Inductees

Alumnus Member: Ron Hansen, BA '70

Jacob Vernon Benes
William Brausch
Avery J. Chapman
Carina Cook
Sofia Deatherage
Joshua Fernandes
Haydn Fitzgerald
Chandler Fong 
Noah James Ford
Jackson T. Fox
Nathaniel J. Franco
Henry E. Glynn
Gabrielle Grimaldi
Nicole Taylor Grossmann
David K. Harris
Miranda Hauke
Amy Huang
Ben Kinkor
Luke R. Klahs
Jackson Paul Lewison

Jonathan Li
Grace Litzau
Morgan McAndrew
Alexis Menghini
Duc Khanh Nguyen (Eric) Nguyen
Grace Ohland
Jack Ossello
Grace Victoria Rogers
John Rogers
Courtney Schmidt
Megan Schultz
Catherine Stewart
Davis Thalhuber
Alyssa Margaret Thallemer
Katherine G. Timboe
Abigayle Vito
Elizabeth Wunn
Emma Grace Yackley
Nathan Zimmerman

Alumna Member: Barbara J. Fick, JD, BA '72
Honorary Member: Fr. Don Doll, SJ

Grace Alli
Madelyn Anderson
Ansley Atkinson
Kristine Au
Bridget Ann Backer
Taylr Bahr
Bryanna N. Bravo
Sydney Comstock
John Mark Eastman
Tara Natasha Erickson
Garrett Matthew Gloeb
Tenhir E. Iyer
Samaya Kallepalli
Benjamin Joseph Kash
Noah Keime
Presley R. Kimball
Kristal Kuo
Natalie Liao
Justin J. Mark

Paul Martin
Maille Bernice-Benavente Moriarty
Hannah Mosher
Kevin H. Nguyen
Chirstyn S. Okuno
Brendan Murphy Plate
Haley R. Pulliam
Jack T. Rausch
Isabelle Rohlfing
Tavian Sanchez
Noelle Pearl Schnelle
Nicole Sipko
Emma Sjaastad
Claire E Summary
Thien Quoc Tran
Adam D. Wilson
Ameer Zurob
Saif Adel Zurob

Alumna Member: Mary Patricia McCormick, BS '62
Honorary Member: Michael R. McCarthy

PBK New Member Initiation Program

Kayley Anderson
Maria Arroyo
Margaret E. Atkinson
Sydney Ball
Meredith J. Benson
Olivia L. Burleigh
Alyssa Bursott
Emma H. Curran
Sophia S. Daley
Annette Davis
Anni Moira Dineen
Ethan Elumba
Diego Alan Gomez
Kara Grossman
Elizabeth Marie Hall
Satori R. Heuer
Charlotte M. Higgins
Mary Hoover
Sarah Huber
Rachel Anne Kain
Cole Klassen

Cassady Jay Katherine Lage
Renee Lau
Allison A. Libeer
Kathleen C. Magee
Marika Schoen Marklin
Maya Mathews
Ellie McCreary
Peyton M. Miller
Sam A. Petersen
Rebekah Anne Shizuko Rapoza
Grace E. Recker
Emily Reeson
Alyssa Rippe
Ashley Michelle Schutt
Julie Lynn Srail
Gregory Sweetland
Madeleine Urbanek
Alexandra Van Cleave
George J. Varghese
Ethan Wahle
Mikayla K. Warrick

2020 PBK New Member Initiation booklet

 

Molly Antonson
Emily E. Burke
Taylor L. Burke
Eilidh Chowanec
Douglas K. Dolan
Michael F. Franco
Katheryn Ruth Furlong
Michael J. Galeski
Maggie Grunenwald
Luke Daniel Heiland
Emily A. KhouryOlivia C. Langton
Andrea Sarah Laudi
Christopher J. LeWarne
Mark May

Mackenzie Rae McCuddin
Molly S. Myers
Shannon Myers
Bretta Marie Nienow
Hannah Jane Okelberry
Carly Grace Rademacher
MC Raterman
Lorenzo Riva
Kaitlin Smith
Siddharth Venkatraman
Hannah Welsh
Jacquelyn T. Wright
Owen Wurst

