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Student-athlete trio named to Phi Beta Kappa

GAMBIER, Ohio -- Last weekend in the Denniston Reading Room in Chalmers Library, 17 Kenyon students were welcomed into the College's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Three of the new members—Josh Greville, Brooke Heis, and Maggie Wolf—are student-athletes.

"Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's top undergraduate honor society and has been around since December of 1776," said Bob Milnikel, a Kenyon Professor of Mathematics and Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR). "Kenyon's chapter selects a small number of students in the fall of their senior year to recognize the "best of the best" academic records after three years. It gives these students a chance to be part of the Kenyon chapter for the year, culminating in leadership roles in electing and inducting the rest of the Phi Beta Kappa class in May."

Greville is a member of Kenyon's track and field teams and he majors in both biology and environmental studies. He is an all-conference and all-region honoree in the heptathlon and also a 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District award winner. 

Heis, a biochemistry major, is a dual-sport student-athlete, competing in both soccer and diving. She's an all-conference defender in soccer, as well as 2024 CSC Academic All-District honoree. In the diving well, she was a qualifier for the 2024 NCAA Division III Regional Championships.

In the classroom, Wolf majors in Spanish and mathematics. On the court, she is a setter for the Owls volleyball team. She's played in 66 career matches and just recently surpassed the milestone of 1,000 career assists. In 2023, she was named a CSC Academic All-District honoree.

"Being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa is an impressive achievement on its own, but doing so while excelling as student-athletes speaks volumes about their discipline, intellect, and drive," said Judy Holdener, a Kenyon Professor of Mathematics and, also, an FAR. "These three students embody Kenyon's tradition—where academic rigor and athletic excellence go hand in hand."
 
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