INITIATION The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Chapter #228 April 11, 2021 3:00 P.M. Zoom Webinar
PHILOSOPHÍA KRATEÍTÕ PHOTÔN Let the love of learning rule humanity. PHILOSOPHÍA. The first word of the motto literally means “love of wisdom” or
“love of knowledge and wisdom,” a Greek word compounded from phílos meaning “loving” or “friendly” and sophía meaning “wisdom.” However, for historical reasons, the Society uses the phrase “love of learning” out of respect for the founders’ English version of the motto that seems to have preceded the Greek version. Because the founders probably intended to emphasize the value of what is gained through the process of learning and not merely the process itself, the original translator (Professor J.H. Huddilston of the University of Maine) apparently used phílosophía rather than philomátheia, the more common way of rendering “love of learning” in Greek (see Plato’s Republic 499e for a nearly synonymous use of both terms).
KRATEÍTÕ. The second word of the motto is a verb in the imperative mood,
meaning “Let…rule.” As a strong imperative, it is an exhortation to action, not merely a hope or wish, hence “let” is used rather than “may.” The basic meaning of the word is the exertion of power and control, derived from the noun krátos, meaning “strength” or “might.” Krátos is also a source of the terms “democracy” (rule of the people) and “aristocracy” (rule of the noble).
PHÕTÔN. The third word appears in classical Greek poetry and drama; for
example, in Euripides with the meaning of “mortals” in contrast to the gods of the “immortals.” The 1995 Convention in St. Louis changed the official wording from “mankind” to “humanity” on the grounds that the term “mankind” had come to have sexist connotations alien to the ideals of Phi Kappa Phi.
PROGRAM Welcome Remarks ..................................................................... Dr. Rich Leeman Chapter Officer Introduction ....................................................... Dr. Rich Leeman Keynote Speaker Introduction................................................ Provost Joan Lorden Keynote Speaker .................................................................. Dr. Daniel Sandweiss Initiation Sequence ............................................................ Dr. Stephanie Norander The Emblem and Motto................................................................. Dr. Lisa Walker Student Oriented Programming............................................... Mr. Dave Frantzreb Conditions of Membership ....................................................... Ms. Regena Brown Chancellor Initiation ....................................................... Chancellor Sharon Gaber Faculty/Staff Initiation ............................................................ Dr. Misty Hathcock Student Initiation ..................................................................... Dr. Misty Hathcock Conclusion of Rites ..................................................................... Dr. Rich Leeman Bonnie E. Cone Graduate Fellowship Award Introduction ........ Dr. Malin Pereira Bonnie E. Cone Graduate Fellowship Award Recipients ....................................... Megan Bird, Josephine Justin, and Dmitry Tereschenko Conclusion and Charge ............................................................... Dr. Rich Leeman
Initiates will receive their membership packet and pin in the mail. Congratulations to you all!
2020-21 PHI KAPPA PHI FACULTY & STAFF INITIATES Dr. Sharon Gaber Chancellor UNC Charlotte
Ms. Susana Cisneros Senior Lecturer Languages & Culture Studies
Dr. Kelly Anderson Associate Professor Special Education & Child Development
Ms. Celeste Corpening Business/Technology Applications Analyst Office of OneIT
Ms. Deborah Beete Lecturer Public Health Sciences
Dr. Elizabeth Delmelle Associate Professor Geography & Earth Sciences
Dr. Pilar Blitvich Professor English
Dr. Karen Ford-Eickhoff Clinical Professor Management
Dr. Andy Bobyarchick Associate Professor Geography & Earth Sciences
Professor Heather Freeman Professor Art & Art History
Professor Blaine Brownell Director School of Architecture
Dr. David Goldfield Professor History
Dr. Joanne Carman Associate Professor Political Science & Public Administration
Dr. Susan Harden Associate Professor Middle, Secondary, & K-12 Education
2020-21 PHI KAPPA PHI FACULTY & STAFF INITIATES Professor Andrew Harver Professor Public Health Sciences
Dr. Susan McCarter Associate Professor School of Social Work
Professor Reuben Howden Professor Kinesiology
Professor Kathleen Nicolaides Teaching Professor Criminal Justice & Criminology
Dr. Lee-Ann Kenny Clinical Assistant Professor School of Nursing
Dr. Valerie Reynolds Lecturer Geography & Earth Sciences
Dr. Robert Keynton Dean William States Lee College of Engineering
Dr. Christine Richardson Professor Biological Sciences
Dr. Taufiquar Khan Professor Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Monika Sawhney Associate Professor Public Health Sciences
Dr. Ya-yu Lo Professor Special Education & Child Development
