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Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, has inducted 139 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members.
The induction ceremony featured remarks by Steven P. Miller, executive vice president of the Biltmore Company. New members received certificates and Phi Beta Kappa keys, the organization’s symbol.
Phi Beta Kappa membership is open to undergraduates in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences and professional degree programs who meet stringent eligibility requirements.
A student who has completed 75 hours of course work with a GPA of 3.85 or better (on a 4-point scale) is eligible for membership. Also eligible is any student who has competed 105 hours of course work in the liberal arts and sciences with a 3.75 GPA. Grades earned at other universities are not considered. Less than 1 percent of all college students qualify.
Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country have included 17 American presidents and numerous artistic, intellectual and political leaders. Seven of the nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices are members.
Phi Beta Kappa has 280 chapters nationwide. UNC’s chapter, Alpha of North Carolina, was founded in 1904 and is the oldest of six chapters in the state.
Each year, Phi Beta Kappa chapters and alumni associations across the country raise and distribute more than $1 million in awards, scholarships and prizes benefiting high school and college students.
Phi Beta Kappa officers at Carolina for 2010-2011 are students Julia Loewenthal, president; Chris Carter, vice president; and Lauren-Kelly Devine, recording secretary. Robert Lowman, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for research, is chapter secretary and faculty adviser.
Listed below are 130 of the 139 inductees. Nine students chose not to be listed. Of the others, 88 are from North Carolina and 42 from outside the state. The names appear below in alphabetical order by North Carolina county, then by state and country. Students listed in more than one location are marked by asterisks. All study in the College of Arts and Sciences except where otherwise noted.
NORTH CAROLINA INDUCTEES
Alamance County
*Catherine Camille Clarke, a May graduate with a global studies major, daughter of Dr. Stephen Harrison Clarke of Graham and Dr. Jane Badley Clarke of Chapel Hill.
Sidney Layton Holt, a May graduate with a psychology major, son of Franz Kuhl Holt and Leigh Stutts Holt of Graham.
Ryan Chambers Miller, a junior computer science major, son of James Arthur Miller and Aileen Heritage Miller of Burlington.
Buncombe County
Timothy Griffith Hughes, a May graduate with a history major, son of E. Jerome Hughes and Ruletta W. Hughes of Asheville.
Fernanda Sequeira Rossi, a May graduate with psychology and Romance languages majors, daughter of Francisco and Tania Rossi of Fairview.
*Chelsea Erin Andrus Smith of Asheville, a May graduate with a history major, daughter of Theron David Smith and Debra Joy Andrus Smith of Fayetteville.
Cabarrus County
Maegan Michelle Fairchild, a junior philosophy major, daughter of James Edward Fairchild and Tierney Poole Fairchild of Harrisburg.
Ashley Morgan McAlarney, a May graduate with history and political science majors, daughter of Thomas McAlarney and Christine McAlarney of Concord.
Caldwell County
Brian Thomas Hendel, a May graduate with an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, son of Bruce Hendel and Marianne Hendel of Hickory.
Caswell County
Andrew William Wright, a junior with anthropology and archaeology majors, son of Donald L. Wright and Marilyn V. Wright of Providence.
Chatham County
Stephen Gray Redding, a junior environmental sciences and engineering major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, son of Thomas Stanley Redding III and Sallie Eure Redding of Pittsboro.
Cassadi S. Walden, a May graduate with history and English majors, daughter of John and Cynthia Scotten of Bonlee.
Cherokee County
Stephanie Tara Lane, a May graduate with a psychology major, daughter of Dr. Stephen Eugene Lane and Terri Nicks Lane of Murphy.
Cleveland County
Caroline Mary Jones, a junior nutrition major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, daughter of Dr. Stephen Watson Jones and Dr. Mary McKeel Jones of Shelby.
Cumberland County
Nina Gupta, a May graduate with an anthropology major, daughter of Vijay and Chander Gupta of Fayetteville.
Matthew Aaron Karkutt, a May graduate with English and interdisciplinary studies majors, son of Francis and Patricia Landy of Hope Mills.
*Chelsea Erin Andrus Smith, a May graduate with a history major, daughter of Theron David Smith and Debra Joy Andrus Smith of Fayetteville.
Kelly Frances Walsh, a May graduate with a psychology major, daughter of Zane Thomas Walsh Jr. and Nanette Montgomery Walsh of Fayetteville.
Davidson County
Christopher Wayne Jones, a May graduate with a peace, war and defense major, son of Wayne Thomas Jones and Kristin White Jones of Wallburg.
