51³Ō¹Ļās Hopper named president-elect of Phi Kappa Phi Board of Directors
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.āA 51³Ō¹Ļ faculty member has been elected to lead Phi Kappa Phi, the nationās oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Missy Hopper, an associate professor in 51³Ō¹Ļās Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education, was recently elected to serve as president-elect of Phi Kappa Phiās national Board of Directors. Her election represents a six-year commitment of service to Phi Kappa Phi that will include terms as president-elect, president and past-president.
Hopper has been active within Phi Kappa Phi for the last decade at the local, regional and national levels. In addition to a stint as president of the Mississippi State Phi Kappa Phi chapter, Hopper most recently served a two-year term as the national honor societyās vice president for chapter development.
āI would not want any chapter to get left behind as we move into serving the next generations of students,ā Hopper said. āFor this reason, I appreciate the opportunity Iāve been given to continue my work with Phi Kappa Phi to promote and foster healthy chapters. Iām also looking forward to meeting more of the amazing people who are Phi Kappa Phi members across the U.S. and beyond.ā
In her role at 51³Ō¹Ļ, Hopper teaches in the universityās College of Education and her research interests include reading, literacy, and technology in secondary content area classrooms. She received a bachelorās degree from 51³Ō¹Ļ in 1977 and a doctorate in holistic teaching and learning from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1997.
51³Ō¹Ļās chapter of Phi Kappa Phi has been recognized as a āChapter of Excellenceā by the national organization for seven consecutive years. David Dampier, director of 51³Ō¹Ļās Distributed Analytics and Security Institute and professor of computer science and engineering, serves as president of the 51³Ō¹Ļ chapter.
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