(Chapel Hill, N.C.— April 12, 2022) – Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, inducted 236 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members. Less than 1% of all college students qualify for acceptance.  

The recent induction ceremony featured remarks by Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz and Provost J. Christopher Clemens, and a keynote address by Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music. 

Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country include 17 American presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, more than 150 Nobel Laureates, and numerous artistic, intellectual, and political leaders. 

Phi Beta Kappa membership is open to undergraduates in college and professional degree programs who meet stringent eligibility requirements. 

A student who has completed 75 hours of course work in the liberal arts and sciences with a GPA of 3.85 or better on a 4-point scale is eligible for membership. Also eligible is any student who has completed 105 hours of course work in the liberal arts and sciences with a 3.75 GPA. Grades earned at other universities are not considered.  

Phi Beta Kappa has 290 chapters nationwide. UNC- Chapel Hill’s chapter, Alpha of North Carolina, was founded in 1904 and is the oldest of seven chapters in the state. Each year Phi Beta Kappa chapters and alumni associations across the country raise and distribute more than $1 million in awards, scholarships and prizes benefiting high schools and college students. 

Phi Beta Kappa officers at Carolina for 2021-2022 are students Kennedy Miller, president; Lucas Cain, vice president; and Mary Virginia Glennon, recording secretary. James L. Leloudis, professor of history, and Peter T. Grauer, associate dean for Honors Carolina and director of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, are chapter executive secretary and faculty advisor. 

Listed below are the names of all inductees, 170 of whom are from North Carolina. The names appear below in alphabetical order by North Carolina county, then by state and country. All study in the College of Arts and Sciences except where otherwise noted. 

Alamance County 

Jacob George Maniattu, a junior with a biology major and a chemistry minor, of Burlington. 

John Charles Steele, a senior with a communication studies major and a history minor, of Burlington. 

Buncombe County 

Thomas James Bell, a junior with political science and history majors, of Arden. 

Caroline Presley Bowers, a senior with a political science major and media and journalism and public policy minors, of Asheville. 

Melanie America Godinez-Cedillo, a senior with public policy and political science majors, of Weaverville. 

Anna Olivia Herbert, a senior with economics and global studies majors and a Spanish for the business professions minor, of Asheville. 

Sean Victor McDowell, a senior with political science and peace, war, and defense majors and an English minor, of Asheville. 

Aimee Caroline Zorich, a junior with an English and comparative literature major and a women’s and gender studies minor, of Asheville. 

Cabarrus County 

Ryan Christopher Chaffin, a senior with a business administration major and a statistics and analytics minor, of Harrisburg. 

David Rand Collins, Jr., a senior with a biology major and chemistry and history minors, of Concord. 

Amélie Anna Kadackal, a junior with psychology and statistics and analytics majors, of Concord. 

Kylie Melinda Lewis, a senior with a chemistry major and a neuroscience minor, of Concord. 

Nicholas James Walton, a junior with a physics major, of Kannapolis. 

Caldwell County 

Bryanna Daphne Ledbetter, a senior with history and management and society majors, of Hudson. 

Carteret County 

Jenna Rae D’Amico, a senior with a classical archaeology major, of Emerald Isle. 

Sam Benjamin Duggan, a junior with exercise and sport science and chemistry majors, of Emerald Isle. 

Catawba County 

Sophie Nicole Hass, a junior with English and comparative literature and American studies majors and a geography minor, of Conover. 

Jillian Whitener, a senior with psychology and sociology majors and an environmental science and studies minor, of Conover. 

Chatham County 

Avery Elizabeth Harris, a senior with business administration and economics majors and a sustainability studies minor, of Siler City. 

Jillian Mary Janssen, a junior with a psychology major and history and exercise and sports science minors, of Apex. 

Columbus County 

Makell Stephen Brown, a junior with a nutrition major and a chemistry minor, of Riegelwood. 

Cumberland County 

Christopher Lyn, a junior with biology and exercise and sport science majors and a chemistry minor, of Fayetteville. 

Dare County 

Evan Joseph Cabral, a senior with anthropology and archaeology majors and a religious studies minor, of Avon. 

Madeline Chandler, a senior with English and comparative literature and studio art majors and a creative writing minor, of Avon. 

Jonah Eli Dixon, a senior with an economics major and a music minor, of Cape Hatteras. 

Davidson County 

David Andres Gonzalez, a senior with a neuroscience major and chemistry and health & society minors, of Winston-Salem. 

Kiran Kelly-Rajan, a junior with a biology major and chemistry and neuroscience minors, of Lexington. 

Davie County 

Sierra Evelyn Foster, a junior with neuroscience and chemistry majors and a biology minor, of Mocksville. 

Durham County 

Sophie Marie Marcom, a junior with medical anthropology and Hispanic literatures and cultures majors and a chemistry minor, of Durham. 

Forsyth County 

Summer Haley Bowman, a junior with biology and medical anthropology majors and a chemistry minor, of Kernersville. 

Diane Ong, a senior with a history major and a conflict management minor, of Winston-Salem. 

Guilford County 

Sophia Louise Alem, a junior with English and comparative literature and media and journalism majors, of Greensboro. 

Miranda Elizabeth Almy, a junior with a medical anthropology major and creative writing and medicine, literature, and culture minors, of Greensboro. 

Erin Margaret Campagna, a senior with English and comparative literature and communication studies majors and a history minor, of Summerfield. 

Capri Alexis D’Souza, a senior with business administration and public policy majors and a Spanish for the business professions minor, of Oak Ridge. 

