The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious honorary societies in the United States, has elected three Indiana University faculty members -- Jamsheed K. Choksy, Lynda F. Delph and Elisabeth A. Lloyd -- to its ranks in its latest class of honorees.

Choksy is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of International Studies, a Distinguished Professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Religious Studies in the College. Delph is a Distinguished Professor in the College's Department of Biology. Lloyd is a Distinguished Professor in the College's Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, and an adjunct professor in the biology and philosophy departments.