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UK's Phi Kappa Phi Chapter Inducts 82 New Members

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2014) — The University of Kentucky's chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) welcomed 82 new members during a recent ceremony held in the UK Student Center, including six current UK faculty members and administrators. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society.

The faculty and administrative inductees are:

·         Constance 'Connie' Baird, director of Distance Learning Programs at UK since 1984;

·         Susan Carvalho, associate provost for internationalization and interim associate provost and dean of The Graduate School;

·         Judy 'J.J.' Jackson, vice president for institutional diversity and associate professor of educational policy studies and evaluation;

·         H. Dan O'Hair, dean of the College of Communication and Information and professor of communication;

·         John Walz, dean of the College of Engineering; and

·         Pat Whitlow, director of the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards at UK.

In addition, 76 undergraduate and graduate students were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi. Membership is strictly determined by the standards set forth in the Society’s bylaws. Juniors must be in the top 7.5 percent of their class, seniors in the top 10 percent of their class, and graduate students in the top 10 percent of their class. Faculty, professional staff, alumni and community members who have achieved scholarly distinction also may qualify. Here is a list of the new student members of the UK chapter:

First Name

Last Name

 

First Name

Last Name

Rahul

Annabathula

 

Josephine

Kim

Shabika

Arvijanti

 

Vanessa

Koenigsmark

Katherine

Barnes

 

Patrick

La Mar

Yaroslav

Bezkorovaynyy

 

Hannah

Latta

Spencer

Bolton

 

Logan

Leathem

Bryn

Brendamour

 

Rachael

Lebo

Nicole

Brooks

 

Duan

Li

Eric

Bryant

 

Xingzhe

Li

Samuel

Burkhardt

 

Madeleine

Lockridge

Matthew

Bush

 

William

Lucas

Steven

Chapman

 

Ana

Machado

Roxanne

Coburn

 

James Ross

Martin

Brandon

Cofield

 

Lindy

Massey

Pamela

Correll

 

Trevor

Mcnary

Juliana

Cybriwsky

 

Lila

Michaels

Jacqueline

Dallaire

 

Elizabeth

Miller

Christy

Daniels

 

Rachel

Newcomb

Walker

DeVerges

 

Benjamin

Norton

Kelsey

Dominick

 

Nicholas

Per

Abraham

Dutch

 

Briana

Price

Damien

Enzenbacher

 

Andrew

Rudnick

Jacob

Ewing

 

Sydnie

Schell

Jon

Fish

 

Rebecca

Schladt

Chelsea

Folmar

 

Erica

Schuster

Sharayah

Franklin

 

Rebecca

Shelton

Mary

Freeman

 

Christian

Soares

Jenna

Garofolo

 

Mary

Stewart

Tiffney

Gipson

 

Alexis

Thompson

Michelle

Haggard

 

Grace

Trimble

Jonathan

Handshoe

 

Leah

Vance

Sydney

Hobbs

 

Lisa

Von Wiegen

Kyle

Holdeman

 

Victoria

Votaw

Kimberly

Hubbard

 

Christina

Walker

Park

Huff

 

Aisha

Walton

Shamara

Huguely

 

Kalin

Wilson

Darren

Isaacs

 

Kelsey

Wolf

Taylor

Johnston

 

Chao

Yang

Angeline

Keedy

 

Christina

Zeidan

The characteristic of Phi Kappa Phi that makes it unique among the leading honor societies is its policy of electing undergraduate and graduate members from all schools, divisions, or departments of the institution. Specifically, Phi Kappa Phi’s mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

Strong participation by members in campus and national activities over the past year resulted in the UK Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi being named a 2014 'Chapter of Excellence' by the organization at its recent biennial convention held in St. Louis. This is the second time the UK chapter, in only its sixth year of existence after being chartered in the spring of 2009, has received the 'excellence' distinction. The chapter previously has earned 'Chapter of Merit' designation, as well.

"The University of Kentucky chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi continues to distinguish itself nationally," said Kenneth Roberts, dean emeritus of the College of Pharmacy and president of the UK chapter. "The recognition received this year is a credit to the exceptional women and men who have become active members of the UK chapter."

Across the U.S., Phi Kappa Phi's robust award programs give more than $1 million each biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards and grants for local and national literacy initiatives.

Founded in 1897, the society annually inducts students from more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines.

For more information on the UK Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, go to  http://www.uky.edu/academy/phi-kappa-phi, or visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Carl Nathe, 859-257-3200; carl.nathe@uky.edu.

Phi Kappa Phi is supported by The Chellgren Center which is part of the Academy for Undergraduate Excellence within the Division of Undergraduate Education at UK.

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