HONORS ACADEMY ALUMNI: Where are They Now?
Welcome to the inaugural installment of the Honors Academy Alumni: Where are They Now? Each Scoop, Southwest’s Honors Program will spotlight their graduates and “where they are now” along their life’s journey. All honors alumni are invited to contribute to this special column featuring you!
The first honoree is Sophia Hahn, a spring 2018 graduate of Southwest.
Hahn is currently a Peer Power Success Coach at Melrose High School, while she completes her bachelor's degree in world languages from the University of Memphis. She aspires to become a teacher, because "Teaching is my passion," she says, and it shows. Although she graduated from Southwest, Hahn still allows time in her busy schedule to tutor multiple students at Southwest. Her goal is to enter the MAT program at UofM and teach English, German and ESL. She reflects fondly on her time with the Honors Academy, where she served as president, saying that the friendships she found there, and the strong bonds she enjoyed with faculty and students, made Honors much like an extended family. "[Honors] gave me the confidence to push myself to my greatest potential," Hahn says. "It was a family full of endless support."
Interested in learning more about the Honors Program?
Erika Konig is currently an honors student and encourages students to check into the
honors program. She is a proud Tennessee Reconnect student who, as shy says, gathered
the courage to return to college after spending ten years working in the hospitality
industry. Konig is majoring in General Studies and plans to transfer to the UofM to
obtain a bachelor’s degree in communications. In her words: “I am beyond grateful
for the help and guidance I have received from the program staff and my professors.
They been crucial to my success as I navigate through my college journey. Shout out
to everyone in the Southwest family; I will forever be grateful for you. Go Saluqis!”
For more information about the Honors Program, visit
https://www.southwest.tn.edu/honors/index.php.
In This Issue...
- From the President
- American Association of Community Colleges elects President Tracy D. Hall to national board of directors
- SALUQI CORNER: Saluqis round out year with record-breakers and return to normal
- Southwest names Cory Major new VP of Student Affairs
- External Affairs expands division with new grants writer and PR Coordinator
- POLICY MATTERS: Southwest adopts new and revised policies
- HONORS ACADEMY ALUMNI: Where are They Now?
- Southwest selects Rosie Britton to spearhead recruitment and K-12 partnerships
- Southwest inspires more than 300 Memphis Youth in Entrepreneurship
- Tennessee Small Business Development Center awards Taiwo Stanback of Youdle Rising Star Award
- Southwest returns to in-person celebration for 2022 Student Honors and Awards Convocation
- Allied Health’s new chemistry analyzer brings state-of-the art technology to MLT students
- Two Southwest students accepted into renowned ImagineU Entrepreneurship Program
- Jennifer Townes named finalist for TBR’s Staff Member of the Year Award
- Joanitha Barnes named recipient of Southwest’s 2022 Faculty and Staff Award
- Cody McDowell lands dream job after internship with U.S. Court System
- Mitchell Grimm’s perseverance rewarded as TBR Student of the Year finalist
- Freshmen Saluqis commit to Southwest during inaugural academic National Signing Day
- Student Development inducts 64 leaders into NSLS; elects new SGA and CAB board members
- Dual enrollment students from Arlington High School attend double graduations
- Southwest students receive TBR recognition as top honor society scholars
- Phi Theta Kappa Upsilon Delta Chapter incorporates new members at 2022 induction ceremony
- TBR names Raquel Adams SOAR finalist for Faculty Member of the Year
- Southwest faculty, staff and student reach new heights as finalists in TBR’s Soar Awards
- Southwest’s first Expungement Clinic draws big crowd in the Memphis community
- Southwest’s 2022 Faculty and Staff Awards a slam dunk for winners and participants
- Southwest celebrates return to tradition at Twenty-Fourth Commencement
- Creative Printing Services internship elevates student’s professional creativity
- Southwest’s Foundation shows gratitude to community donors at inaugural appreciation luncheon
- Southwest names Sheila Bouie as Dean of Health and Natural Sciences
- Southwest selects Sherria King new dean of humanities, social sciences and mathematics
- Welcome Aboard!