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Washington College's charter members of Theta Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa Society are (front, l to r): John B. Taylor, L. Baird Tipson, John S. Toll, Aileen D. Tsui and T. Clayton Black. (middle row): Ruth C. Shoge, Jennifer M. Whitehead, Juan Lin, Andrew L. Oros, W. Robert Fallaw and Martin A. Connaughton. (back row): Christopher Ames, Alisha R. Knight, Corey A. Olsen, Jeffrey D. Brown, Davy H. McCall and Peter J. Weigel. Not pictured: Katherine S. Maynard and Rosette M. Roat-Malone.

John Churchill, secretary of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, installs three Washington College faculty members as chapter officers: Clayton Black, Andrew Oros, and Corey Olsen.

College President Baird Tipson welcomed guests to the installation ceremony.

Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu '71, the Senior Staff Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was one of six foundation members selected for Phi Beta Kappa.

College Trustee Susan Denton '69 accepts the Phi Beta Kappa pin on behalf of her friend and classmate, Karen A. Johnson '68.

Clayton Black, associate professor of history (at podium), serves as president of the Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

John Churchill, secretary of Phi Beta Kappa Society, inducts as a foundation member Ralph Snyderman '61 H'04. Snyderman is the former Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University.

Former First Lady Ann McLain '40 accepts the Phi Beta Kappa pin on behalf of her friend and classmate, William B. Johnson '40 H'75. Mr. Johnson is the chairman emeritus of the Whitman Corporation.

PBK delegates on hand for the installation were: Dr. Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania, Dr. James E. Lightner, McDaniel College, Ms. Jean LeGros, Gettysburg College, Ms. Anne Mayer, Wittenburg University, Dr. David Herlocker, McDaniel College, Dr. J. Roy Hopkins, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Dr. Valerie Neal, President of the Washington DC Area Phi Beta Kappa Association.

With Provost and Dean of the College Christopher Ames looking on, Foundation members and member representatives are applauded, from left: Ann McLain '40 for William Johnson, Ralph Snyderman '61, Susan Denton '69 for Karen A. Johnson '68, Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu '71, Ann Bourne '78 M'06 for Mark S. Micale '77, and H. Lawrence Culp '85.

The charter members lead the processional.

At the reception, John Churchill chats with professors Andrew Oros (right) and J. David Newell (left).

John Churchill congratulates Clayton Black, president of the Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Society.

An ice sculpture and music add an air of festivity to the installation ceremony.

The official portrait: College President Baird Tipson with foundation members and their representatives (clockwise from left): Ralph Snyderman '61, Ann Bourne '78 for Mark Micale '77, H. Lawrence Culp '85, Susan Denton '69 for Karen A. Johnson '68, Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu '71, and Ann McLain '40 for William B. Johnson '40.