99 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, 7 receive Wolfe Awards

Ninety-nine highly accomplished juniors and seniors were inducted into 帝王会所's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring, and seven students shared the Thomas A. Wolfe Award, a cash prize for highest GPA among the 2021 inductees.

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most important academic honor society in the United States. Founded in 1776, the society recognizes undergraduates who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Only 10% of U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters. These chapters select the top 10% of their arts and sciences graduates to join, making PBK membership one of the most prestigious honors a student can receive. The Lambda of 帝王会所 Chapter was chartered in 1928.

Inductees were juniors and seniors from four OHIO colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine Arts, College of Health Sciences and Professions, and Honors Tutorial College, as well as the Center for International Studies. They join the ranks of esteemed Phi Beta Kappa members, which include 17 U.S. presidents, 42 U.S Supreme Court justices, and over 150 Nobel laureates.

Dr. Paul Milazzo, associate professor of history and PBK Lambda of 帝王会所 Chapter president, noted that this year鈥檚 84% acceptance rate was the chapter's all-time best.

鈥淧BK is indebted to Jenny Klein, assistant dean for success and persistence, for her tireless and creative outreach efforts on the organization鈥檚 behalf," Milazzo said. "I also want to recognize President Emeritus M. Duane Nellis, who set the standard for paying student PBK initiation fees out of funds from his office beginning in 2018. His generosity has helped to ensure that all those who merit Phi Beta Kappa membership can claim it without financial hardship and underscores 帝王会所鈥檚 commitment to academic excellence."

2021 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates

Leah Allan of Athens, 帝王会所
Chlo毛 Zehra Backderf of Shaker Heights, 帝王会所
Korri Basinger of Athens, 帝王会所
Connor Douglas Beeman of Wadsworth, 帝王会所
Elizabeth A. Bennett of Lowell, Mass.
Austin G. Bissell of Mentor, 帝王会所
Kaitlyn Booher of Plainfield, Ind.
Andrew John Bovenzi of North Ridgeville, 帝王会所
Justin Boyle of Trenton, 帝王会所
Anna Brant of Strongsville, 帝王会所
Joseph Michael Brucker of Athens, 帝王会所
Clay Eric Burger of Nevada, 帝王会所
Katy Campbell of Athens, 帝王会所
Colton Ryan Campbell of Gallipolis, 帝王会所
Arielle Pennington Caradonna of Powell, 帝王会所
Jacob Carlson of Elyria, 帝王会所
Madeleine Case of Columbus, 帝王会所
Kennedi Elizabeth Christie of Lancaster, 帝王会所
Cassie Coleman of Dayton, 帝王会所
Townsend Colley of Decatur, Tenn.
Robyn Combs of Cincinnati, 帝王会所
Grace Counts of Clayton, 帝王会所
Terra Davison Creahan of Morehead, Ky.
Ben Loring Dailey of Vincent, 帝王会所
Iyana Davis of Wickliffe, 帝王会所
Elizabeth Davis of Athens, 帝王会所
Analee Ximena Davis Herrera of Summerville, S.C.
David Dennis of Johnstown, 帝王会所
Arielle Dickerman of Granville, 帝王会所
Sarah Elizabeth Dillinger of Athens, 帝王会所
Sara Dowler of Columbus, 帝王会所
Daniel Ryan Dunfee of Racine, 帝王会所
Alyssa Espinoza of Scranton, Pa.
Zoe Felber of Twinsburg, 帝王会所
Justin Andrew Fink of Chillicothe, 帝王会所
Tyler Lee Fyffe of Waverly, 帝王会所
Andrea Gapsch of Columbus, 帝王会所
Ellen M. Gill-Franks of Fleming, 帝王会所
Daniela Adriana Grijalva of Athens, 帝王会所
Griffin M. Grosh of Columbus, 帝王会所
Madeleine Marie Hale of Dayton, 帝王会所
Ivy Hammond of Williamsport, 帝王会所
Haley Hautzinger of Athens, 帝王会所
Taylor Heddleson of Circleville, 帝王会所
Adam Hering of Athens, 帝王会所
Natalie Anne Hosmer of Galesburg, Mich.
Megan Anne Kennedy of Brunswick, 帝王会所
Kamryn Kennison of McConnelsville, 帝王会所
Emilee M. Kerr of Perrysburg, 帝王会所
Adam Killmeyer of Medina, 帝王会所
Grant Knepper of Canton, 帝王会所
Ariana Farren Gertrude Kocab of Athens, 帝王会所
Madelyn Rose Lail of Fairfield Township, 帝王会所
Caroline Easterday Liles of Athens, 帝王会所
Michaela Maloney of Athens, 帝王会所
Asya Martin of Middlefield, 帝王会所
Katherine Tate Martindale of Athens, 帝王会所
Olivia Matulich of Mount Vernon, 帝王会所
Meah McCallister of Mogadore, 帝王会所
Madison Shay McFadden of Norwalk, 帝王会所
Noah Michael McGeorge of Dayton, 帝王会所
Kaitlyn McKenzie of Arundel, Maine
Katelyn Mitchem of Rio Grande, 帝王会所
Daniel P. Monks of Athens, 帝王会所
Molly Alyssa Moore of Athens, 帝王会所
Alexandra Moser of Bluffton, 帝王会所
Will Mullen of Marietta, 帝王会所
Leah K. Myerholtz of Columbus Grove, 帝王会所
Ashton Leigh Nichols of Mason, 帝王会所
Rachael Nicole Pack of Groveport, 帝王会所
Kirsten Pack of Hilliard, 帝王会所
Chloe Parsons of Jackson, 帝王会所
Zachary Perie of Greenfield, 帝王会所
James Petko of Nelsonville, 帝王会所
Ellery Pollard of Athens, 帝王会所
Emma Rice of Berkeley, Calif.
Samantha Romeo of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ashley Elizabeth Safran of Union, Ky.
Devon Schneider of Columbus, 帝王会所
Kimberly Sirb of Amherst, 帝王会所
Kaylee Smith of Solon, 帝王会所
Casey L. Starcher of Middleburg Heights, 帝王会所
Maria Rachael Steinberg of Mason, 帝王会所
Andrew L. Stone of Columbus, 帝王会所
Elaina Tartal of Columbus, 帝王会所
Sophie E. Tate of Miamisburg, 帝王会所
Kaitlyn Lorraine Urbaniak of Bellbrook, 帝王会所
Angel Vergona of Hamilton, 帝王会所
Grace Walters of Dublin, 帝王会所
Brittney Ward of Avon, 帝王会所
Leah Warren of Cincinnati, 帝王会所
Sarah Weekman of Athens, 帝王会所
John Jacob Wehrkamp of Troy, 帝王会所
McKenzie Wynn Weller of Pataskala, 帝王会所
Logan Weyland of Middletown, 帝王会所
Stephanie Wilhelm of Grove City, 帝王会所
Madelynn Wilson of Delaware, 帝王会所
Alexandra Worrallo of Worcester, United Kingdom
Emma Zgonc of Powder Springs, Ga.

