Millikin University

Millikin men's golfer senior Max Phillips (Salem, H.S.) was named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division III by the Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) on July 21. To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically in Division I, II, III, and NAIA. In addition, they must have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 78.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2 and participate in 50 percent of the team's competitive rounds. Phillips averaged 78.47 while turning in an outstanding academic performance earning a bachelor's degree in Chemistry. Phillips will be returning to Millikin this fall to use his final season of eligibility and study in Millikin's MBA program.

Millikin University women's golfers senior Morgan Greene (Eureka, H.S.) and junior Erin Klasing(Okawville, H.S.) were named to the 2021-22 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team on July 5, 2022. Greene, a Business Management major, and Klasing, a Mathematics (Actuarial Science) major, were among 1,485 women's collegiate golfers recognized with this prestigious honor. The criteria for selection to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA for selection is 3.50. This is the second straight season that Greene and Klasing have earned this honor.

Millikin University's chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducted a total of 17 new members on March 7, 2021. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. 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. Its chapters are on more than 300 college and university campuses. Millikin's chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, established in 1950, invites the top students, as well as a limited number of faculty, staff and alumni to join the chapter each year. To become a member of Phi Kappa Phi, senior undergraduates shall be in the upper 10 percent of their class in each college or division. Juniors are drawn from the upper 7.5 percent of their class. Graduate and professional students who have completed one full year of study and are in the upper 10 percent of all candidates for graduate or professional degrees are also eligible for membership. Faculty, administrators, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction, service and leadership also qualify for membership. Every two years the honor society as a whole gives away over more than $1 million to outstanding students, members and chapters. Those inducted into Phi Kappa Phi are qualified for annual grants and awards.

The Millikin University campus community celebrated the academic accomplishments of its students at the annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Honors Convocation on April 25. This year's event recognized the outstanding work of students and faculty during the 2018-19 academic year with over 80 awards presented.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the recipients of a 2017 Love of Learning Award from Session B of the program. The awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and career development for active Phi Kappa Phi members.