Salem Students Earn Honors At Fordham, Lehigh, MCPHS

SALEM, MA — Steffanie Brian, of Salem, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Brian was initiated at Fordham University.

Brian is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines.

Society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is: "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

Lehigh University Dean's List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, was granted to Jason Dinh of Salem for his work in the fall 2020 semester.

The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services announced five Salem students were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester:

Beverly Miranda is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. Miranda will graduate from the Boston campus in 2023.

Tenzin Osel is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. Osel will graduate from the Boston campus in 2023.

Lan-Anh Nguyen is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. Nguyen will graduate from the Worcester campus in 2021.

Nadia Nkwetta is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in pharmacology and toxicology. Nkwetta will graduate from the Boston campus in 2024.

Tenley Merrett is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy. Merrett will graduate from the Boston campus in 2022.

The Dean's List recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding marks with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term.

(Patch is looking to recognize Salem students who have gone on to succeed athletically and academically at colleges or universities. Let us know their stories at scott.souza@patch.com.)