INITIATION
CEREMONY
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
CHAPTER 325
APRIL 23, 2016
2:30 P.M.
EVANS AUDITORIUM
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.
ABOUT THE HONOR SOCIETY OF PHI KAPPA PHI
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, 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. Chapter 325 was installed at Texas State University in
October 2013.
2015-2016 CHAPTER OFFICERS
President ........................................................... Dr. Heather C. Galloway
Vice President ....................................................... Dr. Catherine M. Jaffe
Secretary ............................................................... Mr. Keith A. Needham
Treasurer ................................................................. Dr. Daniel A. Brown
Graduate Education Officer .................................... Dr. Andrea Golato
Student Vice President (Graduate Student) ............... Graciela Sandoval
Student Vice President (Round Rock) ........................... Geoffrey Miller
Student Vice President (Undergraduate) ................. Leonard Blumberg
Student Vice President (At Large) ............................Raymond Stockstad
Secretary ............................................................................... Amber Frenzel
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
FELLOWSHIPS
Each year, Phi Kappa Phi awards 51 fellowships of $5,000 each and six
of $15,000 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.
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. Fifty $1,000 scholarships are awarded each year.
LOVE OF LEARNING AWARDS
Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and/or
career development for active members. One hundred forty-seven
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 AWARDS
The Phi Kappa Phi Scholar and Artist Award honors individuals who
demonstrate the ideals of the Society through their activities,
achievements, and scholarship. Awardees receive $1,000 honoraria, an
active-for-life membership and a recognition citation.
CHAPTER WEBSITE:
http://www.txstate.edu/honors/involvement/phikappaphi
SOCIETY WEBSITE: www.PhiKappaPhi.org
SEE WEBSITES FOR DEADLINES AND APPLICATIONS
SOCIETY INFORMATION
Spring 2016 Meeting
Tuesday
May 3 2016
4:30 PM
Lampasas Hall 501
All current members are invited to attend
our general meeting to elect officers
and discuss plans for the 2016-2017 year.
PROGRAM
Procession of Candidates
Welcome ........................................................ Dr. Heather C. Galloway
Keynote Speaker ................................. Mr. Carlos González Gutiérrez
Initiation of Members ................................. Dr. Heather C. Galloway
Dr. Daniel Brown
Mr. Keith Needham
Dr. Andrea Golato
Special Initiate ............................................................. Dr. Sandhya Rao
Reading of the Names .................................... Dr. Catherine M. Jaffe
Student Salutation .............................................. Ms. Graciela Sandoval
Closing ......................................................... Dr. Heather C. Galloway
Reception following ceremony in the
Undergraduate Academic Center (UAC) lobby and breezeway
2016 INITIATES
JUNIORS
Dorothy Joan Bell
Haley Bryce
Justin A. Catalani
Robert Cole Channon
Haley Chapa
Marshal K. Connell
Kira Davidson
Sydni Emery
Amanda Rose Flinn
Mackenzie P. Goodson
Rachel Leigh Grout
Ryan Timothy Hall
Eugene D. Hanson
Andrew Hill
Kyleigh Caroline Hoelscher
Christi M. Hudgins
Tyler L. Johnson
Lauren Lerwick
Sandra Maraví Schuler
Josue Natanael Moreno
Morgan Parker
Kellie Rose Paz
Corey Pohlmeyer
Anna Provenzano
Zachariah Anthony Sambrano
Victoria Sanchez
Christina E. Sfamenos
Scott Anthony Sherman
Sarah Caroline Turk
Isabel Celeste Valdez
Alyssa N. Wagner
Madelaine Werran
Taylor Marie Wilcox
Charles Williams
Crystal Winger
Lisa G. Zammiello
SENIORS
Elizabeth Adams
Anna Antholzner
Kharan K. Badrinarayanan
Karah LeeAnn Beavers
Ryan Jay Bielke
Jeremy Boutwell
Mara Althea Pasiliao Cabungcal
Sara Mae Caldwell
LeeAnn Elizabeth Cardwell
Amaris Castro
T. Colton
Eric J. Cuellar
Riana Rose Dalton
Cielo L. De La Cerda
Natalia Desouza
Ashley Elizabeth Devereux
Natalie Jae Dorman
Carolina Ana Marie Duncan
Penny L. Dunn
Ernesto Esqueda
Meridith Fischer
Josh Flores-Manges
Katelyn Frederick
Victoria Joy Gathright
Christopher Goodart
Kinzie Brooke Griffin
Alexia Bonita Gutierrez
Tyler Louis Hinton
Chance Howarton
Madison Ivers
SENIORS (CONTINUED)
Madison R. Jepsen
Casey Travis Jezisek
Clarence T. Jones
Jessica Jordan
Alexander Kamelhair
Jacqueline Caitlyn Kellam
Kateri Kroeger
Feliziti J. Landin
Lauren Ellen Lee
Alejandra G. Lemus
Lisa N. Lessenger
Shelby Lipschuetz
Shelby Swann Madden
