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2019 Study Abroad Recipients

Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Seventy-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year.

Applicants do not have to be Society members but must attend an institution with an active Phi Kappa Phi chapter. Applicants also must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Click here for more information about the award.

2019 Study Abroad Grant Recipients

Name Phi Kappa Phi Chapter
Alexandra Adams Miami University
Amelia Aleman Louisiana State University
Melody Allred Brigham Young University
Riley Alton The Ohio State University
Lance Anenson The Ohio State University
Gavin Bach University of Georgia
Gabriela Theodora Bantas Illinois Wesleyan University
Olivia Bell University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Layla Brooks Michigan State University
Tatiana Brown Virginia Commonwealth University
Samantha Bryan Brigham Young University
Michael A. Chavez Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Alayne Chipman University of Idaho
Jason Emmett Collins University of Southern California
Mohamad Fattouh University of Houston
Christa M. Fernando Grand Valley State University
Hayley B. Fitzgerald-Smith Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Audrey Fletcher Western Illinois University
Shea Gorzelanczyk2 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Mary Morgan Green Western Kentucky University
Katie Guirnalda Miami University
Thane Henschel South Dakota State University
Talisa Hernandez Kansas State University
Shola Jimoh University of Illinois at Chicago
Taylor Johnson Brigham Young University
Kiana Johnson University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Jacquelyn Keating University of Delaware
Margaret Kilpatrick Georgia Southern University
Emily King Columbus State University
Greta Koshenina The University of Mississippi
Catherine Lemus Western Michigan University
Biron M. Little Middle Tennessee State University
Julianne Liu The University of Utah
Avery Lorio Samford University
Carly Malcolm Clemson University
Roberta Marsh Elon University
Liam McBane Middle Tennessee State University
Kenzie McNeel Washington State University Tri-Cities
Natalia Mejia1 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Carly Moellenkamp Montana State University
Caroline Moriarty University of Missouri-Kansas City
Maggie Newman University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Emma Nicklas-Morris Carnegie Mellon University
Julia Oehlers The University of Oklahoma
Chiamaka Okonkwo The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Paige Osterfeld University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Josey Owens Eastern Kentucky University
Brooke Palmer East Carolina University
Andrea Patiño Eastern Kentucky University
Raven Pfeiffer The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kristen Phillips The University of Kansas
Beck Powling University of Wisconsin-Madison
My Diem Quan The University of Texas at Austin
Olivia Richart Pennsylvania State University
Haley Ritsema Western Washington University
Matthew A. Sadler Berea College
Meredith Shaheed The University of Kansas
Amani Shalash University of Kentucky
Marina Shenouda University of Houston
Karly Shirey College of Charleston
Helene Slinker University of Missouri-Kansas City
Landry Smith The University of Southern Mississippi
Hannah M. Solima Middle Tennessee State University
Logan Stuart The University of Kansas
Hannah Supplee Pennsylvania State University
Madalyn Taylor Western Kentucky University
Sarah Margaret Thomas Purdue University
RaeAnn Topa Arcadia University
Lydia Turner University of South Alabama
Beverly Val-Addo University of Maryland, College Park
Joy Ward Queens University of Charlotte
Skylar Weber Northern Arizona University
Avery Wright Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Rachel Wright University of Kentucky

Named Study Abroad Grants

Two Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants have been endowed by generous donors. Below are descriptions of the Society's named Study Abroad Grants and the contributors who made them possible:

1 McKenzie Study Abroad Grant - Established in 2011 from the generosity of past Society president Wendell H. McKenzie, Ph.D. and his wife Georgie McKenzie, the grant will be given annually to a successful applicant from North Carolina State University. Should there not be a successful applicant from North Carolina State University, the funds will be granted to a successful candidate from another Phi Kappa Phi member institution.

2 Larry Sommers Study Abroad Grant - Former Society president, Larry Sommers of Okemos, Michigan, did not have the opportunity to study abroad as a University of Wisconsin undergraduate in the late 1930’s. His endowed gift to the Society will make such opportunities available for future generations of students to enrich their education.

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