Contact: Sammy McDavid
STARKVILLE, Miss.--More than 70 academically achieving juniors, seniors and doctoral 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 fall semester include (by hometown):
BAILEY--Junior social studies education major Anthony W. Frazier and senior elementary education major Mary I. Gatt.
BALDWYN--School administration doctoral student Karen S. Letson.
BILOXI--Senior clinical exercise physiology major Valerie Zieman.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Senior teaching and coaching major Kathryn M. Johnson.
BOYLE--Senior fitness management major Lindsey N. Mixon.
BRANDON--School administration doctoral student Tina L. Atkins, senior elementary education major Kristi D. Pennington, junior clinical exercise physiology major Sarah A. Spengler, and senior elementary education major Laura A. Whittington.
CANTON--Junior elementary education major Allyn R. Self.
CARTHAGE--Junior teaching and coaching major Christopher C. Shepard.
CLARKSDALE--Junior elementary education major Priscilla C. Dixon.
CLINTON--Senior elementary education major Emily M. Ford.
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn.--Senior elementary education major David G. Dennis.
COLLINSVILLE--Senior elementary education major Katherine A. Autry.
COLUMBUS--Junior clinical exercise physiology major Stephanie L. Elmore and school administration doctoral student Edna R. McGill.
CORINTH--Senior elementary education major Kayla G. Essary, junior elementary education major Lindsay K. Massengill and senior music education major Jill L. Shumaker.
DEKALB--Junior elementary education major Hailey E. Myers.
DELTA CITY--Junior elementary education major Tameka S. Johnson.
DURANT--Junior elementary education major LaCourtney A. Landfair.
EVANS, Ga.--Junior clinical exercise physiology major Sara E. Buster.
FLOWOOD--Senior elementary education major Jennifer L. Cannon.
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--Junior elementary education major Sheryl J. Fesmire.
FRENCH CAMP--Senior human sciences major Lynn M. Broomfield.
GRENADA--Junior mathematics education major Heather M. Oakes.
GULFPORT--Special education major Tiffany M. Collins; educational psychology major Megan W. Campbell and clinical exercise physiology major Jason W. Caswell. Collins is a junior; Campbell and Caswell, seniors.
HERNANDO--Senior foreign languages education major Mary B. Chrestman.
HOUSTON--Senior elementary education majors Amanda M. Brooks and Amanda B. Parker.
JACKSON--Junior English education major Cory L. Blasingame, senior clinical exercise physiology major Conner G. Gunn, senior educational psychology major Amy G. Mitchell, and junior elementary education major Jennifer N. Virden.
JACKSON, Tenn.--Senior elementary education major Audrey E. Nelson.
LAUREL--Elementary education major Whitney D. Caves and clinical exercise physiology major William B. Tucker. Both are seniors.
LOUISVILLE--Junior elementary education majors Peggy D. Humphries and Kathy R. Smith.
MABEN--Senior elementary education major Larkin A. Nygard.
MACON--Junior elementary education major Jessica L. Cotton.
MADISON--Junior social studies education major David F. Bates, senior elementary education major Yancy Beth Fowler, junior clinical exercise physiology major Rachel K. Iupe, school administration doctoral student Charles E. Smith, and junior clinical exercise physiology major Megan N. Stewart.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Senior elementary education major Caroline H. "Carrie" Barclay.
MERIDIAN--Clinical exercise physiology major Meredith P. La Bruyere, elementary education major Bethany L. Spindle and elementary education major Jodi M. Walters. La Bruyere and Spindle are seniors; Walters, a junior.
NATCHEZ--Junior educational psychology major Mary C. Burns.
NEW ALBANY--Junior information technology services major William M. Brooks.
PHILADELPHIA--Junior biology education major Jacob T. Hardy.
PITTSBORO--Junior elementary education major Hope Ellison.
PONTOTOC--Senior clinical exercise physiology major Mackenzie J. Russell.
RULEVILLE--Junior elementary education major Mary H. Arant.
SARASOTA, Fla.--Senior elementary education major Sunny Thornton.
SAUCIER--Junior clinical exercise physiology major Molly E. Morris.
SOSO--Tessa Massey, a December elementary education graduate.
SPANISH FORT, Ala.--Junior elementary education major Lauren M. Miles.
STARKVILLE--Senior mathematics education major Michele L. Atkins; junior elementary education major Terra T. Bryant; Shannon L. Love, a December elementary education graduate; and senior elementary education major Jayun Na.
TERRY--Senior clinical exercise physiology major Marlee R. Culpepper.
TUPELO--Seniors Kaylah T. Lawrence and Mary K. Russell, and junior Katherine L. Wiley. All are elementary education majors.
UNION--Senior mathematics education major Clancy L. Cleveland.
VICKSBURG--Junior clinical exercise physiology major Jamie O. Hullum.
WEST POINT--Junior elementary education major Cheryl L. Doss.
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