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Phi Kappa Phi was born different. In 1897, 10 senior students, 2 faculty members and the University of Maine president created a new kind of honor society, one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines.Today, Phi Kappa Phi continues to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education. Check out our latest news to see how the Society is making headlines more than 100 years after its founding.

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Phi Kappa Phi was born different. In 1897, 10 senior students, 2 faculty members and the University of Maine president created a new kind of honor society, one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines.Today, Phi Kappa Phi continues to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education. Check out our latest news to see how the Society is making headlines more than 100 years after its founding.

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Representation of the achievement named 'YSU students honored in Three-Minute Thesis Competition'.

Phi Kappa Phi member honored in Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Three-Minute Thesis, presented by the YSU College of Graduate Studies, requires students to explain their research in three minutes in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
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Academic Award - 2022 Mar 15

Phi Kappa Phi Names 2022 Dissertation Fellows

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced its 2022 class of Dissertation Fellows. The ten fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.
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Academic Award - 2022 Mar 24

English major, Phi Kappa Phi member, named Georgia College Academic Representative

Ellen Yeudall, a senior English major, was named Georgia College's 2022 Academic Recognition Day representative. Ellen will be graduating in May with a 4.0 GPA, is a member of the Honors College, the non-fiction editor for Georgia College's literary magazine, as well as the secretary for the student honors association.
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Academic Award - 2022 Feb 15
Representation of the achievement named 'Alabama's Mac Jones Named CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year'.

ΦKΦ Member Mac Jones Named CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year

Alabama's Mac Jones Named CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year The quarterback of the Crimson Tide's 2020 CFP and SEC Champion football squad, Jones is the fourth Alabama student-athlete to earn the prestigious accolade
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Academic Award - 2021 Aug 24
Representation of the achievement named 'John Strickland Named Mellophone Section Leader at JSU'.

Phi Kappa Phi Member John Strickland Named Mellophone Section Leader at JSU

John Strickland has been named mellophone section leader for the world-renowned Marching Southerners at Jacksonville State University for 2021-2022.
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Academic Award - 2021 Jul 27
Representation of the achievement named 'Clarkson University Senior John (Jack) Garrett Receives Levinus Clarkson Award'.

Clarkson University Senior John (Jack) Garrett Receives Levinus Clarkson Award

Graduating senior John (Jack) Garrett of Marblehead, Mass., was awarded the Levinus Clarkson Award during Clarkson University's spring 2021 commencement ceremony. He was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on his scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement. The award was established by University founders Elizabeth and Frederica Clarkson in memory of their brother, Levinus, and was first awarded in 1909. This award and the Frederica Clarkson Award are traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class. Garrett earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering with a concentration in electrical power engineering, and minors in sustainable energy systems engineering, project management, and mathematics. He was a presidential scholar for all of his semesters at Clarkson and graduated with a 3.95 GPA. Garrett is a member of Clarkson's academic, leadership, mathematics, engineering, and electrical engineering honors societies, was the vice president and electrical engineering lead for the Formula Electric SPEED team, and helped establish the IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers) student branch at Clarkson. Garrett also received the John W. Estey Outstanding Scholar Award from the IEEE Power and Energy Society for IEEE Region 1, one of only seven recipients across the U.S. and Canada.
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Academic Award - 2021 May 17

Clarkson University Senior Isabella Grasso Receives Frederica Clarkson Award

Graduating senior Isabella Grasso of Portland, ME., received the Frederica Clarkson Award during Clarkson University's spring 2021 commencement ceremony. She was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on her scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement. The award was established in 1921 as a bequest in the will of Frederica Clarkson, sister of Thomas S. Clarkson, for whom the University is named. This award and the Levinus Clarkson Award are traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class. Grasso earned a bachelor of science degree in data science. She was a presidential scholar for all of her semesters at Clarkson and graduated with a 3.93 GPA.
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Academic Award - 2021 May 17

ΦKΦ Member, Award-Winning Debater Wins Technos International Prize

Mitch Deleel, an award-winning debater who made his mark at McKendree University and on the national stage, has received the 2021 Technos International Prize.
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Academic Award - 2021 May 10
Representation of the achievement named 'Morey is Outstanding School of Business Student for 2021'.

Morey is Outstanding School of Business Student for 2021

Jessica Morey is the 2021 McKendree University School of Business Outstanding Student of the Year, sponsored by Northwestern Mutual.
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Academic Award - 2021 May 4
Chapter Award Winner achievement badge.

Viviana Angelini Selected as National Fellowship Nominee by Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses recently named its National Fellowship Nominee
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 21
Chapter Award Winner achievement badge.

Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC Names Undergraduate Research Award Recipients

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses recently named the recipients of the 2021 Undergraduate Research Award.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 21
Representation of the achievement named 'Troy University recognizes outstanding achievements at Honors Convocation'.

