219 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UNC-Chapel Hill

219 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UNC-Chapel Hill

(Chapel Hill, N.C.— April 6, 2023) – Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, inducted 219 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members. Less than 1% of all college students qualify for acceptance.

The recent induction ceremony featured remarks by Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz and a keynote address by James W.C. White, Craver Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country include 17 American presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, more than 150 Nobel Laureates, and numerous artistic, intellectual, and political leaders.

Phi Beta Kappa membership is open to undergraduates in the college and professional degree programs who meet stringent eligibility requirements. A student who has completed 75 hours of course work in the liberal arts and sciences with a GPA of 3.85 or better (on a 4-point scale) is eligible for membership. Also eligible is any student who has completed 105 hours of course work in the liberal arts and sciences with a 3.75 GPA. Grades earned at other universities are not considered.

Phi Beta Kappa has 293 chapters nationwide. UNC’s chapter, Alpha of North Carolina, was founded in 1904 and is the oldest of eight 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 schools and college students.

Phi Beta Kappa officers at Carolina for 2022-2023 are students Ayaka Uehara, president; Sierra Foster, vice president; and Hans Oh, recording secretary. James L. Leloudis, professor of history, Peter T. Grauer associate dean for Honors Carolina, and director of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, is chapter executive secretary and faculty advisor.

Listed below are the names of all inductees, 162 of whom are from North Carolina. The names appear below in alphabetical order by North Carolina county, then by state and country. All study in the College of Arts and Sciences except where otherwise noted.

 

Alamance County 

Garrison Wallace Bullard, a senior with biology and statistics and analytics majors and a music minor, of Elon.

Lisa Goering, a senior with an exercise and sport science major, of Burlington.

Beaufort County

Skyeler Alexander Jackson, a junior with political science and global studies majors and a data science minor, of Washington.

Bladen County

Hailey Elizabeth Hudson, a senior with media and journalism and political science majors, of Harrells.

Brunswick County

Lauren Melissa Sidelinger, a senior with a neuroscience major and chemistry and computer science minors, of Shallotte.

Buncombe County

Helen Harper Abbott, a senior with a global studies major and art history and Italian minors, of Asheville.

Anna Katherine Baechtold, a senior with public policy and art history majors and a conflict management minor, of Asheville.

Andrew Best, a junior with computer science and statistics and analytics majors, of Asheville.

Thomas Wayne Doss, a junior with a biology major and Spanish for the professions and chemistry minors, of Fletcher.

William DuBose, a senior with history and political science majors, of Montreat.

Andrew Michael Elliott, a senior with an exercise and sport science major and a chemistry minor, of Asheville.

Jordan Elizabeth Gail Mundy, a junior with political science and history majors, of Asheville.

Catherine Roberts, a junior with computer science and mathematics majors and a cognitive science minor, of Asheville.

David Keith Snider, II, a senior with a mathematics major and a statistics and analytics minor, of Mills River.

Lilliana Hope Soucaze, a junior with psychology and medical anthropology majors and a music minor, of Asheville.

Grayson Spencer Sword, a senior with a public policy major and biology and business administration minors, of Asheville.

Summer Aileen Thoma, a junior with a health policy and management major and a public policy minor, of Black Mountain.

Cabarrus County

Kyle Ingram, a senior with media and journalism and political science majors, of Concord.

Caldwell County

Natalie Lauren Clark, a senior with a biology major and chemistry and health and society minors, of Lenoir.

Carteret County

Paul Gray Fullwood, a senior with media and journalism and German and Slavic languages and literatures majors, of Emerald Isle.

Nathan Stein Mothes, a junior with neuroscience and psychology majors and a chemistry minor, of Stella.

Clara Louise Shertzer, a junior with biology and music majors, of Morehead City.

Catawba County

Emma Carol Salyards, a senior with sociology and English and comparative literature majors, of Hickory.

Chatham County

Zachary Orazem Marchun, a junior with global studies and peace, war, and defense majors and a conflict management minor, of Pittsboro.

