SAN ANGELO, TX – Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society inducted its spring 2020 class of 51 students during a special virtual initiation ceremony April 14 on Facebook. PKP is one of the nation’s most prestigious academic honor societies for students in all academic disciplines. Invitations to join PKP are extended to juniors in the top 7.5 percent of their class and to seniors and graduate students in the top 10 percent of their class.
ASU's chapter has also awarded 20 pre-membership Certificates of Merit to freshmen in the top 2.5 percent of their class and sophomores in the top 5 percent of their class in recognition of their academic success and as encouragement to join PKP when they are eligible as juniors.
ASU's spring 2020 PKP inductees by hometown and major are:
- San Angelo: Sierra Brooks, physical therapy; Rachel Brown, family nurse practitioner; Ashley Dusek, nursing; Nicole Elliott, social work; Bianca Featherston, animal science; Audrey Fragniere, coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration; Alexia Guerra, biology; Haley Hernandez; professional accountancy; Stephen Horning, curriculum and instruction-advanced instructor; Lambert Landry, finance; Thi Ky Duyen Le, marketing; Macy McNutt, animal science; Neil Thiessen, mathematics/computer science; David Vignes, business administration; Annie Watkins, animal science; and Selina Woodham, physical therapy
- Abilene: Renee Leath, guidance and counseling
- Alvarado: Alicia Benson, guidance and counseling
- Angleton: Yvonne Goldman, educational administration
- Carbon: Maria Guillen, guidance and counseling
- Cedar Park: Colt Owen, counseling psychology
- Cibolo: Brenda Thomas, curriculum and instruction-advanced instructor
- Del Rio: Brenda Duran, nursing; and Valeria Vasquez, applied psychology
- Eldorado: Anthony Esparza, accounting; and Maria Estela Guzman-Pina, guidance and counseling
- Fort Worth: David Herrera, homeland security; and Mandy Kannapel, global security studies
- Gary: Leigh Daniels, guidance and counseling
- Georgetown: Travis (Parker) Tadlock, finance
- Houston: Aaron Rodriguez, business administration
- Iredell: Kristy Murphy, professional school counseling
- Lackland AFB: Kamryn Alward, teacher education
- Lamesa: Harley Merrill, accounting
- Laredo: Raquel Guzman, professional school counseling
- Lubbock: Alicia Velde, family nurse practitioner
- Menard: Haleigh Hillert, accounting
- Meridian: Emma Hooks, animal science
- O’Donnell: Mi-Jeanne Van Der Bank, accounting
- Paris: Amanda Little, guidance and counseling
- Pearl City, Hawaii: Shayne Matsuda, intelligence and analysis
- Penn Valley, Calif.: Tamar Billiet, homeland security
- Pflugerville: Christina Loy, guidance and counseling; and Trysha Nichols, professional school counseling
- San Antonio: Robert Feerst, homeland security; and Danielle Mullen, music/psychology
- Seminole: Elva Berryhill, nurse educator
- Spring: Jennifer Baldwin, business administration
- Stinnett: Amy Green, professional school counseling
- Stockdale: Jacquelyn Cunningham, professional school counseling
- Sweetwater: Anita Hoskins, natural resource management
- Tow: Nicole Terry, criminal justice
Freshmen and sophomores receiving spring 2020 PKP Certificates of Merit are:
- San Angelo: Hailey Dodson, intelligence and analysis; Amanda Haynes, pre-social work; Cristine Jones, mechanical engineering; and Michaela Zimmerman, music
- Bandera: Jazlynn Lewis, animal science
- Baytown: Madison Celestine, animal science
- Brownwood: Patricia Zamora, finance
- Carlsbad: Kenzie Jordan, biology
- Cisco: Leigh Anne Montell, biology
- Comfort: Jessica Santos, international business
- Driftwood: Lindsey Schaeffer, animal science
- Fort Worth: Alexander Hubbell, mathematics
- Goldthwaite: T.J. Watson, criminal justice
- Lubbock: Michael Bedsole, criminal justice
- May: Shannon Dennis, marketing
- Midland: Haley Russell, marketing
- Plano: Sharin Salam, biology
- San Antonio: Katherine Saldana, animal science
- Wichita Falls: Autumn Colley, biology
- Gunsan si, South Korea: Yuseok Kang, computer science
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society encompassing all academic disciplines. It is considered one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies along with Phi Beta Kappa, which recognizes majors in the arts and sciences, and Sigma Xi, which honors majors in the sciences.
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