The Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation has named 35 scholarship recipients for the upcoming 2013-14 academic year. More than $28,000 is being presented in grants in amounts ranging from $400 to $1,750.
Congratulations to our 2013-14 scholarship recipients:
- Clariza Abrena, Boise State ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- David Baboolall, Carnegie Mellon ‘11 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Kristen Ballou, Maryland ‘10 — Kenneth W. Hufford Scholarship
- Hannah Blenkush, Minnesota ‘12 — J.D. Sparks Scholarship
- Kelsey Boardsen, Missouri ‘12 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Jenna Bresadola, Arizona ‘10 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Brittney Brown, Toledo ‘11 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Stefanie Callimanis, Indiana ‘12 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Ava Chen, Buffalo ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Litong Chen, Florida International ‘11 — Andrew P. Duli Scholarship
- Russell Copeland, Memphis ‘12 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Amish Desai, Michigan ‘11 — Stephen and Chrissy Vasquez Scholarship
- Jimmy Dowell, Butler ‘10 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Taylor Eickenhorst, Texas ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Mary Meg Gerbich, Dayton ‘11 — Fraternity Presidents
- Paige Godfrey, Cal Poly SLO ‘10 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Leah Gonzalez, North Carolina – Chapel Hill ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Rachel Heob, Arizona ‘12 — Stephen and Chrissy Vasquez Scholarship
- Derrick Higgins, Denver ‘10 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Nick Jones, Virginia ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Dhruv Kapur, Emory ‘12 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Osman Khan, Penn State ‘12 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Ryan Lee-Young, Maryland ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Wesley Leung, Stanford ‘10 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Stephanie Maxwell, Michigan ‘10 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Manali Mehta, Illinois ‘12 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Cody Mohler, Toledo ‘10 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Adam Morgan, John Carroll ’11 — William D. Reeves Scholarship
- Haley Nagel, Missouri State ‘10 — William E. Westerdahl Scholarship
- Hillary Pond, Cornell ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
- Hank Strmac, Johns Hopkins ‘12 — Theodore G. Ehrsam Scholarship
- Alysse Swink, Elon ‘11 — Jennie J. Palkon née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship
- Jonathan Tam, Syracuse ‘12 — Jesse H. Bert Scholarship
- Jordan Thomas, Butler ‘10 — Theodore G. Ehrsam Scholarship
- John Welland, Portland ‘11 — William E. Donnelly Scholarship
The foundation extends its appreciation to members of the scholarship committee who spent countless hours reviewing 354 applications:
Selection Committee
- Past Foundation Chairman Angela Brown, Adrian College ‘81-Life
- Foundation Director Mark MacGibbon, Portland ‘96-Life
- Past Fraternity Secretary Phil May, Saint Louis ‘86-Life
- Past Fraternity President Andrea Nemeth, Montclair State ‘91-Life
- Past Foundation Chairman Cynthia Washington, Saint Louis ‘82-Life
- Foundation Director John Werner, Virginia ‘84-Life (Committee Chair)
Pre-Screening Committee
- Lawrence Ball, Howard ’09-Life
- Matt Canterbury, Washington State ’03
- Kellie Crist, Jacksonville ’00
- Dominique Drake, Florida A&M ’06
- Craig Fain, Virginia Tech ’00-Life
- Michael Chambers Heer, Towson ’06-Life
- William Hertlein, Colorado ’07
- Adam House, Southern Indiana ’07-Life
- Charles Kemp, Alabama State ’00-Life
- Dan Lantis, Nebraska ’01-Life
- Jessica McQueston, New Mexico ’05-Life
- Karl Sakas, William & Mary ’01-Life
- Stephanie Van Dellen, Oregon ’08-Life
- Liesel Weisling, Arizona State ’04
