One hundred and four seniors were elected this week to the Rhode Island Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest undergraduate academic honor society, Chapter Administrator Mary Jo Foley wrote in an email to The Herald.
Since the College of William and Mary founded the first Phi Beta Kappa chapter in 1776, the society has spread to 283 institutions, according to Phi Beta Kappa’s website. Brown became the seventh university to establish a chapter in 1830.
To be eligible for induction, seniors must have completed at least 28 courses in their first seven semesters, earning an A or S with Distinction in at least 23 of those courses, according to the Brown chapter’s website. At least two-fifths of those courses must fall under the arts, humanities, pure mathematics or social sciences.
The number of seniors selected this year is consistent with past years. One hundred and two seniors were inducted in 2013, and 104 seniors were inducted in 2012, The Herald reported at the time.
Undergraduates are inducted into Phi Beta Kappa three times a year, with no more than one-sixth of a graduating class becoming members, according to the Brown chapter’s website. Juniors are selected in February, seniors are selected in April and seniors who transferred to the University as juniors are selected in May.
Members of the class of 2014 who were selected are as follows:
David Rashi Kremen Adler
Peter Gregory Asimov-Hofmann
Matthew Scott Baker
Lauren Sara Bilsky
Caroline Sarah Bologna
David Borgonjon
Emma Evangeline Stev Brandt
Hannah Helen Braun
Katie Ann Brennan
Marc Andrew Briz
Elizabeth Rine Carr, a former Herald managing editor
Susan Chakmakian
Rukmini Chatterjee
David Hun Chung, a former Herald University news editor
Kimberly Anne Clifton, a former Herald contributing writer
Emily Ruth Conner-Simons
Michael Henry Danielewicz, a former Herald contributing writer
Jonah Michael David
Madeleine S. Denman
Sujaya Bhaskar Desai
Maxwell Thomas Ernst
Valeria Maria Fantozzi Freire
Thomas Paine Finley
Cynthia Fong
Sarah Margaret Friedland
Elizabeth Victoria Fuerbacher, a Herald opinions columnist
Walter Garcia
Pilar Akiko Garcia-Brown
Nicholas James Gaya
Meia Chen Yao Geddes, a former Herald staff writer
Emma Gilsanz
Jacob Eli Hershel Gindi
Jackson L. Golden
Nicole Beth Grabel, a former Herald contributing writer
Hannah Katherine Graham
Ariana Wurst Gunderson
Maxwell Joshua Hannan
Louise Barnett Highleyman
Kathleen Dean Hill
Kathleen Yuanning Hu
Athena Lynn Huang
Erica Julie James
Michael Scott Kardas
Katrina Ann Kardassakis
Christina Elizabeth Kata
Jaclyn Nicole Katz, a former Herald opinions columnist
Megan Elisabeth Keough
Haley Robinson Kossek
Varun Kuchibhatla
Laura Catherine Leddy
Justin Crist Lee, a former Herald director of business development
Ross Lewis Lerner
Chad Robert McAuliffe
Zackery Conner McKenzie
Gayatri Mehra
Nihaal Bhagwati Mehta
Allegra Joie Midgette
Hannah Faye Mirman
Brian Robert Moore
Hannah Rachel Nelson
Daniel Jordan Newmark
Rachel Hope Occhiogrosso, a Herald editorial page board editor
Siri Mackenzie Olson
Katie Anne Hunter Parker
Anna Mae Parmelee
Samuel Sherburne Pearce
Alvina Vadivel Pillai
Wei Jie Jason Poh
Elizabeth Marie Powers
Joshua Caleb Prenner
Alexa Christine Pugh, a former Herald senior editor
John Robert Rady
Elizabeth Stacey Resnick
Gwendolyn Anne Rogers
David Arthur Rosen, a former Herald staff writer
Samuel Edersheim Rosen
Sarah Elizabeth Rubin, a Herald opinions editor
Rachel Pam Sarnoff
Laura Naomi Schneck
Kathryn Anne Schulz
Leela Senthil Nathan
Rongzi Shan
Jeremy Samuel Shar
Maxwell Aaron Sherman
Daniel Eliot Storch Sherrell
Julia Nicole Shube, a former Herald design editor
Peter Taylor Simpson
Lindsay Madeline Sovern
Mia Francesca Stange
Todd Frederick Stong
Amy Jessica Sung
Luke Richard Taylor
Catherine Rose Edith Teitz
Margaret Ayers Tennis, a Herald opinions editor
Yen Jay Tran
Yotam Tubul
Vanessa Mercedes Welten
Victoria Whalen Wilson
Andrea Seifert Wister
Emma Rachel Braucher Wohl, a former Herald arts and culture editor
Ivan Sashev Yanev
Sarah Pik Yu Yip
Cody Joseph Zeger
Luyu Zhang
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