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Thirty top grade earners from the Class of 2025 were inducted into the nation’s oldest honor society last week at the 237th annual meeting of the.

The criteria for election to �ڰ�������’s chapter are rigorous: Students must hold one of the top cumulative grade-point averages in their class after completing eight terms within three years of matriculation.

“It is a pleasure for the Alpha of New Hampshire chapter to recognize these accomplished undergraduates who have excelled at the highest level at the College. We celebrate the distinguished achievements of our new members, and the dedication it has taken to reach this moment,” said, secretary of �ڰ�������’s Alpha of New Hampshire chapter and director of �ڰ�������’s Arts and Sciences Finance and Research Administration.

Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary to advocate for and recognize excellence in the study of the liberal arts and sciences, Phi Beta Kappa has more than 290 chapters on college and university campuses around the country, and counts 17 U.S. presidents and more than 150 Nobel laureates among its members. �ڰ�������’s chapter, the fourth oldest in the nation, was established in 1787.

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Katherine Plaza ’25 is congratulated by chapter Vice President John Carey, a professor of government. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)

The following students were inducted on Thursday into Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of New Hampshire:

• Louis Makram Awdeh ’25
• Alexander Michael Azar III ’25
• Jessica Bargamian ’25
• Kevin Jin Cao ’25
• Eliza Phillips Dunn ’25
• Noah Brooks Durham ’25
• Wyatt Thomas Ellison ’25
• Emily Pearl Fagell ’25
• Mariel Susan Fulghum ’25
• Lindsay Alia Paige Harris ’25
• Pranav Kanmadikar ’25
• Meghan Kulasingham-Poon ’25
• Ashton Russell Faulhaber Lewis ’25
• Shuxuan Li ’25
• Lin Ting Liang ’25
• Jadyn Sierra Malone ’25
• Charles Aidan Morris ’25
• Efstratia Maria Nicholson ’25
• Allison Marie Nishi ’25
• Liam Feliu Nokes ’25
• Ryan Patrick Pettit ’25
• Vicky (Tram Ahn) Pham ’25
• Matthew Jude Plawecki ’25
• Katherine R. Plaza ’25
• Arpit Rao ’25
• Anna Claire St Jean ’25
• Serena Elizabeth Suson ’25
• Declan Coleman Unverferth ’25
• Albert Zhang ’25
• Vania Haijia Zhao ’25

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Vania Haijia Zhao ’25 displays her Phi Beta Kappa certificate at the ceremony. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)

The chapter also awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Prize to 28 members of the Class of 2026, an honor that recognizes students with the highest grade-point average after completion of five terms. These students are not yet members of Phi Beta Kappa but are on track to become members in their senior year:

• Ramsey Walid Alsheikh ’26
• Geetansh Arora ’26
• Eli S. Bailit ’26
• Hannah Paulina Brooks ’26
• Caelan Ellen Corkery ’26
• Madison P. Davis ’26
• Klara Eva Drees-Gross ’26
• Gideon Mark Gruel ’26
• John Joseph Guerrerio ’26
• Thomas Nowak Hohmann ’26
• Zoe Delayne Johnson ’26
• Cooper Harrison Laporte ’26
• Anika Paige Larson ’26
• Stella Anne Larson ’26
• Keyue Li ’26
• Lindsey Guyue Lu ’26
• Nicolas Jae-Sun Ludkowski ’26
• Daniela P Maksin ’26
• Matthew Connor Marks ’26
• Benna Helen McDermott ’26
• Brooke Addison Medley ’26
• Lucie Templeton Morton ’26
• Ava Dagmar Rosenbaum ’26
• Beatrice Marie Sears ’26
• Sair Shaikh ’26
• Benjamin Liam Shaman ’26
• Simon Robert Sloan ’26
• Zachary Kurt Stephens ’26

Professor of Economics was also inducted as an alumni member of the Alpha chapter.