Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University
Phi Beta Kappa Records,
1983-2007
The collection pertains to the efforts of Texas Tech University faculty in obtaining
a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
U 313.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library,
Texas Tech University
2 Boxes (2.0 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society and was established at the College of William and Mary in 1776. The
right to have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter is given to the faculty of an approved university and not to the university itself. Faculty at
Texas Tech University submitted applications to get a chapter in 1982, 1985, 1997 and 2000. Deficiencies noted in the rejection of
Tech's applications were addressed and a Phi Beta Kappa alumni association was chartered. Texas Tech faculty finally succeeded in
gaining charter approval in 2006, thus making Texas Tech one of only three public universities in the state of Texas granted the right
to host a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. The formal installation ceremonies were held at 4 p.m. on April 11, 2007, at the Allen Theatre on the
Texas Tech campus.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials generated and gathered in the process of getting a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Texas Tech
University. Includes background information, applications, site visit information, DVDs on the chapter installation at Tech, and vitas
on all TTU faculty and staff who are Phi Beta Kappa members.
Organization
Dr. Mary Jane Hurst organized the collection before it was brought to the University Archives. The collection's original order has
been maintained.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or
locally developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Hurst, Mary Jane
Subjects (Organizations)
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa--History
Texas Tech University--Students
Subjects (Places)
Lubbock (Tex.)
United States--Intellectual life
Subjects
Education--Societies
Rites and ceremonies
Collection accession #(s):
2007-0123-B
Gift, 2007
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 2007
Preferred Citation
Phi Beta Kappa Records, 1983-2007, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection Inventory
Manuscripts
1
1
Background Information for 1985 Application,
1983
1
2
1985 Preliminary Application,
undated
1
3
Feedback on 1985 Application,
1986
1
4
Discussions,
1986-1995
1
5
Miscellaneous Background for 1997,
1995-1998
1
6
Preliminary Application,
1997
1
7
Feedback on Application,
1997
1
8
Preliminary Application,
2000
1
9
Miscellaneous Background,
2000
1
10
Feedback on 2000 Application,
2001
1
11
Miscellaneous 2003 Background,
2001-2003
1
12
Application,
2003
Preliminary Application Questions,
2003
Phi Beta Kappa Preliminary Application
2003
1
13
General Application,
2004
Thank Yous,
2004
General Application Questions,
2004
General Report Document,
2004
Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year,
2003
Application Cover Letters,
2004
Miscellaneous Background,
2004
1
14
Site Visit Arrangements,
2004-2005
1
15
Site Visit Schedule,
January-February 2005
1
16
Site Visit Follow Up,
2005
1
17
Senate of Phi Beta Kappa Approval,
2005
1
18
Manual for Chapter Officers,
2006
1
19
Report on TTU for National Membership,
Summer 2006
1
20
The Key Reporter Publication, Fall,
2006
1
21
Update to National Society,
September 2006
1
22
Triennial Council Photographs (4 prints),
October 2006
1
23
Official Approval Letter,
2006
1
24
Regents Report,
2006
1
25
Eligibility Guidelines Adopted December,
2006
1
26
Constitution Bylaws,
undated
1
27
Agenda and Minutes of 1st Meeting,
December 7, 2006
1
28
Faculty Senate,
December 2006
1
29
Letterhead,
2006-2007
1
30
Officers (founding),
2006-2007
1
31
Public Announcements/ Tech Announce,
2006-2007
1
32
Miscellaneous Publicity,
2006-2007
1
33
Copies of Charter,
2007
1
34
Brochure Development,
2007
1
35
Instructions to Selected Students, Spring,
2007
1
36
Agenda and Minutes of 2nd Meeting,
February 2007
1
37
Resolution of Thanks to Provost,
February 2007
1
38
Script for Installation and Induction,
April 11, 2007
1
39
Instructions to Participants,
2007
1
40
President's Ceremony Invitations,
2007
1
41
General Invitation to Ceremony,
2007
1
42
Photographs of Installation and Induction (1 DVD),
2007
1
43
Programs of Installation and Induction,
2007
1
44
DVD of Installation and Induction,
2007
1
45
Congratulatory Messages,
2006-2007
1
46
Regents' Report,
May 2007
1
47
Phi Beta Kappa Web Site,
2006-2007
1
48
Texas Tech on the Cover of the National Phi Beta Kappa Newsletter, Summer,
2007
1
49
Member Handbook,
2006-2009
1
50
Samples of Undergraduate Student Papers
2004 and undated
Hees, Jillian. "Black Consciousness in South Africa,"
2004
Irwin, Sarah. "Women Writers and the Eighteen Century Novel: The Agency of Readership in The Female Quixote and Emma,"
undated
Cowan, Michelle. "Characterizing the Relationship Between Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester and Its Significance Within the
Conclusion of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre,"
undated
Carlson, Aaron Z. "Running Head: Internalized Homonegativity and Self-Discrepancy,"
undated
Dargitz, David B. "Slave Rebellions in Historical Novels,"
