Philip J. Deloria, a 2013-2014 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, will visit the University of Mary Washington to present a public lecture on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall, Room 411. Deloria’s lecture, “American Indians in the American Popular Imagination,” is presented through the Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Visiting Scholar Program and […]
The University of Mary Washington chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa of Virginia, recently inducted 51 students into the chapter. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society.
Phi Beta Kappa was founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776 and has since upheld the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression, sponsoring activities to advance the study of the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences. The society invites the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities for membership.
The UMW chapter, Kappa of Virginia, selects its members based on rigorous scrutiny of students’ academic achievements as demonstrated through grade point averages.
New members of Kappa of Virginia include:
Brent Arehart
Sarah Bergstresser
Elizaveta Blasser
Erin Boggs
Taylor Bono
Ethan Bottone
Kelly Brown
Morgan Brown
Brittany Byrd
Kevin Cherniawski
Gemma Cohen
Jennifer Crystle
Rita Daniel
Sarah Decker
Mariela DeMaio
Katherine Diemer
Emma Eggers
Rachel Eiker
Natalie Fraize
Abigail Gellene
Amy Gerrard
Melissa Getz
Emily Gibbs
Ryan Green
Emily Hodder
Lauren Holt
Casey Howren
Eric Knapp
Devin LaMoy
Dane Lawhorne
Cooper Lawton
Courtney Lynn
Colin McElhinny
Sarah Mendelsohn
Kathleen Nelson
Julia Pannewitz
Amanda Parker
Alexis Pennings
Hannah Ridenour
Charlotte Rodina
Candice Roland
Bryanne Salazar
Kandra Selby
Elizabeth Storey
Leah Tams
Erin Taylor
Chiara Tornabene
Derek Whitaker
Alexandra Wolfson
Susi Woofter
Rebecca Wright
University of Mary Washington seniors Jennifer Crystle, Christine LaPlaca and Riham Osman have been chosen as writing interns as part of Phi Beta Kappa’s new two-semester internship program.
During the internship, the students will prepare a series of brief articles for publication on Phi Beta Kappa’s national website for news and alumni relations.
Phi Beta Kappa, based in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s oldest academic honor society focused on the liberal arts. The Kappa Chapter of Virginia was established at Mary Washington in 1971.
The University of Mary Washington chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa of Virginia, recently inducted 46 students and one alumna into the chapter. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society.
Phi Beta Kappa was founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776 and has since upheld the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression, sponsoring activities to advance the study of the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences. The society invites the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities for membership.
The UMW chapter, Kappa of Virginia, selects its members based on rigorous scrutiny of students’ academic achievements as demonstrated through grade point averages. This year, the UMW chapter chose seniors with weighted GPAs of 3.74 or higher and a select group of juniors.
The chapter also extended an offer of membership to alumna Rebecca Young Guy, class of 1961, for her outstanding career as an educator and community activist. Guy, a Stafford County, Va., resident, taught English and Latin in Fredericksburg, Stafford and Quantico for 44 years. She is the co-founder of the Rappahannock Council on Domestic Violence and founding member of the White Oak Volunteer Rescue Squad.
New members of Kappa of Virginia include:
