ODK Induction Program Fall 2025

OMICRON DELTA KAPPA National Leadership Honor Society

SIGMA CIRCLE

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK FALL INDUCTION Sunday, December 7, 2025

THE PURPOSES OF THE OMICRON DELTA KAPPA SOCIETY 1. To recognize those who have attained a high standard of efficiency in five areas of collegiate activities (Scholarship; Athletics; Campus or Community Service, Social and Religious Activities, and Campus Government; Journalism, Speech, and the Mass Media; the Creative and Performing Arts) and to inspire others to strive for conspicuous attainment along similar lines.

2. To bring together the most representative students in all phases of collegiate life and thus to create an organization which will help to mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate interest.

3. To bring together members of the faculty and student body of the institution on a basis of mutual interest and understanding.

REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT SELECTION INTO OMICRON DELTA KAPPA 1. Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student standing.

2. Rank in upper thirty-five percent of respective class.

3. Receive a minimum number of activity points.

4. Distinguish themself in one of the five areas of leadership.

5. Be of unquestioned good character.

6. Receive a positive membership vote of seventy-five percent of the active circle present and voting.

REQUIREMENTS FOR FACULTY, STAFF, ALUMNI, AND HONORARY MEMBERSHIP Individuals who have achieved distinction in their own field of expertise, or who have rendered remarkable and significant service to causes may be elected into Faculty, Staff, Alumni, or Honorary membership in Omicron Delta Kappa. Qualifications should include exemplary character, scholarship and intelligence, service and leadership in campus or community life, good citizenship, and fellowship and consecration to democratic ideals.

Omicron Delta Kappa Induction Ceremony Memorial Chapel December 7, 2025 Officers Presiding: Ela Jalil President Matthew Adjodha Vice President Hayley Pinkowitz Alumni & Member Engagement Chair Catherine Furtado Philanthropy & Community Service Chair

Pragya Kumar Recruitment & Community Outreach Chair Sophia Vallandingham Public Relations Chair Latrell Cook Digital Communications Chair Jess Daninhirsch Historian

Kevin Lam Events & Lectures Chair

Dr. James McShay Circle Co-Coordinator

Anika Darbari Membership & Induction Chair

Sarah Williamson Circle Co-Coordinator

Induction of New Members Invocation Dr. James McShay Opening Ms. Ela Jalil Voices of Commitment ODK Members Undergraduate Inductees Ms. Catherine Furtado Mr. Kevin Lam Ms. Sophia Vallandingham Graduate and Honorary Inductees Mr. Matthew Adjodha Ms. Pragya Kumar Closing Mrs. Sarah Williamson Benediction Dr. James McShay

At the conclusion of the ceremony, please proceed out the front doors of the Chapel for photos on the front steps. Following the photos, please proceed to the Stamp Student Union for the reception.

Induction Reception Atrium, Adele H. Stamp Student Union Welcome Mrs. Sarah Williamson

Introduction of Guest Speaker Ms. Anika Darbari Special Guest Speaker Special Presentation and Closing

Dr. Jerry Lewis Ms. Anika Darbari

Jerry Lewis Dr. Jerry L. Lewis leads the University of Maryland’s Academic Achievement Programs, overseeing the Summer Transitional Program, the Intensive Educational Development Program, and five federal TRIO programs. With more than 43 years of higher education experience, including over 40 years in TRIO, he is the founding author of UMD’s Talent Search, McNair, and Educational Opportunity Center programs.

Dr. Lewis has been a national leader in the TRIO movement, helping to establish MEAEOPP and the Council for Opportunity in Education. He has testified before Congress on behalf of TRIO and has secured more than $27 million in grant funding at UMD. A celebrated educator and advocate, Dr. Lewis has earned numerous awards, including the Walter P. Mason Award, the Chancellor’s Minority Achievement Award, and the University of Maryland President’s Medal. He is also a Lifetime Member of MEAEOPP and a member of the Maryland Hall of Fame for his service to low-income and first-generation students.

