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English Majors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
PHI BETA KAPPA
The English Department congratulates the twenty-seven English majors who were recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa at its Spring meeting. Upon joining, they will be inducted into the national honor society at the UT chapter's Fall reception on Sunday, May 4, in the Texas Union Ballroom, when Prof. David Oshinsky will be the keynote speaker. Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest honor society in the United States; its three Greek letters translate to "love of learning is the guide of life." The newly-elected English majors are as follows:
Courtney Bayley, Thomas Bevilacqua, Bianca Cedrone, Elizabeth Creel, Kaitlin Domek, Ryan Ffrench, Kathryn Kelley, Hannah Liddell, Jean Liew, Michelle Lin, Jennifer R. Lin, Elizabeth Napier, Irina Popescu, Heather Routt, Chelsea Sanchez, Jesse Cordes Selbin, Chelsea Shannon, Natalie Sharpe, Franklin Shulkin, Hayley Simms, Lauren Sutton, Louise Swanepoel, John M. Taylor, Jaymie Udan, Jennifer Utley, Kristen Verrill, and Ryan Walters