Phi Kappa Phi

Elisabeth Cuerrier-Richer

Elisabeth Cuerrier-Richer is a Ph. D. candidate in Applied Anthropology at Texas State University. 

Shelby Garza

Shelby Garza is a Ph. D. candidate in Applied Anthropology at Texas State University. 

Hilda Torres

Hilda Torres is a Ph. D. candidate in Applied Anthropology at Texas State.

Sameeha Vardhan

Sameeha Vardhan is a Ph. D. candidate in Applied Anthropology at Texas State University. 

Gwyneth Boyden Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant, Spring 2024

Gwyneth Boyden of Austin, Texas, recently was awarded a study abroad grant worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Boyden is one of 125 students nationwide to receive the award.

The grants are designed to support undergraduates, both members and nonmembers from campuses that have Phi Kappa Phi chapters, as they seek expanded knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad.

Currently a senior majoring in wildlife biology at Texas State University, Boyden will use the grant to study abroad in South Africa.

The selection process for a study abroad grant is based on the applicant’s academic achievement, campus and community service, relation of travel to academic preparation and career goals, a personal statement, letters of recommendation, and acceptance into a study abroad program. Each recipient receives $1,000 to be applied toward travel abroad.

Established in 2001, the Study Abroad Grant Program is part of the Society’s robust portfolio of award and grant programs, which currently gives more than $1.3 million each year to outstanding students and members through graduate and dissertation fellowships, funding for post-baccalaureate development, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives.

Phi Kappa Phi is more than a line on a résumé. The nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society initiates more than 30,000 members a year on 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines.

More than 1.25 million members have joined its ranks since Phi Kappa Phi’s founding in 1897 at the University of Maine. It is a global network of the best and brightest, a community of scholars and professionals building an enduring legacy for all generations.

Texas State University was awarded Chapter 325 by the Phi Kappa Phi Governing Board in Spring of 2013.  The chapter was installed on October 30, 2013 at 3:30 PM in the Wittliff Collections. The inaugural class of student members was initiated into the society on April 3, 2014.

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