Andrew Hanan Mattson, a junior with a physics major and mathematics and music minors, of Chapel Hill.

Lucien William Tessier, a junior with biology and linguistics majors and a classical humanities minor, of Chapel Hill.

Cumberland County

Kimberly A. Doody, a senior with management and society and communication studies majors and a history minor, of Hope Mills.

Shelby Anderson McLamb, a senior with media and journalism and communication studies majors, of Fayetteville.

Durham County

Oyindamola O’temu Ajasa, a junior with a biology major and health and society and chemistry minors, of Durham.

Noah Ali Clapacs, a senior with public policy and African, African American, and diaspora studies majors, of Durham.

Gargi Mehul Dixit, a senior with a biostatistics major, of Morrisville.

Rachel Elizabeth Emrick, a junior with mathematics and computer science majors and a physics minor, of Durham.

Benjamin Jacob Gordon, a junior with an economics major and business administration and public policy minors, of Durham.

Varad Devadatta Gurude, a junior with biomedical and health science engineering and religious studies majors and a neuroscience minor, of Durham.

Eloise Elisabeth Osborne, a senior with global studies and women’s and gender studies majors and a social and economic justice minor, of Durham.

Renée Elizabeth Reeves, a junior with biology and psychology majors and a neuroscience minor, of Durham.

Benjamin David Tarlton, a senior with a dramatic art major and a music minor, of Durham.

Forsyth County

Claire Mae Blackman, a junior with a statistics and analytics major and chemistry and data science minors, of Pfafftown.

Rebecca Lynn Connolly, a senior with political science and peace, war, and defense majors, of Winston-Salem.

Molly Jean Mullane, a senior with psychology and exercise and sport science majors, of Winston-Salem.

Caroline Richter, a senior with a biology major, of Winston-Salem.

Claire Nicole Skinner, a senior with a biology major, of Winston-Salem.

Fletcher Thomas Wilson, a senior with media and journalism and political science majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Winston-Salem.

Franklin County

Joshua Isaiah Horton, a junior with a peace, war, and defense major and a data science minor, of Franklinton.

Gaston County

Emma Patricia Kent, a senior with a political science major and public policy and environmental justice minors, of Mount Holly.

Alayna Rose Kropfelder, a senior with a psychology major and an English minor, of Dallas.

Jessica Lorene Medlin, a senior with political science and communication studies majors, of Mount Holly.

Guilford County

Connor Jarrett Blevins, a junior with a biology major and a chemistry minor, of Browns Summit.

Abbie Grace Boone, a senior with global studies and Hispanic linguistics majors and a business administration minor, of Summerfield.

Sarah Wyeth Burton, a senior with psychology and human development and family science majors and a neuroscience minor, of Greensboro.

Katherine Courts, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Greensboro.

John Bradley LaFave, III, a senior with political science and history majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Greensboro.

Robert Morris Landry, a junior with biochemistry and business administration majors and a biology minor, of Greensboro.

Jadon Lee, a senior with a psychology major and chemistry and medical anthropology minors, of Greensboro.

Lauren Ellison Lowe, a junior with a biology major and Spanish for the professions and chemistry minors, of Greensboro.

Mackenna Grace Myers, a junior with a dental hygiene major, of Greensboro.

Yash Amishkumar Patel, a junior with a neuroscience major and a chemistry minor, of High Point.

Olivia Catherine Weyler Romine, a senior with global studies and Hispanic linguistics majors and a business administration minor, of Greensboro.

Hannah Swanton, a junior with global studies and geography majors, of Greensboro.

Ryan Christopher Swartz, a junior with a chemistry major and a biology minor, of Summerfield.

Harnett County

Katherine Caroline Bryan, a junior with computer science and Asian studies majors, of Buies Creek.

Daughtry Reid Williams, a junior with American studies and history majors and a social and economic justice minor, of Dunn.

Haywood County

Jade Kristen Monday, a senior with biology and philosophy majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Waynesville.

