The Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation has named 25 scholarship recipients for the upcoming 2026-27 academic year. More than $65,000 is being presented in grants in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Foundation scholarships are established by chapters and individuals and endowments are used to support the annual scholarships. Some scholarships are available to all AKPsi students, while others focus on those majoring in specific fields.

Congratulations to the 2026-27 scholarship recipients:

$10,000
Aspen Howard, Iowa State ’24 — William Donnelly Scholarship

$7,500
Kalix Timo, Nova Southeastern ’24 — Stephen & Chrissy Vasquez Scholarship

$6,000
Danielle Davidson, Tampa ’24 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship

$5,000
Adamya Gupta, British Columbia ’25 — William Donnelly Scholarship

$3,500
Brandon Schweitzer, Delaware ’24 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship
Tedros Hemberger, Case Western Reserve ’25 — William Donnelly Scholarship
Jack Colbert, Ohio ’25 — William Donnelly Scholarship

$3,000
McKenna Berglind, DePaul ’23 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship

$2,500
Kavin Pari, Texas at Austin ’23 — William Donnelly Scholarship
Aarna Sanghai, Johns Hopkins ’24 — William Donnelly Scholarship
Josie Carlos, Pepperdine ’25 — William Reeves Scholarship

$2,250
Michael Geary, Trinity ’25 — Fraternity President’s Scholarship

$2,000
Joey Jung, Florida ’24 — Foundation Scholarship

$1,500
Skyler Wills, Howard ’25 — St. Louis Metro Alumni Scholarship
Jonathan Brazda, Florida ’25 — VanderWaal Scholarship

$1,250
James Duong, Babson ’23 — William Westerdahl Memorial Scholarship
Pritesh Tanna, George Washington ’23 — Jesse Bert Memorial Scholarship
Barney Smith, George Washington ’25 — Andrew Duli Memorial Scholarship
Adam Qadi, Florida International ’25 — J.D. Sparks Memorial Scholarship
Aaron Djidjo, Towson ’25 — Kenneth Hufford Memorial Scholarship

$1,000
John Michaels, Iowa State ’24 — Theodore Ehrsam Memorial Scholarship
Carrilyn Williams, Georgia State ’25 — Foundation Scholarship
Addison Barno, Florida ’25 — Foundation Scholarship
Marcella Anderson, Indiana ’25 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship
Christela Bosco, Tennessee ’24 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship

Thank you to the 2026-27 Scholarship Committee:

• Clariza Abrena, Boise State ’11
• Eric Bodman, Creighton ’04-Life
• Calvin Bond, Louisiana State ’16
• Past Foundation Treasurer Lisa Calandriello, American ’97-Life
• Kate Cashman, Drexel ’11
• Xingyi Chen, Connecticut ’18
• Katerina Cirilli, Alabama ’09
• Quinn Cole, Loyola New Orleans ’19
• Basha U. Coleman, Tennessee ’14-Life
• Tay Davis, George Washington ’17
• Jacob Drees, Toledo ’11-Life
• Nima Farshchi, Maryland ’12
• Matthew Heymann, George Washington ’08
• Derek Hunter, Murray State ’01-Life
• Shannon Hunter, Murray State ’09-Life
• Patrick Gaydos, Pittsburgh – Johnstown ’15-Life
• Megan Lippe, William Paterson ’16-Life
• Past Fraternity Director Phil D. May, Saint Louis ’86-Life 
• Melissa Nortz, Virginia ’85
• Madison O’Brien, Alabama ’21
• Zar Orellana, Chapman ’10-Life
• Coretta Organ, Virginia ’95
• Barbara Wyatt, Central Washington ’12
• Samantha Sim, Cal Poly State ’17
• Melissa Stowe, Iowa State ’98-Life
• Past Fraternity Chair Heather Strbiak, Florida State ’89-Life
• Brandon Taylor, Fort Hays ’13-Life
• Laura Thein, Drake ’07-Life
• Ryan Von Fielder, Central Washington ’20
• Cindy Washington, Saint Louis ’82-Life
• Past Foundation Director John C. Werner, Virginia ’86-Life (Committee Chair)
• Vonda Willis, Texas State ’89-Life

The Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation has named 24 scholarship recipients for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year. More than $65,000 is being presented in grants in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Foundation scholarships are established by chapters and individuals and endowments are used to support the annual scholarships. Some scholarships are available to all AKPsi students, while others focus on those majoring in specific fields.

