2024 Fellowship Recipients

Makenna Poindexter
Nominating Chapter: Ball State University
Graduate Institution: Indiana University McKinney School of Law

"Receiving the Marcus L. Urann Fellowship is such a tremendous honor that will be such a  valuable resource as I prepare to enter law school. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the selection committee along with the members  and donors of Phi Kappa Phi who have made receiving this award possible." 

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Rachel Booher
Nominating Chapter: Middle Tennessee State University
Graduate Institution: Middle Tennessee State University

 "I am beyond ecstatic and overflowing with gratitude for being selected as a Marcus L. Urann Fellow. This blessing will not only provide me the necessary resources to obtain my master’s degree in English, but it will also advance my desire to help foster accessible literacy and teach literacy skills to students and underprivileged adults."

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Martayn Van de Wall
Nominating Chapter: United States Military Academy
Graduate Institution: University of Oxford

"I am extremely humbled and honored to be nominated for a fellowship by Phi Kappa Phi. I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to my chapter’s leadership at the United States Military Academy, as well as several instructors and mentors who helped me grow into the student and leader I am today."

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Claire Roffi
Nominating Chapter: University of Florida
Graduate Institution: North Carolina State University

"I feel incredibly grateful to receive this Marcus L. Urann Fellowship and want to thank Phi Kappa Phi and the donors who made this possible. This award will be immensely helpful financially in my pursuit of veterinary school. More importantly, it inspires me to continue working towards my goal of positively impacting the field of veterinary medicine and all the people and animals I will encounter." 

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Derek Wu
Nominating Chapter: University of Delaware
Graduate Institution: Emory University

"I am incredibly honored to have been selected as a Marcus L. Urann Fellowship recipient, and I want to extend my sincerest gratitude to those who have helped me achieve it. Thank you to my mentors, professors, and friends at the University of Delaware, and I specifically want to thank the Phi Kappa Phi officers at the University of Delaware for encouraging me to apply for this award. With it, my dreams of pursuing a career in academia as a future professor have become one step more attainable." 

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Keyara Piri
Nominating Chapter: California State University, Fresno
Graduate Institution: John’s Hopkins School of Medicine

"Receiving this Fellowship is a huge honor. I am so thankful to my chapter at Fresno State for their support. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi continues to allow me to grow both professionally and academically. With the aide of this Fellowship, I can pursue my M.D. with hopes of returning to serve my home in the Central Valley of California." 

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2024 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows

Named Fellowships

Several of Phi Kappa Phi's Fellowships have been endowed by generous donors. To see a complete list of the Society's named fellowships and the contributors who made them possible, click here.

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