The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

The Bloomsburg University athletic department was recognized by the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) for its work in the classroom as a recipient of the 2018-19 Academic Achievement Awards. In addition to the athletic department being recognized, 61 student-athletes were honored for having at least a 3.5 grade point average, attending a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work, and being an active member of their intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year. The number represents an increase of 17 student-athletes achieving the honor from the previous year. "The 61 Husky student-athletes being recognized and honored by the D2 ADA for their academic achievements is telling of the commitment by our coaches and students to the academic rigor at Bloomsburg University," Michael McFarland, Director of Athletics said. "With a focus on competing in the classroom, and in their respective sport, these student-athletes have set a new standard as we continue to recruit the finest students and athletes." A record number of institutions (185) and student-athletes (11,660) were recognized for the 2018-19 Academic Achievement Awards. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) led all of Division II with 975 total student-athletes achieving the honor.

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

Four Clarkson undergraduate students presented results of their research at Mathfest, the national flagship conference of Mathematical Association of America (MAA), held in Cincinnati, OH from Jul 31 to Aug 3, 2019. These students were among 15 students, majoring in mathematical and engineering disciplines, that participated in the pilot offering of the Mathematical Consulting class (STAT488), taught by Dr. Marko Budisic, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, in Spring 2019. This class is a part of a nation-wide MAA program, Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematics (PICMath) that aims to connect students in mathematical sciences with industrial partners in order to enable students to work on real industry problem, and highlight the range of careers in business, industry, and government that have a need for hiring students with majors and minors in mathematical sciences.

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

Phi Kappa Phi student vice presidents from across the nation recently attended the Society's 2019 Student Vice President Leadership Summit held July 12-13 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Phi Kappa Phi recently named the recipient of its 1897 Fellowship for 2019. The prestigious $35,000 fellowship recognizes the year the Society was founded at the University of Maine.

Phi Kappa Phi recently named the recipient of its 2019 Sherrill Carlson Fellowship. The prestigious $35,000 fellowship is named for Carlson, a former Washington State University chapter president and lifelong supporter of Phi Kappa Phi.

Phi Kappa Phi recently named the recipients of its 2019 Marcus L. Urann Fellowships. The prestigious $20,000 fellowships were awarded to six students nationwide.

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced the recipients of a 2019 Fellowship. The prestigious $8,500 fellowships were awarded to 50 students nationwide.

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

Ten Southeast Missouri State University student members of the Zeta Alpha Lambda chapter of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) brought home seven awards in individual and team events at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference June 24-28 in San Antonio, Texas.

Frostburg State University junior Gwendolin Schemm of Pittsburgh was honored with the Social Change Award and the 2019 Derek Thomson Sheely Leadership Award at the 2018-2019 FSU Leadership Awards Reception.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce its 2019 Literacy Grant recipients. The grants of up to $2,500 were awarded to Phi Kappa Phi chapters and individual members to fund literacy initiatives.

For the fifth consecutive year, the student robotics team from The University of Alabama won NASA's grand prize in its Robotics Mining Competition. Made up of 60 students, primarily from UA's College of Engineering, Alabama Astrobotics won the Joe Kosmo Award for Excellence, the grand prize, in NASA's 2019 robotic mining competition, NASA announced. UA's teams previously placed first in 2012 and from 2015-2018.

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."

Stephanie Morgan Stanley of Vidalia, Georgia, is the recipient of Valdosta State University's 2019 College of the Arts Outstanding Student Award.

Janna Hines, senior communication sciences and disorders major from Columbia, South Carolina, has been honored with the Southern Talon Award.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the 2019 Study Abroad Grant recipients. The grants, worth $1,000, were awarded to 75 students nationwide.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22BC University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses recently named the recipients of the 2019 Undergraduate Research Award.

Emporia State's newest Shepherd Scholars brings the total to 300 students helped by the generosity of Augusta Shepherd (BSB '44 Business Administration) and her late husband, R. Hershel Shepherd.

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.

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.

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced its 2019 class of Dissertation Fellows. The ten fellows will receive $10,000 each to support their dissertation writing.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the recipients of the first Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Research Grants. The grant pilot project was designed to support graduate students who are active Society members seeking funding for travel to conduct or present research.

Thirty-three Clemson University students have been selected for the Lyceum Scholars program, the first and only college program in the U.S. that systematically studies the history of liberty and capitalism, the political ideas of the American Founding, and the requirements of moral character.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the Session B recipients of a 2018 Love of Learning Award. The awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and career development for active Society members.

McKendree University's 117th Regiment Collegiate Cybersecurity team finished 11th in the Department of Energy's recent CyberForce Competition at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the 2018 Study Abroad Grant recipients for Session B. The grants, worth $1,000, were awarded to 25 students nationwide.

Four students in the Williamson College of Business Administration are among a select group of students across the country who have completed the training to join the University Innovation Fellows program by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.

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