Dr. Joseph Skillen Chair & Professor Music
Dr. Michael Matthews Professor Special Education & Child Development
Dr. John Szmer Associate Professor Political Science & Public Administration
2020-21 PHI KAPPA PHI FACULTY & STAFF INITIATES Dr. Aaron Toscano Associate Professor English Dr. Susan Trammell Professor Physics & Optical Science Dr. Meredith Troutman-Jordan Associate Professor School of Nursing Dr. Andrew Willis Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering
2020-21 PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES Rachel Abele Oluwatimilehin Adeosun Shelleen N. Akin Cecelia Marie Alfonso Stokes Terrence Ancrum Ashley N. Anderson Jimmeka L. Anderson Michaela Nicole Anderson Samuel Arnold Jennifer Safiye Askin Jean Climaque Augustin Sybil Austin-McDowell Tabitha Octavia Baker Amogh Umesh Bandekar Delaney R. Barry Tiffany Barwell Jacki-Lynn Baynks Ashley Beauchamp Megan Bird Laura J. Bourn Colleen R. Boyea Michael H. Braham Bailey Brown Cassie Bryson-Evans Octavia Burch Elizabeth Burke Ercument Camadan Haley Campbell Amy E. Carriker Kimberly Lynn Carscaddon Arghajit Chakraborty Mark Adam Chavez Plante Brenda Money Cheney Abigail Coffey Robert Cooney Jill Marie Cormier
Miranda Rae Cornille Donna M. Cox Jennifer Crosby Anthony Danciu Bailey Davis Shelby Davis Wesley O. Davis Karen Delarede Kimberly M. Deyton Esperanza Diaz Jennifer DiMola W. Kevin Donaldson Danielle Doucet Wadford Cameron Scott Doyle Alexander Eaton Everett Fidel Echevarria Margaret Ericson Samuel Silas Eutimio Macy Catherine Falls Samantha Josephine Farley Allison Brooke File Casey N Folks Sarah Forbes Kayla Leigh Fox Ava Frankel Ariel Greer Friedrich Abigail Fryman Daniela Garrett Christeon Michael Gaskin S. Emily Gates Stuart Bryan Gentry Robert Austin Gibson Rachel Tefta Gillcrist Dakota W. Goad Elaine M. Gorom Sepand G Gousheh
2020-21 PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES Jennifer Graham Katrina Green Lyudmila Grodsky Dana Habersang Kimberly Jean Hall Le'Aira Hames Alyson Brooke Hammill Amelia Hardy Alison S. Hargett Amber Rose Harper Amy Helms Alexis Higar Abagail Higgins Charlotte M. Hill Gage Hillmann Nicole Hilton Alexa Erika Hinrichs Beth A. Hoffman Garrett Adam Horne Hamideh Hosseiniirani Jorge Humberto Huerta Alcantara Sarah C. Icasiano Audrey Jacobs Evanz Heinryk Jagorin Christopher Jeffords Melissa Lynn Johnson Wyatt Cole Jones Serena K. Joyner Josephine Jenita Justin Lesli Kathman Mary Elizabeth Keller Nanda Kishore Khanderao
Nicole R. Kniep Mary Elaine Knight Nicole Kramer Kim L. Krausert Wendy Michelle Lewis Peyton Lindsay Yu Liu Bria Amour Looper Hailey Skye Lynch Margaret Malague MacKay Kirby Magid Mark K. Manning Jr. Kaylee Martin Facundo Martinez Kirk Mason Dale A. Massey Ashley M. Matson Cynthia Caudle Mayo Connor James McDade Margaret A McDonnell Wesley McLeod Natalia Mejia Sally J. Mesibov Andrew A. Meyer Cara Elizabeth Meyer Christian Micklisch Brian Miller Jillian Mitchell SOUMYADIP MITRA William H. Montgomery III Kimbrel B. Morris Mrittika Mukherjee
2020-21 PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES Rohan Mutalik Sharon Kaye Nash Molly Marie Nealeigh NEDUNURI SREEKAR Elizabeth O'Connell Olalekan Ogundairo Olanrewaju Oriowo Amanda Overcash Shelby Leigh Owens Alyssa R. Paige Treager Josiah Parke Claire Patrick Mary K Patterson Rita Perez-Padilla Kamana Pokhrel Ramya Prakash William Prince Phoebe Ireland Pruneda Shaghayegh Raeiezabadi Abhijith Ravi Emmanuel Kinston Rice Fallon J. Richie Meredith Rodden Betsabe Graciela Rojas Gonzalez Aditi Prashant Rojatkar Krista Romaine Chloe M. Rosario N. Sky Rusciano Sarah E. Rutgers Neud's Saint-Cyr Kathryn Schaal Riley Shaner Jennifer T. Sharpe Lauren Shifflett
Aniruddha Sudhindra Shirahatti Ishtiak Sikder Chelsea Simcox Regina Simmons Jennifer L. Sinclair Lauren E. Slane Benjamin Smith Joshua Adam Smith Kevin Patrick Smyth Madison Snyder Adeola Julian Sorinolu Michelle B. Starnes Jonathan Daniel Staton Megan Nichole Stevens Ashley Anne Moore Amber Stiller Amanda Stockett Ryan P. Stoddard Cynthia N. Stone Maija Iman Storey Amanda Styles Crystal Sundaramoorthy Vandana Sundaresan Hope E. Swicegood Karen Lee Tabor Dmitry Tereshenko Parvinder Tomar Allison Tran Henry Andrew Trufan III Aliyah Monét Turrentine Abby Evans Venable Ashleigh Victoria Venezia Dayna Verhey Sweta Verma
2020-21 PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES Kricia Vigil Aswathy Vijayan Kristin M. Villanueva Sarah Rose Vitarisi Juan Pablo Vivanco Dakota A. Walker Cassidy L. Wallace Robert A. Weil III Taylor Williams Tevin D. Williams Angela Williamson Tiffany Wilson Sriram Yechan Gunja Kristel K. Zaman Yan Zheng Michael Zimnoch