Dr. Lewis holds degrees from Creighton University, the University of Maryland, and Howard University, and also maintains a civil law practice in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Undergraduate Student Inductees

Harjas Kaur Aneja Senior, Mechanical Engineering Fulton, Maryland Joyce F. Banjo Senior, Government & Politics Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Alicia Barnett Junior, Environmental Science & Policy Bethesda, Maryland Sophia Isabel Brandon Junior, Bioengineering Norfolk, Virginia Joshua Matthew Cohn Senior, Government & Politics Rockville, Maryland Helaina Davis Junior, Finance and Information Systems Essex, Massachusetts Neha Dheenadhayalan Senior, Operations Management & Business Analytics and Marketing North Potomac, Maryland Thomas Eli Dragovich Senior, Government & Politics and Finance Ellicott City, Maryland Maja Nikolina Durkovic Junior, Public Policy and Government & Politics Middle River, Maryland Jasmine Emeruwa Senior, Information Science Upper Marlboro, Maryland Rose Madelena Fernandes Senior, Studio Art Highland, Maryland

Damilola Esther Folorunso Junior, Public Health Science Lanham, Maryland Leonard Fomin Senior, Government & Politics Mountain View, California Stella Garner Senior, Journalism Henderson, Nevada Noora Ghahremani Senior, English Language & Literature and Psychology Ellicott City, Maryland Katie Emily Grow Senior, Animal Sciences Frederick, Maryland Ethan Cheng-Zhi Han Junior, Finance and Information Systems Potomac, Maryland Charlotte Oneesis Harvey Junior, Psychology Upperco, Maryland Luzmary Sky Hernandez Junior, Finance Silver Spring, Maryland Noah Hill Senior, Bioengineering and Piano Performance Denver, Colorado Jaiden Grace Hoek Junior, Neuroscience Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania Rachael Ingobo Senior, Immersive Media Design and Technology & Information Design Laurel, Maryland

Mia Jocić Senior, Bioengineering Annapolis, Maryland Maia Elizabeth Johnson Senior, Information Science Arlington Heights, Illinois Maria Joy Johnsonbaugh Senior, Neuroscience and Spanish West Friendship, Maryland Walid Khokhar Senior, Finance and Information Systems Ellicott City, Maryland Le-Nair Tess Koffa Junior, Finance and Management Information Systems Bowie, Maryland Hana Eubin Lee Junior, Social Data Science and Mathematics-Statistics Rockville, Maryland Ashlee Nanami Leighty Senior, Finance and Information Systems Bellevue, Nebraska Jefferny Lin Senior, Cell Biology & Genetics Takoma Park, Maryland Madeline Louise Loughlin Junior, Biological Sciences Edgewater, Maryland Tracy Ann Ly Junior, Physiology & Neurobiology Ellicott City, Maryland Rishi Vinod Makam Senior, Public Health Sciences Ellicott City, Maryland

Ronja Iben Markoff Senior, Public Policy and Technology & Information Design Chagrin Falls, Ohio Logan David Maroclo Senior, Mechanical Engineering Pasadena, Maryland Molly Louise Martin Senior, Government & Politics Havre de Grace, Maryland Wren Massey Senior, Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and Spanish Boonsboro, Maryland Uchechi Mba Junior, Government & Politics Sykesville, Maryland Helen Mesfin Junior, Information Science Rockville, Maryland Mary Grace Mika Senior, Psychology Gaithersburg, Maryland Khaymar Aung Moe Junior, Computer Science Rockville, Maryland Naomi Marie Nicholas Senior, English Literature & Language and History Bowie, Maryland Sarah Otwey Junior, Public Health Practice and Government & Politics Hagerstown, Maryland Elli Papasava Senior, Psychology and Human Development Kensington, Maryland

