Thirty-Two Hendrix Students Elected into Phi Beta Kappa

CONWAY, Ark. (April 28, 2013) – Thirty-two Hendrix students
were elected into the Beta chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on Wednesday, April 24 in
Reves Recital Hall.

Founded in
1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and largest academic honor society,
with more than half a million members. It has chapters at 270 of the finest
colleges and universities. The Society's mission is to promote the liberal arts
and sciences, to recognize academic excellence, and to foster freedom of
thought and expression.

The
2013 Phi Beta Kappa Beta chapter inductees are:

  • Christopher Kemel Akcali, a biology major from
    Irving, Texas
  • Anna Broadwell-Gulde, an English major from
    Memphis, Tenn.
  • Monica Renee Chatterton, a history major from
    Saint Francisville, La.
  • Aaron Cole Cochran, a philosophy major from
    Mountain Home, Ark.
  • Calvin Thomas Cochran, a mathematics major from
    Huntsville, Ala.
  • Kathleen Elizabeth Combs, a psychology major
    from Little Rock, Ark.
  • Ana Julia Contreras, a sociology/anthropology
    major from Houma, La.
  • Emily Ann Deitchler, an environmental studies
    major from Eureka Springs, Ark.
  • James R. Dornhoffer, a biochemistry molecular
    biology major from Roland, Ark.
  • Jonathan George English, a psychology major
    from Youngsville, La.
  • Patrick Douglas Fields, an economics and
    business major from Northampton, Mass.
  • Katelyn Ann Kirkpatrick, a psychology major
    from Germantown, Tenn.
  • Ashley Nicole Lyman, a philosophy major from
    Fayetteville, Ark.
  • Michaelene Millicent-Michelle Miller, a
    psychology major from Little Rock, Ark.
  • Tresor O. Mukiza, a biology major from Kioali
    City, Rwanda
  • Erin Elizabeth Murchison, a religion major from
    Austin, Texas
  • Mariah N. Nehus, a sociology/anthropology major
    from Benton, Ark.
  • Sarah Jane Pearce, a history major from
    Springdale, Ark.
  • Sarah J. Pullen, a mathematics major from
    Richardson, Texas
  • Josephine Frances Reece, a philosophy major
    from St. Paul, Minn.
  • Leslie Grace Reynolds, an environmental studies
    major from Austin, Texas
  • Carly A. Roark, a biochemistry molecular
    biology major from Conway, Ark.
  • Alexandria Elyse Saunders, a biology major from
    Jonesboro, Ark.
  • Lauren Elizabeth Stansbury, a psychology major
    from Lafayette, La.
  • Arthur Paul Taucher, a chemistry major from
    Texarkana, Ark.
  • Johnny Phuong Tran, a biochemistry molecular
    biology major from Fort Smith, Ark.
  • Erik G. Urban, a chemical physics major from
    Conway, Ark.
  • Jennifer Lea Vos, a classics major from Prairie
    Grove, Ark.
  • Robert M. Weingold, a chemistry major from
    Jonesboro, Ark.
  • Lindsey Wiggin, a philosophy major from New Boston,
    N.H.
  • Victoria A. Wood, a theatre arts major from
    Houston, Texas
  • Maia Sousan Yang, an economics and business major
    from Hot Springs, Ark.
  • Mike Pinter (Alumnus initiate, in absentia)

Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in
engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the fifth consecutive year,
Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by
U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix
is featured in the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country’s
best 377 colleges, the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges, Forbes magazine's annual
list of America's Top 650 Colleges, and the 2013 edition of the
Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist
Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.

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