汤头条 inducts 13 students into Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society
Conatct: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 Thirteen students at Mississippi State recently were inducted into the re-established campus chapter of the prestigious Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society.
In addition to Mississippi, this year鈥檚 inductees represent Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Ohio and Tennessee.
Founded in 1918, Columbus, Ohio-based Mortar Board is considered the nation鈥檚 premier honor society for college seniors. Students selected for membership must be in the top 35 percent of their junior class and demonstrate a commitment to scholarship, leadership and service. For more, visit .
Peter Ryan, 汤头条 associate provost for academic affairs and professor of reproductive physiology, said this year鈥檚 Mortar Board inductees 鈥渘ot only are very accomplished individuals academically, but are all engaged in many extracurricular activities both on and off campus with a particular focus in helping others in greater need.鈥
鈥溙劳诽 is proud of these students who have accepted the invitation to be members of the Mortar Board Honor Society, one of the oldest and most respected of its kind in the country,鈥 Ryan said.
鈥淭his recognition will help attract other accomplished students to consider 汤头条 as an institution where they can not only receive an excellent education in their field of interest, but also excel in leadership and extracurricular experiential activities,鈥 Ryan added.
The 2016-17 Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society class includes (by hometown):
ARCHBOLD, Ohio鈥擟hrysta N. Beck, a senior poultry science major.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee鈥擪aitlyn L. Gilbert, a senior finance major.
BYRAM鈥擲arah A. Phillips, a senior criminology and foreign language/classics double-major.
CHICAGO, Illinois鈥擪athryn E. Hoppensteadt, a senior biological sciences major.
DARDEN, Tennessee鈥擟allie B. Whitfield, a senior biochemistry/pre-medicine major.
HATTIESBURG鈥擠aeja C. Thomas, a senior mechanical engineering and art/graphic design double-major.
MADISON, Alabama鈥擜lexander C. Monnet, a computer science master鈥檚 student.
MADISON鈥擫auren S. Blalock, a senior animal and dairy science major.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee鈥擩onas A. Hudnall, a senior wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major.
NESBIT鈥擭aomi J. Taylor, a senior environmental economics and management major.
PACE, Florida鈥擠ylan W. Densel, a senior finance major.
PASS CHRISTIAN鈥擡mily M. Farrar, a senior civil engineering/environmental engineering major.
RIDGELAND鈥擜melia I. Andersson, a senior biological sciences major.
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