The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, has announced its 2026-2028 Board of Directors following an online election held Aug. 1-14.
The new Board marks the implementation of Phi Kappa Phi’s updated governance structure, which introduces staggered terms for directors to strengthen leadership continuity and support the transfer of institutional knowledge and experience from one Board to the next.
Voting delegates from Phi Kappa Phi chapters nationwide approved a one-time transition slate developed to implement the new staggered term structure. Delegates also elected Michaela Reynolds of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as the Society’s undergraduate student representative.
The 2026-2028 Board began its term Sept. 1, 2026.
The Board includes:
President
Philip E. Phillips, Ph.D.
Chapter: Middle Tennessee State University | Associate Dean, University Honors College and Professor of English, Middle Tennessee State University
President-elect
Ron Tulley, Ph.D.
Chapter: University of Findlay | President, Calumet College of St. Joseph
Past President
Sharhonda Rush, MBA, MPP
Chapter: Jacksonville University | North America Marketing Manager, BlackLine
Directors
Ronald V. Shaklee, Ph.D. – 1-year term
Chapter: Youngstown State University | Professor Emeritus of Geography, Youngstown State University
Mattia Migliore, Ph.D. – 1-year term
Chapter: MCPHS University | Clinical Pharmacologist, Pharmacist, Educator and Researcher
Christine Kohls, MBA, CFRE – 2-year term
Chapter: Bowling Green State University | Founder and Principal Consultant, Raising Results LLC
Taylor Ruiz, MBA – 2-year term
Chapter: Jacksonville University | Sales Operations Coordinator, Far East Brokers & Consulting, Inc.
Alison Gregory – 3-year term
Chapter: Lycoming College | Director, Loyola Notre Dame Library
Debora Wenger, Ph.D. – 3-year term
Chapter: University of Mississippi | Professor, University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media
Graduate Student Representative
Meaghan Caron – 1-year term
Chapter: University of Maine | Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan
Undergraduate Student Representative
Michaela Reynolds – 1-year term
Chapter: University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Undergraduate Student, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
About Phi Kappa Phi
Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni annually. The Society has chapters on more than 300 select colleges and universities in the United States and its territories. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The Society’s mission is to “cultivate a community that celebrates and advances the love of learning.” For more information, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.
CONTACT
Alyssa Papa
Director of Communications
apapa@phikappaphi.org
225-923-7777