The Spring 2025 PBK Induction ceremony was held on Friday, April 25, 2025. Eduardo Brondizio, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Fall semester, 142 College of Arts & Sciences students were inducted to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fall 2024 PBK Induction ceremony was held on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Justin Garcia, Professor of Gender Studies and Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Fall semester, 150 College of Arts & Sciences students were inducted to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2024 PBK Induction banquet was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. P. David Polly, Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Spring semester, 145 College of Arts & Sciences students were inducted to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. The election of Ellen Wu, Associate Professor of History, to honorary membership was also recognized at the banquet.
The Fall 2023 PBK Induction banquet was held on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Ellen Wu, Associate Professor of History, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Fall semester, 148 College of Arts & Sciences students were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2023 PBK Induction banquet was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Peter Yonkman, President of Cook Group and Cook Medical, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Spring semester, 128 College of Arts & Sciences students were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fall 2022 PBK Induction banquet was held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Irene Garcia Newton, Professor of Biology, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Fall semester, 157 College of Arts & Sciences students were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2022 PBK Induction banquet was held on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Steve Watt, Provost Professor Emeritus of English and Adjunct Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Spring semester, 141 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2021 and 2022 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Additionally, the Margaret Russell Edmondson Award was presented.
The Fall 2021 Induction banquet was held on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Tyron Cooper, Associate Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies and director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Fall semester, 146 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2021 and 2022 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Additionally, Dr. Rick Van Kooten, Executive Dean of the College, was elected to honorary membership.
The Spring 2021 Induction Ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 13 2021, via Zoom. Jamsheed Choksy, Distinguished Professor & Department Chair of the Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Spring semester, 144 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fall 2020 Induction Ceremony was held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, via Zoom. Michael Hamburger, Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. Morgan Mohr, a former student of Professor Hamburger’s, who was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as undergraduate student at IU and who became a Rhodes Scholar that same year, joined the ceremony to deliver a congratulatory message. During the Fall semester, 140 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2020 Induction Banquet was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Presidents Hall, Franklin Hall, but was cancelled due to COVID-19. During the Spring semester, 142 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2019 and 2020 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fall 2019 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in Presidents Hall, Franklin Hall. Constance Furey, Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Fall semester, 147 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2019 and 2020 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2019 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in Presidents Hall. Nicola Pohl, Professor of Chemistry and the Joan and Marvin Carmack Chair in Bioorganic Chemistry, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the Spring semester, 142 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2018 and 2019 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fall 2018 Induction Banquet was held on Monday, December 3, 2018 in Presidents Hall. Fred Cate, Indiana University’s Vice President for Research, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the fall semester, 144 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2018 and 2019 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2018 Induction Banquet was held on Monday, April 16, 2018 in Presidents Hall. Steven Wagschal, professor of Spanish, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the spring semester, 151 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2017 and 2018 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fall 2017 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 in Presidents Hall. Patricia Ingham, Professor of English, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the fall semester, 145 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2017 and 2018 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2017 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Presidents Hall. Martha Oakley, Professor of Chemistry, delivered the ΦΒΚ address. During the spring semester, 152 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2016 and 2017 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fall 2016 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, December 6 at 6:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall. Wendy Gamber, Byrnes professor in the department of history, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address. During the fall semester, 155 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2016 and 2017 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
The Spring 2016 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall. Diane Reilly, associate professor and chair of art history, delivered the ΦΒΚ address. Approximately 150 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2015 and 2016 were inducted into the society.
The Fall 2015 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, December 8 at 6:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall. Eileen Julien, professor of French and comparative literature, delivered the ΦΒΚ address entitled "An Intellectual Portrait in Patchwork." At the banquet, 186 students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2015 and 2016 were inducted into the national society.
The Spring 2015 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall. William E. Scheuerman, professor of political science and in the Institute for European Studies, delivered the ΦΒΚ address entitled "America's Unfinished Democracy." One hundred and forty-three students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2014 and 2015 were inducted into the society.
The Fall 2014 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, December 9 in Presidents Hall, located in Franklin Hall. J. Peter Burkholder, distinguished professor of musicology in the Jacobs School of Music, delivered the ΦΒΚ address, "What I Have Learned Since College." One hundred seventy-one students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2014 and 2015 were inducted into the society that evening.
The Spring 2014 Induction Banquet was held on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall, located in Franklin Hall. Colin Allen, provost professor of cognitive science and history and philosophy of science, delivered the ΦΒΚ address entitled "From 302 Neurons to 3.2 Million Books: The Search for the Meaning of Mind." One hundred fifty-eight students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2013 and 2014 were inducted into the society that evening.
