汤头条 announces spring 2017 Society of Scholars class members
Contact: Sammy McDavid
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wo dozen Mississippi State seniors are new members of the university鈥檚 prestigious Society of Scholars in the Arts and Sciences.
At the conclusion of each fall and spring semester, the honor organization recognizes the highest achieving students in all academic majors. Each has demonstrated the highest standard of scholastic excellence while pursuing a broad exposure to courses in the arts, sciences and humanities.
Individuals selected for the vigorous screening process must have demonstrated a sound foundation in languages, mathematics, sciences, oral and written communication, humanities and social sciences.
In addition to Mississippi, the 2017 spring class represents Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas.
The new scholar group includes (by hometown):
BRANDON鈥擬organ Hydrick, an English and communication/public relations double-major.
BYRAM鈥擲arah A. Phillips, a criminology and foreign language/classics double-major.
DYERSBURG, Tennessee鈥擬adilyn B. Petty, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
GULFPORT鈥擱achel M. Ruth Weitzel, a political science and history double-major.
HERNANDO鈥擬eredith A. Hilliard, an English and foreign language/Spanish double-major.
HOOVER, Alabama鈥擬argaret K. Eason, a biological sciences/pre-dental major.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擟ourtney P. Hill, a chemistry major.
JACKSON鈥擱obert W. Frey, a history and economics double-major.
KATY, Texas鈥擳homas A. Rogers, a chemistry major.
KINGWOOD, Texas鈥擬ary M. Denning, a communication/public relations major.
LAKELAND, Tennessee鈥擫auren A. Osborne, a biological sciences major.
LEXINGTON鈥擫ily F. McCrory, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas鈥擱obyn Ann Beattie, a biological sciences/pre-veterinary medicine major.
MADISON, Alabama鈥擩oseph B. Kerstiens, a business administration and political science/pre-law double-major.
MADISON鈥擱uth E. Fowler, a physics major.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee鈥擱eagan E. Arnwine, a biological sciences/occupational therapy major.
MERIDIAN鈥擬aria L. Diener, a social work major at 汤头条-Meridian.
STARKVILLE鈥擜nna C. Jackson, a biological sciences major; Haley N. Jenkins, a microbiology major; Dukjae Lee, a psychology major; Francesca M. Wadlington, a foreign language/Spanish major; and Cole Wood, a political science major.
TERRY鈥擩effrey M. Jones, a mathematics major.
WALNUT鈥擜nthony K. Laudadio, a political science and history double-major.
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