Ronald Shaklee elected to Phi Kappa Phi Board of Directors
Ronald Shaklee, professor emeritus of geography at Youngstown University, was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
The election took place immediately following the 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Biennial Convention, held virtually in August 2024.
As a director on the Society’s 12 person national board, Shaklee will represent the membership of Phi Kappa Phi while also working to support the mission and goals of the 127-year-old organization. He will serve a two year term during the 2024-2026 biennium.
Prior to his election to the national board, Shaklee served as chair of the Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Committee for the 2022-2024 biennium and as a committee member for three previous terms. He also served as a Phi Kappa Phi regional vice president and as a member of the Love of Learning and Pioneer Award committees.
Shaklee served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. After his discharge, he attended the University of Kansas, where he earned B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in geography. His geographic specialties have included remote sensing, urban geography, and Latin American geography. He has been recognized as a Distinguished Professor for University Service on three occasions. He also earned a Distinguished Professor Award for Teaching and a Distinguished Chair Award for Teaching.
About Phi Kappa Phi
Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni annually. The Society has chapters on more than 300 select colleges and universities in the United States, its territories, and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. In special cases, students with an exceptional GPA, and faculty, professional staff, and alumni who achieve scholarly distinction may also qualify. The Society's mission is to "cultivate a community that celebrates and advances the love of learning." For more information, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.