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May 06, 2005 Executive Director, 
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Colorado State University – Pueblo inducts 48 students into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
             

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Forty-eight Colorado State University-Pueblo students were inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in a ceremony on April 24.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. 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." The motto of Phi Kappa Phi is Philosophía Krateítõ Phõtôn, translated "Let the love of learning rule humanity."

The organization is comprised of nearly 300 chapters located in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, which together induct more than 30,000 members each year. Since the organization's inception in 1897, more than 1 million scholars have joined the prestigious organization.

The CSU-Pueblo Phi Kappa Phi Charter was approved by the national organization in 1994 The guest speaker for the evening was Dr. Charles Zeiss, Professor of Business, Hasan School of Business. Officers of the CSU-Pueblo Phi Kappa Phi Chapter include: Jack Seilheimer, President, Margaret Senatore, Secretary; and Paul Kulkosky, treasurer.

The standards for election to Phi Kappa Phi are higher than those of most other honor societies. Phi Kappa Phi elects to membership undergraduates and graduate students, faculty and alumni. Undergraduate students are selected from the upper 10 percent of the senior class and the graduate level, and the upper 7.5 percent of the junior class. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 24 credit hours at CSU-Pueblo. In addition, juniors must be "last term" juniors, having completed a total of at least 72 credit hours of course work. Election to membership is by invitation only. Each chapter screens juniors, seniors, and graduate students for membership based upon their grade point averages and good character. Those who meet the national requirements are issued an invitation.

The 2005 inductees to Phi Kappa Phi are:
AURORA
Michelle Justine Bergin, junior

CANON CITY
Mishell T. Carpenter, senior

CASTLE ROCK
Carissa N. Hiam, junior

COLORADO SPRINGS
Brandon E. Beauchamp, senior
Fiona Natalie Gbehan, senior
John D. Gurule, junior
Wayne Yee Hoey, junior
Lydia M. Hunter, senior

FOUNTAIN
Tracie Lynn Thompson, junior

LIMON
Elizabeth Ferree, senior

OGDEN, UT
Simon Gabriel Bravo, senior

PENROSE
Theresa D. O’Neill, senior

PUEBLO
Phiangjai Barnhill, junior
Shaun Anthony Boulier, junior
James Bright, junior
Patricia Gin Carrasco, senior
Deanne Marie Castelucci, senior
Amber Rose Chance, junior
Kaleen Cullen, graduate student
Kyle J. Dorrell, junior
Stephanie A. Engler, senior
Lori N. Fiorini, senior
Justin Mathew Fox, senior
Tammy L. Giltner, senior
Patricia J. Gradisar, senior
David Samuel Grossmann II, junior
Alison Helgoth, junior
Bridget Chandra Humphries, junior
Carolyn Ann Jagunich, junior
David A. Jacober, junior
Nick D. Kochenberger, senior
Ellen MacIndoe, , junior
Sean Andrew McCandless, senior
Inge B. Malone, senior
Thomas Matthew Mattarocci, junior
Adrienne R. Medina, junior
Cheryl A. Murphy, senior
Pattie Nelie Salazar, senior
Ben Michael Schoch, junior
Stacie N. Shirley, junior
Melissa R. Taylor, senior

PUEBLO WEST
Michelle Borror, senior
Gillian M. Collie, graduate student
Nicole Katrina Hubbard, junior
Wanda Elizabeth Huber, junior
Shane Preston, senior
Allyson Senek, junior

WALSENBURG
Aza Wintersieck, junior

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.