Phi Beta Kappa undergraduate fellows represent the heart of Phi Beta Kappa’s mission to increase understanding of the excellence of a liberal arts and science education on the UW-Madison campus. Fellows have a variety of responsibilities, ranging from organizing campus events to promote liberal arts and science education to providing a student perspective to the faculty officers.
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2022-2023 Fellows
Thekla Ketcher, 2022-2023 PBK Fellow
Hi everyone! I'm Thekla and am majoring in Chinese and Psychology, with a certificate in digital studies. After graduation, I intend on using these majors to eventually work within government law enforcement.
Kevin Fan, 2022-2023 PBK Fellow
Kevin is a senior majoring in Neurobiology and English and hopes to attend dental school after graduation. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis and is a member of the UW-Madison Club Tennis team.
Ava Copple, 2022-2023 PBK Fellow
Ava is a senior majoring in Conservation Biology and Philosophy with a certificate in German. She works as a lifeguard and for her senior honors thesis she is researching fire tolerance among southern Wisconsin tree species.
Fellows by Year
| Year | Fellow |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | Samantha Sharpe |
| Xi (Chelsea) Chen | |
| Allison Hesselberg | |
| 2020-2021 | Elizabeth Neary |
| Jessica Kuzniewski | |
| Jinan Sous | |
| Xiyu Yang | |
| 2019-2020 | Elizabeth Neary |
| Laura Bunn | |
| Amanda Janquart | |
| Lily Oberstein | |
| 2018-2019 | Jamie Dawson |
| Laura Bunn | |
| Madeline Koehn | |
| Claire Vanden Heuvel | |
| 2017-2018 | Sam Alhadeff |
| Jamie Dawson | |
| Michael Hermsen | |
| Luke Valmadrid | |
| 2016-2017 | Allison Hare |
| Justin Laridaen | |
| 2015-2016 | Matt Hoyer |
| Alex Waldman |
Current Fellow Contact
| Fellow | |
|---|---|
| Thekla Ketcher | ketcher@wisc.edu |
| Kevin Fan | kfan24@wisc.edu |
| Ava Copple | acopple@wisc.edu |