{"id":2056,"date":"2026-02-04T21:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/?page_id=2056"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:53:08","slug":"honorary-and-alumni-phi-beta-kappa-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/phi-beta-kappa\/honorary-and-alumni-phi-beta-kappa-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorary and Alumni Phi Beta Kappa Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2056\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2056-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2056-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2056-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Honorary<\/strong> Members<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2056-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Henry Rosemont, Jr. (1999)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin E. Sullivan (2001)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (2003)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dana Greene (2006)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alan Paskow (2008)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joseph Urgo (2011)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mel Endy (2013)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuajuanda C. Jordan (2015)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Todd E. Eberly (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julia A. King (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jennifer Cognard-Black (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asif Ud Dowla (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-2056-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-accordion so-widget-smcm-accordion-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-accordion  navy\"><div class=\"title-container\"><h3>Honorary Member Criteria and Nomination<\/h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plus open-close\" ><\/i><\/div><div class=\"smcm-accordion-content\"> <div class=\"smcm-ac-content-wrapper\"><p>The Zeta Chapter may choose to elect as honorary members current or retired faculty members.<\/p>\n<p>The criteria are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The faculty member is a full professor by rank in good standing or has retired with emeritus status<\/li>\n<li>The faculty member demonstrates an impressive and career-long scholarship record<\/li>\n<li>The faculty member demonstrates commitment to the intellectual life of the College including the intellectual growth of students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any faculty member at SMCM may nominate a professor that they think meets the criteria by submitting a letter of recommendation with the candidate\u2019s CV via the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScl8oTmi3uo6_mHzvCW89Eztm5ib89JTbIIM_Fl26kJPGpKfg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">nomination form<\/a> by Oct.28 for consideration in that year. The committee will review the nominations and make recommendations for a vote by the resident members at the annual meeting in late January\/early February. A nominee must receive a unanimous vote by the quorum of members present at the annual meeting. Non-graduates of St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland chosen on the same basis as Alumni\/ae members.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2056-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2056-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/52820413353_e975182230_k.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-2069  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Two people in academic robes shake hands and exchange a document in front of a fireplace, with a Phi Beta Kappa symbol and several stacked certificates on the table.\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/52820413353_e975182230_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/52820413353_e975182230_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/52820413353_e975182230_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/52820413353_e975182230_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/52820413353_e975182230_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/52820413353_e975182230_k-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2056-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2056-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2056-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/54443634911_77026bf222_c.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-2072  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Four people wearing academic regalia stand in front of a Phi Beta Kappa Society banner at an indoor event.\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/54443634911_77026bf222_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/54443634911_77026bf222_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/54443634911_77026bf222_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/54443634911_77026bf222_c-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2056-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2056-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Alumni<\/strong> Members<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2056-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"6\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul style=\"column-count: 2;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ann Elizabeth Hohenhaus &#8217;81 (1999)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kathleen Rose Melia &#8217;86 (2001)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Mikulski &#8217;92 (2002)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin Crutchfield \u201982 (2003)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anne Marie Brady \u201893 (2005)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna Marie Kenney &#8217;91 (2005)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashani Weeraratna &#8217;91 (2008)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H. &#8220;Bo&#8221; Cleveland &#8217;88\u00a0(2009)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melissa Deckman &#8217;93 (2010)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laurie M. Ryan &#8217;86 (2011)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patrick Vargas &#8217;92 (2013)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Doss &#8217;97 (2014)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neil Irwin &#8217;00 (2014)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ana Maria Franco-Watkins \u201997 (2015)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexander Czopp &#8217;98 (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joyce Huff &#8217;86 (2017)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayse S. Ikizler &#8217;07 (2018)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catherine Carter &#8217;89 (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramtin Arablouei &#8217;05 (2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-2056-1-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-accordion so-widget-smcm-accordion-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-accordion  navy\"><div class=\"title-container\"><h3>Alumni Member Criteria and Nomination<\/h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plus open-close\" ><\/i><\/div><div class=\"smcm-accordion-content\"> <div class=\"smcm-ac-content-wrapper\"><ul>\n<li>Graduates of the institution of not less than ten years\u2019 standing, who by contributions in the fields of the humane sciences and letters or by works of pure literature, have given clear evidence of the possession of distinguished scholarly capacities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any faculty or staff member at SMCM may nominate an alum\/alumna that they think meets the criteria by submitting a letter of recommendation with the candidate\u2019s CV via the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScl8oTmi3uo6_mHzvCW89Eztm5ib89JTbIIM_Fl26kJPGpKfg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">nomination form<\/a> by Oct. 28 for consideration in that year. The committee will review the nominations and make recommendations for a vote by the resident members at the annual meeting in late January\/early February. A nominee must receive a unanimous vote by the quorum of members present at the annual meeting. If you have a question regarding whether a particular SMCM alum is already a member of PBK, please <a href=\"mailto:ardraheim@smcm.edu\">email Angie Draheim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Rosemont, Jr. (1999) Martin E. Sullivan (2001) Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (2003) Dana Greene (2006) Alan Paskow (2008) Joseph Urgo (2011) Mel Endy (2013) Tuajuanda C. Jordan (2015) Todd E. Eberly (2021) Julia A. King (2021) Jennifer Cognard-Black (2022) Asif Ud Dowla (2023) Ann Elizabeth Hohenhaus &#8217;81 (1999) Kathleen Rose Melia &#8217;86 (2001) Paul<a class=\"tribe-events-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/phi-beta-kappa\/honorary-and-alumni-phi-beta-kappa-members\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" > Find out more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-2056","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2056"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2064,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2056\/revisions\/2064"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}