Seven Distinguished IU 21st Century Scholars Elected and Inducted to prestigious Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Society in 2019
The IU 21st Century Scholars Program within the IU Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (OVPDEMA) is thrilled to announce that 7 distinguished IU 21st Century Scholars have been elected and inducted to the Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Society for the Class of 2019, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious national academic honor society in the United States. This year's total number, 7, represents the highest number of IU 21st Century Scholars to join the PBK Society, a significant increase from the Class of 2018.
Class of 2019
1) Dominique L. Dickerson
2) Amanda N. Kiefer
3) Ivy P. Moore
4) Lisa Otto
5) Robert Saldivar
6) Cecilia M. Taylor
7) Monica Towner
Class of 2018
1) Minal B. Patel
2) David B. Botros
3) Samantha K. Feistritzer
4) Andrew J. Stark
Class of 2017
1) Taylor A. Allen
2) Mary M. Luncsford
3) Anna C. Will
Class of 2016
1) Caitlyn M. Lowe
2) Andrew P. Sims
3) Shelly K. Stumpf
"We are extremely proud of our PBK recipients and the honor these 21st Century Scholars have brought to Indiana University Bloomington," said Roy Y. Chan, special projects coordinator of the IU 21st Century Scholars Program & Ph.D. candidate of the School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington. "Their work and service to the community - magnified by their desire to learn and lead - personify the very best of student success. The seven Scholars inducted in the Class of 2019 are an outstanding representative of the IU 21st Century Scholars Program."
The Gamma of Indiana chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is a distinguished and exclusive society that honors the best and brightest liberal arts students. Phi Beta Kappa members include 17 U.S. Presidents, 39 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and more than 130 Nobel laureates including Jimmy Carter, Booker T. Washington, and Eleanor Roosevelt. More recent members include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, national correspondent for The Atlantic Ta-Nehisi Coates, and former NFL Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Membership to Phi Beta Kappa Society is by invitation only.
We congratulate all 7 scholars for their commitment to academic excellence at Indiana University Bloomington.
