Christina Allen Receives Shirley C. Sorensen Award from Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC

2018 Apr 12

Christina Allen of Baltimore, Maryland, was recently selected as the recipient of the 2018 Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses.

Each spring, the UMBC chapter invites applications from its undergraduate student members to apply for the $1,000 award. The award, established in 2009, recognizes an undergraduate student for academic excellence.

Christina was selected by the awards committee for her outstanding academic excellence and active participation within the university and the broader community. In particular, the committee was impressed by Christina's perseverance to succeed and to serve others. Christina is a 4.0 student pursuing a bachelor's degree in Social Work with a minor in Sociology. Upon completing her undergraduate degree, she will pursue a master's degree in Social Work at the University of Maryland School of Social Work beginning in fall 2019.

Christina was presented with the Shirley C. Sorensen Award at a ceremony held on April 8, 2018.

The Sorensen Award honors long-time executive secretary of Chapter 22BC, Shirley C. Sorensen. Professor Sorensen was a member of the University of Maryland's mathematics faculty.

Chartered at College Park in 1920, Chapter 22BC recognizes academic excellence across all disciplines. Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is extended to the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

More About Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine under the leadership of Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others." Since its founding, 1.5 million members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi. Each biennium, Phi Kappa Phi awards $1.4 million to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives. For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, visit www.phikappaphi.org.