McDaniel alumnus and students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

McDaniel alumnus George Harold Baker, III, '71 and 30 students were inducted March 31 into the Delta of Maryland Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society.

Baker, a professor emeritus at James Madison University, is currently the director of the Foundation for Resilient Societies, a nonprofit organization engaged in scientific research and education, where he serves as the principal investigator on matters of infrastructure protection. He is also CEO of BAYCOR, LLC, a consulting company primarily devoted to preparedness for and protection against major electromagnetic threats to critical infrastructures. 

Previously, he directed the James Madison University Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance and led the Defense Nuclear Agency's Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) program, as well as served as a member of the Congressional EMP Commission Staff. In addition to graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in physics from McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College, he holds a master’s degree in physics from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in engineering physics from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology. 

Founded in 1776, The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest academic honor society. It has chapters at 286 colleges and universities in the United States and more than half a million members throughout the country. Visit www.pbk.org. 

Among those inducted into Phi Beta Kappa are:

Seniors:

• Eleanor Anderson of South Grafton, Mass.
• Lyndsay Batson of Ellicott City, Md.
• Michaela Berger of Gaithersburg, Md.
• Shannon Bernier of Ijamsville, Md.
• Emma Carter of Halethorpe, Md.
• Kevin Christensen of Bethesda, Md.
• Harrison Curnutte of Westminster, Md.
• Gavin Gibson of Newark, Del.
• Garrett Gregoire of Hughesville, Pa.
• Sylvan Greyson of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Julia Grinberg of Darnestown, Md.
• Dimitri Lezcano of Randallstown, Md.
• Owen Long of Hanover, Pa. 
• Francisco Marques dos Santos Vieira of Ourem, Portugal
• Kristopher Mason of Westminster, Md.
• Caitlin McCadden of Bethlehem, Pa. 
• Dustin Miller of Wyomissing, Pa. 
• Robin Minch of Parkville, Md.
• Markeya Nardini of Westminster, Md.
• Jonathan Nepini of California, Md.
• Paritosh Palkhivala of Mumbai, India
• Brandon Rozanski of Severn, Md.
• Daniel Smith of Lancaster, Pa. 
• John Van Nevel II of Boyds, Md.
• Lauren Wells of Glen Allen, Va. 
• Theadora Westlake-Stearns of Seattle 
• Jacqueline White of Hanover, Md.

Juniors:

• Marisol Barrera of Westminster, Md.
• Lauren Beckjord of Highland, Md.
• Nicolette Brookman of Sykesville, Md.