The Rhodes College Chapter (Gamma of Tennessee) of Phi Beta Kappa is pleased to announce that the following students were inducted into the prestigious honor society on May 16. Professor of Chemistry Loretta Jackson-Hayes also was inducted as an Honorary Member.
Phi Beta Kappa Society is America's oldest honor society and is by invitation. Since 1776, it has championed education in the arts and sciences, fostered freedom of thought, and recognized academic excellence. The Gamma of Tennessee Chapter was established at Rhodes in 1949. In addition to recognizing outstanding students and awarding the college’s highest academic honor (the Peyton Nalle Rhodes Prize), the chapter sponsors lectures by distinguished visiting scholars.
Class of 2025
Augusta Marie-Isabel Ambrose, Art History and German Studies
Suzanne Shahan Baxter, Neuroscience and Health Equity
Hanna Bengten, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mary-Hunter Brown, Political Science
Kate Buikema, English
Phoebe Burns, Anthropology & Sociology
Bion Cashio, Biology
Sarah Dassinger, History
Claire Rose Gruen, English
Sophia Guinocor, Chemistry
Triet Tony Ha, Physics & Mathematics
Joe Hane, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Mathematics
Maeve Harper, French & Francophone Studies
Sarah Harvey, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mimi Herren, English
Molly Elisabeth Hirner, Mathematics & Economics
Anh-Duy Hoang, Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Keith Hoffmeister, Physics
Anne Ross Ellington Hope, Chemistry
Wells Kamerschen, History
Maya Khalife-Hamdan, International Studies and Spanish
Emerson Kleis, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Esther Lamb, Spanish
Colin McCown, History
Ryan McCrory, Physics
Logan George McGrath, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hannah Meit, Mathematics
Nathan Mobley, Political Science and Russian Studies
Huyen Nguyen, Chemistry
Ngoc-quynh Nguyen, Neuroscience
Hai Nguyen, Chemistry
Echo-Bevin O'Connor, Art
Kortni Owens, Anthropology & Sociology
Adrienne Elizabeth Rivera, Health Equity
Emilia Schwenk, Neuroscience
Parth Sinojia, Neuroscience
Callen Smith, Psychology
Kenny Tang, Physics
Anh Tran, Educational Studies
Anna Grace Travis, Political Science & International Studies
Anna Raquel Yates, Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Class of 2026
Cate Barclay, Neuroscience
Jenny Bui, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ella Coleman, English and Philosophy
GraceAnne Hodgson, Biology and History
Jacob Musicante, Biology
Yasmine Pirlepesova, Biology
The following members of the Class of 2025 were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as juniors in 2024:
Connor Bronze, Chemistry and German Studies
Peyton Crest, Chemistry
Logan Deutschmann, Biology and German Studies
Alex Dragatsis, Mathematics & Economics
Joseph Hobeika, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bella Kieklak, Art History and Psychology
Romi Klein, Biology
Sam Lippe, Mathematics
Grace Nehring, Physics and Mathematics
Kaitlin Starnes, Neuroscience
Bell Tucci, International Studies
Julia Vasedkova, English