Contact: Sammy McDavid
More than 200 students are new members of the leading national higher education honor society at Mississippi State University.
Phi Kappa Phi membership is open to seniors at the top of their class in all majors. Graduate students, juniors and some sophomores whose scholastic achievements are at the very highest levels also are eligible.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. At present, there are more than 250 chapters worldwide with a total membership of some 50,000.
In addition to the students, the 2001 fall and 2002 spring semester inductions welcomed several MSU faculty as honorary members. They include Joseph A. Chromiak of health, physical education, recreation, and sport; Walter J. Diehl of biological sciences; William G. Hardin III of finance and economics; Rose Q. Hu of electrical and computer engineering; Arturo Morales of foreign languages; David G. Nowak of Mitchell Memorial Library; Charlotte B. Oakley of human sciences; Robert J. Raymond Jr. of foreign languages; and Mitchell A. Thornton of electrical and computer engineering.
MSU students inducted during the school year include (by hometown):
ACKERMAN--Lacee E. Black, a senior marketing major.
ANGUILLA--Robert C. Evans, a junior agricultural pest management major.
ARCOLA--Elizabeth L. Cope, a junior music education major.
AVON--Kristopher T. Appler, a junior biological sciences major.
BATESVILLE--Parker B. Smythe, a junior political science major.
BENOIT--Cilfton B. Medders, a senior civil engineering major.
BESSEMER, Ala.--David L. Whitcomb, a senior computer science major.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Hillary P. Kelly, a junior social work major, and Amanda E. Layfield, a junior international business major.
BOONEVILLE--Jana L. Ennis, a senior foreign languages major, and Rebecca A. Johnson, a senior marketing major.
BRANDON--Oladapo Bakare, a senior electrical engineering major; Jessica E. Featherson, a junior psychology major; Karen E. Floyd, a junior music education major; Britton Jones, a senior construction and land management major; Kate McIntosh, a junior communication major; Leslie A. Morrison, a junior communication/public relations major; Whitney L. Powell, a junior biology major; and Kimberly E. Richardson, a senior kinesiology major.
BROOKHAVEN--Thomas N. Williams, a senior mathematics major.
BRUCE--Ginger A. Brown, a junior biological sciences major.
CALEDONIA--William M. Fowler, a senior microbiology major.
CANTON--Kelly E. Kirk, a senior international business major, and Frances L. Varner, a senior elementary education major.
CANTONMENT, Fla.--Jonathan D. Blackburn, a junior chemical engineering major.
CARROLLTON--Candace R. Holeman, a junior elementary education major.
CEDARBLUFF-- Linda R. Whitefoot, a senior economics major.
CLARKSKDALE--Kristen N. Newman, a senior marketing major, and Jackson L. Walters, a senior mathematics major.
CLEVELAND--Christian H. Preus, a senior landscape architecture major.
CLINTON--Nathaniel J. Cummins, a senior accounting major; Jacob S. Jernigan, a senior accounting major; Tria M. Nix, a senior marketing major; Bennett W. Rogers, a senior political science major; and James H. Stewart, a senior biochemistry major.
COLDWATER--Dean E. Camper, a senior chemical engineering major.
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn.--Kari Raggett, a junior international business major.
COLLINSVILLE--Haley D. McPhail, a senior human sciences major.
COLUMBUS--Nicholas D. Cotton, a junior industrial engineering major; Judson R. Jones, a senior civil engineering major; Ame [cq] E. Robertson, a senior secondary education major; and John R. Sergent, a senior general business administration major.
CORINTH--Nicholas T. Rickman, a senior general business administration major, and Shannon M. Strachan, a junior international business major.
COURTLAND--Sally J. Hanks, a senior psychology major.
DAPHNE, Ala.--Phillip L. Luse, a senior architecture major.
D'IBERVILLE--David L. Williams Jr., a senior biological engineering major.
DECATUR, Ala.--Harold S. Thompson III, a junior mechanical engineering major.
DUCK HILL--Ashlee A. Kirk, a senior interior design major.
ELLISVILLE--Patricia D. Williams, a graduate student in vocational counseling.
ETTA--Meghan S. Jumper, a senior biological sciences major.
FLORENCE, Ala.--Brandon K. Miller, a senior secondary mathematics education major.
FOREST--Frances C. Walker, a senior accounting major.
FULTON--Kimberly A. Bishop, a senior psychology major.
GERMANTOWN, Tenn.--Megan D. Camp, a junior elementary education major; Susan E. Parker, a senior biological engineering major; and Suzanne K. Ross, a junior accounting major.
