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Some 140 students are newly inducted members in the Mississippi State University chapter of the nation's leading higher education honor society.
Phi Kappa Phi membership is open to seniors at the top of their class in all majors. Graduate students, juniors and occasional sophomores whose scholastic achievements are at the very highest levels also are eligible.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. At present, there are more than 250 chapters worldwide with a total membership of some 50,000.
In addition to the students, seven MSU faculty members were inducted. They included Ioana Banicescu, associate professor of computer science and engineering; Susan M. Bridges, professor of computer science and engineering; Louay M. Chamra, associate professor of mechanical engineering; Mark F. Horstemeyer, mechanical engineering professor and chair of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems; Michael D. Hudson, associate professor of agricultural economics; James A. Parsons, professor of mechanical engineering; and Maria Tomaso-Peterson, assistant research professor in entomology and plant pathology.
The new members include (by hometown):
ABERDEEN--Leah N. Milstead, a senior elementary education major.
BATON ROUGE, La.--Melissa G. Blackledge [70808], a junior educational psychology major.
BAY SPRINGS--Olivia L. Buffington, a junior psychology major.
BILOXI--Brad N. Barlow, a junior physics major; Jeffrey R. Fairley II, a junior computer engineering major; and Frank M. Pellegrino, a junior economics major.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Kathryn M. Adamson [35242], a senior management major.
BLUE MOUNTAIN--Grant P. Meyer, a junior history major.
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark.--Bradley R. Self, a junior animal and dairy science/pre-veterinary medicine major.
BOONEVILLE--Benjamin E. Hurley, a junior biological engineering major; Lauren E. Lowery, a senior anthropology major; and Rebecca Rhodes, a junior human sciences major.
BRANDON--Angela C. Halverson, a junior biological sciences major; Amber L. Pittman, a junior banking and finance major; William B. "Brad" Warner, a senior mechanical engineering major; and Stephen R. Westerfield, a senior secondary education major.
BROOKHAVEN--Benjamin P. Smith, a junior biological engineering major.
BYRAM--Lindsay B. Buffum, a junior political science major.
CANTONMENT, Fla.--Haley O. Douglas, a junior industrial engineering major.
CARRIERE--Mary Edith King, a junior food science and technology major.
CARROLLTON--Courtney J. Carter, a junior kinesiology/pre-nursing major
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo.--Lauren W. Miller, a senior anthropology and history double major.
CENTREVILLE--John H. Berry, a senior microbiology major.
CLINTON--Kristin L. Davis, a senior chemical engineering major; James D. Kyzar, a junior chemical engineering major; and Brian J. Thomas, a junior computer science major.
COLLINS--Ashley N. Spell, a senior psychology major.
COLUMBUS--Maria E. Bearden, a December doctoral graduate in elementary education; Kyle E. Crawford, a junior chemical engineering major; Krista M. Fridley, a junior biological engineering major; Richard L. Holden, a December doctoral graduate in technology teacher education; Richard J. Lancaster, a junior biological engineering major; John R. Redwood, a junior industrial engineering major; Katherine L. Roberts, a senior human sciences/interior design major; and Cecil R. "Trae" Vaughn III, a junior majoring in risk management, insurance and financial planning.
CONEHATTA--Jonathan R. Jackson, a senior wildlife and fisheries major.
CORINTH--Michael R. Holmes, a junior geosciences major, and Leah N. Jones, a junior business administration major.
DESTREHAN, La.--John J. Fournet III, a junior general business administration major.
DeWITT, Ark.--Maryrose Hall, a senior general business administration major.
DEXTER, Mo.--Jeri L. Stuever, a junior elementary education major.
DIAMONDHEAD--Jessica L. Spangler, a junior marketing major.
ECRU--Abigail E. Hamilton, a junior elementary education major.
ESCATAWPA--Melana J. Smith, a junior accounting major.
EUPORA--Cheryl L. Woody, a junior management major.
FAIRHOPE, Ala.--Jason A. Keenan, a senior wildlife and fisheries major.
FLORENCE, Ala.--Jennifer L. Mueller, a junior English major.
FLORENCE--William K. Brake, a senior agricultural economics major, and Justin M. Crapps, a senior mechanical engineering major.
FLOWOOD--Erin L. Holden, a senior architecture major.
FOLSOM, La.--Brendan P. Flynn, a junior mechanical engineering major.
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--Leslie A. Shoemake, a senior communication and psychology double major.
FULTON--Roger E. Marlin, a senior geology major.
GAUTIER--Mary E. Dunn, a senior English major.
GERMANTOWN, Tenn.--Jameson G. Brown, a junior aerospace engineering major, and Courtney Ann Worley, a senior accounting major.
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo.--Arielle R. Whitmer, a junior marketing major.
GREENWOOD--Virginia B. Wright, a senior human sciences/nutrition major.
GRENADA--Megan M. Moody, a junior biological sciences major.
GULFPORT--James W. Barnett, a junior mechanical engineering major; Peyton A. Hunter, a junior communication/public relations and foreign languages double major; and Stacey Ann Ritter, a junior microbiology major.
HATTIESBURG--Britton C. Eyles, a junior chemical engineering major.
