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KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society announces new members

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LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society has initiated 147 student members.

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Richard Lariviere was the keynote speaker at the Dec. 2 ceremony at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.

Two faculty members also were inducted into the KU chapter: Arienne Dwyer, associate professor of anthropology, and John Gaunt, dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and largest all-discipline academic honor society. KU established its chapter in 1975. Today, there are about 300 members. At KU, only the top 10 percent of seniors, top 7.5 percent of second-semester juniors with more than 72 credit hours and top 10 percent of graduate students are asked to join.

Phi Kappa Phi’s primary objectives are to promote the pursuit of excellence in all fields of higher education and to recognize outstanding achievement by students, faculty and others by election to membership and through various awards for distinguished achievement.

Chapter officers are Marlesa Roney, vice provost for Student Success, president; Angela Lumpkin, professor of health, sport and exercise science, vice president; Adolfo Matamoros, associate professor of of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, secretary; James Miller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, treasurer; David Darwin, the Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, engineering scholarships and awards coordinator; Jill Hummels, public relations director for the School of Engineering, public relations officer; and Reta Solwa, senior administrative associate in the civil, environmental and architectural engineering department, administrator.

The new student members are listed below by home county, state or country.

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