GOLDEN--Jessica R. Sparks, a junior biochemistry major.
GREENVILLE--Lauren R. Crosby, a junior accounting major, and Mary K. Sigma, a junior human development and family studies major.
GRETNA, LA.--Katherine A. Wilkinson, a senior educational psychology major.
GULF BREEZE, Fla.--Daniel A. Nagle, a junior computer engineering major.
GULFPORT--Kristin S. Bialas, a junior accounting major; Jessica N. Merrill, a senior international business major; and Michelle K. Root, a senior chemical engineering major.
HATTIESBURG--Rosann B. Daniels, a senior elementary education major.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.--Emily B. Lamberth, a junior psychology major.
HERNANDO--Valerie S. Davis, a senior anthropology major.
HOLLY SPRINGS--Sarah Crain, a junior biology major.
HOOVER, Ala.--David M. Osborne Jr., a junior industrial engineering major, and Kellen D. Smith, a junior international business major.
HOUSTON--Alison C. Nichols, a junior business information systems major, and Jennifer L. Stroup, a senior secondary English education major.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--Jennifer D. Hunt, a senior civil engineering major.
JACKSON--Christine L. Brewer, a senior marketing major; Allyson R. Kalberkamp, a senior industrial engineering major; Edward F. Kennedy, a senior accounting major; Frank E. "Smith" Lilley Jr., a junior political science major; Edward R. McNees, a junior general business administration major; Michael B. Skipper, a senior marketing major; and Mark Smith, a senior business information systems major.
KATY, Texas--Christopher M. Dew, a senior marketing major.
KOSCIUSKO--Jason C. Kyle, a senior microbiology major; David E. Neaves, a senior chemical engineering major; Stephen D. Rone, a senior accounting major; and Frances S. Turnage, a senior elementary education major.
LAKE--Alicia D. Jenkins, a senior elementary education major.
LaPORTE, Texas--William D. Vanderbrink, a senior geosciences major.
LEXINGTON, Tenn.--Lauren R. Cooper, a junior biology major.
LILLIAN, Ala.--William B. McCandless, a senior aerospace engineering major.
LONG BEACH--Rachel A. Palmer, a junior microbiology major.
LOUISVILLE--Angela N. Jayroe, a senior elementary education major, and Donald M. Wooruff III, a junior accounting major.
MADISON--Katie M. Cain, a senior psychology major; Graham C. Calvert, a junior biological engineering major; Kara A. Gold, a junior history major; Kiley K. Hall, a junior pre-nursing major; Jennifer L. Henderson, a senior microbiology major; Lauren M. Henderson, a junior microbiology major; and Christopher B. Walker, a senior banking and finance major.
MAGEE--Jennifer F. Maness, a senior chemical engineering major.
MARIETTA, Ga.--Amy S. Emerson, a senior banking and finance major.
MATHISTON--Rita K. Morris, a senior animal science major.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Brittney A. Frayser, a senior psychology major, and Virginia G. Parker, a junior English major.
MERIDIAN--Andrea L. Cadmus, a senior elementary education major; Tamarie C. Eason, a senior general business administration major; John T. Goodin, a senior manufacturing technology major; Bessie C. Harrell, a senior philosophy major; Allison C. Shannon, a junior business information systems major; and Patrick H. Singley, a senior general business administration major.
MILAN, Tenn.--Kathryn S. Clemmer, a senior Spanish education major.
MILLPORT, Ala.--Kendra N. Boyett, a senior human sciences major.
MOBILE, Ala.--Ashley D. Olson, a senior business information systems major.
MOSS POINT--Kristen M. Bradley, a senior electrical engineering major, and Tammie Smith, a senior marketing major.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala.--Heather R. Moore, a senior special education major.
NATCHEZ--Jennifer L. Middleton, a senior banking and finance major.
NEW ALBANY--Emily G. Manning, a senior human sciences major.
NEWHEBRON--James R. butler, a junior biochemistry major.
NORTHPORT, Ala.--Adam R. Telle, a junior communication/journalism major.
OCEAN SPRINGS--Matthew Sanders, a senior accounting major, and Jack S. Sandidge Jr., a senior business information systems major.
OKOLONA--Lakeisha R. Brown, a junior accounting major.
OLIVE BRANCH--Carl W. Curbo, a senior accounting major; William S. Sappington, a junior accounting major; and Kimberly L. Shackelford, a senior general business administration major.
OXFORD--Isaac G. Holman, a senior interior design major.
PELAHATCHIE--Marlana K. Westbrook, a junior human sciences major.
PELHAM, Ala.--Gavin L. Olsen, a junior animal science major.
