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Phi Beta Kappa elects 46 new members

The Augustana's Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has elected 46 senior students to membership. Their names are listed below.

Only 10 percent of U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters. These chapters select only 10 percent of their graduates to join. Augustana's chapter dates to 1949.

Lucy Adlfinger of Milan, Ill., majored in biology and physics.

Pierce Albert of Chicago majored in sociology and social welfare.

Allison Bandera of Oregon, Ill., majored in geology.

Alexandra Buffington of Loves Park, Ill., majored in biology and neuroscience.

Camila Davila of North Riverside, Ill., majored in biology and neuroscience.

Kayla Dillon of Huntley, Ill., majored in biology and psychology.

Vu Ngoc Phuong Dinh of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, majored in computer science and engineering physics.

Houssam Diouri of Casablanca, Morocco, majored in business administration-finance and business administration-marketing.

Ha Do of Hanoi, Vietnam, majored in business administration-finance and business administration-marketing.

Kara Eder of Schaumburg, Ill., majored in public health and Spanish for professional use.

Erica Gamboe of Edwards, Ill., majored in biology.

Shawn Geison of Chadwick, Ill., majored in classics and history.

DiAngelo Gonzalez of Riverside, Ill., majored in biology and public health.

Amber Hanke of Wheaton, Ill., majored in anthropology and women, gender and sexuality studies.

Jaclyn Hernandez of Palatine, Ill., majored in creative writing and English.

Olivia Hogenkamp of Lakewood, Colo., majored in applied mathematics and computer science.

Megan Hoppe of Robins, Iowa, majored in creative writing, French and history.

Vanessa Iroegbulem of Streamwood, Ill., majored in neuroscience and women, gender and sexuality studies.

Kyle James of Wauconda, Ill., majored in philosophy and psychology.

Cassandra Karn of Brimfield, Ill., majored in English and theatre arts.

Allison Kestler of DeForest, Wis., majored in creative writing, French and political science.

Megan Laufer of Crystal Lake, Ill., majored in biology.

Jazmin Martinez of Pecatonica, Ill., majored in biology.

Caroline Morris of Columbus, Wis., majored in biochemistry.

Kristian Mrazek of Cary, Ill., majored in applied mathematics and physics.

Charles Nawara of Naperville, Ill., majored in art history and communication studies.

Alison Ng of Schaumburg, Ill., majored in business administration-management and public health.

Hai Nguyen of Hanoi, Vietnam, majored in applied mathematics and computer science.

Ngoc Nguyen of Hanoi, Vietnam, majored in mathematics, mathematics for secondary education and middle grades education-mathematics.

Joel Padgett of Indianapolis majored in geology and music composition.

Cecelia Peine of  Wentzville, Mo., majored in biology.

Duc Pham of Hanoi, Vietnam, majored in applied mathematics, business administration-management information systems and computer science.

Madelyn Prodoehl of Batavia, Ill., majored in communication sciences and disorders.

Lalini Ranaraja of Katugastota, Sri Lanka, majored in anthropology and creative writing.

Jonathan Reaban of Tempe, Ariz., majored in applied mathematics and computer science.

Sriram Sugumaran of Bettendorf, Iowa, majored in biology.

Cassandra Talbot of Annawan, Ill., majored in psychology and sociology.

Chi Tran of Hanoi, Vietnam, majored in computer science and mathematics.

Nguyen Truong of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, majored in applied mathematics and computer science.

Thao-Nhi Truong Huynh of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, majored in economics and psychology.

Georgia Votta of Essex, Ill., majored in applied mathematics and physics.

Iva Vucic of Rock Island, Ill., majored in biology and chemistry.

Sofia Wajner of Naples, Fla., majored in English.

Michael Wardach of Cary, Ill., majored in computer science and mathematics.

Ruth Wolde-Gabriel of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, majored in economics.

Jacob Wyco of Wheeling, Ill., majored in biology.


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