Our chapter was awarded the distinction of being a Chapter of Excellence for each of the three years chapter recognitions have been
given. Only a few of the 300 nationwide chapters qualify as Chapters of Excellence each year. In presenting this award, the national
office of Phi Kappa Phi wrote that it is “given to chapters that not only comply with the Society’s national
standards, but also demonstrate an active commitment to excellence."
All new initiates and pre-paid guests are invited to attend the Annual Phi Kappa Phi Inititation Banquet on March 21. Here are a few important details:
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
Time: 7:00 p.m. to about 8:30 p.m. We encourage you to arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. so that we can have everyone registered and seated by 7:00 p.m.
Location: Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom.
Registration tables, photos, and regalia sales will be open at 6:00 p.m. in the Wilkinson Center Garden Court.
Registration: At the registration tables, we
will give you a packet containing a certificate, a ribbon that is pinned to the
left shoulder of your graduation gown, a Phi Kappa Phi pin, and some
introductory information about Phi Kappa Phi from the national organization. If
you cannot come to the banquet, we will send you an email to inform you how you
can pick up your materials. This email will arrive about the end of March.
Banquet tickets: We have no paper tickets for you or your guests. We will have payment information at the
registration desks. If you have any question about the number of tickets you have purchased, you may find this information online by checking on the Open Enrollment website,
http://phikappaphi.byu.edu/oe.
In case you have forgotten your access code and password, you may click on the link at the
bottom of the page to receive a new password.
Photos: If you bring your camera, there will be three photo spots for you to take a souvenir
photo in the Garden Court. Please be courteous of others who may also want a photo.
Regalia: A Phi Kappa Phi medallion or cord can be worn at graduation in lieu of
the ribbon provided in our packet. These can be purchased near the registration
tables for about $10 each. (We sell these at or near our cost so that you can purchase them
without paying shipping charges.)
Dress: “Sunday” dress is appropriate.
Program: The program will consist of an introduction to Phi Kappa Phi, dinner, a
musical performance, an induction ceremony, awards, and a short address by Prof. David A. Whetten, Jack Wheatley Professor of Organizational Studies and director the BYU Faculty Development Center. (We make every effort to keep the program moving quickly.)
Seating: Doors to the Ballroom will not open for banquet seating until 6:30 p.m.. Seating is open except for
a few tables reserved for award recipients. If you have a large party, please try to be there by 6:30 p.m. to help insure
that you can be seated together. We will be using round tables that seat eight. Please remember that empty seats are for paid dinner guests who may arrive late.
Dinner: We will begin serving dinner right after the invocation. If you or one of your guests have special dietary needs, please send an email to
Lawrence Rees,
lawrence_rees@byu.edu, with necessary information. Dining Services will try to accommodate your needs if you get the information to us by March 11.
Late arrivals: We realize that some of our guests will not be able to arrive on time. Servers should still be able to help you when you arrive. Although we will do our best to provide you with a dinner, we cannot guarantee the availability of dinners for all latecomers. If you cannot register before the program begins, Registration Desks will be open again immediately after the banquet.
Prof. David A. Whetten has been named the Keynote Speaker for the Annual Phi Kappa Phi Inititation Baquet to be held March 21. (See details above.)
David A. Whetten is the Jack Wheatley Professor of Organizational Studies and Director of the Faculty Development Center at Brigham Young University. Prior to joining BYU in 1994 he was on the faculty at the University of Illinois for 20 years, where he served as Harry Gray Professor of Business Administration, Director of the Office of Organizational Research, and Associate Dean of the College of Commerce.
He has over 85 publications, mainly on the subjects of inter-organizational relations, organizational effectiveness, organizational decline, organizational identity and identification, theory development, and management education. His pioneering and award-winning management text, Developing Management Skills, co-authored with Kim Cameron, is in its eighth edition. He also served as editor of the Foundations for Organizational Science, an academic book series, and the Academy of Management Review. He has served on the editorial boards of 15 professional journals.
