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2026 Love of Learning Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2026 Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning recipients! These awards help fund post-baccalaureate professional development for active Phi Kappa Phi members. One hundred and fifty-five awards, at $1,000 each, are distributed each year.
| Name | Chapter of Initiation |
| Luiza Adami Monteiro de Castro | Kansas State University |
| Damilola Adebayo | Northern Arizona University |
| Sonia Akter | Texas State University |
| Khaled Alkurd | George Mason University |
| Athena Allen | Northern Arizona University |
| Myriah Allen | Texas State University |
| Helina Alvarez | Boise State University |
| Ashton Amann | University of Minnesota |
| Kristina Andreyeva | University of Southern California |
| Michelle Ani | Youngstown State University |
| Kristel Ira Aranas | California State University, Long Beach |
| Oluyomibo Asunlegan | Kansas State University |
| Zahra Atefi | California State University, Los Angeles |
| Jared Awerkamp | Brigham Young University |
| Alexis Baca | Texas State University |
| Amanda Banks | University of North Alabama |
| Matheus Belin | North Dakota State University |
| Fernando Bello Vargas | Brigham Young University |
| Shana Benford | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Ava Berry | Samford University |
| Anoushka Bhat | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
| Allen Blackwell | University of Maryland |
| Grace Bodine | Texas A&M University |
| Lauren Bradford | Angelo State University |
| Shuvo Brahma | Texas State University |
| Alexis Briley | Northern Illinois University |
| Bethany Brown | Louisiana State University |
| Morgan Browning | University of Florida |
| Ginny Grace Brumfield | Mississippi State University |
| Rania Marie Buenavista | Kansas State University |
| Ashley Cao | University of Houston |
| Ashley Carrington | Texas State University |
| Kacie Cassar | Salisbury University |
| Brenda Cavalcante Matos Vieira | Purdue University |
| Emy Charlot | Arkansas State University |
| Si-Long Chen | Augusta University |
| Wei-Chia Chen | Iowa State University |
| Tek Chhetry | University of Memphis |
| Anastasia Chouvalova | Texas Tech University |
| Chibuike Chukwunyere | University of Alabama At Birmingham |
| Mark Clemons | United States Military Academy |
| Jonah Cohen | Florida Atlantic University |
| Ty Craaybeek | Florida Atlantic University |
| Kelsey Currier | The University of New Mexico |
| Isabel Dalton | Berea College |
| Jason Daniels | University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses |
| Nooshin Darvishinia | Kansas State University |
| Tomiwa DaSilva | Syracuse University |
| Omkar Devlekar | Truman State University |
| Nikhil Dhiman | California State University, Los Angeles |
| Nishadi Dodampe Mudiyanselage | Kansas State University |
| Casey Doherty | University of Nevada, Reno |
| Manikantha Dunna | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
| Abena Dwamena | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
| Lahiru Ekanayake | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Sarah Fischer | Iowa State University |
| Samantha Fritz | Youngstown State University |
| Emma Giacomello1 | Texas State University |
| Morgan Goeser | The University of Kansas |
| Amir Goli | The University of Kansas |
| Douglas Haddad | University of Bridgeport |
| Marielle Hansel Friedman | University of California-Davis |
| Aaliyah Hattach | Florida State University |
| Tristan Hightower | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Bobbi Horr | The University of Kansas |
| Chien-I Hsu | Louisiana State University |
| Jasmine Hughes | East Carolina University |
| Udeme Idem | Purdue University |
| Irene Ikiriko | University of Delaware |
| Sudais Imtiaz | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Mohamad Ismail | University of Michigan |
| Harliqueen Jacinto | Purdue University |
| Savannah Jackson | Morehead State University |
| Maria Regina Jaga | Purdue University |
| Ariana Jenkins | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| Hasmitha Kamineni | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Leah Kang | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Mayank Kaserwal | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Amanda Kettman | Samford University |
| Jae Yong Kim | MCPHS University |
| Junseok Kim | Texas A&M University |
| Ranga Kulathunga | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Pradeep Kumar | Texas Tech University |
| Ellen Lahn | Michigan State University |
| Indira Priyadarshini Lakkakula | Kansas State University |
| Shakia Lamons | Kennesaw State University |
| James Lee | Oklahoma State University |
| Matthew Little | San Jose State University |
| Sadie Loehr | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Andrea Lopez Salazar | University of Connecticut |
| Elvira Lu | University of Southern California |
| David Luo | Texas A&M University |
| Lauren Maher | Texas Tech University |
| Miranda Many | Berry College |
| Sunira Marahatta | Louisiana State University |
| Mauro Martinez More | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Umaimah Maryam | Texas Woman's University |
| Clara Mey | University of Delaware |
| Emily Meyer | Bowling Green State University |
| Makaylah Michel | The College of New Jersey |
| Kristopher Miguel | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Christopher Mirkovich | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Mariam Mohammed | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| David Moses | Syracuse University |
| Srushti Mukkirwar | Mercer University |
| Madiha Noor | Pennsylvania State University |
| Temitope Ojedele-Adejumo | Virginia Tech |
| Metrid Okumu | Iowa State University |
| Odunayo Oluokun | Texas Tech University |
| Ayobami Oluokun | Texas Tech University |
| Kwaku Opoku-Ware | University of Idaho |
| Chase Owen | University of Maryland Global Campus |
| Andrea Perry | Texas Tech University |
| Bright Petiafo | University of Miami |
| Marie Phamille | The University of Oklahoma |
| Norman Philipp | Pittsburg State University |
| Sophie Pollack | University of Southern California |
| Karina Ponze | Kean University |
| Betty-Shannon Prevatt | North Carolina State University |
| Zhen Ren | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Kathryn Rios | University of Michigan |
| Jared Lou Rivera | Kansas State University |
| Stephanie Romero | Florida International University |
| Marina Serra | Mercer University |
| Felipe Serrato | The University of Southern Mississippi |
| Vajiheh Shahsavari | Kansas State University |
| Sneha Sharma | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Ganiyat Shodunke | Kansas State University |
| Victor Sodje | University of Kentucky |
| Victor Soto | Portland State University |
| Kathryn Sowinski | Northern Illinois University |
| Sarah Haroon Sualehi | Texas A&M University |
| Marcia Sun | Oklahoma State University |
| Ndiana-Abasi Sunday | University of Montana |
| Tania Sutherland | University of Bridgeport |
| Kanako Tabuchi | Marshall University |
| Logan Tantibanchachai | University of Houston |
| Subash Thapa | South Dakota State University |
| Xihe Tian | Syracuse University |
| Kayleigh Tompkins | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Darren Troche | Cornell University |
| Scott Edward Twitchell | Utah Valley University |
| Victor Ugwuegbu | University of Kentucky |
| Shelley Walker-Harmon | University of Idaho |
| Xiang Xiang Wang | University of Nevada, Reno |
| Jonathan Williams | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Charles Woodard | Jacksonville University |
| Richard Wright | George Mason University |
| Briley Wyckoff | Brigham Young University |
| Shelly Xie | University of Florida |
| Haishan Yang | University of Southern California |
| Danqing Yin | The University of Kansas |
| Saman Zare | University of Maine |
| Kaiyue Zhang | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Muhammad Zia ul Haq | University of Michigan |
Named Love of Learning Awards
Below is the description of the Society's named Love of Learning awards and the contributors who made it possible:
1-Margaret and Peter Dzwilewski Love of Learning Award - Established in 2025, is inspired by Margaret’s formative experience adapting to new cultures and languages. The award recognizes a top-performing student across any discipline who exemplifies the couple’s belief in lasting curiosity, resilience, and a commitment to lifelong learning.