ADA, Okla. 鈥� East Central University鈥� Russian Studies Program recently held its annual Dobro Slovo induction ceremony to close out the spring semester. This year, four students and one alumnus were inducted into the National Slavic Honor Society.
The 2026 inductees included students Jesse Barker, Rafael Charqueno, Madison Hawkins and John Kelso, along with alumnus Jonathan Willett.
Introductions were made by Dr. Joshua Grasso, the 成人B站 chapter鈥檚 co-sponsor, followed by a review of the past year by Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya, the chapter鈥檚 other co-sponsor and director of 成人B站鈥檚 Russian Studies program.
Opening remarks for the induction portion of the ceremony were delivered by 成人B站 chapter President Olivia Hunley before each new inductee participated in a poetry recital, where each recited a prominent Slavic poem in Russian.
Madison Hawkins recited 鈥淪nowfall鈥� by Yunna Morits. Jesse Barker recited 鈥淭he Color Blue鈥� by Nikoloz Baratashvili. Jonathan Willett recited 鈥淭o Friends鈥� by Alexander Pushkin. Rafael Charqueno recited 鈥淭he Crow and the Fox鈥� by Ivan Krylov, and John Kelso recited 鈥淏abi Yar鈥� by Yevgeny Yevtushenko.
To conclude the ceremony, Barker was named the new president of the 成人B站 Dobro Slovo chapter, followed by a reception.
Dobro Slovo was originally founded as a local Slavic honorary society at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1926. In 1963, with the help and encouragement of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), Dobro Slovo became the National Slavic Honor Society.
Since 1963, Dobro Slovo has grown into an internationally recognized academic honor society with a distinguished membership, currently boasting more than 130 local chapters and a total membership of 6,200. The society recognizes academic excellence in the study of Slavic languages, literature, history and culture, and encourages continued scholarly interest in Slavic life.
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