Dr. Stephen Shanklin, a 1971 alumnus of Murray State University and charter member of the Kentucky Epsilon chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, was elected Grand National President of the fraternity at the 2007 Grand Chapter Conclave in Atlanta.

Shanklin will serve a two-year term effective immediately. He has honorably served the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity for many years, holding numerous leadership positions, including serving on the National Board of Directors from 2005 to present and as chairman of the National Member Development Committee from 2004-2005. He has received many awards from the fraternity, including the Order of the Golden Heart in 2001 and the Distinguished Alumnus award in 1995.

After receiving his bachelor of science degree in business administration from MSU, Shanklin served as regional director of the fraternity. He earned his master of business administration from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1987 and his doctorate of philosophy, accounting and international business from Saint Louis University in 1999.

Shanklin has taught at Union University, Lane College, the University of Tennessee at Martin, Lambuth University, Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University. Currently he serves as an instructor of accounting at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Ind.