2023 Fellowship Recipients
Phi Kappa Phi is proud to present the 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship recipients. The Society awards two Fellowships of $35,000 each, six at $20,000 each, and fifty of $8,500 each to members entering the first year of graduate or professional study. Each active Phi Kappa Phi chapter may select one candidate from among its local applicants to compete for the Society-wide awards.
1897 Fellow
Grayson Buning
Nominating Chapter: University of Michigan
Graduate Institution: University of Michigan
"Phi Kappa Phi's commitment to honoring its founding members' emphasis on nurturing interdisciplinary excellence has created a collaborative, diverse, and resource-rich honors society. In receiving this generous award, I will be able to focus wholly on my studies. For this, I am immensely grateful." 1
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Sherrill Carlson Fellow
Eric Dillon
Nominating Chapter: Marshall University
Graduate Institution: University of Cambridge
"Receiving the Sherrill Carlson Fellowship is an incredible honor that I couldn't have dreamed of receiving. This fellowship gives me both the financial support and the encouragement to pursue my future research and studies. I am grateful to Phi Kappa Phi, its donors, my chapter, and everyone who helped make this possible." 2
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Marcus L. Urann Fellows
Rocco Bruno
Nominating Chapter: Youngstown State University
Graduate Institution: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
"While this generous award will help me achieve my medical education and my dream of becoming a physician, more importantly, I hope it serves as an example to those back home of what is possible when you are fueled by Youngstown-grit. Thank you to the Alice and Russell True Foundation for sponsoring my fellowship and thank you to the Mahoning Valley for shaping me into a force for the future."
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Gabriel Cutter
Nominating Chapter: Clemson University
Graduate Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"I feel extraordinarily honored to be a recipient of the Marcus L. Urann award and sincerely thank Phi Kappa Phi for selecting me, for sharing in its wealth of knowledge and mentorship, and for making my future brighter."
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Taylor Diggs
Nominating Chapter:The Citadel
Graduate Institution: Harvard Law School
"It is such an honor and blessing to be selected as a 2023 Marcus L. Urann Fellowship recipient. I would like to express my gratitude to the members of The Citadel Phi Kappa Phi chapter and the national selection committee for their support of my application. Most of all thank you to the members and donors of Phi Kappa Phi that have made this award possible. The financial support of the Marcus L. Urann Fellowship will allow me to pursue my passion for the law."
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Ivy Nguyen
Nominating Chapter: University of South Alabama
Graduate Institution: Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
"Because of the generous financial support provided through this Fellowship, I will be able to focus on my medical education, allowing me to better serve patients in the future. I would like to thank Phi Kappa Phi for its investment in my professional schooling, my mentors for their guidance and advice, and my family and friends for their continuous encouragement."
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Breanna Shen
Nominating Chapter: The University of Texas at Dallas
Graduate Institution: UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School/MD Anderson Cancer Center
"I am very honored to receive the Marcus L. Urann Fellowship. To me, this incredible distinction is both a recognition of my past accomplishments and an inspiring force that motivates me to work hard towards achievements and breakthroughs in medicine and science that will better serve the patient community."
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Nimisha Srikanth
Nominating Chapter: Texas A&M University
Graduate Institution: Yale University School of Public Health
"I am so grateful to Phi Kappa Phi for their recognition and the honor of being named a Marcus L. Urann Fellow. This award will support me in continuing my journey of becoming a better public health professional who always centers the community and their voices in my work."
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2023 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows
| Name | Nominating Chapter |
| Hannah Adamson6 | George Mason University |
| Catheryn Bolick | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Haley Brennan | University of Connecticut |
| Karisa Candreva | Ball State University |
| Michelle Cherian | University of Toledo |
| McKenzie Dyess | Eastern Washington University |
| Collin Ellsbury13 | Oklahoma City University |
| Godwin Emeka-Ibe | Berea College |
| Piper Floyd | East Tennessee State University |
| Tracey Fuentes | University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| Zander Gibney13 | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| Alicyn Grete4 | United States Military Academy |
| Manuel Gutierrez | Bloomsburg University |
| MaryEllen Haas11 | Marymount University |
| Samantha Hall | The University of Memphis |
| Nikki Hammond | University of Houston |
| Annelise Henry10 | Nicholls State University |
| Ellie Jackson11 | Montana State University |
| Andrea Kimpson11 | College of Charleston |
| Kelsey Klein | University of California, Davis |
| Kate Kouplen | Oklahoma State University |
| Austin Kruse | Kansas State University |
| Matthew Lehman | Western Carolina University |
| Evan Leonard5 | Louisiana State University |
| Megan Lolley | University of Idaho |
| Kiana Magee | University of Kansas |
| Jacob Mason | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Meghan Mitchell | The Ohio State University |
| Jaden Nelson11 | Southern Virginia University |
| Hanna Noughani13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Paola Ortiz-Gonzalez | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
| Katherine Peppiatt | James Madison University |
| Mallory Poff | Elon University |
| Jennifer Potts | North Carolina State University |
| Julia Powell | Hillsdale College |
| Ari Rickman11 | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Elisabeth Rios-Brooks9 | University of Florida |
| Lindsey Roloff8 | St. Norbert College |
| Audrey Safir12 | University of Georgia |
| Rafal Samaan | Jacksonville University |
| Breanna Sampo | McKendree University |
| Yesha Shah | University of Florida |
| Elizabeth Shreidan | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Madison Smith | Grand Valley State University |
| Jacklyn Staffeld | Eastern Michigan University |
| Madalyn Stewart11 | Fordham University |
| Stephanie Tillotson | University of Maine |
| Nicholas Tom | California State University, Fresno |
| Robert VanderSchaaff | Coe College |
| Margaret Walker7 | The University of Mississippi |
| Sarah Westmoreland13 | Samford University |
| Trey Wineglass | Winthrop University |
| Ryan Zapp | University of the Pacific |
| Julia Zickus | Elmhurst University |
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.