Contact: Sammy McDavid
Sixty-two academically achieving juniors and seniors in Mississippi State's College of Education are new members of the university chapter of Kappa Delta Pi honor society.
Founded in 1911 at the University of Illinois, the international organization works to recognize excellence in all areas of collegiate teacher training. Its 60,000 members are spread among more than 400 campus and alumni chapters.
In addition to scholastics, membership requires the demonstrated commitment to a career in education and a personal attitude that assures steady professional growth.
The new student members include (by hometown):
BATESVILLE--Senior Celia C. Bickerstaff.
BELDEN--Senior Billy R. Grubbs.
BESSEMER, Ala.--Junior Janeice Everhart.
BLUE MOUNTAIN--Senior Sherman Riddle.
BOGUE CHITTO--Senior David C. Martin.
BOONEVILLE--Senior Candice Eaton.
BRANDON--Juniors Laura M. Simons and Melissa Taylor.
BROOKHAVEN--Senior Amy E. Allbritton.
CARTHAGE--Junior Tammy Goss.
CLINTON--Senior Christy Goolsby.
COLLINSVILLE--Junior Julie K. Curto.
COLUMBIA--Junior Natalie Broom.
COLUMBUS--Junior Angela R. Brown and Jennifer M. Manning, and senior Tanisha L. Hunter.
CONYERS, Ga.--Junior Amanda E. Rowland.
CORINTH--Juniors Katie L. Crum and Amanda Sumler.
DECATUR, Ala.--Senior Jessie C. McConnell.
EUPORA--Senior Meg Embry and junior Katherine Phillips.
FLORENCE, Ala.--Senior Brandon K. Miller.
GERMANTOWN, Tenn.--Senior Christie White.
GREENVILLE--Juniors Amy K. Eddleman, Rahshundra Scott and Kashicki Williams.
GULFPORT--Seniors Mary E. Lanier and Rebecca E. Randall.
HOUSTON--Junior Ashley T. Peel.
JACKSON--Juniors Catherine E. Cadle, Mary M. Farrell and Summer T. Mosal, and senior Harper E. Wise.
LOUISVILLE--Senior Jan Mitchell.
MACON--Seniors Audrey R. Luster and Melissa T. Misso.
MADISON--Senior Roberta Bullock and junior William N. Littell.
McCOOL--Junior Rachel V. Black.
MERIDIAN--Junior Wilma N. Whitfield.
NATCHEZ--Senior Carrie H. Pugh.
OCEAN SPRINGS--Junior Angela Dethloff.
SALTILLO--Junior Katherine G. Gibbons.
STARKVILLE--Senior Candice L. Randall and juniors Laura L. Tomlinson and Anecia R. Washington.
SULLIGENT, Ala.--Juniors Lydia Gilmer and Katherine Waller.
TISHOMINGO--Senior Teresa B. Jerden.
TUPELO--Senior Ashley Barrows.
TUSCUMBIA, Ala.--Junior Krissy Ogletree.
VARDAMAN--Seniors Larry Baker and Samuel Baker.
VICKSBURG--Juniors Leanne Forrest and Charles J. Moomaw.
WAYNESBORO--Senior Dana Corage.
WEST POINT--Senior Jessica Campbell and juniors Karen Ketchum and Eddie B. Moye.
WINFIELD, Ala.--Junior Wendy Brasher.
YAZOO CITY--Senior Leah K. McGraw.