INDIANAPOLIS (February 17, 2016) — The Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation is pleased to announce the eight team captains for this year’s All-AKPsi Academic Team. From the 283 juniors and seniors named to the team in December, these eight co-captains have been selected to represent the team and will each receive $250 educational grants from the foundation:
2015-16 All-AKPsi Academic Team Co-Captains:
| Jessica Campanilla, Virginia Commonwealth ‘14 | Lauren Eng, Santa Clara ‘14 |
| Samuel Gray, Drake ‘12 | Carolyn Heger, Missouri ‘13 |
| Michael Kaplan, Cornell ‘14 | Celine Olcott, Wake Forest ‘14 |
| John Renner, Ohio State ‘13 | Wesley Sweigart, UNC-Charlotte ’14-Life |
Each year, the All-AKPsi Academic Team honors individuals who balance academics with leadership in their chapters and communities. To apply, students need to be juniors or seniors and have GPAs of 3.50 or higher.
“I am a firm believer in Socrates’ mantra, ‘The unexamined life is not worth living,'” said Wesley Sweigart, recently named All-AKPsi Academic Team Co-Captain. “Therefore, every major pursuit of my college career has been examined and proven helpful to furthering my goals. Alpha Kappa Psi has been a crucial part of my collegiate achievements, and receiving the All-AKPsi Academic Team Scholarship is a great honor.”
The foundation extends its gratitude to this year’s selection committee which had the monumental task of narrowing the list of 283 individuals down to eight team captains:
- Danielle Fisch,Wyoming ’13-Life
- Gio Fernandez, Florida International ’01
- Eliza Hernandez, UNC-Charlotte ‘09-Life
- Paul Hershberger, Marshall ’10
- Christopher Jenkins, South Carolina State ’03
- Caitlin Lindenhovius, Buffalo ‘12-Life
- Paula Elaine Minton-Givens, Western Kentucky ’04-Life
- Christian Nuccio, UNC-Charlotte ‘09-Life
- David Rodriguez, Pittsburgh ’02
- Caleb Truitt, UNC-Charlotte ’02.
