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Phi Kappa Phi honor society recently inducted new members at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Eligibility requires an outstanding status as a student enrolled at a college or university with a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. As a junior, a student must have completed at least 72 credit hours and rank scholastically in the top 7.5 percent of their class. Seniors, as well as graduate students, must rank in the top 10 percent of their class. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction may also be eligible for membership.
The history of Phi Kappa Phi is rooted in 1897 at the University of Maine, where 10 senior students, two faculty members and the school president sought to create an honor society that recognized and honored excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, there are Phi Kappa Phi chapters on the campuses of nearly 300 colleges and universities in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
New student members of Phi Kappa Phi, listed alphabetically by hometown, include:
Ainsworth – Brindi Utemark
Amherst – Jenna Derr
Arapahoe – Adam Haussler
Beatrice – Sarah Korus
Bellevue – Jennifer Renaud, Carlena Seeba and Leah Stortvedt
Benkelman – Sara Glidden
Bridgeport – Kristin Amateis
Burwell – Douglas Wadas and Matthew Breitkreutz,
Cambridge – Ashley Moore
Columbus – Ruth Udey
Cook – Michael Wilken
Curtis – Jody Elson
Elwood – Elizabeth Klein
Eustis – Brooke Malcom
Fordyce – Brenda Thoene
Grand Island – Kellie Prather, Adam Sevenker, Melissa Vodehnal
and Nathan Wiegand
Hastings – Suzana Cook
Indianola – Kristin Harris
Kearney – Rebecca Addy, Crystal Baker, LeeAnn Jameson, Lindsey
Jurey, Brittney Maloley, Steven Middleton, Emily Murdoch, Anne
Nagel, Anne Potts, Eric Reed, Dina Samha, Elizabeth Schnieder
and Angela Wright
Lexington – Ashley Speak and Wadad Maloley
Lincoln – Holly Esquivel and Season Hoard
Litchfield – Susan Poland
Loup City – Kristen Day
Norfolk – Carrie Divis and Tosha Werkmeister
North Platte – Rebecca Gosnell, Megan Nelson and Kari Sawyer
Omaha – Sarah Graddy and Alyah Stahlnecker
O’Neill – Jamie Babutzke
Osceola – Lucas Simonsen
Seward – Jamie Fritz
Shickley – Andrew Kamler,
Sidney – Allison Johannes
Spalding – Hilary Miller
Superior – Kayla Krotzinger
Sutherland – Jessica McCune and Josie McCune
Valentine – Tonya Lenser
Wayne – Heather Stauffer
COLORADO
Paonia – Adrienne Olin
KANSAS
Hays – Danielle Phillips
JAPAN
Okayama – Mai Shibahara
Sapporo – Chisato Nii
In addition to students, a number of UNK faculty, staff and administrators
were inducted into membership. They include:
Dr. Paul Burger – Department of Geography & Earth Science
Dr. Sandra Cook-Fong – Department of Social Work
Bruce Elder – Department of Accounting & Finance
Dr. Anne Foradori – Department of Music & Performing Arts
Dr. Bruce Forester – Dean: Department of Business & Technology
Dr. Susan Jensen – Department of Management
Dr. Vani Kotcherlakota – Department of Economics
Dr. Martha Kruse – Department of English
Dr. Michelle Lang – Department of Art & Art History
Dr. Richard Lebsack – Department of Management
Dr. Darleen Mitchell – Department of Music & Performing Arts
Dr. Finnie Murray – Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Glennis Nagel – Senior Writer/Editor
Dr. Paula Rieder – Department of History
Dr. Laurie Swinney – Department of Accounting & Finance
Dr. Gene Wubbels – Department of Chemistry
Marsha Yeagley – Department of Marketing
