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April 13, 2007
Phi Beta Kappa Inducts First Members
The faculty honors the very first student inductees from Texas Tech.
Written by John Davis
Mary Jane Hurst, professor of English and faculty assistant to the president, shakes hands with chemistry major, Geneva Peterson, during the induction ceremonies.
Following the installation of Texas Tech University’s new chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society, 93 students were inducted into the society.
The ceremonies took place at 4 p.m. April 11 at the Allen Theatre on the Texas Tech campus. John Churchill, executive secretary of the society, presided in ceremonies with Chancellor Kent Hance and President Jon Whitmore participating.
For a complete list of inductees, visit the Phi Beta Kappa Web site.
Watch the ceremony in its entirety | Flash 59:34 | 280 MB
For more than 75 years, Texas Tech University has served as a beacon of excellence in education and research on the South Plains of the Lone Star State. The university’s more than 28,000 students can choose from 117 bachelor’s, 104 master’s and 59 doctoral degrees in agricultural sciences and natural resources, architecture, arts and sciences, education, engineering, human sciences, mass communications, visual and performing arts, business administration and the law. The 1,839-acre Lubbock campus is one of the largest in the nation.
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About Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society, was established in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. Its mission is to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, to recognize academic excellence, and to foster freedom of thought and expression.
The Society awards new chapters once every three years. Texas Tech University is one of only six new chapters nationwide to be created in this triennium and is one of only three public universities in the state of Texas granted the right to host chapters.
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