On April 14, 151 UW–Madison students were inducted into the Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa.
Leading the induction were chapter president, professor Pamela Potter, a German professor, and vice president Catherine Stafford, a Spanish professor.
The induction ceremony took place at Union South followed by a banquet and reception. These initiates embody excellence in both depth and breadth of study in the liberal arts and sciences. Approximately 5 percent of the Letters & Science senior class is inducted into the liberal arts and science scholar society.
The Phi Beta Kappa 2018 Excellence in Teaching Awards were presented to Dr. Andrew Lokuta of the School of Medicine and Public Health, and Scott Straus, a political science professor. Political science professor Jon Pevehouse gave an address entitled, “Turning Inward: Rising American Isolationism in the Era of Globalization.” Senior inductee Jess Higgins gave the student address entitled, “On to the Next Phrase.”
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic society honoring the liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, ΦΒΚ stands for freedom of inquiry and expression, disciplinary rigor, breadth of intellectual perspective, the cultivation of skills of deliberation and ethical reflection, the pursuit of wisdom, and the application of the fruits of scholarship and research in practical life.
Phi Beta Kappa has 286 chapters at leading colleges and universities in the United States. The Society sponsors activities to advance the humanities, social sciences, and the natural sciences in higher education and in society at large.
The honorees are:
- Nicole Adrian, Oshkosh
- Daniel Ahrendt, Stillwater, Minnesota
- Connor Michael Allen, Mendota Heights, Minnesota
- John L. Allison, Nekoosa
- Catherine Anderson, Marshfield
- Darby C. Anderson, Wheaton, Illinois
- Lucille E. Anzia, Whitefish Bay
- Alec M. Armon, Rochester, Minnesota
- Amy Marie Barzgari, Fulton, Illinois
- Matthew Alexander Beilfuss, New Berlin
- Mitchell Berg, Maple Grove, Minnesota
- Andrew B. Blink, Antigo
- Sam Boroumand, Downers Grove, Illinois
- Marisa Kathryn Brudny, Whitefish Bay
- Laura Emily Bunn, Mount Horeb
- Sierra Lynne Caine, Whitefish Bay
- Tess Marie Carlson, Sussex
- Lindsey Marie Christianson, Rice Lake
- Hiu Tik Haidee Chu, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Jennifer Leah Corcoran, Prior Lake, Minnesota
- Katherine Ann Craemer, Minnetonka, Minnesota
- Emily Edna Curtis, Waukesha
- Jumana M. Dahleh, Geneva, Illinois
- Ross P. Dahlke, Westfield
- Nathaniel Erik Davis, Sheboygan
- Kelly Christine Dobrzynski, New Berlin
- Daire O’Callahan Dolan, Skokie, Illinois
- Isaac John Dopp, Almond
- Quentin H. Drane, River Forest, Illinois
- Catherine Alexandria Drayna, Oshkosh
- Mackenzie Engel, Madison
- Madison Kathleen Erlandson, Milwaukee
- Claire Elizabeth Evensen, Verona
- Hannah Rose Ferry, Madison
- Rachel Anne Fleddermann, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Allison Kiko Fujimoto, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Erika Pilar Gallagher, Springfield, Virginia
- Quinn Carmichael Gavin, Washington, D.C.
