Illinois Valley Community College recently inducted 55 students from the fall semester into its Rho Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Students must achieve a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to be eligible for membership.

Inductions were held in both an informal afternoon ceremony and a formal evening ceremony that included Director of Community Relations and Development Fran Brolley as guest speaker. The induction was followed by a fellowship reception.

Local inductees include: Michael Lotspeich of Bradford; Ali Braboy of Dalzell; Jennifer Wick of DePue; William Duncan, Maribel Guerero, Maria Garrido and Mia Serafini of Mark; Ashley Rosales of Mendota; Jamie Sloan of Princeton; Ashley Gonzalez, Hanna Kosciewicz and Luisa Messina of Spring Valley; Natalie Pennock and Hailey Schindel of Tiskilwa; and Lisa Elmore of Wyanet.