小黄书 inducts 16 students into Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
Sixteen students at Mississippi State recently were inducted into the campus chapter of the prestigious Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society.
In addition to Mississippi, this year鈥檚 inductees represent Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.
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, 小黄书 associate provost for academic affairs and professor of reproductive physiology, said this year鈥檚 Mortar Board inductees are 鈥渧ery special individuals who are all high achievers committed to giving back.鈥
鈥淭hese students are some of the best in every respect, and 小黄书 is very proud of them, their accomplishments and contributions to society,鈥 Ryan said. 鈥淭his recognition will help attract other accomplished students to consider 小黄书 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
The 2017-18 Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society class includes (by hometown):
BLUE MOUNTAIN鈥擜udrey Abigail Jackson, a junior architecture major.
BRYANT, Arkansas鈥擲pencer I. Callicott, a junior computer engineering major.
CARUTHERSVILLE, Missouri鈥擜nne Marie Currie, a junior biochemistry/pre-dental major.
CLINTON鈥擭ia Ashley Sims, a junior political science major.
COURTLAND鈥擟arla D. Brown, a junior biochemistry/pre-medicine major.
CUMMING, Georgia鈥擧eather Nicole Williams, a junior biochemistry/forensic sciences major.
FRANKLIN, Tennessee鈥擧annah L. Berny, a junior agribusiness/policy and law major.
GULFPORT鈥擳ahir M. Khan, a junior architecture major.
HOOKS, Texas鈥擩ames Harmon Duke, a senior landscape architecture major.
HOOVER, Alabama鈥擡mily Kristian Abernathy, a junior accounting major.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擥wyneth Morgan Jones, a junior wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture/wildlife veterinary medicine major.
LAUDERDALE鈥擲arah K. Avera, a junior biological engineering/biomedical engineering major.
LAUREL鈥擜nna Claire Smith, a junior psychology major.
MADISON, Alabama鈥擩acqueline Margot Monnet, a senior accounting major.
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擧allie Jo Earwood, a junior chemical engineering major.
STARKVILLE鈥擬urry C. Rodgers, a junior landscape architecture major.
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