12/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/09/2024 09:35
Angelo State University's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its fall 2024 class of 62 new student members during a special initiation ceremony in the Houston Harte University Center.
PKP is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for students in 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 fall 2024 PKP inductees by hometown and major are:
San Angelo: Ethan Aguilar, biology; Makayla Allen, counseling psychology; Raina Brown, nurse educator; Raymond Brown, physics; Kaylee Chadwick, nurse educator; Cynthia Chavez, applied psychology; Lee Floyd, counseling psychology; Jessica Garza, transformative leadership; Matthew Kirkham, transformative leadership; Nicole Lindsey, professional counseling; Justin Mitchell, management information systems; Omokunle Oguntade, computer science; Madeline Ridgway, counseling psychology; Brianna Rodriguez, family nurse practitioner; Kimberly Salisbury, agricultural science and leadership; Jeffery Sanders, global security studies; Taylor Sherman, counseling psychology; Julia Valles, administrative leadership; Stephanie Wheeler, curriculum and instruction; and Andres Ybarra, management
Abilene: Derek Copeland, business administration; and Mercy Obanda, family nurse practitioner
Allen: Marilyn Day, homeland security
Ballinger: Francesca Gray, marketing
Bangs: LeeAnn Stork, school counseling
Beaumont: Jennifer Byrd, professional school counseling
Bovina: Candice Geske, curriculum and instruction
Bronte: Zachary McWright, animal science
Brownsboro: Paula Stephenson, professional school counseling
Christoval: Ashlie Balderas, mental health and wellness counseling
Cleveland: Amir Molina-Pomales, professional school counseling
Coleman: Haylee West, counseling psychology
Eastland: Rainey Tucker, mental health and wellness counseling
El Paso: Ashley Liano, mental health and wellness counseling
Fritch: Samantha Camarillo, teacher education
Hutto: Crystal Bagot, professional school counseling; and Brittany Evans, transformative leadership
La Vernia: Rhiann Yates, commercial aviation
Manor: Kassandra Pineda, animal science
Mason: Kirsten Allen, professional school counseling
Midland: Alejandro De La Rosa Azumendi, mathematics
Midlothian: Cecily Crawford, transformative leadership
Miles: Kalie Fontenot, school counseling; and Robin Graves, transformative leadership
New Braunfels: Chelsea Byler, family nurse practitioner
Pearl, Miss.: Eric Rios, counseling psychology
Priddy: Sydney Partin, biology
Robert Lee: Dana Dyer, agriculture
Saint Hedwig: Virginia Torres, professional counseling
San Antonio: Lanell Haslip, professional counseling; Lauren Mendietta, professional counseling; Marlo Mullins, professional counseling; and Sydney Varbelow, intelligence and analysis
Spring: Seth Deutsch, business administration
Spring Branch: Brandon Aschoff, mathematics
Strawn: Shannon Stoker, professional counseling
Sweetwater: Ashlee Herron, social work
Uvalde: Teresa Crow, mental health and wellness counseling
Waxahachie: Tabitha Russell, professional school counseling
Weatherford: Carly Delaney, professional school counseling
Wellington: Erin Smith, professional counseling
Yorktown: Kelly Vinson-Hobbs, mental health and wellness counseling
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. Gina Shipley, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, is ASU's PKP chapter president.
Dr. Gina Shipley
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