Meet the Newest Members of Phi Sigma Iota
This spring, twenty-four students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Modern Languages were inducted into Phi Sigma Iota. The prestigious international honor society recognizes the achievements of outstanding students in academic fields related to foreign languages, literatures and cultures. The society has been active for nearly one hundred years and today has 250 chapters at institutions of higher education in three countries.
Inductees from both CMU and Duquesne University participated in the initiation ceremony.
“It’s a great pleasure to carry on our tradition of celebrating the accomplishments of our students together in a joint initiation ceremony with Duquesne University,” said Susan Polansky, head of the Department of Modern Languages. “Our students have achieved impressive multilingual communication and critical thinking skills through hard work, with creativity, and we hope with enjoyment too!”
The 2016 CMU Phi Sigma Iota inductees:
Sophia Anopa
Majors: Computer Science and Psychology
Minor: French & Francophone Studies
Christopher Ball
Majors: Architecture and French & Francophone Studies
Minor: Architecture History
Laura Berry
Majors: Creative Writing and Japanese Studies
Zack Birnbaum
Majors: Mechanical Engineering and Chinese Studies
Holly Dennis
Major: Drama
Minor: French & Francophone Studies
Mary Catherine Devine
Majors: Global Studies and French & Francophone Studies
Emma Harger
Majors: Psychology and German Studies
Minor: Music
Lindsay Kincaid
Majors: Social & Decision Sciences and Hispanic Studies
Tammy Luk
Majors: Biological Sciences and Chinese Studies
Tom Muneta
Major: Japanese Studies
Celeste Neary
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor: German Studies
Allison Ngo
Majors: Chinese Studies and Business Administration
Liza Otto
Major: Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (Architecture and Psychology)
Minor: Hispanic Studies
Tae Eun Park
Majors: Business Administration and Chinese Studies
Emily Pond
Major: Chemistry
Minors: Japanese Studies and Creative Writing
Travis Rozich
Majors: Architecture and French & Francophone Studies
Margaret Smith
Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Chinese Studies
Estelle Tian
Major: Chinese Studies
Minors: German Studies and Linguistics
Hannah Tomio
Majors: Electrical & Computer Engineering and Russian Studies
Jennifer Tuttle
Major: International Relations
Minor: French & Francophone Studies
Gabriel Vegh-Gaynor
Major: Ethics, History, and Public Policy
Minor: French & Francophone Studies
Samantha Walker
Major: Hispanic Studies
Caitlin Williams
Majors: Music and Chinese Studies
Allison Wood
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Hispanic Studies