Congratulations, Fall 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Inductees!

The PPE Program would like to extend a hearty congratulations to the following students, all PPE minors, who were recently inducted into the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in fall 2024:

North Carolina:

• Edward Gallardo Lezada, III, a senior with philosophy and public policy majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Durham. 
• Sydney Addison Buck, a senior with political science and exercise and sport science majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Jamestown. 
• Chase Edward Spencer, a senior with business administration and religious studies majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of High Point. 
• Eleanor Hebert Price, a senior with a media and journalism major and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Charlotte. 
• Zachary Sloan Westmoreland, a spring 2024 graduate with political science and peace, war, and defense majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Huntersville. 
• Ryan Barrett, a senior with economics and public policy majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Weddington. 
• Rishi Aila, a senior with public policy and business administration majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Raleigh. 
• Alisa Dalola, a senior with a business administration major and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Cary. 
• Christie Nicole Lannom, a senior with a public policy major and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Fuquay-Varina. 
• Brenton Lohr Smith, Jr., a senior with a business administration major and philosophy, politics, and economics and statistics and analytics minors, of Raleigh. 

Maryland:

• Aditi Duttachowdhury, a senior with public policy and political science majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Ellicott City. 
• Emilie Elizabeth Manon Gantt, a senior with a public policy major and philosophy, politics, and economics and entrepreneurship minors, of Baltimore. 
  

Ohio:

• Claudia MacLeid Quintaba, a senior with public policy and economics majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Cincinnati. 
  

Tennessee:

• Eleanor Gale Rankin, a spring 2024 graduate with a political science major and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Nashville. 
  

Texas:

• Kathryn Scott Bragg, a junior with English and comparative literature and global studies majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Houston. 
  

China:

• Luojia Liu, a junior with business administration and mathematics majors and a philosophy, politics, and economics minor, of Shenzhen, Guangdong. 
  

Phi Beta Kappa membership is open to undergraduates in the College of Arts & Sciences and one of the seven professional degree programs offered by Carolina who meet stringent eligibility requirements. Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country have included 17 American presidents, 41 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, more than 140 Nobel Laureates and numerous artistic, intellectual and political leaders.

UNC-Chapel Hill’s chapter, Alpha of North Carolina, was founded in 1904 and is the oldest of seven chapters in the state. Each year, Phi Beta Kappa chapters and alumni associations across the country raise and distribute more than $1 million in awards, scholarships and prizes benefiting high schools and college students.

More information here: https://uncnews.unc.edu/2024/10/31/304-students-inducted-into-phi-beta-kappa-at-unc-chapel-hill/