Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 286 launches new Dr. Frances G. Rhodes Memorial Fellowship
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Texas A&M International University’s Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society is honoring one of its late champions and members with a Memorial Fellowship.
The Dr. Frances G. Rhodes Memorial Fellowship will recognize the beloved TAMIU associate professor, College of Arts and Sciences, department of Humanities, who passed away this January. Her service to the university and teaching spanned 38 years and impacted thousands of students. She had retired as a TAMIU senior lecturer in May 2020.
TAMIU Phi Kappa Phi president Dr. Lola Norris, an associate professor of Spanish and translation, said the initiative was drawn from one of Dr. Rhodes’ colleagues, Dr. Tonya Huber, a College of Education professor.
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Kelly Roberts of Grass Valley was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Roberts was initiated at California State University, Sacramento.
Roberts is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10% of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
May 3, 2021 // Posted In Academics, Honors
Every spring, the Baylor Family bids happy retirement to professors and staff who have dedicated their professional lives to the university and its students. It’s always a bittersweet mix sadness in seeing them go, happiness for a well-deserved next step but we wish them all well in the next phase of their lives.
Here, we honor some of the longest-serving and most recognizable professors who are moving on this year men and women whose faces will be missed, but whose impact will not be forgotten:
Dr. James Curry was recently recognized by both the Texas House and Senate for his 47 years of service to Baylor, including 14 as chair of Baylor’s political science department. The longtime director of the Bob Bullock Scholars Program and the Baylor Washington Internship Program, Curry has helped countless students find internships with members of the Texas Legislature and in our nation’s capital. He has been recognized at Baylor with
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Heather Reed, director of student retention initiatives at UA Little Rock, is one of four Phi Kappa Phi volunteers across the nation who was highlighted in celebration of National Volunteer Week.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week was created as a way to celebrate service and the volunteers that transform our world. Phi Kappa Phi acknowledged the efforts of its board members, committee members, and chapter officers that serve on more than 300 campuses across the U.S. and the Philippines.