Phi Beta Kappa at UVM

In May 2016, the Alpha of Vermont inducted 59 new members in course. Prof. Robert Pepperman Taylor of the Political Science Department became an honorary member.

Congratulations to all our new members:

Nicholas Adler, Katherine Amidon, Hannah Apfelbaum, Edward Bonner, Katerina Borisov, Stacey Brandt, Merrill Cameron, Jonathan Cares, Erin Clauss, Jessica Cohen, Duncan Donnay, Allyson Drummond, Ariel Eaton, Julianna Fedrizzi, Allison Giroux, Molly Gormley, Kerey Hamilton, Jack Hanson, Mariam Haq, Emily Hartman, Hayley Hirt, Abby Hurd, Sammie Ibrahim, Martin Kallur, Aaron Kane, Erin Keller, Jack Kilbride, Susan Kostin, Winny Kwong-Sito, Andrew Lamoureux, Samantha Lucas, Morgan Mathews, Rachel Mellen, Jeff Mercia, Emma Newton, Michaela O’Flaherty, Alex Olson, Cam Panepinto, Emily Peterson, Sara Piette, Erika Price, Leila Rezvani, Zhenya Rock, Newton Rose, Melita Schmeckpeper, Anna Schmoker, Jules Shackman, Erika Shepard, Andrew Smith, Katie Stoner, Irene Sue, Hannah Tenenbaum, Jonah Ullman, Bryce Wallis, Emma Waters, Raleigh Weese, Jordan Weith, Ellen Wixted, Ayla Yersel

Many thanks to all those who participated in the ceremony and helped to review transcripts!

On April 6-7, 2016 Prof. Judith Resnik of Yale Law School was at UVM as part of Phi Beta Kappa’s Visiting Scholars program and with the support of the UVM Political Science Department. Prof. Resnik gave a public lecture based on her book Representing Justice: Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms (Yale University Press, 2011) and met with students in several Political Science classes. Many thanks to all those who contributed to Prof. Resnik’s visit and to Prof. Resnik for her contributions to the academic community at UVM.

On December 3, 2015, the Alpha of Vermont chapter welcomed fifteen new members to its ranks:

Amelia Fontein

Andrew Gambardella

Jason Garland

Brendan Hennessey

Alisa Holm

Laura Hoyt

Allison Kurpiel

John Marchinkoski

Sara McGee

Anders Newbury

Matias Page

Jacob Pelland

Leah Rogstad

Allie VanSickle

Jessica Wohlfahrt

The chapter also presented the Bogorad Award to junior Geography major Emma Tait.

Congratulations to our honorees, and many thanks to the faculty and staff who helped to review transcripts and stage the ceremony!

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