Mississippi State announces fall 2015 Society of Scholars class
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wenty-three Mississippi State seniors are new members of the university鈥檚 prestigious Society of Scholars in the Arts and Sciences.
The honors organization recognizes top university students each semester from all majors who have demonstrated the highest standard of academic excellence while pursuing a broad exposure to courses in the arts, sciences and humanities.
Those selected for the rigorous screening process must have demonstrated a sound foundation in languages, mathematics, sciences, oral and written communication, humanities or social sciences.
In addition to Mississippi, the 2015 fall semester scholars represent the states of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. They include (by hometown):
ARLINGTON, Texas鈥擬adison E. Milhoan, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
BRANDON鈥擭icholas R. Lee, a mathematics major.
CHELSEA, Alabama鈥擪ellie A. Mitchell, a biochemistry/pre-medicine major.
COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee鈥擜ndrew T. Collins, a geosciences/professional meteorology major.
DENISON, Texas鈥擱yan W. Williams, a foreign language/Latin major.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Kentucky鈥擳aylor A. Graham, a geosciences/broadcast meteorology major.
GREER, South Carolina鈥擟handler F. Wavro, a psychology major.
HOOVER, Alabama鈥擠estini A. Smith, a psychology major.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擬axwell C. Moseley, an industrial engineering and communication/broadcasting double-major.
KOSCIUSKO鈥擲ydney A. Duran, a biological sciences/pre-dental major.
MARIETTA鈥擜lexander J. 鈥淎lex鈥 Ward, a philosophy/religion and English double-major.
MCCOMB鈥擬ary Linda Remley, a chemistry major.
OCEAN SPRINGS鈥擯atricia E. Sloan, a finance/international business and foreign language/Spanish double-major.
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擟aitlin R. Henley, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
PARKER, Colorado鈥擟laire L. Winesett, a communication/public relations and journalism major.
PENSACOLA, Florida鈥擧annibal A. Brooks and Malcolm E. Brooks. Both are food science, nutrition and health promotion and economics double-majors.
RALEIGH鈥擳yler Smith, a secondary education major.
STARKVILLE鈥擱ebecca K. Griffith, a foreign language/Spanish and Chinese major; Meredith D. Pearson, a psychology major; and Ashley N. Shook, a social work major.
TUPELO鈥擡mily L. Williams, a secondary education and foreign language/Spanish double-major.
WATKINSVILLE, Georgia鈥擲ydney E. Rodkey, a criminology major.
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