Two Bloomfield Students Honored at Essex County College Phi Theta Kappa Day
NJ All-State Academic Team members Carla Alvarez-Valverde and Michelle Ruiz-Taylor, both of Bloomfield, were recognized for their academic achievements
Bloomfield resident and Essex County College honor student Carla Alvarez-Valverde delivered one of the keynote addresses at the 18th annual Phi Theta Kappa Day celebration on Thursday, May 3, at the Trenton Marriott Hotel. She was also named a Coca-Cola Foundation New Century Scholar, and will also receive a $2,000 scholarship for being New Jersey’s top community college student. The New Jersey Council of County Colleges hosted the event honoring New Jersey’s best and brightest community college students and their families. Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society for two-year college students. A Business Administration major, Alvarez-Valverde was recently named a recipient of the renowned Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Transfer scholarship, …
