At the end of each school year, Knox faculty, staff, and students traditionally gather to recognize the achievements of students with a variety of academic awards. This year, because it is not possible to get together on campus to celebrate in person, the student awards are being presented virtually.
The recognition of student achievements covers three main categories: honor societies, awards and prizes for special accomplishments, and awards and prizes from academic departments.
Phi Beta Kappa:
Founded in 1776, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious scholastic honorary society, Phi Beta Kappa, recognizes “the principles of freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression” that are the foundation of liberal learning. Only 10 percent of the nation’s colleges and universities have a PBK chapter. The Delta Chapter of Illinois was founded at Knox College in 1916, the first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in a liberal arts college in Illinois. Seniors and a small number of juniors distinguished for high academic achievement are elected annually.
Seniors (*Elected as a junior)
Emilie Barrett
Samuel Beem
Sylvia Bowen-Bailey
Casey Brayndick
Sarah Drée Carter
Sean Caselli
Sokhunthia Cheng
Nicole D'Alterio*
Shifa Dandia
Michelle Dudley*
Nathan Errampalli
Audrey Fisher
Philip Griffin
Alexander Hegg
Aaron Kapinos
Natalie Kowalski Krogull
Chi Thi Nha Le
Soo Jin Lea
Jenna Milligan
Catherine O'Brien
Debora Ortiz Lustgarten
Kartik Patel
Niamh Pemberton
Annie Peterson
Zuri Peterson
Cayne Randle
Lizemarié Robbertse
Aditya Siddharth
Katana Smith
Sarah Smith*
Cassandra Stear
Janie Sutherd*
Irein Thomas
Minh Trang Tran
Mariam Tsintsadze
Connor Kyn Wood
Melissa Wood
Juniors
Marion Frank
Isaac Hughes
Eta Sigma Phi
A college honor society founded by a group of students in the Department of Greek at the University of Chicago in 1914. It began as an undergraduate classical club.
Seniors
Kaitlyn Agress
Alyssa Ahlert
Leah Aspinwall
Emilie Barrett
Jada Bishop
Jennifer Murphy
Catherine O'Brien
Juniors
Christa Vander Wyst
Mortar Board
A national honor society that recognizes college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. Accepting membership means accepting the responsibility and obligation to be an active participant in chapter activities and to represent the ideals of Mortar Board: Scholarship, Leadership and Service.
Emilie Barrett
Shantiswarup Behera
Mikaela Bonnici
Kailey Bruns
Madison Byrne
Harper Colclasure
Michelle Dudley
Kelly Feng
Jessica Hickey
Abigail Thillman
Maxwell Jones
Megan Kanvik
Ella McClain
Jenna Milligan
Debora Ortiz Lustgarten
Ellis Staton
Isabel Temosihue
Mariam Tsintsadze
Dianell Vega
Walter Wood
Nu Rho Psi National Honor Society in Neuroscience
Membership is by invitation and is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are making the study of neuroscience one of their major interests and who meet other academic qualifications.
Senior members:
Shalana Atwell
Nathan Errampalli
Jassmine Jassmine
Lizemarie Robbertse
Irein Thomas
New Inductees:
Adam Ryan
Jon Schneider
Pi Sigma Alpha - National Political Science Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, was founded in 1920 for the purpose of bringing together students and faculty interested in the study of government and politics.
Senior Members
Aleksandra Gicala
Niamh Pemberton
Cayne Randle
Leah Rymer
Danica Dosmann
Clare Hensley
Ryan Higgins
Psi Chi - National Honor Society in Psychology
Students are selected on the basis of academic achievement and interest in psychology as a science.
Kathryn Anderson
Maggie Corlew
Myiah Davis
Khanh-Linh Duong
Alyssa Habschmidt
Jassmine Jassmine
Minnie Kang
Megan Kanvik
Karina Khanna
Ramona Maple
Brooklyn Plogger
Natalia Podstawska
Nicolette Schmidt
Jonathan Schneider
Cassie Stear
Irein Thomas
Dianell Vega
Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society
Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation. The most promising young scientists and students with demonstrated research potential are invited to join as associate members.
New Nominees
Shogo Akiyama
Adee Athiyaman
Khanh-Linh Duong
Alec Hegg
Allen Irvine
Frederick Lehmann
Neha Motwani
Arsalan Najeeb
Jacob Newcomb
Irein Thomas
Melissa Wood
Nathan Wright
Momin Zahid
Below are the awards and prizes for special accomplishments, along with the awards from academic departments.