Brandeis chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elects 89 new members

The Brandeis University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honor society has announced the election of 89 new members.

“The new inductees represent remarkable achievement inside and outside the classroom,” said Alice Kelikian, associate professor of history and president of the Brandeis Phi Beta Kappa Chapter. “It is a great privilege to welcome them to Phi Beta Kappa as a recognition of their exemplary work in pursuit of a well-rounded liberal arts education.”

Founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honor society in the country. Selection for membership is based on the quality of the candidates’ academic record, the breadth of their scholarly interests beyond their concentration, and the judgments of the faculty and senior administrators concerning the intellectual achievements and character of the students.

Of the new members, 81 come from the class of 2019 and 8 come from the class of 2020. The new members will be recognized in a ceremony during Commencement weekend.

Class of 2019 inductees:

Alexandria Elizabeth Ashley, Alyssa Maria Beaton, Yasmin Tarek Bedair, Abigail Joy Bergman, Cassidy Anne Bethke, Mina Lillian Bond, Cameron Elliot Braunstein, Katie Harriett Brenner, Monica Jing Chen, Zachary Adam Cihlar, Ezra Phillip Cohen, Claudia Anne Davis, Hannah Olivia DeRoche, Kexin Ding, Lawrence Zheming Ding, Kirsten E. Frauens, Courtney Elizabeth Garvey, Orly Shira Goldberg, Jennifer Emily Gray, Noah Harper, Jesse Held, Rebecca Margalit Hersch, Yonatan Reuven Israel, Andrew David Jacobson, Jacob Michael Judd, Keren Khromchenko, Chang Seob Kim, Arielle Faye Kleinberg, Yovel Krasner, Caleb Jonathan Kroll, Adam Maurice Lamper, Madeline Rose Lefkowitz, Crystal Leung, Samantha Diane Levine, Ariella Beck Levisohn, Haorong Li, Weijia Li, Xuanning Li, Angela Shiqing Liang, Samuel Lieb, Chieh-Yun Lo, Mengfan Lyu, Xinran Lyu, Yilin Lyu, Hannah Nicole Maatallah, Aaron E. Marks, Jerry S. Miller, Ellis Towne Miranda, Alicia Anne Mooney, Rachel Elena Moore, Nicole Alicia Porter, Tobias Reynolds, Tal Richtman, Nina Ellen Rosenblatt, Samantha Hope Schnall, Daniel Scott Schupper, Sumana Shashidhar, Serena Allsun Shen, Leah Gamoran Sherin, Nanli Shui, Joseph Evan Silber, Kaitlin N. Silveira, Brianna Silverman, Jacqueline Rose Smith, Victoria C. St. Jean, Yujiao Su, Anastassia Alexi Sunday, Siqing Tao, Nhi Thanh Le Tran, Kaylee R. Wallace, Kevin Xueping Wang, Qin Wang, Shinan Wang, Wei Wei, Yunxi Wu, Shijie Xiao, Bingyu Xu, Edwin Zhang, Kaiyi Zhang, Tian Zhong, Zhiyi Zhu.

Class of 2020 inductees:

Christopher Sargent Armstrong, Haia Hannah R'nana Bchiri, Lauren Alicia Bernstein, Meghan Elizabeth Melberg, Sonia Maria Pavel, Benjamin Vladimir Rozonoyer, Agnele Sylvia Sewa, Victoria Grace Sharaga.