PETAL--Derek Ricketson, a senior biochemistry major.
PHEBA--Angela T. Pate, a senior educational psychology major.
PHILADELPHIA--Emily D. Johnson, a senior elementary education major.
POTTS CAMP--Emily J. Stone, a senior computer science major.
PULASKI--Rhonda A. Bates, a senior sociology major.
RALEIGH--Shanna M. Stringer, a senior health, physical education, recreation, and sport major.
RIDGELAND--Michael N. Lott, a senior electrical engineering major.
RIENZI--Sarah L. Stanford, a junior accounting major.
RIPLEY--Mikki L. Roberts, a senior biological sciences major .
RIPLEY, Tenn.--Jason R. Weir, a senior fitness management major.
ROLLING FORK--Margaret S. Fisher, a junior international business major.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ala.--Mandy C. Baker, a senior electrical engineering major.
SALLIS--John-Mark Cain, a senior elementary education major.
SALTILLO--Elizabeth C. Free, a senior art major, and Richard J. Hurt, a senior agronomy major.
SENATOBIA--Aaron Z. Hood, a junior electrical engineering major.
SHEFFIELD, Ala.--Christian J. Reed, a junior architecture major.
SHUBUTA--Jeremy R. Graham, a senior microbiology major.
SLIDELL, La.--Vernon M. Moore, a senior civil engineering major.
STARKVILLE--Meredith E. Broyles, a junior agribusiness major; David C. Carden, a senior psychology major; Kimberly T. Christian, a senior human sciences major; Aimee L. Estill, a senior international business major; Matthew W. Fowlkes, a junior biochemistry major; Kyle S. Gibson, a senior international business major; Ashley W. Golmon, a senior music education major; James H. Havens, a senior wildlife and fisheries major; Jana F. Hedglin, a senior communication major; Stuart D. Herring, a junior physics major; Lauren E. Hodge, a senior psychology major; Paul G. Horton, a junior microbiology major; Thomas T. Joseph Jr., a senior biological engineering major; Boon-Chuan Las, a senior mechanical engineering major; Nicholas H. Lee, a senior international business major; Lacey E. McRae, a senior human sciences major; Nathan A. Moore, a senior political science major; Paul J. Moore, a senior geology major; Misty D. Nabors, a senior agribusiness major; Alexis D. Powe, a senior English major; Breland L. Rawlings, a senior nutrition major; Robin A. Redd, a senior architecture major; Porter M. Roberts, a senior interdisciplinary studies major; Cyndi C. Rutherford, a junior interior design major; Mallory Z. School, a senior history major; Samantha Schwenke, a junior nutrition major; Jamie L. Sheren, a senior elementary education major; Lindsey A. Smith, a senior wildlife and fisheries major; Carrie E. Starks, a senior international business major; Thai Tran, a senior art major; and Patrick G. Webb, a senior health, physical education, recreation, and sport major.
STONEWALL--Teresa A. Powell, a senior elementary education major.
TISHOMINGO--Tammi K. Riddle, a senior general business administration major.
TOOMSUBA--Kenneth R. Thomas, a senior chemical engineering major.
TUPELO--Deanna R. Davis, a senior general business administration major; Erica L. Findley, a senior computer science major; Kara L. Lincoln, a senior business information systems major; Gordon M. Pace, a senior history major; and Melanie A. Wates, a graduate student in school administration.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.--Kacie F. Obradovich, a senior interior design major.
TUSCUMBIA, Ala.--Courtney L. Horton, a senior elementary education major.
UNION--Stacy G. Skinner, a senior animal and dairy science major.
UNIVERSITY CITY, Texas--Richard P. Baliko, a senior secondary mathematics education major.
VARDAMAN--Deidra N. Hardin, a senior elementary education major, and Jessica P. Winter, a senior accounting major.
VERNON, Ala.--Lauren A. Black, a senior human sciences major.
VICKSBURG--Stephen L. Corley, a senior civil engineering major, and Mary R. Nelson, a senior management major.
WALNUT--Michael R. Hill, a junior biological engineering major.
WAYNESBORO--Chapman W. Jefferson, a senior animal science major.
WEBB--Laura B. Dong, a junior chemical engineering major.
WEST--Amanda L. Talbert-Ivester, a junior anthropology major.
WEST POINT--Joedee L. Henry, a senior communication major, and Carrie E. Smith, a senior sociology major.
WOODSTOCK, Ga.--Lindsey R. Foster, a junior communication studies major.
WOODVILLE--Nathan C. McCurley, a senior wildlife and fisheries major.