Image: Ten UGA Microbiology students were elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society during the Spring 2014 semester. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most widely-known academic honorary society. Founded on December 5, 1776, at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa recognizes students who have made outstanding intellectual achievements in the arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities. In addition, the Society sponsors activities to advance studies in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. UGA Microbiology students who were elected to Phi Beta Kappa this year were Robert Ashley (Kennesaw, GA), Miranda Brown (Midland, GA), James Cheng (Martinez, GA), Mina Ghobrial (Roswell, GA), Dabin Ji (Snellville, GA), Brandon Kirby (Bartow, GA), Arjun Parikh (McDonough, GA), Anisha Patel (Tyrone, GA), Ramon Reddick (Americus, GA) and Christopher Slade (Lawrenceville, GA). Pictured above (left to right) are Arjun Parikh, Miranda Brown, Anisha Patel, James Cheng, Ramon Reddick, Robert Ashley and Mina Ghobrial. Mina Ghobrial was also elected to the University of Georgia Blue Key Honor Society during the Spring 2014 semester.