The Fall 2013 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall, located in Franklin Hall. Ellen Ketterson, distinguished professor of biology and gender studies, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address, “Evolution in Action: The Adaptable Snowbird.” One hundred seventy-one students from the College of Arts and Sciences graduating classes of 2013 and 2014 were inducted into membership at the banquet.
The Spring 2013 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall, located in Franklin Hall. John Bodnar, chancellor’s professor of history, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address entitled "Imagining What a Future Memorial to the War on Terror Will Look Like." One hundred sixty-three students were honored at the banquet. The Margaret Russell Edmondson Award was also presented to Jennifer Boatz.
The Fall 2012 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, December 4 from at 6:30 p.m. in the Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union. Larry Singell, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of economics, presented the Phi Beta Kappa address entitled “What is the Value of a College Education?”. One-hundred sixty-six students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2012 Induction Banquet was held on Wednesday, April 18 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. David Dilcher, professor emeritus of geological sciences paleobotany, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address entitled "First Flowers, Humans and Change." One hundred sixty-two students were honored at the banquet.
The Fall 2011 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Perry Metz, general manager of WTIU/WFIU and adjunct professor of journalism, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address entitled "Media, Moguls, and Moxie." One hundred thirty-nine students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2011 Induction Banquet was held on Tuesday, April 26 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English Scott Russell Sanders delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address entitled "The Uses of Mind." Professor Sanders was recently named winner of the 2011 Cecil Woods Award for Nonfiction from the Fellowship of Southern Writers. One hundred fifty-eight students were honored at the banquet.
The Fall 2010 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Poet Jennifer Richter delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address which was entitled "Set Free: Ex-Cons and Poetry.” Jennifer is a graduate of Indiana University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa by Gamma of Indiana chapter in 1991. Jennifer’s recent book Threshold, was the winner of the 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition. One hundred sixty-five students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2010 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Nobel Laureate and Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science Elinor Ostrom was presented with Honorary Membership by the President of Gamma of Indiana Fred Cate, distinguished professor and C. Ben Dutton professor of law. One hundred thirty-one students were honored at the banquet.
The Fall 2009 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Provost’s Professor of Geological Sciences Lisa M. Pratt delivered the address entitled “Ethical and Technical Challenges of a Mars Sample Return Campaign.” One hundred fifty-one students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2009 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Geoffrey Conrad, professor of anthropology; director of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures; and associate vice provost for research, delivered the address entitled “From Columbus and the Taínos to Captain Kidd and the Golden Age of Piracy: Indiana University’s Archaeological Research in the Dominican Republic.” One hundred fifteen students were honored at the banquet.
The Fall 2008 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. George Hutchinson, chair of the Department of English and Booth Tarkington professor of English, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address "Nella Larsen: Biographing the Color Line." One hundred nineteen students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2008 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. President of Phi Beta Kappa Brian Powell, professor of sociology, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address "Names Matter: The Changing Matter of Name." One hundred seventeen students were honored at the banquet.
The Fall 2007 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 6 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. David Brakke, professor and department chair of religious studies, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address "From the Gospel of Mary to the Da Vinci Code: The Career of Jesus' Favorite Apostle." One hundred fifty-three students were be honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2007 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Bennett Bertenthal, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Rudy professor of psychological and brain sciences, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address "Mind, Self, and Society." One hundred sixty students were honored at the banquet.
The Fall 2006 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Raymond J. DeMallie, chancellors professor of anthropology and adjunct professor of folklore, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address “Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux: An Anthropologist’s Perspective." One hundred thirty students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2006 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Kumble R. Subbaswamy, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address “The Public University of the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges." One hundred ten students were honored at the banquet.
The Fall 2005 Induction Banquet was held Thursday, December 6 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Steven Wagschal, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, presented the Phi Beta Kappa address "Don Quixote: Four Hundred Years." One hundred seventy students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2005 Induction Banquet was held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Chapter President Karen Hanson, dean of the Honors College and Rudy professor of philosophy, presented the Phi Beta Kappa address “Philosophical Reflections on the Family."
The Fall 2004 Induction Banquet was held Thursday, December 9 in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Fred H. Cate, distinguished professor of law and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (School of Law) gave the address entitled "Liberty and Law." Professor Cate is also a senator and Fellow of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. One hundred sixty students were honored at the banquet.
The Spring 2004 Induction Banquet was held Tuesday, April 27 in Alumni Hall. Lisa M. Pratt, professor of geological sciences, delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address "Detection of biosustaining energy and nutrient cycles in the deep subsurface of Earth and Mars." One hundred twenty students were honored that evening and the hall was filled by friends, families, advisors and professors. Carter Smith Gerard was the recipient of the 2003/2004 Margaret Russell Edmondson Award for Excellence.
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