Thirty-six Hendrix College students were elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Beta chapter at Hendrix on Wednesday, April 25.

Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and largest academic honor society, with more than half a million members. It has chapters at 270 of the finest colleges and universities. The Society’s mission is to promote the liberal arts and sciences, to recognize academic excellence, and to foster freedom of thought and expression.

2012 Hendrix College Phi Beta Kappa Inductees include:

Haley Aaron, a psychology major from Houston, Texas
Fidele Bingwa, a physics major from Rwanda
Samuel Boren, a physics major from Gould, Ark.
Lauren Bowden, an English-creative writing major from Huntsville, Ala.
Elizabeth Cox, a psychology major from Little Rock, Ark.
Andrew Chase Crawford, a history major from Little Rock, Ark.
Adam Ross Crocker, an interdisciplinary major from Jonesboro, Ark.
Kent Alan Dunson, a history major from Peachtree City, Ga.
Rebecca Emrick, a computer science major from Banjor, Pa.
Michael Winslow Gardner, a chemistry major from St. Louis, Mo.
Daniel Forrest Gibbens-Rickman, a German major from Tulsa, Okla.
Annie Greenaway, a chemistry major from Westminster, Colo.
Jasmine Lee Haller, a biology major from Rogers, Ark.
Elias Harpst, an international relations major from Austin, Texas
Nicholas Dalton Heathscott, a biology major from Conway, Ark.
Thomas Randolph Holt, a psychology major from Kansas City, Mo.
Colin Hoy, a neuroscience major from Baton Rouge, La.
John Nelson Huffman, a computer science major from Tupelo, Miss.
Duncan Elliott Keegan, a biology major from Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Jennifer Kathleen Lenow, a psychology major from Memphis, Tenn.
Robert Alanson Lord, an international relations major from Harrison, Ark.
Heather Michelle McPherson, an English-literary studies major from Little Rock, Ark.
Malena Ann Outhay, a biology major from Alma, Ark.
Laura Plummer, a chemistry major from Westerville, Ohio
Laura Anne Podd, an English-literary studies major from San Antonio, Texas
Elizabeth Jane Pond, an English-creative writing major from Conway, Ark.
Anna Ragni, a sociology-anthropology major from Arkadelphia, Ark.
Avery Dawn Roller, a biology major from Purdy, Mo.
Allison Naifeh Sauls, an interdisciplinary major from Shreveport, La.
Mika Claire Smith, a psychology major from Tyler, Texas
Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, a chemical physics major from Picayune, Miss.
Trevor Trietsch, an English-creative writing major from Dallas, Texas
Pierre Celestin Urisanga, a physics major from Rwanda
Tessa Claire Vuper, a psychology major from Des Moines, Iowa
Casey Wilson Wynn, a mathematics major from Barberton, Ohio
Jennifer Elizabeth Zilly, an interdisciplinary major from San Antonio, Texas

Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. Hendrix was named the country’s #1 “Up and Coming” liberal arts college for the third consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the 2011 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country’s best 376 colleges and is listed in the 2012 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of 25 “Best Buy” private colleges included. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.