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WIU's Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
May 11, 2017

MACOMB, IL -- Western Illinois University's chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society held its 45th annual induction ceremony April 19, adding nearly 100 WIU students to its membership.
The ceremony also recognized scholarship and undergraduate research award winners. Admission to Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only, and invitations are extended to the top 7.5 percent of juniors, the top 10 percent of seniors and the top 10 percent of graduate students.
Faculty initiates included Centennial Honors College Associate Director F. Erik Brooks; Biological Sciences Associate Professor Sue Hum-Musser; Biological Sciences Chair Richard Musser and Chief of Staff/Assistant to the President Paul Schlag.
For the first time, the WIU chapter initiated community members who are supportive of WIU. This year's initiates include Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration Professor Emeritus A. Gilbert Belles; WIU Board of Trustees Chair Cathy Early and Macomb Mayor Mike Inman.
The 96 student inductees, listed by hometown, include:
ILLINOIS
Albany: Susan Griffis, an accountancy graduate student
Altona: Brent Nelson, a senior agriculture major
Arenzville: Kiley Vinyard, a senior psychology major
Aurora: Madeline Zehnal, a senior special education major
Beardstown: Megan Icenogle, a senior law enforcement and justice administration major
Blandinsville: Christopher Barenz, an accounting and finance graduate student
Cambridge: Starla Fransene, a senior general studies major
Camp Point: Amanda Ihrig, a junior communication sciences and disorders
Canton: Jessica Negley, a junior communication sciences and disorders major; Taylor Wallace, a senior social work major
Chatham: Mark Mitkos, an instruction design and technology graduate student
Chicago: Gayle Thompson, an instructional technology certificate student
Cleveland: Jessica Tucker, a senior elementary education major
Cuba: Kaylee Doubet, a junior chemistry major
East Moline: Rebecca Graham, a senior English major
Elgin: Ashley Debartolo, a senior law enforcement and justice administration major
Farmersville: Heather King, an instructional design and technology graduate student
Galesburg: Kendra Bolen, an educational leadership graduate student; Andrew Sprague, a senior general studies major
Gilson: Stephanie Nixon, a curriculum and instruction graduate student
Hamilton: Jared Wiemann, a senior chemistry major
Hanover Park: Amanda Manton, a senior law enforcement and justice administration major
Huntsville: Tamara Fretueg, an instructional design and technology graduate student
Joliet: Dominique Archambeau, a junior music major
Lake Zurich: Rachelle Gradt, an unclassified graduate student
Leclair: Cassondra Billingsley, a senior marketing major
Littleton: Audrey Meixner, a junior recreation, park and tourism administration major
Macomb: Danielle Barnes, a senior social work major; Maria Bessmertnaya, a junior accountancy major; Jacob Bjornsen, a junior finance major; Trisha Cramer, a junior elementary education major; Amy Crosby, a college student personnel graduate student; Cheyenne Denoyer, a junior law enforcement and justice administration major; Jeff Eck, a computer science graduate student; Sarah Elsner, a junior public health major; Courtney Gear, a communication graduate student; Joanna Graham, a senior social work major; Rome Hamm, a junior finance major; Haley Helgesen, a senior English major; Kar Ee Ho, an engineering technology graduate student; Owen Huff, a junior physics and mathematics major; Amy Illovsky, a senior dietetics major; Solomon Iyasele, a engineering technology graduate student; Kathleen Macgregor, an educational leadership graduate student; Jose Maldonado, a senior communication major; Lucas Overton, a music graduate student; Mary Rager, a senior accountancy major; Megan Roberts, a senior broadcasting major; Mendell Smith, a senior public health major; Erin Sullivan, a junior recreation, park and tourism administration major; Paige Wolfe, a kinesiology graduate student
Mokena: Brianna Taylor, a senior psychology major
Moline: Alison Brown, a biology graduate student; Erica Salmonson, an English graduate student; Erik Stephenson, a senior information systems management major; Damien Swords, a senior liberal arts and sciences major; Patricia Vandegejuchte, a senior general studies major
Naperville: Peter Alesia, a senior general studies major; Kelly Crowley, a junior athletic training major
Northbrook: Neil Luthra, an instructional design graduate student
Odell: Maureen Doran, a senior music major
Ottawa: Cheri Newell, a junior psychology major
Peoria: Elise McNeese, an educational leadership graduate student; Callee Smick, a curriculum and instruction graduate student
Peru: Paige Bulak, a senior social work major
Petersburg: Rachael Sampson, a junior agriculture major
Port Byron: Emily Cullison, a curriculum and instruction graduate student
Rochester: Emanuela Bruce, a senior Spanish education major
Rock Island: Mariah Benson, a health scinces graduate student; Azariah King, a senior general studies major; Anna Teggatz, a junior English major; Laura Winton, an arts and sciences graduate student
Sheldon: Janie Miller, a senior biology major
South Elgin: John Avelar, a senior law enforcement and justice administration major
Springfield: Sara Devine, a junior music education major
Tinley Park: Alyssa Martin, a senior psychology major
Utica: Maggie Stoneking, a senior social work major
Williamsfield: Byron Baird, a senior law enforcement and justice administration major
Wyoming: Meghan King, a junior nursing major
CALIFORNIA
Aliso Viejo: Andrew Helms, an instructional design and technology graduate student
CONNECTICUT
Enfield: Sheldon Gaskell, an English graduate student
INDIANA
Remington: Hayden Wilder, a senior agriculture major
IOWA
Burlington: Brooke Hild, a senior network technologies major
Coralville: Sarah Moore, a counseling graduate student
Davenport: Jessica Dougherty, a senior law enforcement and justice administration major; Stephanie Hoover, an English graduate student; Kelly Robbins, a curriculum and instruction graduate student
Muscatine: Kerri Tharp, an educational leadership graduate student
MISSOURI
Hardin: Crystal Brooke, a junior music major
Luray: Lydia Boley, a junior agriculture major
St. Charles: Amy Borgstede, a junior recreation, park and tourism administration major
St. Peters: Katie Courtwright, a curriculum and instruction graduate student
OREGON
Portland: Supada Amornchat, an instructional design and technology graduate student
TEXAS
Richardson: Charan Chand Irugu, a computer science graduate student
UTAH
Moab: Terry Torres Cruz, a biological sciences graduate student
WISCONSIN
Manitowoc: Taylor Winkel, a junior family and consumer sciences major
For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, visit phikappaphi.org/.
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