McKendree University Welcomes New Honor Society Inductees for Spring 2022

Congratulations to the following McKendree University students who have been admitted to honor societies during the 2021 spring semester. For articles and individual student recognition, please visit the university’s Merit page.

Alpha Psi Omega, National Honorary Theatre Society

Jordan Blair

Alex Brandenburger

Baileeanne Brunais

Matt Cavanaugh

Felicity Crowell

Jade Heuer

Madison Rohn

Hunter Tucker

Mia Wylie

Honorary staff member: Liz Crabtre

Sponsor: Michelle Magnussen


Iota Tau Alpha
, Athletic Training Honor Society

Jordan Brite

Hope Gramly

Shanece Kersh

Sydnee Kimber

Corbin Lee

Kayla Tirey

Sponsor: Dr. Dawn Hankins


Kappa Delta Pi,
International Honor Society in Education

Caitlin Anderson

Amy Baxter

Michael Berne

Caroline Brown

Brooke Burcham

Kaitlyn Campbell

Ariah Cordier

Taylor Daniels

Amy Dube

Kennedy Fiscus

Allison Hale

Alyssa Liley

Nicole Martinez

Edmund McDaniel

Valerie Nyswonger

Vladimir Puskovitch

Azlynn Sherrod-Butler

Jayden Touchette

Rachel Tucker

Kiaria Whittaker

Sponsor: Dr. Timothy Richards


Lambda Pi Eta,
National Honor Society for Communication

Quinn Atchison

Jayden Touchette

Sponsors: Dr. Sara Frank, Dr. Richard Murphy


Phi Eta Sigma,
Honor Society for First-Year Students

Blake Agne

Marissa Barauskas

Sydney Bires

Alex Brandenburger

Ryan Braun

Caroline Brown

Christopher Calhoun

Dominic Clatworthy

Grace Clement

Allison Frederking

Kylie Gagen

Larisa Gorgevska-Sharpe

Elijah Grande

Grace Gross

Sonia Halabi

Jaylyn Hauck

Ashley Hayley

Britton Heinrich

Brooke Henry

Nicolena Higgins

Isobella Hobbs

Kira Johnson

Dylan Kirchoff

Anna Leitner

Caleb Marriott

Emma McIlhargie

Maci Meyer

Emily Mudd

Alex Napawan

Gillian Nicholson

Victoria Petty

Zane Phillips

Christopher Porter

Riley Riess

Madison Rohn

Katelyn Schreiber

Griffin St. Pierre

Lainy Stienstra

Andrea Thole

Kristen Vacca

Austen Vickery

Maria Voss

Mia Wylie

Takeru Yamada

Landon Zurliene

Honorary faculty and staff members:

President Daniel C. Dobbins

Mikal Guffey

Melissa Gyllenborg

Alexis Higgs

Kari Kerkhoff

Taylor Mingo

Shannon O’Keefe

Nickie Sanlin

Timothy Strange

Jimmy Tierney

Rene Vidal

Sponsors: Dr. Ann Collins, Jennifer Miller


Phi Kappa Phi,
National Honor Society for junior and senior students of all disciplines

Caitlin Anderson

Amy Barnerd

Nicole Bell

Reneesha Bettis

Jason Burkett

Colleen Buzenski

Allison Carnell

Sadie Carroll

Teryn Cross

Donna Cummins

Lauren Dodd

Margaret Dorgan

Brendon Dunn

Lucy Eckert

Kyle Elmore

Amanda Emke

Amy Ewalt

Cole Gerstenberger

Angela Gilbreth

Elizabeth Goldstein

Dmytro Golovko

Taylor Hand

Gabrielle Hickey

Erica Hicks

Kimberly Huelsmann

Kaitlyn Kasper

Sydnee Kimber

Sybrina Lindsay

Lynette Malawy-Endres

Amy Marley

Michael Meyer

Madison Misner

Haley Moody

Molly Muennich

Serina Nelson

Valerie Nyswonger

Peyton Osgood

Dawn Owren

Colby Price

Elliott Prott

Nolan Puent

Laurie Robertson

Megan Roy

Kayla Rutz

Kelsey Sachs

Breanna Sampo

Hannah Schmitz

Arvonda Smith

Teresa Smith

Emilie St. Clair

Sydney Stone

Rylee Sudholt

Niki Tebbe

Amanda Tippett

Jayden Touchette

Heather Trulen

Hunter Tucker

Cristen VanBuskirk

Amanda Warwick

Kathryn Wisnasky

Honorary faculty and staff members:

Linza Brachear

Connie Elmore

Rev. Dr. C. Ray Penn

Matt Seniour

Calvin Wertman

Sponsors: Krysti Connelly, Lori Kuper, Dr. Shelly Lemons, Dr. Jan Albers, Michelle Magnussen


