Kimberly Armbruster: All-Ohio Community College Academic Team

Cleveland resident among students honored from Cuyahoga Community College

Kimberly Armbruster of Cleveland was one of 10 students from Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®) named to the All-Ohio Community College Academic Team, which comprises top students at the state’s two-year schools.

The All-Ohio Academic Team recognizes student excellence in academics, leadership and community service. Sixty-six students from across the state were selected for this year’s team on the basis of their outstanding records.

Tri-C had more students named All-Ohio than any other school.

Armbruster, who received first-team honors, expects to earn an Associate of Arts from Tri-C in May. She is part of the Cleveland Humanities Collaborative with Case Western Reserve University, where she already attends classes and will continue her education in the fall. Her career goal is to become a philosophy professor.

She is president of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter at Metropolitan Campus, a Mandel Scholar and a member of Black American Council.

Through her work with Tri-C’s Robert L. Lewis Academy of Scholars, Armbruster completed an independent study on human sex trafficking in Cleveland — particularly involving minors and runaways.

She joined the following Tri-C students — designated by campus — as All-Ohio:

• Eastern Campus: Dylan Doyle of Shaker Heights (third team), Rebecca Groth of University Heights (second team) and Ray Watson of Mentor (first team and New Century Workforce Scholar)
• Metropolitan Campus: Stephen Twum Barimah of Cleveland (second team)
• Western Campus: Alice Legg of Fairview Park (first team) and Amanda Lowe of North Royalton (third team)
• Westshore Campus: Jada Frye of North Ridgeville (third team), Ameera Muntaser of Olmsted Township (third team) and Petru Poenaru of Lakewood (third team)

First-team honorees will receive $1,000 scholarships, while second-team members get $500 scholarships and third-team members $250. A recognition program for team members will be held in Columbus on April 26 during Community College Month.

The All-Ohio Academic Team program is supported by the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and Honda of America Mfg. Inc.

April 02, 2018

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu