Phi Theta Kappa - Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa Announces New Staff Appointments

JACKSON, MS - New staff appointments have been announced by Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Rod A. Risley.

Betsy Dowdle has accepted the position of Marketing and Sales Coordinator in the Recognition Services Department. Dowdle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and a Master of Business Administration degree from Mississippi State University.

Joshua Friedel has joined Phi Theta Kappa's Center for Excellence staff as Marketing and Communication Project Manager. He most recently worked as a Brand Manager for the Godwin Group Advertising Agency. Friedel received a Bachelor of Science in speech communication from Millersville University in Pennsylvania.

John McGee has been named Creative Director. He was previously employed as Creative Development Manager for Cellular South in Ridgeland, Mississippi. McGee earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art from Mississippi State University.

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,250 chapters on two-year and community college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than two million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 100,000 students inducted annually.