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The WKU chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society inducted 43 at its Spring 2019 Induction Ceremony on April 4 at the Downing Student Union.

The induction was led by Chapter President Kaley Allen, a senior from Manchester. Elaine Powell, National Executive Director for Phi Eta Sigma, also attended the induction.

The oldest and largest freshman honor society, Phi Eta Sigma encourages and rewards academic excellence among freshmen in institutions of higher learning. To be eligible for membership, full-time freshmen must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 in at least one semester and rank in the upper 20 percent of their class.

Induction into the Society is an outward recognition of academic accomplishment and serves as an incentive for continued high scholarship.  Induction confers lifetime membership.

Inductees are as follows:

• Katherine Adams of Murray
• Hunter Allen of Bowling Green
• Courtney Bailey of Nicholasville
• Kaley Bloyd of Bowling Green
• Hannah Boucher of Nolensville, Tennessee
• Parker Brennan of Nashville, Tennessee
• Sarah Crispell of Temple Terrace, Florida
• Lora Darnell of Lafayette, Tennessee
• Benjamin Davis of Hendersonville, Tennessee
• Elise Demers of Nicholasville
• John Dougherty of Hopkinsville
• Glory Duff of Hardinsburg
• Emily Ellis of O’Fallon, Illinois
• Michael Fenno of Bowling Green
• Mariama Gueye of Louisville
• Nicholas Halverson of Portland, Tennessee
• Tori Hampton of Morgantown
• Sarah Hargis of Goodlettsville, Tennessee
• Brittany Johnson-Walker of Memphis, Tennessee
• Kylie Kidd of La Vergne, Tennessee
• Emily Knapp of Evansville, Indiana
• Brooke Koenig of Louisville
• Emily Lancaster of Evansville, Indiana
• Emma Lomax of Louisville
• Andrew Manwell of Louisville
• Delaney Mazza of Floyds Knob, Indiana
• Tijuan Neal of Georgetown
• Scott Nelson of Vine Grove
• Tyler Ohler of Elizabethtown
• Caroline Reed of Campbellsville
• Trent Reed of Charlestown, Indiana
• Sarah Shaw of Madisonville
• Alaina Smith of Franklin, Tennessee
• Peyton Smith of Arrington, Tennessee
• Emaleigh Stevens of Fisherville
• Garrett Strickler of Rockfield
• Derek Taylor of Scottsville
• Jami Taylor of Springfield
• Claudia Terhune of Lexington
• Anthony Thomas of Hendersonville, Tennessee
• Gabriela Vargas Berroa of Arequipa, Peru
• Lauren Walker of Lebanon, Tennessee

The chapter officers for the 2019-2020 school year are as follows:

• President: Jessica Undis           
• Vice President: Katherine Adams
• Treasurer: Lora Darnell
• Secretary: Mariama Gueye
• Public Relations:  Tijuan Neal, Gabriela Guadalupe, Varga Berroa

Contact: Charley Pride, charley.pride@wku.edu or (270) 745-5699