Andrew Yox named President-Elect of Great Plains Honors Council

March 7, 2013
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Northeast Texas Community College professor Andrew Yox of Mount Pleasant has been named President-Elect of the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC). Yox was chosen to serve by his peers and will assume his new role at the annual GPHC conference at West Texas A&M University this April 5-7. He will begin his term as President in November 2013.†




Yox teaches history and is the founding director of the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Honors program, which was established in 2007. The GPHC is a non-profit association of 80 honors programs and colleges from several states. It is a regional branch of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Yox has served on the GPHC board since 2009.†




"The GPHC on a regional level is like an honors program on the local level," Yox said. "It defines standards of achievement, inspires a merit dynamic among students, and encourages creativity. I am thankful for the opportunity to serve as a visible leader of the GPHC. This opens doors for our students transferring to university honors programs."†




Since 2008, °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Honors has won six Boe awards, the preeminent cash prize of the GPHC for student research.†Competing in the freshman-sophomore division, °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Honors has won more Boe Awards than any other institution in the GPHC since the awards were first given in 2008.




°®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ honors is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year. Interested students, teachers wishing to give recommendations, and parents should contact Yox at 903-434-8229 or†ayox@ntcc.edu. °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Honors offers Presidential Scholarships that cover tuition, fees, and books. Other partial scholarships may also be available. To learn more about the program, visit††or find °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ honors on Facebook.†




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