MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducted 88 new members during a ceremony held April 16 in the Wrather Museum auditorium on campus.
Phi Kappa Phi is the highest academic honor society at Murray State. 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 student members are:
Autumn Grace Anderson
Christian Barefield
Melissa Bergmann
Alanna Bethel
Kaitlynne Bolinger
Madison E. Booth
Abigail L. Breite
Katelyn Brinkmann
Lauren E. Brown
Logan A. Brown
Megan Burleson
Courtney Amanda Caudell
William W. Clayton II
Hoai Thi Dang
Hannah Dengler
Michelle Deterding
Angelia Gregson Dotson
Meike H. Drewell
Madelyn E. Eisele
Elizabeth Marie Erwin
Mohammed Eshki
Emily Eubank
Clare Froehlich
Alexandria Fry
Sarah Garner
Haley Gassel
Ryan Douglas Goke
Emily Green
Jennifer E. Greve
Amy Lynn Hale
Kristen E. Hale
Wilda Trent Harrison
Cody Hayden
Jodi Henon
Jared Hill
Rebekah Shae Hogancamp
Nicholas Jackson
Deanese Jameson
Ariana Jen
Tara S. Jenneman
Moranda Johns
Randall Joyce
David Michael Kesler
J. Eve Kotter
Allyson Paige Ladd
Nicole Lowery
Allison Lyman
Bailey Elizabeth Lyman
Pamela R. Manning-Hamilton
Rachel McDonald
Aaron Meyers
Christy Millay
Tracy Downs Miller
Lexie Olivia Mills
Sydney Claire Montgomery
Patrick S. Newton
Alyssa Otten
Brendan R. Parker
Kelsey D. Patterson
Jessica Pryor
Dr. Melissa F. Quertermous
Matt Robbe
Ashley Robert
Braylon E. Rose
Jordyn Rowland
Evelyn M. Sanfiel
Alyssa Schortinghouse
Hannah Simmons
Matthew Skinner
Kearby Stiles
Andrea L. Stith
Allison Sweeney
Brittany Terry
Cao Xuan Thang
Shelby Rae Todd
Hannah Grace Travus
Vincent E. Turner
Noah Vallette
Casey Vandenbark
Patrick Wadlington
Chelsea R. Walker
David Wallace
Hannah Whittom
Ashlyn Willett
Elizabeth Megan Wilson
LorryBeth Wilson
Dominique Wood
Colton A. Woodward
Officers for the 2018-19 academic year are Dr. William H. Mulligan Jr., president; Dr. Melony Shemberger, vice president; Dr. Miranda Terry, secretary; Dr. Renee Fister, treasurer; Dinesh Kumaraswamy, Emeline Ojeda, Anthony Prewitt and Amanda Sadler, student vice presidents; and Elizabeth Thomas, at-large representative.
Chapter 302 was chartered on Nov. 28, 2007, and has inducted several hundred outstanding Murray State students into membership since then. The chapter seeks to recognize and encourage excellence in all academic disciplines and promote discussion of important issues across disciplinary lines.
Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts annually approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni. The Society has chapters at more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines.
Since its founding, more than 1.25 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization’s more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. The Society has awarded approximately $14 million since the inception of its awards program in 1932. Today, $1 million is awarded 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.
The Society’s motto is “Let the love of learning rule humanity.” For information on Chapter 302, contact chapter president, Dr. Bill Mulligan, wmulligan@murraystate.edu or 270-809-6571.