About Phi Kappa Phi
Founded in 1897, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
Approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni are initiated into the Society each year.
Phi Kappa Phi has chapters on more than 325 select colleges and universities in the United States, its territories and the Philippines.
Motto: Let the love of learning rule humanity.
Mission: To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engages the community of scholars in service to others.
San Jose State University Chapter (# 067) was founded on June 07, 1954.
Meet Your Chapter Officers:
Jennifer Redd, PhD
President
Senior Director, eCampus (Academic Affairs Division)
Email: jennifer.redd@sjsu.edu
Meekyung Han, Ph.D
Awards & Grants
Professor Social Work, Department of Social Work (College of Health and Human Sciences)
Email: meekyung.han@sjsu.edu
Megan Chia-Chen Chang, Ph.D
Secretary
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy (College of Health and Human Sciences)
Email: megan.chang@sjsu.edu
Areum Jensen, Ph.D
Treasurer
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology (Health and Human Sciences)
Email: areum.jensen@sjsu.edu
Marisela Millán
Administrative Assistant and Webmaster
Office Analyst, Undergraduate Education (Academic Affairs Division)
Office: ADM 159
Email: marisela.millan@sjsu.edu
Susan McClory
Membership Secretary
Past President, Faculty Emerita, Department of Mathematics (College of Science)
Email: susan.mcclory@sjsu.edu
Khoi-Nguyen Nguyen
Student Vice President
Graduate Student, Materials Engineering
Nischay Nagendra
Student Vice President
Graduate Student, Computer Science
Delegates at Large:
Fred Cohen, Ph.D.
Delegate at Large
School of Music and Dance (College of Humanities and Arts)
Annette Nellen, J.D.
Delegate at Large
Department of Accounting and Finance (Lucas College and Graduate School of Business)
Cynthia Rostankowski, Ph.D.
Delegate at Large
Department of Humanities (College of Humanities and Arts)
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Humanities Honors Program
Beth von Till, MA
Delegate at Large
Department of Communication Studies (College of Social Sciences)
Greg Wolcott, EdD
Delegate at Large
Student Transition and Retention Services (Student Affairs Division)
William Reckmeyer, Ph.D
Delegate at Large
Emeritus, Leadership and Systems, Department of Anthropology (College of Social Science)
Past President
William McCraw, Ph.D
Delegate at Large
Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science (College of Social Science)
Past Vice President
Phi Kappa Phi is a global network of scholars and professionals. Some notable members of Phi Kappa Phi include:
- President Jimmy Carter
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Vice President Al Gore
- Senator Mitt Romney
- Senator Elizabeth Warren
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg