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2018 Love of Learning Recipients

Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate professional development for active Phi Kappa Phi members. Recipients of the Fellowship award are not eligible to apply. Two hundred awards, at $500 each, are distributed each year.

Name Chapter of Initiation
Meleah Abron University of Maryland University College
Kathryn Accurso
University of Massachusetts
Adeniji Adetayo  Texas State University 
James Almeida  Boise State University 
Emily Anderson  Oregon State University 
Jason Arledge  The University of Mississippi
Sarah E. Austin  Colorado State University 
Olushola M. Awoyemi  Texas Tech University 
Kristina Baltutis  North Carolina State University 
William D. Bartle  Longwood University 
Amy L. Bartlow  Pittsburg State University 
Taylor Berrang  Villanova University 
Upendra Bahadur Bom  Texas State University 
Meredith Braza  University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Lindsay Brett  The University of Mississippi
Kelly Briggs  Kansas State University 
McKenna Bristow  Texas State University 
Logan Britton  Kansas State University 
Courtney Broderick  The University of Texas at Austin
Gustavo Eidji Camarinha Fujiwara  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bradley Carlson
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amanda R. Casto  The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Angela Chapman  Bowling Green State University 
Mengyang Chi  Virginia Tech 
Fengying Chiang  Brigham Young University-Hawaii 
Shao-Hua Chin  Texas Tech University 
Lorraine Marie Cintron Colon  Nova Southeastern University 
Ryan Clark  San Jose State University 
Nikki Clauss  Oklahoma State University 
Hannah Clipp  University of Delaware 
Kevin P. Collins  Texas State University 
Rochelle D. Cortino  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 
Stephen Cox  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 
Gordon Christopher Culletto  The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Danielle Lynn Dadiego  University of Southern Maine 
Katie Daily  United States Military Academy 
Ronit Dastidar  University of Florida 
Ryan J. Davis  University of Maryland, College Park 
Brittany M. Davis  Texas State University 
Weerakonda Arachchige Bhagya De Silva  University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
Justin T. Dellinger  The University of Texas at Arlington
Lydia Dempsey  Bowling Green State University 
Samudani Dhanasekara  Texas Tech University 
Julia Di Fiore  Florida State University 
Brian S. Di Pace  Virginia Commonwealth University 
Alicia Dixon  The University of Mississippi
Rachel Dolechek  Fort Hays State University 
Gokila Dorai  Florida State University 
Caitlin Duerler  Lamar University 
Noah Dunham  Illinois Wesleyan University
Amber M. Easley  Clark Atlanta University 
Rebecca Eckert  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 
Nelly Elsayed  University of Louisiana at Lafayette 
Nicolas Emilfork  The University of Texas at Austin
Abigail Engel  Hillsdale College 
Allison Hall Faber  Texas A&M University 
Sara Farghaly  Long Island University 
Shari Jane Fieser  Truman State University 
Megan Finnegan  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
Michael Sandino C. Flores  University of the Philippines 
Farnaz Fouladi
North Dakota State University
Walter W. Furness  Texas State University 
Ivett Gabriella  California State University, Dominguez Hills 
Ilias Gavrielatos  University of Tulsa, The 
Tylor Ghaffari  California State University, Stanislaus 
Rebecca Goodridge  University of Maryland, College Park 
Rayonna Gordon  North Carolina A&T State University 
Lauren Goworowski  Florida Institute of Technology 
Vincent J. Graffeo  University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Donald L. Grebner  Mississippi State University 
Jessica Gushue
Florida Atlantic University
Hosain Haddad Kolour  University of Maine 
David Hanna  Valdosta State University 
Marilyn Harhai  Clarion University of Pennsylvania 
Ariel M. Harro  Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 
Mollie A. Hartup  Youngstown State University 
Danielle Hayes  Ithaca College 
Michael Hayes  The University of Kansas
Shelby Helwig  Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 
Michael Hendricks  Emporia State University 
Katharine Henry
California State University, Los Angeles
Chloe' D. Henson  Mississippi State University 
Heather Hildreth  The University of Southern Mississippi
Hannah Jackson  Winthrop University 
Christopher Jay  Virginia Commonwealth University 
Chinyere P. Jebavy   Tennessee Technological University 
Misti Jeffers  East Tennessee State University 
Sarah Jensen  St. Norbert College 
Ananth Jillepalli  University of Idaho 
Erika Johnson  Texas Woman's University 
Maureen Johnson
Texas Woman's University
Meagan Jurica  Tennessee State University 
Kayte Kaminski  Montana State University 
P. Nick Kardulias  The Ohio State University
