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2023 Pioneer Recipients
Congratulations to the 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Pioneer recipients! These awards are designed to encourage and reward undergraduate members for developing the research, engagement and leadership skills necessary to become a successful scholar. Fifty awards, at $1,000 each, are distributed each year.
| Name | Chapter of Initiation |
| Christopher Barron | Texas A&M University |
| Kendall Bearden | Samford University |
| Zachary Billot | University of Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Safiyya Bintali | University of Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Andrew Booney | Brigham Young University |
| Nicolas Bray | Michigan State University |
| Ryan Brownlee | Mercer University |
| Grace Carman | Ball State University |
| Julie Centofanti | Youngstown State University |
| Jaimie Davis | University of Montana |
| Grant Dennis | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| Savannah Diggett | Clemson University |
| Lara Edgeman | Mercer University |
| Ashley Fehr | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Briana Gray | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Andrew Hanson | The Citadel |
| Curtis Hoffmann | Brigham Young University |
| Madeleine Hollenbeck | Elon University |
| Precious Ikejikau | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Issac Kaba | The University of Toledo |
| Korey Kihm | Youngstown State University |
| Rebecca Klein | The College of New Jersey |
| Andrea Klempay | Youngstown State University |
| Pristina Koon | University of Michigan |
| Megan Lolley | University of Idaho |
| Andre Magpantay | University of Philippines |
| Natalie Martin | Cameron University |
| Dyvonne Martinez | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
| Amber Martinez | Lamar University |
| Melanie Meador | Oregon State University |
| Rachel Merrill | Brigham Young University |
| Connor Moran | Brigham Young University |
| Matthew Nguyen | University of North Texas |
| Amber Nusser | University of California-Davis |
| Jinwan Park | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Grant Peterson | Mississippi State University |
| Miller Reames | Jacksonville University |
| Shivaangi Salhotra |
University of Massachusetts |
| Julianna Sandine | Youngstown State University |
| River Scott | Texas A&M University |
| Hamilton Sprawls | Clemson University |
| Sanskruthi Sreepangi | George Mason University |
| Nimisha Srikanth | Texas A&M University |
| Vidhula Srinivasan | Michigan State University |
| Annamarie Thompson | Mississippi State University |
| Maria Timberlake | Mississippi State University |
| Lauren Tragale | The College of New Jersey |
| Shayla Wilhelm | Florida Institute of Technology |
| Cristan Dave Zablan | University of the Philippines |
| Zoe Ziegler | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte |