Honors Program Council
The Phi Theta Kappa Honors Program Council is responsible for making recommendations to headquarters staff about the biennial Honors Study Topic, for assisting with the compilation of the Honors Program Guide, and for serving as members of the Editorial Board for Civic Scholar: The Phi Theta Kappa Journal of Undergraduate Research.
Made up of Phi Theta Kappa chapter advisors, headquarters staff, and consultants, members of the Honors Program Council are selected for their broad knowledge of the Honors Study Topic, balance in their academic disciplines, and their understanding of and commitment to Phi Theta Kappa’s integrated approach to its Hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship.
Dr. Rosie Banks
Humanities Representative
Harold Washington College
Chicago, Illinois
Term of Service:
July 2018 – June 2020
Prof. Gigi Delk
Career and Technical Education Representative
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, Texas
Term of Service:
July 2020 – June 2024
Susan Edwards
Chair
Associate Vice President,
Honors Programming and Undergraduate Research
Phi Theta Kappa
Cypress, Texas
Prof. Steve Fritts
Leadership Development Representative
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, Missouri
Term of Service:
July 2018 – June 2022
Dr. Kari Kahler
Student Development Representative
Northwest Michigan College
Traverse City, Michigan
Term of Service:
November 2020 – June 2024
Prof. Rahul Kane
STEM Representative
Century College
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Term of Service:
July 2018 – June 2022
Dr. Kelly Kennedy-Everett
Service Learning Representative
Miami Dade College, Hialeah Campus
Hialeah, Florida
Term of Service:
July 2020 – June 2024
Prof. Kismet Loftin-Bell
Social Sciences/Communications Representative
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Term of Service:
July 2020 – June 2024
Dr. Jo Marshall
Honors Consultant
Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Inhye Peterson
Virtual Learning Representative
Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona
Term of Service:
July 2020 – June 2024
Dr. Terri Ruckel
Humanities Representative
Pearl River Community College,
Forest County Center
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Term of Service:
July 2018 – June 2022
Dr. Johannah Williams
Associate Vice President of STEM and Workforce Programs
Phi Theta Kappa
Jackson, Mississippi