OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa welcomed 59 new members April 13 in a campus initiation ceremony.
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization in the liberal arts. A student’s selection for membership is based on the evidence of broad cultural interests, scholarly achievement and good character. The honor is conferred upon fewer than 10 percent of each graduating class. While students are usually selected for membership during their senior year, juniors or graduate students may also be chosen.
UM was granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in October 2000, becoming the first public higher education institution in the state to shelter a chapter. Charter members were initiated in April 2001.
The following students are new members of Phi Beta Kappa:
Tabitha Bandi
Jenny Marie Barnes
Andrew Joseph Benefield
Henry Baker Boler
Jacqueline Grace Boyce
Landon William Boyte
Caitlin Marie Brock
Chany Fehr Buchanan
Norma Katharine Butts
Casey Allan Chinn
Mattie Christine Codling
Burleigh Wyatt Dabney
Vihara Anjalee Dharmaratne
Matthew Lafayette Dove
Robert William Eberhart
Evan James Extine
Ryan Keith Ezelle
Logan Dwayne Fair
William Lucas Flowers
Megan Elise Gargiulo
Merrill Lee Girardeau
Matthew Jordan Griesbeck
Kimberly Rebekah Harris
Molly Hunter Harris
Amanda Lea Holloway
Hillary Michelle Howell
Jonathon Troy Jackson
Kara Eileen Johnson
Caitlin Jeannette Kalfayan
John O’ Connell Knight
Isaac Alan Lichlyter
Megan Barry Loria
Garth Neal McClure
Taylor Michael McGraw
Elizabeth Ann McNair
Matthew Brannon Miller
Sarah Dawn Miller
John Abraham Montgomery
Norman Lee Morris
Sarah Louise Morris
Mariel Aubra Kittredge Parman
Christopher Paul Patterson
Samuel Jefferson Peeples
John Russell Penick III
Haley Nicole Pollock
Gabriela Sainati Rangel
Timothy Sean Ray
Brooke Elizabeth Reynolds
Mary Margaret Rich
Daniel Windham Robbins
James Ray Robertson
Bryant Alexander Salmon
Elizabeth Harris Sargent
Katharine Elizabeth Smith
Brandi Elizabeth Soper
Erin Michelle Stewart
Matthew Todd Valentine
Joshua Hunter Wilson
Meredith Leigh Wilson
(staff report)
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