Ryan Bankert of Manheim is Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

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CHESTERTOWN, MD (02/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Washington College is pleased to announce that Ryan Bankert '13 of Manheim, PA was recently inducted into the Theta of Maryland Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa sheltered at Washington College.

Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and largest academic honor society, was founded on December 5, 1776, by five students at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. For more than 200 years, the Phi Beta Kappa Society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The Society's distinctive emblem, a golden key, is widely recognized as a symbol of academic achievement. The pointing finger and three stars on the key symbolize the ambition of scholars and the three distinguishing principles of Phi Beta Kappa: learning, morality and friendship.

Bankert is majoring in business management and Hispanic studies with a minor in economics. He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Enactus, the Spanish Club, Campus Christian Fellowship, and was on the men's rowing team from 2009 to 2011. He also serves as a peer mentor. Bankert graduated from Manheim Central High School and is a Hodson Scholar, a Middendorf Scholar and a recipient of the 2012 Visitors and Governors Medal.

Founded in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington, Washington College is a private, independent college of liberal arts and sciences located in colonial Chestertown on Maryland's Eastern Shore.