ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Trey Wineglass ’23 said he is humbled to receive an $8,500 fellowship from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The Georgetown, South Carolina, native is one of 62 recipients nationwide to receive an award from the organization, which is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Wineglass received a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in healthcare management from Winthrop University in May. As a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow, he will pursue a master's degree in health administration at Johns Hopkins University.
He said the fellowship award will alleviate some of the costs that come with pursuing graduate school. “I will be able to achieve my educational goals, further leading me to make a positive impact within healthcare as a result of the training I'll receive during my master’s program.” Wineglass said.
His program is structured so that during his second year, he will participate in a full-time administrative residency. “My hope is that my residency will turn into my regular job,” Wineglass said, adding that he also plans to return to school to pursue a doctorate of health administration or a Ph.D. with the goal of becoming a hospital administrator.
Since its creation in 1932, the Fellowship Program has become one of the Society's most visible and financially well-supported endeavors, allocating $649,000 annually to outstanding students for first-year graduate or professional study. This year’s program provided two awards at $35,000 each, the 1897 Fellowship and the Sherrill Carlson Fellowship; six $20,000 Marcus L. Urann Fellowships, named for the Society’s founder; and 54 fellowships of $8,500 each.
The selection process for a fellowship is based on the applicant's 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.
Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships are part of the Society’s robust portfolio of award 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.
To see the complete list of 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org/2023Fellowships.
About Phi Kappa Phi
Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate
honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts approximately 25,000
students, faculty, professional staff and alumni annually. The Society has chapters
on more than 325 select colleges and universities in the United States, it territories
and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors
and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and
alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The Society's mission
is "To recognize and advance excellence in all fields of higher education and society
and engage the community of scholars in service to others." For more information,
visit www.phikappaphi.org.
About Winthrop University
As a public, comprehensive institution located in the heart of the Carolinas, Winthrop
provides an education that blends liberal arts, professional programs, global awareness
and civic engagement with an emphasis on lifelong professional and personal development.
The goal is for students to learn to be critical thinkers, informed citizens, and
collaborative problem-solvers. Winthrop grants 47 undergraduate degrees and 22 graduate
programs and certificates across four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences,
the College of Business Administration, the Richard W. Riley College of Education,
Sport, and Human Sciences, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
