NCCCS Honors Allen and Till for Academic Excellence

Keoshia Streeter Allen

Adam Till

WINTERVILLE�Though this year�s awards ceremony was canceled, the N.C. Community College System still recognized students statewide for academic excellence, including Pitt Community College�s Keoshia Allen and Adam Till.

The state�s current budget crisis led to the cancellation of the 2009 NCCCS Academic Excellence Awards Banquet in Raleigh. Nevertheless, the System Office still cited Allen and Till�and a pair of students from each of the state�s 57 other community colleges�for classroom success and volunteerism.

In addition to receiving medallions crafted by PCC Machining Technology students, all of the state�s Academic Excellence honorees are featured on the NCCCS website.

The System Office�s recognition of Allen and Till comes after the PCC Foundation honored the two Ayden-Grifton High School graduates in March.

A Medical Office Administration student, Allen will receive an associate degree Wednesday, during PCC�s 2009 Spring Commencement. She posted a 3.57 grade point average at Pitt and served as a PCC Student Ambassador for two years, assisting with numerous college functions and a pair of fundraising projects that benefitted local charities.

Till, who was the student speaker during the PCC Foundation�s Academic Excellence Reception, is a former Army Ranger who served four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan before being honorably discharged in 2007. He is a Give2TheTroops volunteer with a 4.0 gpa and is studying to become a nurse, a choice he made while serving in Iraq after watching Army medical personnel treat a wounded soldier.

05/11/2009