110 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UNC-Chapel Hill

Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most honored college honorary society, has inducted 110 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members.

The recent induction ceremony featured remarks by Chancellor Lee H. Roberts and Craver Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences James W.C. White, as well as a keynote address by Ian F. McNeely, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Professor of History.

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

A student who entered UNC-Chapel Hill as a first-year and 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 transfer student who has completed 45 hours of course work in the liberal arts and sciences with a 3.85 GPA. Grades earned at other universities are not considered. Less than 1 percent of all college students qualify.

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

Phi Beta Kappa has 293 chapters nationwide. UNC's chapter, Alpha of North Carolina, was founded in 1904 and is the oldest of eight 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 2025-26 are students Lewis Russell, president; Samyuktha Vipin, vice president; and Lindsey Butler, recording secretary. James L. Leloudis, professor of history, Peter T. Grauer associate dean for Honors Carolina, and director of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, is chapter executive secretary and faculty advisor.

Listed below are the names of all inductees, 74 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

Louisa Seamster, a senior with an English and comparative literature major, of Burlington.

Buncombe County

Alexander David Gast, a senior with an English and comparative literature major and an anthropology minor, of Weaverville.

Mary Martha Plaehn, a senior with a political science major and mathematics and history minors, of Asheville.

Abigail Russ, a senior with a biology major and marine sciences and baccalaureate education in science and teaching minors, of Asheville.

Caroline Mayden Tintinger, a senior with geography and environmental studies majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Asheville.

Paloma Barnwell Toledo, a senior with public policy and data science majors, of Asheville.

Cabarrus County

Natalie McBride, a senior with management and society and sociology majors and a health and society minor, of Harrisburg.

Chatham County

Marina Messura, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a Russian culture minor, of Pittsboro.

Dare County

Dennis Wang, a senior with computer science and statistics and analytics majors, of Kitty Hawk.

Davie County

Laura Ashley Tatem, a senior with public policy and political science majors and a Spanish for the legal professions minor, of Advance.

Duplin County

Matthew Connor Thornton, a senior with computer science and statistics and analytics majors and a mathematics minor, of Teachey.

Durham County

Zoe Carmeline Bright, a senior with political science and data science majors and a Chinese minor, of Durham.

Elena Claire Novinsky Brosnan, a senior with history and religious studies majors, of Durham.

Page Marianna Tsirigotis, a senior with a psychology major and a neuroscience minor, of Durham.

Jane Talbot Waters, a senior with political science and peace, war, and defense majors and a history minor, of Durham.

Forsyth County

Grace Katherine Mohr, a senior with economics and communication studies majors and a data science minor, of Winston-Salem.

Guilford County

Laine Albright, a senior with psychology and communication studies majors and a music minor, of Greensboro.

Carlisle Elisabeth Shore, a senior with environmental studies and political science majors and a Spanish for the legal professions minor, of Greensboro.

Iredell County

Kyle Logan Harbert, a senior with political science and history majors, of Stony Point.

Mecklenburg County

Katharine Kennedy Fultz, a senior with peace, war, and defense and sociology majors, of Charlotte.

Katherine Marianne Goldman, a senior with environmental science and mathematics majors, of Charlotte.

Grace Alicia Hable, a senior with political science and sociology majors and an environmental justice minor, of Huntersville.

Jasleen Kaur, a senior with chemistry and global studies majors and a physics minor, of Charlotte.

Patrick Keese, a junior with global studies and Hispanic studies majors and an urban studies and planning minor, of Charlotte.

Kate Klinger, a senior with peace, war, and defense and data science majors and a Russian culture minor, of Charlotte.

Neeraja Kulasingam, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a data science minor, of Charlotte.

Grayce Elizabeth McCarley, a senior with global studies and Asian studies majors and an art history minor, of Charlotte.

Daniel Jeremiah Nafatyuk, a spring 2025 graduate with a sociology major and a Slavic and East European studies minor, of Charlotte.

Nash County

Elizabeth Estelle Harris, a senior with psychology and global studies majors, of Rocky Mount.

Onslow County

Grace Glasgow, a spring 2025 graduate with economics and political science majors, of Holly Ridge.