Honorary Member: Catherine Liggins Hughes 

Sierra Brown  
Margaret Carrig 
Nathan G. Chapman 
Mallory E. Cranwell 
Joseph P. D'Alesio 
Katherine Ford 
Claire Freeman 
Olivia Fuson 
Bailey N. Hassman 
Lily K. Hecke 
Hannah Kasem 
Julie Le 
Ruby C. T. Labausa 

Kaitlin Marley 
Anne F. Meyer 
Marah Miller 
Braden B. Oldham 
Valerie Pederson 
Colin N. Reedy 
Abigail Rudigier 
Elizabeth Rudigier 
Ryan P. Sabotin 
Isabelle Senechal 
Emery Staton 
Gillian R. Straub 
Anna C. Ziola

Honorary Member: John Beasley

Kate M. Albrecht 
Oliver Alonzo 
Michael Barry 
Taylor Bickel 
Hollie M. Christensen 
Michelle Doyle 
Patrick Eiden 
Christian Hannah 
Nancy He 
Carly Kenney 
Emily Kieffer 
Kelly Kim 
Micolas Kuttner 
Charles Manion 
Alison Mause

Nicolas McDonald 
Nolan J. Niehus 
Claire Pelton 
Nicole Petrow 
Jack Pitsor 
Hannah Pulverenti 
Ian Reuter 
Lauren Richards 
Erika J. Ruhnke 
Robyn L. Scott 
Athena M. Strother 
Jeffrey Walker 
Jaali Winters 
Mary A. Williams 
Stephen Luby

2017 Alumnus Member Initiate: George F. Haddix, PhD, MA’66

Alexandra L. Berry
Kathryn Rose Blaser
Laura G. Blenkush
Thomas L. Boffeli
Scott E. Christenson Jr.
Evan Zachary Dalton
Alyson M. Forbes
Peter Bell Goeckner
Sydney L. Handrich
Michael W. Heffernan
Chloe Hlas
Simone N. Hussussian
Courtney Elizabeth Swanson Hyland
Clara M. Johnson
Katherine Genevieve Lubar

Kathleen C. Marinelli
Elizabeth Mause
Alexis M. Mills
Charles E. Oertli
Sydney Therese Pelster
Rachel Pham
Kristin M. Probst
Monika Aldona Satkauskas
Audrey Helen Sisel
Sierra J. Stippich
Emily E. Stoll
Melissa A. Ulrich
Matthew P. Wenz
Anthony J. White
Kara R. Wolters

Alumnus member: Dr. David W. McLaughlin

Hailey J. Austin
Shayna Bartow
John Charles Birkentall
Claire M. Blann
Abigail L. Bodeau
Jordan Andrew Brabec
Anna Lee Cheek
Daniel Alan Dean
Erin C. Dorpinghaus
Sarah B. Greer
Matthew Hanson
Stijn W. Hentzen
David J. Herr
Henry Hoffman
Michael K. Holdsworth
Elizabeth V. Kafer
Taylor R. Karbowski
Karl Khandalavala
Erin Kurvers

Krysta M. Larsonr
Salvatore Leone
Kelli D. Mans
Zachary Masuda
Serenity A. McAndrews
Madison McCulloch
Hannah Mullally
Audrey Netzel
Jacquelyn D. Peck
Jordan Daniel Roth
Karen E. Sass
Emma Schaffer
Kimberly Rae Sorenson
Samantha Stanley
Manaswita Tappata
Brandon Warrington
Ashley Kirsten Weed
Drew Steven Weiner
Rebecca K. Zawistowski

Alumna member: Dr. Melissa Kean

Honorary member: Mr. Richard Holland

Phi Beta Kappa Junior Nominees

Tyler Badding
Sarah Birnbaum
Patrick Bruck
Caitlyn Ewers
Dylan Hoyt

Isabelle Laposha
Merrie Oshiro
Daniel Poston
Anthony Rauschenbach
Alex Tarter

Phi Beta Kappa Senior Nominees

Marie Allison
Maria Benevento
Maureen Boyce
Cole Crawford
Allison Dethlefs
Matthew Michael Goldsmith
AJ Hagen
Lauren Halloran
Carissa Hernandes
Andrew Holtmann
Ian Jackson
Bryony Keeble
Sean Kennedy
Joseph Kromrey
John McCoy