Pi Gamma Mu
, International Honor Society in Social Sciences

Abigail Tucker

Aliyah Rollins

Allison Rosentreter

Anna Gualdoni

Charlotte Taylor

Emily Drabick

Jaylyn Hauck

Karlee Paslay

Katelyn Rodrigue

Katom Parnell

Kayla Marano

Molly Muennich

Paige Hamel

Rylee Sudholt

Samantha Cummins

Timothy Simpson

Sponsor: Dr. Michael Hahn


Pi Kappa Delta,
Debate Honor Society

Aaron Brown

Naya Busbea

Jessica Clore

Kyle Garrett

Jamari Jackson

Noah Marlar

Emma McIlhargie

Taylor Roth

Kyle Smith

Jayden Touchette

Madeline Trinity

Sponsor: Joe Blasdel


Pi Mu Epsilon
, National Honor Society in Mathematics

Shelby Holzinger

Noah Crocker

Oscar Bossart

Katy Roso

Kaitlyn Kasper

Samantha Bierly

Addie Smith

Mark Branz

Tyme Sampson

Colton Wadlow

Sponsor: Dr. Heather Dye


Pi Sigma Alpha,
National Political Science Honor Society

Jessica Clore

Sponsor: Dr. Ann Collins


Psi Chi
, National Honor Society in Psychology

Joseph Costanzo

Kayla Marano

Molly Muennich

Aliyah Rollins

Emilie St. Clair

Rylee Sudholt

Charlotte Taylor

Donovan Vincent

Michelle Wills

Sponsors: Dr. Guy A. Boysen, Dr. Michael Hahn


School of Business Award of Excellence

Jacob Bachman

Olivia Bassler

Adam Bell

Alec Berens

Quinn Breeding

Torrez Brooks

Griffin Brunner

Bryson Bultman

Colleen Buzenski

Joshua Carlson

Jose Chavez

Viola Cipriani

Erin Clark

Ashley Clifton

Kelley Cochran

Isabella Correa Sarmiento

Skyler Davis

Jenika Denery

Lauren Dodd

Ryan Drayer

Kyle Elmore

Bryan Farley

Hampus Filipsson

Noah Fishel

Austin Fleming

Megan Francolini

Charles Fraser-Allen

Jacob Gall

Dolores Garcia

Adam Garrison

Amber Gillam

Brandt Goings

Elizabeth Goldstein

Freddie Gordon

Hunter Grupe

Patricia Hall

Kenneth Hauter

Garrett Herring

Dalton Hoel

Zachary Jablonski

Logan Jones

Seth Kamykowski

Erik Karlsson

Case Kiefer

Stephanie Kilthau

Brittany Koch

Kameryn Kresin

Gaytha Kuhn

Emily Lease

James Lewis

Harmon Marien

Caleb Marsh

Dustin McCann

Lucas Melo Thomaz de Souza

Michael Meyer

Hayden Mickelson

Joseph Miles

Michael Minnis

Samuel Mueth

Daniel Murray

Rachelle Phelps

Noah Pierce

Darlene Pollard

Elliott Prott

Turner Pullen

Maj Domen Sadic

Leonardo Schmitz Frederico

Joseph Schrage

Karen Schroeder

Nicholas Seelhoefer

Brock Seymour

Tyler Siever

Gregory Smith

Nikita Sokov

Gaetan Soulier

Paige Stoltz

Chrisna Summers

Alexus Tate

Amanda Tippett

Amber VanMatre

Eric Von Holdt

April White

Trevor Wolf

Kelly Wood

Sponsor: Dr. Jean Sampson


Sigma Tau Delta
, International English Honor Society

Brianna Burke

Eli Dierks

Alivia Garcia

Therese Naumovich

Jha’zhae Ponder

Hailey Rose

Sponsor: Dr. Martha Patterson


Sigma Pi Epsilon
, Nursing Honor Society

Donna Cummins

Elizabeth Daab

Michelle Evans

Elizabeth Frost

Laurie Robertson

Amanda Warwick

Debra Waters

Sponsor: Dr. Richard Baker


Sigma Zeta
, National Science and Mathematics Honor Society

Brooke Boatman

Oscar Bossart

Ryan Braun

Rhyan Cook

Aliegha Creek

Jessica Hoffmann

Shelby Holzinger

Emily Kettering

Emma Knoebel

Mackenzie Mendenhall

Madison Puffalt

Katy Roso

Riley Ross

Addie Smith

Shelby Summer

Rio Tomlinson

Sponsor: Dr. Robb VanPutte


Tau Sigma
, National Honor Society for Transfer Students

Samantha Bierly

Skyler Davis

Heather Dwyer

Kennedy Fiscus

Cassandra Johnson

David Johnson

Thu Luu

Kayla Marano

Danielle Payne

Natalie Richardson

Hailey Rose

Tiara Taylor

Michelle Wills

Honorary faculty and staff members:

Jessica Hopkins, Heather Haycraft

Sponsors: Dr. Melissa Meeker, Jennifer Miller