The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

For the second straight year, Kutztown University athletics nets a new department record with 157 student-athletes receiving Division 2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement award status. The 2024-25 number is 17 more than the previous high mark of 140 achieved last year. For a student-athlete to qualify for the award, they must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work at a two-year and/or four-year institution and also been an active member of an intercollegiate team during the last academic year. For the sixth time in the past seven years, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference leads the nation in D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The PSAC tallied 2,051 honorees for the 2024-25 season, the most in Division II by nearly 300 student-athletes, saw an increase of 6.88% in student athlete nominations and had 11 institutions have at least 100 honorees. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

Phi Kappa Phi members nationwide have been selected to serve as officers for their local chapters.

The following people recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Jacqueline Hibbard, a modern languages master's program graduate from Corinth, is one of seven University of Mississippi graduates who have a chance to teach English around the world through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Middle Tennessee State University is making global waves this summer as four undergraduates traveled to the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, to present original research and help lead the 2025 International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR).

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the 2025 Study Abroad Grant recipients. The grants, worth $1,000, were awarded to 75 students nationwide.

University of Maryland Global Campus honored twelve students with a Student Governance Award for their service on the university's Student Advisory Council (STAC) for the 2024-25 academic year. Members of STAC are elected by the student body and serve in an advisory capacity to the university president, provost, deans, and other officials to express the views of students.

Eighteen University of Mississippi students were inducted into the Columns Society for 2024-25.

Thirteen Angelo State University student-athletes were selected for the 2025 Holland's Awards at the ASU Athletics Department's annual Holland's Sports Banquet on April 14. Holland's Awards go to one student-athlete in each intercollegiate sport, as voted on by their teammates, who exemplifies what it means to be an ASU student-athlete in competition, in the classroom and in the community. This year's winners are: Baseball - Justin Harris, business major from The Woodlands Men's Basketball - Darion "D.J." Freeman, interdisciplinary studies major from Midwest City, Okla. Women's Basketball - Madeline Stephens, business major from Lubbock Men's Cross Country - Tate Hughes, commercial aviation major from San Angelo Women's Cross Country - Mary Brown, kinesiology major from Georgetown Men's Track & Field - Joshua Body, psychology major from Abilene Women's Track & Field - Maricia Spence, business major from Manchester, Jamaica Football - Brayden Wilcox, natural resource management major from San Angelo Tennis - Eva Schwartz, business major from L'isle Sur la Sorge, France Softball - Erin Plunkett, management major from Humble Golf - Lacey Stevens, agriculture major from Pleasanton Soccer - Katelin Heise, kinesiology major from Lubbock Volleyball - Evelyn Torres, global security studies major from Fort Worth More than 100 ASU student-athletes who were named to the Athletic Academic Honor Roll were also honored at the banquet, as well as several other individual award winners. See more details at angelosports.com.

The Troy University Sorrell College of Business and School of Accountancy celebrated Accountancy Day on September 7. The ceremony honored students as well as provided scholarships for students in the program.

FUSE grants are giving 12 UNG students the opportunity to research various fields and topics with faculty members over the summer.

Taylor Medalist Rhonda Brown no longer running from school, but running toward her dreams.

Noah Eggensperger, a Master of Social Work student at UA Little Rock from Cabot, has written a $5,000 grant to support an annual social work conference in Arkansas.

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that three College of Arts & Sciences students have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad to teach, study or pursue research for the 2023-24 academic year. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected based on academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The program operates in more than 140 countries.

Kutztown Universty students in the Department of Communication Design won awards at the 2022 Graphis New Talent Annual Showcase.

University of North Georgia (UNG) cadet Benjamin Yetman received one of two $1,000 college leadership scholarship awards presented by the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS) this March. Yetman, a Kennesaw, Georgia resident, graduated with a degree in history and commissioned into the Army as a second lieutenant this month. He served as a cadet captain during his senior year.

Morgan Preston of Vicksburg, Michigan, has been selected to receive Angelo State University's 2022 Presidential Award as the top graduate in her class, while five other ASU graduating seniors have been selected for 2021-22 Distinguished Student Awards from their respective academic colleges. Preston will be recognized at ASU's May 13-14 commencement ceremonies, along with the five Distinguished Student Award honorees. The Distinguished Student Award recipients are: Krystyn Irby of Odessa - Archer College of Health and Human Services Price Tarbet of Big Spring - College of Arts and Humanities Caroline Huseman of Amarillo - College of Education Mia van Rheede van Oudtshoorn of Kroonstad, South Africa - College of Science and Engineering Connor Blake of Boerne - Norris-Vincent College of Business. ASU's Academic Excellence Committee hosted an awards ceremony May 2 in the Houston Harte University Center to honor all the award recipients and nominees. See more details at angelo.edu/news.

Troy University is proud to recognize students who were named members of "The 87". The 87, formerly Who's Who, recognizes juniors, seniors and graduate students who have excelled in campus leadership and in their academic area.

The University of Alabama has crowned Lindsay Fincher as Miss UA 2021. Twelve women competed in the annual program at the Bama Theatre Saturday, Sept. 19, 2021.