Iredell County

Nina Adele Christensen, a senior with political science and philosophy majors and an entrepreneurship minor, of Mooresville.

Tristan Lee Millsaps, a senior with a public policy major, of Statesville.

Johnston County

Erich Thomas Hess, a senior with political science and peace, war, and defense majors and a history minor, of Smithfield.

Lincoln County

Emma Kathleen Holmes, a junior with a global studies major and creative writing and geography minors, of Lincolnton.

Mecklenburg County

Rhea Bhagia, a senior with a business administration major and a statistics and analytics minor, of Charlotte.

Heidi Huan Cao, a junior with a nutrition major and neuroscience and chemistry minors, of Charlotte.

Sarah Stephens Curme, a senior with media and journalism and peace, war, and defense majors and a public policy minor, of Charlotte.

Valerie Dartey-Hayford, a junior with a biology major and chemistry and French minors, of Charlotte.

Kayla Michellie Emerson, a senior with an environmental sciences major and geographic information sciences and food studies minors, of Cornelius.

Josie Drake Fulton, a spring 2022 graduate with a history major and a sustainability studies minor, of Charlotte.

Isabella Gamez, a junior with biostatistics and studio art majors, of Charlotte.

Ellen Anne Garfinkle, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a Middle Eastern languages minor, of Matthews.

Adam Alexander Gerber, a senior with an economics major and statistics and analytics and data science minors, of Charlotte.

Madelyn Holmes, a junior with a nursing major, of Charlotte.

Ashley Davis Huff, a senior with public policy and religious studies majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Charlotte.

Anthony J.Y. Hui, a junior with economics and business administration majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Charlotte.

Ashray Kallikadavil, a junior with business administration and economics majors, of Charlotte.

Meagan Alexis Kitsinian, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a French minor, of Charlotte.

Casey Lepley, a junior with a biology major and chemistry and Hispanic studies minors, of Charlotte.

Eleanor Elizabeth McCleary, a senior with psychology and political science majors and a women’s and gender studies minor, of Charlotte.

Isabel Nichols, a junior with a biology major and a health and society minor, of Charlotte.

Jenny Qiu, a junior with a neuroscience major and a chemistry minor, of Cornelius.

Katherine Brittain Reeves, a junior with a biology major and a medical anthropology minor, of Davidson.

Riya Shah, a junior with biology and neuroscience majors and a chemistry minor, of Matthews.

Anna Katelyn Snyder, a junior with a computer science major and business administration and Spanish for the professions minors, of Charlotte.

David Scott Starling, a junior with public policy and political science majors and study of Christianity and culture and social and economic justice minors, of Charlotte.

Maxwell Nathan Sutker, a junior with history and peace, war, and defense majors and a business administration minor, of Charlotte.

Mika Travis, a junior with media and journalism and English and comparative literature majors and a Japanese minor, of Charlotte.

Abigail Welch, a junior with English and comparative literature and sociology majors and a creative writing minor, of Matthews.

Montgomery County

Afrah Faraz, a junior with chemistry and Asian studies majors, of Charlotte.

Moore County

Luke Joseph Diasio, a junior with a biology major and a chemistry minor, of Pinehurst.

Mitchell Millett Kent, a junior with a biology major and chemistry and history minors, of Pinehurst.

Emily Anne VonCannon, a junior with contemporary European studies and political science majors and a German minor, of Pinehurst.

Nash County

Amber Doan, a senior with a biology major and chemistry and exercise and sport science minors, of Rocky Mount.

New Hanover County

Natalie Jane Tuinstra, a junior with information science and psychology majors and a cognitive science minor, of Pinehurst.

Orange County

Jesse Anderson Ainslie, a senior with a music major and a religious studies minor, of Chapel Hill.

Ayla Marie Baker Kural, a senior with an interdisciplinary studies major and a music minor, of Chapel Hill.

Kelly Fan, a junior with computer science and psychology majors and a women’s and gender studies minor, of Chapel Hill.

Emery Anne Hoos, a junior with environmental health sciences and biology majors, of Chapel Hill.

