The college honored the new members of Davidson chapters of three national honor societies during Spring Convocation 2008: Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Phi Beta Delta.

Seniors Elected into Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

Established nationally in 1776 and at Davidson in 1923, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest American Greek-letter honor society. Election to membership is the highest recognition of excellence in scholarship that an undergraduate can achieve. The following seniors were required not only to have a grade point average of 3.6 but also to exhibit qualifications of “high scholarship, liberal culture and good character.”

Halley M. Aelion Sarah B. Allen Margaret B. Beasley Rachel A. Berry John D. Buckingham Brenna T. Burns Timothy L. Casper Christopher A. Catanese Phillip E. Compeau Rosa K. Daves Bevin C. English Tiffany L. Gibert Kathryn B. Gillespie Alexandra M. Greer Matthew R. Gregory Suzanne E. Guarino Alexis L. Hamilton Nancy L. Haskell Rachel A. Heidmann Elizabeth A. Henry Jonathan P. Huggins Katie M. Hunter Kyle N. Hynden Alicyn L. Isaac-Lowry Nicole D. Keroack Joshua B. Knight Alice M. Leechor

Amanda C. Lehnberg Matthew R. Lewis  Jessica L. Martin Sarah G. Morse Anna S. Nam Daniel D. Orr Katharine F. Phlegar Evangeline Z. Pittman Rachel A. Purcell Juan C. Ramirez Sarah C. Reardon Joseph E. Reed Stephanie H. Scott Christina L. Shea Angela P. Soper Willem F. Stegger William A. Stokes Deborah R. Tarwasokono Adam Topaz Daniel R. Van Oudenaren Nancy A. Waldrop Summerlee D. Walter Anne C. Weaver Erika L. Weiberg Anders P. Wells Lauren B. Woodall Erin E. Zwack

New Members Elected into Omicron Kappa Delta National Leadership Honor Society

Established in 1917 at Davidson, Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, was founded December 3, 1914 at Washington & Lee University. The founders formulated the idea that leadership of exceptional quality and versatility in college should be recognized, that representatives in all phases of college life should cooperate in worthwhile endeavors, and that outstanding students, faculty, and administrators should meet on a basis of mutual interest, understanding and helpfulness. ODK® was the first college honor society of a national scope to give recognition and honor for meritorious leadership and service in extracurricular activities and to encourage development of general campus citizenship. Chapters, which we call Circles, are located on over 300 campuses throughout the nation. The following 39 new members were required to have at least a 3.5 grade point average.

Sarah Burkley Allen ‘08 *Brian Peter Aoyama ‘09 *Richmond Paul Blake ‘09 Brenna Taylor Burns ‘08 *Stef Joshua Carson ‘09 *Emanuel Larry Leggett Clark ‘09 *Courtney Chartier Cron ’08 *Katherine Marie Denning ‘08 Anna Peterson Drake ’08 *Eleanor Lauren Ericson ‘09 *Abigail Judith Adair Evans ‘08 *Kathryn Butler Gillespie ‘08 *Hugh Davis Greene ‘09 *David Alexander Hill Gregor ‘09 Matthew Richard Gregory ‘08 Anders Gilliam Gustafson ‘08 Elizabeth Anne Henry ‘08 *Robert Bole Heppenstall 08 *Charles Wolf Horwitz ‘08 Elisabeth Lillian Hubbard ‘08 *Katie Marie Hunter ‘08 *Nafisa Isa ‘08 *Erin Danielle Jaeger ’09

*David Cyr Kerns ‘08 *Joshua Bradford Knight ‘08 Evan F. Kreutzer ‘08 Amanda Sloane Kuker ‘08 *Alice Mejin Leechor ‘08 *Caroline Allyn McDermott ‘09 *Elizabeth Hayes Moore ‘08 *Gary Michael Parsons, Jr. ‘08 Lauren Christina Pierce ‘08 Stewart Pierce-Gardner ‘08 Hannah Cabourn M. Rogers-Ganter ‘08 *Peter James Schild ‘08 Angela Pierce Soper ‘08 *Rebecca Anne Speiser ‘08 *Willem Fiete Stegger ‘08 *Anne Prescott Stevens ‘09 *Vaidehi Mahesh Trivedi ‘09 *Colby Charles Uptegraft ‘09 *Benjamin Prime Van Dyke ‘09 *Nancy Abernathy Waldrop ‘08 *Summerlee Dawn Walter ‘08 Whitney Andrea White ‘08 *Hugh Marshall Worsham ‘09

 * 2008 New Inductees

Faculty Secretary: Ernest Jeffries, Assistant Dean of Students
Faculty Inductee: Brian J. Shaw 
Staff Inductee: Stacey M. Riemer
Honoris Causa Inductee: Thomas W. Ross

New Members Elected into Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society

Established at Davidson in 1996, the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars recognizes exceptional achievement in international studies. Election to membership requires international study or service or a curricular commitment to international studies, a Davidson grade point average of at least 3.15, and promotion of international awareness and education on campus and in the community.

Hanan Adbul Hadi ‘09
Brian Aoyama ‘09
Nicholas Cisneros ‘09
Polly Draganova ‘09
Justin Eusebio ‘09
Alex Gregor ‘09
Alessandra Gutierrez ‘08
Erin Jaeger ‘09
Michelle Jester ‘08
Stephen Kalin ‘09
Amy Killian ‘08
Ana Kozhevnikova ‘09
Ellie Marranzini ‘09
Caroline McDermott ‘09
Martina Mustroph ‘08
Samantha Sinclair ‘08
Sally Stephenson ‘08
Alexandra Tait ‘09