Western Nevada College inducted seven students into the Phi Theta Kappa national honor society on Friday on the Fallon campus.

Inductees from the Fallon chapter of Beta Theta Iota are Luis Lopez-Pinuelas, Dru Mackay, Natalia Martinez de la Cruz, Aidan Rowe, Braden Sorensen, Anna Springfield and Clint Vaughn. WNC President Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe was present to honor the students at the ceremony, as were Beta Theta Iota advisers Katherine Jones and Timothy Mayo.

During the ceremony, inductees read an oath of membership pledge and a candle lighting symbolized that they received a spark from a flame, promoting their own individuality, according to the Greek myth. In order for WNC students to qualify for PTK membership, they must complete a minimum of 12 hours of associate degree coursework with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher throughout their enrollment at Western.

PTK was created in 1918 and has carried on its mission to honor and encourage academic achievement of community college students.