Gracianne Elizabeth Kmiec, a junior with neuroscience and chemistry majors, of Chapel Hill.

Pitt County

Rami Zahi Darawsheh, a junior with health policy and management and biology majors and a chemistry minor, of Winterville.

Cambria Janette Duke, a senior with an exercise and sport science major and a Spanish for the professions minor, of Greenville.

Abigail Hailey Dunnigan, a junior with a physics major, of Greenville.

Dresden Caroline Holmes, a senior with German and Slavic languages and literatures and exercise and sport science majors, of Greenville.

Lauren Tiffany-Lynn Taylor, a senior with political science and history majors, of Greenville.

Richmond County

Mason Bailey, a senior with a nutrition major and chemistry and biology minors, of Rockingham.

Rockingham County

Simon Wilkes Ellington, a junior with a biology major and a chemistry minor, of Eden.

Union County

Ritushree Dutta, a junior with neuroscience and medical anthropology majors and a Spanish for the professions minor, of Charlotte.

Ruta Gabriele Petrikis, a junior with a chemistry major and a Spanish for the professions minor, of Weddington.

Wake County

Bilal Nizar Azzam, a junior with biology and business administration majors, of Cary.

Carter Wells Bilbro, a senior with a communication studies major and a history minor, of Cary.

Lydia Esther Boshart, a senior with linguistics and English and comparative literature majors and a Chinese minor, of Knightdale.

Amani Faith Bushiri, a senior with English and comparative literature and communication studies majors, of Raleigh.

Anjali Chandrasekhar, a sophomore with neuroscience and English and comparative literature majors and a medicine, literature, and culture minor, of Raleigh.

Esther Chen, a junior with linguistics and German and Slavic languages and literatures majors, of Cary.

Emma Beth Cline, a senior with political science and public policy majors, of Raleigh.

Duncan Fraser Coffey, a senior with an economics major and statistics and analytics and history minors, of Raleigh.

Andreea Ioana Cornea, a junior with a biostatistics major and chemistry and neuroscience minors, of Cary.

Shaurik Deshpande, a senior with computer science and statistics and analytics majors and a neuroscience minor, of Raleigh.

Ian Joseph Dollar, a senior with a peace, war, and defense major and a history minor, of Cary.

Aastha Dubal, a junior with a nutrition major, of Raleigh.

Gabriella Torsone Ercolino, a junior with a nutrition major and chemistry and Spanish for the professions minors, of Raleigh.

Kenaz Virginia Solange Flores, a senior with a business administration major and French and sustainability studies minors, of Raleigh.

Valerie Christine Fried, a senior with a psychology major, of Cary.

Grace Huiyu Fu, a junior with a nutrition major and chemistry and studio art minors, of Cary.

Taylor Gaskins, a senior with global studies and Asian studies majors and a geography minor, of Holly Springs.

John Robert Haines, a senior with a management and society major and a Spanish for the professions minor, of Cary.

Sofia A Hines, a senior with a public policy major and a social and economic justice minor, of Fuquay Varina.

Alyssa Nicole Hofman, a junior with English and comparative literature and communication studies majors, of Cary.

Molly Adele James, a senior with an English and comparative literature major and philosophy and folklore minors, of Raleigh.

Armin Daniel Jamshidi, a senior with a biomedical and health science engineering major, of Apex.

Jessica Judge, a senior with an information science major and a statistics and analytics minor, of Cary.

Kabeer Kalra, a senior with a computer science major, of Cary.

Stella Mae Kempf, a senior with a geography major and geographic information sciences and health and society minors, of Raleigh.

Natasha Kate Lang, a junior with neuroscience and medical anthropology majors and a chemistry minor, of Wake Forest.

Aaron David Lee, a senior with a biomedical and health sciences engineering major and a neuroscience minor, of Cary.

Roderick Xin Liu, a senior with a computer science major, of Cary.

Colin Alexander Mackay, a senior with economics and Asian studies majors and a statistics and analytics minor, of Raleigh.

