UNO Chapter of National Honor Society Welcomes New Inductees

On Monday, April 3, a group of 84 students, faculty and staff members became the 51st class to be inducted into the UNO-based chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, a national academic honor society.

Students selected to Phi Kappa Phi must be nominated by another individual and meet several criteria, including being a junior or senior and being at least in the top 10 percent of their class while also completing 72 credit hours.

Faculty and staff are also eligible by being nominated, but must have achieved scholarly distinction or provided exemplary commitment to supporting higher education.

Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective of honor societies that welcome members across all disciplines. The official mission of Phi Kappa Phi is to "recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

UNO's chapter, the Corinthian Chapter, was formed in 1966.

As part of the 52-member inductee class of 2017, one faculty member and three UNO staff members were inducted:

- Paul H. Davis, Associate Professor Biology
- Bret Blackman, Chief Information Officer
- Erin Owen, Executive Director of University Communications
- Rachel Tomcak, Director of Advising, College of Arts and Science

Students honored at the induction ceremony as new Phi Kappa Phi members are:

Elise Adams
Sadiq Alabbas
Kyle Beck
Stephanie Beister
Camtrice Bexten
Michell Blodgett
Matthew Bogseth
Anna Brun
Connor Carbullido
Sarah Carp
Alexandra Chase
Nhi Dam
Alexiss d'Amato
Zachary Darwish
Jacob Ethen
Alex Freburg
Stephanie Freund
Virginia Gallner
Samuel Gallu
Jill Gathje
Savannah Greenfield
Matthew Greer
Jennifer Grisso
Samantha Gunia
Erica Guzman
Molly Haley
Joy Haman
Alex Hansen
Allegra Hardin
Aysha Hussain
Carly Johnson
Daniel Kemp
Jaime Kennedy
Khylie Kight
Hoon Kim
Trevor Koger
Lauren Koperski
Elizabeth Kottich
Alexander Larson
Alison Legett
Yan Yin Lo
Tierra M, A, Yah
Amber Makovicka
Roy Mason
Jennifer McDanal
Maggie McElravy
Edward McNamara
DeAnna McNear
Tyler Meradith
Summer Murray
Quinn Nelson
Iona Newman
Sarah Nickolaison
Amy Nielsen
Gerard O'Rourke II
Jordan Padrnos
Ismael Pascual
Kelsey Price
Halee Rahbusch
Vernes Rasidkadic
Tracie Reding
Erin Rhoten
Nicole Robinson
Sarah Schmidt
Lukas Schnepel
Justice Simanek
Jennifer Solheim
Summer Stanton
Samantha Swanson
Alexander Swenson
Erin Thorvaldson
Daisuke Toyama
Samuel Underwood
Cassie Wade
Sean Watson
Elizabeth Weitzenkamp
Coleman Westerby
Taylor Wilken
Harim Won
Erin Woolman

Monday's ceremony also featured remarks from chapter officers, including the president, Deborah Smith-Howell, who is also UNO's Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Graduate Dean; president-elect David Boocker, who is also UNO's Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; past-president Lynn Harland, who is also the Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration; chapter secretary Tej Adidam, who is also a professor of Marketing and Entreprenuership; treasurer Christy Tilford, who is also Associate Director of Business Systems Intelligence at UNO; and public relations officer Charley Reed, who is also Associate Director of Media Relations at UNO.

More information about the Corinthian chapter of Phi Kappa Phi and how to join can be found on the UNO website.