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Phi Kappa Phi Announces Graduate Research Grant Recipients

by Alyssa Papa

Baton Rouge, LA (03/09/2022) — The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, today announced the recipients of its Graduate Research Grants. The grants of up to $1,500 are designed to support graduate students who are active Society members seeking funding for research in support of career development opportunities.

The 20 grant recipients include students spanning a number of academic disciplines:

  • Petra Banks, Texas State University
  • Shermel Edwards-Maddox, Texas Woman's University
  • Chkwuyem Ekhator, Northern Illinois University
  • Mic Fenech, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Gavin Gleasman, Clemson University
  • Emma Harlet, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Sarah Weber Hertel, George Mason University
  • Sophia Mavroudas, Texas State University
  • Nina Naghshineh, Fordham University
  • Emily N. Napier, East Tennessee State University
  • Iqra Pervaiz, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Kieron Dwayne Sargeant, Florida State University
  • Alexander Schmid, Louisiana State University
  • Emily R. Schumacher, The University of Tulsa
  • Sarah N. Sexton, The University of Tampa
  • Eliza Stein, Louisiana State University
  • Rachel Stein, University of Idaho
  • Patricia Stout, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Rachel Tharp, Missouri State University
  • Gordon Blaine West, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"The Graduate Research Grant program has had another amazing response this year. This year's recipients represent a diversity of institutions and disciplines. I am excited to see this specific award program fill an important need for our graduate student members as they continue their academic journeys," said Society Executive Director and CEO Bradley Newcomer.

Established in 2018, the grants are part of the Society's robust awards portfolio, which gives more than $1 million each year to outstanding students and members through study abroad grants, graduate fellowships, funding for post-baccalaureate development, member and chapter awards, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives.

To learn more about the Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Research Grant and this year's recipients, please visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org/GraduateResearch.

About Phi Kappa Phi

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni annually. The Society has chapters on more than 325 select colleges and universities in the United States, its territories and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engage the community of scholars in service to others." For more information, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.


Sarah Sexton
Sarah
Sexton
  • EdS in Special Education
  • Class of 2019
  • Georgiana, AL
SE
Shermel
Edwards-Maddox
  • Richmond, Texas
PB
Petra
Banks
  • San Marcos, Texas
Sarah Weber Hertel
Sarah
Weber Hertel
  • Environmental Science and Policy
  • Class of 2023
  • Fairfax, Virginia
Mic Fenech
Mic
Fenech
  • STEM Education
  • Austin, Texas
GG
Gavin
Gleasman
  • Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Iqra Pervaiz
Iqra
Pervaiz
  • Amarillo, Texas
EN
Emily
Napier
  • Johnson City, Tennessee
RS
Rachel
S.
EH
Emma
Harlet
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
Kieron Sargeant
Kieron
Sargeant
  • Iowa City, Iowa
AS
Alexander
Schmid
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Alyssa Papa at apapa@phikappaphi.org or 225-923-7777

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