Jackson David McClintock, a senior with statistics and analytics and computer science majors, of Cary.

Owen Sanford McGrew, a senior with an economics major and statistics and analytics and history minors, of Apex.

Erin Patricia McIndoe, a senior with business administration and exercise and sport science majors, of Cary.

Kailash Muthu, a senior with a computer science major, of Morrisville.

Sooho Samuel Myoung, a senior with a statistics and analytics major, of Cary.

Christian Taylor Nightingale, a junior with a biomedical and health science engineering major and a neuroscience minor, of Apex.

Dante Frederick Oliva, a senior with political science and history majors and a business administration minor, of Raleigh.

Kabir Pathak, a sophomore with biochemistry and mathematics majors, of Cary.

Rohan Rajesh, a senior with peace, war, and defense and economics majors and a Hindi-Urdu minor, of Cary.

Joshua Redman, a senior with statistics and analytics and economics majors and a data science minor, of Cary.

Angelica Sevilla, a senior with a psychology major and an English minor, of Wake Forest.

Catherine Sun, a senior with a business administration major and statistics and analytics and data science minors, of Raleigh.

Andrew Michael Tomei, a senior with an English and comparative literature major and a global cinema minor, of Raleigh.

Nicole Annelise Van Liew, a senior with a neuroscience major and business administration and chemistry minors, of Apex.

Zachary Vig, a junior with psychology and statistics and analytics majors, of Raleigh.

Greear Arthur Webb, a senior with political science and African, African American, and diaspora studies majors and a social and economic justice minor, of Raleigh.

Jessica Jiexi Wu, a senior with a biomedical and health science engineering major and neuroscience and chemistry minors, of Cary.

Watauga County

Siena Ritter, a senior with English and comparative literature and Italian majors, of Boone.

Wayne County

Navya Dixit, a senior with biology and neuroscience majors, of Goldsboro.

Wilson County

Ryan Scott Richardson, a junior with an economics major and a data science minor, of Wilson.

Yancey County

Aden Keating Laws, a junior with linguistics and Russian majors and a German minor, of Burnsville.

California

Isabella Caterina Peterson, a junior with political science and psychology majors and a Italian minor, of Manhattan Beach.

Emma Rudy Srebnik, a junior with an environmental science major and marine sciences and geographic information sciences minors, of Hermosa Beach.

Colorado

Esther O Eikins, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a health and society minor, of Aurora.

Henry Robert Shugart, a senior with statistics and analytics and mathematics majors and a data science minor, of Denver.

Connecticut

Olivia Wen, a junior with computer science and biology majors and a statistics and analytics minor, of Weston.

Florida

Riley Carpinteri, a senior with peace, war, and defense and political science majors, of Weston.

Molly Grace Dashney, a senior with public policy and media and journalism majors, of St. Petersburg.

Emma Drew, a fall 2022 graduate with computer science and psychology majors and an information systems minor, of Naples.

Benjamin Rabun Ketchum, a senior with economics and dramatic art majors and a writing for the screen and stage minor, of Jacksonville.

Georgia

Erin Kelly DeCicco, a senior with a political science major and philosophy, politics, and economics and social and economic justice minors, of Fayetteville.

Stephanie Pauletta Pierson, a junior with a history major and a Hispanic studies minor, of Macon.

Anna Smith, a senior with an environmental studies major, of Atlanta.

Illinois

Kevin Seamus Dunphy, a senior with a Russian major and a Japanese minor, of Chicago.

Omar Farrag, a junior with economics and history majors and an Arabic minor, of Chicago.

Maryland

Morgan Nicole McCann, a senior with global studies and political science majors, of Bowie.

Ian Francis Miller, a junior with a biostatistics major and chemistry and mathematics minors, of Crownsville.

Charlotte Seymour, a senior with neuroscience and economics majors and a chemistry minor, of Baltimore.

Massachusetts

Cade Chabra, a junior with computer science and mathematics majors and a data science minor, of Marshfield.

