ΦBK Elects New President and Vice President
On October 2, the Phi Beta Kappa Society elected new officers at its 42nd Triennial Council in Austin, Tex.
Fred H. Cate has been elected to serve as president of the Society, and Katherine R. Soule has been elected vice president (right). Both will serve three-year terms.
Cate is the C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at Indiana University. Soule is Director of Budget and Fiscal Affairs for the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Dartmouth College.
As a ΦBK Senator, Cate worked to intensify the Society’s efforts to promote the study of the liberal arts and associated values, to support the activities of ΦBK’s affiliate groups and their interaction, and to heighten the awareness of ΦΒК’s history and contemporary value. His work on the senate has also focused on improving the Society’s governance and the efficiency of its national operations.
Soule has an outstanding record of service to the Society, not only as a ΦBK Senator but also as secretary and treasurer of the Dartmouth chapter, as president of a newly established ΦBK association and as a ΦBK district chair. She has worked diligently to reach out to all parts of the Society to enhance collaboration and advance the mission of ΦBK.
“These are two of our most outstanding senators,” said ΦBK Secretary John Churchill, “and both have distinguished records of service to Phi Beta Kappa. I look forward to working with them as they bring their vision and experience to the leadership of the Society.”