Phi Beta Kappa at UVM

An edited version of the Spring 2020 Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony is available here.

Congratulations once again to all our new inductees!

On Sunday, May 17, the Alpha of Vermont welcomed fifty-four new members via a virtual induction ceremony. We are saving a page in the chapter book for our latest members to sign in the future. Congratulations to:

Josh Audette, Nancy Bernhardt, McKenna Black, Courtney Brady, Stephanie Brooks, Nora Canellakis, Emma Cashman, Daniel Combs, Eliza Corderman, Jessica Crooker, Azilee Curl, Elizabeth Dunford, Brigitte Durieux, Elizabeth Dybas, Aidan Fenstermacher, Alison Forman-Katz, Natalie Fuchs, Chris Gish, Jason Goldfarb, Emily Heon, Cora Honigford, Carina Isbell, Kyle King, Juliana Landis, Kacy Lane, Isabel Lardner, Gigi Lavigne, Caitlin McHugh, Annika Meurs, Catie Michael, Owen Molind, Lydia Moreman, Erin Murphy, Georgia Nelson, Rachel Ocher, Allie Olson, Daniel Ortiz, Reilly Osadchey Brown, Nicky Paulson, Emma Plosser, Julia Plumb, Abby Postlewaite, Vivian Priestley, Delaney Reynolds; Julia Selle, Hannah Sheehy, Blair Shields, Evan Smith, Katie Thorpe, Camille Walton, Genevieve Winn, Abigail Wootton, Abby Zani, Kate Ziegler

Many thanks to everyone who worked behind the scenes to make our first — and hopefully last — virtual ceremony possible!

Through at least June 17, 2020, you can view an edited version of the ceremony here.

The UVM Community is invited to attend the Spring 2020 Phi Beta Kappa virtual induction ceremony, which will be held at 12 noon on Sunday, May 17. The link to the event is here.

Students being inducted into the chapter should also use the above link to participate. We will be in touch in the future about opportunities to physically sign the chapter book at a future ceremony or by appointment.

Congratulations to our outstanding liberal arts students!

On December 5, 2019, the Alpha of Vermont inducted twenty-one outstanding new members of our chapter:

Kate Bamberger, Meryl Anne Braconnier, Charlotte Anne Evans, Megan Fariel, Haley Katherine Ferrer, Jacqueline Elizabeth Foley, Emily Ruth Goodrich, Tianyu Guo, Clarissa Libertelli, Tuntanut Lohawatcharagul , Halle Love, Ellen Marchetti, Griffin McNamee, Adam Petrucci, Benjamin Krause Recchia, Emma Roach, Jennifer Stearns, Haley Warren, Sophia Claire Webb, and Madeline Grace Zarro

The Bogorad Award, which recognizes the junior with the most outstanding academic record in the liberal arts through the sophomore year, went to Simone Withers.

Congratulations to all of these amazing students!

Congratulations to the newest members of the Alpha of Vermont, who were inducted in May 2019:

Haya Alshaabi, Kalia Bornstein, Rachael E. A. Carrell, Sophia Mazzoni Cirignano, Kaitlin Richards Clark, Abra Clawson, Amanda Renee Cole, Sophia May Collins, Amanda R Cornetta, Katrina Czar, Claire E. Dumont, Ryan Dupuis, Aleah Gatto, Jessica Godes, Keira Goodell, Gillian Goolkasian, Avery Hart, Hunter M Heberg, Tim M. Heffernan, Eric Hendel, Henre Hermanowski, Rowan Kamman, Jesse Marie Keel, Victoria King, Emily Victoria Klofft, Chloe Knapp, Waking Kong, Ian Ross Lake, Emma Chase Lightizer, Charlotte Diane Malling, Martin McDonald, Miranda Orcutt, Jared Paolino, Aubrey Pelletier, Madeline Yvette Powell, Katherine Marie Reid, Caroline Rood, Anthony Michael Sacco, John Luke Sawyer Shaw, Colin E. Serra, Ethan Sol Shafron, Molly Jo Skrable, Jessica M. Souza, Samantha Sullivan, Samantha Lynn Terry, Colin F. Villarin, Jiangyong Yu

Many thanks to all of the faculty members who helped with the ceremony and served on the membership committee!

