William Robert Thurner inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford College

2017 May 19

William Robert Thurner, a member of the class of 2017, was accorded Wofford College's highest academic honor Tuesday, May 9, when he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Thurner is majoring in economics and German. He has served as chair and secretary of the Honor Council and on the Financial Affairs Committee and is a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. A Benjamin Wofford Scholar, he also received the Hucks-Jones German Department Scholarship, the Kappa Sigma Scholarship-Leadership Award and the Kathleen Kervin Diamond Endowed Scholarship from IES Abroad. A candidate for a bachelor of arts degree, Thurner is considering a career in finance..

Thirty-seven Wofford College students and recent graduates were initiated as members-in-course during the ceremony that marked the 76th 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.