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Thirty-one Mississippi State students are new members of the university alumni association's liaison organization.
Founded in 1980, Alumni Delegates serve as liaisons between the 134-year-old land-grant institution and its more than 122,000 living graduates. Helping improve the student body's understanding of the alumni association's role and purpose is among their major missions.
Over the decades, this student branch of the association has proven invaluable in assisting with organizational programs and activities, including football tailgate gatherings, class reunions and numerous other on- and off-campus events.
Delegate officers for 2012 include president John B. Guyton of Starkville; Claire Faccini of Moss Point, vice president for public relations; Rivers Uithoven of Brandon, secretary; and Jacob T. Kent of Tupelo, vice president for education.
Members are selected through a highly competitive interview process. This year's group was chosen from among nearly 270 applicants, and joins 13 returning delegates.
The new members include (by hometown):
ACKERMAN--Junior Jennifer E. Cooper, a physical education/kinesiology major, the daughter of Jean and Tom Cooper. She is a graduate of Ackerman High School.
BRANDON--Sophomore Will S. Morgan, a biological engineering major, the son of Nina Morgan and a Northwest Rankin High School graduate; and junior Stewart R. Patrick, a biological science/microbiology major, the son of Ardith and Bill Patrick and a Brandon High School graduate.
GERMANTOWN, Tenn.--Gracy E. Hewes, a junior kinesiology/ physical education major, the daughter of Susan and Collins Hewes and a Houston High School graduate; and Catherine A. Waddell, a junior accounting major, the daughter of Anne and Mike Waddell and a St. Benedict High School graduate.
HATTIESBURG--Sophomore Roy G. Krag, a political science major, the son of Charlotte and Roy Krag and a Hattiesburg High School graduate.
HAZLEHURST--Sophomore Vijay Kannuthurai, a biochemistry major, the son of Chandra and Thiruvarasu Kannuthurai and a Copiah Academy graduate.
HELENA, Ala.--Sophomore Kelsey E. Dewberry, an elementary education major, the daughter of Jeanie and Mark Dewberry and a Pelham High School graduate.
HOLLANDALE--Junior Vivian W. de Regt, an international business major, the daughter of Marjan and Jan de Regt and a graduate of Washington School in Greenville.
HOOVER, Ala.--Sophomore Caleb T. Hardman, a biological engineering major and the son of Tabitha and Robert Hardman, and sophomore Charlie S. Stocks, a civil engineering major and the son of Stacey and Scotty Stocks. Both are Hoover High School graduates.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--Senior Sarah G. Smith, a civil engineering major, the daughter of Lisa and Andy Smith and a Jefferson County International Baccalaureate graduate.
JACKSON--Sophomore Evann D. Berry, a biomedical engineering major, the daughter of Winnie and Donnell Berry [39206] and a Murrah High School graduate.
LAUREL--Sophomore Savana R. Heidelberg, an English major, the daughter of Mattie and Dan Heidelberg and a Laurel High School graduate.
LOUISVILLE --Senior Clark A. Price, an accounting major, the son of Melanie and Cecil Price and a Grace Christian School graduate.
MADISON--Junior Jessica R. Arnold, a biological engineering major, the daughter of Tina and Hunter Arnold and a Jackson Academy graduate; sophomore Lindi Morgan, an educational psychology major, the daughter of Lucy and Kevin Morgan and a Madison Central High School graduate; junior Madalyn A. McKnight, a psychology major, the daughter of Patricia and Alfred McKnight and a Murrah High School graduate; and sophomore Channing E. Osborne, a junior general liberal arts major, the son of Heather and Neil Osborne and a Madison-Ridgeland Academy graduate.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Sophomore Anne Morgan Guenther, an industrial engineering major, the daughter of Tara and Mark Guenther [38117] and a Hutchison School graduate.
MERIDIAN--Sophomore Jourdan L. Schulte, an elementary education major, the daughter of Lee and Lynn Schulte and a West Lauderdale High School graduate.
MOUND BAYOU--Junior Shemeka S. Phipps, special education and educational psychology major, the daughter of Alonrica Sandifer and a John F. Kennedy High School graduate.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala.--Junior Chase D. Hacker, a chemical engineering major, the son of Alice and Deion Hacker and a Covenant Christian School graduate.
PASS CHRISTIAN--Junior Phillip M. McAuley, a finance major, the son of Marion and Charles Vincent and a Pass Christian High School graduate.
PONTOTOC.--Sophomore Whitney Ray, a kinesiology major, the daughter of Bob and Debbie Ray and a Pontotoc High School graduate; and junior Adam C. Roye, a biochemistry major, the son of Suzan and Allen Roye and a South Pontotoc High School graduate.
RIENZI--Junior Samuel B. Bragg, a civil engineering major and the home-schooled son of Jamey and Kevin Bragg.
SHAW--Sophomore Jarell L. Colston, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major, the son of Patricia and Billy Silas and a Shaw High School graduate.
STARKVILLE--Sophomore Kyle L. Lacy, a biological engineering major and the son of Jennifer and Thomas Lacy; junior Lindsay S. Linhares, a communication/journalism and political science double-major and the daughter of Susan and Jerry Linhares; and freshman Casey E. McGee, a communication/public relations major and the son of Kristie and David McGee. Lacy and Linhares are Starkville High School graduates; McGee was home-schooled.
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