The 2010-12 Board of Directors for The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Diane G. Smathers is President-Elect of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

“I look forward to honoring the traditions and leading the transitions of the Society as we continue to make heroes out of scholars,” she said minutes after election results were made public last Friday.

Her quote alludes to the 2010-12 biennium theme, Traditions & Transitions: Responding to a World of Change.

Voting took place on Friday morning, Aug. 6. Nearly 150 people (137 delegates and 2007-10 board members) cast votes in the elections.

Smathers, Associate Vice Provost and Director of the Emeritus College at Clemson University, had been serving as Society Vice President. She has been a Phi Kappa Phi member since 1980.

“I’m eager to work with Diane, with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working on the board the past three years,” said Society President William A. Bloodworth, Jr. “She’s committed to the Society and diligent in all the work she does.”

“And she’s a good poet,” added Bloodworth, an English professor by training, referencing the verses Smathers traditionally composes that summarize Society board meetings.

Past President Paul J. Ferlazzo, who headed the nominating committee, announced the results a bit earlier than originally scheduled: at the end of last Friday morning’s governance session, after the 2010-12 budget and bylaws changes were approved with little discussion from delegates. The original intent was to announce results at the end of a festive lunch celebrating the 2010-12 Phi Kappa Phi Scholar, electrical engineer Sarah Rajala (Mississippi State University), and the 2010-12 Phi Kappa Phi Artist, classical pianist David Northington (University of Tennessee-Knoxville). Things got moved up after a call from the floor requested election results, and outgoing President Robert B. Rogow turned to Ferlazzo, his board colleague, accordingly.

Here is the 2010-12 Board of Directors of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi:

• William A. Bloodworth, Jr. (Augusta State University), President
• Diane G. Smathers (Clemson University), President-Elect
• Robert B. Rogow (Eastern Kentucky University), Past President
• Curtis D. Black (University of Toledo), Vice President for Finance
• William J. McKinney (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), Vice President for Fellowships and Awards
• H. Ray Sylvester (University of the Pacific), Vice President for Marketing and Member Benefits
• Timothy L. Hulsey (Virginia Commonwealth University), Vice President for Chapter Relations
• Yaw A. Asamoah (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), Vice President at Large
• Judy A. Highfill (University of Missouri-St. Louis), Vice President at Large
• Jeff Harrison (Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville), Vice President for Students, a junior business administration major
• Rodney Hughes (Pennsylvania State University), Vice President, for Students, a second-year doctoral student in higher education
• Perry A. Snyder, Society Executive Director

Convention delegates also voted on members to represent their respective regions on the Society’s Chapter Relations Committee. The five regional representatives who will comprise the committee are:
• Michael F. Bassman (East Carolina University), Southeast Region
• Christopher J. Frost (San Diego State University), Western Region
• Rick Shale (Youngstown State University), North Central Region
• David J. Silva (University of Texas at Arlington), South Central Region
• Timothy L. Hulsey (Virginia Commonwealth University), Northeast Region*
*Hulsey was selected by his peers on the Chapter Relations Committee to serve as the Vice President for Chapter Relations on the Society Board of Directors.