Thirty-seven graduates were inducted as lifelong members into the WVU Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society that recognizes outstanding achievement in the liberal arts and sciences and champions freedom of thought.
The following students were inducted during a ceremony on May 11:
Jaymie Adkins, political science and philosophy
Virginia Affemann, anthropology
Jackson Ball, social studies/secondary education
George Bradford, criminology
Heather Carpenter, psychology
Alina Carranza, forensic examiner
Emma Coiner, political science and philosophy
Eric Commodore, political science
Julia Condie, history, women’s and gender studies
Aidan Connors, philosophy and history
Erica Cottrill, English
Taylor Delong, international studies and philosophy
Olivia Dowler, history, Spanish and philosophy
Mikaela Eackles, English
Ingrid Fenniman, English and women’s and gender studies
William George, political science and communication studies
N'Diya Harris, psychology
Jacqueline Heil, philosophy
Jordan Howes, English
Gabriella Johnson, psychology
Lauren Keplinger, chemistry
Azeem Khan, political science
Gabe Leichliter, philosophy and history
Jessica Levinson, forensic examiner
Dakota Lichliter, criminology
Emma McLaughlin, psychology
Kristen McMullen, communication studies
Scarlet Mebane, English
Christian Miller, international studies and political science
McKenna Moore, anthropology and sociology
Garrison Phillips, political science and history
Tyler Robinson, social studies/secondary education
Madison Santmyer, international studies and political science
Benjamin Stackpole, philosophy
Madison Staten, international studies and geography
Quincy Williams, political science and philosophy
Rebekahlyn Zielinski, political science and criminology
Hayley Bockius, a biochemistry major from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, was awarded the 2024 Albert Lee Sturm Scholarship, a stipend awarded annually to a junior who has demonstrated academic achievement, character and enthusiasm while contributing substantially to the University and community.
The funds were a gift from the late Albert Lee Sturm, a former professor in the Department of Political Science, supplemented by a bequest from Phi Beta Kappa alumnus John Malcomb.
The country’s oldest honorary society, only the top 10% of liberal arts and sciences graduates are invited to join Phi Beta Kappa. The WVU chapter was formed in 1910 and it is the only chapter in West Virginia.