Contact: Sammy McDavid
Ninety-one 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 promote excellence in all areas of collegiate teacher training. Its 55,000 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 MSU student members include (by hometown):
ACKERMAN--Senior Nora L. Hammons.
AMORY--Senior Kama Q. Alford and junior Brenda Hathcock.
BARTLETT, Tenn.--Junior Melanie Hamilton.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Junior Kassandra E. Smith.
BLUE SPRINGS--Senior Candace Hitt.
BOGUE CHITTO--Senior Jackie L. Martin.
BOONEVILLE--Seniors Henry P. Kennedy II and Anna Grace Thompson.
BRANDON--Seniors Lindsey Coward and Emily Williams, and juniors Shelley Crenshaw, Patricia Reiss and Stephen Westerfield.
CANTON--Junior Miriam Strong.
CARTHAGE--Junior Lance A. Lucovich.
CLEVELAND--Junior Chaka Smith.
CLINTON--Junior Craig Davis.
COLLINS--Junior Monica L. Mosley.
COLUMBUS--Seniors Ivy Burris, Tylon Crook, Kristen Long, and Christina Short-Daniels, and junior Natalie Garton.
CORINTH--Senior April B. Ashmore.
CRAWFORD--Senior KaWonda S. Rich.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS--Junior Elizabeth Jackson and senior Kimberly Jones.
DECATUR--Seniors Kris Amis and Kristi Brown.
ENTERPRISE--Junior Amanda Mallard.
EUPORA--Senior Rachel Burton.
FOLEY, Ala.--Senior Laura Meigs.
FOREST--Junior Macy Leigh Wilbanks.
FORREST CITY, Ark.--Junior Michelle J. Wilson.
GATTMAN--Senior T. Chad Sorrells.
GLEN--Junior Brian K. Phelps.
GOLDEN--Junior Timothy S. Graham.
GRENADA--Junior Kajuanda Reynolds.
HATTIESBURG--Junior Lauren D. Rocconi.
HERNANDO--Senior Kimberly A. Nolen.
HOOVER, Ala.--Junior Andrew Shaffer.
JACKSON--Junior Logan Owens.
JACKSON, Tenn.--Junior Carrie Ann Smith.
KILMICHAEL--Senior Glenda M. Bennett and junior Camelia Young.
KOSCIUSKO--Seniors Benjamin P. Dew and Mary Ann Veasley.
La GRANGE, Ky.--Senior William C. Bean.
LITTLE ROCK--Senior Sasya Wilhelm.
LONG BEACH--Senior Wendy R. Hertz.
MACON--Juniors Macki Penick and Afton Short.
MADISON--Senior Neil Littell.
MANTACHIE--Junior Ashley Yielding.
MARIETTA--Junior Michael Wildmon.
McCOOL--Senior Stephanie Cantrell.
MERIDIAN--Seniors Brenda K. Fortson and April M. McCary, and junior Courtney D. Hatcher.
MILLPORT, Ala.--Junior William L. Daffron.
MONETTE, Ark.--Junior Heather R. Williams.
NETTLETON--Juniors Kristi Hill and Nicole Sprayberry, and senior Lori Taylor.
NEWTON--Senior Jenna U. Tune.
PETAL--Senior Brittany Bedwell.
PRENTISS--Junior Dana C. Myles.
POPLARVILLE--Senior Jillian Davis.
PURVIS--Senior Stefanie M. Pace.
QUITMAN--Junior Rachelle J. Fagan.
ROSEDALE--Senior Lasenta Stafford.
SALTILLO--Senior Miriam L. Smith.
SHUBUTA--Junior Mildred L. Younger.
SILAS, Ala.--Junior Jena D. Lassiter.
SOSO--Junior Amanda Corley.
STARKVILLE--Junior Jeanine Ferguson and seniors Watress Harris and Holly Thompson.
SUMMIT--Senior Cassie M. Hamilton.
SUWANEE, Ga.--Senior Katherine Moore.
TAYLORSVILLE--Senior Janet D. Webb.
TUPELO--Seniors Amanda Bucci and Benjamin Moore, and juniors Claire Long and Amy Maynard.
UNION--Senior Robert L. Herrington.
WAYNESBORO--Senior Brittney Bruce.
WEST POINT--Senior Amy Inmon.
WINONA--Juniors Gavin K. Gilbert and Allie Hoover.