In 1991 he was elected an Academy of Management Fellow, he received the Academy’s Distinguished Service Award in 1994, and in 2004 he received the Academy of Management OMT Division Distinguished Scholar award. In addition, he served as President of the Academy of Management in 2000. In 2009 he was awarded the JMI Distinguished Scholar award by the Western Academy of Management and the BYU Marriott School Distinguished Scholar award.
(Information courtesy of
BYU Faculty Center
.)
Brent Nelson has been named the recipient of the 2011 ΦKΦ Distinguished Faculty Award.
Prof. Nelson received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 1984 and joined BYU
later that year. He currently heads the BYU Computer Engineering program. His research interests
include the creation of special purpose high performance computing systems using FPGAs
- an area known as "Reconfigurable Computing Architectures".
He is co-director of the National Science Foundation "Center for High-Performance
Reconfigurable Computing," a national joint research center involving four universities and over
forty corporations and government labs. He is also director of the BYU site of this center.
Dr. Nelson delivered the Distinguished Faculty Lecture address “ The World is No Longer Round?
Just What Does That Mean and How Does it Affect Me?” on November 10th.
Benjamin Frandsen has been named the 2011 Marcus Urann Fellow, claiming one of the three top national ΦKΦ fellowships.
The $15,000 award is based on outstanding academic credentials and leadership experience. Ben struck the Fellowship Committee
“as one with remarkable academic skills with a propensity for deep critical thinking.”
A faculty mentor commented, “The combination of Ben’s capacity for rigorous scientific inquiry, superior communication skills,
maturity gifts of leadership, exemplary character and overall breadth of accomplishment lead me to conclude that he is destined
for great things. He is capable of playing a prominent leadership role in the sciences and also in other areas of his life.”
Ben has an academic background in physics and mathematics, interests in humanities, and a major in German. He plans to pursue
a Ph.D. in condensed matter physics at Columbia University.
Our new Student Vice-Presidents are Celeste Wouden and Brady Hodges. Celeste is a nursing major who will graduate next April.
Brady has a double major in business management and Chinese. We asked Celeste
and Brady about some of their interests. Here are their responses:
I am a person of many
interests. When I was younger my Mom let me try everything from gymnastics to
golf lessons to see what I enjoyed. I still have the same mentality. I love
learning new things and exploring new options in life. I am always up for
learning something new. But I do have a few main interests.
Sports. I enjoyed many sports growing up and even played two years of
college basketball at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah.
I am a
firm believer in the positive impact sports can have on our lives.
School. School has always been a huge interest in my life. My parents never
paid me for "A's," I just wanted to get them. I just never feel content with
not giving my all to every class I attend.
Teaching. I love teaching
and being in front of groups. I still get nervous, but I like explaining
things and I think I may want to be a teacher in nursing.
Some of the things I most enjoy are: (a) playing with my 1.5 year-old son, (b) marathon running,
(c) road biking, (d) classic cars, (e) singing/dancing, (f) learning languages, and (g) trying new foods.
I plan to complete a JD/MBA after graduation, and aspire to one day become a U.S. Ambassador to China
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ΦKΦ Honored Faculty Lecture and Fall Meeting, 11am, Thursday, November 10, 2011 in 321 MSRB
Deadline for Annual Student Paper Competition - January 20, 2012
Deadline for student nominees to accept ΦKΦ membership for 2012 initiation - February 17, 2012
Deadline for submitting ΦKΦ Graduate Fellowship applications to BYU Chapter - February 1, 2012.
Submit your applications to Susan Easton Black.
(The deadline for submitting to National is April, 1, 2012.)
ΦKΦ Annual Initiation Banquet - March 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the WSC Ballroom
Deadline for submitting application for National ΦKΦ Study Abroad Grants - April 1, 2012
Deadline for submitting application for National ΦKΦ Literacy Grants - April 1, 2012
Deadline for submitting application for National ΦKΦ Love of Learning Awards - June 30, 2012
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