Madison Olivia Headen, a junior with a nutrition major and a Spanish for the professions minor, of Greensboro. 

Aaron Philip Meyerhoffer, a junior with political science and public policy majors and an Asian studies minor, of Greensboro. 

Jada Poteat, a senior with a music education major, of Greensboro. 

Annette Varghese, a senior with a neuroscience major and chemistry and education minors, of High Point. 

Halifax County 

Yulee Leon, a junior with a psychology major, of Roanoke Rapids. 

Kathryn Olivia Pleasant, a senior with an English and comparative literature major and an education minor, of Roanoke Rapids. 

Harnett County 

Steven Johnson, a senior with a communication studies major and an English minor, of Angier. 

Iredell County 

Jordan Nicole Feldman, a junior with a biomedical and health sciences engineering major, of Mooresville. 

Julia Rose Hirschfield, a senior with global studies and peace, war, and defense majors and an Arabic minor, of Mooresville. 

Reagan Marie Wayne, a senior with an English and comparative literature major and anthropology and linguistics minors, of Mooresville. 

Jackson County 

Reagan Elaine Beck, a senior with an American studies major, of Whittier. 

Johnston County 

Noah Garrett Evenson, a junior with biology and public policy majors and a chemistry minor, of Clayton. 

Lee County 

Payton Lynne Millikin, a senior with English and comparative literature and history majors, of Sanford. 

Sydney Claire Pope, a senior with communication studies and dramatic art majors and a writing for the screen and stage minor, of Broadway. 

Mecklenburg County 

Dylan James Bucey, a senior with a political science major and a women’s and gender studies minor, of Charlotte. 

Clara Aku Dartey-Hayford, a junior with a biology major and chemistry and Spanish for the medical professions minors, of Charlotte. 

Carla Francisca Escobar-Tomlienovich, a senior with quantitative biology and neuroscience majors and a Hispanic studies minor, of Charlotte. 

Lila Elizabeth Hamilton, a senior with linguistics and psychology majors and a speech and hearing sciences minor, of Charlotte. 

Zoe Isabella Hatsios, a junior with peace, war, and defense and political science majors and an information systems minor, of Charlotte. 

Callan Joseph Hazeldine, a senior with a public policy major and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Charlotte. 

Katherine Taylor Jackson, a junior with a public policy major and social and economic justice and philosophy, politics, and economics minors, of Charlotte. 

Natalie Grace Johnson, a junior with political science and economics majors and a public policy minor, of Charlotte. 

Devin Wesley Lynch, a senior with a computer science major and a neuroscience minor, of Charlotte. 

Stepan Malkov, a senior with a mathematics major, of Charlotte. 

Harshini Matada, a senior with neuroscience and biology majors and a chemistry minor, of Charlotte. 

Kyle Elizabeth Murray, a senior with an exercise and sport science major and chemistry and biology minors, of Charlotte. 

Rachel Musa, a senior with a biology major and chemistry and medical anthropology minors, of Charlotte. 

Shivani Nagamalla, a junior with neuroscience and chemistry majors and a business administration minor, of Charlotte. 

Suhas Nannapaneni, a junior with a business administration major and a history minor, of Charlotte. 

Everette Elizabeth Oxrider, a senior with a medical anthropology major and an environmental science and studies minor, of Charlotte. 

Urvi Patel, a senior with biology and neuroscience majors and a medicine, literature, and culture minor, of Pineville. 

Rachel Lynn Patterson, a junior with chemistry and biology majors, of Charlotte. 

Sam Quarles, a sophomore with computer science and chemistry majors, of Charlotte. 

Aryan Akhilesh Rai, a junior with neuroscience and biology majors and a creative writing minor, of Charlotte. 

Stuti Shah, a junior with business administration and public policy majors, of Charlotte. 

Rachel Slee, a senior with a nutrition major and a chemistry minor, of Charlotte. 

JP Smith, a senior with an economics major and an entrepreneurship minor, of Charlotte. 

Michele Tian, a senior with business administration and statistics and analytics majors, of Charlotte. 

Aleksandar Vuk Trivanovic, a senior with political science and contemporary European studies majors, of Charlotte. 

Alexander Lee Waters, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a Hispanic studies minor, of Charlotte. 

Emma Tsao Zhang, a junior with biology and computer science majors and a French minor, of Davidson. 

Moore County 

Lorin Noelle Wagler, a senior with economics and management and society majors and an entrepreneurship minor, of Southern Pines. 

Nash County 

Kirti K. Patel, a junior with nutrition and economics majors and a chemistry minor, of Rocky Mount. 

New Hanover County 

Katherine Elizabeth Bullard, a junior with economics and psychology majors, of Wilmington. 

John William Feshuk, a senior with computer science and music majors, of Wilmington. 

Riley Alexander Picken, a junior with a biology major and Spanish for the health professions and neuroscience minors, of Wilmington. 

Preston Charles Smith, a senior with a global studies major and chemistry and Spanish for the medical professions minors, of Wilmington. 

Orange County 

David Dingfelder, a junior with a biology major and chemistry and Spanish for the professions minors, of Chapel Hill. 

Lilla Gabrielle Duffy, a senior with an art history major and a Russian culture minor, of Hillsborough. 

Anna Kathryn Geib, a junior with a nutrition major and exercise and sport science and chemistry minors, of Hillsborough. 

Yiyin Gu, a junior with a computer science major and cognitive science and mathematics minors, of Chapel Hill. 

Tessa Hong, a junior with political science and economics majors and a music minor, of Chapel Hill. 

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