Phi Kappa Phi Announces 2026-2028 Board of Directors

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, according to a recent press release.

The new Board represents the implementation of Phi Kappa Phi’s revised governance structure. This structure introduces staggered terms for directors, which aims to enhance leadership continuity and facilitate the seamless transfer of institutional knowledge and experience from one Board to the next.

Voting delegates from Phi Kappa Phi chapters across the nation approved a one-time transition slate designed to implement the new staggered term structure. Additionally, delegates 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, and 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