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Phi Kappa Phi Forum, Winter 2005

PHI KAPPA PHI MEMBERS CHOSEN AS RHODES SCHOLARS

Phi Kappa Phi members Michael D. April (U.S. Military Academy), Chauncy S. Harris, Jr. (University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire), and Trevor C. Thompson (U.S. Naval Academy) were among thirty-two American students to be named Rhodes Scholars. This distinction will enable them to study for two or three years, starting next fall, at the University of Oxford in England and will pay all tuition and expenses averaging a total value of $35,000.

PHI KAPPA PHI MEMBERS CHOSEN AS JACK KENT COOKE GRADUATE SCHOLARS

Phi Kappa Phi members John Kiess (University of Georgia), Mireille D. Truong (Virginia Commonwealth University), and Derid S. Ure (Idaho State University) were recipients of the 2004 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship awards up to $50,000 per year for up to six years for college seniors and recent graduates pursuing graduate or professional degrees.

PHI KAPPA PHI MEMBERS CHOSEN AS FELLOWS BY THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

Phi Kappa Phi members Anita D. McDonald, PhD (University of Arizona), Jose Vicente (University of Florida), and James W. Kho (University of Philippines) were selected as Fellows by the American Council on Education.

Joseph W. Augustine, MBA (Jacksonville University), has been named Worldwide Product Marketing Manager for the SAS Institute, Inc. Augustine will manage global marketing efforts for the world's largest privately owned software company.

Kalen C. Andrew (Minnesota State University, Mankato) received two Level Two Recognition Awards for the ingenuity, resourcefulness, and teamwork that he has shown at the Canada Revenue Agency where he has worked as an income tax auditor for more than five years.

Adelmo Archuleta (New Mexico State University) was recently named the Outstanding Alumnus of New Mexico State University College of Engineering. Archuleta has served two terms on New Mexico State University's Board of Regents and was president of the hoard twice.

Karen L. Bune (American University) has been selected to appear in the 2005 edition of Marquis Who's Who in America and also has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Bune is an adjunct professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Marymount University and George Mason University and serves as a national consultant for the United States Department of Justice.

Frank Cáceres, PhD (University of South Florida), recently earned his PhD in Natural Health from clayton College of Natural Health in Birmingham, Alabama. Cáceres, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996, conducted research for his thesis and found that attendance at support-group meetings can have a positive impact on the quality-of-life issues faced by persons with multiple sclerosis.

Larry Chambers' (University of Utah) book, Recondo, has been named editor's choice by the Military Book Club. Chambers served as a "Lurp" in the 101st Airborne, earning two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, two Air Medals, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.

Gail Beth Heffner-Charles, MA (Ohio State University), was the recipient of Ohio State University's Publications Award. Heffner-Charles has heen teaching Spanish for thirty-three years and recently accepted a position teaching advanced Spanish at Eastmoor Academy High School in Columbus, Ohio.

Clyde E. Chesney, PhD (Tennessee State University), Cooperative Extension Program Administrator at Tennessee State University, was recently installed as chair of the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy at the 117th Annual National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges meeting held in San Diego, California.

Alex Chung (Louisiana State University) was chosen to greet President George W. Bush as he landed at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to speak at Louisiana State University's graduation ceremony last May. The President wanted to personally thank Chung for her long-term commitment to service programs such as Boys Hope Baton Rouge and Conversational English classes through University Baptist Church.

Donna J. Dean, PhD (Berea College), received the 2004 Award for Scientific Achievement in Health Sciences from the Washington Academy of Sciences. Dean was cited for her professional contributions as researcher, regulatory scientist, administrator, and manager of the National Institute of Health's peerreview process and founding/acting director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

Ryan Diehl (Emporia State University) was recently awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship from the Rotary District 5710. The $25,000 scholarship will fund one year of graduate-level study for Diehl at the University of Melbourne in Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Mary Helen Dirkx (University of Louisiana at Monroe) had an essay published in the September 13 issue of Newsweek magazine detailing her experiences in Germany during the Auschwitz trial. Dirkx teaches English Literature at North Lake College in Irving, Texas.