Emily Neiss
Thomas Nemmers
Joseph Reznicek
Erin Rossiter
Leah Schaffer
Emily Schulze
Amanda Swisher
Timothy Switzer
Joseph Tanaka
Alexandria Tymkowicz
Eric Villanueva
Haley Warren
Robert Windisch
Ruomei Wu

Alumnus member: Alejandro Portes, BA '65, PhD
Alumnus member: Robert Proulx Heaney, BS '47, MD '51 

Luke Aeilts
Michael Austerberry
Olivia Babe
Kiana Block
Amanda Brandt
Mark Byrne
Andrea DeCino
James Doyle
Jonathan Ermer
Kaitlyn Fischer
Rachel Fisher
Nicholas Franz
Renner Fujiwara
Hayley Geisterfer
Sara Gentzler
Zachary George
Xavier Glover
Morgan Gold
Michael Grzelak

Jennifer Hartjes
Elizabeth Hines
Brooke Jensen
Rachel Kuntz
Scott Laurenzo
Daniel Leon
David Martin
Eric Magliulo
Rebecca Moynihan 
Sarah Noles
Kellen O'Neill
Benjamin Olsen
Crysta Price
Laura Renner
Christopher Salvatore 
Gretchen Stulock
Kelly Sullivan
Erin Triplet
Katie Truitt

Honorary Member: Henry T. Lynch, MD
Alumnus Member: Floyd Joseph Malveaux, MD, PhD

Emily Anne Altrichter
Tommy Sunwoo Bae
Jarrod Karlin Bang
Virginia Barak
Kendall A. Barnett
Erika Lauren Bertrand
Jenna Hardisty Bishop
Joshua A. Black
Paige R. Bockman
Brent S. Bruck
Paul S. Bubash
Magdalena S. Chapleau
Jing Chen
Merijke Elise Coenraad
Daniel Vincent Flynn III
Charlotte Ann Fostey
Sara Francesconi
James D. Frazee
Daniel D. Froid
Corbin Jay Gardner
Jason A. Goins
Shweta Goswami
Annie Gowen
Jacqueline M. Greene
Barak R. Gruberg
Christopher R. Guziec
Ryan C. Hafner

Maha Salman Haroon
Lauren K. Hintz
Aubree Ann Johnson
Elizabeth Lee Kresie
Ximing Lu
Timothy Dean Malouff
Connor J. Maly
Colin A. McDonald
Madeline L. Novoa
Angela Christine O'Brien
Hannah O'Keefe
Rose M. Olson
Ellecia Louise Rainwater
Elizabeth C. Scheer
Jennifer L. Steck
Gretchen Stricker
Jamie L. Strike
Nicholas R. Stukel
Molly Jean Thompson
Michael Ulen
Karen E. Vanderzanden
Mary Arlene Wade
Corbin Anne Weaver
Lee Garrison Weiner
Claire E. Wilka
Christopher Scott Williams
Brittany L. Zastrow

Fall 2012 - Foundation Members

Patrick J. Borchers: Professor Borchers has served since 2007 as vice president of Academic Affairs at Creighton, after a successful tenure as dean of the law school. He enabled the successful completion of our application to Phi Beta Kappa. At every step of the long, multi-year process, Professor Borchers never said, "why" but always "why not!" With diplomacy, tact, and constant good humor, he made sure that we could apply to shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. And then he made sure that the shelter itself was planned and built to be strong and enduring so that it could welcome future members. It is Professor Borchers, as much as anyone else, who is responsible for the events this very day. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in physics in 1983 and with a J.D. from the University of California, Davis, in 1986, where he  finished in the top two percent of his class. Professor Borchers clerked for now U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy from 1986 to 1987. He is a member of the Order of the Coif, the American Law Institute, and continues to publish regularly in his field. He and his wife, Judy, are proud parents to five children. His daughter Erin is being inducted today in the first group of our chapter's student members-in-course. 

