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Fifty-two Lafayette students have been invited this spring to join The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest and most respected undergraduate honors organization in the United States.
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa fosters and recognizes excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Outstanding students from all curricula are eligible for election as juniors or seniors.
If all join, the new members will include 31 seniors and 21 juniors. They will be recognized along with more than 100 students receiving academic awards and prizes at the annual All-College Honors Convocation 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Williams Center for the Arts.
This would bring the total number of current Lafayette students in Phi Beta Kappa to 74, including 22 seniors invited to join as juniors last spring.
Members of the Class of 2007 invited to join as seniors this spring
Bryan Abessi (biology)
Franklin Lakes, N.J.
Kiira E. Benzing (French/performance studies)
Ridgewood, N.J.
Gregory O. Black (B.S. civil engineering/A.B. international studies)
Saunderstown, R.I.
Meredith B. Cohen (English/French)
Abington, Pa.
Joseph C. Costello (history)
Windsor, N.Y.
Lauren A. Duffy (mathematics-economics)
Monkton, Md.
Alison M. Flowers (psychology)
Tylersport, Pa.
Rachel J. Gallagher (equality and justice)
Allentown, Pa.
Nikolce Gorevski (chemical engineering)
Bitola, Macedonia
James F. Hlavenka (psychology/government and law)
Holmdel, N.J.
Jessica S. Jenkins (chemical engineering)
Fayetteville, N.C.
Caitlin A. Kelly (biology)
Cutchogue, N.Y.
Julia S. Kumpan (classical civilization)
Danville, Calif.
Megan J. Kunkelman (English/music)
Narvon, Pa.
Amanda J. Lalley (international affairs/Africana studies)
Brewerton, N.Y.
Brian E. Laverty (economics and business)
Harleysville, Pa.
Jeremy S. Lavine (B.S. electrical and computer engineering/A.B. international studies)
Annandale, Va.
Lisa D. Lovallo (Spanish/economics and business)
Hebron, Conn.
Jessica C. Majewski (biology)
East Granby, Conn.
Jill E. Masterton (economics and business)
East Brunswick, N.J.
Alexandra M. Minieri (psychology)
East Brunswick, N.J.
Stephanie Morain (biology)
Des Moines, Iowa
David E. Platt (English)
Langhorne, Pa.
Mateen Poonawala (B.S. mechanical engineering/A.B. mathematics-economics)
Karachi, Pakistan
Matthew A. Roy (international economics and commerce)
Long Valley, N.J.
Abdul-Rahman Salkini (civil engineering)
Aleppo, Syria
Heather P. Smith (economics and business/Spanish)
Manasquan, N.J.
Daina L. White (art)
Mahwah, N.J.
John S. Williams (A.B. engineering)
Royersford, Pa.
Dogan Yiginer (B.S. mechanical engineering/A.B. economics and business)
Cigli/Izmer, Turkey
Megan B. Zaroda (political communication)
Easton, Pa.
Members of the Class of 2007 invited to join as juniors last spring
Tomas Bielskis (mathematics-economics/English)
Siauliai, Lithuania
Jonathan D. Farrar (physics)
Alexandria, Va.
Malorie C. Ferrick (government and law)
McKean, Pa.
Amanda J. Finkelstein (English)
Syosset, N.Y.
Margaret E. Garcia (B.S. civil engineering/A.B. international studies)
Stamford, Conn.
Jessica L. Haase (civil engineering)
Glen Rock, Pa.
Denica S. Karadzhova (economics and business)
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Brian G. Kronenthal (mathematics)
Yardley, Pa.
Dimitar M. Marmarov (mathematics-economics)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Matthew P. McGowan (American studies/international affairs)
Binghamton, N.Y.
Kelli C. McMahon (history and government & law)
Harrisburg, Pa.
Maria M. Mileva (economics and business/international affairs)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Casian J. Monaco (neuroscience)
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Steve J. Music (mechanical engineering)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Thuy Lan Nguyen (mathematics/economics and business)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Allison S. Owen (law and philosophy)
Cheshire, Conn.
Milena J. Petrova (A.B. engineering)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Zachary X. Reiter (B.S. mathematics/A.B. computer science)
Easton, Pa.
Haley W. Schaefer (English)
Hamden, Conn.
Laura J. Sims (international affairs/French)
Farmington, Conn.
Jaclyn S. Smith (psychology/English)
Saugus, Calif.
Haotian Wu (B.S. physics/B.S. mathematics)
Jiangsu, China
Members of the Class of 2008 invited to join as juniors this spring
Kari A. Andersen (Spanish/psychology)
Patchogue, N.Y.
Eric R. Askins (government and law)
Millville, N.J.
Christopher J. Benonis (economics and business/geology)
Doylestown, Pa.
Sarah Blair-Miller (history)
Downingtown, Pa.
Scott B. Crown (chemical engineering)
Effort, Pa.
Megan M. Gagliardi (economics and business)
Hanover Township, Pa.
Alysse B. Henkel (government & law and foreign language)
West Des Moines, Iowa
Margarita Karasoulas (history/art)
Harrison, N.Y.
Danielle R. Koupf (English)
Randolph, N.J.
Gregory H. Martin (music)
Chappaqua, N.Y.
Christine D. Moore (civil engineering)
Fredericksburg, Va.
Lauren E. Moulder (French/economics and business)
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Chiquita A. Palha De Sousa (B.S. biology/A.B. art)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Jinjin Qian (B.S. mathematics/A.B. economics and business)
Shanghai, China
Sara N. Riddle (mechanical engineering)
Gaylordsville, Conn.
Rachel M. Scarpato (American studies/anthropology and sociology)
Yardley, Pa.
Allison B. Shapp (music/language studies)
Plainview, N.Y.
Hugo R. Sindelar (civil engineering)
Houston, Texas
Pui-In Tang (B.S. chemistry/A.B. French)
Yuen Long N.T., Hong Kong
Sergey G. Toshinskiy (neuroscience)
Obninsk Kaluga Regio, Russia
David A. Young (electrical and computer engineering)
Bensalem, Pa.