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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2021-2022 Fellows
Samantha Sharpe, 2021-2022 PBK Fellow (she/her/hers)
Samantha is a senior majoring in history and political science. She works at the UW Missing In Action Recovery and Identification Project as a Historical Intern. After graduation, she hopes to work in Washington D.C. and then attend law school.
Xi (Chelsea) Chen, 2021-2022 PBK Fellow (she/her/hers)
Xi (Chelsea) is a senior studying Biochemistry and Spanish with certificates in Computer Science and Biocore. She works as a Campus Tour Guide Coordinator and conducts research in the Department of Chemistry, studying protein folding kinetics.
Allison Hesselberg, 2021-2022 PBK Fellow (she/her/hers)
Allison is a senior majoring in Chinese and Theatre and Drama with an acting specialty. She also has a certificate in East Asian Studies. For her Senior Honors Thesis, Allison is researching Peking Opera. She will also research accents in the spring.
Fellows by Year
| Year | Fellow |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Samantha Sharpe | scsharpe@wisc.edu |
| Xi (Chelsea) Chen | xchen783@wisc.edu |
| Allison Hesselberg | ahesselberg@wisc.edu |