Troy University recognizes outstanding achievements at Honors Convocation; several Society members named

Troy University recognized students for outstanding achievements in academics, leadership and service during the annual Honors Convocation on April 19 at the Troy Campus.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 20

Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC Names Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award Recipients

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses recently named the recipients of the 2021 Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 21

Phi Kappa Phi Names 2021 Dissertation Fellows

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced its 2021 class of Dissertation Fellows. The ten fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 6
Representation of the achievement named 'Special Education Major is Lincoln Academy Student Laureate'.

Special Education Major is Lincoln Academy Student Laureate

McKendree University senior Caleb Shipley has received the 2020 Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award as a Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
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Academic Award - 2020 Nov 11
Dissertation Fellowship achievement badge.

Phi Kappa Phi Names 2020 Dissertation Fellows

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced its 2020 class of Dissertation Fellows. The ten fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.
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Academic Award - 2020 Mar 27
Representation of the achievement named '2019 Accountancy Day Awards and Scholarships'.

ΦKΦ Members Honored - 2019 Accountancy Day Awards and Scholarships

The Troy University Sorrell College of Business and School of Accountancy celebrated Accountancy Day on September 5. The ceremony honored students, alumni as well as inducted two members into the Troy Accounting Hall of Honor.
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Academic Award - 2019 Sep 20

UA Little Rock announces winners of 2019 Student Research and Creative Works Expo

The winners of the 2019 Student Research and Creative Works Expo at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were announced during an awards ceremony May 2 in the Student Services Center. Students presented more than 150 research and creative works April 18 in the Jack Stephens Center during the premiere student research event. Student projects were judged on the novelty and clarity of their research, the soundness of their methodology, the potential application of their findings, and the student's ability to explain their project to an expert and lay audience. "This year's expo was bigger and better than ever before, and was part of the first ever Research and Creativity in the Rock (RCR)," said Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, interim vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. "The RCR was an ensemble of four different college events and the expo. The presentations - posters, demonstrations and performance - were spectacular. Faculty, family, and friends turned out to celebrate the undergraduate and graduate winners of the expo in a wonderful ceremony on May 2."
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Academic Award - 2019 Jun 6

Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC Names Undergraduate Research Award Recipients

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses recently named the recipients of the 2019 Undergraduate Research Award.
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Academic Award - 2019 May 16
Representation of the achievement named 'Stephanie Stanley Recognized by College of the Arts at VSU'.

Stephanie Stanley Recognized by College of the Arts at VSU

Stephanie Morgan Stanley of Vidalia, Georgia, is the recipient of Valdosta State University's 2019 College of the Arts Outstanding Student Award.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jun 6
Chapter Award Winner achievement badge.

Stefany Wolfe Receives Marilyn Demorest Award from Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses recently named the recipient of the 2019 Marilyn Demorest Love of Learning Award.
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Academic Award - 2019 Apr 22
Chapter Award Winner achievement badge.

Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC Names Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award Recipients

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses recently named the recipients of the 2019 Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award.
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Academic Award - 2019 Apr 22
Dissertation Fellowship achievement badge.

Phi Kappa Phi Names 2019 Dissertation Fellows

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced its 2019 class of Dissertation Fellows. The ten fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.
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Academic Award - 2019 Mar 28
Representation of the achievement named 'Andrew Wagner is 2018 Lincoln Student Laureate'.

Phi Kappa Phi Member Named 2018 Lincoln Student Laureate by Lincoln Academy of Illinois

The Lincoln Academy of Illinois presented McKendree University senior Andrew Wagner with The Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, the state's highest student honor.
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Academic Award - 2018 Nov 19

Two Phi Kappa Phi Members Recognized for Outstanding Achievement at The Citadel

Four graduating cadets are being recognized for their outstanding academic and professional achievements at The Citadel. The individuals were presented awards during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony Saturday, May 5.
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Academic Award - 2018 May 7

Christina Allen Selected as Nominee for Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship by Chapter 22BC

Christina Allen of Baltimore, Maryland, was recently selected by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses as the nominee to compete at the national level for the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship.
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Academic Award - 2018 Apr 12
Representation of the achievement named 'Christina Allen Receives Shirley C. Sorensen Award from Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC '.

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

Christina Allen was recently selected as the recipient of the 2018 Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award from Chapter 22BC.
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Academic Award - 2018 Apr 12
Dissertation Fellowship achievement badge.

Phi Kappa Phi Names 2018 Dissertation Fellows

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced its 2018 class of Dissertation Fellows. The ten fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.
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Academic Award - 2018 Mar 21
Dissertation Fellowship achievement badge.

Phi Kappa Phi Names 2017 Dissertation Fellows

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced its 2017 class of Dissertation Fellows. The ten fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.
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Academic Award - 2017 Mar 23

Phi Kappa Phi Names 2016 Dissertation Fellows

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced the recipients of the 2016 Dissertation Fellowships. The two fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.
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Academic Award - 2016 Feb 24
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