KU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducts 76 members
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 76 new members.
Jeffrey Moran, president of KU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter and professor of history, presided at the spring ceremony, immediately before KU Commencement. Laura Mielke, vice president of the chapter and professor of English, welcomed and congratulated the new initiates as they received their Phi Beta Kappa certificates.
Ann Cudd, former distinguished professor of philosophy and vice provost and dean for undergraduate studies, was inducted as an honorary member of the chapter. She gave an address titled “The Liberal Arts and Sciences in Contemporary Society.”
Emma Halling, senior in American studies and women, gender and sexuality studies, who was inducted last year as a junior, gave the student response address.
Election to Phi Beta Kappa recognizes a student’s high academic achievement while pursuing a broad and substantive liberal arts curriculum, including language study. To be eligible for consideration for membership, most students must have senior status and a minimum grade-point average of 3.65 on a 4.0 scale. Students elected as juniors must have a 3.8 grade-point average.
Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest national academic honorary society, was founded Dec. 5, 1776, at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. KU’s Alpha chapter, founded in 1890, was the first chapter west of the Mississippi and is one of 280 Phi Beta Kappa chapters nationwide. About 10 percent of institutions of higher learning in the United States have Phi Beta Kappa chapters. Secretary-Treasurer of the KU Chapter is Anne Wallen of the University Honors Program, and Historian is David Slusky of economics.
The names and hometowns of the students are listed below. 18 of the students were elected as juniors, and 58 as seniors.
Elected as juniors
- Rana Alani, Overland Park, biochemistry
- Peter Bradshaw, Wichita, physics
- Elliott Brady, Overland Park, biology
- Margaret Brophy, Lenexa, Spanish/biology
- Joseph Cummings, Wichita, mathematics
- Michael Hemphill, Olathe, linguistics/Slavic language & literatures/business
- Adelle Loney, Lawrence, microbiology
- Allison Morte, Lawrence, global & international studies/political science
- Gabrielle Murnan, Pittsburg, environmental studies/political science/public policy
- Brenna Murray, St. Robert, Missouri, English
- Marcus Paccapaniccia, Shawnee, psychology
- Allison Pope, Overland Park, biology/French
- Nicole Prenevost, Prairie Village, East Asian languages & cultures
- Ryan Rodriguez, Shawnee, biology
- Alexander Samuelson, Leawood, economics/political science
- Deven Schoenthaler, WaKeeney, philosophy
- Erin Schuberth, Shawnee, psychology
- Tessa Scott, De Soto, linguistics/philosophy
Elected as seniors
- Benjamin Ale-Ebrahim, Wichita, anthropology/Middle Eastern studies
- Sara Anderson, Lindsborg, German/global & international studies
- Brittany Beck, Derby, psychology/business
- Mary Boyles, Mankato, theatre/Jewish studies
- Helen Bradley, Leawood, art history/German
- Jeffrey Carmody, Lawrence, philosophy/linguistics
- Noah Compo, Prairie Village, humanities/anthropology
- Katherine Cooley, Topeka, biology/anthropology
- Jennifer Corcoran, Evergreen Park, Spanish
- Emily Cormack, Lawrence, art history/French
- Jordyn Cox, Olathe, anthropology/French/theatre
- Rachel Cross, Wichita, English/economics
- Jaclyn Duff, Chesterfield, Missouri, speech, language & hearing
- Ellie Eastes, Pratt, applied behavioral science/sociology
- Darby Evans, Leawood, strategic communications/English
- James Matthew Fey, Wichita, psychology/sociology
- Haley Ford, Topeka, global & international studies
- Alicia Genilo, Overland Park, human biology/dance
- Catie George, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, biology
- Katie Gilbaugh, Wichita, strategic communications, news and information/English
- Jessica Gregory, Osborne, anthropology/history
- Katherine Gwynn, Olathe, English/women’s studies/pre-journalism
- Brooke Hanson, Chesterfield, Missouri, psychology/business
- Rachel Heeb, Lawrence, psychology
- Sally Kagay, Topeka, global & international studies/Middle Eastern studies
- Alexander Kuhn, Shawnee, history/Russian & East European studies
- Melanie Kulick, Leawood, psychology/women’s studies
- Regan Raquel, Topeka, human biology
- Chin Hung Gregory Leung, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, economics
- Annie Libeer, Lawrence, speech & language & hearing
- Hayley Loufek, Aurora, Illinois, English
- Anthony Mason, Buffalo, Minnesota, history/Spanish
- Laurel Michel, Salina, English/communications
- Andrew Miller, Kansas City, behavioral neuroscience
- Matthew Miller, Norton, biochemistry/French
- Daniel Murdock, Liberty, Missouri, sociology
- Graham Naasz, Overland Park, biology
- Abigail Naudet, Lake Ozark, Missouri, American studies/political science/English
- Kristina Nielander, Lindsborg, anthropology/global & international studies
- Hsin-Yi Pan, Tulsa, Oklahoma, political science/global & international studies/economics
- Abra Pittman, Topeka, psychology
- Megan Press, Overland Park, psychology
- Mitchell Rucker, Burdett, political science
- Marie Schmitz, Hiawatha, biology
- Sebastian Schoneich, Lawrence, biochemistry/philosophy
- Tansey Schoonover, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, psychology/sociology/business
- Courtney Schupp, Schaumburg, Illinois, history/environmental studies
- Samantha Seifert, Junction City, psychology
- Niloufar Shamloo, Greeley, French
- Emily Siegler, Memphis, Tennessee, applied behavioral science
- Aimee Sommerville, Minneapolis, Minnesota, political science/French/business
- Kathryn Sopcich, Overland Park, Latin American studies/women’s studies
- Natalie Strohmyer, Papillion, Nebraska, religious studies
- Sarah Stuever, Lawrence, applied behavioral science
- Michael Tahmasian, Lenexa, English
- Adam Timmerman, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, environmental studies/history
- Caroline Van Slambrouck, Houston, Texas, English/history
- Julia Yang, Manhattan, biology.