
Emerging Scholar Awards
The Emerging Scholar Award recognizes outstanding rising sophomores studying at Phi Kappa Phi member institutions. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi will grant 60 awards in the amount of $250 to students who meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- Attend an institution with an active Phi Kappa Phi chapter (see Chapter Directory for listing);
- Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale;
- Have a minimum of 30 semester hours (or equivalent, excluding all AP, Credit by Exam, transfer credits, etc.) of academic credit;
"This award
is part of Phi Kappa Phi's continuing effort to respond to the needs of
undergraduate students in American higher education," said
Society Executive Director Dr. Perry A. Snyder.
2009 Emerging Scholar Winners
Eric Battles |
California State University-Fresno |
Martha Blakely |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University |
Kelsey Bradbury |
Pennsylvania State University |
Mary Burroughs |
North Carolina State University |
Baylee Butler |
Wright State University |
Elizabeth Camp |
Western Carolina University |
Natalie Craik |
University of Texas at Austin |
Anjali Datta |
University of Texas at Austin |
Adam Emerson |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Ann Frappier |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas |
Brian Garcar |
Youngstown State University |
Emily Garcia |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
Brent Geist |
Villanova University |
Whitney Gochinas |
Northwestern State University |
Sarah Haas |
University of Texas at Austin |
Karin Hanson |
South Dakota State University |
Mark Harris |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Marie Holowach |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Joe Horkey, III |
Texas Tech University |
Paul Huffman |
Duquesne University |
Matthew Hunt |
North Carolina State University |
Kevin Izadpanah |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University |
Danielle Kaslow |
University of Miami |
Anna Koster |
University of Nevada-Reno |
Michael Kotarinos |
University of South Florida |
Kirsten Kraker |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
Jessica LeClair |
University of Central Florida |
Alyson Link |
University of Central Missouri |
Hannah Lipe |
North Carolina State University |
Lucy Lyford |
University of Colorado at Boulder |
Miriam Mahfoud |
California State University-Fresno |
Lindsay Matolyak |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
Michael Mazzotta |
Eastern Kentucky University |
Alyssa Cattle |
University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Justin McIntyre |
Youngstown State University |
Douglas Mennerick |
McKendree University |
Monica Moore |
Florida State University |
Theresa Neiderer |
University of Maryland |
Thanh Nguyen |
Oklahoma City University |
Christian Nunez |
Florida State University |
Bethany Offutt |
University of Maryland |
Thomas Pangia |
Georgia College and State University |
Anushi Patel |
Florida State University |
Kathleen Phelan |
University of Nevada-Reno |
Kristin Phillips |
Florida State University |
Meighan Read |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
Molly Richard |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Lauren Rigsby |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Hannah Sadowski |
Georgia College and State University |
Lucia Schepps |
Syracuse University |
Erin Schubach |
Georgia College and State University |
Jason Shah |
University of New Orleans |
Samuel Staton |
Syracuse University |
Elizabeth Stokley |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University |
Rachel Stoller |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University |
Jonathan Strong |
Ball State University |
Randall Sullivan |
Northwestern State University |
Elaine Tolbert |
Western Carolina University |
Ashley Villarreal |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Kathryn Wheeler |
Duquesne University |
Program Discontinued
- At its spring 2009 meeting in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi’s Board of Directors approved a recommendation from the Programs and Awards Review Committee (PARC) to discontinue the Emerging Scholar Award program. For more information, click here.


