Stefany Wolfe, of Germantown, Maryland, was recently selected as the recipient of the Marilyn Demorest Love of Learning Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22 University of Maryland-University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UM-UMBC).
Each spring, the UM-UMBC chapter 22 invites applications from its graduate student members to apply for a $500 award. The Marilyn Demorest Award is bestowed in recognition Dr. Demorest's contributions as a key founder and seminal leader of Chapter 22 UM-UMBC of Phi Kappa Phi. Her clear-eyed determination, detailed planning, and appreciation of both tradition and innovation infused the infant chapter with the carefully-built scaffolding needed for it to grow into the chapter it is today. Demorest's dedication to the Society and her own love of learning are the foundation for this award.
Wolfe was selected by the awards committee for her outstanding academic excellence and active participation within the university and the broader community. In particular, the committee was impressed by her perseverance to succeed and to live by the Phi Kappa Phi motto, Philosophia Krateito Photon, "Let the love of learning rule humanity." Wolfe is in the advanced standing Master of Social Work program.
Wolfe was presented with the award at a ceremony held on April 14, 2019.
Chartered at College Park in 1920, Phi Kappa Phi recognizes academic excellence across all disciplines. Chapter 22 invites the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors for membership in Phi Kappa Phi. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
More About Phi Kappa Phi
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others." Since its founding, more than 1.5 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist John Grisham and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi awards nearly $1 million to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards, and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.
