Recent MSU graduate Perdue selected for major Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
Contact: Harriet Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擩ames 鈥淏rittin鈥 Perdue, a spring semester 亚洲色吧视频 graduate, is receiving a prestigious fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi, the nation鈥檚 oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
Announced Tuesday [July 28], Perdue is now a PKP Marcus L. Urann Fellow and will use his $15,000 award in graduate studies at the United Kingdom鈥檚 University of Cambridge. He is one of just 48 top scholars, from universities with active chapters, receiving one of the organization鈥檚 national fellowships.
The MSU electrical engineering graduate from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, said, 鈥淏eing accepted to the University of Cambridge was already an honor beyond my wildest dreams, but receiving a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship has given me the means to help make that dream a reality.鈥
Perdue earned several honors as a student in MSU鈥檚 Shackouls Honors College, including the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, considered one of the most competitive and renowned undergraduate STEM field awards in the U.S. He also secured a national Astronaut Scholarship which recognizes STEM students regarded among the 鈥渂est and brightest鈥 by the Astronaut Foundation.
His undergraduate research in atomic clocks, combined with leadership in engineering organizations, were factors in his PKP award selection. He also worked in precision timing research positions with the U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Alabama and MSU鈥檚 Ariunbold Ultrafast Spectroscopy Laboratory.
鈥淎t Phi Kappa Phi, we believe that supporting exceptional students today helps shape a brighter future for all,鈥 said the society鈥檚 Executive Director and CEO Bradley R. Newcomer. 鈥淭his year's fellowship recipients embody a passion for learning, leadership and service, and we are honored to help them continue their academic journeys.鈥
Phi Kappa Phi fellowships are part of the society鈥檚 more than $1 million award and grant program portfolio, including study abroad, graduate programs and development, member and chapter honors, and local, national and international literacy initiatives.
For more information on MSU鈥檚 Phi Kappa Phi chapter, contact Angela Hill in the College of Forest Resources at angela.c.hill@msstate.edu.
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