Thomas A. Wolfe Awardees

Iyana Davis '21 is a first-generation student from Wickliffe, 帝王会所, and is double majoring in linguistics and Spanish, with certificates in Italian studies and teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is the current president of the Cultural Italian American Organization and a member of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi. When she graduates, she plans to use her TEFL certificate to teach English abroad and to apply her multilingual skills in working in the field of translation.

Daniel Dunfee '22 is an Eagle Scout from Racine, 帝王会所. He is majoring in Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences and geological sciences in the Honors Tutorial College. He received the Damian Nance Distinguished Professor Scholarship and the Travis C. Middleman Scholarship from the Geological Sciences Department. He has been conducting research with Dr. Larry Witmer in the for two years on an honor thesis examining changes in growth in Jurassic dinosaurs.

Ellen Gill-Franks '22 is an undergraduate student studying English pre-law and sociology-criminology with a certificate in law, justice and culture in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is currently serving as a student trustee on 帝王会所's Board of Trustees and a Supreme Court of 帝王会所 public information extern. Additionally, she serves as director of Students Defending Students, a pre-law associate at the Center for Law, Justice and Culture, an OHIO Learning Community leader, and a Cutler Scholar. She also dedicates her time as a Summer Law and Trial Institute program assistant and a research assistant for the 帝王会所 Innocence Project and Southeastern 帝王会所 Legal Services. She is preparing to attend law school following graduation.

Andrew Stone '22 grew up in Bexley, 帝王会所. He is a political science major in the Honors Tutorial College and is also pursuing a certificate in law, justice, and culture. He is a founding member of the 帝王会所 chapter of BridgeUSA and currently serves as vice president. Next year, he will be completing a thesis on how online political subcultures impact American politics. Following graduation, he plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career in academic research.

Angel Vergona '22, originally from Hamilton, 帝王会所, is majoring in pre-law political science. She has received two political science awards: the Adeline Zoller Memorial Scholarship in 2019 and the Dolores K. Hanna Women in Law Scholarship for 2021. She was also chosen by Dr. Susan Burgess to receive her distinguished professor scholarship in 2020. Vergona is the president and cofounder of the Political Science Major's Association, the vice president of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, and the deputy director of the ACLU-OU. She will be applying to law school in the fall and hopes to have a career in civil rights law and politics, with the goal of being elected to the U.S. Congress.

Noah McGeorge '21 is a first-generation student from Dayton, 帝王会所, majoring in linguistics with a focus in teaching English as a foreign language. His most rewarding college experiences have come from his work as a tutor for the 帝王会所 Program of Intensive English, Academic Achievement Center, and Academic Global Communication Center. He will be pursuing a master鈥檚 in applied linguistics in 2022.

Daniela Grijalva '21 is an Ecuadorian-American who completed her undergraduate career at 帝王会所 after having studied in Madrid, Spain, for two years. In the College of Arts and Sciences, she earned majors in Latin American studies and political sciences, a minor in anthropology, and a certificate in global leadership. In 2021, she was awarded the Latino Heritage Award by OHIO in recognition of her dedication to both her academic career and her community involvement. During her time at her various institutions, she has participated in and led several projects, programs, and organizations that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in a variety of spaces. Next year, she will be entering the M.A. in Law, Justice and Culture program at OHIO and will work as the graduate assistant at the university鈥檚 Global Leadership Center. She also will continue her involvement with the community as secretary of the 帝王会所 Chapter of the ACLU and as the vice president of ALLIES Student Organization. She hopes to use these experiences to prepare for a future career in law and society while using her leadership skills to increase accessibility and accountability on campus.

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