During a ceremony on April 19, 2026, 96 Iowa State students with a major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) were initiated into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement in a broad curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences.
Five LAS students also received special individual awards:
- Grace Michael, senior in biology, recipient of the Ruth and Clayton Swenson Award in the Sciences
- Everett Hargrove, senior in economics, recipient of the Jean Day Lassila Award in the Liberal Arts
- Savannah Behn, junior in criminal justice, recipient of the Jerry Shakeshaft Phi Beta Kappa Award for Humanities and Social Sciences
- Jack Fu Huang, senior in computer science, recipient of the Edward Allen Award in the Mathematical Disciplines
- Adina Gerstenecker, junior in technical communication, recipient of the Barbara Mack Award for Excellence in the Humanities and Social Sciences