At the spring 2026 Wisconsin Regional Conference at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, the Madison College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa earned several awards.
The team submits their project write-ups and nominations each December. These awards were recognized out of the 21 other PTK chapters in the Wisconsin Region.
Madison College’s chapter, Beta Beta Psi, was recognized as a 5-Star Chapter for the 15th consecutive year. This is the highest rating by PTK headquarters for programming and engagement. Chapter student officers annually set the goal and monitor progress toward this achievement.
Scholarship winners
Six students were advanced and named to the All-Wisconsin Coca-Cola Scholars Team based on their PTK scholarship applications submitted last fall:
- Giulia Aiello – Transfer Pathway Truax Campus
- Hassan Hashmi – Transfer Pathway Truax Campus,
- Irene Mwangi – Transfer Pathway Commercial Avenue Campus
- Matt Fedosky – Workface Pathway Truax Campus
- Mikiko Koyama – Workforce Pathway Truax Campus
- Trina Seger – Transfer Pathway Goodman South Campus.
Hassan also was named the Coca-Cola New Century Transfer Scholar receiving the highest scholarship score in the state and earned a $2750 scholarship. Hassan was named to the PTK All-USA Academic Team and received an additional $3000 scholarship for this award.
Matt was named the Coca-Cola New Century Workforce Scholar receiving the highest scholarship score in the state and earned a $1500 scholarship. Matt too was named to the PTK All-USA Academic Team and also received a $3000 scholarship for this award.
Trina Seger was awarded the $200 Linda Duffy-Knox Scholarship for her outstanding leadership in our chapter and across the Wisconsin Region.
PTK members Furkan Sindar and Jared Norton have been named as semifinalists in the extremely competitive Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Winners of this scholarship can be awarded up to $55,000 per year for three years for their transfer education. Winners are expected to be announced in May.
Chapter Project Awards
Each year, PTK challenges chapters to engage in two projects. Award entries are scored by PTK HQ and top scores in Wisconsin are awarded at the regional conference.
Our College Project 2025 was “Rent Right Revisited,” where we cooperated with Student Life to bring a new vendor to our curated housing listings, partnered with UW-Extension to promote renter education, advocated to senior college leadership for more strategic student housing options and connected to the Tenant Resource Center for a cooperative partnership for tenant services and programming. Madison College received second place.
Our Honors in Action 2025 project was based on the PTK Honors Program theme of “The Power of Stories.” Our team researched the ways music can uplift the stories of those who are voiceless and challenge the status quo (the single story) and be a tool activism. In October, the team hosted Forward! Marching Band and the Raging Grannies for a performance of engaging songs of activism. Madison College earned fourth place overall among Wisconsin chapters.
Combining these scores, Madison College was recognized as third place Distinguished Chapter among all Wisconsin chapters.
Advisor Award
Finally, Scarlet Martino was awarded as a Paragon Advisor, a recognition awarded to outstanding chapter advisors serving less than 3 years as chapter advisor.
Congratulations to our outstanding PTK members, chapter leaders and advisors. A team will travel to Baltimore for the PTK Catalyst international annual convention in April where they are eligible to be honored for their annual work amongst all PTK chapters world-wide.