CEREMONY OF INVITATION TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LANIER CENTER AUDITORIUM THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
Since its founding, Phi Beta Kappa has celebrated excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and championed freedom of thought. As America s most prestigious academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa is uniquely equipped to advocate for the value and benefits of liberal arts and sciences education. The Phi Beta Kappa Society grants lifelong membership through a highly selective, merit-based invitation process that takes into consideration academic success and breadth of study. An invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa recognizes and honors exceptional academic achievement in the arts and sciences.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW PROCESSION & AFFIRMATION WELCOME Dr. Stephen H. Balch President, Lambda of Texas Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa REMARKS Dr. W. Brent Lindquist Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Texas Tech University Dr. Robert Stewart Senior Vice Provost, Texas Tech University KEYNOTE ADDRESS Dr. Frederick Lawrence Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Phi Beta Kappa Society ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Dr. Patricia Maloney Vice President, Lambda of Texas Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa CEREMONY OF INITIATION The Presentation Dr. Patricia Maloney The History Ms. Sheon Montgomery The Promise Dr. Patricia Maloney The Calling of Names Dr. David Roach The Declaration Dr. Patricia Maloney CONCLUDING REMARKS & RECESSION Dr. Stephen H. Balch Please join us for a reception following the ceremony.
2017 MEMBERS IN COURSE LAMBDA of TEXAS CHAPTER of PHI BETA KAPPA Bianca Barreto ; SPANISH Peter Carlson MATHEMATICS Shavanna Caruso Harry Cutler GLOBAL STUDIES; POLITICAL SCIENCE Chelsea Davis MATHEMATICS Colton Davis CHEMISTRY Alaa Diab Randy Dominick MATHEMATICS; SPANISH Colleen Driscoll BIOCHEMISTRY Callie Eagan Samantha Edwards Jarret Faust Holden Fried BIOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICS Lauren Garcia Asher George MICRO Cathryn Gibbs ECONOMICS Tammie Gradel SPANISH Celine Guerrero MICRO Alexandra Haney SOCIOLOGY James Haney SPANISH Elizabeth Hansen ENGLISH Rhett Harris SPORTS MANAGEMENT Claudia Henandez Josya Hodekar HONORS ARTS & LETTERS Brittney Hoenshell ; SPANISH Shelby Hunt Joshia John MICRO Bella Kalayilparampil Cimron Kashyap HONORS ARTS & LETTERS Hunter Lee ANTHROPOLOGY Kolton Lewis Nicole Lundberg HONORS ARTS & LETTERS; PUBLIC RELATIONS
2017 MEMBERS IN COURSE LAMBDA of TEXAS CHAPTER of PHI BETA KAPPA Farah Mechref BIOCHEMISTRY Leslie Molina SPANISH Cristina Natha MICRO Alexandria Nichols CHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICS Jared Opperman ECONOMICS Miles Pedretti-Allen CLASSICS; PHILOSOPHY Kaleena Pickett SPANISH Vamsi Potluri CELLULAR & MOLECULAR ; GENERAL STUDIES; SOCIOLOGY Abigail Raef CLASSICS Amelia Ruehlen ENGLISH Kaylee Scheffel ANTHROPOLOGY; HISTORY Blake Schwettmann MICRO Emma Seidensticker ENGLISH; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION Morgan Shone ENGLISH Jaime Silerio BIOCHEMISTRY Simran Singh BIOCHEMISTRY Greg Skillman PHYSICS Gregory Smith Nicholas Smith CELLULAR & MOLECULAR Rachel Smith Kelsey Sprinkles Cassidy Staber Sam Stroupe ZOOLOGY Zachary Sumner MICRO Devon Tomasson Joshua Truong Justine Wyrzykowska Richard Zheng
T he 2017 MEMBERS IN COURSE of the LAMBDA of TEXAS CHAPTER of PHI BETA KAPPA wish to honor the following Texas Tech University faculty members, instructors, and mentors, whose teaching and example they have found exceptionally inspiring: Karina Alvina Dora Aranda Gary Bell Jarrod Blinch Robert Bradley James Brink Jim Clopton George Cole Charlotte Dunham Gary Elbow Michael Findlater Carol Flueckiger Upe Flueckiger Greg Gellene Joaquin Gonzales Lewis Held Abigail King Leanne Lagasse Angela Lumpkin Patricia Maloney Michael Martinez Michael Mayer Dermot McCarthy David Nes Dimitri Pappas Michael San Francisco Roman Taraban Brandon Wagner Aliza Wong Zhixin Xie Jorge Zamora Hong Zhang Maryjane Hurst
Members of the LAMBDA of TEXAS CHAPTER of PHI BETA KAPPA extend thanks to current and previous regents, chancellors, presidents, provosts, deans, chairs, and faculty and staff colleagues for their support in establishing and maintaining the chapter, which was installed at Texas Tech in 2007. The Lambda of Texas Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa extends thanks to the Texas Tech University School of Law for allowing the ceremony to be held in the Lanier Center. Lifetime Phi Beta Kappa membership dues and membership certificates are being provided for 2017 inductees by Texas Tech University. Engraved Phi Beta Kappa keys are being provided for 2017 inductees through the generosity of the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
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