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Phi Kappa Phi at UMMC

Phi Kappa Phi Silver Circle of Honor badgeFounded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi takes its name from the letters of the Greek words forming its motto, Philosophía Krateítõ Phõtôn, "Let the love of learning rule humanity.” A multidisciplinary honor society, it recognizes excellence in all academic disciplines and engages scholars in service to others.

The University of Mississippi Chapter was chartered in May 1959 as the 77th chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is part of the University of Mississippi Chapter.

Membership is highly selective and is offered to distinguished UMMC students. To qualify for membership, undergraduates must be seniors with high standards of scholarship and character. Graduate students and students in professional schools must have distinguished records, placing them among the most accomplished in their classes.

Students who become members are proudly recognized at UMMC Commencement Services.

Email the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for more information about Phi Kappa Phi.


2023-2024 Initiates

School of Dentistry - Beth Dunmire, Jacob Fortenberry, Kelbe Logan, Nicole Roa, Hannah Stempkovski, and Austin Toler

School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences - Oheneba Boadum, Michael Brown, Jennifer Brumfield, and Yousaf Zafar

School of Health Related Professions - Madeline Appel (King), Julia Dunigan, Christian Dyess, Richard Herring, Casey LaFontaine, Marquis Moore, and Sarah Sumrall

School of Medicine - Hannah Buie, Brittany Corder, Georgia Gibson, Harrison Hicks, Taylor Kot, Joshua Parker, Lauren Hopper (Pole), Tracy Rappai, and Sunna Savani

School of Nursing - Vanessa Anguiano Mejia, Leah Arnold, Candice Buchanan, Amanda Coleman, Heather Hildebrant, Ansley Hill, Elizabeth Pace, Charity Rhinewalt, Claudia Washington, and Georgia Wasson

John D. Bower School of Population Health - Kazi Sabrina Alam and Quest Whalen