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HR&E's four new Phi Beta Kappa initiates gathered in front of the Mountainlair for a picture after their induction ceremony. Pictured from left to right are Keisha Hopkins, Shayanne Jones, James Greaver, and J. Scott Biola.
 

Four from HR&E Elected to Phi Beta Kappa

For the first time ever, four graduating HR&E students have been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the national academic honorary society. The students are all graduates of the five-year teacher education program.

Students in the five year program graduate with both a bachelor's degree in their area of concentration and a master's degree in education. Students whose major area of certification is English, mathematics, foreign language, or social studies (interdisciplinary studies) receive their bachelor's degree from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. This degree makes them eligible for election to Phi Beta Kappa.

The four students (pictured at left) are:

  • J. Scott Biola, Interdepartmental Studies, Elkins, WV
  • James E. Greaver, Jr., English, Bridgeport, WV
  • Keisha Hopkins, English, Bluefield, WV
  • Shayanne Jones, Foreign Languages, Ridgeley, WV

They were among the 53 graduates inducted on into Phi Beta Kappa's Alpha Chapter of West Virginia in a ceremony in the Gluck Theater on the day prior to commencement.