BATON ROUGE, LA (05/09/2018)-- The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Julia Field of Bettendorf (52722) was initiated at Elon University.

Erin Mercer of Bettendorf (52722) was initiated at Missouri State University.

BATON ROUGE, LA (04/26/2017)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Katie James of East Moline (61244) was initiated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lee Zumdome of Bettendorf (52722) was initiated at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

BATON ROUGE, LA (04/12/2017)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Courtney Clevenger of Davenport (52803) was initiated at Iowa State University

Stephanie Hoover of Davenport (52806) was initiated at Western Illinois University

Cassondra Billingsley of LeClair (52753) was initiated at Western Illinois University

BATON ROUGE, LA (05/13/2016)-- Teri Specht of Rock Island, Ill., was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Specht was initiate...

BATON ROUGE, LA (04/20/2016)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

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BATON ROUGE, LA (07/08/2015)(readMedia)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Ashley Jipp of Bettendorf (52722) was initiated at Coe College

Lindsey Jipp of Bettendorf (52722) was initiated at Coe College

Ryan Lechtenberg of De Witt (52742) was initiated at Coe College

These residents are among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

More About Phi Kappa Phi

Since its founding, more than 1.25 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. The Society has awarded approximately $15 million since the inception of its awards program in 1932. Today, more than $1 million is awarded each biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. For more information, visit www.phikappaphi.org.

BATON ROUGE, LA (05/07/2015)(readMedia)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Katie Noble of Bettendorf was initiated at Carroll University

Benjamin Wyant of Coal Valley was initiated at Western Illinois University

These residents are among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

More About Phi Kappa Phi

Since its founding, more than 1.25 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. The Society has awarded approximately $15 million since the inception of its awards program in 1932. Today, more than $1 million is awarded each biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. For more information, visit www.phikappaphi.org.

BATON ROUGE, LA (04/23/2015)(readMedia)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Kaitlyn Dvorak of Bettendorf (52722) initiated at Iowa State University

Marvin Smith of Muscatine (52761) initiated at Iowa State University

Mia Kavensky of Rock Island (61201) initiated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Amy Meyer of Eldridge (52748) initiated at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Stacy Clark of Riverdale (52722) initiated at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Karen Newlon of Hampton (61256) initiated at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Thao Tran of Davenport (52806) initiated at Western Illinois University

Bridget Osborn of Blue Grass (52726) initiated at Western Illinois University

Alessandra Faggionato of Davenport (52801) initiated at Western Illinois University

Corey James of Davenport (52806) initiated at Western Illinois University

Casey Stone of DeWitt (52742) initiated at Western Illinois University

Caitlen O'Day of Eldridge (52748) initiated at Western Illinois University

Ashton Driscoll of Coal Valley (61240) initiated at Western Illinois University

Ju Huang of Moline (61265) initiated at Western Illinois University

Noelle Ebert of Moline (61265) initiated at Western Illinois University

Joseph McKinney of Rock Island (61201) initiated at Western Illinois University

These residents are among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

More About Phi Kappa Phi

Since its founding, more than 1.25 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. The Society has awarded approximately $15 million since the inception of its awards program in 1932. Today, more than $1 million is awarded each biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards, and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. For more information, visit www.phikappaphi.org.

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