Eight inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

Eight JMC students were inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the most prestigious academic honor society at Murray State, on April 21.

Undergraduate students invited to join Chapter 302 at Murray State were the following: Parker Franklin, Adam Loehr, and Alyssa Wells. Graduate students receiving invitations were: Badr Almazroo, Allie Douglass, Matthew Hall, Susan McNeill, and Andrea Moore.

The chapter inducts new members each spring. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify.

Chapter 302 was chartered on Nov. 28, 2007, and has inducted several hundred outstanding MSU students into membership. The chapter seeks to recognize and encourage excellence in all academic disciplines and promote discussion of important issues across disciplinary lines.

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