New Phi Beta Kappa Members Inducted in Outdoor Ceremony

Centuries-old academic honor society now includes 22 students from the Class of '22.

Part live, part livestream, and held two weeks early in the hopes of mild weather, the fall meeting of the Alpha of New Hampshire Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth was like none in its history. Yet the ancient rituals endured.

The 22 inductees, and recipients of this year's Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Prize, joined Chapter President Dennis Washburn and Secretary-Treasurer Kate Soule, who presided over Thursday's meeting in a tent outside of Moore Hall. Guests tuned in online for the live broadcast.

The program opened with a welcome by Washburn, the Burlington Northern Foundation Professor in Asian Studies in Honor of Richard M. Bressler '52 and a professor of comparative literature and of film studies. Soule, director of arts and sciences finance and research administration, went over the principles of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. And, speaking via video, Chapter Vice President Susannah Heschel outlined its history.

Membership is a "supreme honor and a tribute to academic achievement at the highest level," Heschel, the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies said.

In a tradition dating back to the Dartmouth chapter's founding in 1787, the new members were asked to sign their names to a roster. And they pledged to adhere to the principles of the honor society, which emphasizes academic excellence and the pursuit of truth.

The inductees had barely said "I do" when a downpour hit.

"The heavens have opened for you," said Washburn, over the clatter of rain. "So that's great."

 

The following members of the Class of 2022 were inducted:

 

Melissa Alexsandra Barales-Lopez

Clayton Scott Bass

Twisha Bhardwaj

Cristal De la Cruz

Keara M. Dennehy

Ana Julia Dos Santos Furtado

Archita Nitya Harathi

Zachary Logan LaPorte

Aaron Lin Lee

Dakota Chen Ma

Sophia Anne Miller

Connor Patrick Morris

Mien Thuy Nguyen

Max Ashok Pumilia

Matthew Conway Roth

Kristina Gabrielle Strommer

Kimberly Min-en Tan

Yunjin Tong

Andrew James White

Victor Yuhang Wu

Jason Zavras

Guhui Zhang

 

These members of the Class of 2023 received the sophomore prize, which is awarded to students with the highest academic ranking after completing five terms at Dartmouth, no later than two years after matriculation:

 

Annmarie Noor Allos

Brendan Michael Balthis

Jackson Crawford Battey

Jessica Marie Cortez

Elizabeth Jane Crocker

Benjamin Douglas Cullivan

John David Dwortz

Brendan David Flewelling

Melody Tan Fu

Brendon Ryan Gallagher

Ian Davis Gill

Arijeet Singh Grewal

Spencer Benjamin Grimm

Rachel Yvonne Hsu

Dev Ketan Kapadia

Kamren Jahan Khan

Sheen Kim

Cecelia Emlen King

Jonathan Won Lee

Derek Shengjia Lu

Sarah Keiko Mischel

Frances Lee Pool-Crane

Cameron Spire Raker

Megan J. Ren

Kelly Ann Rutherford

Steven Michael Shin

Fiona Fisher Sleigh

Hannah M. Spindler

Michelle Sun

Maxwell James Teszler

Cypress Joan Toomey

Ananya Nirbhay Vaidya

Boxian Wang

Hayden Earl Welty

Daniel Earl Westphal

Noah Spencer Yusen