Emma Shaw, a sophomore at Northeast Texas Community College from Omaha, has been selected as one of only 15 students nationwide to be named a 2017 Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholar. The honor includes a $5,000 scholarship to be used toward baccalaureate studies and a commemorative medallion. Shaw will be honored with the other recipients on the main stage at Phi Theta Kappa?s national convention in Nashville this April
Guistwhite Scholars are chosen based on academic achievement, leadership accomplishments and engagement in Phi Theta Kappa Programs. The 15 recipients for 2017 were selected by a panel of independent judges from more than 1,800 applicants to receive this scholarship, the second highest offered by Phi Theta Kappa.
Shaw is a Presidential Scholar in Honors Northeast and has won numerous state and regional awards. Shaw is also a vice-president for the Alpha Mu Chi chapter and recently served as lead editor for the chapter?s Case Study Challenge offered by USA Today newspaper. She was a recipient of the Texas STAR Scholarship, a statewide Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, she is the first Texas Heritage Bank Scholar at NTCC, she served as director of props for the Honors Northeast annual film, and she is a member of Who?s Who Among American Community College Students. †She is the daughter of Ron and Lori Shaw.
?I was so happy to learn that Emma was selected as a Guistwhite Scholar. She is a very active member in our Phi Theta Kappa chapter and her academic work through Honors has been outstanding,? Dr. Melissa Fulgham, advisor for NTCC?s Alpha Mu Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, said.
Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director, pointed out a particular example of Shaw?s success at NTCC ? her essay entitled ?Blind to Brown.? She earned third place in the statewide Caldwell competition for the work, which was nominated by the Honors Committee as NTCC?s top essay of the year. She presented a paper, which examined racial integration in Northeast Texas, at the 2016 meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council in Seattle.
Shaw is the sixth Guistwhite Scholar from NTCC. Previous recipients include Angelica Fuentes, Kayleah Cumpian, Noah Griffin, Matthew Jordan, and Isaac Griffin. The program is named in honor of the late Dr. Jack Guistwhite and his widow, Margaret Guistwhite.
