BATON ROUGE, LA (06/18/2014)(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.

Peter Pentland of Davenport initiated at DePaul University

Ann Tessier of Davenport 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, $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.

BATON ROUGE, LA (04/22/2014)(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:

Sara Adamek of Bettendorf initiated into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter

Andrea Rascher of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Julie Seier of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Regina Wilkerson of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Leann Weiss of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Gina Meier of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Antoinette Leveille of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Emily Brooks of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Lashon Moore of Davenport initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Hal Nerhus of Grand Mound initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Kimberly Hochstein of Princeton initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Barbara Myers of Coal Valley initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Holly Lock of East Moline initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Yarong Chen of East Moline initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Evan Regenwether of Fulton initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Astrid Tello-Rodriguez of Milan initiated into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter

Judith Kaple of Moline initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Karyn Robertson of Moline initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Jeremiah Sherwin of Moline initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

David Chavira of Rock Falls initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

Grant Snyder of Rock Island initiated into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter

John Wagle of Rock Island initiated into Western Illinois University chapter

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, $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.

BATON ROUGE, LA (04/17/2013)(readMedia)-- The following local students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

The following 17 students were granted an achievement for being inducted into Phi Kappa Phi at The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi:

Michael Bales, Jr. of Clinton (52732)

Vicki Crosthwaite of Bettendorf (52722)

Mackenzie Gray of Blue Grass (52726)

Clint Heitz of Davenport (52806)

Myra Eystad of Davenport (52807)

Kathy Sidlinger of Le Claire (52753)

Wendy Orman of LeClaire (52753)

Kacy Kelly of Coal Valley (61240)

Leah Quintana of East Moline (61244)

Anne Hayes of East Moline (61244)

Kayla Ulfig of Milan (61264)

Christian Myers of Moline (61265)

Valerie Hays of Moline (61265)

Laura Vandermyde of Morrison (61270)

Andrey Mojica of Rock Island (61201)

Luke Circello of Rock Island (61201)

Onnica Marquez of Sterling (61081)

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts annually approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni. The Society has chapters on more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The Society's 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." For more information, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.