A total of 66 of Hope College’s graduating seniors and recent graduates were initiated into the Zeta of Michigan chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest scholastic honorary society, on Saturday, May 5, in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Hope is one of only 286 colleges and universities in the country to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, whose mission is to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought and recognize academic excellence. Since the society's founding in 1776, 17 U.S. Presidents, 40 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and more than 140 Nobel Laureates have been inducted as members, along with countless authors, diplomats, athletes, researchers, actors and business leaders.
The newly inducted members at Hope are:
Name and Hometown
Alyssa Brooke Arens, Rochester Hills
Jonathan D. Bading, Chantilly, Virginia
Taylor Alexandra Bailey, Huntington, Indiana
Melissa Katherine Bazany, Howell
Julia Jean Berlin, Lake Ann
Michaela Davis Biegner, Hillsdale
Landon James Brower, Zeeland
Madison Marie Buckner, Sparta
Joseph Michael Bustamante IV, Williamston
Meghan Elise Campbell, Lewisville, Texas
Daniel Eric Clark, Warrenville, Illinois
Juliette Elizabeth Collins, Ann Arbor
Natalie Ann Deering, Kalamazoo
Alexandra DeJongh, Holland
Kylie M. DeKryger, Allegan
Brooke P. Draggoo, Oxford
Abigail Leigh Durán, Palatine, Illinois
Monica Pauline Elliott, Fort Collins, Colorado
Kathleen Elizabeth Finn, White Lake
Kevin Connor Franz, Mundelein, Illinois
Erin E. Freiburger, Rockford
Natalie Darlene Fulk, Mahomet, Illinois
Amanda Gail Gibson, Mattawan
Alexis Raven Guttilla, Saint Charles, Illinois
Linnea Laine Hjelm, Rockford
Russell P. Houpt, Britton
Grace E. Hulderman, Clarkston
Hilary Marie Hunsberger, Fennville
Regan Elizabeth Jekkals, Grand Rapids
Emily Jordan Kain, Indianapolis, Indiana
Katrin B. Kelley, Washington, D.C.
Rachel Caroline Kennedy, Naperville, Illinois
Daniel J. Kosiba, Vicksburg
Adam Haines Krahn, Mishawaka, Indiana
Christopher J. Kruger, Lansing
Nolan Patrick Ladd, Ortonville
Sieun Ruth Lee, Chicago, Illinois
Morgan E. Locker, Kalamazoo
Marissa Sharon Lozser, Novi
Angelina Maria Morelli, Troy
Gabriella Margaret Mucci, Canton
Kristen Marie Noack, Rochester Hills
Kaley A. Obney, Grand Rapids
Nicholas D. Parliament, Wixom
Theaphania Ann Patterson, Waukega, Illinois
Ivy Olivia Peterson, Milan
Alison Aschom Rich, Haslett
Autumn Elizabeth Roth, St. Joseph
Eugene Patrick Ryan, Fort Plain, New York
Allison L. Schultz, Aurora, Illinois
Maxwell Turner Sievers, Hudsonville
Daria Suzanne Solomon, Shelby Township
Genevieve M. Sponseller, Ann Arbor
Caleb Michael Sword, Grosse Pointe
Kaelyn Grace Tarsa, Cedar
Julia Ann Toren, Ada
Emily B. Ureste, West Bloomfield
Blair Elizabeth Vanderkin, Hartland
Deana M. Velandra, Tipton
Philip Peter Versluis II, Grand Rapids
Madison T. Veverka, Saginaw
Rachael Nicole Webb, Grand Rapids
Brookelyn Victoria Wharton, Troy
Gabrielle Rebecca Werner, Brimley
Leigh Isabel Wynveen, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Yong Chul Yoon, SetagayaKu, Tokyo, Japan