Davie County
Ali Nell Russell, a May graduate with a biology major, daughter of Albert Bailey Russell and Melinda McCollum Russell of Advance.
Durham County
Jonathan Lee Pattishall, a May graduate with English and German majors, son of Roy Gordon Pattishall and Elilzabeth O’Shella Gatling of Durham.
Elise Michelle Stephenson, a junior global studies major, daughter of Scott Bradford Stephenson and Nancy Decker Stephenson of Durham.
Kumara Raja Sundar, a junior business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, son of Veerappan Sundar and Valarmathi Sundar of Durham.
Forsyth County
Joseph Matthew Aloi, a junior psychology major, son of Matthew and Gloria Aloi of Winston-Salem.
Scott Christian Barnes, a junior mathematics major, son of Rayford Lee Barnes, Jr. and Ellen Ballance Barnes of Clemmons.
Joshua Richard Dilley, a junior biology major, son of James Richard Dilley and Lorraine Smith Dilley of Clemmons.
Alexandra Huskins a May graduate with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, son of Keith Gordon Huskins and Janet Owen Huskins of Winston-Salem.
Sean Kenneth Maxwell, a May graduate with a political science major, son of Kenneth Scruggs Maxwell and Tracey Jean Maxwell of Winston-Salem.
Jordan Taylor McLeod, a May graduate with a geography major, son of Marvin Glenn McLeod and Karen Foremes McLeod of Kernersville.
Beatrice Elaine Moss, a May graduate with a journalism and mass communication major (School of Journalism and Mass Communication), daughter of William Moss and Elisabeth Stephens of Winston-Salem.
Katherine Jane Sawyer, a May graduate with a journalism and mass communication (School of Journalism and Mass Communication) and Spanish (College of Arts and Sciences) majors, daughter of R. Mark Sawyer and Janet Kaduck Sawyer of Clemmons.
Gates County
Samantha Marie Rodan, a May graduate with an English major, daughter of Walter and Renee Rodan of Gatesville.
Guilford County
Christina Olson, a junior global studies major, daughter of Dr. Steven Olson and Bettie Olson of Greensboro.
Courtney Eleanor Simpson, a May graduate with psychology and religious studies majors, daughter of Travis Simpson and Carol Simpson of Greensboro.
Mecklenburg County
Anna Lane Baldwin, a May graduate with political science and English majors, daughter of Benjamin Willis Baldwin and Kerry Guin Baldwin of Charlotte.
Stephen Barilovits IV, a junior chemistry major, son of Stephen Barilovits III of Charlotte and Jane Katherine Laurent of Charlotte.
Catherine Spencer Beasley, a junior global studies major, daughter of Dr. Michael Edward Beasley and Denise Beasley of Charlotte.
Adam David Brawley, a junior with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School and an economics major and a minor in religious studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, son of David Franklin Brawley and Ladonna Harmon Brawley of Charlotte.
John Wesgaard Danello, a junior history major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, son of Timothy Francis Danello and Grace Rathkamp Danello of Charlotte.
Erik Mason Davies, a junior with economics and Asian studies majors, son of Sean Thomas Davies and Karin Annette Davies of Charlotte.
John Everett Harris, a junior political science major, son of Mark and Elizabeth Harris of Charlotte.
Brent Edward Heideman Jr., a junior biology major, son of Brent Edward Heideman and Melinda Heideman of Charlotte.
Colin Thornton Keil, a May graduate who majored in business administration in Kenan-Flagler Business School and creative writing and Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences, son of Jonathan D. Keil and Patricia Thornton Keil of Charlotte.
Amber Micole Koonce, a junior with public policy and African American studies majors, daughter of Donnie Ray Koonce and Masherrill Fant Koonce of Charlotte.
Anup Y. Patel, a May graduate with an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, son of Yogendrakumar and Jayshree Patel of Charlotte.
*Sara Lindsay Rafalson, a May graduate who majored in global studies with a minor in sustainability, daughter of Kathleen Cap of Matthews and Allen Rafalson of Homewood, Ill.
Raj J. Shah, a junior majoring in nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, son of Jagdish and Jagruti Shah of Charlotte.
Kevin Thomas Watson, a junior with classics and psychology majors, son of Robert Charles Watson and Catherine Collette Watson of Charlotte.
Elizabeth Anne Weisner, a junior with English and Russian majors and a minor in history, daughter of Dr. Bradley Kent Weisner and Laura Liebert Weisner of Charlotte.
Douglas Roy Wilson Jr., a junior with mathematics and biostatistics majors, son of Douglas Roy Wilson Sr. and Kelly Ann Wilson of Charlotte.
