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Phi Beta Kappa honor society celebrates 2026 Forester inductees

Phi Beta Kappa inductee
April 27, 2026
Linda Blaser

Eligible students were inducted into the Lake Forest College Phi Beta Kappa Chapter (Theta of Illinois), during a ceremony in Brown Hall’s Tarble Room on April 16, 2026.

Phi Beta Kappa is an academic honor society founded in 1776 to honor and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The Theta of Illinois Chapter at Lake Forest College, chartered in 1962, invites into membership individuals who share Phi Beta Kappa’s commitment to academic excellence, pursuit of liberal arts and sciences, and love of learning.

Juniors Honored with Early Induction in 2026

Sepehr Akbari
Kate Feist
Victoria C. Kutkovska
Julia Levenshteyn
Emilce Antonella     
Baudracco Fabian
Lillian Elizabeth Van Pelt
Adriana Voloshchuk

Seniors Honored with Induction in 2026

Kristen Ahn
Miriam Arnold-Nott
Adela Bragg
Ella L. Chicone
George Sebastian Ciuca
William Matthew Cleveland
Emíla Guihermina de Paula Fonseca
Matthew Jacob Dillon
Monique Dirzo
Tobi Isabella Claire Ellis
Sarah M. Faller
Valentina Ferreira Figueroa
Margaret Jane Fields
Avanel Ford
Anastasia Galkova
Atlas Rain Gregory
Tong Hao
Sebastian Jayde Henson
Austin Hewes
Judith Johnson
Charleigh Justice
Brodie Lynne Kaufman
Arina Kazantceva
One Bantle Kenosi
Anika Kinnear
Sawyer Kuzma
Daniel Leuchtenberger
Estelle Maurine McCourry
Tiyandza Senamile Mngomezulu
Ako Ogihara
Andrea Uxue Sandoval Torres
Avery Shaffer
Shellane Ashley Shettleworth
Megan Tanquilut
Isabella Tello
Ian Villardi Venturini Barbosa

Seniors Honored with Early Induction as Juniors in 2025

Lorenzo Anagnost
Megan Dodrill
DeJanae Harges
Anna Hoffman
Holly Kiernan
Aaron Oster
Samantha Sosani
Sergei Vorobev