Phi Beta Kappa welcomes new inductees

A new class of Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society was inducted on April 21. The ceremony for the 61 initiates was held in the Watkins Room of the Trone Center and was followed by a reception and an inspiring toast by Faculty Council Chair and Phi Beta Kappa member Brandon Inabinet.

A highly selective honor society for students receiving a liberal arts education, there are approximately 290 chapters at undergraduate institutions nationwide and only five chapters in South Carolina. Furman University’s Gamma chapter was founded in 1973 and initiated its first members in the spring of 1974; today, our chapter includes more than 60 faculty and staff members, including president Nathan Brown, vice president Eunice Kim, treasurer Glen Halva-Neubauer, secretary Tim Helwig, and historian Liz Bouzarth.

Students are considered for election based on their scholarly achievements in the liberal arts and sciences, broad cultural interests, and good character. Students exemplifying the qualities and intellectual pursuits of Phi Beta Kappa are invited to join the society during the spring of their senior year, but a small number of members of the junior class may also be invited. This year’s outstanding inductees are listed below.

Graduating Class of 2026

Laura Banahan

Harris Barth

Katie Bengough

Tayler Benton

Neha Bhatnagar

Mark Botrous

Holly Bragdon

Isabelle Brown

Margaret Browne

Anna Wallace Cheek

Cian Colgan

Hannah Cory

George Davis

Ella Drye

Audrey Enghauser

Leah Forrest

Kobby Frempong

Lucy Gamblin

Daniela Garcia

Hayley Glenn

Greyson Henry

Elija Hicks

Karissa Horn

Alyssa Iacobacci

Michael Jaber

William Jepson

Erin Johnson

Will Jordan

Riley Kopchinski

Finesa Kumnova

Mary Kathryn Lancaster

Sydney Larson

Jason Levitt

Clara Long

Kathryn McDaniel

Stephen McLean

Anthony Morgan

Madeline Moye

Jenna Mulhern

Sierra Obenaus

Campbell Pearce

Lilian Robins

Katie Rudins

Aru Sakhariyanova

Walker Smith

Stephen Smith

Maximilian Spies

Catherine Tuxworth

Micheala Valentine

Benjmain Vander Wal

Samantha Walter

Hannah Williams

Graduating Class of 2027

Walker Allen

Amelia Cowart

Ava Cresto

Aubin Dzossa Bontse

Maya Glover

Elizabeth McDermott

Rathna Reddy

Anastasiia Savchenko

Sam Schaich

Alexander Sfeir Underwood