Phi Eta Sigma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2005

Contact:

Michael Rodgers
(417) 625-9624

 

JOPLIN , MO (SNS) – Ninety students and one faculty member will be inducted into the MSSU chapter of Phi Eta Sigma freshman honor society during ceremonies slated for 7 p.m., Thursday, April 6 in the Connor Ballroom on the 3 rd Floor of Billingsly Student Center on the campus of Missouri Southern State University.

 

The faculty adviser for the organization is Michael Rodgers, assistant professor of English & Philosophy at MSSU.

 

Phi Eta Sigma is a national scholastic honor society for college freshmen. To be eligible a student must be enrolled full time and have a grade point average of 3.5 or better during the first semester of the student's freshman year. Phi Eta Sigma is inspired by the past and dedicated to the future whose goal is to encourage and reward academic excellence among freshmen in institutions of higher learning.

 

One of the oldest and largest freshman honor society, Phi Eta Sigma was founded at the University of Illinois in 1923, and now has more than 300 chapters and more than 600,000 members.

 

Phi Eta Sigma was voted membership into the Association of College Honor Societies in 1937. Only three societies have had longer continuous membership. Induction is an outward recognition of personal accomplishment. Members may apply for scholarships from the national society and the local chapter.

 

Membership in Phi Eta Sigma identifies its members to employers, professional and graduate schools as persons of superior academic ability and performance.

 

Phi Eta Sigma Inductees, April 6, 2006, Missouri Southern State University:

ARKANSAS

Gravette

CJ August

 

Rogers

Nicole Caire

Kristina Womble

 

Springdale

Mars hall Rucker

 

CALIFORNIA

San Jose

Camille Brown

 

ILLINOIS

Troy

Shane McBride

 

Belleville

Grant Vosse

 

KANSAS

Baxter Springs

Morgan Satterfield

 

Galena

Dawn Williamson

 

Girard

Kayle Kirby

 

Manhatttan

Kelsey Thomas

 

Thayer

Tara Rae Cox

 

MISSOURI

Aurora

Malinda Stickel

 

Ava

Tim Shelhamer

 

Butler

Melanie Cumpton

 

Carl Junction

Kim Forest

Nichole Rhinehart

 

Carthage

Austin Ahles

Andy Armstrong

Robin Brown

Heath Greathouse

Christine Hatcher

Todd Manley

Austin Rosenthal

Michelle Salazar

 

 Centralia

Zach Schlup

 

Diamond

Kristen Hicks

Lendi Stirewalt

 

Eagle Rock

Crystal Boles

 

Goodman

Echo Hartman

 

Jericho Springs

Cathy Brasher

 

Joplin

Saher Ahmed

Tiffany Alesxander

Nicole Ansell

James Aubrey

Rachel Bemo

Michael Bertelsen

James Danley

Lisa Dickson

Emily Ford

Matthew Gentry

Patrick R. Link

Katherine Miller

Brandi Mullenax

Milton Omondi

Brenda Poe

Meghan Prater

Jamie Reed

Holly Jo Robertson

Rachel Shelton

Sarah Simpson

Jerry Speaks

Eva Topham

Marion Whisenhunt

 

Kirksville

Jared Brawner

 

Lamar

Travis Waters

Crystal Zaerr

 

Lee’s Summit

Jessica Collier

Kari Fritchie

Laura Lehman

Christina Reed

 

Liberal

Kortni Brous

Hannah Montee

 

Mindenmines

Stephanie K. Moss

 

Neosho

Anna Buckley

John Carr

Matt Day

Aubrey Parrigon

Crystal Powers

Autumn Shurley

Lisa Sparlin

 

Nixa

Deidra S. Van Hoozer

 

Noel

George Woodworth

 

Oronogo

Stephanie Willis

 

Racine

Chelsey Hall

 

Rocky Comfort

Marissa Bertalotto

 

Sarcoxie

Melissa Eck

Eric C. Ostendorf

 

Springfield

Holly Huddleston

 

Stark City

Josh Carter

 

Stockton

Ashley Bullard

 

Verona

Nathan Cox

 

Webb City

Amanda Curtis

Miranda Hawn

Issac Murphy

Sarah Selbe

 

West Plains

Meagan Haring

 

OKLAHOMA

OKeeene

David Benham

 

Catooosa

Jentri White

 

TEXAS

Grapevine

Megan Walker

 

2006 Honorary Member

Michael Rodgers

Assistant Professor of English

& Philosophy