Randolph M. Ferlic: Academic communities require accomplished alumni who remember their institutions after graduation and support them as they are able throughout their lives. Dr. Ferlic exemplifies that aspect of a successful community and is therefore also responsible for the founding of our chapter today. An alumnus of Creighton University and a retired cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Ferlic headed the surgical team that performed the first heart transplant operation in Nebraska in 1985. He was the founder of Surgical Services of the Great Plains, P.C., and served as its president from 1974 to 1993. Dr. Ferlic's work in education has been equally impressive. In 1991, he was appointed by former Nebraska Governor Ben Nelson to the first Coordinating Commission for Post-secondary Education; he has served as commissioner for the Midwestern Higher Education Compact; and in 2000, Dr. Ferlic was elected to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. A Fellow of the American College of Surgery, he has more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in national medical journals relating primarily to cardiology, cardiac surgery and research. He annually supports student research at Creighton with a generous summer scholarship program. He and his wife, Teresa, have four children, two of whom are Creighton graduates, Ann Ferlic Ashford, JD'85, and Sarah Ferlic Bonn, MS'89. Dr. Ferlic is represented today by his brother, Dr. Tom Ferlic, who is accepting the honor on his behalf.  

Rose M. Hill, assistant dean of the Arts College, would be the frontline commander any soldier would be grateful to follow. If academe were a pastoral paradise (and sometimes it is!), Dean Hill would be the person who made sure that all the elements that comprised the paradise remained in place and worked. In fact, academe is a place where a great range of personalities and talents are required to come together, collaborating to serve the teaching and learning enterprise. Dean Hill graciously coordinates this collaboration and allows us all to better serve Creighton's mission. Without Dean Hill, the immense amount of coordination necessary to produce a successful application would not have been possible. And for that coordination, that leadership, that generosity, and that example we are very grateful. Dean Hill earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1986; she earned a master's degree in public administration from UNO in 1997.   

Timothy R. Lannon, S.J.: Father Lannon is the 24th president of Creighton University. With great kindness, enthusiasm, and generosity, he made it absolutely clear to the application team and to all Phi Beta Kappa members on the University faculty, that he supports our chapter and considers the chapter a great asset to the University and a mark of our success and promise. As a student at Creighton, Fr. Lannon was president of the Student Board of Governors and an engine for positive change, receiving the Spirit of Creighton Award at commencement. He graduated in 1973 with a degree in mathematics. Fr. Lannon also received the Alumni Merit Award in 1993, showing the depth and breadth of his support for the University. He holds two master?s degrees from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, a doctorate in administration, planning and social policy from Harvard, and a professional diploma from Fordham. Fr. Lannon was ordained in 1986. Before coming to Creighton, Fr. Lannon was President of Creighton Preparatory School, and subsequently vice president for university advancement and associate executive vice president at Marquette University. From 2003 to 2011, Fr. Lannon served as the 26th president of Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michael Proterra, S.J.: Father Proterra was dean of the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences from 1988 to 2000. He presided over unprecedented growth in the number, quality and diversity of the college?s faculty. Fr. Proterra led the addition of more than 70 faculty members, adding more than 30 percent to the size of the faculty. More than half of these hires were women, greatly enhancing the diversity of the faculty. These faculty members have become the leadership of the college, with more than 30 serving as department chairs or program heads. They make up the core of the college's leadership in its senate, with several having served as senate president. Fr. Proterra led the transformation of the college from an important regional institution to a national one. As part of that transformation, the college recruited and retained faculty whose record and promise as teacher/scholars, a concept championed by Fr. Proterra, was affiliated with their membership in Phi Beta Kappa. During those years, the college faculty attainted the percentage of Phi Beta Kappa members sufficient to qualify Creighton to apply for the chapter we now install. Fr. Proterra's way of valuing and rewarding excellence inspired faculty to initiate the process of applying for a chapter, so as to recognize the superb work of Creighton students. A native of Aruba, in the Dutch Antilles, Fr. Proterra received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1964. He earned a range of advanced degrees from Boston College, Weston College, Woodstock College, Cambridge University, the University of Washington and Saint-Charles University. Fr. Proterra was ordained in 1971. After leaving Creighton, he served as president of Saint George's College in Kingston, Jamaica. Subsequently, he ran a United Nations school system of 30,000 in Northern Uganda.  He now serves as a parochial vicar in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he teaches Latin in the middle school and ethics at the University of North Carolina.

