March 16, 2016 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College will hold their annual spring National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) induction ceremony on Thursday, March 17, 2016, beginning at 6pm, in the Kirkland Conference Center.
NTHS is the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement and technical education. The organization also offers scholarships every year to its members.
Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Albany Technical College President, Dr. Anthony O. Parker. Since 1995, Parker has been serving as the college president, completing a capital campaign, doubling enrollment, and taking responsibility for adult literacy. He has led the college through renovations and new facilities, among other accomplishments.
A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Parker received a bachelor's degree in Accounting and a master's degree in Education and Counseling from South Carolina State University, a specialist in Education degree in Educational Administration from Augusta College, and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Educational Management at Harvard University Graduate School.
Prior to coming to Albany, Parker served as the Vice President of Student Services at Aiken Technical College in Aiken, South Carolina and at Southeastern Technical College in Vidalia. A member of the Presidents' Council of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), Parker was recently appointed to serve on Governor Nathan Deal's Education Funding Commission to examine how funding formulas for the University System and Technical College System should be changed in order to improve higher education outcomes in the state.
Nine Albany Tech students will be inducted at Thursday's ceremony. Students eligible for induction into the NTHS must be enrolled at Albany Tech; must have completed two consecutive quarters of coursework, a minimum of 24 credit hours; must have at least a 3.5 GPA overall and must have made no lower than a B on any course exam. Eligible students must also exemplify the personal qualities of an honor student: safety conscious; working well with others; dependable; trustworthy; responsible; honest; takes pride in work; exhibits good citizenship; and makes a neat and clean appearance. In addition, the student must be recommended by his/her advisor and must maintain the required grade average to remain a member of NTHS.
