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2 unusual facts about Phi Beta Kappa Society


Canon Tallis

Apparently English, Tallis nevertheless carries an American Phi Beta Kappa key, and wears a French Légion d'honneur ribbon.

Todd Blackledge

Blackledge earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1983, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a 3.8 grade point average.


John H. Hickey

John H. (Jack) Hickey graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High School in the top 2 percent of his class and received his B.A. from Florida State University in 1976 Phi Beta Kappa; Magna Cum Laude).

V-Nee Yeh

He graduated from Milton Academy, Cum Laude '77;Williams College, BA' 81 Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude and Columbia Law School, JD 1984, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar He is a co-founder and honorary chairman of Value Partners Group Limited, the second largest in Asian based fund manager.


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Pablo S. Torre

He later graduated from Harvard College with a magna cum laude degree in sociology in 2007, and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society.