LCC's Academic Excellence Award recipient

Photo: Faith Mykala Lam

Faith Mykala Lam of Winterville was selected as Lenoir Community College Academic Excellence Award (AEA) recipient for 2020. 

Each year every college in the North Carolina Community College System is asked to select one student to receive the Academic Excellence Award. Selection requirements are consistent with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society criteria. Students must have completed at least 12 semester hours in an associate degree program, and have a cumulative grade point of at least 3.25.

An Early Childhood Education student, Lam has a 4.0 grade point average and is a scholarship recipient. She has been on the President’s List every semester since Fall 2018.

“During my time at Lenoir Community College, I have been the beneficiary of intimate classroom settings, flexible scheduling, and close relationships with my instructors,” she said. “I am grateful for the depth of small classroom discussions and the availability of online courses. Sometimes it’s a challenge to find the time to dedicate towards my education, and that has made me all the more grateful for the support I’ve received,” she said.

“My professors know me by name, understand my availability, and are invested in my success. The personal nature of these relationships has provided me with the resources and guidance that college students need.”