2020-21 CHAPTER OFFICERS President .......................................................................................................... Dr. Rich Leeman President Elect ........................................................................................ Dr. Stephanie Norander Past President ...................................................................................................... Dr. Leslie Zenk Secretary ............................................................................................................... Dr. Erin Banks Treasurer ....................................................................................................... Dr. Misty Hathcock Communications Officer ................................................................................... Mr. Abey Dessie Scholarship Coordinator ................................................................................... Dr. Malin Pereira Member-At-Large ......................................................................................... Ms. Regena Brown Member-At-Large ........................................................................................... Dr. Heather Smith Member-At-Large ............................................................................................ Dr. Kelly Powers Member-At-Large .............................................................................................. Dr. Lisa Walker Student Vice President ..................................................................................Mr. Dave Frantzreb
2021-22 NOMINATED CHAPTER OFFICERS President ............................................................................................................Dr. Rich Leeman President Elect ........................................................................................ Dr. Stephanie Norander Past President ...................................................................................................... Dr. Leslie Zenk Secretary ....................................................................................................................Dr. Nhi Cao Treasurer ....................................................................................................... Dr. Misty Hathcock Communications Officer ................................................................................... Mr. Abey Dessie Scholarship Coordinator ................................................................................... Dr. Malin Pereira Member-At-Large ......................................................................................... Ms. Regena Brown Member-At-Large ................................................................................................ Dr. Erin Banks Member-At-Large ........................................................................................... Dr. Heather Smith Member-At-Large ............................................................................................ Dr. Kelly Powers Member-At-Large .............................................................................................. Dr. Lisa Walker Member-At-Large .................................................................. Dr. Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich Student Vice President ................................................................................ Mr. Dave Franztrreb Student Vice President .............................................................................. Mr. Akintonde Abbas Student Vice President ................................................................... Mr. Sri Yeswanth Tadimalla
AWARDS DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
Each year, Phi Kappa Phi awards ten Fellowships of $10,000 each to active members who are doctoral candidates and are completing dissertations.
FELLOWSHIPS
Each year, Phi Kappa Phi awards 50 Fellowships of $8,500 each, six at $20,000 each, and two at $35,000 each to members entering the first year of graduate or professional study. Each Phi Kappa Phi chapter may select one candidate from among its local applicants to compete for the Society-wide awards.
GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS
Grants of up to $1,500 are available to members attending graduate school to provide funding for research in support of career development opportunities, such as conducting or presenting research.
STUDY ABROAD GRANTS
Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Seventy-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year.
LOVE OF LEARNING AWARDS
Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and/or career development for active members. Two hundred awards, at $500 each, are awarded annually.
LITERACY GRANTS
Literacy Grants of up to $2,500 each are available to Phi Kappa Phi chapters and individual members to fund ongoing literacy projects or to create new initiatives.
PHI KAPPA PHI SCHOLAR AND ARTIST
The Phi Kappa Phi Scholar and Artist Awards honor individuals who demonstrate the ideals of the Society through their activities, achievements, and scholarship.
RAY SYLVESTER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The Ray Sylvester Distinguished Service Award honors an individual who has provided sustained, non-compensated volunteer service to others beyond the realm of academia.
ABOUT THE HONOR SOCIETY OF PHI KAPPA PHI Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest 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.
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