Phi Beta Kappa Inducts Dietrich Students from Class of 2024
By Rebecca Kane
On May 9, 2024, Carnegie Mellon University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) inducted 56 students, 21 of whom are affiliated with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 with the primary goal of emphasizing the intrinsic value of liberal arts and science education, along with championing the notion of freedom of thought.
Each year, the 293 PBK chapters across the country induct juniors and seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence in their arts and sciences education. Listed below are this academic year’s Dietrich College inductees along with their fields of study:
Sarah Abrams: Technical Writing & Communication
Amor Ai: Statistics; Psychology
Keilani Barba: International Relations and Political Science; Professional Writing
Oliver Bauer: Economics and Politics
Amelia Boose: Decision Science; Behavioral Economics
Gavin Burke: Logic and Computation
Madeline Burke: Neuroscience
Aiwen Chen: Neuroscience
Chris Crawford: Computer Science, Chinese Studies minor
Kaiwen Geng: Statistics and Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence
Letian Huang: Psychology; Philosophy (dual degrees)
Jo-Michelle Huczko: Ethics, History & Public Policy; International Relations and Political Science
Sanjana Krishna: Neuroscience
Kaisa Lee: Ethics, History & Public Policy; Drama
Sophia Levin: Creative Writing; Social and Political History
Megan Matsko: Psychology
Nicholas Mlakar: International Relations and Political Science; Social and Political History
Shravya Nandyala: Artificial Intelligence and Russian Studies
Marissa Pekular: International Relations and Political Science
Adriana Poznanski: Information Systems; Human-Computer Interaction
Lee Wang: Economics; Ethics, History, and Public Policy (dual degrees)
Emmeline Wetzel: Information Systems
Rachel Wilson: Computer Science, Hispanic Studies minor
Zhiyu Yu: Statistics
Cheryl Zhang: Humanities Analytics and Music Performance, French and Francophone Studies
![A bagpiper dressed in a kilt mugs for the camera; the procession of PBK inductees in their graduation regalia stand behind him.](images/2024-pbk-1-min.jpg)
![Four PBK inductees in regalia pose with a bagpiper in a kilt.](images/2024-pbk-2-min.jpg)
![PBK inductees process across campus; a happy student waves to the camera.](images/2024-pbk-3-min.jpg)
![PBK inductees process across campus; a student at the front of the line smiles proudly.](images/2024-pbk-4-min.jpg)
![PBK students process across campus; the student at the front of the line laughs, embarrassed and pleased.](images/2024-pbk-5-min.jpg)
![PBK inductees sit on stage during graduation; a large PBK logo is projected behind them and a speaker stands at the podium.](images/2024-pbk-6-min.jpg)