Orange County

Melissa Campbell, a senior with a biology major and chemistry and music minors, of Hurdle Mills.

Erin Muirin Flanagan, a senior with an environmental studies major, of Carrboro.

Laura Elizabeth Garcia, a senior with music and nursing majors, of Hillsborough.

Olivia Grace Hall, a spring 2025 graduate with global studies and Romance languages majors and an education minor, of Chapel Hill.

Samuel Robert Hetherington, a senior with a political science major and a history minor, of Chapel Hill.

John Evan Kartheiser, a senior with a history major, of Chapel Hill.

William Thomas Moore, a senior with American studies and music majors, of Chapel Hill.

Elizabeth O'Melia, a senior with a biology major and an anthropology minor, of Chapel Hill.

Katherine Lynne Ropp, a spring 2025 graduate with a music education major and a French minor, of Chapel Hill.

Victoria Song, a senior with a music major and philosophy, politics, and economics and philosophy minors, of Chapel Hill.

Pitt County

Ian Jacob Reiling, a senior with a biology major and chemistry and marine sciences minors, of Greenville.

Randolph County

Piper Anderson Shipley, a senior with an English and comparative literature major and art history and global cinema minors, of Asheboro.

Union County

Joshua Thomas Harvey, a senior with a biology major and religious studies and chemistry minors, of Stallings.

Maia Manaligod, a senior with computer science and statistics and analytics majors, of Waxhaw.

Eva Vega Franceschi, a senior with linguistics and Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures majors and a creative writing minor, of Waxhaw.

Wake County

Dylan Agyemang, a senior with mathematics and statistics and analytics majors, of Raleigh.

Hallie Carmella Brew, a senior with American studies and English and comparative literature majors, of Apex.

Dahna Omar Buheis, a senior with public policy and global studies majors and an Arabic minor, of Raleigh.

Anne Stewart Collins, a senior with a neuroscience major, of Raleigh.

Duncan Cameron Connell, a senior with history and political science majors and an entrepreneurship minor, of Raleigh.

Andrew Bond Fluhrer, a senior with political science and history majors, of Raleigh.

Quinn Groves, a senior with geography and media and journalism majors, of Cary.

Madalyn Katrina Hutchinson, a senior with art history and history majors and na archaeology minor, of Raleigh.

Travis Jacob Kimball, a senior with economics and political science majors and a business administration minor, of Raleigh.

Henry Joseph Kuhn, a senior with history and studio art majors, of Cary.

Emma Therese Lewis, a senior with a biology major and medical anthropology and chemistry minors, of Raleigh.

Andrej Lozevski, a senior with a biology major, of Cary.

Brendan Lynch, a spring 2025 graduate with political science and communication studies majors, of Cary.

Andrew Richard Martin, a senior with political science and peace, war, and defense majors and a geographic information sciences minor, of Raleigh.

Dylan Elizabeth Martin, a senior with environmental studies and public policy majors and a data science minor, of Cary.

Mary Blake Nobles, a senior with political science and public policy majors and a history minor, of Raleigh.

Emily Joy O'Loughlin, a senior with archaeology and medical anthropology majors, of Rolesville.

Abigail Ruth Poirier, a senior with a music major, of Apex.

Julia Corinne Rowland, a junior with political science and English and comparative literature majors, of Holly Springs.

Jennifer Sanchez Constanza, a senior with political science and global studies majors and a Latina/o studies minor, of Zebulon.

Jacob Robert Schwier, a senior with history and classics majors and a Medieval and Early Modern studies minor, of Wake Forest.

Alexa Anne Shaffer, a senior with a biomedical engineering major, of Raleigh.

Noah Harris Sheinbaum, a senior with chemistry and mathematics majors and a physics minor, of Cary.

Addison Emily Vlastnik, a junior with an environmental studies major and food studies and urban studies and planning minors, of Raleigh.

Mary Thomas Watkins, a senior with English and comparative literature and American studies majors, of Raleigh.

Lucas Alexander Wilson, a senior with political science and public policy majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Cary.

Watauga County

Annika Rose Willis, a senior with an environmental science major and biology and anthropology minors, of Boone.

