Cody Allen Watson inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford College

2016 May 12

Cody Allen Watson, a member of the class of 2015, was accorded Wofford College's highest academic honor Tuesday, May 3, when he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Watson graduated in May 2015 with a bachelor of arts in computer science, a bachelor of science in biology, an emphasis in computational science, and a minor in math. He is a graduate student at the College of William and Mary and has been awarded a CSCI Graduate Fellowship and full tuition waiver in support of his Ph.D. studies. Following completion of the requirements for his Ph.D., Watson intends to pursue a career in either computer forensics or computational biology..

Thirty-six Wofford College students and recent graduates were initiated as members-in-course during the ceremony that marked the 75th anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford.

Students are normally considered for election to Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford after they have earned 100 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.600. Election is not automatic. Resident members of the chapter consider scholarship, character, intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, diversity of academic interests and pursuits, and other factors in the election process The chapter may elect only 10 percent of a graduating class in any year.