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Honor Society for International Scholars Chartered 1987/Established 1988
Aim and Purpose Phi Beta Delta has as its purpose the recognition of experience in the areas of international education exchange and/or international scholarship. It also serves as a means for encouraging interdisciplinary interchange and serves as a catalyst for developing a network among faculty, students, and staff involved in international endeavors. The 2020 Annual Mu Chapter Induction Ceremony is sponsored by the Office of International Programs
Program 32nd Annual Induction Ceremony Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Introduction and Welcome: JoĂŤl Gallegos, Assistant Provost of the Office of International Programs Introduction of Dance Department Video: Kaustavi Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Dance Welcome from the Mu Chapter President: Erik Byker, Associate Professor, Department of Reading and Elementary Education President, Mu Chapter History of Phi Beta Delta and Mu Chapter Adriana Medina, Associate Professor, Department of Reading and Elementary Education Secretary, Mu Chapter Significance of the Phi Beta Delta Emblem: Loren Caldwell, Student Vice-President Faculty/Administrator Inductees: Joseph Hoff, Office of International Programs, Mu Chapter Coordinator Student Inductees: Joseph Hoff, Office of International Programs, Mu Chapter Coordinator Closing Remarks: Joseph Hoff, Office of International Programs, Mu Chapter Coordinator
Active Members Faculty/Administration Michèle Bissière
Department of Languages and Culture Studies
Pilar Blitvich
Department of English
Erik Byker
Department of Reading and Elementary Education
Harry Chernotsky
Department of Global Studies
John Cox
Department of Global Studies
Joyce Dalsheim
Department of Global Studies
Michael Doyle
Department of Languages and Culture Studies
Joël Gallegos
Office of International Programs
Laura Gunn
Department of Public Health Sciences
Joseph Hoff
Office of Global Education and Engagement
Charles Hutchison
Department of Middle, Secondary,
and K-12 Education Fumie Kato
Department of Languages and Culture Studies
Dean Kruckeberg
Department of Communication Studies
Adriana Medina
Department of Reading and Elementary Education
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Office of Global Education and Engagement
Chikako Mori
Department of Languages and Culture Studies
Akinwumi Ogundiran
Department of Africana Studies
Michael Putman
Department of Reading and Elementary Education
Kaustavi Sarkar
Department of Dance
Dale Smith
Department of Global Studies
Deborah Thomas
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Michael Thompson
Department of Public Health Sciences
Gregory Weeks
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Students Loren Caldwell
International Studies and Spanish
Emily Edwards
Graduate Certificate in Languages
and Culture Studies: Translating Tatyana Simmons
International Studies
Kenneth Smith
International Studies
New Members Faculty/Administration Mark DeHaven
College of Health and Human Services
JosĂŠ Luis Saul GĂĄmez
College of Arts + Architecture
Sara Kim
College of Computing and Informatics
Students Tabitha Octavia Baker
Dance with a Concentration in Education
Kathryn Goretzka
Music B.A. and Religious Studies
Courtney Hill International Studies Teresa Ann Lowenstein
History M.A.
Anna Victoria Macaluso
B.S. Biology/Minor in Public Health
Gracen Lea Morris
International Studies
Brittany Shaw Nichols
Social Work
Lacey France Rowan
Social Work
Rose Shain
Health Systems Management
Abigail Paige Shumar
English
Courtney Paige Whisenant
Psychology, Criminal Justice
and Philosophy
Honorary Members Faculty/Administration 1987 1988 1989 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Billy Wireman – President, Queens College Michael Almond – H.M. Parker, Poe, Thompson, Bernstein Gage & Preston Jack Perry – Director, Dean Rusk International Studies Program, Davidson College Eckart Goette – Honorary German Consul Richard Vinroot – Mayor of the City of Charlotte Ingeborg Hegenbart – Vice President, South Trust Bank Wayne Cooper – President, Arcon Manufacturing, Inc. and Honorary Mexican Consul Peggie Wesp – Director, Charlotte Sister Cities Program Cynthia Aziz – Immigration Attorney Millie Cox – Director, Charlotte Country Day School International Programs and Honorary French Consul Inez Olshausen – Principal of Smith Academy Angeles Ortega – Executive Director, Latin American Coalition, Inc. Libby Phillips – Charlotte Host Family Program Coordinator James Murchison – Independence High School International Business Program International House Ki Hyun Chun – President of Charlotte Asian American Chamber of Commerce Alan Gordon – Immigration Attorney Michael Dulin, MD – Healthcare Provider, Carolinas Medical Center Tom Gabbard – Chief Operating Officer, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Ellen Dubin – Director Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency, Inc Kurt Waldthausen – German Language and Culture Foundation, Honorary German Consul Mike Hawley – International Corporate Law World Affairs Council of Charlotte Carolina International School Marian Beane – Phi Beta Delta Mu Chapter Founder and Chapter Coordinator (1987- 2014) Dale Smith – Chair, Department of Global Studies, UNC Charlotte Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte Jennifer Watson Roberts – Mayor of the City of Charlotte Michelle Menard – President and Chief Operating Officer of Choice Translating
• Please note that the honorary members held these positions when inducted. Names of companies and names of positions may have changed.
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