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Alpha Chapter, Beta Phi Mu 2012 Initiates

L to R: Alpha Chapter Initiates Anthonia Ahonsi, Jesse Garrison, Aaisha Haykal

At the annual meeting of Alpha Chapter of Beta Phi Mu held on November 3, 2012, the following graduates of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign became members of Beta Phi Mu.

Anthonia Ahonsi
Barbara A. Alvarez
Victor M. Benitez
Laura Anne Buchholz
Meira Chefitz
Robin C. Davis
Linda Mary Diekman
Dave J. Ellenwood
Katherine C. Eriksen
Jesse A. Garrison
Sorrel N. Goodwin
Paul V. Gouwens
Keren J. Greenawalt
Christa V. Hardy
Aaisha Haykal
Jennifer N. Lara
Sarai Lastra
Robin E. Miller
Karla A. M. Nielsen
Kyle L. Painter
Sarah Y. Park
Emily A. Passey
Ashley L. Rayner
Elizabeth A. Reyes
Renata K. Sancken
Stacey L. Snyder
Samuel D. Suber

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