Birmingham Residents Make Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society At Samford

Birmingham AL

28 April, 2021

7:30 AM

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HOMEWOOD, AL — Several Birmingham-area residents and Samford University students were recently tapped into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Birmingham-area residents tapped into Phi Kappa Phi from Samford include: Jenna Biggins of BirminghamChrista Bella Bizimana of BirminghamBenjamin Booth of HomewoodHannah Bridger of Birmingham Abigail Brock of Mountain BrookMonica Cotton of HomewoodLeigh Hampton Gorham of BirminghamRichard Hall of BirminghamPresley Harrison of BirminghamMatthew Howington of HomewoodKathryn Knebel of BirminghamMeredith LaRoche of HomewoodMax Lattermann of BirminghamMichal Mabray of Mountain BrookHaiya Patel of BirminghamArshnoor Qamaruddin of Birmingham Jeffrey Seitz of BirminghamMollie Smith of Birmingham Natalie Tidwell of Birmingham Courtney Webb of Birmingham Harper Whaley of BirminghamCharniece Wilcox of BirminghamRebecca Wolfe of Birmingham Rachel Woodruff of BirminghamMary Donaldson of Homewood Hannah Thompson of Homewood Anna Kutsko of Hoover Jessica Randall of PinsonDavis Ennis of Trussville Emily Perry of Trussville Mary Babin of Vestavia HillsCaroline Bass of Vestavia HillsScott Garrett of Vestavia HillsBriley Ray of Vestavia HillsMonicka Roden of Vestavia HillsBethany White of Vestavia Hills These recent inductees are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its 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."