The UMKC Phi Kappa Phi Chapter of Merit (#103) held its fall initiation ceremony on Nov. 9 at 2 p. m. in the E.E. Thompson Courtroom in the UMKC School of Law.

The mission of Phi Kappa Phi: “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. Under the leadership of Dr. Charles J. Wurrey and Professor Barbara Glesner-Fines, UMKC’s Phi Kappa Phi Chapter #103 is a 2014 Chapter of Merit, putting our organization in the top 10% if 300 global chapters.

Congratulations to the Fall 2014 Initiates!

Student Initiates:

Chelsey N. Bamesberger, Timothy W. Bergey, Kellie Bohanon, Lauren A. Brown, Blake Caven, Darryl T. Clapp, Abigail E. Clark, Dorothy Daniel, Frederick B. Drummond, Howard N. Ehana, Jillian Crystal Freeman, Megan B. Galicia, Erik C. Gandara, Jerad Green, Becky Hand, Michelle Harper, Michael L. Harris, Tuytruc Ho, Margaret Hoang, Abigail Judah, Bretton W. Kreifel, Morgan L. McMichen, Jenna Kate Miller, Taryn J. Miller, Kylie Newhard, Kristin Newman, Nathan Rasmussen, Amanda Seley, Emily A. Sellers, Ruchira Sen, Sarah Smead, Sarah E. Smith, Eric C. Sundquist, Isadore S. Tarantino, Helen Tyler, Julie L. Whistman

Faculty/Alumni Initiates:

• Dr. Mary Gerkovich, Associate Professor, School of Medicine
• Dr. Allan J. Katz, Distinguished Professor, Bloch School of Management

Faculty & Staff Initiates:

• Dr. Valerie G. Tucker Blackwell, Emerita Teaching Professor, School of Education
• Ms. Laurie J. Krom, Director ATTC, School of Nursing and Health Studies
• Dr. Sarah M. Martin-Anderson, Assistant Professor, Bloch School of Management
• Dr. Daniel H. McIntosh, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Professor Peter F. Morello, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Dr. Zhonghua (“Josh”) Peng, Curators’ Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences