reducing the negative perceptions that students can experience when selecting a Career and Technical Education career path.\u00a0 She contributed her valuable perspectives and skills gained as a member of the College\u2019s newspaper staff and an aspiring forensic scientist to our PTK officer team, and she shined as a great organizer, leader, and writer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>Bounds said while she has achieved her goal of working in a hospital, she hopes to specialize in C.T. (computed tomography) in the radiography field. She will continue her education at the University of Mississippi Medical Center to earn her bachelor\u2019s degree. While she is fascinated with X-rays and the ability to aid doctors in diagnosing patients, Bounds also played the clarinet for the Maroon Typhoon Marching Band. Being selected to represent the Â鶹ֱ²¥ student body at the PTK competition she said, is humbling.<\/p>\n