Tammy Riggin, LRSC Phi Theta Kappa co-advisor, Morgan Thielbar, Megan Green, Carla Moros, Teresa Tande, Phi Theta Kappa advisor emerita, and LRSC President Dr. Doug Darling. Submitted photo.
Morgan Thielbar, Langdon and LRSC President Dr. Doug Darling. Submitted photo.
Three Lake Region State College students have been named to the 2023 All-North Dakota Academic Team, which recognizes the academic achievements of community college students. Students honored with this award are Morgan Thielbar, Megan Green, and Carla Moros.
Nominations are based on outstanding academic performance and service to the college and community. Each member of the team receives a medallion and is also eligible for scholarships from numerous universities in North Dakota.
Morgan Thielbar of Langdon, N.D., will be graduating in May with an A.A. in Business Administration with concentrations in marketing and management. While at LRSC, she was a volleyball player for the Royals. During her second year she has served as vice president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and vice president of DECA. Morgan holds a North Dakota Interim Substitute Teaching License and substitute teaches as needed for area schools when she is not in class. She will be transferring to the University of North Dakota in June where she will be a senior completing a BBA in marketing. Morgan plans to pursue a N.D. real estate license and appraisal license and work in realty and appraisals.
Megan Green, a Harvey, N.D., native, plans to enter the work field as a wind technician.
Hailing from Barcelona, Spain, Carla Moros is majoring in business administration. Moros also was honored as the 2024 New Century Transfer Scholar for North Dakota. She will receive a $2,250 scholarship and will be honored at the American Association of Community Colleges conference in Louisville, Ky. In North Dakota, the community college awards are co-sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and the North Dakota University System College Technical Education Council. The academic team recognition program is active in 37 states. Students named to the state team are also nominated for the All-USA Academic Team. New Century Transfer Scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, leadership, activities, and how they extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom. Over 2,200 students from more than 1,300 college campuses nationwide were nominated. Only one New Century Transfer Scholar is selected from each state.
The program is sponsored by the Coca- Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).