2004
Clear, Vicki. "Dance as the Metaphysics of an Evangelical Christian Culture,"
2004
Irvin, Kate. "Married, With Children: The Effect of Marriage in the 2004 Election,"
2004
1
51
McNair Undergraduate Research Papers for Phi Beta Kappa Review,
2005
Gonzales, Zorisadday. "Five Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers for the Great Plains Toad, Bufo cognatus,"
2004
Anaya, Christina. "Interface Numerical Method for Coupling Independently Modeled Substructures,"
2004
Mejia, Sagrario. "Neighborhoods in Transition: Lubbock, Texas,"
2003
Machado, Lidwinner. "Effects of Social and Economic Factors on HIV/AIDS prevention Programs Effectiveness: A Cross-Cultural
Comparison of USA and Zimbabwe,"
2002
Francis, Kylan. "Grain Elevators of West Texas,"
2004
Gomez, Michael. "Longitudinal Analysis of Peer Nomination Categories as Related to Public School Data,"
2004
Nagy, Adrian. "An Investigation of Datamining in Universities,"
2004
Belete, Tigist. "Effects of Curing Duration on Scaling of Laboratory Concrete Bridge Deck Samples,"
2003
Saenz, Diane. "Revalidation of the Nutrition Knowledge Component of a Survey Designed for Evaluation of WIC Participants
with Overweight in Texas,"
2003
Priestley, Rodney D. "Structural Recovery in a Model Epoxy: Physical Aging Responses After Temperature and Relative Humidity
Jumps,"
undated
Lopez, Juan. "Distributed Computing High-End Performance at Minimum Cost,"
2002
Miersma, Nicholas A. "Numerical Solution to the Time-dependent Schroediner Equation: Wavepacket Dynamics on Simple Electronic Surfaces,"
undated
2
1
Vitae from Schedule Appointments,
December 2004 - January 2005
Cathy Allen, Vice Chancellor Multicultural Affairs
Tom Anderes, Senior Vice-President for Finance
John Anderson, Associate Athletic Director
Robert J. Baker, NCAA Faculty Representative
James E. Barrick, Geosciences Chair
Richard Bartsch, Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair
Gary Bell, Dean of Honors
Kambra Bolch, Associate Dean Honors
Jim Brink, Vice Provost
John Burns, Associate VP of Undergraduate Research
Helen Carter, Director Scholarships
Peder G. Christiansen, Philosophy Chair
Steve Corbett, ASCAP
Howard Curzer, ASCAP
Sam Dragga, English Chair
Charlotte Durham, Director Women's Studies
Donald Dyal, Dean of the Libraries
Mandy Geryk, Student member, ASCAP
Russell Gibbs, Associate Vice Chancellor
Greta Gorsuch, Director International TA Training
Lynn Hatfield, Physics Chair
Stephanie Hays, Vice-President Enrollment Mangement
Judi Henry, Senior Associate Athletic Director
Scott Holaday, ASCAP
Mary Jane Hurst, Chair of Application Committee
Jorge Iber, History Chair
Paul Johnson, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Chair
Joseph E. King, Economics and Geography Chair
Susan Lang, Co-Director of Composition
Mark Lindemood, Vice Chancellor
Julio Llanas, Director EEO
Ruth Maki, Psychology Chair
Hossein Mansouri and Don Walker, Associate Deans in Undergraduate
Division of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan Marks, President of AAUP Chapter
Philip Marshall, Political Science Chair
William Marcy, Provost
Juan Munoz, Special Assistant to President
2
2
Vitae from Schedule Appointments,
December 2004 - January 2005
Gerald Myers, Director of Athletics
Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., Associate Vice Provost for International Affairs
Gary Owens, Dean of Visual and Performing Arts
Todd Rasberry, Senior Development Officer
David Roach, Communication Studies Chair
Lawrence Schovance, Mathematics and Statistics Chair
Sam Segran, Associate Vice-President of IT
Michael Shonrock, Vice-President of Student Affairs; James P. Burkhalter, Associate Vice-President
Rosslyn Smith, Vice Provost
Robert Stewart, ASCAP
Federick Suppe, Classical and Modern Languages and Literature Chair
David Troyansky, ASCAP
Terry Von Ende, ASCAP
David Weinberg, ASCAP
Jon Whitmore, President
Gene Wilde, President of the Faculty Senate
Sharon Williamson, Director of Financial Accounting
Mike Wilson, Vice Provost for Finance
Jane Winer, Dean of Arts and Sciences
Djuana Young, Director Admissions
John Zak, Biological Sciences Chair
2
3
Vitae of Phi Beta Kappa Faculty Not in Arts and Sciences (Samples Only),
December 2004 - January 2005
Penelope Coates
Judy Fischer
Daniel Hurst
Alan Kaye
John Orem
Alan Reifman
Ross Sedler
Nancy Soonpaa
Anna Tacon
Terry McMahon
Alison Myhra
Richard L. Wampler
RobertWeninger
2
4
Vitae of Phi Beta Kappa Faculty in Arts and Sciences (A-L),
December 2004 - January 2005
James Barrick
Laura Jean Beard
Robert E. Blake, Jr.
James Clopton
Clarke Cochran
Lee M. Cohen
Jill Connelly
Philip A. Dennis
Lance Drager
Charlotte Dunham
Genevieve Durham
Jeff Edwards
Gregory I. Gellene
Charles Alan Grair
Sean Grass
Erin Hardin
Robert A Holwerda
Mary Jane Gaines Hurst
D. Paul Johnson
Allan J. Kuethe
Constance Kuriyama
Susan M. Lang
2
5
Vitae of Phi Beta Kappa Faculty in Arts and Sciences (M-Z),
December 2004 - January 2005
Ruth H. Maki
Randy D. McBee
Brian McFadden
Nancy E. McIntyre
Gary E. Miracle
Madonne Miner
Jorge Morales
Charles W. Peek
Patricia Pelley
Janet Winecoff Perez
Lionel William Poirier
C. Richard Quade
Edward L. Quitevis
Kevin Scott
Carl Seaquist
Robert W. Shaw
Rosslyn H. Mynatt Smith
Alice Sowaal
Edward I. Steinhart
Monty Strauss
Beth Ann Thacker
Eleanor T. von Ende
William F. Westney
Alice Young
Sean Zdenek