YSU Phi Kappa Phi recognizes new initiates
The Youngstown State University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi inducted more than 80 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community initiates during a ceremony earlier this spring.
Students are selected based solely on grade point average. The top 7.5 percent of juniors and 10 percent of seniors and graduate students are invited to join.
Student initiates: Venise Abell, Shaden Amireh, David Arthur, Crystal Bannon, Abbey Berick, Jenna Binsley, Lauren Carr, Sabrina Chupp, Elizabeth Cianciola, Darnelle Clark, Briana Cline, Bailey Connor, Caroline Constantinovich, Kailey Coughlin, Roberta Cykon, Mark DeAngelis, Melody DeMatteis, Dominic DiFrancesco, Christopher Economus, Natalie Eddy, Ashley Edwards, Tami Estep, Jack Farrell, Jonathan Feiegrt, Graciana Flajnik, Megan Frano, Samantha Fritz, Bobbi Jean Frontino, Quincy Futrell, Dan Gibbs, Peggy Gocala, Nhi Haines, Alexandra Haupt, Tyler Hetmanski, Hannah Hiscox, Kasey Hood, Kristen Hood, Deanna Hrelec, David Irwin, Cassandra Jenkins, John Jerome, Kayla Johnston, Marquita Jones, Joseph Kelty, Noor Khalayleh, Adrianne Kowalski, Natalie Lacich, Kenny Lam, Madison Landgraff, Daelyn Lazor, Brooke Lissy, Connor Lucas, Alyssa Lutker, Emily Marsico, Mason Martuccio, Marie Messuri, Stephanie Morgan, Anthony Nakley, Dakota Naples, Alyssa Newton, James O'Donnell, Janet Potts, Angela Reid, Jonathan Rupert, Brooke Schaefers, Madison Scrocco, Vicki Sexstella, Kayla Shaffer, Jennifer Sibit, Isabel Stoeber, Joseph Stoops, Leah Tekac, Mitchell Topf and Robert Zwicker.
The local chapter also inducted the following members in other categories:
Faculty and staff: Gregory P. Dillon, interim associate vice president, Office of Research; Justin Edwards, director, Office of Career and Academic Advising; Douglas Genna, assistant professor, Chemistry; Joseph Lyons, associate professor, Health Professions; Sara Michaliszyn, associate professor and chair, Kinesiology and Sport Science; Diana Palardy, associate professor, World Languages and Cultures; Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht, planetarium lecturer, Physics and Astronomy.
Alumni: Carmella Williams, 2005 BSBA, director of Diversity & Inclusion, Youngstown Business Incubator, and owner of Carmella Marie Inc.
Community: Barb Ewing, chief executive officer, Youngstown Business Incubator.
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective honor society for all disciplines. The YSU chapter recently achieved Circle of Excellence Platinum status for 2018-19, the highest award in the society’s Circle of Honor Awards Program.