Angelo State Inducts 71 Students to Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
November 13, 2019
Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society inducted its fall 2019 class of 71 students during a special initiation ceremony on Nov. 12 in the Houston Harte University Center.
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 seniors and graduate students in the top 10% of their class, and to juniors in the top 7.5% of their class.
ASU’s fall 2019 inductees by hometown and major are:
San Angelo: Allyson Arnold, health science professions; James Biggs III, criminal justice; Jeremy Carr, border and homeland security; Rylee Crawford, health science professions; Taylor Hall, coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration; Molly Horning, social work; Zack Johnson, business administration; Katelynn King, criminal justice; Lauren Law, biology; Xavier Martinez, history; Jordan Shoults, exercise science; Dhiraz Shrestha, chemistry; Lane Sifuentes, communication; David Sosa, marketing; Jade Spain, health science professions; Beatriz Torres Fabela, biology/life science; Belinda Valles, educational leadership; William Wegner, marketing and management; Stephanie Williams, nursing-nurse educator; and Martin Zapata, intelligence and analysis
Abbott: Kyle Langford, biology
Abilene: Ian Sokolnicki, mathematics/computer science
Allen: David Scott, coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration
Alpine: Shelby Costabile, kinesiology
Armed Forces Pacific: Bridgett Homan, intelligence and analysis
Austin: Hannah Marks, teacher education; and Caitlin Osborne, educational leadership
Big Spring: Britennia Franklin, teacher education; and David Mathis, history
Buda: Bryanne Deleza, management information systems
Castroville: Brooke Mangold, coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration
Corpus Christi: Chase Kelley, homeland security
Crowley: Hoszel West III, music
Dallas: Dominique McQueen, exercise science
Denton: Phyllis (Kate) Creecy, communication; and Tiffani Kerber, applied psychology
Eagle Pass: Conrado Jimenez, biology/chemistry
Edmond: Brennan Doherty, social work
Eldorado: Rahegyn Franke, accounting
Flower Mound: Alicia Rowland, guidance and counseling
Garden City: Pricilla Nunez, teacher education
Goldthwaite: Nana Amponsah, computer science; and Ryan Elderton, accounting, economics and finance
Grand Prairie: Jiffy Jayan, industrial/organizational psychology
Harper: MaryClare Porter, nursing-family nurse practitioner
Jourdanton: Peggy Georg, guidance and counseling
Kempner: Madyson-Lynn Dake, finance management
Kermit: Jose Hermosillo, geoscience
Kerrville: Connor Blake, accounting
Lubbock: Jodie Lockeby, psychology-teaching certificate; and Marc Silva, nursing
Midland: Tiffany Vandergriff, teacher education
Millsap: Kimberly McClintock, guidance and counseling
Pflugerville: Rachel Light, industrial/organizational psychology
Pipe Creek: Cora Bishoppetty, teacher education
Robert Lee: Brady Clawson, health science professions
Roby: Haylie Gatewood, counseling psychology
San Antonio: Victoria Almaraz, guidance and counseling; Henry Burgess, intelligence and analysis; Lauren O’Shaughnessy, business administration; and Pamela Sabrsula, psychology-teaching certificate
Schertz: Logan Drake, mechanical engineering
Scott AFB, Ill.: Margaret Dudley, history
Silverton: Teah Patton, animal science
Tuscola: Hudson Payne, biology
Waco: Stephanie Trammell, student development and leadership in higher education
Zephyr: Andrea Howard, psychology
Velserbroek, Netherlands: Zoe Gubbels, business administration/accounting
Hanoi, Vietnam: Duc Huy Nguyen, business administration; and Quang Vinh Nguyen, exercise science
Also, nearly 130 total ASU freshmen in the top 2.5% of their class and sophomores in the top 5% of their class were awarded pre-membership Certificates and Merit.
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society encompassing all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi 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.