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Phi Beta Kappa in History!

Professor Elizabeth Carter of the UNH Political Science Department recently shared this photo of her great-grandmother Rose, proudly wearing her Phi Beta Kappa pin, which she earned at the University of Iowa in 1905. According to Carter, Grandma Rose, born Clara Rosa Wilson, was born to George Washington Wilson, a Civil War soldier from the North (Michigan) who moved to Rome, Georgia to help rebuild the South. He became an Episcopalian priest. Her father died on her second birthday, and she was sent up to New York with her sister Marie, where they grew up in an Episcopal orphanage. Marie later became a nun and died of either the Spanish flu or TB after the first World War.  Somehow, with a bit of luck and a lot of hard work, Rose escaped that all too common fate and ended up at The University of Iowa. She graduated 3^rd in her graduating class at a time when not many women went to college. She became a teacher at Osage High School and later moved to Walla Walla, Washington where she taught at St. Paul's. “Her time in Walla Walla and her esteem of Whitman College is a big part of the reason I ended up there for my undergraduate degree. Grandma Rose’s commitment to education has had an immeasurable impact on her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren,” writes Carter.  For more, see https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1905/di1905-09-21.pdf 

 

Congrats to the 2024 PBK Inductees

At the initiation ceremony on May 11, 2024, senior Charlotte Kettyle signs the official logbook of The University of New Hampshire’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Charlotte, a psychology major, a member of the women’s ice hockey team and COLA Student Fellow, said that that two of her key mentors here at UNH were PBK members, Prof. Ellen Cohn (Psychology) as well as Prof. Janet Polasky (History).   Follow this link to learn more about her UNH journey.

Professor of Psychology and longtime member and donor to Phi Beta Kappa, Ellen Cohn, is retiring!

Please join us for one or both of the special events listed below as we express our gratitude for Professor Cohn's longtime support: 

Friday, September 20th, 3:40 p.m., McConnell 220
Final Lecture by Professor Ellen Cohn
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unh.zoom.us/j/93330662655

Saturday, September 21^st 10:30 a.m., McConnell 220
10:30 a.m., Festschrift (Panel of her former students) for Professor Cohn
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unh.zoom.us/j/96862332171

Professor of English and Phi Beta Kappa member, Edmund G. Miller,  passes away at 102

Professor of English and Phi Beta Kappa member, Edmund G. Miller,  has passed away at 102.  Professor Miller endowed funds for the Miller Prize, which is a financial award for the highest ranking junior who is initiated into Beta Chapter of New Hampshire.   His legacy of giving spans many decades and our chapter is honored to continue to present this award in his name to deserving students each spring. Read his obituary online. 

Flourishing the World Podcast

Professor Mark Bonica, Phi Beta Kappa Treasurer, recently created the podcast, "Flourishing in the World", a podcast exploring human flourishing and living a worthy life through a wide range of scholarly and experiential lenses.