{"id":215,"date":"2023-08-06T20:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T03:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/?p=215"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:36:13","slug":"eastern-honors-graduate-awarded-prestigious-phi-kappa-phi-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/eastern-honors-graduate-awarded-prestigious-phi-kappa-phi-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Honors Graduate Awarded Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/08\/Dyess-M.-Elizabeth.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216\" width=\"787\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/08\/Dyess-M.-Elizabeth.jpeg 787w, https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/08\/Dyess-M.-Elizabeth-239x300.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/08\/Dyess-M.-Elizabeth-768x965.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Washington University is proud to announce that recent Honors Program graduate McKenzie (Elizabeth) Dyess has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi \u2013 the nation\u2019s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First announced in June, Dyess\u2019 selection comes after a competitive review of candidate applications submitted from chapters across the U.S. She is one of 62 fellows nationwide, and each recipient who will receive a fellowship cash award of $8,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dyess, from Medical Lake, WA, earned bachelors\u2019 degrees in anthropology and archeology from EWU. As a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow,&nbsp;<strong>Dyess&nbsp;will pursue&nbsp;a master\u2019s degree in Human osteoarcheology at&nbsp;the University of Edinburgh.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon learning she had been selected to receive the prestigious award, McKenzie responded, \u201cOpportunities such as this enable me to dedicate myself to continued scholarship with the assurance of financial support. The support of the society does not simply reduce tuition costs \u2013 it supports the pursuit of knowledge to bring about change that may not have otherwise been possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection process for a fellowship is based on the applicant\u2019s evidence of graduate potential, undergraduate academic achievement, service and leadership experience, letters of recommendation, personal statement of educational perspective and career goals, and acceptance in an approved graduate or professional program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships are part of the Society\u2019s robust portfolio of awards and grant programs, which gives $1.3 million each year to outstanding members and students on chapter campuses through study abroad grants, graduate fellowships, funding for post-baccalaureate development, member and chapter awards, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see the complete list of 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phikappaphi.org\/grants-awards\/fellowship\/2023-fellowship-recipients\">https:\/\/www.phikappaphi.org\/grants-awards\/fellowship\/2023-fellowship-recipients<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Washington University is proud to announce that recent Honors Program graduate McKenzie (Elizabeth) Dyess has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi \u2013 the nation\u2019s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. First announced in June, Dyess\u2019 selection comes after a competitive review of &#8230; <a title=\"Eastern Honors Graduate Awarded Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/eastern-honors-graduate-awarded-prestigious-phi-kappa-phi-fellowship\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Eastern Honors Graduate Awarded Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards-and-recognition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/251"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/phikappaphi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}