Phi Beta Kappa recently released its nominations for 2011. Eleven economics majors were nominated, which is the largest group for the department.

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in the United States with a history dating back to its founding at the College of William and Mary in 1776. Of the nearly 600 students who qualified on GPA this year, these are the students that had the broadest and most challenging academic programs.

Nominees either majoring or double majoring in economics include the following:

Kimberly Peterson, Samuel Pudenz, Lanting Li, Andrew Krog, Joseph Stinn, Ziran Li, Brittney Shaull, Michael Lee, Matthew Ong, Michael Vosseller, Samuel Bird