Congratulations to the 2025-26 scholarship recipients:

$10,000 Scholarship

• Eileen Chen, Maryland ’23 — William Donnelly Scholarship

$7,500 Scholarship

• Maya Totev, Nova Southeastern ’23 — William Donnelly Scholarship

$7,000 Scholarship

• Jose Mora, Trinity ’24 — Stephen & Chrissy Vasquez Scholarship 

$4,000 Scholarships

• Katherine Heckroth, Pittsburgh ’22 — William Donnelly Scholarship
• Allison Lee, Case Western Reserve ’22 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship

$3,000 Scholarships

• Thishani Fernando, Trinity ’22 — William Donnelly Scholarship
• Mykhailo Mazalevskyi, Rochester ’24 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship

$2,500 Scholarships

• Anna Lopacinski, Virginia Commonwealth ’24 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship
• Pratham Shah, Texas at Dallas ’23 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship

$2,000 Scholarships

• Connor Hackett, High Point ’24 — Carlton J. Siegler Scholarship
• Cooper Johnston, South Carolina ’24 — William D. Reeves Scholarship
• Elliot Wiederholt, Creighton ’23 — Fraternity President’s Scholarship

$1,500 Scholarships

• Aiden Anderson, South Carolina ’23 — Andrew Duli Memorial Scholarship
• Diogo Cardoso Lopes de Oliveira, Colorado ’23 — J.D. Sparks Memorial Scholarship
• Brian Cohn, South Carolina ’23 — William Westerdahl Memorial Scholarship
• Danielle Davidson, Tampa ’24 — Theodore Ehrsam Memorial Scholarship
• Joseline Gamboa, San Francisco State ’22 — Jeffrey L. VanderWaal Scholarship
• Andrew Grossbauer, North Carolina State ’23 — General Fund Scholarship
• Jiyah McLaughlin, North Carolina – Greensboro ’24 — General Fund Scholarship
• Kavin Pari, Texas at Austin ’23 — Kenneth Hufford Memorial Scholarship
• Asrith Sreeram, Texas at Austin ’23 — Jesse Bert Memorial Scholarship
• Brooklyn Walker, Missouri ’23 — St. Louis Metro Alumni Chapter Scholarship

$1,000 Scholarships

• Cristina Hernandez, Trinity ’23 — General Fund Scholarship
• Sarah Langness, Cincinnati ’24 — General Fund Scholarship

Scholarship Committee:

• Eric Bodman, Creighton ’04-Life
• Lauren E. Brooks, Shippensburg ’09
• Howard Chang, Southern California ’95
• Basha U. Coleman, Tennessee ’14-Life
• Coral N. Cortes, Toledo ’14-Life
• TaVona Davis, George Washington ’17
• Stacey Gimbert, Virginia ’86 
• Margaret Haden, Kansas State ’09
• Ted Hollifield, Virginia ’87
• Matthew T. Jaeger, Trinity ’98-Life
• Nicole Klemp, Indiana State ’04
• Mackenzie A. Lauka, Toledo ’10-Life
• Past Fraternity Director Phil D. May, St Louis ’86-Life 
• Patrick Northcraft, Toledo ’13-Life
• Melissa Nortz, Virginia ’85
• Coretta Organ, Virginia ’95
• Morgan Parker, Stetson ’17-Life
• Mahoganie Philyaw, East Carolina ’10
• Courtney Taylor-El, Winthrop ’10
• F. Timothy Veigle, Central Florida ’04-Life
• Past Foundation Director John C. Werner, Virginia ’86-Life (Committee Chair)