Scholars initiated into Phi Kappa Phi

Local scholars from South Mississippi are among the 2005 initiates into the Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society at Ole Miss. Membership in Phi Kappa Phi, chartered at UM in 1959, is one of the university's highest honors.

John Anderson Banahan of Pascagoula, a junior biology major, is the son of John and Deborah Banahan. He is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and a volunteer with Leap Frog.

Erin Clark of Pascagoula, a junior pharmaceutical sciences major, is the daughter of McKinley R. Clark and Nannette Clark. She is a member of Lambda Sigma honors society and is the School of Pharmacy student body president.

Eric Davis Hutto of Long Beach, a junior biochemistry major, is the son of Davis and Rebecca Hutto. He is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-medical honor society.

Rebecca Anne Latil of Ocean Springs, a junior business major, is the daughter of Oliver and Deborah Latil and James and Celeste Geiser. She is a member of the Ole Miss Mock Trial Association and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.

Ashley Elizabeth Peterson of Long Beach, a junior dietetics and nutrition major, is the daughter of Elizabeth Dean and Timothy Peterson. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Nu and Golden Key honor societies.

Sara Summers of Gulfport, a junior international studies and Spanish major, is the daughter of Mary Alice Martin and Kirk M. Summers. She is a member of Golden Key honor society and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honor College.