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Phi Kappa Phi initiates recognized for scholarly distinction

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – For superior scholarship, 159 junior, senior and graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been elected to the Phi Kappa Phi honor society for the spring 2004 semester.

University of Illinois faculty members elected into the honorary society recognizing scholarly distinction were Michael D. Ross, director of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

The students include (EDITORS: See list.).

Phi Kappa Phi honors outstanding scholarship in all academic areas. Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, the honor society has chapters in 275 colleges and universities. The chapter at Illinois was established in 1933.

PHI KAPPA PHI SPRING 2004 INITIATES

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Juliette M. Coutre

ASSUMPTION – Weston T. Adcock

AUBURN – Jesse C. Rathgeber

BAYLIS – Jaron E. Moss

BEMENT – Daniel P. Kelly

BARRINGTON HILLS – Gregory T. Fragakis

BLOOMINGDALE – Eliana N. Shapiro

BLOOMINGTON – A. Christopher Cox, Natalie K. Reeser, Kimberly A. Rutledge

BOLINGBROOK – Sarah E. Reed

BRIMFIELD – Robert R. Parker

BROOKFIELD – Jill B. Laz

BUFFALO GROVE – Stephanie N. Sommers

CARLYLE – Mark Middendorff

CHAMPAIGN – Megan L. Anderson, Tobias Barske, Venkata Dantuluri, Samuel A. Granade, Timothy J. Hayden, Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky, Brett A. Merchen, Allison V. Mirell, Mary J. Mohrbacher, Lindsay F. Morgan, Ashok Palaniappan, Adam P. Patterson, Amanda C. Quesenberry, L. Guy Raguin, Michael D. Ross, Neelay N. Shah, Marcos Sotomayor, Douglas Steinley, Jamie A. Stieglitz, Li-Lin Tseng, Kristin M. Wiese

CHEBANSE – Kristina M. LeBeau

CHICAGO 60619 – Shannae B. Jackson, Chakka E. Reeves

60608 – Luis E. Loubriel

60655 – Julie A. Schwenn

CHICAGO HEIGHTS – Kathleen A. Gnaster

DECATUR – Lindsey D. Harbour

DEERFIELD – Sandra R. Kaplan

DEKALB – Adam J. Gasser

DIVERNON – Jonathon P. McCrady

EDWARDSVILLE – Mark Zelasko

ELGIN – Lindsay K. Lichtenberg

ELMHURST – Ryan D. Dick

FLORA – Kenneth P. Marley

FRANKFORT – Seth L. Ellis, Scott C. Fey

FREEPORT – Melissa A. Schleicher

GENESEO – Kimberly Brookens

GLEN ELLYN – Zachary C. Crandall

GODFREY – Michael J. Crammond

GRANITE CITY – Patrick O. Meredith

GRAYSLAKE – Nicole M. Cashmore, Elisha R. Greggo, Mia A. Walter

GURNEE – John W. Rago

HAWTHORN WOODS – Jennifer A. Stark

HIGHLAND PARK – Ashley J. Stevenson

HOMEWOOD – Heather J. Hentschel

INA – Sheila R. Settle

KEWANEE – Jacob D. Woolcutt

LAKE FOREST – Christina J. Innocenzi

LAKE IN THE HILLS – Brittany G. Waller

LEMONT – Malini R. Doshi, Randi L. Wakefield

LISLE – Maren A. Mack

MAHOMET – Jeremy W. Davis

MANSFIELD – Matthew R. Plunk

MAPLE PARK – Laura B. Nelson

MASCOUTAH – Jonathon D. Backus, Kristin Connolly

MATTOON – Vaughn J. Page

MINOOKA – Julia M. Ellis

MOKENA – Robert J. Meyer

MOLINE – Aubree Jo Savage

MORTON – Joy Daniel

MT. CARMEL – Nicole Wheatcraft

NAPERVILLE – Lindsey C. Donnell, Kathryn L. Gelder, Lauren E. Hoopes, James W. Lottes, Kelly A. Meagher, Andrew Weiss

NOBLE – Jill N. VanBlaricum

NORTHBROOK – Dara E. Friedman

OAK BROOK – Jessica C. Cheng

OAK FOREST – Jillian R. Gunther

OAKLAWN – Megan C. Phelan

ORLAND PARK – Kerri Kulovitz

OTTAWA – Michelle R. Pike

PARK RIDGE – Erin V. Calandriello

PONTIAC – Carly J. Blakeman

QUINCY – Brent E. Arnold, Deborah K. Denny

ROBINSON – Jennifer N. Woodard

ROCK ISLAND – Daniel J. Morrison

ROSELLE – Monkia Kryza

SALEM – Jonathan Beasley

SAVOY – Myoungsu Shin

SCHAUMBURG – Tushar Patel

SKOKIE – Emily E. Elarde

SPRINGFIELD – Jenifer L. Shawgo

SPRING VALLEY – Jessica M. Kinkin

ST. CHARLES – Ashley M. Donahue

SULLIVAN – Heidi Crawford

THOMASBORO – Emily M. McElwain

TINLEY PARK – Katie M. Kleehammer

TRENTON – Stacy R. Deuser, David M. Emig

URBANA – Reza Abedi, Faisal R. Al-Hajri, Michael J. Amberg, Catherine Bower, Catherine R. Brumleve, Ramesh Chandrasekharann, Ken Che, Carola Dwyer, Jozien Goense, Haiying He, Allison R. Holmes, May Jadallah, Timothy E. Johnson, Farid A. Khan, James B. Kinzer, Wipawan Kulsamrit, Isidore Lobnibe, Tracy S. Lunquist, Crystal M. Manohar, E. Joy Owen, Gopinath S. Palanisamy, Leonard Santoso, Konrad Schlick, Radhakrishnan Srinivasan, Yuancheng Tu, Terry L. Von Thaden, James A. Wrzosek, Yoshitaka Yamada, Qiaoxuan Zhou

WESTERN SPRINGS – Cynthia J. Dizikes, Matthew R. Genaze

WESTMONT – Nicholas J. Liaromatis

WESTVILLE – Anthony J. Brewer

WHEATON – Jason Heretik

WILMETTE – Kathryn R. Gassel, Ann Kvasnicka

WOODSTOCK – Katherine H. Schubert

OUT-OF-STATE

CALIFORNIA, San Jose – Fang-Ju Chou

KANSAS, Wichita – Ourania T. Stephanopoulos

MASSACHUSETTS, Lexington – Leah C. Fotis

NEW JERSEY, Cape May Court House – Clare A. Atzert

NORTH CAROLINA, Holly Springs – Lauren Oldham

OKLAHOMA, Bartlesville – Bryan C. Alkemeyer

TENNESSEE, Kingsport – Adam M. Jones

OUT-OF-COUNTRY

HONG KONG, Kowloon – Chung Yu Wan

MALAYSIA, Pahang, Mentakkhb – Yee L. Koh

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, Saxonworld – Meng-Yu Huang

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