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2023 Love of Learning Award Recipients

Congratulations to the 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning recipients! These awards help fund post-baccalaureate professional development for active Phi Kappa Phi members. Two hundred awards, at $1,000 each, are distributed each year.

Name Chapter of Initiation
Gabriel Acevedo University of Florida
Ivy Adams Middle Tennessee State University
Darlene Aguilar University of Southern California
Christina Allingham University of Massachusetts
Kayla Anderson Elmhurst University
Hilary Ansah Texas State University 
Brooke Appelbaum  Berry College 
Chibuzor Azubuike  Kansas State University 
Olivia Baba  Texas A&M University  
Shuan Banh  San Jose State University  
Cassidy Baran  University of Findlay 
Andrea Beam  University of Lynchburg 
Anna Beavers The University of Mississippi
Colton Betts  Texas A&M University 
Amy Biedermann  Texas State University
Grace Bodine Texas A&M University
Andrew Bonney  Brigham Young University 
Chelsea Bonosky Fordham University 
Denise Boots  The University of Texas at Dallas
Elisabeth Bowman  University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Jennifer Bradley Virginia Commonwealth University 
Megan Brown  The Ohio State University 
Morgan Browning University of Florida 
Billie Callahan Northern Illinois University 
Maxwell Cartor  University of Louisville 
Lesley Casarez  Texas Tech University 
Rachel Cassar  University of Southern California 
Kacie Cassar  Salisbury University 
Marciana Castillo Virginia Tech 
Curtis Cathcart  Marshall University 
Denise Chacon-Portillo  The University of Texas at El Paso 
Andre Chiang  Louisiana State University
Isabella Clark  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
Natalie Coleman  Texas A&M University 
Andrew Couch  The University of Alabama in Huntsville 
Heather Cowherd  Western Kentucky University 
Kaitlin Coyle  Eastern Kentucky University 
Elisabeth Cuerrier-Richer  Texas State University 
Anthony D'Andrea  Marymount University 
Meghalee Das Texas Tech University
Sourav Datta  University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Andrea Davis University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Robert Dawson  University of Florida 
Bhagya De Silva  University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
Sachin Dhanda  Kansas State University 
Joely Diaczenko  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 
Margaret Domka  Clemson University
Caitlin Donovan  North Carolina State University 
Cherry Duke  Texas Woman's University 
Satwik Dutta  The University of Texas at Dallas 
Lara Edgeman  Mercer University 
Nelly Elsayed  University of Louisiana at Lafayette 
Pushpita Eshika  Arkansas State University 
John Estell  The University of Toledo 
Yusuf Falola  Texas A&M University 
Di Fan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
Jamie Feamster  University of Houston-Victoria 
Bria Ferera   University of North Florida  
Ashley Fielek  University of Wisconsin-Madison  
Diana Fontaine  University of Rhode Island 
Marion Foster   Texas A&M University
Nicolas Freeman   Brigham Young University 
Renee Gastelum
Brigham Young University
Maria Denise Gemmellaro  Kean University 
Kaitlun Gerstner  Texas State University 
Sergej Grunevski The University of Kansas 
Johnny Guidry  Lamar University 
Elyse Hauser  University of New Orleans 
Maria Hazelbaker  Kansas State University 
Seth Hinrichsen  Brigham Young University 
Neil Holcomb  Ithaca College 
Alison Holmes  Montana State University 
Tanya Honerman  The University of Kansas 
Maria Honey  University of Houston 
Mousam Hossain University of Central Florida
Meg Huber Southern Virginia University 
Chelsea Hughes  Portland State University 
Julie Huisken  St. Catherine University 
Sarah Huskisson  Georgia College & State University 
Ancilla Marie Inocencio  University of the Philippines 
Casey Iwamoto  Mississippi State University 
Quanda Johnson  University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Wyatt Johnson  Cameron University 
Elizabeth Johnson  Brigham Young University 
Marci Johnson  The University of Kansas 
Arjun Kafle  Texas Tech University
Aruna Kallon  University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Kelsey Kane  MCPHS University 
Leah Kang  University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Molly Kaplan  Texas State University 
Md Mayeem Hasan Kashem  Texas Tech University 
Carter Kindschy  Campbell University
Jonathan Kittle  University of Delaware 
Alyssa Klassa  North Carolina State University 
William Klenke  Fontbonne University 
Pavel Koprov  North Carolina State University
Stephen Kotey  Oklahoma State University 
Galen Kragas  University of Houston 
