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During the Exercises, teaching prizes were bestowed on three professors—Lawrence Buell, Benjamin M. Friedman, and Richard J. Tarrant—who had been nominated by graduating seniors elected into Phi Beta Kappa. Eight individuals present—including five members of the class of 1960 and poet D. A. Powell—also received honorary membership...
History Professor Ann M. Blair ’84, president of Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, said that highlights of the ceremony included Powell’s reading of his poem “Panic in the Year Zero,” which he had written for this event
Parker said that becoming part of a historical organization like Phi Beta Kappa was a humbling experience...
...earlier version of the May 27 news article "Phi Beta Kappa Welcomes 99 New Members" incorrectly stated that seven members of the class of 1960 received honorary membership at the ceremony. In fact, not all of these individuals were from the class...
Zacchaeus O. Okurounmu ’63—now known as Olufemi Okurounmu—one of the other Nigerian students selected by Henry, graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in engineering. In an interview with The Crimson immediately following Nigerian independence in 1960, Okurounmu said that his academic interests were fueled by “much need” for Nigerian expertise in infrastructure. Okurounmu subsequently served as a Senator in the Nigerian legislature...