Southeastern students, faculty, alumni inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
Contact: Christina Chapple
5/13/09
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(1) PKP SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT – Estera Pirosca, left, a communication major from Romania, is the recipient of the Southeastern Louisiana University Phi Kappa Phi Endowed Scholarship. Pirosca was announced as the third recipient of the scholarship at the chapter’s annual banquet on April 30. Shown with her is Phi Kappa Phi Treasurer and scholarship committee member Katie Pedersen.
(2) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (TANGIPAHOA) -- Southeastern Louisiana University students from Tangipahoa Parish inducted into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi and honored at the society’s April 30 banquet were, from left, front, Laken Ellis, Evelyn Haney, Kimberly Guidroz, Veronica Wills, Natalie Malquist, Amy Marie Pellittieri; back, Chris Eleser, Whitney Kennedy, Mayson Foster, Pat Williams, and Gerard Blanchard.
(3) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (ST. TAMMANY) -- Southeastern Louisiana University students from St. Tammany Parish inducted into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi on April 30 were, from left, front, Kristen Maddox, Mallory Young, Mary McKnight, Hannah Alexander, Jasmin Herke, Heather Labit, Chantel Wetzel, Christina Lenel; back, Aaron Duplantier, Whitney Kennedy, Geoffrey Green, Matthew Morales, Patricia Welch, Amanda Bazile, Bradley McDougal, and Charles Anderson.
(4) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (LIVINGSTON) – Jennifer Braud of Walker and Virginia Cockerham of Denham Springs were among the Southeastern Louisiana University students from Livingston Parish inducted April 30 into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi.
(5) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (WASHINGTON) – Levi Morgan and Cara Williams of Franklinton were among the Southeastern Louisiana University students from Washington Parish inducted April 30 into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi.
(6) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (RIVER PARISHES) – Michelle Bernard of Destrehan was among the Southeastern Louisiana University students from the River Parishes inducted April 30 into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi.
(7) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (EAST BATON ROUGE) – Southeastern Louisiana University students from East Baton Rouge Parish inducted into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi on April 30 were, from left, front, Courtney Russo, Jennifer Donaldson, Kristin Jarvis, Megan O’Neal, and Tara Hart; back, William Woodard, Alberto Silva, Christina Meek, Laura Smith, Jennifer Worley, and Shade Neubig.
(8) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (NEW ORLEANS AREA) – Samantha Perez of Violet and Sharon Rogers of Kenner were among the Southeastern Louisiana University students from the New Orleans area inducted April 30 into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi.
(9) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (ORANGE, TEXAS) – Brittney Spooner of Orange, Texas, was among the students from Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Education and Human Development inducted April 30 into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi. To be considered for membership in Phi Kappa Phi, a student must be in the top 10 percent of the senior or graduate class or a second-semester junior in the top 7.5 percent of his/her class.
(10) SOUTHEASTERN PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES (HOUSTON, TEXAS) – Southeastern Louisiana University graduate Marcia King Galatas was one of approximately 80 individuals, including 11 faculty, staff and alumni, inducted April 30 into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society Phi Kappa Phi. To be considered for membership in Phi Kappa Phi, a student must be in the top 10 percent of the senior or graduate class or a second-semester junior in the top 7.5 percent of his/her class, while faculty and alumni are chosen for outstanding contributions to their fields.
To be considered for membership in Phi Kappa Phi, a student must be in the top 10 percent of the senior or graduate class or a second-semester junior in the top 7.5 percent of his/her class. Sound character is a supporting criterion. Faculty and alumni are chosen for outstanding contributions to their fields.
At the chapter’s annual induction banquet April 30, Southeastern Phi Kappa Phi honored senior vocal performance major Jane Frances Rownd of Hammond , who is one of 40 national recipients of a $2,000 Award of Excellence for post-graduate study by the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
The honors organization also presented the Phi Kappa Phi Endowed Scholarship, established in 2006 in honor of the chapter’s 50th anniversary, to Estera Pirosca, a communication major from Romania.
The honors organization also recognized as Outstanding Juniors vocal performance major Cara Williams of Franklinton, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; business administration major Alexandra Elizabeth Mayer of Destrehan, College of Business; junior education major Amy Marie Pellittieri of Ponchatoula, College of Education and Human Development; general studies major Brenda Dunn Miller of Amite, Division of General Studies; nursing major Hannah R. Yantis of Zachary, College of Nursing and Health Sciences; and computer science major Scott Allen Grimes of Bogalusa, College of Science and Technology.
The Outstanding Freshman Award was presented to biological sciences major Michelle M. Hawkins of Mandeville, while psychology major Hannah Locke of Slidell received the Outstanding Honor Student award.
The initiates included Southeastern faculty and staff Stephen Soutullo, assistant vice present for enrollment management; Gerard Blanchard, head of the Department of Chemistry and Physics; Chris Bentley, general studies and athletics; and Susan Sawyer, teaching and learning.
Alumni inductees include Hammond Mayor Mayson Foster (’68); Social Security Administration claims representative Steven Smith (’06); Alumni Association President Pat Williams (’76, ’86), administrative coordinator of staff development for the Tangipahoa Parish School Board; Alumni Association Secretary Rita Bertolino (’78, ’96), Reading Recovery Teacher Leader in St. Charles Parish; Houston resident and teacher Marcia Galatas (’79); Stephen Parrill (’98, ’96), supervisor of middle school instruction for Livingston Parish; and former coach, teacher, and insurance agent Ronald “Spike” Spangler (’69).
Phi Kappa Phi initiates for 2008-2009 are:
Amite – Megan Lanier
Baton Rouge – Jamie Corkern, Shade Neubig, Kristin Jarvis, Courtney Russo, Laura Smith, William Woodard, Amanda Martin, Brittany Chatman, Jennifer Donaldson, Tara Hart, Christina Meek, Jennifer Worley, Albert Silva
Covington – Christina Lenel, Bradley McDougal, Aaron Duplantier, Shelly Marasi, Rebecca Walker, Patricia Welch, Amanda Bazile, Kristen Maddox
Destrehan -- Michelle Bernard
Denham Springs – Virginia Cockerham, Zachary Bond, Cindy Grimmer, Tyler Paopao, Eri Seneca
Folsom – Charles Anderson
Franklinton – Cara Williams, Katherine Beach, Sandra McCain, Clinton Morgan Gonzales – Ryan Lamy
Greenwell Springs – Megan O’Neal
Hammond – Kimberly Guidroz, Natalie Malquist, Laken Ellis, John Tiley, Veronica Wills, Brittany Chichester, Mary Clement, Evelyn Haney
Kenner – Sharon Rogers
Kentwood – Chelsie Butler
Livingston – Brady Labello
Loranger – Katy Morse
Mandeville – Geoffrey Green, Denise Miller, Chantel Wetzel, Jasmin Herke
Marrero – Phillip White
Ponchatoula – Nicole Dyer
Prairieville – Wendy Boudreaux
Slidell – Mallory Young, Angela Lamarque, Mary McKnight, Matthew Morales, Hannah Alexander, Heather Labit, Hazem Shoman, Whitney Kennedy
Violet – Samantha Perez
Walker -- Jennifer Braud
Mount Vernon, Ohio – Megan Bardwell
Orange, Texas – Brittney Spooner
Istanbul, Turkey – Serhat Yidiz
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