At the annual Alpha of Delaware chapter of Phi Beta Kappa’s induction ceremony on May 6, 64 University of Delaware undergraduates were inducted. Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for arts and science disciplines, was founded in 1776.

The Alpha of Delaware chapter was founded at the University of Delaware in 1956. The names of the inductees are listed in the program available here.

Each year the chapter recognizes student award winners.

The winner of the Clift and DeArmond Award was Jasmin Bioteau, an Honors College student from Glenside, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in chemistry and Spanish. This award recognizes the second-year undergraduate at the University of Delaware who shows the most outstanding scholarly potential in a Phi Beta Kappa curriculum.

The winner of the Herbert Ellis Newman Award was Nadya Ellerhorst, an Honors College student from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is majoring in international relations and Russian studies with minors in journalism and museum studies. This award recognizes the third-year undergraduate at the University of Delaware who shows the most outstanding scholarly potential in a Phi Beta Kappa curriculum.

The winner of the L. Leon Campbell Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Senior Award was John Salsini-Tobias, an Honors College student from Newark, Delaware. He is majoring in biological science with minors in Spanish for healthcare and history. This award is given to a graduating natural or physical sciences major who has demonstrated outstanding intellectual promise and a commitment to scientific research. The award celebrates the memory of L. Leon Campbell, who served as the University of Delaware provost from 1972-88. After stepping down as provost, he was named the Hugh M. Morris Research Professor of Molecular Biosciences. Prof. Campbell was a long-time supporter of the Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.