Phi Kappa Phi Inducts 72

The Jacksonville State University chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society held its 2009 initiation ceremony on Monday, April 20 on the eleventh floor of Houston Cole Library. Seventy-two juniors, seniors, graduate students and faculty were inducted.

According to a release by Phi Kappa Phi, the honor society is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society, Phi Kappa Phi inducts annually more than 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni. The Society has chapters on more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify.

New inductees include the following:
(Please note that not all inductees were present for the photos)

Juniors

Amanda Rose Anderson, Steven D. Barnett, Matthew A. Blount, Kim S. Bragg, Mary Ann Brown, Megan Nicole Champion, MacKenzie B. Dalton, Stephen Allan Fordham, Ashley Marie Gaither, Lori Beth Griffith, Lauren Angelica Harmon, AnnaMaria Cecilia Jacob, Jana Leigh Jones, Cortney Leigh Kangas, Britney Nicolle Key, Cody Lee, Courtney Tara Luker, Laura Catharine Lundy, Gina Nichole MacMillan, Crystal Gayle Maleckas, Jose Joaquin Molina, Lee Isaac Morgan, Lindsey Michelle Osborne, Maegan Nicole Overstreet, Kristin Aranda Quick, Frederick Demetrius Scott, Kristin Shirey, Heather Sizemore, Elizabeth S. Smith, Jennifer Leann Torruella, Jennifer Elaine Wood, and Kelly Wright.

Seniors

Elizabeth Leigh Akridge, Brandon R. Beck, Lori Bielawski, Rachel K. Boswell, Vicki Bowman, Veselin Lyubomirov Bozadzhiev, Ashley Nicole Bradford, Candiace Zaretta Brown, Terry Jay Brown, Ashley Kay Casey, Elizabeth Anne Clark, Whitney LeAnn Clifton, Tara L. Cook, S. Paige Cotney, Estefania Cuevas, Rachel L. Franks, Leslie Dawn Harris, Amber Hoffman, Jayne Lampley, Kyle A. May, Sandra W. Mitchell, Anna Marie Pruitt, Alyssa Rose Purdy, Zainab Sabree, Heather Renae Shoemaker, Sheila Simmons, Claire Elizabeth Smith, Sandy C. Trail, Trang Thi Thuy Vo, Amanda Carol Webster, Kimberly Fleming Wingard.

 

Graduate Students

Gina Parker Dulaney, Kelley S. Law, Tony Keith Robinson.

Faculty

Ms. Paula Barnett-Ellis, Dr. Robert E. Carter, Jr., Dr. Charles E. Notar, Dr. Anita Kay Williams Prickett, Ms. Hanrong Wang, Dr. Christopher Westley.

Officers for the 2009-2010 academic year are:

(From left) Dr. John H. Jones, president-elect; Dr. Teresa Reed, president; Don Bennett, past president; Ms. Kim Stevens, secretary; Ms. Mary Bevis, treasurer. Not shown: Dr. Jeff Dodd, public relations; Ms. Meredith Garrett, student vice president.

For more information on Phi Kappa Phi, please visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.

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