Wilkes County

Sophia Marie Pontzer, a senior with a neuroscience major and chemistry and music minors, of Wilkesboro.

Wilson County

Beau Holmes, a senior with English and comparative literature and German studies majors, of Wilson.

California

Genevieve Holliday, a senior with a chemistry major and physics and Chinese minors, of Englewood.

Kate Merrin, a junior with biology and neuroscience majors and a chemistry minor, of Los Angeles.

Connecticut

Orly Liana Baum, a senior with a music major and art history and urban studies and planning minors, of Hamden.

Georgia

William Malone, a senior with a psychology major and a Japanese minor, of Atlanta.

Illinois

Abby Louise Bedecker, a senior with political science and history majors, of Streator.

Elizabeth Jane Bollinger, a senior with communication studies and Romance languages majors and a writing for the screen and stage minor, of Oak Park.

Louisiana

Jonathan Taylor Zink, a senior with a chemistry major, of New Orleans.

Maryland

Madeline Chung, a senior with public policy and environmental studies majors and an urban studies and planning minor, of Bethesda.

James Mitchell Louie, a senior with biology and exercise and sport science majors, of Severna Park.

Hallie Grace Stallings, a senior with African, African American, and diaspora studies and public policy majors and an education minor, of Chevy Chase.

Massachusetts

Alix de Saint-Aignan, a senior with political science and peace, war, and defense majors, of West Newton.

Sasha Elizabeth Green, a senior with anthropology and religious studies majors and a studio art minor, of Somerville.

New Jersey

Molly Kathleen Arkoulakis, a junior with linguistics and dramatic art majors and a French minor, of Whitehouse Station.

Maxwell Mendon Schwartz, a senior with history and political science majors and a philosophy minor, of Green Brook.

Allison Olivia Sussman, a senior with a political science major and a history minor, of Morristown.

New York

Elden Stanley Wood, a senior with a psychology major and business administration and conflict management minors, of Ossining.

Pennsylvania

Emma Little, a senior with biomedical engineering and Hispanic studies majors, of Glen Mills.

Alexa Faith Rhodes, a senior with an exercise and sport science major and an entrepreneurship minor, of Jenkintown.

Eshan Kaul Singh, a senior with an interdisciplinary studies major and a neuroscience minor, of Yardley.

Tennessee

Katherine Rose Dagley, a senior with peace, war, and defense and political science majors and a conflict management minor, of Nashville.

Elizabeth Moody, a spring 2025 graduate with an exercise and sport science major and a chemistry minor, of Memphis.

Virginia

Gavin Hatalosky, a junior with applied mathematics and computer science majors and a chemistry minor, of Alexandria.

Katelyn Hume, a senior with English and comparative literature and communication studies majors and an advertising and public relations minor, of Fairfax.

Simonne Marie Lenseigne, a senior with biology and political science majors, of Great Falls.

Ben Yates, a senior with mathematics and interdisciplinary studies majors, of Charlottesville.

China

Qingyang Sun, a senior with psychology and neuroscience majors and a statistics and analytics minor, of Jinan.

Hanqi Xiao, a senior with a computer science major and applied sciences and engineering and philosophy minors, of Beijing.

Qidang Ye, a senior with a biology major and a chemistry minor, of Shenzhen.

Jamaica

Tiana Shante Dinham, a senior with a geological sciences major and a geography minor, of Lucea.

Peru

Elena Felicia Quiroz, a senior with political science and history majors, of Lima.

Spain

Vanessa Hansmann, a senior with political science and peace, war, and defense majors and a history minor, of Mallorca.

South Korea

Junje Jeong, a spring 2025 graduate with an economics major and a data science minor, of Busan.

Turkey

Defne Onal, a senior with a political science major and a French minor, of Ankara.

United Kingdom

Zuha Areebah Animashaun, a spring 2025 graduate with a political science major and French and media and journalism minors, of London.

Katherine Rose Fear, a senior with an environmental studies major and a data science minor, of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.

Vietnam

Son Hoang Nguyen, a senior with a computer science major and economics and data science minors, of Ho Chi Minh City.