Winter 2011 AWARDS EDITION Showcasing 199 Phi Kappa Phi award recipients across the disciplines Fellowships • Study Abroad Grants • Literacy Grants • Love of Learning Awards About Us Contents Winter 2011, Vol. 91, No. 4 Board of Directors This Issue: SOCIETY PRESIDENT Phi Kappa Phi Forum and Its William A. Bloodworth, Jr., Ph.D. Phi Kappa Phi Forum mission statement Award Winners Office of the President Phi Kappa Phi Forum, a multidisciplinary quarterly Augusta State University The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi distributed 2500 Walton Way magazine that enlightens, challenges and Augusta, Ga. 30904-2200 Relationship with the Society entertains its diverse readers, serves as a general- $440,000 to 199 worthy applicants this year. [email protected] interest publication as well as a platform for Judges selected them from more than 2,500 hi Kappa Phi Forum is the multidisci- SOCIETY PRESIDENT-ELECT The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. submissions in four categories. The awards edition plinary quarterly magazine of Diane G. Smathers, Ed.D. compiles and congratulates these standouts. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Emeritus College P Phi Kappa Phi Forum E-304 Martin Hall Each issue of the award-winning journal (Issn 1538-5914) is published quarterly by Clemson University reaches more than 100,000 active members as The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, On the Cover: Clemson, S.C. 29634 [email protected] well as government officials, scholars, educa- 7576 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, La. 70806. Left to right, top row to bottom: Paulo Horacio Medina Monterroso, Love of Learning Award; Jessica D. Webb, tors, university administrators, public and Printed at R.R. Donnelley, Study Abroad Grant; Nicolas Treat, Fellowship; Victoria Hui, Study Abroad Grant; Bryn E. McNerny (blue shirt), SOCIETY PAST PRESIDENT 1160 N. Main, Pontiac, Ill. 61764. Study Abroad Grant, seen with Hailey Alston (yellow shirt), a fellow University of Utah student who is a senior Robert B. Rogow, C.P.A., Ph.D. private libraries, leaders of charitable and Dean, College of Business and Technology learned organizations, corporate executives ©The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2011. nursing major; Andrew T. Pham, Fellowship. Eastern Kentucky University and many other types of subscribers. All rights reserved. Nonmember subscriptions Business & Technology Center 214 $30 per year, domestic; $45 outside the U.S. 2 Fellowship Recipients • 6 Study Abroad Grant Recipients • 8 Literacy Grant Recipients • 10 Love of Learning Award Recipients 521 Lancaster Ave. It is the flagship publication of Phi Kappa Single copies $10 each; $3.25 each for active, Richmond, Ky. 40475 Recipient answers to questions that had been forwarded to winners were compiled, condensed and edited by Editor Peter Szatmary. [email protected] Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest and most selec- dues-paying members. Periodicals postage paid tive all-discipline honor society, with chapters Baton Rouge, La., and additional mailing offices. VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE on more than 300 college and university cam- Connecting the Generations Curtis D. Black, Ph.D. puses across the country. Phi Kappa Phi was A note on content Department of Pharmacy Practice 3 Email Q & A with Editor Peter Szatmary University of Toledo College of Pharmacy founded in 1897 at the University of Maine The views expressed in this publication 3000 Arlington Ave., MS 1013 are not necessarily those of the staff Fellowship benefactor John A. Yeakel and inaugural recipient Toledo, Ohio 43614 and upwards of one million members spanning The first organizational meeting of what came to [email protected] the academic disciplines have been initiated of Phi Kappa Phi Forum, the Society Molly Maguire-Marshall answer mirror questions. be known as The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi staff, or the Board of Directors of VICE PRESIDENT FOR CHAPTER RELATIONS since the Society’s inception. Notable alumni took place in Coburn Hall (above) at the University The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. include former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Timothy L. Hulsey, Ph.D. of Maine in Orono, Maine, in 1897. The Phi Kappa Phi Sustaining a Dream Dean, The Honors College former NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, name was adopted on June 12, 1900. Although the Submissions Virginia Commonwealth University Address material intended for publication to: 6 By Amanda Celine Longoria P.O. Box 843010 U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth national headquarters has been located in Baton Richmond, Va. 23284-3010 Bader Ginsburg, writer John Grisham, YouTube Peter Szatmary, Editor Study Abroad Grant winner and architecture major Chantel Thuy [email protected] Rouge, La., since 1978, the vast majority of the Phi Kappa Phi Forum co-founder/CEO Chad Hurley and poet Rita Society’s historical documents are still kept at the The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi An Pham tours European sites and honors her deceased brother. VICE PRESIDENT FOR FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS Dove. The Society began publishing what’s founding institution. 