Coolman named honoree

BATON ROUGE - The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce Austina Coolman of Rayne was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi at LSU, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Coolman is among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.
Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, 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.
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society.