Chipola Students Recognized For State And National Awards

Chipola College recognized two of its top students, Cheyenne Glass and Jenna Gilmore, at a press conference on April 19.

The two Chipola sophomores were among 137 students named to the All-Florida Academic Team from the nearly 1 million students in the Florida College System.  

Glass was also named a to the All-USA Academic team. Her portrait will be added to the Chipola College Academic Wall of Honor for winning the national award.  

Cheyenne Glass of Bonifay, is the daughter of Chuck and Miranda Glass. She is a Dental Hygiene major who plans to transfer to Tallahassee Community College.

Through PTK, she organized the “Thrifting for Tanzania” project, where she collected clothes and household items from students on campus to donate to the Holmes County Ministerial Association Thrift Store. Glass was able to gather 40 large bags of clothing, 15 boxes of shoes, and four large bags of toys to donate to the thrift store.

Jenna Gilmore of Chipley, is the daughter of Jennifer Gilmore. She is an Engineering major who will graduate with her Associate in Arts degree in May of 2022.  

Through PTK, Gilmore organized a supply drive to send to the victims of Hurricane Ida. She gathered 14 boxes of supplies to send to a local school that distributed the supplies to affected neighborhoods.

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 10 nations. Learn more at www.ptk.org.