Contact: Sammy McDavid
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Nearly 70 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. KDP's 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.
MSU student members inducted at the conclusion of the 2005 fall semester include (by hometown):
ABERDEEN-- Junior elementary education major Karen L. Quillen.
AMORY--Junior industrial technology education major Thomas L. Bickerstaff.
BALDWYN--Senior elementary education major Tabitha E. Russell.
BATESVILLE--Senior exercise physiology major Melissa P. Pitcock.
BELMONT--Senior teaching/coaching major Kala A. Collier.
BOLTON--Junior elementary education major Rebecca F. Darwin.
BOONEVILLE--Senior elementary education major Erin M. Windham.
BOYLE--Senior industrial technology education major Bobby J. Kent III.
BRUCE--Senior educational psychology major Laura M. Wells.
CALHOUN CITY--Junior physical education/sports communication major Jonathan P. Jones.
CEDAR BLUFF--Junior elementary education major Dana L. Albert.
CLINTON--Senior elementary education major Rebecca F. Estes and senior educational psychology major Annelise Nutt.
COLLINS--Senior elementary education major Wendy F. Quick.
COLLINSVILLE--Senior elementary education major Janice Franklin and senior elementary education major Brittany K. Payne.
COLUMBUS--Junior exercise physiology major Katherine D. Wallace and senior special education major Kathy J. Wilkins.
CORDOVA, Tenn.--Junior exercise physiology major Elizabeth I. McCraw.
CORINTH--Senior special education major Jennifer Burcham.
COURTLAND--Junior elementary education major Sarah B. Sullivan.
FOREST--Senior mathematics education major Jonathan S. Sigrest.
GERMANTOWN, Tenn.--Junior exercise physiology major Emily R. Davis and junior educational psychology major Elizabeth C. Parker.
GULFPORT--Senior exercise physiology majors Joseph E. Lawrence and Millicent E. Lawrence.
HAMILTON--Senior elementary education major Britt C. Clark.
HATTIESBURG--Junior elementary education major Allison H. Blackwell.
JACKSON--Junior elementary education major Katie L. Cantrell [39212].
LIBERTY--Junior exercise physiology major Brittany L. Walsh.
LOUIN--Senior English education major Melanie N. Pugh.
MACON--Senior elementary education major Valorie O. Edwards.
MADISON--Senior English education major William R. Beard, junior mathematics education major Ramon G. Forbes, junior elementary education major Erin V. Ladner, junior exercise physiology major Jessica M. Richardson, junior teaching/coaching major Michael D. Timmer, and junior elementary education major Rachel D. Wilson.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Junior exercise physiology major Laura M. Barclay [38117] and junior elementary education major Elizabeth K. Farst [38119].
MERIDIAN--Senior elementary education major Kari Gregory, senior information technology services education major Jessica A. Simpson, junior elementary education major Margaret E. White, and junior educational psychology major Ally Wiltse.
MOSS POINT--Senior elementary education major Amanda L. Weaver.
PEARL--Junior elementary education major Laurin R. Ishee.
PHILADELPHIA--Senior elementary education major Brandi L. Bates.
PRENTISS--Junior educational psychology major Janice M. Hicks.
RAYMOND--Junior English education major Ashley E. Priebe.
RIDGELAND--Senior elementary education major Christi M. Coleman.
RIPLEY--Senior elementary education major Jeannie Jeter.
SOUTHAVEN--Senior social studies education major Rebekah J. Jones.
STARKVILLE--Junior fitness management major Erika T. Barnes, senior elementary education major Ashley N. Cummings, senior teaching/coaching major Jerry P. Fremin, and senior teaching/coaching major Shannon K. Miller.
TCHULA--Senior elementary education major Rachel C. Hutton.
TERRY--Senior elementary education major Melissa R. Bynum.
TUPELO--Junior exercise physiology major Rebecca C. Boyd and junior social studies education major Wendy E. Prince.
UNION--Senior mathematics education major Robin B. Page and senior elementary education major Kelly L. Shackelford.
VICKSBURG--Senior teaching/coaching major Lauren B. Ashby and junior elementary education major Catherine K. Jones.
WEST--Senior elementary education major Susan Ellard.
WEST POINT--Junior elementary education major Emily S. Brasfield and senior elementary education major Christie Garner.