The April 4 dinner and ceremony included remarks by President Connie Ledoux Book and an address by Marta Tienda, the Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar and Emeritus Professor of Demographic Studies and Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
Fifty-five Elon University students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and often considered the nation’s most prestigious honor society, during an April 4 dinner and ceremony.
The new inductees heard remarks from President Connie Ledoux Book and an address by Marta Tienda, the Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar and Emeritus Professor of Demographic Studies and Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Tienda was introduced by Phi Beta Kappa member Nicole Galante ’18, program assistant for the Elon Core Curriculum and Project Pericles.
The event included opening remarks by Amanda Sturgill, chapter vice president and associate professor of journalism and an invocation by Ann Cahill, professor of philosophy and director of the National and International Fellowships Office. Associate Librarian Shannon Tennant offered an overview of the history of Phi Beta Kappa and Amanda Chunco, chapter secretary-treasurer and associate professor of environmental studies, presented inductees with their certificates. Provost Aswani Volety offered closing remarks.
Tienda also delivered a lecture for the entire university community on Tuesday, April 5, in LaRose Digital Theatre in the Koury Business Center. She studies social inequality and its racial, ethnic and gendered variations. Tienda has written extensively about fair access to higher education. She is co-author of “The Hispanic Population of the United States,” the first national comparison of the major nationality groups, and has contributed to other important books and more than 200 scholarly articles. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Academy of Education.
Phi Beta Kappa has established chapters at 286 colleges and universities in the United States, representing only 10 percent of the nation’s institutions of higher learning. Each year, the top 10 percent of arts and sciences graduates at these institutions are selected for membership. Elon’s Eta Chapter of North Carolina was installed on April 13, 2010.
Candidates for Induction
- Haley Dillon Acosta
- Sara Armstrong
- Molly Ann Armstrong
- Katarina Marie Aulbach
- Samuel Bennett Bacon
- Kennedy Kathryn Bennett
- Hannah Elise Boone
- Nellie Holland Brady
- Samantha Michelle Brown
- Elisabeth Anne Cooperman
- Nina Crocco
- Danielle Nicole Cuoco
- Trinity Dominique Dixon
- Samantha Rae Dominguez
- Samantha Elizabeth Eastman
- Emery Anne Eisner
- Deena Elizabeth Elrefai
- Jordan Renee Ennis
- Luciana Maria Ferman
- Kara Lynne Friske
- Katherine Janelle Grant
- Emily Patricia Holland
- Nicholas Ethan Hom
- Megan Elizabeth Hutchinson
- Natalie Amanda Ivanov
- Pierce Colby Johnson
- Lainey Kathleen Kasian
- Morgan Julie Kearns
- Emily Kibler
- Elli Bryn Knowlton
- Alexandre David Lagarde
- Clara Joy Learned
- Rebekah Jane Maupin
- Bailey Christine McCollum
- Maria Jose Mendoza
- Alessia Mercuri
- Hannah Lynn Miller
- Sara Jun Moretti
- Kara Renee Palumbo
- Caroline Ellis Penfield
- Catherine Lelia Phillips
- Yvonne Marie Ritsema
- Morgane Alexandria Smith
- Madeleine Renee Spence
- Catherine Stallsmith
- Jenna Leigh Sudol
- Duru Tasman
- Mary Caroline Thibodeau
- Anna Van Jura
- Lauren Willingham
- Liora Elizabeth Wittle
- Arianna Mason Wolgin
- Ailene Maren Woznicki
- Chloe Jeehae Yoon
- Katherine Zimmermann
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Amanda Chunco
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
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Ann Cahill
Professor of Philosophy, Distinguished University Professor and Director of National and International Fellowships Office
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Nicole Galante
Assistant Director of National and International Fellowships
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Amanda Sturgill
Associate Professor of Journalism
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Connie Book
President