92 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, five awarded for highest GPA
Ninety-two students were inducted into the Lambda of 窪蹋勛圖 chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for the 2019-20 academic year, and five students received a cash prize and the Thomas A. Wolfe Award for highest GPA among the 2020 inductees.
Inductees were juniors and seniors from four OHIO colleges: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Fine Arts, College of Health Sciences and Professions, and Honors Tutorial College, as well as the Center for International Studies.
The Lambda of 窪蹋勛圖 Chapter arranged to ship all the inductees their membership certificates and purchased each an honor cord to wear during graduation. We wanted to do something special for them in light of the need to cancel the induction ceremony, said Dr. Paul C. Milazzo, associate professor of history and president of the OHIO chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
In normal times, we would have celebrated the induction of these outstanding students with friends and family at our annual induction ceremony. Unfortunately, these are not normal times, and public health considerations forced the cancellation of the event this year. But that wont stop us from acknowledging their hard work and dedication. Once again, we thank President M. Duane Nellis a proud PBK member in his own right for paying the initiations fee in full for all new members. He recognizes what an honor PBK membership is for them and for 窪蹋勛圖. Our 80 percent acceptance rate the highest ever is a testament to his generosity, Milazzo said.
Phi Beta Kappa was originally founded in 1776. Its affiliation with OHIO dates back 90 years, a heritage commemorated by the landmark clock situated at the entrance of Baker Center. Election to the society is one of the highest honors students can attain as undergraduates. It is universally acknowledged as a mark of scholastic distinction, viewed with great favor by graduate schools, professional schools and employers.
Wolfe Awardees
Gillian Null grew up in Columbus, Ohio. She recently graduated from the Honors Tutorial College with a B.S. in Biological Sciences after successfully defending her thesis analyzing DNA-level regulation of virulence in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. She served as social chair and president of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society. She also had the opportunity to work on a public health related research project in a NOAA laboratory through her appointment as a Hollings Scholar. Next year, she will be starting medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she will be pursuing M.D. and MPH degrees.
Jessie Hartman is from Lebanon, Ohio. She studies social work in the Honors Tutorial College and represents the university as a member on both the cross country and track teams. She plans to pursue a career as a school social worker.
Mariana Matar was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to Ohio at the age of 18 for college. She graduated with a B.S. in economics and a minor in mathematics. She was a student ambassador for the College of Arts & Sciences, a peer mentor for first-year students and a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She plans on pursuing an advanced degree in applied economics. Her objective after graduate school is to work as an economic analyst in an international organization, like the World Bank, using her multilingual and mathematical skills as well as those in advanced economic research and analysis.
Alli Mancz is currently a rising senior and an English and environmental studies double major in the Honors Tutorial College. Born and raised in Kettering, Ohio, she hopes to live out West after graduation, pursuing her passions through environmental advocacy and creative writing. What form these personal ambitions may take, perhaps working for the National Park Service or earning a masters degree, is unknown, but integral to her decision remains the ecological crisis. In the more immediate future, Mancz plans to compose a piece of environmental creative nonfiction to serve as her senior thesis, meditating on humanitys relationship with nature and a womans place in conservation writing today.
Jenna LaRue is from Dayton, Ohio. She earned her B.A. in dance and will be starting OHIOs Doctor of Physical Therapy program this summer. In the future, she would like to work with dancers as a physical therapist and to improve healthcare for this low-income and highly injured population.