- Jack Gellerman, Shoreview, Minnesota
- Melit Gjinolli, Fitchburg
- Sarah Nichole Gorall, Sussex
- Derrick Gozal, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Christian Peter Graf, Madison
- Sam Halama, Green Bay
- Maximilian Harms, Sheboygan
- Dylan James Hastings, Muskego
- Evan Hernandez, Bartlett, Illinois
- Jess Warren Higgins, Hales Corners
- Casey E. Hines-Munson, Montfort
- Yasha Max Hoffman, Morris, Minnesota
- Drew Goodwin Hollender, Wilmette, Illinois
- Kallie E. Horton, La Crosse
- Shiwen Huang, Ningbo, China
- Matthew Incha, Antigo
- Adam Oliver Iverson, Watertown
- Sean Jackett, Sheboygan
- Vansh Sanjeev Jain, Middleton
- Monica Louisa Janz, Mosinee
- Serena Jiang, Taizhen, China
- Devin Thomas Johnson, Salisbury Mills, New York
- Madison Kahle, Robbinsdale, Minnesota
- Zuzanna Kania, Elmhurst, Illinoi
- Suzanne Kazar, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Griffin Gluek Kelley, Edina, Minnesota
- Jason Robert Klein, Carmel, Indiana
- Alix Marie Klinzing, Madison
- Madeline Esther Koehn, Marshfield
- Matthew Robert Krueger, Pulaski
- Lisa Yizhen Larson,Madison
- Soeun Lee, Madison
- Alder Levin, McFarland
- Julia Alice Cynthia Levine, Madison
- Ethan S. Levy, Mequon
- Caroline Jiayun Liang, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Ruth Lied, Pewaukee
- Margaret Lu Liu, Waukesha
- Jillian Ludwig, Whitefish Bay
- Alexa Machnik, Maryland Heights, Missouri
- Phoebe Marie Marquardt, Oconomowoc
- Andrew Collin Maxfield, Waunakee
- Mitchell Patrick McFarlane, Marinette
- Benjamin Victor Miller, Greenville
- Nathaniel Patrick Miller, Mendota Heights, Minnesota
- Alexander John Mischler, Kaukauna
- Nurizzah Aqilah Binti Mohd Nazri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Danielle C. Murray, Fitchburg
- Ann Nielsen, Madison
- Katie O’Brien, Twin Lakes
- Ellen Christina Opitz, Middleton
- Jordan Buchanan Owen, Madison
- Konstantinos Papakostas, Athens, Greece
- Tucker Drew Penney, Acton, Massachusetts
- Kennedy Marie Peter, Middleton
- Cassandra Claire Peters, Seymour
- Maria Conahan Pfister, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Benjamin Pickman, New York City
- Katherine Piel, Wauwatosa
- Katherine Rebecca Pranica, Appleton
- Haley Rose Primuth, Chicago
- Sarah L. Quinn, Slinger
- Lauren Drummy Quirk, Mequon
- Chantel M. Raimer, Montfort
- Angela Marie Ramos, Waupaca
- Logan Catherine Renfert, Madison
- Samantha Rider, Argyle, Texas
- Patrick Rooyakkers, Kaukauna
- Ian Patrick Rumball, La Crosse
- Josephine Sajbel, Mount Prospect, Illinois
- Mark Salamone, Wauwatosa
- Juliette Marie Schefelker, Menomonee Falls
- Anne K. Schoenfeldt, Bayside
- Benjamin W. Scudder, Neenah
- Theran William Semrad, Middleton
- Faelan J. Shrader, Waunakee
- Anders A. Shropshire, Monona
- Chelsea Anne Simek, Ogema
- Sarah Elizabeth Skinner, Whitefish Bay
- Kimberly Erin Soderberg, Germantown
- Ronald Joseph Steinhoff, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Megan M. Tabbutt, Fitchburg
- Alex P. Tannenbaum, Madison
- Isabelle Na Tigges-Green, Madison
- Amin Andrew Edgar Tmimi, Highland Mills, New York
- Peter Francis Ullrich III, Neenah
- Caden Michael Ulschmid, Elm Grove
- Niklas Kieran Vakil, Waukesha
- Peter J. Van Sandt, Hudson
- Claire Vanden Heuvel, Little Chute
- Nicholas Bleecker VanDerwerker, Brainerd, Minnesota
- Kyle Jordan Watter, Cedarburg
- Zeyu Wei, Beijing, China
- Anna Kathleen Weinberg, Bloomington, Indiana
- Julia Lauren Weinstein, Northbrook, Illinois
- Rachel Elizabeth Widra, Fitchburg
- Kaitlyn Elizabeth Wolfinger, Madison
- Jamie Wood, Oregon
- Kaitlin Worman, Verona
- Xintong Wu, Zhuhai Guangdong, China
- Tiankang Xie, Nanjing, China
- Zhenyan Xu, Hangzhou Zhejiang, China
- Bailey Noel Zak, Sturgeon Bay
- Hanyang Zhang, Madison
7 students did not give permission to release their names for this purpose.