Phi Beta Kappa initiates honored at April ceremony
Author: Stacey Maifeld
During an April 14 ceremony, 94 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:
- Caroline Dickhausen, junior in genetics and psychology, recipient of the Ruth and Clayton Swenson Award in the Sciences
- Olivia Wiench, junior in computer science, recipient of the Jean Day Lassila Award in the Liberal Arts for best undergraduate academic program
- Jessica Mouw, 2023 graduate in public relations and psychology, recipient of the Jerry Shakeshaft Phi Beta Kappa Award for Humanities and Social Sciences
- Parker Bekkerus, junior in mathematics, recipient of the Edward Allen Award in the Mathematical Disciplines
- Stacia Drey, junior in journalism and mass communication and political science, recipient of the Barbara Mack Award for Excellence in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Juniors initiated included:
- Meghan Agnew
- Madeline Becker
- Parker Bekkerus
- Roy Carter
- Caroline Dickhausen
- Stacia Drey
- Douglas Falter
- Rachel Hellman
- T.J. Hocraffer
- Eleanor Horak
- Lauren Kimball
- Hrishikesha Kyathsandra
- Adeline Meyer
- Lydia Papiboune
- Cooper Pullis
- Elizabeth Quam
- Maxwell Quanrud
- Audrie Rathman
- Rachel Rosonke
- Kaleb Ross
- Joshua Schwarz
- Shea Sopher
- Charles Teggatz
- Joshua Trier
- Olivia Wiench
Seniors initiated included:
- Emily Allen
- Nathan Benton
- Ashlyn Bickett
- Jenna Boring
- Ian Brown
- Jacob Butler
- Clarissa Carolan
- Alexander Chambers
- Abigail Champion
- Phoebe Chong
- Alexander Clarke
- Andrew Clarke
- Josephine Cross
- Alexandra Crowson
- Kayla Cutler
- Nolin Dale
- Brandt Damman
- Hunter Davenport
- Marianna Dawley
- Marlene Dorneich-Hayes
- Jacob Fowler
- Nick Grande
- Megan Groathouse
- Grace Hagedorn
- Kaitlin Hansen
- Isabella Herreweyers
- Kanyon Huntington
- Natalie Jepsen
- Teyana Kerns
- Raven Kinnetz
- Jack Kolker
- Eric Kremer
- Ahillan Kumar
- Caroline Lang
- Lydia Lee
- Rachel Leholm
- Isabelle Lein
- Addison Lincoln
- Julia Litecky
- Juliana Lobraco
- Frances Loeffelholz
- Allison Loomis
- Claire Maguire
- Rory McDermott
- Violet Middlekauff
- Noah Miller
- Nina Mitchell
- Jessica Mouw
- Zhi Shuen Ng
- Gavin Norton
- Nicholas Otto
- Preston Pellatz
- Owen Petersen
- Alexa Price
- Hanna Reid
- Anna Ryan
- Evan Sanders
- Kaitlyn Sievers
- Julius Sloop
- Seema Smadi
- Melia Stackis
- Alayna Steim
- Maria Stewart
- Jessica Stoelk
- Katherine Surur
- Zachary Swayne
- Alexander Upah
- Clare Vilmont
- Rachael Voss
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University was granted its Phi Beta Kappa chapter charter in 1973.