EDILAWIT MEHARI NAMED TO ALL-USA ACADEMIC TEAM

Edilawit Mehari, a student at Cottey College is one of 20 college students named to the prestigious All-USA Academic Team and will receive a $5,000 scholarship. More than 2,200 students were nominated for this award.

Mehari will be recognized during the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) convention in May. In addition to the scholarship funds, recipients will be presented with commemorative medallions, and their college presidents will receive commemorative obelisks.

Team members were selected for their outstanding intellectual achievement, leadership, community, and campus engagement. The All-USA Academic Team is sponsored by Cengage, with additional support provided by Phi Theta Kappa and AACC. Cengage Unlimited, Cengage’s industry-leading subscription for textbooks and materials, has helped students save more than $130 million on course materials since August 2018.

The All-USA program is widely recognized as the most prestigious academic honor for students attending associate degree-granting institutions; Cottey offers both baccalaureate and associate degrees. Each college may nominate two students for showing intellectual rigor and demonstrating academic achievement, leadership, and civic growth. The program also recognizes students who extend their education to better themselves, their schools, and their surrounding communities.

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About Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.