Joseph Azzato, a senior from Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., has been awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship for 2002-2003. He will receive $8,000 for his pursuit of a medical degree. Details...
He plans to attend medical school at Syracuse University. Azzato was selected for one of 52 fellowships from a field of 162 candidates.
A biology and chemistry double major, Azzato has also been involved in Habitat for Humanity. He is the son of Gerry and Danny Azzato of Lake Ronkonkoma.
Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest national honor society dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence in all fields of higher education. Its graduate fellowship competition allocates more than $460,000 annually to students for first-year graduate study.
Fellowship selection is based on the student’s undergraduate academic performance; leadership and service on campus and in the community; evidence of potential success in graduate study; personal statement of educational perspective, purpose and objectives; and letters of recommendation from three individuals who can attest to the student’s performance, citizenship and character.