Erick Pinzón of Kendall Campus and Lorena Cardenas of Eduardo J. Padrón Campus were selected to the Phi Theta Kappa All-USA Academic Team.
More than 2,100 students nationwide vied for the honor, which includes a $5,000 prize that helps students cover expenses as they transfer to a four-year institution.
“I was really nervous, really stressed,” said Cardenas, a sophomore studying graphic design in The Honors College at Padrón Campus. “I received the news that I got All-USA and I had no words. I was totally surprised.”
To apply, applicants had to be members of PTK, maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA and have completed at least 36 credit hours.
They also had to be enrolled in at least six credit hours and could not have previously been nominated for the All-USA or Coca-Cola Academic Team Scholarship.
“I’m very excited,” said Pinzón, a sophomore biology student in The Honors College at Kendall Campus. “You work so hard for something and put your best foot forward. It bolsters confidence and takes a bit of weight off my shoulders.”
