John Dekarske Elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Hampden-Sydney College

2013 Nov 12

Hampden-Sydney College senior John Ryan Dekarske was recently elected to the honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Membership recognizes the highest academic achievement, moral character, responsible citizenship, and broad intellectual curiosity.

A Venable Scholar, John serves as President of the professional scientific fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma and as an Investigator for the Student Court. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Hampden-Sydney Journal of the Sciences. John is a member of the honorary societies Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership) and Chi Beta Phi (sciences) and received the CRC Award for Chemistry and the Topham Chemistry Award. A chemistry major, John is a graduate of Southampton Academy in Courtland, VA, and is the son of Bob & Sally Dekarske of Newburgh.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked nationally in the top 100 of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.

PHOTO - Left to right, seated: Francis Polakiewicz, South Hill, VA; Scott Foster, Glen Allen, VA; Carter Guice, Mandeville, LA. Standing: John Dekarske, Newburgh, IN; Benjamin Durham, Charlotte, NC; Connor Bradley, Midlothian, VA; Brett Crocker, Troutville, VA. Not pictured: Nate Shepherd, Cary, NC.