By: Dr. Andrew Yox, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Honors Director
Carolina Alcocer-Salas, the president of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs award-winning chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (Alpha Mu Chi) and the secretary of the student council of Honors Northeast, has won the 2020 Dr. Charles B. Florio Award for Leadership. Alcocer-Salas will receive $200, given by an anonymous donor, in honor of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs longest-term president.
Alcocer-Salas has had a most memorable first semester experience at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. Since the beginning of the term she has won a national award, the Leader of Promise, a regional award, the Walter B. Cooper Texas Regional Scholarship, a $100 poetry award, and now, the Florio Award.
Dr. Charles Florio served as President of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ for 13 years, from 1995 to 2008. During his tenure, enrollments, building, credentials of the faculty, and the stature of the college showed a steady increase.
βAlcocer-Salas was an extraordinary leader as well at Chapel Hill High School, and we are so thankful to have her in Honors and in ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅,β noted Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director. βShe served as both a cinematographer and actress in our 2020 honors film on Bo Pilgrim, and is a steady contributor to our ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Student Government Association, and our campus newspaper, the Eagle.β
