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
Kevin Lam Events & Lectures Chair
Anika Darbari Membership & Induction Chair
Pragya Kumar Recruitment & Community Outreach Chair
Sophia Vallandingham Public Relations Chair
Latrell Cook Digital Communications Chair
Jess Daninhirsch Historian
Dr. James McShay Circle Co-Coordinator
Sarah Williamson Circle Co-Coordinator
Induction of New Members
Invocation
Opening
Voices of Commitment
Undergraduate Inductees
Graduate and Honorary Inductees
Closing
Benediction
Dr. James McShay
Ms. Ela Jalil
ODK Members
Ms. Catherine Furtado
Mr. Kevin Lam
Ms. Sophia Vallandingham
Mr. Matthew Adjodha
Ms. Pragya Kumar
Mrs. Sarah Williamson
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
Special Guest Speaker
Special Presentation and Closing
Jerry Lewis
Ms. Anika Darbari
Dr. Jerry Lewis
Ms. Anika Darbari
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
