April 24, 2007
Bowling
Green, Ky. - The Western Kentucky University Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi will hold its annual initiation ceremonies Sunday (April 29).
About 75 initiates will be inducted into membership during the ceremony at 2 p.m. at Mass Media and Technology Hall Auditorium.
Established in 1897 at the University of Maine, the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi is dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence in all fields of higher education. The society has more than
285 chapters and one million members worldwide.
Those who may hold membership in the WKU chapter include the top 7.5 percent of the junior class and top 10 percent of the senior class along with outstanding graduate students, faculty and alumni.
This year’s inductees include the following (listed by hometown):
From Ashland, Ky.: Deborah Jean Criss.
From Auburn, Ky. Christopher J. McGrath.
From Bardstown, Ky.: Lisa A. Hamilton.
From Bowling Green, Ky.: Caitlyn Elizabeth Abell, Amanda Marie Alsop, Sonya Bain, Emily K. Bloesch, Bradley Steven Bolinger, Gina M. Brown, Daniel Phillip Busey, Scharee F. Cain, Ashley Jane Comstock, Dr. Chinedu O. Ejike, Kay Faesel, Mary Teresa Farrage, Diana Eileen Gieske, Karen Ann Cohron Hughes, Julia E. King, Bryan P. Mason, Rachel Moree McCubbins, Leslie A. Peek, Natalie C. Riley, Sherry Nicole Robinson, Jeremy Dale Smith, Jason Sloan, Megan Carol Talley, Vicki Lynn Thompson, Miroslava Vignjevic, Joseph A.Wegenka, Carl Dale Ralph Wicklander.
From Brandenburg, Ky.: Andrea Kaye Sims.
From Campbellsville, Ky.: Delora Calen McKinney.
From Cecilia, Ky.: Leandra Nicole Morris.
From Crestwood, Ky.: Catherine L. Cotton.
From Constantine, Ky.: Mavis E. Howard.
From Cornettsville, Ky.: Amanda Lea Fickey-Fields.
From Elizabethtown, Ky.: Kimberly Anne Fincher, Monica Michelina Hutchins, Constance Joy Priddy, Donna M. Sexton.
From Fort Knox, Ky.: Diana T.Valdivia-Rivera.
From Franklin, Ky.: Noah Warren Kapley, Abby L. Meador.
From Franklin, Tenn.: Britney Anne Syler.
From Gamaliel, Ky.: Katharine M. Ford.
From Glasgow, Ky.: Lyrae Borders, Julie B. Schuck.
From Guston, Ky.: Lucinda Haynes.
From Henderson, Ky.: Lacey Ann VanCleave.
From Lawrenceburg, Ky.: Leah Whitehead Craig.
From Lexington, Ky.: Megan Lee Blair,
From Louisville, Ky.: Kindall Isabel Brown.
From Madisonville, Ky.: Rachel Elaine Terry.
From Morgantown, Ky.: Courtney Leighanne Truelove.
From Newman, Ga.: Meredith Leigh Goodson.
From Oak Ridge, Tenn.: Michael Gee.
From Olmstead, Ky.: Miranda Dawn Sharp.
From Onsted, Mich.: Dawn N. Richardson.
From Owensboro, Ky.: Bethany Marie Allen, Jennifer Nicole Bowen, Kenneth Edward Caselden, William Ross Conkright, Lelan Dale Hancock Jr., Bradley T. Phelps, Layla E. Rowe, Tyler Michelle Whittaker.
From Pewee Valley, Ky.: Benjamin W. Denny.
From Portland, Tenn.: Justin Russell.
From Rineyville, Ky.: Sarah Byerley, Christine M. Willis.
From Russellville, Ky.: Lee Ann Thurston.
From Samburg, Tenn.: Shelly Arnett.
From Smiths Grove, Ky.: Amanda Leanne Hoffman.
From Sturgis, Ky.: Michele Howard Simpson.
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For information, contact Phil Pegg at (270) 745-5436.
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