Jack Landman Goldsmith, IV, a junior with a computer science major, of Newton.

Michigan

Elizabeth Grace Tuttle Newhall, a senior with anthropology and German and Slavic languages and literatures majors and an archaeology minor, of St. Louis.

Selina Shi, a senior with business administration and computer science majors and a history minor, of Bloomfield Hills.

New Jersey

Chelsea Taylor Corridore, a senior with psychology and political science majors, of Chester.

Grace Elizabeth Godfrey, a senior with a history major and religious studies and social and economic justice minors, of Morristown.

Michael Maizel, a junior with a health policy and management major, of Clarksburg.

Matthew Dellano Pierro, a senior with global studies and peace, war, and defense majors, of Manahawkin.

Melinda Corinne Somers, a junior with a neuroscience major and entrepreneurship and chemistry minors, of Glen Rock.

New Mexico

Vivienne Timchenko, a senior with a political science major and Slavic and Eastern European cultures and philosophy minors, of Santa Fe.

New York

Alexa Knee, a junior with biology and medical anthropology majors and a chemistry minor, of Smithtown.

Hope Elizabeth Lusby, a senior with music and English and comparative literature majors, of Huntington.

Alice Belle Roosevelt, a senior with peace, war, and defense and economics majors and a conflict management minor, of New York.

Skyler Harrison Spitz, a junior with a economics major and data science and philosophy, politics, and economics minors, of Mount Sinai.

Oregon

Ella Savannah Feathers, a junior with environmental studies and economics majors and a journalism minor, of Lake Oswego.

Pennsylvania

Henry Vivona Farnham, a junior with economics and philosophy majors and an entrepreneurship minor, of Philadelphia.

Alec Carson Lawless, a senior with exercise and sport science and psychology majors, of Bethlehem.

Casimir Alexander Szupica, a junior with a geological sciences major and a military science minor, of Malvern.

South Carolina

Brynn Caroline Brusseau, a junior with biology and global studies majors and a chemistry minor, of Summerville.

Texas

Clayton Birmingham Mulford, a senior with a business administration major and public policy and Spanish for the professions minors, of Dallas.

Kate Corrine Musselman, a senior with a neuroscience major and chemistry and medical anthropology minors, of Dallas.

Virginia

Tanner Bailey, a junior with business administration and political science majors, of Virginia Beach.

Ainsley Claire Kaplan, a junior with chemistry and peace, war, and defense majors, of Reston.

Eve Meredith Maddock, a senior with media and journalism and exercise and sport science majors and a Hispanic studies minor, of Richmond.

John Garnett Nelson, a junior with chemistry and economics majors and a biology minor, of Richmond.

Mary Michele Troise, a senior with an economics major and a data science minor, of Lexington.

Washington, D.C.

Amalia Gabriela Marmolejos, a senior with political science and global studies majors, of Washington.

China

Jiaqi Chen, a junior with economics and psychology majors and a statistics and analytics minor, of Nanjing.

Rui Dou, a junior with sociology and dramatic art majors, of Beijing.

Zhijie Duan, a junior with a biostatistics major, of Shenzhen.

Qianhui Fang, a senior with statistics and analytics and economics majors and mathematics and data science minors, of Ningbo.

Zheyu Huang, a senior with computer science and business administration majors, of Wuhan.

Tianyi Li, a senior with psychology and statistics and analytics majors, of Shenyang.

Tianyi Niu, a junior with computer science and linguistics majors, of Shanghai.

Jingyun Wu, a senior with chemistry and anthropology majors, of Beijing.

Yuan Yuan, a senior with economics and psychology majors, of Xiamen.

Colombia

Melissa Marcus, a senior with an anthropology major and data science and classical humanities minors, of Cali.

Peru

Mateo Correa Risso, a junior with a computer science major, of Lima.

Singapore

Nicholas Wong, a senior with computer science and economics majors and a statistics and analytics minor, of Singapore.

Spain

Elena Fernandez, a junior with a biomedical and health science engineering major and an astronomy minor, of Vigo.