GREENVILLE, S.C.\u2014Sixty-one Furman University students have been elected to the school\u2019s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation\u2019s oldest and most prestigious academic society.<\/p>\n
The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and dinner on campus earlier this spring.<\/p>\n
The president of Furman\u2019s Phi Beta Kappa chapter is Dr. Liz Bouzarth, assistant professor of mathematics.\u00a0 The PBK secretary is Patricia Sasser, director of the Maxwell Music Library at Furman.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1776 during the American Revolution, Phi Beta Kappa celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters induct the most outstanding students at America\u2019s leading colleges and universities, and only about 10 percent of the nation’s institutions of higher education have Phi Beta Kappa chapters.<\/p>\n
Here are the newest members from the class of 2016:<\/strong><\/p>\n Alise Kristine Alexander, French<\/em><\/p>\n Abigail Jean Arvanites, Sociology (Poverty Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Leah Barngrover, History (Film Studies and Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Caroline Mitchell Blake, Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n Kristen Cain, Biology<\/em><\/p>\n Judith F. Carlisle, Biology and Philosophy<\/em><\/p>\n Yikai Chen, Mathematics and Music (Violin Performance)<\/em><\/p>\n Sarah Mason Clark, Health Sciences and Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n Regan Kathleen Cormak, History (Film Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Kara DeGroote, Biology<\/em><\/p>\n Anna Grace Downs, Biology and History<\/em><\/p>\n Lindsay Elaine Eddy, Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n Elias Dorrin Eells, Classics<\/em><\/p>\n Dainee Marie Gibson, Biology and Sustainability Science<\/em><\/p>\n Maggie Grisell, Computing and Applied Mathematics<\/em><\/p>\n Alice Catherine Hall, Spanish (Latin American Studies and Poverty Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Abigail Anne Hart, Music (Vocal Performance)<\/em><\/p>\n Edward Lawson Held, Political Science<\/em><\/p>\n Christine Lucille Hess, Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Catherine Gray Hinshaw, Political Science and Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n Kelly Ann Humes, Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Kelly Cain Jackson, <\/em>Mathematics-Economics<\/em><\/p>\n Emily Anne Kern, <\/em>Political Science and Sustainability Science<\/em><\/p>\n Caroline Marie Lancaster, <\/em>Political Science<\/em><\/p>\n Virginia Walker Lesslie, <\/em>Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Emery Roger Longan, <\/em>Biology<\/em><\/p>\n Kristen Ayn Marakoff, <\/em>English<\/em><\/p>\n Hayden Mensah Mbroh, <\/em>Psychology (Poverty Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Alecia Noelle Nichols, <\/em>Chinese Studies and Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n Anhang Ning, <\/em>German and Philosophy (Humanities)<\/em><\/p>\n Grace Kate Odell, <\/em>Music (Piano Performance)<\/em><\/p>\n Hannah Jean Pate, <\/em>Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Ben William Powers, <\/em>Music (Clarinet Performance)<\/em><\/p>\n John Hiers Rainwater, <\/em>Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n Benjamin James Riddle, <\/em>Sustainable Development and Social Change (Poverty Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Kiersten Rule, <\/em>Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n Daniel Simpson Sanders III, <\/em>French and History<\/em><\/p>\n Molly Shields, <\/em>Biology<\/em><\/p>\n Kaitlin Quinn Shuell, <\/em>Communication Studies and French <\/em><\/p>\n Stephanie Terese Simon, <\/em>Music Composition<\/em><\/p>\n Blake Allen Singer, <\/em>Business Administration and Religion (Ancient Greek and Roman Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Hyeri Song, <\/em>Psychology<\/em><\/p>\n Sarah Apperson Stanley, <\/em>Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Claire Elizabeth Sullivan, <\/em>Health Sciences and Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n Hayley Elizabeth Swatzel, <\/em>Biology (Poverty Studies)<\/em><\/p>\n Gloria Anne Taylor, <\/em>Economics and Political Science<\/em><\/p>\n Nathan Lewis Thompson, <\/em>Economics and Political Science<\/em><\/p>\n Carryl Richards Tinsley, <\/em>Communication Studies and Religion <\/em><\/p>\n Michael Davis Turlington, <\/em>Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n Molly Ruth Vernon, <\/em>Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Sarah Doroth Walsh, <\/em>Chinese Studies and Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n Casey Jackson Wells, <\/em>Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Kassidy Jo Wilks, <\/em>Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Rebecca Cannon Zimmerman, <\/em>English<\/em><\/p>\n From the class of 2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n Abigail Hartman, History<\/em><\/p>\n Ian McConnell, <\/em>Mathematics and Music<\/em><\/p>\n Patrick Musau, <\/em>Computing and Applied Mathematics and Physics <\/em><\/p>\n Sarah Joy Saba, <\/em>Music (Piano Performance)<\/em><\/p>\n Emerson Monteray Smith, <\/em>Economics<\/em><\/p>\n Pamela Evan Talbert, <\/em>Communication Studies and Religion<\/em><\/p>\n Vivian Teresa Tompkins, <\/em>Music<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GREENVILLE, S.C.\u2014Sixty-one Furman University students have been elected to the school\u2019s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation\u2019s oldest and most prestigious academic society. 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