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Student Members of Omicron Delta Kappa
2012-13 Student Members
Yonathan Tarkegne Ararso '13
William Burke Best '13
Lewis D. Bell '13
John H. Boshop, Jr. '13
Edward M. F. Bowden '14
Ryan Martin Carter '13
Alexander Chase Cartwright '13
John Robert Chambers '13
John Andrew Craver '13
John R. Dekarske '14
Nicolas Steffen DeProspero '13
Kevin Richard Gutermuth '13
Kevin Loren Hubbard, Jr. '13
Walter F. McCoy III '13
Richard Michael Pantele '13
Alex T. Price '13
Ke Shang '13
Joshua L. Shelton '13
William R. Smith '13
Diego R. Velasco '14
Micahel S. Van Reekum '13
Fall 2012
On Sunday, October 28, Omicron Delta Kappa, inducted nine seniors and three juniors.
Front Row, L to R: Ke Shang'13, Beijing, China; Michael S. van Reekum '13, Manakin Sabot, VA; Richard M. Pantele '13, Richmond, VA.
Middle Row: John R. Dekarske '14, Franklin, VA; Walter F. McCoy III '13, Goodview, VA; Alex T. Price 13, Fairfax, VA; Lewis D. Bell '13, Norcross, GA.
Back Row: Joshua L. Shelton '13, Richmond, VA; William R. Smith '13, Hampden-Sydney, VA; Diego R. Velasco '14, Richmond, VA; Edward M. F. Bowden '14, Crozier VA; John H. Bishop, Jr. '13, Guntersville, AL.
Spring 2012
On March 25, four students, one faculty member, and one member honoris causa were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society for college men and women.
(left to right) Kyle Harshey '12, Leeds, AL; Burke Best '13, Virginia Beach, VA; John Chambers '13, Centenniel, CO; Patty Pugh, Farmville, VA; Taylor Pierce '12, Pfafftown, NC; and Marc Hight, Elliott Assocaite Professor of Philosophy.
Fall 2011
On October 23, twenty-two students were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa.
Front row: Kyle Gilbert '12, Portsmouth, VA; Christopher Griggs '12, South Hill, VA; Frank Rose '12, Gloucester, VA; Damian Booker '12, Lynchburg, VA; Ryan Carter '13, Chester, VA; Andrew Craver '13, East Bend, NC; Nick DeProspero '13, Midlothian, VA.
Middle row: Tyler Heslop '12, Spotsylvania, VA; Raj Clark '12, Danville, VA; Alex Cartwright '13, Howard, GA; Jack Gibson '12, Virginia Beach, VA; Kevin Anderson '12, Midlothian, VA; Ibn Salaam '12, Midlothian, VA; Christopher Turpin '12, Virginia Beach, VA; Loren Hubbard '13, Chesapeake, VA.
Back row: Kevin Gutermuth '13, Chesapeake, VA; Nay Min Oo '12, Myanmar; Tad Grenga '12, Suffolk, VA; Adam O'Donnell '12, Nashville, TN; Stew Neifert '12, Palmyra, VA; Yonathan Ararso '13, Ethiopia; Connor Winstead '12, Nags Head, NC.
Spring 2011
On March 20, eleven Hampden-Sydney College students and a member of the faculty were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa.

Front row: Eduardo Soto, Jr. '11, Ozark, AL; Chason William Trahan '11, Charlotte, NC; Dr. Susan M. Smith, Elliott Professor of Modern Languages; Daniel Ray Isaacs '11, Troutville, VA; Andrew William Bailey '11, Hopewell, VA.
Second row: Matthew Aaron Carter '11, Manakin Sabot, VA; Richard Talley Covington '11, Gainesville, VA; William Cole Hawthorne '11, Richmond, VA; Steven Barron Frazier '12, Norfolk, VA. Third row: Justin Samad Smith '11, Chester, VA; Colin William O'Neill '11, Lorton, VA. Not pictured: Timothy I. Fisher '11, Millville, WV. Michael James Dowd '11, Richmond, VA, was elected to membership and will be initiated at a later date.
Fall 2010
On October 24, 11 students were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa.
Left to Right: Kyle Grantier, Danville, VA; Colbert Lucey, Southborough, MA; Jarrod Ficklin, Richmond, VA; Osric Forrest, Portmore, Jamaica; Rich Pugh, Martinez, GA; Frasher Bolton, Lynchburg, VA; Ian Giles, Roanoke, VA; Neil Smith, Slippery Rock, PA; Conor Sanders, Baltimore, MD; Nathan Ryalls, Toano, VA; and John Robert Plyler, Charlotte, NC.
Spring 2010
Hampden-Sydney College inducted ten students and one faculty member into Omicron Delta Kappa , the national leadership honor society for college men and women, on Sunday, March 28. TheLambda Circle of ODK was established at Hampden-Sydney in 1924, and membership is a mark of highest distinction and honor. Selection of members is based on their influence as campus leaders to better campus life and to encourage high standards in all activities.
L to R, front row : Jason Craig Lewis '10, Charlotte, NC; Thomas Matthew Ribaric '10, Lynchburg, VA.
Middle row : Robert Everett Bodendorf '10, Orange, VA; Christopher James Collie '10, Danville, VA; Dr. Julia E. Palmer, Associate Professor of Modern Languages; Benjamin West Kinney, LaGrange, TN; Dylan H. Colligan '10, Alexandria, VA.
Back row : Kenneth Ray Simon, Jr. '11, Houston, TX; Karlis Trops '10 Charlotte, NC; Harry Lee Warren III '10, Chase City, VA; and Kyle Alexander Martin '10, Chesapeake, VA.
Not Pictured : Joseph E. Bush, Director of Athletics
Fall 2009
Thirteen Hampden-Sydney College students were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa , the national leadership honor society for college men and women, on Sunday, October 25. The Lambda Circle of ODK was established at Hampden-Sydney in 1924, and membership is a mark of highest distinction and honor. Selection of members is based on their influence as campus leaders to better campus life and to encourage high standards in all activities.
L to R, front row : Joshua Paul Miller '10, Stephens City, VA; Tan Le '10, Daklak Province, Vietnam; Ian Graham Poole '10, Virginia Beach, VA; Mohit Shrestha '11, Kathmandu, Nepal; Zachary Evan Roberts '10, Wayne, WV; Miguel Mogollon '10, Greenwich, CT.
Middle row : Christopher Michael Tait '10, Nokesville, VA; Mohsin Mehboob Fazlani '11, Richmond, VA; Brett R. Chonko '10, Farmville, VA; Cameron Lee Auker '11, Ephrata, PA.
Back row : John Blanks Dameron Potter '11, Evington, VA; Matthew Earl MacFarland '11, Gretna, VA; David Harrison Taylor '10, Crewe, VA.