Logan Alexander Nicks
Natally Padron
Robert Palmer
Sara Pavey
Chloe Pedersen
Krista K. Pollett
Joseph G. Powell
Caitlin Eileen Quigley
Karina Ramos-Ipina
Jose Reyes
Ashley Rico
Tanya Rodriguez
Nina Rodriguez
Michael Rodriguez
Hizzeth Salinas
Abigail Whitley Samford
Jose A. Sanchez-Hernandez
Mary Lucyia Schmidt
Rachel M. Schumacher
Shiwani Mainali
Mabel A. Maltos
Jade Manto
Taye G. Marshall
Josue Martinez
Bria N. Marty
Holly McNatt
Elizabeth Grace Miller
Aaron T. Moore
Christopher Dewayne Moore
Colton Morace
Noe Moraida IV
Michael Aaron Naley
Larissa Leigh Slota
Amber Lee Byer
Sarah Solomon
Jennifer Kay Speller
Emily Grace Sullivan
Kyle Austin Tysinger
Kelsey Elizabeth Vaeth
Andy Villarreal
Brandy A. Warwick
Rikki Weaver Lewis
Jarred Wellington
Lacy Wilkins
Brandon Armstrong Wilson
Emily Wise
Tracy L. Woliver
Brian Neville Woods
Ashley J. Wright
Caitlin M. Young
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Sarah H. Abass
Jan Adversario
Christina Ahumada
Christine Love Ames
Jesse Ancira III
Andrea D. St. Clair
Amelia Bahr
Dominique Bayona
Francisco Betancourt
Upendra B. Bom
Rachel E. Brown
Jordan Paige Bullock
Chad M. Burns
Shijun Chen
Sara Brooke Christian
Silvia Clark
James A. Cleveland
Cierra L. Coleman
Dannon George Cox
Janiece Crenwelge
Meghalee Das
Estefanía David
Maegan L. Wright
Joel Deborah
Kathleen G. DesOrmeaux
Elizabeth Ann Donohoe
Monica Dowd
Jamison Lee Driskill
Jason Lee Duncan
Kelly Renee Elliott-Green
Heather Ellis
Abbas Fahami
Billy Oran Fletcher
Andrea Flores
Alexander Campbell Fones
Evan James Fowler
Amanda P. Garza
Victoria Leigh Giles
Patricia Isabelle Malate Gomez
Cathrin Gould
Micah J. Gray
Olivia A. Hauger
Shiidon Bahí Hawley
Autumn Hayes
Lisa Jennifer Hernández
Andrew T. Hincapie
Lee B. Hinkle
Britani Hinton
Carolyn Faye Hohn
Cody M. Holden
Christopher Holtkamp
Jeffrey T. Jenkerson
Molly Kentopp
Nickolas Alexander Kubik
Chad Gregory Kunsman
Rebecca Noelle Larson
Maël Le Noc
Candice K. Lemmon
Rex A. Long
Christina W. Lopez
Jenna M. Malone
Katy B. McWhorter-Huebner
Lauren A. Meckel
Sarah Moreno
Philip A. Muzzy
Deidra Nelson
Megan P. Oliver
Lina Padegimaite
Daniel Perry
Leah M. Peterson
Nicole Angelina Pilson
Shally Pius
Alexander G. Quesnot
Kimberly J. Ramsdell
Krista Renae Reitz
Susan Loretta Rembert
GRADUATE STUDENTS (CONTINUED)
Stephanie L. Reyes
Annette G. Rierson
Christopher C. Robertson
Jennifer E. Ruch
David S. Ruppel
Vanessa A. Salazar
Rachel Marie Sampalli
Shannon Suzanne Shaw
Courtney Coffey Siegert
Brandon Todd Spenrath
Charles E. Sprinkle III
Lana M. Sveda
Eric D. Thorson
Rachel L. Toronjo
Jorge Adan Torres
Mary Catherine Underbrink
Elizabeth Villa
Amanda Marie Vinsant
Charlene K. Wilder
Mark David Wilson
Virginia A. Wilson
Haleigh Winfrey
Dacia Yang
Yi Zhang
Robert Akers Zipp
ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ambassador Carlos González Gutierrez is the
Consul General of Mexico in Austin since May
2015. As a member of the Mexican Foreign
Service since 1987, some of his previous
assignments have been: Consul for Community
Affairs at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles
(1989-1995). Director for Community Affairs at
the Program for Mexican Communities Abroad
(1995-1999). Counselor for Latino Affairs at the
Mexican Embassy in Washington D.C. (1999-2003). Executive Director
of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. Consul General of Mexico in Sacramento. In September 2011, he
was promoted by the President of Mexico to the rank of Ambassador. He
has a B.A.in International Relations from El Colegio de México, and a
Masters Degree also in International Relations from the School of
International Relations at the University of Southern California. He is
author of several publications about the Mexican population in the United
States.
SPECIAL INITIATE
Dr. Sandhya Rao is a Professor in the School of
Journalism and Mass Communication and Assistant
Dean of The Graduate College. She is also
Honorary Professor of International Studies. Rao
joined the Texas State academic community in
1992. She received a Ph.D. in Mass
Communication from Bowling Green State
University, Ohio. Rao has served on numerous
university-wide, college and departmental
committees and was Faculty Senator for three years. Rao is a member of
several professional associations. She served as the Head, International
Communication Division, Association for the Education of Journalism
and Mass Communication during 1999-2000. She launched the
International News Writing Contest in 1997 for the International
Communication Division of the AEJMC and continues to coordinate the
contest.
SPECIAL THANK YOU
USHERS
DR. MILTON NIELSEN
DR. MARIAN HOUSER
MS. KAREN GORDON-SOSBY
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