DRYDEN, N.Y., April 28 -- Tompkins Cortland Community College issued the following news release:

Tompkins Cortland Community College student Jessica Woodard has been honored by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for community colleges. Woodard was named a recipient of the Phi Theta Kappa All-New York Academic Award, an honor bestowed in recognition for academic achievements, leadership accomplishments, and engagement in community service. The statewide winners were recognized at a ceremony at the Albany Capital Center earlier this week.

Woodard is a chemical dependency counseling major from Cortland. She has been taking classes part-time online for three years and has already earned a chemical dependency counselor ass...