On December 5, 2018, the Alpha of Vermont inducted fourteen new members:

Amber Leigh Angelucci, Mia I. Angione, Addie Beach, Annelise Couderc, Will Fitz, Josamine Bronnvik, Marley Jurgensmeyer, Alice Matthews, Margaret May, Jillian Raechel Mori, Kayla Michelle Poginy, Sophie Einbender Sepel, Eric Tucker, Elizabeth Whalen

The new PBK inductees are pursuing a wide range of majors and minors and hail from the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, and the College of Nursing & Health Sciences.

We also announced the winners of the 2018 Bogorad Award, which recognizes the junior(s) with the most outstanding record in the liberal arts through the sophomore year. This year’s recipients are Meryl Braconnier, an Environmental Sciences major with minors in French and Mathematics, and Ginny Churchill, a double major in Music and Chemistry with a minor in French.

Many thanks to the chapter members who contributed to the success of the ceremony and to everyone who attended the ceremony and helped us welcome these amazing and talented students into PBK!

In celebration of the chapter’s 170th anniversary, UVM’s Waterman Building was featured on the fall 2018 cover of the national Phi Beta Kappa Society’s alumni publication, The Key Reporter.

On May 19, 2018, the Alpha of Vermont inducted 50 students, bringing the chapter’s total membership since 1848 to 4,304. Our newest members are:

Umesh Acharya, Adam Barson, Kris Bauer, David Brandt, Ceili Brown, Sonya Buglion Gluck, Kaitlyn Capprini, Gemma Cirignano, Margaret Colbert, Julie Connor, Lorraine Dang, Jenn Davidson, Veronica Davis, Natalie Dedon, Jamie Duke, Jackson Estrin, Michelle Falcone, Sarah Flaherty, Claudia Garber, Randi Garon, Isabel Handanos, Alaina Hendrickson, Michaela Hooper, Brooke Jenkins, Benjamin Kagan, Maria Koutsouris, Margaretta Kuhn, Sierra Martin, Rebecca Mirhashem, Sonny Monteiro, Alexander Murphy, Becky Nesnevich, Catie Owen, Hanbee Park, Brooke Phillips, Lauren Rayson, Jack Roberts, Lucy Rogers, Nicholas Ruede, Anthony Spinella, Emily Thibodeau, Colby Thompson, Róisín Todd, Madeline Vdoviak-Markow, Süki Wilder, Ali Wood, Julia Wood, Lisa Wood, Kel Wright, Sonia Zaccheo

Many thanks to all the family, friends, and faculty who attended the ceremony to support and congratulate these high-achieving students! And many thanks to all those who aided the chapter in reviewing transcripts and staging the ceremony.

The Alpha of Vermont celebrated the 241st anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa by welcoming a new cohort of fantastic UVM students to our ranks. Our new members are:

Ariana Arden
Jack Braidt
Calum Buchanan
Addison Campbell
Julia Cline
Delaney Curran
Folena De Geus
Huihui Geng
Sebastian Hanna
Hannah Johnson
Russell Lasdon
Eleanor Maloney
Alice Ochterski
Eileen Parks
Drew Pizzo
Rebecca Thompson
John Wheaton
Claire Wilcox

Juniors Annelise Couderc and Emily Klofft won the Bogorad Award.

Congratulations to all the students, and many thanks to the faculty and staff members who participated in the ceremony and the transcript review process!

2017 Bogorad Award winners Emily Klofft and Annelise Couderc. Photo by Jeffrey Klofft

December 2017 Alpha of Vermont inductees. Photo by Jeffrey Klofft.