Local residents inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

The following Suffolk residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Dwayne Coleman, initiated at University of Florida

Matthew Werner, initiated at Virginia Tech

These residents are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its 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.”

 

Bryan named to Dean’s List

More than 2,400 students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester. That’s more than 23 percent of the student body earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Among those students earning a spot on the Dean’s List was Marissa Bryan, a political science major from Suffolk.

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

 

Jones named to Dean’s List

Jordan Jones, a Suffolk native, qualified for the fall 2018 Dean’s List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5, with no grade below a C.

Approximately 35 percent of Belmont’s 8,318 students qualified for the Fall 2018 Dean’s List. Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, “This achievement for the fall semester indicates that these students have placed a high priority on their work at Belmont and have invested time and energy in their studies. It is our strong belief that consistent application in this manner will reap great benefits, which will equip them for a lifetime of learning and growing.”