Phi Beta Kappa Announces 2025 Key into Public Service Scholars

Washington, D.C. May 5, 2025 – The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society and a leading national advocate for the value of a liberal arts and sciences education, announces today the 2025 recipients of its Key into Public Service scholarship program in celebration of Public Service Recognition Week.  Drawing inspiration from many notable Phi Beta Kappa members who have shaped the course of the country, the program recognizes 20 exceptional arts and sciences students with a demonstrated interest in pursuing careers in local, state, and federal government.  

Alumni of the program have earned prestigious honors including Rhodes Scholarships, Truman Scholarships, Marshall Scholarships, Fulbright Scholarships, Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarships, NAACP Marshall-Motley Scholars and more.  

Chosen from over 800 applicants attending Phi Beta Kappa chapter institutions across the nation, the 2025 Key into Public Service Scholars hail from 16 states. These rising college juniors and seniors display notable breadth and depth across the arts and sciences in pursuit of their studies ranging from a double major in History and Anthropology with a minor in Global Health to a triple major in Economics, Political Science, and Sociology. Their career aspirations are just as diverse, ranging from serving as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Arizona Governor’s Office to Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 

“Now is a critical time to highlight both the value of arts and sciences education and its application in public service careers to the benefit of the common good,” Phi Beta Kappa Secretary and CEO Frederick M. Lawrence remarked. “The Society applauds the Class of 2025 Service Scholars for their intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary depth, leadership, and service to others.” 

The Society congratulates the following exceptional students, their families, and chapter institutions:  

Latoya Bartley, Mercer University 
Animesh Borad, University of Florida 
Madyson Chung-Lee, Scripps College 
Julian Cohen, Brown University 
Cade Czarnecki, University of Notre Dame 
Cristopher Espino, University of California - Los Angeles 
Mackenzie Hickson, Spelman College 
Jakob Highducheck, College of Charleston 
Will Iboshi, University of Richmond 
Rithika Iyengar, Rice University 
Olivia Keller, Amherst College 
Olurotimi Kukoyi, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill 
Addison Miller, University of Alabama 
Brady Mudge, Loyola University Chicago 
Joseph Pool, Rollins College 
Katie Ritchie, Arizona State University 
Amitabha Shatdal, University of Wisconsin - Madison 
Amaya Solar, Rutgers University
Cole Woody, University of Houston 
Andy Zhang, University of Connecticut  

Notably, nine chapter institutions have a Service Scholar for the first time.  

In celebration of their achievements, each 2025 scholar will receive a $5,000 undergraduate scholarship and will participate in an educational conference held in Washington, D.C., providing them with invaluable training, mentorship, and opportunities for reflection on pathways to active citizenship.  

For more information about the scholarship and links to individual biographies of the recipients, please visit pbk.org/KeyintoPublicService.