Stephanie R. Wernig: Dr. Wernig serves as Creighton University's director of institutional research, a position that she has held since 2005. Going well beyond her duties in this capacity, Dr. Wernig was a key member of the Phi Beta Kappa application team, helping us to gather and organize massive amounts of data and ensuring we presented it accurately and clearly. Her positive energy and dedication to her colleagues and to our students kept the application team focused and organized.  Dr. Wernig graduated from St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, with a bachelor's degree in sociology and social work. She also holds a master's degree from the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, and a Ph.D. in higher education from Boston College. Dr. Wernig came to Creighton in 1987, serving as associate vice president for Student Services and dean of women for eighteen years before moving to her current position. Prior to coming to Creighton in 1987, Dr. Wernig served as the vice president for student life at Regis University in Denver. Author of numerous articles, Dr. Wernig is president-elect of the board of directors of Creighton?s alumni club of Alpha Sigma Nu, the National Jesuit Honor Society. Among her many distinctions, in 2011 she received the John P. Schlegel Diversity Award for Excellence and Innovation.

Fall 2012 -  Students

Sean K. Awakuni: Sean is a pre-med Biology major from Waipahu, Hawaii. His research with Dr. Karin van Dijk and Byeong Jeong of the Biology Department focuses on algal lipid accumulation for use in synthesizing biofuel. Sean is a teaching assistant for laboratory courses in biology and organic chemistry. He has served as the Volunteer Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity and the Vice President of Service for Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity. The highlight of his Creighton career has been participating in and leading various service trips through the Creighton Center for Service and Justice. Sean plans to spend a year of service and immersion in South America before returning home for medical school.

Erin L. Borchers: Erin is a senior from Omaha, majoring in Economics and Physics with minors in Mathematics and Business Administration.  She researches economic impacts of state tax profiles on small business growth and dark matter, for which she received a NASA space grant.  She was a junior inductee of Alpha Sigma Nu.  She currently serves as president of CU STARs, Creighton?s student tour guides, and as an assistant coach for the Skutt Catholic High School mock trial team, which won the state competition in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and is regarded as one of the best mock trial teams in the country.  After graduation, her plan is to continue working for Union Pacific Railroad, where she is currently an intern in the Fuel Conservation Department, before pursuing an MBA/JD or a graduate degree in economics. 

Charles Christopher Costello: Charlie is an Emergency Medical Services major. He has spent considerable time working with the Creighton Center for Service and Justice, attending service trips to Denver and Milwaukee. He is currently part of a group conducting clinical research to ascertain the health needs of Burmese refugees in Omaha, and is volunteering his time at Lutheran Family Services to help recently arrived refugees become settled and navigate American social services. He has been greatly impacted by the Creighton faculty's humanist perspective and devotion to academic excellence. Charlie plans to attend medical school next year.
    
Rance James Toshiji Fujiwara: Rance is a Biochemistry and Latin double major from Honolulu, Hawaii. This year, he was awarded the Classical Association of the Middle West and South Manson A. Stewart Scholarship for studies in Classics, and he has twice earned the Ferlic Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship. His most significant experience has been the opportunity to work alongside Dr. Brad Parsons in a laser spectroscopy lab, developing a laser-induced fluorescence setup to study reaction kinetics. In his free time, Rance enjoys weightlifting, reading, and listening to classic rock and metal from the 1970s and 1980s. He plans to attend medical school next year, focusing on programs with heavy emphases on research in the basic sciences. 

Natalie O. Gorup: Natalie is an English and French double major, with a minor in Philosophy. She has worked as an undergraduate assistant for Creighton University's Center for Henry James Studies, served as a Writing Center tutor and an Adult G.E.D. tutor for Metropolitan Community College, and acted as editor of Shadows, the university literary magazine. Her time in the Cortina Service and Justice Community shaped her future goals immensely, and connected her with neighbors as far as the Dominican Republic and as near as the Siena/Francis homeless shelter just down the street. She is an aspiring poet who hopes to pursue a Master's degree in English next year. 

