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Phi Kappa Phi Initiates Outstanding Students

May 9, 2025

31 outstanding Salem State University students, and a member of the faculty/librarian/administrative staff have been initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year, including more than 3,800 Salem State University members.

Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. 

These outstanding initiates included:

Lisa Bibeau, Assistant Dean Center for Accessible Academic Resources

Stacy Abreu Alvarez, Spanish (MAT)

Jessica Andrews, Nursing (MS)

Giovanni Calvarese, Mental Health Counseling (MS)

Bernane Chery, Nursing (MS)

Alissa Conant, Occupational Therapy (MS)

Frank Cruthird, Business Administration/Accounting (BS)

Isabella Decicco, Nursing (BS)

Natalia Dedkov, Social Work (MSW)

Peyton Florence, Nursing (BS)

Hallie Gagnon, Art/Art History (BA)

Brian Ricardo Gutierrez, (MSW)

Rochelle Leigh Hickey, Library Media Studies (M.Ed.)

Yiling Hu, Business Administration/Accounting (BS)

Erin Michaela Kodis, Elementary Education (M.Ed.)

Brielle Laurent, World Languages and Cultures/French (BA)

Gianna Mahoney, Biology (BS)

Frederick Monroy, Higher Education in Student Affairs (M.Ed.)

Michael Morrison, History (BA)

Nicole Nault, Early Childhood Education (M.Ed.)

Jennifer Mary Negron, Social Work (MSW)

Megan Nicole O'Shea, History (MA)

Kerry Pappas, Occupational Therapy (MS)

Michael Patalano, Occupational Therapy (MS)

Rachel Phillips, World Languages and Cultures/French (BA)

Emily Rescigno, Elementary Education (M.Ed.)

Anthony John Scipione, Business Administration (MS)

Matthew Sprague, World Languages and Cultures/Italian (BA)

Daphne Tamburrini, English (BA)

Karin Turer, Elementary Education (M.Ed.)

Devyn Verruto, Psychology (BS)

Phi Kappa Phi logo with the words "The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi"
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