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April 27, 2005

Phi Kappa Phi inductes 72 new members

           The Citadel Chapter of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi celebrated its 26th anniversary by initiating 72 new members on Sunday, April 24 in Summerall Chapel. Charter members, past presidents and distinguished alumni were recognized. Lt. Col. John S. Carter has
served as president for two years. Gen. Donald A. Steven, provost and dean of the college, spoke at the banquet, which was held in the Holliday Alumni Center.

           Allison Dean Love, MBA, College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Class of 1993, and Douglas A. Snyder, Class of 1982, were recognized as distinguished alumni. Both are members of
The Citadel Board of Visitors. William Arthur Moody, Jr., Class of 1965, founding vice chair, Advisory Board, School of Business Administration, was honored with a Distinguished Service Award.

           In addition to Gen. Steven, new faculty members include Maj. Elizabeth W. Carter, professor of Library Science; Lt. Col. John I. Moore, Jr., professor and departmetn head, Mathematics & Computer Science

           Ten graduate students from the College of Graduate and Professional Studies were recognized for their straight-A achievement. They are:

           Undergraduate membership is limited to the top 8 percent of the senior class and the top 7.5 percent of the junior class. Undergraduate students include cadets, students from the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Program, the Naval Seaman to Admiral 21 Program and evening undergraduate students from the College of Graduate and Professional Studies.

           The fifty-six undergraduates initiated were

           Graduating senior, Cadet Raymond Richard Foltz, received the 2005 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship Award worth $5,000.00. He was one of 60 students selected in the national competition. Foltz plans to enter the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall to study structural engineering.

           The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. The Society draws its members from all academic disciplines within colleges and universities. Each year, approximately 34,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni are initiated. There are chapters on more than 295 campuses in the United States,
Puerto Rico and the Phillipines.

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