Elizabeth Halfmann: Liz is a Social Work and Spanish double major and Theology minor who has been very involved during her time at Creighton. She currently leads the Catholic Student Organization as president, tutors both on- and off-campus, and works a practicum for her Social Work degree at One World Community Health Center. She points to her time abroad volunteering, studying, and traveling in Spain during her junior year as a pivotal time of personal growth, and she cannot wait to return! After graduation, Liz looks forward to attaining a job that not only combines her Social Work and Spanish skills, but also continues preparing her to pursue a Master of Social Work degree in the future.

Michael Vincent Heinz: Michael is originally from Denver, Colorado. He is a Mathematics major with a pre-med focus. He recently took the MCAT and has applied to medical school. He traveled to Villa El Salvador, Peru last summer where he worked in a clinic that served medically underserved populations. His research entails searching for possible gene therapies to correct hearing loss. He also currently coordinates and attends a tutoring program which runs Monday through Thursday in north Omaha. The social stratification course that he took through Creighton in Peru has had the greatest impact on him in terms of how he views international affairs and class structures. He hopes to begin medical school in the fall of 2013. 

Grayson L. Jackson: Hailing from the great state of Texas, Grayson is a Chemistry major at Creighton University. During his time at Creighton, Grayson has participated in a variety of activities, but his involvement in Welcome Week, chemistry research, and his semester abroad in the Dominican Republic have been his most cherished experiences. He cites his time abroad as his most inspiring experience, helping him give direction to his life. Currently, he plans to pursue a doctorate in chemistry and eventually become a tenure-track professor conducting research in the chemistry of water purification.

Joseph Michael Maschman: Joe is a senior from Humboldt, Nebraska, majoring in Political Science, with minors in Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations and Italian Studies. He has served as a member of the Creighton Honors Program?s student advisory board for three years. Through the Political Science Department, he obtained internships in the offices of U.S. Senators Ben Nelson and Bob Kerrey. In the summer of 2012, he was selected as Nebraska?s representative to the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship Student Congress, an assembly of students with an interest in government and a commitment to public service. Joe plans to attend law school after graduation.

Justina A. Piatek: Justina is a Psychology major from Omaha, Nebraska. She is a legal runner for Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, LLC and a research assistant for Project WISE, a multi-site psychological study investigating re-victimization of sexual assault victims. She has volunteered at the Hope Center for Kids and the Mount View Boys and Girls Club. Justina also volunteered as a certified victim counselor at the Catholic Charities Phoenix House, a domestic violence shelter for women. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. Justina plans to attend law school in the fall. 

Kylie Regan: Kylie is a senior English major with minors in History and Business Administration. She is from Mason City, Iowa, and last summer she studied abroad for a month in Ireland. She has been involved with the campus literary magazine, Shadows, since her freshman year, and currently serves as its Assistant Editor. She also works as a peer tutor in Creighton's Writing Center. She hopes to enter a graduate program next fall to pursue a PhD, focusing on American Literature.

Gregory Anton Rufener: Gregory is a biology major, medical anthropology minor, and proud native of Enumclaw, Washington. Last summer he studied sociology near Lima, Peru. Following his time there, Greg returned to the Pacific Northwest and worked as an intern at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, doing research in novel T-cell immunotherapy to treat B-cell lymphomas. Greg's time at Creighton has been spent swing dancing, playing clarinet, working to start the swim club, and conducting research at the dental school. Following graduation, Greg will apply to medical school and spend a year abroad living the values Creighton University has taught him.

Megan Julia Welch: Megan is a Secondary Education and French major from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has been extensively involved with the Freshman Leadership Program throughout her time at Creighton, as a member, mentor and executive. Megan has also been an active community volunteer in tutoring and reading programs in the Omaha area. Megan studied at L'Université Laval in Québec City, Québec, Canada. She currently serves as an officer of the Student Education Association of Nebraska. Next year, Megan hopes to find a job teaching French at the high school level, while pursuing graduate school in education.