2019-20 Inductees
Saraya Abner, majoring in English
Mashael Aldossary, majoring in linguistics
Abigail Beers, double majoring in Spanish and linguistics
Adele Bergmeier, majoring in biological sciences
Gryphon Beyerle, majoring in English: creative writing
Krista Boop, double majoring in psychology and sociology-criminology
Jade Winter Braden, majoring in English
Wyatt Brady, double majoring in psychology and biological sciences
Rachel Broughton, majoring in anthropology
Madeline M. Brown, majoring in anthropology
Christa Burton, double majoring in psychology and sociology-criminology
Kollin Byrne, majoring in English
Jacob H. Conaway, majoring in anthropology
Jasmine Covarrubias, majoring in psychology
Miriam I. Curp, double majoring in history pre-law and classical languages
Courtney J. Cyrilla, majoring in psychology
Charles Dell, majoring in sociology-criminology
Micaela Eberhard, majoring in classics
Katelyn N. Edwards, double majoring in sociology-criminology and psychology
RaeAnn Elizabeth Ensworth, double majoring in political science and strategic communication
Morgan Eriksen, double majoring in history and classical languages
Alenka Fairley, majoring in psychology
Ammar Fauzi, majoring in biological sciences
Katerina Feddersen, majoring in psychology
Kevin Thomas Fletcher, triple majoring in biological sciences, environmental botany, and photography
Madison Foltz, majoring in English: cultures, rhetoric and theory
Madison Maree Fox, majoring in English literature and writing with a minor in history
Olivia Gemarro, double majoring in English: creative writing and sociology-criminology
Courtney Gibson, majoring in psychology
Danni Grottla, majoring in English: literature and writing
Jessica Hartman, majoring in social work
Emily Nicole Hinkle, majoring in wildlife and conservation biology
Sean Hollowell, double majoring in environmental studies and geography
Madison Paige Jeffrey, majoring in sociology
Erika Johnson, majoring in English: literature and writing
Elizabeth Kimson, double majoring in classical civilization and anthropology
Jahmir King, double majoring in global studies: war and peace and global studies: East Asia
Jillian A. Kinsley, double majoring in French and Spanish
Emily Nicole Klumb, majoring in psychology
Mirakel Kolbeck, double majoring in psychology and English: literature and writing
Phoenix Terra LaCombe, majoring in sociology-criminology
Emilia Roosa Susanna Lahtinen, majoring in biological sciences with a minor in German
Heather Lambert, majoring in social work
Jenna LaRue, majoring in dance
Shelly Lisle, majoring in art history
Abigail Logar, majoring in economics
Jessica Xiao Jin Long, majoring in art history
Allison Nicol Mancz, double majoring in English and environmental studies
Phoebe Mastrandreas, double majoring in political science pre-law and global studies: Southeast Asian studies
Mariana Matar, majoring in Economics with a minor in mathematics
Haili McCormick, majoring in English: creative writing
Kiersten Nicole Mitchell, double majoring in political science pre-law and sociology-criminology
Jayda M. Morgan, majoring in political science
Brea Muzykoski, double majoring in political science pre-law and African American studies
James Nally, double majoring in Spanish and psychology
Dana Norris, majoring in anthropology with a minor in biology
Izabella Northrup, majoring in linguistics
Alysse Jean Nowak, majoring in biological sciences with a minor in Spanish
Gillian Null, majoring in biological sciences
Kaitlin Owen, double majoring in linguistics and English: creative writing
Jessica R. Partridge, majoring in English
Jack Patterson, majoring in English: literature and writing
Kaley Potter, majoring in psychology
Demi Reed, majoring in forensic chemistry
Raeline Noelle Reeves, majoring in psychology
Allison Robertson, double majoring in Spanish and Spanish education
Abigail Robson, double majoring in global studies - war and peace and political science
Olivia Rocco, double majoring in theater and Spanish
Kristina Saraceno, triple majoring in political science, psychology and sociology-criminology
Ava Michelle Schmidt, majoring in geography - urban planning and sustainability
Daniel Seas, majoring in psychology
Spencer W. Seide, majoring in political science
Cassidy Rose Selep, double majoring in Spanish and strategic communication
Allison Shryock, double majoring in environmental studies and geography
Alyssa Nicole Skikus, double majoring in English: literature and writing and classical civilizations
Samuel Smith, majoring in geography - globalization and development
David Spires, majoring in environmental biology
Hayden Spurgeon, double majoring in social work and women's, gender and sexuality studies
Kayleigh Faith Stelling, double majoring in psychology and screenwriting and producing
Tucker Vincent Sullivan, majoring in economics
Megan Sweeney, majoring in environmental biology
Courtney Talbot, majoring in French
Kaylyn Noel Temple, majoring in war and peace - Latin American studies and European studies
Emma C. Thompson, majoring in biological sciences with a minor in psychology
Jordan Thompson, double majoring in history and world religions
Carlie Tianello, majoring in political science
About the Wolfe Award
In 1975, the Thomas and Edna Wolfe Estate provided an endowment to 窪蹋勛圖 to honor with a cash prize those students initiated into Phi Beta Kappa who earned the highest grade point average. The awards are in memory of Thomas M. Wolfe and intended by the Wolfe family "to recognize scholastic excellence and attainment, and to acknowledge our debt to higher education."