Victoria Wilson of Honey Brook is one of four Delaware County Community College students who were recently recognized by the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society of two-year colleges and the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges for their academic accomplishments and community volunteerism.
Their induction into the All-Pennsylvania (All-PA) Academic Team includes a full-tuition scholarship for two years to one of the 14 universities that make up the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). All-PA scholars are named by their colleges to the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team, which requires students to maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average, to have completed at least 36 credits and to be about to graduate with an associate degree.
The students were honored by the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges during a virtual event broadcast April 15, Community College Day.
Wilson, a working mother with five young boys, lost her job for two months due to COVID-19. At Delaware County Community College, she was president of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society's Beta Psi Pi Chester County chapter and served as a peer mentor helping other students. With the help of her children, she led a neighborhood effort in Honey Brook to make and deliver meals to homebound individuals due to the coronavirus, and she led a toy drive donation for children in her neighborhood last Christmas.
For her academic prowess, community spirit and tenacity, she not only was named an All-PA scholar, but also is one of 50 Pennsylvania Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team scholars, each of whom received $1,000, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. In addition, her college's Student Affairs Committee selected Wilson to be the college's 2021 Optimist Award winner.
A history major, Wilson plans to transfer to West Chester University and major in history as a step toward her goal of obtaining a doctorate and teaching history. Additionally, once her children finish school, she plans to earn a law degree and become a public interest attorney, an advocate for families, children and individuals experiencing hardship.
Leave a Review