2013 Cum Laude Society

Video of the ceremony will be available by the end of next week.

Class of 2013 Cum Laude Society
Michael Berry
Aliyah Bixby-Driesen
Lloyd Chen
Robert Chu
Lily Hoffman
Benjamin Kelly
Yohan Kim
Jonathan Kluger
Alexander Kronman
Hannah Krystal
Micah Margolis
Jacob Marks
Daniel McCabe
Ashley Meng
Cara Meyer
Calvin Park
Charles Proctor
Joseph Rosen
Maeve Serino
Alexander Sernyak
Emma Speer
Laura Srivichitranond
Kylie Stengel
Liam Taylor
Tamar Weseley
Rachel Wishnie-Edwards
Max Ying

Becca currently works as an investor in energy, food and financial services. Before starting her investment career, Becca was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, where she focused on assessing the impact of the $36 billion Recovery Act investment in clean energy infrastructure and technology. In addition, Becca served as a member of the Obama-Biden Transition Team, focusing on the economic agencies, including Treasury, SEC, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve. She began her professional career a consultant in McKinsey & Company's Washington, DC office where she advised clients in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Becca earned a bachelor's degree with distinction, an MBA, and a MS in Environment and Resources, all from Stanford University, where she was also an All-American sailor.

An association of 382 chapters, approximately two dozen of which are located in public schools and the rest in independent schools in the United States, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Canada, England, France and Spain. Some 4,000 new student members are inducted annually.

A Brief History
Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. The founders of the society modeled Cum Laude after Phi Beta Kappa and in the years since its founding, CumLaude has grown to 382 chapters, approximately two dozen of which are located in public schools and the rest in Independent schools. Membership is predominantly in the United States, but chapters also are located in Canada, England, France, Spain, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

The Cum Laude logo
Originally named the Alpha Delta Tau fraternity, The Cum Laude Society adopted a stylized version of the Greek letter Tau ( t ) as its logo. Even though the fraternity evolved into the Cum Laude Society in the 1950's, the original logo was retained. It is used on all official publications and on Cum Laude pins to this day. The Greek alphabet developed in classical times (around the 9th century BC) and continues to be used for a variety of other purposes such as mathematical symbols and names of stars. Tau is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.