Winter 2009 AWARDS EDITION Showcasing 274 Phi Kappa Phi Award Recipients Across the Disciplines
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Winter 2009 AWARDS EDITION Showcasing 274 Phi Kappa Phi award recipients across the disciplines Study Abroad recipient Jennifer Kielhofer (in hat) digs Roatan Island Fellowships•Awards of Excellence•Literacy•Love of Learning•Study Abroad•Emerging Scholars About Us Phi Kappa Phi Forum mission statement Phi Kappa Phi Forum, a multidisciplinary quarterly that enlightens, challenges The fi rst organizational meeting of what came and entertains its diverse readers, Archival photo. Archival to be known as The Honor Society serves as a general-interest of Phi Kappa Phi took place in Coburn Hall publication as well as a platform for The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. (shown at left) at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, in 1897. The Phi Kappa Phi name Phi Kappa Phi Forum was adopted on June 12, 1900. Although the (Issn 1538-5914) is published quarterly by national headquarters have been located in The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Baton Rouge, La., since 1978, the vast majority 7576 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, La. 70806. of the Society’s historical documents are still kept Printed at R.R. Donnelley, 1160 N. Main, Pontiac, Ill. 61764. at the founding institution. ©The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2009. All rights reserved. Nonmember subscriptions $30 per year, domestic; $45 outside the U.S. Single copies $10 each; $3.25 each for active, dues- paying members. Periodicals postage paid Baton Rouge, La., and additional mailing offi ces. hi Kappa Phi Forrumm is the multidisciplinary through exclusive interviews. Q & As have quarterly magazine of The Honor Society run the gamut from public servants such as A Note on content of Phi Kappa Phi. Each issue of the award- The views expressed in this publication P Lynne Cheney, former chair of the National are not necessarily those of the staff winning journal reaches more than 100,000 active Endowment for the Humanities, to famous of Phi Kappa Phi Forum, the Society members as well as government offi cials, scholars, artists such as playwright August Wilson to staff , or the Board of Directors of educators, university administrators, public and literary critics such as Stanley Fish. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. private libraries, leaders of charitable and learned (For other signifi cant contributors, go to Submissionsbii organizations, corporate executives and many other www.PhiKappaPhi.org/Web/Publications/ types of subscribers. Address material intended Forum/about_forum.html.) for publication to: It is the fl agship publication of Phi Kappa Phi, The spring, summer and fall issues further Peter Szatmary, Editor the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective contain columns on fi elds such as education Phi Kappa Phi Forum all-discipline honor society, with chapters The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and academics, science and technology, and 7576 Goodwood Blvd. on more than 300 college and university arts and entertainment in addition to book Baton Rouge, La. 70806 campuses across the country. Phi Kappa Phi reviews, poetry and cartoons. Plus, these issues ReprintRi permission ii was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine compile member news, chapter updates and and upwards of one million members spanning Mail to: Society developments, along with letters to the Permissions Department the academic disciplines have been initiated editor, the Phi Kappa Phi bookshelf and general Phi Kappa Phi Forum since the Society’s inception. Notable alumni announcements of interest to keep readers 7576 Goodwood Blvd. include former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Baton Rouge, La. 70806 abreast of Society programs and activities. Fax to: (225) 388-4900 former NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, Through words and images, Web links and Copying for other than personal or internal The Ohio State University head football coach multimedia components, the magazine intends to reference use without permission of Jim Tressel, writer John Grisham, YouTube appeal to the diverse membership of Phi Kappa Phi Phi Kappa Phi Forum is prohibited. co-founder/CEO Chad Hurley and poet Rita by providing thoughtful, instructive, helpful — Phi Kappa Phi Forum staff Dove. The Society began publishing what’s and sometimes provocative — material in smart, Editor: Peter Szatmary now called Phi Kappa Phi Forum in 1915. engaging ways. (800) 804-9880 ext. 42 [email protected] Spring, summer and fall issues Winter issue Designer: Kellye Sanford (freelance) Proofreader: Martha Allan (freelance) The spring, summer and fall issues (usually The winter issue (mailed late November) Editorial Consultant: Traci Navarre mailed late February, late May and late August, celebrates those who win monetary awards Director of Marketing and Member Benefi ts respectively) feature a variety of timely, relevant (800) 804-9880 ext. 22 from Phi Kappa Phi. The Society distributes [email protected] articles from infl uential scholars, educators, more than $800,000 annually through graduate writers and