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National Technical Honor Society

American vocational student honor society

Field	Value
name	National Technical Honor Society
letters	NTHS
crest	National Technical Honor Society logo.png
image_size	160px
birthplace	H. B. Swofford Area Vocational Center
founded
affiliation	Independent
status	Active
type	Honor
scope	International
pillars	Career Development, Leadership Development, Service, and Recognition
emphasis	Vocational education
chapters	5,200+
colors	Purple, Silver, and White
address	1011 Airport Road
P.O. Box 1336
city	Flat Rock
state	North Carolina
ZIP code	28731
country	United States
members	100,000+
lifetime	1,200,000+
former_name	National Vocational-Technical Honor Society
website

P.O. Box 1336 The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is an international honor society for outstanding career and technical students of workforce vocational education institutions. It was established in 1984. Its initiates attend secondary and post-secondary schools.

History

C. Allen Powell and Jon H. Poteat founded the nonprofit National Vocational-Technical Honor Society at H. B. Swofford Area Vocational Center (now H. B. Swofford Career Center) in Inman, South Carolina in 1984. Its purpose was to reward high school students for their accomplishments, to encourage students to excel, to promote the talents of students to U.S. industries, and to help members understand the U.S. economy. Its executive director was Powell, head of the vocational center. Poteat was a guidance counselor at the school.

The society inducted its first members on March 21, 1985, at the Swoffard Center. That year, the society expanded to all of the vocational schools in Spartenburg County.

In 1997, NTHS began its first scholarship fund, named in honor of co-founder Poteat. In 2003, the NTHS board of directors unanimously agreed to change the name of the organization to the National Technical Honor Society.

As of 2024, it has more than 100,000 active members and 1.2 million initiates. Its initiates attend secondary and post-secondary schools. Some 65,000 students are initiated annually.

Symbols

The society's colors are purple, silver, and white. Its core objectives or pillars are career development, leadership development, service, and recognition.

Membership

Potential members must have a 3.25 GPA, must be in the top ten percent of their class, and need the recommendation of their program director.

Chapters

As of 2024, NTHS serves over 5,200 member schools, both secondary and post-secondary, and has chapters in all fifty states, with chapters expanding into the Bahamas, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The society recognizes outstanding chapters with its Silver Eagle Award for Excellence.

References

"About NTHS".
(1985-01-04). "Honor Society Formed for vocational students". The Greenville News.
"Home".
(1995-01-31). "Valentine Member of the National Vocational-Technical Honor Society". The Falmouth Outlook.
(1993-08-22). "Honor Society Recognizes Top Ten Percent". The Tribune.
"Chapter Directory".
(1992-07-13). "Vo-Tech Wins Silver Eagle". Press of Atlantic City.

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