7576 Goodwood Blvd. William J. McKinney, Ph.D. now called Phi Kappa Phi Forum in 1915. Baton Rouge, La. 70806 Kettler Hall 169 Fighting Words Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne addition to book reviews, poetry and humor. 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Spring, summer and fall issues Plus, these issues compile member news, Reprint permission 9 By John T. Harding Fort Wayne, Ind. 46805 The spring, summer and fall issues (usu- chapter updates and Society developments, Mail to: [email protected] Permissions Department Army veteran Travis Martin uses his Literacy Grant ally mailed late February, late May and late along with letters to the editor, the to help publish volume two of a military-themed journal. VICE PRESIDENT FOR MARKETING August, respectively) feature a variety of Phi Kappa Phi Forum AND MEMBER BENEFITS Phi Kappa Phi bookshelf and general an- 7576 Goodwood Blvd. H. Ray Sylvester, Ph.D. timely, relevant articles from influential nouncements of interest to keep readers Baton Rouge, La. 70806 University of the Pacific scholars, educators, writers and other au- abreast of Society programs and activities. Fax to: (225) 388-4900 Endeavoring to End Hoarding Eberhardt School of Business thorities, oftentimes active Phi Kappa Phi Copying for other than personal or internal 3601 Pacific Ave. Through words and images, Web links reference use without permission of 11 By Danielle Eickenhorst Stockton, Calif. 95211 members, who offer variations on an over- and multimedia components, the magazine Phi Kappa Phi Forum is prohibited. [email protected] all theme. Social worker and academic Norma D. Thomas researches intends to appeal to the diverse member- the disorder with her Love of Learning Award. VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Notables to have contributed pieces in- ship of Phi Kappa Phi by providing Phi Kappa Phi Forum staff th Yaw A. Asamoah, Ph.D. clude Ronald Reagan, 40 President of the thoughtful, instructive, helpful — and Editor: Peter Szatmary College of Humanities and Social Sciences United States; Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil sometimes provocative — material in (800) 804-9880 ext. 42 Indiana University of Pennsylvania th [email protected] 201 McElhaney Hall rights trailblazer; Warren Burger, 15 Chief smart, engaging ways. 441 North Walk Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; Molefi Layout: R Studios (freelance) Phi Kappa Phi Awards Deadlines Coming Next Issue Indiana, Pa. 15705-1018 Kete Asante, African-American studies Proofreader: Martha Allan (freelance) [email protected] Winter issue Fellowships: Varies. Contact your chapter. The theme will be “Accountability.” Potential groundbreaker; Sally Ride, former NASA as- Editorial consultant: Traci Navarre Study Abroad Grants: April 1, 2012. VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE The winter issue (mailed late November) Director of Marketing and Member Benefits topics for the spring 2012 edition include Literacy Grants: April 1, 2012. Ponzi schemes; free will from a philosophical Judy A. Highfill tronaut; Ernest Gaines, fiction writer; and celebrates those who win monetary awards (800) 804-9880 ext. 22 821 Craig Dr. Love of Learning Awards: June 30, 2012. standpoint; current U.S. healthcare and moral Geoffrey Gilmore, former director of the Sun- from Phi Kappa Phi. [email protected] Scholar and Artist Awards: Feb. 15, 2012. (Phi Kappa Phi confers $1,000 Kirkwood, Mo. 63122-5712 dance Film Festival. hazard; third-generation Holocaust survivors; [email protected] The Society distributes more than $700,000 honorariums biennially to one active member in each category who demonstrates the historical distinction between public and Phi Kappa Phi Forum also encourages annually through graduate and undergraduate Change of address the Society’s ideals through achievement, learnedness and activities.) private higher education; literary translations; VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENTS movers and shakers to speak for themselves scholarships, member and chapter awards, and To request a change or correction to your For award applications, chapter directory, and more about award winners, performance reviews. Jeffry Harrison mailing address, send your new address along go online to www.PhiKappaPhi.org. Senior business administration major through exclusive interviews. 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