HOUSTON--Emily Jo Funderburk, a senior majoring in risk management, insurance and financial planning, and Roxanne Wright, a senior teacher technology major.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--Andrew C. Eadon [35802], a junior computer science and mathematics double major, and Amanda M. Kindred [35803], a senior accounting major.
INDIANOLA--Miranda R. Edwards, a junior biological sciences major; Zandria Y. King, a senior psychology major; and Terry L. Zepponi, a junior microbiology/pre-pharmacy major.
ITTA BENA--Sarah Hoque, a junior biological engineering major.
JACKSON--Stephanie L. Baker [39211], a senior human sciences/interior design major; Shawn W. Sanders [39211], a senior biological engineering major; Michael D. Stroud [39206], a senior biology major; Mathew D. Wiggins III [39211], a junior microbiology major; and Newton B. Wiggins [39211], a junior biological engineering major.
JACKSON, Tenn.--Lara A. Bush, a junior majoring in human sciences/apparel, textiles and merchandising.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo.--Derek S. Jennings, a junior marketing/professional golf management major.
KOSCIUSKO--Benjamin J. Terry, a junior geosciences major.
LAMBERT--Steven B. Adams, a junior business information systems major.
LAUREL--Samuel J. Walter, a senior mechanical engineering major.
LOUISVILLE--Ben A. Hubbard, a senior software engineering and computer science double major.
McCOMB--William D. Thweatt, a senior secondary education major.
MADISON--Melissa R. Kuriger, a junior elementary education major, and Richard R. Sartin, a senior animal and diary science major.
MANDEVILLE, La.--Jared T. Huguet, a junior mechanical engineering major.
MARIETTA, Ga.--Tameika L. Cooper, a senior political science major.
MORTON--Robert W. Miles, a senior political science major.
MOSS POINT--Brandon T. Gore, a senior electrical engineering major, and Hess M. Robertson, a junior biological engineering major.
MADISON--Hailey A. Segrest, a junior English education major.
MERIDIAN--Elizabeth A. Edwards, a senior communication/public relations; Mary K. Gambill, a senior English major; Clinton B. Hales III, a senior industrial engineering major; Claire Maranto, a senior kinesiology/physical education major; Michael L. Mayerhoff, a senior landscape contracting major; David Palmer, a senior management major; Sally L. Stacey, a junior architecture major; Joel H. Stinson, a senior mechanical engineering major; Erica J. Stokes, a junior communication/public relations major; and Deanna L. Wilson, a senior marketing major.
NEW ALBANY--Renee L. Murry, a junior biology education major, and Katherine E. Skinner, a junior international business major.
OCEAN SPRINGS--Claire L. Fellman, a junior biological engineering major.
ORLANDO, Fla.--Jennifer M. Hollis [32804], a senior architecture major, and Karen E. Sandrik [32828], a senior secondary education major.
OWENSBORO, Ky.--Laurie E. Carlisle [42301], a senior biological engineering major.
PADUCAH, Ky.--Carly M. Allen [42001], a junior architecture major.
PASCAGOULA--Jeremy T. England, a junior political science major; Jared P. Fisher, a junior chemical engineering major; and Heather L. Ladnier, a senior biochemistry major.
PASS CHRISTIAN--Alan G. Jensen II, a senior biological science major.
PEARL--John S. Grant IV, a junior political science major.
PHILADELPHIA--Elizabeth A. Johnson, a junior marketing major.
PICKENS--Renita E. Horton, a senior chemical engineering major.
PLAQUEMINE, La.--Blake C. Carville, a junior chemical engineering major.
RIDGELAND--Ashleigh V. Hunsburger, a junior educational psychology major.
RIENZI--Valerie C. Perrigo, a senior elementary education major.
RIPLEY--Amanda L. Lowry, a junior elementary education major.
SANDY HOOK--Wesley S. Bond, a senior biological engineering major.
SHELBY--Alan A. Balducci, a graduate student in business administration.
SPRING, Texas--Kyle T. York, a junior finance major.
STAR--James W. Cowart, a junior agricultural engineering technology and business major.
STARKVILLE--Joshua P. Bost, a junior history major; Anna L. Cheek, a junior landscape architecture major; Brent Doolittle, a senior business information systems major; Sarah Ann Foley, a senior graphic design major; Gregory E. Harris, a senior microbiology major; Ross C. King, a junior accounting major; Jonathan D. Parker, a senior chemical engineering major; and Carrie M. Steele, a senior geosciences and elementary education double major.
SUMMIT--Carrie M. Nunnery, a junior animal and dairy science/pre-veterinary medicine.
TAYLORSVILLE--Emily S. Cain, a junior communication major.
TRUSSVILLE, Ala.--Joseph P. Greene, a junior wildlife and fisheries/pre-veterinary medicine major.
TUPELO--Angela K. Marlin, a senior educational psychology major, and Jason W. Moore, a junior banking and finance major.
VICKSBURG--Amanda S. Corley, a senior sociology major; Dana O. Daigre, a junior accounting major; Carolyn G. Plemons, a senior psychology major; and Daniel C. Sumerall, a senior forestry major.
WATER VALLEY--Michael J. Fonte, a junior biological sciences major, and Carter W. White, a junior kinesiology major.