Honor Societies Induct New Members
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| Cadet Matthew Tonkinson '16 presents his research during Honors Week. β VMI Photo by Stephen Hanes. |
LEXINGTON, Va., April 26, 2016 β A number of ΠΣ°ΙPro cadets were inducted into academic honor societies, and 21 cadets gave honors thesis presentations, during VMI Honors Week in mid-April. The purpose of Honors Week is to recognize and celebrate academic achievement across all departments and disciplines.
The following members of the class of 2019 were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, the national freshman honor society: Eric DeLoriea, Oladokun Ekundayo, Madden Chapman, Nathanael Bailey, Kevin Bishop, Adam Crum, Judson Haggard, John OβDonnell, Demetra Protogyrou, John Hatgas, Eleanor Hendren, Joel Thomas, Alec Hoopes, Meredith Jaroneski, Campbell Rutherford, Anthony Walton, Derek Wilson, Daniel Chisner, Colin Smith, Zachary Herring, Joshua Wolfe, Mason Worsham, George Hempt, Brian Hill, Kishan Patel, Clayton Penney, Quinn Conrad, Bryce Holden, William Reeves, Annika Tice, Colton Curry and Alexander Dedousis.
Several academic departments also held honor society inductions during honors week:
Biology, Beta Beta Beta β Ariel Cobb β17, Jarred Doran β18, Patrick Doucette β17, Olivia Emery β17, Mitchell Fornwald β17, Vania Murcia β17, and Luke Phillips β17.
Chemistry, Gamma Sigma Epsilon β Zachary Kibler β16, Jacob Hyde β17, Mark Roberts β17, Austin Ross β17, Devon Kirk β17, Brian Kiddy β17, Luke Phillips β17, Yueh-Sheng Lin β17, Zachary Lafreniere β17, and John Lancaster β17.
Economics and Business, Omicron Delta Epsilon (economics) β Trey Rose β16, Thomas Borne β16, Stephen Eller β17, Ryan Francis β17, Holmes Laughon β17, Chad Jacob β17, Bailey Huddleston β17, Andrew Givens β17, Paul Mirable β17, Kelly Russell β17, Eric Maudhuit β17, Yao-Jen Chang β17, Thomas Moroney β18, Tze Ting Chiu β18, Andrew Campo β18, Anthony Bianchi β16, William Hubbard β17, and Evan Gilbert β17.
Economics and Business, Beta Gamma Sigma (business) β Trey Rose β16, Zachary Campbell β17, Stephen Eller β17, Ryan Francis β17, Bailey Huddleston β17, William Hubbard β17, Chad Jacob β17, Holmes Laughon β17.
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eta Kappa Nu βMatthew Hodapp β16, Dominic Romeo β16, Trajan Crocker β17, Joshua Kuzel β17, Mikael Pineda β18, Edward Olbrych β18, and Vincent Smith-DiLeo β18.
Engineering, Tau Beta Pi β Brandon Conley β17, Tyler Corcoran β17, Cody Ellis β17, Philip Jewett β17, and Zachary Sprinkle β17.
English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies, Sigma Tau Delta β Alexandra Hill β18, Brittany Woychak β18, Jackson Kim β16, Emma Quirk β18, and Caitlyn Jackson β16.
History, Phi Alpha Theta β John Borchick β17, Jonathan Collings β18, Apostolos Cominos β16, Philip Crane β16, James Latta β16, and Bradley Paul β17.
Mechanical Engineering, Pi Tau Sigma β Grayson Larus β17, Tyler Corcoran β17, Zach Sprinkle β17, Brandon Conley β17, Cody Ellis β17, Josh Ashley β17, Mike Matthews β16, Logan Waters β16, and Chris Siebert β16.
Modern Languages and Cultures, Pi Delta Phi (French) β Philip Crane β16, Matthew DeRito β16, Chris Song β17, Edward Wilkinson Jr. β16, and Dakota Woodgie β17.
Modern Languages and Cultures, Delta Phi Alpha (German) β Mia Castelveter β18, Samuel Crawford β17, Thomas Moriarty β18, and David Pody β17.
Modern Languages and Cultures, Phi Sigma Iota (international) β Jonathan Bukowski β17, Cannon Clark β17, Matthew Hill β17, James Latta β17, Ryan Poffenbarger β16, and Chris Song β17. Also, Maj. Sabrina Laroussi, Dr. Lunpeng Ma, and Dr. Peng Xu.
Modern Languages and Cultures, Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish) β Cannon Clark β17, Apostolos Cominos β16, Jake Koch β17, James Latta β16, Juan Montalvo IV β17, Thomas Mosher β17, Daniel De Nijs β16, Kenneth Turlington β16, and Daniel Whitaker β16.
The Department of Psychology held an induction ceremony for Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, in January. Those inducted were Dewei Li β17, Zachary Chase β17, Kenton Clingman β17, Andrew Crane β17, Rachel Kroner β17, Emily Marbury β17, Benjamin Sternfeld β17, Rachel Tanner β17, Brandon White β17, and Eric Wicks β17.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold an induction ceremony for Sigma Pi Sigma, the international honor society for physics, Monday, April 25. Those to be inducted are Eric J. Cedotal, Jr. β18, Benjamin K. Johnson β18, Reed H. Jones β18, and Thomas Schmitt β18.
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