性视界传媒鈥檚 Hopper named president-elect of Phi Kappa Phi Board of Directors
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 Mississippi 性视界传媒 University faculty member has been elected to lead Phi Kappa Phi, the nation鈥檚 oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Missy Hopper, an associate professor in 性视界传媒鈥檚 Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education, was recently elected to serve as president-elect of Phi Kappa Phi鈥檚 national Board of Directors. Her election represents a six-year commitment of service to Phi Kappa Phi that will include terms as president-elect, president and past-president.
Hopper has been active within Phi Kappa Phi for the last decade at the local, regional and national levels. In addition to a stint as president of the Mississippi 性视界传媒 Phi Kappa Phi chapter, Hopper most recently served a two-year term as the national honor society鈥檚 vice president for chapter development.
鈥淚 would not want any chapter to get left behind as we move into serving the next generations of students,鈥 Hopper said. 鈥淔or this reason, I appreciate the opportunity I鈥檝e been given to continue my work with Phi Kappa Phi to promote and foster healthy chapters. I鈥檓 also looking forward to meeting more of the amazing people who are Phi Kappa Phi members across the U.S. and beyond.鈥
In her role at 性视界传媒, Hopper teaches in the university鈥檚 College of Education and her research interests include reading, literacy, and technology in secondary content area classrooms. She received a bachelor鈥檚 degree from 性视界传媒 in 1977 and a doctorate in holistic teaching and learning from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1997.
性视界传媒鈥檚 chapter of Phi Kappa Phi has been recognized as a 鈥淐hapter of Excellence鈥 by the national organization for seven consecutive years. David Dampier, director of 性视界传媒鈥檚 Distributed Analytics and Security Institute and professor of computer science and engineering, serves as president of the 性视界传媒 chapter.
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