TAMIU’s Phi Kappa Phi Chapter Welcomes 50 new members; Inducts 18 in Ceremonies
Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 296 welcomed 50 new members into TAMIU’s Chapter of the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society during in-person or virtual ceremonies held recently in the Student Center.
A welcome was provided by Dr. Ruby Ynalvez, PKP chapter president.
The Distinguished Speaker for the event was Juan J. Castillo, interim president and CFO at TAMIU.
Dr. Ynalvez led the initiation of new members, assisted by Laura Elizondo. A reception preceded the program.
The new members initiated in person were:
SENIORS
Jadyn Aliana Casillas, Dora Lee García and Ariadna Galilea Vela.
GRADUATES
Viviana Castañeda, Jonathan Delgado, Anya Juan Risco, Grace C. Maciel, Analaura Martínez, Leanna Carmela Mendiola, and Rosa María Ramos.
The new members initiated virtually were:
SENIORS
Sebastián Aguilar and Vanessa Nicole Lara.
GRADUATES
William Joseph Hoffman, Sr., Diana Medina-Rendón, Madeline Kae Milano, Dennis Matthew O’Brien, Diana Rivera, and Prachi Prasant Sahasrabudhe.
FACULTY MEMBER
Dr. Huseyin Cinoglu, TAMIU associate professor of Criminal Justice.
Chapter officers are Dr. Ruby A. Ynalvez, president; Dr. Tariq H. Tashtoush, president-elect and immediate past president; Dr. James A. Norris, secretary; Laura Elizondo, treasurer; Priscilla A. Muñoz, scholarship coordinator; Dr. Peter Haruna, student vice presidents liaison; Mika Akikuni, communication officer, Cynthia Gallardo, historian; Alicia García, student vice president, and Karen Galvan, student vice president.
For more information on TAMIU’s Chapter 296, go to its website: https://www.tamiu.edu/coas/lla/phikappaphi.shtml
Registration for Maymester, Summer and Fall 2025 semesters at TAMIU is now underway.
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