A significant step toward academic excellence was taken at UT Martin on May 21, 1971, when Chapter 127 of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi was organized. This was a result of almost a decade of preparation.

In 1962, UTM Chancellor Paul Meek asked Dean William H. Baker of Business Administration to contact the Phi Kappa Phi national headquarters. The national headquarters denied the initial request for a UTM chapter but suggested a local honor society with similar standards be formed, which led to the creation of Phi Sigma Phi. Six years later, President Jimmy Trentham of Phi Sigma Phi received notification UTM would have its own chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.

On May 21, 1971, Dr. Albertine Krohn, Regional Vice President of Phi Kappa Phi, presented a charter for Chapter 127 to 11 petitioners. Eighteen members of other chapters promptly affiliated, and 86 faculty and 53 students were initiated. It is notable that of about 2000 colleges and universities in the United States, UTM was the 127th to have a Phi Kappa Phi chapter. Dean William H. Baker became the chapter's first president.

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Officers for 2009-2010

President

Thomas Rakes- trakes@utm.edu

President-Elect

Brian Johnson- bjohnson@utm.edu

Past President

Anna Clark- aclark@utm.edu

Student Vice President

Bradley Gregg- brajgreg@utm.edu

Secretary

Elaine Harriss- elaineh@utm.edu

Treasurer

Nancy Warren-nwarren@utm.edu

Reporter

Christopher Hill- chrish@utm.edu

Public Relations Officer

Mary Carpenter- maryc@utm.edu

Comittee Chairs

Banquet

Nell Gullett- ngullett@utm.edu

Honors and Awards

Emery Gathers- egathers@utm.edu

Hospitality

Jenna Wright- jwright@utm.edu

Membership

Jim Clark- jclark@utm.edu

Nominating

Otha Britton- britton@utm.edu

Program

Daniel Pigg- danielp@utm.edu