Contact: Sammy McDavid
STARKVILLE, Miss.--More than 100 academically achieving juniors, seniors and graduate students 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 2006 spring semester include (by hometown):
ABERDEEN--Senior Allan D. Evans.
ACKERMAN--Senior Elisa M. Brooks.
BLUE SPRINGS--Senior Paula A. Malone.
BOGUE CHITTO--Junior Cortney J. Fielder.
BRANDON--Senior Kristen D. Hopper and junior Cara S. Satterfield.
BROOKHAVEN--Junior Sadie M. Corban.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn.--Junior Katherine E. Cox.
BUFORD, Ga.--Junior Brittany L. Shaw.
CALHOUN CITY--Junior Kala E. Dye.
CARTHAGE--Senior Mary K. Jones.
CLARKSDALE--Junior Leston C. McGarrh.
COLUMBUS--Junior Vickie S. Harris.
CORINTH--Senior Ginger M. Mattox and juniors Mary A. Potts, William M. Rhodes, and Brittney N. Robertson.
CRAWFORD--Junior Melanie L. Johnson.
DENNIS--Senior Melanie J. Arnold.
DESTIN, Fla.--Senior Katelyn J. Earley.
ETHEL--Junior Erin N. Horne.
EUPORA--Junior Kristi N. Tomlinson.
FLOWOOD--Senior Alexis R. Gosselin.
FULTON--Junior Megan K. Staub.
GERMANTOWN, Tenn.--Junior Leslie A. Clement.
GREENVILLE--Seniors Taylor M. Kozielski and Toni L. Moore.
GREENWOOD--Senior Carissia L. Mayes and junior Dustin M. Youngblood.
GRENADA--Senior April N. Davis.
GROVE CITY, Ohio--Junior Cynthia M. Wharton.
GULFPORT--Senior Teri B. Walker.
HATTIESBURG--Senior Taneshia N. Jones and junior Jessica N. Walley.
HOLLANDALE--Senior Mary M. Furr.
HOUSTON--Junior Carrie A. Gammill, and seniors Serena N. Gann and Leigh A. Weaver.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--Junior Lauren E. Blumkin [35803].
JACKSON--Seniors Sarah A. Adams [39272] and Katherine S. O'Mire [39211].
KILMICHAEL--Senior Sharone D. McCaskill.
KOSCIUSKO--Juniors Kristen M. Ables and Meryl M. Fulgham.
LAUDERDALE--Senior Jessica L. Green.
LAUREL--Junior Carrie E. Clark and senior Analee A. Rice.
LENA--Junior Richard E. Latham.
LITTLE ROCK--Seniors Holly S. Jackson and Jessica L. Sheehan.
LOUISVILLE--Juniors Mary K. Ballew and Ronda G. Stroud, and senior Amy L. Warner.
MABEN--Junior Erin N. Carmichael.
MENDENHALL--Junior Kristen C. Robinson.
MADISON--Juniors Claire D. Carlisle, Robert L. Gardner, Spencer S. Segrest, and Myra R. Waldrop.
MATHISTON--Junior Amanda L. Fondren.
MERIDIAN--Seniors Laura L. Crews and Timothy K. Rutledge, and junior Ashley D. Tolleson.
NATCHEZ--Junior Amanda R. Powell and senior Betsy B. Spinks.
NEWTON--Senior Valerie A. Gibbs and junior Amanda K. McMillan.
PEARL--Junior Lydia R. Crouch.
PEARLINGTON--Senior Samantha L. Breshears.
PELAHATCHIE--Junior Ashley L. Boyer.
PHILADELPHIA--Juniors Jenifer E. Johnson and Priscilla A. Lee, and senior Sheila B. Loper.
PONTOTOC--Seniors Kathleen A. Munn, Martina M. Patton and Amanda S. Wilbanks.
POPLARVILLE--Junior Brittany N. Broadus.
RAYMOND--Senior Jennifer R. Murphy and junior Douglas D. Thaggard.
SALTILLO--Junior Lindsay A. Adams.
SCOOBA--Junior Genetrice G. Robertson.
SENATOBIA--Junior Beverly L. Shideler.
SHEFFIELD, Ala.--Senior Megan S. Wassner.
SOUTHAVEN--Junior Danielle L. Hood.
STARKVILLE--Juniors Tasha M. Brown, Sheila D. Coleman, John M. Davis, Jessica E. Johnson, and Kylie R. Stewart; and seniors Lauren E. Ford, Ettaronda L. Hogan and Teresa M. Johnson.
TCHULA--Senior Martha T. James.
TIPLERSVILLE--Junior Beth M. Wilbanks.
TUNICA--Junior Mary M. Cariker.
TUPELO--Juniors Jonathan E. Chaney, Aprillee P. Dozier and Anna K. Stennett; and seniors Amber L. Farris and Michael D. Talbot.
TUSCUMBIA, Ala.--Senior Denise C. Counts.
WAYNESBORO--Junior Darrow T. Clark.
WEST POINT--Seniors Ashley S. Baker and Marshall T. Bratton.
WOODVILLE--Junior Emily C. Kee.