The UALR chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society held its 2014 Induction Ceremony on Saturday, May 3, in the Donaghey Student Center.

UALR Chancellor Dr. Joel E. Anderson congratulated the newest members of the organization, which is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi chapters are on more than 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Dr. David R. Montague, chapter president, also welcomed the new initiates, while Dr. Jan L. Austin, chapter past president, provided historical background.
 
In 1960, a group of 18 Little Rock University students and faculty met to organize an honor society and were told the university could qualify but there would be an almost 10-year period to complete the process to establish a Phi Kappa Phi chapter.

During this interim period, the Sword and Shield Society was formed, patterning itself after Phi Kappa Phi.

In 1972, the state’s first chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was installed at UALR. The first initiates of Chapter 134 were the charter members of the Sword and Shield Society. Today there are more than 3,300 members of the UALR chapter.

Newly elected officers are John Minton, student vice president, and Angela Parker, public relations officer. Dr. Sherry Rankins-Robertson was appointed as first department ambassador.

The undergraduate Phi Kappa Phi initiates include:
Sharon Aung
Sraddhanjoli Bhadra
Chelsea Booth
Richard Caldwell
Kara Castle
Alyssa Causey
Stephanie Chamness
Daniel Davis
Jessica Davis
Shelby Davis
Brian Falvey
Andrew Fundyler
Candice Jackson
Virginia Johnson
Michelle Joyner
Cathy Kelley
Marshal Kenneday
Molly Kyle
April Limke
Wendy Lyons
Melody Manley
John McAlister
Lauren Mincy
Mieshia Moore
Scott Morbeck
Bukola Odeniyi
Dolapo Odeniyi
Courtney Oliphant
Yvonne Osborn
Hunter Parham
Amanda Pasierb
Neva Randel
Toni Reavis
Michael Schackel
Martiyha Simmons
Carrie Smullen
LaQuinta Tindall
Theophile Twishime
Gina Vanegas
Patrick Weatherford
Jessie Weaver
Mary-Kate Williams
Samantha Wilson
Amy Wyatt
Clayton Wynn
Neoni Yustana

The graduate Phi Kappa Phi initiates include:
Alexander Ault
Christopher Brown
Carlton Coleman
Kathy Collins
Carlo Cruz
Amanda DiPippa
Michael Evans
Anne Frymark
Sarah Gibson
Ashekul Huq
Ashley Jones
Darlene Kelley
Katherine Knox
Heng Luo
Kathleen Marleneanu
Charis Mian
Zeid Nima
Crystal Pace
Tonda Powell
Melinda Spradling
LaShaundra Tyler
Rammohan Valokot
Therese Williams