Jenni Krchak  University of South Alabama 
Jamie Kronenberg  The Ohio State University 
Sabin Kshattry  The University of Texas at Dallas 
Saili Kulkarni  San Jose State University 
Kayla Kuni  Florida State University 
Seung Ah Kwak  The University of Texas at Arlington 
Catherine Ladipo  University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses 
Solesia Lasa  Brigham Young University-Hawaii 
Jess Lasoff-Santos  University of Michigan
Alexandra Lebron  Florida International University 
Pete Gabriel Ledesma  University of Philippines
Zachariah Lee  University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses
Raven Lewis  University of Delaware 
Kristina Lewis Pittsburg State University 
Summer Ligon  Georgia Institute of Technology 
Nattaporn  Luangpipat University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Ying Suet Michelle Lung  Brigham Young University
 Rob Lyda Auburn University
Mohammad Saeid Mahdavinejad Kansas State University
Julia Mandeville George Mason University
Samith Buddhika Jayawardana Manikpura Dewage  The University of Alabama
DeVoshia Mason Martin North Carolina University
Shannon McDonald  Texas Woman's University 
David McMillan  The College of New Jersey 
Shaghayegh McVay  University of Nebraska at Omaha 
Yash Mehta  Texas University Health Sciences Center 
Sreelakshmi Menon  Mercer University 
Victoria Messuri  Youngstown State University
Rebecca Mills  University of Idaho 
Mariah Moe  Texas State University 
Prajwal Mohanmurthy  Mississippi State University
Sarah Moloney  Jacksonville University 
Nina Naghshineh  Fordham University 
Christopher Nichols  Kansas State University 
Gregoty Nies  The University of Tennessee at Martin 
Ehsan Nozohouri  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 
Enrique Nunez-Mussa  Michigan State University 
Atinuke Odunsi  University of Delaware 
Candice Oelschlegel  Texas State University 
Emmanuel Osuagwu  Montana State University 
Dahye Park  University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Cecille Perales  The University of New Mexico 
Morgan Pierce  The University of Southern Mississippi 
Jesse Potts  University of Florida 
Logan Qualls  Clemson University 
Theresa Quintana  Kansas State University 
Chalon Aaron Ragsdale  South Dakota State University 
Seela Raj  St. Norbert College 
Antonia Range-Caril  Clemson University 
Rebecca Rasmussen  Brigham Young University 
Swetha Ravichandran  University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Jacob Richardson University of Memphis 
Jeffery Richey  Berea College
Jared Lou Rivera  Kansas State University 
Sarah Rothman  University of Maryland, College Park 
Renee Ruggles  George Mason University 
Gwendolyn Ryan  University of Delaware 
Erin Ryan  University of Delaware 
Martha L. Sabogal De La Pava  Clemson University 
Dipu Saha  Texas Tech University 
Rita Saikali  University of Massachusetts 
Emily Schumacher  The University of Tulsa 
Esther Nutifafa Senanu  University of Alabama at Birmingham 
Sarthak Shah  Mercer University 
Hayley Simon  Fordham University
Severin Simonsen Cameron University 
Cody Singer  Eastern Oregon University 
Chole Smith  Lamar University 
Sarah Somma  University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
Lisa Spence  Georgia College & State University
Katherine Starr  West Virginia University 
Abigail Stevens  Florida Institute of Technology 
Aubrey Stewart Florida International University 
Natasha Strydhorst  Texas Tech University 
Sharlyn Mae Tapaoan  University of the Philippines 
Stacia Thompson Elon University 
Chasity Thompkins  University of Georgia 
Madison Triplett  Arkansas State University 
Susan Van Alstyne  Florida State University 
Sharon Christina Pearline Vijayanand  Mercer University 
Julian Vogel  Murray State University 
Ashlyn Walden Western Carolina University 
Liz Walker Georgia Southern University 
ShuTing Wang Florida Gulf Coast University 
Marlas Yvonne Whitley North Carolina State University
Pallikonda Arachchige Dona Bashanee Vinusha Wickramasinghe Kansas State University
Madison Wiler Grand Valley State University
Jonathan Williams The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 
Holly Williams  Clemson University 
Xavier Williams James Madison University 
Rachel Willis University of Lynchburg 
Sarah Wojcik  University of Delaware 
Jameelah Wright  University of Delaware 
Qifan Wu  University of North Texas 
Fulei Wichu  University of Michigan 
Jaiwei Xiang  California State University 
Ellie Xu University of Southern California 
Karminn C.D. Daytec Yañgot  University of the Philippines 
Anita Zandstra  Western Michigan University 
Yuxiao Zhang Purdue University
Lyuwenyu Zhang University of Southern California
Junling Zhu University of Massachusetts