Moore County
Charles Eugene Davis III, a May graduate with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, son of Charles Eugene Davis Jr. and Sue Bruton Davis of Southern Pines.
Nash County
Elizabeth Deans Cotton, a junior biology major, daughter of Russell and Karen Cotton of Rocky Mount.
New Hanover County
Caroline Mary Johnson, a junior with an environmental health science major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and a minor in Japanese in the College of Arts and Sciences, daughter of David Alan Johnson and Patricia DeConti Johnson of Wilmington.
Jennifer Cristina Lewis, a May graduate with global studies and Spanish majors, daughter of Samuel Dail Lewis and Alicia Martinez Lewis of Wilmington.
Orange County
Elizabeth Catherine Benninger, a junior majoring in Spanish and in English and comparative literature, daughter of Larry and Sheila Benninger of Chapel Hill.
*Catherine Camille Clarke, a May graduate with a global studies major, daughter of Dr. Jane Badley Clarke of Chapel Hill and Dr. Stephen Harrison Clarke of Graham.
Meghan Rose Garson-Angert, a May graduate with a psychology major, daughter of Daniel Victor Garson-Angert and Nancy Lee Garson-Angert of Chapel Hill.
Soyeaon (Amy) Kim, a junior with mathematics and art majors, daughter of the late Dal-In Kim and Kyungsook Suh Kim of Chapel Hill.
Lillian Kazimiera Steponaitis, a junior with geography and economics majors, daughter of Vincus Petras Steponaitis and Laurie Cameron Steponaitis of Chapel Hill.
Lauren Traugott-Campbell, a May graduate with a global studies major and minors in Spanish and dramatic art, daughter of Roy Campbell and Dale Traugott of Carrboro.
Terrence Wong, a junior with psychology and economics majors, son of Tin-Lup and Sandy Wong of Chapel Hill.
Pender County
Alyssa Hewitt Langley, a May graduate with majors in education (School of Education) and history (College of Arts and Sciences), daughter of Robert James Hewitt Jr. and Kathy Murray Hewitt of Burgaw.
Pitt County
Joseph Lawrence Cascio, a junior with a mathematics major, son of Wayne Eugene Cascio and Marian Lawrence Cascio of Greenville.
Brittany Michelle Hayes, a junior with history (College of Arts and Sciences) and information science (School of Information and Library Science) majors, daughter of Michael and Ruby Hayes of Greenville.
Emily Wilder Stephenson, a recent graduate with journalism and mass communication (School of Journalism and Mass Communication) and political science (College of Arts and Sciences) majors, daughter of Henry Louis Stephenson III and Linda Biddix Stephenson of Greenville.
*Kerri Ann Ward, a May graduate with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, daughter of Keith Andrew Ward of Greenville and Kelli Arlyd Reckert of Cary.
Rutherford County
Anna Lee Winker, a May graduate with a journalism and mass communication major (School of Journalism and Mass Communication), daughter of Guyton Joel Winker and Nancy Cornwell Winker of Rutherfordton.
Surry County
Isabella Bellon, a junior psychology major, daughter of Nelson Bellon Filho of Mount Airy and Neusa Maria Bellon of Mount Airy.
Wake County
Morgan Parker Abbott, a junior with public policy and religious studies majors and an entrepreneurship minor, daughter of Michael John Abbott and Jackie Reveis Abbott of Raleigh.
Shriram Venkata Alapaty, a junior computer science major, son of Kirankumar and Madhavi Alapaty of Cary.
Adam Patrick Buckholz, a junior biology major, son of Richard Gordon Buckholz and Vicki Marie Buckholz of Cary.
Annie Elizabeth Clark, a May graduate with political science, psychology and women’s studies majors, daughter of John Clark and Martha W. Stevens of Raleigh.
Sessaly Noelle Craft, a May graduate with a nutrition major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, daughter of Jack and Jeanne Craft of Raleigh.
Samuel Aaron Glaubiger, a May graduate with a biology major, son of George Asher Glaubiger and Karen Eikenberry Glaubiger of Raleigh.
James Brooks Gulledge, a junior with philosophy and political science majors, son of Brooks and Mary Gulledge of Raleigh.
Joel Newman Heimbach, a May graduate with majors in history and peace, war and defense, son of Daniel Roy Heimbach and Anna Newman Heimbach of Wake Forest.
John Preston Irvin, a May graduate with a psychology major, son of David Rand Irvin and Caroline Young Irvin of Raleigh.
*Lorna Ashley Knick, a junior political science major, daughter of Victoria Brann Knick of Raleigh and Vincent Clark Knick of Macon.
Mary Alice Kroeger, a junior with economics and political science majors and a minor in mathematics, daughter of James and Ann Kroeger of Apex.
*Andrea Yu-Ling Liu, a junior with biology and psychology majors, daughter of Li-Huei Chang of Cary and Wen Liu of Beijing, China.
Katharine Christene Locke, a May graduate with a global studies major, daughter of Gregory and Lorayne Locke of Raleigh.
Ross Patrick Maloney, a junior with journalism and mass communication (School of Journalism and Mass Communication) and communication studies (College of Arts and Sciences) majors, son of Kit Patrick Maloney and Lucy Newton Maloney of Raleigh.
Franklin Glenn McLaurin Jr., a junior public policy major, son of Frank and Vivian McLaurin of Garner.
William Griffin Morrel IV, a junior biology major, son of William Griffin Morrel III and Elizabeth Ann Morrel of Cary.
Gregory Forest Randolph, a junior with religious studies and South Asian studies majors, son of Robert Clete Randolph and Maryanne Biller Randolph of Raleigh.
Cara Denise Richards, a May graduate with an English and comparative literature major, daughter of Richie and Donna Richards of Cary.
Kieran Lauren Jiten Ved, a May graduate with a psychology major, son of Jitendra Gokaldos Ved and Elizabeth Salas Ved of Raleigh.
Vanessa Ann Voight, a junior with a journalism and mass communication in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and English in the College of Arts and Sciences, daughter of Ralph William Voight and Victoria Lewis Voight of Raleigh.
Charles Edward Walsh Jr, a May graduate with a philosophy major, son of Charles Edward Walsh IV and Teresa Walsh of Raleigh.
Charles Wei Wang, a May graduate with a chemistry major and biology minor, son of Jack and Tina Wang of Raleigh.
*Kerri Ann Ward, a May graduate with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, daughter of Kelli Arlyd Reckert of Cary and Keith Andrew Ward of Greenville.
Warren County
*Lorna Ashley Knick, a junior political science major, daughter of Vincent Clark Knick of Macon and Victoria Brann Knick of Raleigh. OUT-OF-STATE INDUCTEES
Arkansas
William Miller McLeane, a junior with history and political science majors, son of Dr. Mark Douglas McLeane and Dr. Laura Reeves McLeane of North Little Rock.
Colorado
Rachel Tomomi Baum, a junior majoring in global studies (College of Arts and Sciences) and health policy and management (Gillings School of Global Public Health), daughter of Michael and Carol Baum of Boulder.
Delaware
Laura Shannon Murphy, a junior biology major, daughter of Christopher and Karen Murphy of Newark.
Florida
Edmund Theodore Baxa III, a May graduate with an economics major, son of Edmund Theodore Baxa Jr. and Susan Emerson Baxa of Winter Park.
Nicole Simon Hensel, a junior with Spanish and public policy majors, daughter of Dr. James Hensel and Joan Simon of Tampa.
Ganesh Kaushik Raj, a junior with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School and an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, son of Raj Satyanarayana and Sarala Srinivasa of Jacksonville.
Georgia
Alyssa Bernadette Baskam, a May graduate with a global studies major, daughter of John and Stefani Baskam of Cumming.
Geoffrey Jarrard Cole, a junior with history and peace, war and defense majors, son of Dr. Geoffrey Philip Cole and Dr. Mary Bess Jarrard Cole of Athens.
Illinois
*Sara Lindsay Rafalson, a May graduate who majored in global studies with a minor in sustainability, daughter of Allen Rafalson of Homewood and Kathleen Cap of Matthews, N.C.
Kansas
Wen-How Edward Hsyeh, a May graduate who majored in religious studies and peace, war and defense, son of Chih Chi Hsyeh and Yalu Pao of Lenexa.
Kentucky
Alison Lee Brown, a junior psychology major, daughter of Scott and Elizabeth Brown of Lexington.
Maryland
Amelia Jennie Kennedy, a junior history major, daughter of John Lionel Pressly Kennedy and Sherrie Kopka Kennedy of Kensington.
Virginia Menwether Moore, a May graduate with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, daughter of John Marks Moore III and Beverly Britten Moore of Baltimore.
Massachusetts
*Selena Howard Elmer, a junior with public policy and environmental studies majors, daughter of Robert Glenn Elmer of Cambridge and Eleanor Tatlock Howard of Portsmouth, R.I.
Kelli Michelle Paice, a junior with an environmental health science major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and a geography major in the College of Arts and Sciences, daughter of Richard and Theresa Paice of Mansfield.
Minnesota
Ana Luisa Goerdt, a May graduate with political science and Latin American studies majors, daughter of Paul and M. Sofia Goerdt of Burnsville.
Matthew James Miller, a junior with economics and Asian studies majors, son of James and Debra Miller of St. Paul.
Charles Samuel Sellew, a May graduate with a public policy major, son of Philip and Kathleen Sellew of St. Paul.
Sarah Nicole Whitford, a junior with economics and mathematics majors, daughter of Kevin and Carolyn Whitford of Rochester.
Missouri
John Melvin Hardin, a junior with physics and mathematics majors, son of Larry Dean Hardin and Linda Marie Hardin of Wildwood.
Nebraska
Stephanie Lauren Brennan, a junior psychology major, daughter of Stephen J. and Lorna Brennan of Omaha.
Rebecca Joy Crabb, a junior computer science major with an entrepreneurship minor, daughter of Dr. Ian Crabb and Dr. Suzan Crabb of Omaha.
New Jersey
Kenneth Max Brock, a May graduate with a biology major and a minor in chemistry, son of James Steven Brock and Aurea Cuevas Brock of Little Silver.
Michaela Chelsea Dudley, a May graduate with a peace, war and defense major, daughter of Richard and Jennifer Dudley of Ridgewood.
James Andrew LaVela, a May graduate with a contemporary European studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School, son of Joseph Anthony LaVela and Elizabeth Owens LaVela of Chatham.
John Arvid Peterson III, a May graduate with an English and comparative literature major, son of John Arvid Peterson Jr. and Bonnie Richman Peterson of Seaside Park.
New York
Ashley Simone Mogul, a junior psychology major, daughter of Samuel Andrew Mogul and Georgianna Mary Mogul of Cold Spring Harbor.
Ohio
Jennifer Leigh Miller, a May graduate with an art history major, daughter of Michael and Sharon Miller of West Chester.
Lily Margaret Roberts, a junior with peace, war and defense and English majors, daughter of Stephen and Patricia Roberts of Shaker Heights.
Pennsylvania
Kathleen Ann Kelly, a May graduate with a psychology major and a German minor, daughter of John J. and Barbara Kelly of Fort Washington.
Warren Carl Naselsky, a junior with chemistry and Chinese majors, son of Charles Naselsky and Terry Kessler of Richboro.
Christopher Patton Nickell, a junior with music and Arabic studies majors, son of Van and Karen Nickell of Sewickley.
Justin Adam Rosenthal, a May graduate with a political science major, son of Richard and Ronnalee Rosenthal of Pittsburgh.
Rhode Island
*Selena Howard Elmer, a junior with public policy and environmental studies majors, daughter of Eleanor Tatlock Howard of Portsmouth and Robert Glenn Elmer of Cambridge, Mass.
South Carolina
Emily Caroline Doll, a junior global studies major, daughter of Christopher Sean Doll and Rita Secreast-Doll of Columbia.
Tennessee
Gina Nicole Sacks, a junior majoring in nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and in Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences, daughter of Larry and Jo-Anne Sacks of Nashville.
Texas
Thomas Fraser Wright, a junior with mathematical decision sciences and economics majors, son of William and Sara Wright of The Woodlands.
Utah
Sydney Elizabeth Hartsell, a junior interdisciplinary studies major, daughter of Dr. Stephen Carl Hartsell and Wesley York Hartsell of Salt Lake City.
Virginia
Jessica Sage Little, a junior with interdisciplinary studies and Spanish majors, daughter of Christopher and Martha Little of Irvington.
Wisconsin
Elizabeth Anne Pollock, a junior with mathematical decision sciences and German majors, daughter of Steven and Gail Pollock of Whitefish Bay.
Andrew Joseph Schwartz, a May graduate with a business administration major in Kenan-Flagler Business School and mathematical decision sciences major in the College of Arts and Sciences, son of Paul Kenneth Schwartz and Leslie Harris Schwartz of Fox Point.
CHINA
*Andrea Yu-Ling Liu, a junior with biology and psychology majors, daughter of Wen Liu of Beijing and Li-Huei Chang of Cary, N.C.
Ge Zhang, a junior chemistry major, son of Weidong Zhang and Jinzhi Wang of Beijing.
KENYA
*Mark Muriithi Laichena, a junior with peace, war and defense and political science majors, son of Elias Laichena of Meru and Sally Anniss of London.
UNITED KINGDOM
*Mark Muriithi Laichena, a junior with peace, war and defense and political science majors, son of Sally Anniss of London and Elias Laichena of Meru, Kenya.
Russell James Westcott Martin, a junior with philosophy and economics majors, son of Andrew James Westcott Martin and Martha Anne Russell Martin of London.
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