Michael Kessler  California State University, Long Beach 
Raquel Acevedo Klein  State University of New York at Potsdam 
Amanda M. Knapp  University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses 
Shelby R. Knighten  The University of Mississippi
Rachel Knobel  University of Maryland, College Park 
Eunice Ko  The University of Texas at Dallas
Oluwagbohunmi Kolawole
The University of Kansas
Ethan Krell  Pennsylvania State University 
Megan Krou  Texas State University 
Naveen Kumar  Texas Tech University 
Aparna Kumari   University of Idaho 
Sarah E. Kurz  Eastern Michigan University 
Stella J. Landers  Texas A&M University-Commerce 
Matthew Landry  Louisiana State University 
Samantha Lanjewar  Louisiana State University 
Chloe Lash  The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Taylor L. Lay
University of Illinois at Chicago
Kapria Lee  Florida State University 
Carrie B. LeGarde  University of Montana 
Kristen Lillvis  Marshall University 
Ching-Yen Lin  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
Melanie Maddox  Troy University 
Shadi Maleki  Texas State University 
Daniel Marshall  Florida State University 
Anna McGinn  University of Maine 
Mindy Alison Menn  Texas A&M University 
Lauren Michels
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Allison Mueller  University of Montana 
Etenia Mullins  Austin Peay State University 
Sourabh Nadgouda  The Ohio State University
Alejandro Najera-Acosta  New Mexico State University 
Caroline L.C. Neely  George Mason University 
Thanh V. Nguyen  University of California-Davis 
Thu Hoai Nguyen  Louisiana State University 
Ruth Nolan  Northern Arizona University 
Heidi Noneman  Ball State University 
Kelsey Lorin Ohman
University of Florida
Babajide A. Ojo  Oklahoma State University 
Neil Karlo Z. Olegario  University of the Philippines 
Katherine O'Meara  Emporia State University 
Andrea Denise L. Ong  University of the Philippines 
Osler Ortez  Kansas State University 
Bremansu Osa-Andrews  South Dakota State University 
Nellie Owens  State University of New York at Oswego 
Anthony C. Pais  Old Dominion University 
Elizabeth R. Paitel  St. Norbert College 
Rick Palese
The University of Texas at Austin
Emily P. Peron
Virginia Commonwealth University 
Madyson Plummer 
Texas Woman's University 
Justine Powell 
Florida State University 
Justin M. Pratt 
Southeast Missouri State University 
Christina Preston   California State University, Sacramento 
Devin Preston 
University of New Orleans  
Rosalynn Quinones   Marshall University 
Aaron Ragsdale   South Dakota State University 
Ismatara Reena    Lamar University 
Sarah E. Reis
Fordham University
Ariann Robino  Virginia Tech 
Damilola Runsewe  Texas State University 
Denae C. Rushing  Nova Southeastern University 
Liberatus J. Rwebugisa  University of Nevada, Reno 
Mahima Sajan Varghese  Texas State University 
Ashiq Adnan Sakib  North Dakota State University 
Farshad Salimi Naneh Karan  The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Keyur Savla  University of Alabama At Birmingham 
Kayla Schmelz  Nova Southeastern University 
Lauren Schroeder
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Rhimmon Simchy-Gross  State University of New York at Potsdam 
Claudia Simon  Texas Tech University 
Natasha Sioda  Pacific Lutheran University 
Zulham Sirajuddin  Iowa State University 
Jennifer Smith  New Mexico Highlands University 
Kathleen Smith  North Carolina State University 
Jessica Spiegelberg  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 
Michelle Stauff  University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 
Bryan John J. Subong  University of the Philippines 
Rachel Sutphin
Virginia Tech
Jeffrey Swofford  Arizona State University 
Jacque Taylor  Clemson University 
Elizabeth Tep  California State University, Long Beach 
R.J. Thompson  Youngstown State University 
Kelly Toner  University of West Florida 
Pamela M. Torres-Jiménez  Old Dominion University 
Ozden Tozanli  University of Bridgeport 
Kieu-Nga Tran  Louisiana State University 
Tereza Trejbalova  University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
Richard Carlos L. Velasco
Texas Tech University
Jolene Vincent  University of Central Florida 
Colleen Ann Walsh  Long Island University 
Weicang Wang  University of Massachusetts 
Sara Weaver  Texas State University 
Hope Wentzel  Virginia Tech 
Barret Wessel  University of Maryland, College Park 
Megan Westhoff  Pittsburg State University 
Lyda Murillo Wilbur  Oklahoma State University 
Scott Willard  Mississippi State University 
Amanda Williams
University of Montana
Libby Wilson  Truman State University 
Lucas F.W. Wilson   Florida Atlantic University 
Bianca Wolford  Pennsylvania State University 
Carly Woodin  Bradley University 
McCaide Wooten  North Carolina State University 
Deijah Wyatt  California State University, Long Beach 
Chang Yuan  North Carolina State University 
Vincent Zaballa  Texas A&M University 
Ying Zhou  University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg