Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Spring 2020 Inductees
April 15, 2020
Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society inducted its spring 2020 class of 52 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.