Phi Kappa Phi Spring 2021 Inductees
April 14, 2021
Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its spring 2021 class of 41 students during a special virtual initiation ceremony on Facebook.
PKP is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society encompassing all academic disciplines. Invitations to join PKP are extended to juniors in the top 7.5% of their class and to seniors and graduate students in the top 10% of their class.
ASU’s chapter has also awarded 28 pre-membership Certificates of Merit to freshmen in the top 2.5% of their class and sophomores in the top 5% of their class in recognition of their academic success and as encouragement to join PKP when they are eligible as juniors.
ASU’s spring 2021 PKP inductees by hometown and major are:
San Angelo: Shelby Feathers, nursing-family nurse practitioner; George Johnston, homeland security; Sabrina McCann, educational leadership; and Avery Tanner, economics/finance
Abilene: Dallas Brown, nursing-family nurse practitioner; Valerie Johnston, guidance and counseling; and Emma Voss, teacher education
Amarillo: Emily Masters, professional school counseling
Austin: Lindsay Krabbenhoft, biology
Bandera: Jazlynn Lewis, animal science
Bridgeport: Lee Snodgrass, educational administration
Brownwood: Kathryn Black, counseling psychology; and Marci Reagan, professional school counseling
Cheyenne, Wyo.: Coryn Davis, student development and leadership in higher education
Crosbyton: Mary Eden De La Garza, curriculum and instruction-advanced instructor
Del Rio: Tyler Kennedy, natural resource management
El Paso: Jennifer Linford, nursing-family nurse practitioner
Forsan: Matthew Sims, mechanical engineering
Fort Worth: Paisley Forbes, applied psychology; and Alexander Hubbell, mathematics
Greenville: Amber Schneider, professional school counseling
Harlingen: Linda Valdez, professional school counseling
Iraan: Saul Rico, kinesiology
Jarrell: Nicholas Manuszak, professional school counseling
Kailua, Hawaii: Valerie Mossman, global security studies
Kerrville: Weslyn Kirkpatrick, political science
Liberty Hill: Dayna Twyman, nursing-family nurse practitioner
Midland: Oscar Farrera, business administration; and Haley Russell, business/marketing
Miles: Sarah Crouch, professional school counseling
Millsap: Amy Free, nursing-family nurse practitioner
Mission: Gustavo Garcia Jr., student development and leadership in higher education
Munday: Emily Scott, biology
Ozona: Taylor Cervantez, professional school counseling
Plano: Aimee Edwards, professional school counseling; Claire Molnar, professional school counseling; and Sharin Salam, biology
Roanoke: Joe Davis, guidance and counseling
Round Rock: Saridon Stanton, applied psychology
Woodsboro: Carmen Speis, professional school counseling
Igensdorf, Germany: Marius Laib, business administration
ASU freshmen and sophomores receiving spring 2021 PKP Certificates of Merit are:
San Angelo: Johnathan Blasingame, intelligence and analysis; Jessica Dennis, nursing; Fernando Gamez-Olvera; finance; Camden Hutchinson, exercise science; Jun Seo Kim, chemistry; Reylorenz Manuel, nursing; Elisabeth Morales Barton, biology; and Jackson Palafox, communication
Amarillo: Chelsie Freeman, exercise science
Carlsbad: Kirstyn Greebon, health science professions
Conroe: Colton Rowe, exercise science
De Leon: Micaela Miller, health science professions
Fredericksburg: Julissa Sanchez, criminal justice
Friona: Lizbeth Rojas, nursing
Frisco: Emily Lee, biology
Jourdanton: Carli Foster, exercise science
May: Connor Flenniken, computer science
Midland: Mason Barnhill, pre-declared; Isabelle Lopez, nursing; and Katherine Roberts, mass media
Minot AFB, N.D.: Dylan Bringham, management
Paint Rock: William Hennig, physics
Rising Star: Sarah Keeling, English/teacher certification
Roaring Spring: Autumn Perryman, animal science
San Antonio: Megan Sorenson, food animal science and marketing; and Abigail Spence, natural resource management
Spearman: Peyton Black, accounting
Moscow, Russia: Alexandra Vishnevskaya, mechanical engineering
PKP 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.
Dr. Lesley Casarez, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, is ASU’s PKP chapter president. The student vice presidents are Kacelyn Follis of Blackwell and Giovanna Scott of San Angelo.