Tri-C’s Joseph Dzingeleski Named to All-Ohio Academic Team

Lakewood resident one of nine students honored from Cuyahoga Community College

Joseph Dzingeleski of Lakewood was one of nine 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-eight 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.

Dzingeleski, who received first-team honors, graduated from Tri-C with honors in December while earning an Associate of Arts degree. He plans to begin studying communications at Cleveland State University in the fall and received a Tri-C- to-CSU transfer scholarship.

In March, Dzingeleski was named a 2020 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar for his academic achievement at Tri-C. The honor is reserved for a select group of students from across the nation.

While attending Tri-C’s Westshore Campus, Dzingeleski served as a student ambassador and summer intern. In addition, he was founding president of the campus’s Lambda Gender-Sexuality Alliance chapter and a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

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

• Eastern Campus: Oktay Adatepe of Woodmere (third team) and Yudai Yamamoto of Woodmere (third team)
• Metropolitan Campus: Jamillah Murdock of University Heights (third team), Andrea Searcy of Cleveland (third team) and Samantha Stauffer of North Olmsted (third team)
• Western Campus: Macon Hoover of Brunswick (third team) and Shahzeb Malik of Strongsville (first team)
• Westshore Campus: Matthew Phillips of North Ridgeville (third team)

First-team honorees will receive $1,000 scholarships, while second-team members get $500 scholarships and third-team members $250. Team members are recognized by the state in April as part of 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, 2020

Katie Ramunni, 216-987-4823 katie.ramunni@tri-c.edu