College of Charleston to Install Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
A select group of the College’s top seniors will be inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society on April 29.
Above: Beth Sundstrom and Beth Meyer-Bernstein accept the Phi Beta Kappa Society key.
On April 29, the College of Charleston will celebrate the installation of the Zeta Chapter of South Carolina for the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest and most distinguished academic honor organization.
Founded in 1776, just five months after the signing the Declaration of Independence, the Phi Beta Kappa Society is the most widely recognized measure of academic achievements for individuals and institutions. Its mission is to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought and recognize academic excellence.
During the installation ceremony, a select group of the College’s top seniors will be inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. These students have demonstrated exceptional academic excellence, intellectual curiosity and a genuine love of learning – qualities that align with the core values of Phi Beta Kappa.
- Marie Akirtava, psychology and commercial real estate finance
- Kathleen Aller, anthropology and archaeology
- Marcy Genessa Anderson, women’s and gender studies
- Thomas Nelson Atkinson, international studies and religious studies
- Elli Maria Batchelor, English
- Bailey Mackenzie Brewer, public health
- Alani Radiance Boyd, international studies and political science
- Andrew Caldwell, anthropology and archaeology
- William Chaplin Spencer III, history and international studies
- Emma Choate, psychology
- Tina Dong, biology
- Leah Davenport, Jewish studies and women’s and gender studies
- Molly Margaret Dickerson, public health
- Brynn Elizabeth Dybik, English
- Della Evans, biochemistry
- Hannah Everage, English
- Louis Matthew Gershon, biology
- Chloe M. Goff, international studies and German studies
- Hailey Elizabeth Griffin, communication
- Kora Hansen, biology
- Madelein Hanson, French and Francophone studies
- Corey Holcomb, finance
- Griffin Jackson Hogan, communication
- Sydney Camille Jackson, international studies and political science
- Madison Jackson, psychology
- Jillian Kabik, international business
- Cameron Ellie Kaess, chemistry
- Ella Kasten, biology
- Diana May Kenes, psychology and Spanish
- Kiley Kern, art history
- Morgan McCuin Kelly, English
- Patrick Boyd Lezynski, psychology
- Madison LoStracco, biology
- Estella Grace Martin, public health
- Dawson Cooper McIntosh, biology
- Katie Mullins, public health
- Jessica Kay O’Connor, public health
- Maya Pai, public health
- Ronit Pathak, international studies and biochemistry
- Elizabeth Ann Raines, religious studies
- Madelyn Belle Reber, history
- Blakesley Regan Rhett, communication
- Lucy Deupree Richmond, biology and piano performance
- Adeline Rios, international studies and political science
- Tyler Dean Rommes, urban studies
- Lilianne Nicole Ross, astrophysics and mathematics
- Catherine Sterling Rutherford, English
- Kelli Elizabeth Ryan, history and classics
- Abigail Starr Ryan, biochemistry and Spanish
- Anna Saracino, psychology
- Sara Rose Solan, international studies and political science
- Morgan Treadwell, psychology and religious studies
- Evan Dominic Ceniza Villamor, biology and biochemistry
- Isabella Varano, biology and public health
- Rhiannon Aurora Wilkinson, international studies and German studies
- Zoe Elizabeth Willis, marine biology and chemistry
“We are proud of this inaugural group of students who will be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa,” President Andrew T. Hsu says. “They exemplify the highest ideals of academic excellence, intellectual curiosity and our institution’s centuries-old commitment to the liberal arts and sciences.”
In addition to the student inductees, the ceremony will also welcome 81 College of Charleston faculty members as Charter members of the new Zeta Chapter. These distinguished professors have made significant contributions to their fields and exemplify the values of Phi Beta Kappa.
“The tireless dedication of our committee and charter members to establish this historic chapter at the College of Charleston will leave an enduring legacy of commitment to academic excellence and freedom of inquiry and expression,” says Beth Sundstrom, president-elect of the Zeta of South Carolina Chapter.
Phi Beta Kappa members include 17 U.S. presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court justices and 150 Nobel laureates. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities.
