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Phi Beta Kappa 2018 induction ceremony at Knox College.

Phi Beta Kappa Inducts Graduating Seniors at Knox College

Nation's oldest, most prestigious scholastic honor society

Phi Beta Kappa 2018 induction ceremony at Knox College.

Friends and family celebrate with Phi Beta Kappa inductees

The Knox College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most prestigious scholastic honorary society, welcomed 33 graduating seniors and three juniors, in its 101st formal induction ceremony on June 2, 2018.

The Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at Knox College was founded in 1916. Delta Chapter, the fourth in  Illinois, was the first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in a liberal arts college in the state. The chapter held its first formal induction ceremony in 1917 and celebrated its 100th induction in 2017.

Although most Phi Beta Kappa inductees are graduating seniors, a select number of juniors are also elected annually. 

Phi Beta Kappa, Knox College Class of 2018
* indicates elected as juniors in 2017

Katherine Luise Alaks
Neil Banerji
Lakota Gabrielle Bowen
Nadine Elizabeth Syquia Burroughs *
Alexandra Virginia Byerly
Claire Cecile Cody *
Joseph Adam Connors
Adam Thomas Davis
Samantha Grace Duffy
Sofia Eryn Gillespie
Mariposa Gollery
Andrea Rae Jindracek
Emily Samantha Johnson
Jessica Olivia Kosar
Madeline Rose Lag
Mara Peters Lane
Joseph Wei An Loh
Matthew David McCaffrey
Bridget Kathlyn McCarthy
Erik Zackery Laird Metalsky
Jacqlynn Nichole Milligan
Julia Hunter Mondschean
Tenaya Brilliance Morkner Brown
Aidan G. Murphy
Nicholas Aloys Nurre
Muhammad Muneeb Rehman
Elizabeth Claire Schmidt
Eunice Margaret Shek
Madeline Marjorie Simms
Deanna Keiko Stout
Masaki Takeuchi
Samuel Nevan Nguyen Tatum
Yuefan Wang

Elected as juniors to the Class of 2019
Joshua Austin McGonagle Althoff
Rebecca Nicole DiSomma
Joseph Edward Hilger

Above, Knox College history professor Michael Schneider narrates the history of Phi Beta Kappa; below, new members are welcomed by faculty officers of the Knox College chapter: Helen Hoyt, associate professor of chemistry, Katherine Adelsberger, Douglas and Maria Bayer Endowed Chair in Earth Science; and Andrew Hertel, assistant professor of psychology. More photos from the annual induction ceremony on Flickr...

  • Phi Beta Kappa 2018 induction ceremony at Knox College.
  • Phi Beta Kappa 2018 induction ceremony at Knox College.
  • Phi Beta Kappa 2018 induction ceremony at Knox College.

Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa, recognizes "the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression" that are the foundation of liberal learning. Only ten percent of the nation's colleges and universities have a PBK chapter. The Knox College chapter is the fourth-oldest in Illinois.

Published on June 11, 2018