Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Spring 2022 Inductees
April 26, 2022
Phi Kappa Phi Medals
Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its spring 2022 class of 57 new student members during a special virtual initiation ceremony on Facebook.
ASU’s chapter has also awarded 29 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 2022 PKP inductees by hometown and major are:
San Angelo: Kathleen Apperson, interdisciplinary studies; Candra Barnett, exercise science; Johnathan “Broc” Blasingame, intelligence and analysis; Dylan Bringham, management; Calista Gibson, international business; Kendra Hoover, management; Bailey King, political science; Mariah Martinez, biology/chemistry; Alexia Perez, psychology; Melissa Perez, accounting; William Pippin, I/O psychology; Gracie Strange, psychology; and Michaela Zimmerman, music/mathematics
Alpine: Kassandra Acosta, homeland security
Anderson: Kimberly Ross, professional school counseling
Azle: Carrie Alano, professional school counseling
Bastrop: Kendall Smith, professional school counseling
Big Spring: Christian Lugo, MBA healthcare administration
Blackwell: Madison Solis, health science professions
Brady: Teri Trull, criminal justice
Cedar Park: Jennifer Evans, professional school counseling
Comanche: Lindsay Furlong, professional school counseling
Corpus Christi: Breanna Trevino, athletic training
Dallas: Julia Seago, physical therapy
Derwood, Md.: Guy Taylor, global security studies
Donna: Julie-Ann Segura, student development and leadership in higher education
Dripping Springs: Christina Neffendorf, professional school counseling
El Paso: Cesar Marquez, professional school counseling
Farmers Branch: Marisol Nichols, professional school counseling
Farmersville: Sandra Simons, professional school counseling
Fort Worth: Heather Brown, professional school counseling
Friona: Lizbeth Rojas, nursing
Frisco: Kimberley McFarland, professional school counseling
Haskell: Katelyn Hudson, studio art; and Areli Torres, kinesiology
Houston: Michelle Gershenson, psychology
Kerrville: Allison Carroll, educational leadership; and Nicole Smith, nursing
Laredo: Alyssa Nunez, educational leadership
League City: Vanesa Ng, professional school counseling
Lubbock: James Tipton Barnes, MBA healthcare administration
Manvel: Ashley Corbett, professional school counseling
May: Shannon Dennis, economics/marketing
Miles: Ana Hernandez Sanchez, international business
Paint Rock: William Hennig, physics/mathematics
Roanoke: Tara Furr, professional school counseling
Roaring Springs: Autumn Perryman, animal science
Robert Lee: Kelby Clawson, nursing; and Garrett Knight, animal science
Spearman: Peyton Black, accounting/economics
Temple: Emily Freemyer, health science professions
The Woodlands: Colton Rowe, exercise science
Traverse City, Mich.: Katherine Homminga, student development and leadership in higher education
Vicksburg, Mich.: Morgan Preston, English/philosophy
Wichita Falls: Philip Collier, criminal justice
ASU freshmen and sophomores receiving spring 2022 PKP Certificates of Merit are:
San Angelo: Gavin Cardwell, border and homeland security; Jeorge Concepcion, nursing; Daisy Herr, history; Janelle Hudson, accounting; Ava James, management information systems; Siwoo Park, computer science; Hannah Robinson, nursing; Kassadee Rodriguez, nursing; and Garrett Underwood, border and homeland security
Amarillo: Jaedyn Woolley, management
Canyon: Carlee Henderson, health science professions
Carlsbad: Katie Cooper, studio art
Cimarron, Kan.: Kirstyn Nestor, border and homeland security
Clyde: Kadyn Kevil, psychology
Corpus Christi: Jaina McKenzie, accounting
Eunice, N.M.: Faith Hobbs, teacher education
Fredericksburg: Julissa Sanchez, criminal justice
Gorman: Agustin Ramos VI, accounting
Katy: Abijah Tongson, nursing
Kingwood: Reagan DeSpain, animal science
Mountain View, Hawaii: Miriam Guevara, English
San Antonio: Daijah Anguiano, social work
Seguin: Brooke Wieland, health science professions
Sweetwater: Jonathan Gallegos, criminal justice
Twin Falls, S.D.: Deztiny Montero, physics
Von Ormy: Leigh Aldridge, animal science
Seoul, South Korea: John Lee, mathematics
Suncheon, Jeollanamdo, South Korea: Seungmi Kim, management
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Trung Nguyen, physics
The ASU chapter also won a 2022 Phi Kappa Phi Week Award. During the first week of February, chapters were encouraged to celebrate member achievements and host activities that increased chapter awareness on their campus. ASU’s chapter was one of only four chapters to win an award for its activities, which included a marketing campaign on Facebook and the campus monitors in the Houston Harte University Center.
PKP is considered one of the nation’s most prestigious academic 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. Tia Agan, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, is ASU’s PKP chapter president. The student vice presidents are Cassidy Martin of Fort Worth and Ricardo Benitez of Palestine.