other authorities, oftentimes active and undergraduate scholarships, member and Change of address Phi Kappa Phi members, who offer variations chapter awards, and grants for local and national To request a change or correction to your on an overall theme. mailing address, send your new address literacy initiatives, and Phi Kappa Phi Forum along with your old address, your name, Notables to have contributed pieces include applauds the recipients in this edition, listing phone numbers (cell, home, work), email Ronald Reagan, fortieth President of the United them all and spotlighting a few. address, member status and member States; Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights number. (For more information about Phi Kappa Phi Note: Your member number is the fi rst trailblazer; Warren Burger, the fi fteenth Chief monetary awards, go to www.phikappaphi.org/ multi-digit number from the left directly Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; Molefi Kete Web/Scholarships/.) above your name on your mailing label. Asante, African-American studies groundbreaker; As an arm of the Society, Phi Kappa Phi Send to: Sally Ride, former NASA astronaut; Ernest Change of Address Forum helps uphold the institution’s mission: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Gaines, fi ction writer; and Geoffrey Gilmore, “To recognize and promote academic 7575 Goodwood Blvd. former director of the Sundance Film Festival. excellence in all fields of higher education Baton Rouge, La. 70806 Phi Kappa Phi Forum also encourages and to engage the community of scholars in movers and shakers to speak for themselves Postmaster service to others.” Send address changes to: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 7576 Goodwood Blvd. www.PhiKappaPhi.org Baton Rouge, La. 70806 II Winter 2009 Contents Winter 2009, Vol. 89, No. 4 : Board of Directors This Issue SOCIETY PRESIDENT Robert B. Rogow, CPA, PhD Eastern Kentucky University College of Business and Technology Award Winners Business & Technology Center 214 521 Lancaster Ave. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi distributed $500,000 to 274 applicants Richmond, Ky. 40475 this year. Judges selected winners from more than 3,500 submissions in fi ve [email protected] categories. The awards edition compiles and congratulates these standouts. SOCIETY PRESIDENT-ELECT William A. Bloodworth, Jr., PhD Offi ce of the President Augusta State University Singing Cowboy Hopes Harvard Leads 2500 Walton Way Augusta, Ga. 30904-2200 to the World Stage of Foreign Service [email protected] By John T. Harding NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 2 Diane G. Smathers, EdD Fellowship winner Kyle Ensley voices patriotic duty. Emeritus College E-304 Martin Hall Clemson University Clemson, S.C. 29634 Reading Is Fundamental [email protected] By Elaina Loveland SOCIETY PAST PRESIDENT Paul J. Ferlazzo, PhD Literacy grant recipient Rock-n-Read is an essential Northern Arizona University 6 page-turner for needy mothers and their newborn. Dept. of English, Box 6032 Flagstaff , Ariz. 86011 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTH CENTRAL REGION Counselor Studies Others and Herself Gilbert Fowler, PhD Arkansas State University An email Q&A The Honors College Love of Learning recipient Glinda Rawls answers PO Box 2259 State University, Ark. 72467-2259 8 questions about her enlightening pursuits. [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTHEAST REGION Ray J. Davis, PhD The Honors Program Unearthing a Passion for Archaeology 310 Gibbs Hall By Jeremy C. Garland North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, N.C. 27411 Study Abroad recipient Jennifer Kielhofer discovered [email protected] 10 artifacts and disclosed insights in Honduras last summer. VICE PRESIDENT, NORTHEAST REGION Yaw A. Asamoah, PhD Indiana University of Pennsylvania 201 McElhaney Hall 441 North Walk Nursing Her Way to Service Indiana, Pa. 15705-1018 By Gina Logue [email protected] Emerging Scholar Miriam Mahfoud plans on a career VICE PRESIDENT, NORTH CENTRAL REGION 12 Rick Shale, PhD that combines healthcare and deaf studies. Youngstown State University One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 Coming Next Issue: Writing Opportunities: [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION Spring is in the air. Phi Kappa Phi Forum seeks two types of writing from H. Ray Sylvester, PhD active, dues-paying members for potential inclusion in the University of the Pacifi c That means it’s time for cliff spring 2010 edition: Eberhardt School of Business swallows to return, gardens to 1) One original, previously unpublished poem will be selected 3601 Pacifi c Ave. from all entries to appear in the print version as a complement Stockton, Calif. 95211 bloom, March Madness to unfold, rsylvester@pacifi c.edu allergies to proliferate, and taxes to to the scholarly articles and columns. Runners-up may be chosen to appear online. Poems must refl ect the theme of the edition: DIRECTOR OF FELLOWSHIPS be fi led. The spring 2010 magazine spring is in the air. Poems should be up to 40 lines long. One C. Roy Blackwood, MFA, FRSA may explore these and other topics poem per entrant, please. Deadline: 7 a.m. CST Monday, Dec. 7, Southeastern Louisiana University related to the season.