Sophia Grace Petricoin Senior, English Language & Literature Gainesville, Virginia Sarah Xuannhi Pham Senior, Information Systems and Operations Management & Business Analytics Walkersville, Maryland Anushka Poddar Junior, Computer Science Sandy Spring, Maryland Avanti Prabakaran Junior, Civil Engineering Stratford, Connecticut Akash Kopparam Raghu Senior, Physiology & Neurobiology Germantown, Maryland Riya Jayakumar Raikar Senior, General Biology Ellicott City, Maryland Taryn Leona Reinhart Sophomore, Public Policy Annapolis, Maryland Savannah Marian Robbins Senior, Psychology Derwood, Maryland Leah Caroline Schutz Senior, Public Health Science Reisterstown, Maryland Aryan Vatsal Shah Junior, Bioengineering Hillsborough, New Jersey Krushi Himanshu Shah Senior, Computer Science and Finance Laurel, Maryland

Mia Swaby-Rowe Senior, Kinesiology Baltimore, Maryland Tracy Anne Valdez Tan Junior, Technology & Information Design and Immersive Media Design Baltimore, Maryland Erin Lynn Tebbe Senior, Kinesiology Davidsonville, Maryland Hannah Janet Zhu Senior, Cell Biology & Genetics and Psychology North Potomac, Maryland

Graduate Student Inductees

Na’eem C. Allen-Stills Doctoral, Student Affairs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Emily Grace Devore Masters, Information Systems Baltimore, Maryland Brianne Symone Hayes Masters, Library & Information Science Brooklyn, New York

Honorary Inductees

Robert Chiles Senior Lecturer, College of Arts & Humanities University of Maryland Chetan Joshi Director, Counseling Center University of Maryland

Jerry Lewis Executive Director, Academic Achievement Programs University of Maryland

PROMINENT INITIATES OF SIGMA CIRCLE OF OMICRON DELTA KAPPA President Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd President of the United States Vice President Alben W. Barkley 35th Vice President of the U.S. Hon. Millard E. Tydings Former U.S. Senator, Maryland Hon. Joseph D. Tydings Former U.S. Senator, Maryland Hon. Steny Hoyer U.S. Congressman, Maryland Hon. Harry W. Nice Former Governor, State of Maryland Hon. Louis Goldstein Former Comptroller, State of Maryland Hon. Constance Morella Former U.S. Congresswoman, Maryland Hon. Thomas McMillen Former U.S. Congressman, Maryland Hon. Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Former President, Maryland State Senate Hon. Walter H. Judd Former Congressman, Minnesota Roberta Baskin Senior Correspondent for PBS Admiral Stansfield Turner Former Director, CIA Dr. James MacGregor Burns Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Hon. J. Edgar Hoover Former Director, FBI The Earl of Halifax Former Chancellor, Oxford University Julian Bond Civil Rights Activist Dr. John B. Slaughter President, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Dr. Wilson H. Elkins President Emeritus, University of Maryland Ann Compton White House Correspondent, ABC News

Dr. John H. Toll President Emeritus, University of Maryland Dr. William E. Kirwan Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland Dr. George V. McGowan Former Chairman, UM Board of Regents Dr. Peter O’Malley Former Chairman, UM Board of Regents Coach Bobby Ross Former College and NFL Coach Coach Jack Pardee Former NFL Head Football Coach Dr. Wallace Loh Former President, University of Maryland Morgan Wootten Hall of Fame Basketball Coach George Herman Former News Correspondent, CBS News Scott Van Pelt ESPN Anchor Colman McCarthy Syndicated Columnist Brenda Frese Women’s Basketball, National Championship Coach Gary Williams Men’s Basketball, National Championship Coach Johnny Holliday Sportscaster Martin Luther King, III Human Rights Activist Jim Henson Creative Artist Jeff Kinney Best Selling Author Dr. Darryll Pines President, University of Maryland

“PROVIDING LEADERSHIP FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW”

“ I KNOW OF NO GREATER COLLEGIATE HONOR THAN BEING ELECTED INTO

OMICRON DELTA KAPPA. ” President Franklin D. Roosevelt on being inducted by Sigma Circle in the Oval Room of the White House