Mississippi State announces fall 2016 Society of Scholars class
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wenty-four 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 2016 fall semester group represents the states of Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Tennessee. They include (by hometown):
ABERDEEN鈥擩amelle V. Vance and Lachelle D. Vance, both majoring in biological sciences/pre-medicine.
AMORY鈥擱eagan Livingston, a biological sciences/pre-medicine and microbiology major.
BARTLETT, Tennessee鈥擜shlee M. Rogers, a management/international business and Spanish major.
BEAVERTON, Alabama鈥擩enna Nell Stanford, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama鈥擪atherine L. Baldwin, a biochemistry/pre-medicine major.
BROOKINGS, South Dakota鈥擜lexis N. Manson, a biochemistry/pre-medicine and microbiology major.
COLLINSVILLE鈥擱yan J. King, an anthropology major.
COURTLAND鈥擬ary Clay Bailey, a biochemistry/pre-medicine major.
FOREST鈥擪ayla N. Thrash, an anthropology major.
FRANKLIN, Tennessee鈥擜llison Lee Bruning, a psychology major.
GERMANTOWN, Tennessee鈥擜lex C. Hughes, a biological engineering/biomedical engineering major.
HARTSELLE, Alabama鈥擫indsey Catherine Elmore, a biological sciences/pre-optometry major.
HERNANDO鈥擠aniel B. Roberson, a psychology major.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擩ohn Reed Miller, an anthropology major.
LENEXA, Kansas鈥擡lizabeth Macaulay Thomas, an agribusiness/policy and law major.
MADISON鈥擜ustin C. Fortenberry, an English and philosophy/religion major.
MERIDIAN鈥擧aily J. Crawford, a psychology major.
OKEMOS, Michigan鈥擱oxanne L. Raven, a political science/pre-law major.
SOUTHAVEN鈥擜ndrew Zachary Buchanan, a psychology major.
STARKVILLE鈥擩ohn Dalton Bryan, an economics major; Emily Belle Damm, a communication/broadcasting and public relations major; Sabrina Elizabeth Moore, a microbiology and chemistry/pre-medicine major; and Holly M. Travis, a political science and criminology major.
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