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STARKVILLE, Miss.--Forty-six students from throughout Mississippi, as well as from Alabama, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, are members of the 2013 Roadrunners class at Mississippi State.
Roadrunners assist the university's admissions office with new student recruitment. In addition to leading campus tours, they also correspond regularly with prospective students and assist with the operation of various campus events throughout the school year.
Participants are chosen through a rigorous selection process and represent some of the top students at MSU.
This year's Roadrunner class includes (by hometown):
BALDWYN--Chelsea E. Griffin, a junior elementary education major and the daughter of Robert and Cindy Griffin.
BAY ST. LOUIS--Britney R. Johnson, a junior art major and the daughter of Willie Johnson and Linda Johnson.
BLUE SPRINGS--Summer P. Smith, a junior communication major and the daughter of Jeffrey and Terrie Bagwell.
BOLTON--Whitaker "Whit" R. Kendall, a sophomore biological engineering major and the son of Ted and Elizabeth Kendall.
BRANDON--Steven Zachary Watson, a junior biological engineering major and the son of Steve and Maret Watson.
CALERA, Ala.--Tanner L. Gray, a freshman industrial engineering major and the son of Terry Gray and Melanie Roberts.
CLINTON--Jordan D. Klein, a sophomore computer engineering major and the son of Daniel and Lisa Klein, and William Andrew Nutt, a senior kinesiology major and the son of William and Sonya Nutt.
COFFEEVILLE--Camile T. Jones, a freshman biological sciences major and the daughter of Lillian Harris.
COMO--DeRonnius R. Young, a senior criminology major and the son of Mott and Freddy Young.
CUMMING, Ga.--Ashton E. Braddock, a freshman undeclared major and the daughter of Charles and April Braddock.
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--Colleen L. Barrett, a freshman marketing major and the daughter of Robert Barrett and Mary Loftus.
GRENADA--Ana Katelyn Habig, a junior secondary education major and the daughter of David and Jeanie Habig.
GULFPORT--Victoria A. Wilson, a freshman biochemistry major and the daughter of Martin Wilson and Stephanie Castjohn.
HATTIESBURG--Christina N. Bostick, a freshman communication major and the daughter of Jon and Angela Bostick; Alison M. Norman, a sophomore kinesiology major and the daughter of Clifton and Julie Norman; and Victoria L. Stein, a sophomore communication major and the daughter of Reneé Stein and the late Randy Stein.
HOUSTON, Texas--Shelby E. Howell, a sophomore elementary education major and the daughter of Brent and Keisha Howell.
JACKSON--Catherine Archer, a freshman chemistry major and the daughter of Robert and Jenny Archer, and Frances B. Carter a sophomore biological sciences major and the daughter of William and Cynthia Carter; and Donte' L. Thomas, a senior criminology major and the son of Donald Thomas and Rita Washington.
LAUREL--Erin E. Morgan, a freshman kinesiology major and the daughter of Mark and Susan Morgan.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--Sarah L. Francis, a sophomore marketing major and the daughter of Richard Francis and Liz Boot-Francis.
LELAND--William Matthew McClellan, a senior kinesiology major and the son of William McClellan and Angela McClellan.
LITHONIA, Ga.--Lafanique A. Reed, a sophomore secondary education major and the daughter of Sonuia Reed.
LIVINGSTON, Ala.--Terri I. Peeler, a junior special education major and the daughter of Terry and Shirley Peeler.
LOVELAND, Ohio--Sidney E. Ashmore, a sophomore interior design major and the daughter of Jeffrey Ashmore and Margaret King.
MADISON, Ala.--Rachel A. Cheatham, a sophomore special education major and the daughter of Russ and Cheree Cheatham.
MADISON--William J. Bates, a sophomore biological engineering major and the son of Donald and Janet Bates, and Margaret L. Iupe, a sophomore kinesiology major and the daughter of William and Terri Iupe.
McDONOUGH, Ga.--Amber M. Brown, a senior biochemistry major and the daughter of Dannie Brown and Christine Brown.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Austin M. McCann, a freshman undeclared major and the son of Billy and Marianne McCann, and Rebecca N. Moore, a freshman psychology major and the daughter of Robert and Donna Moore.
MONTICELLO, Ark.--Meredith E. Dickson, a junior kinesiology major and the daughter of Davis and Memorie Dickson.
MORTON--Andrew H. Brown, a junior kinesiology major and the son of David and Bonnie Brown.
NESBIT--Mary Gates Talbot, a junior management major and the daughter of Edward and Suzanne Talbot.
OLIVE BRANCH--Hannah L. Hoggard, a freshman chemistry major and the daughter of Stephen and Melodie Hoggard, and Adria Nicole Ryan, a sophomore biological sciences major and the daughter of Gregory Ryan and Lisa Lim.
PHEBA--Mary Kathleen "Kat" Garrard, a sophomore food science, nutrition and health promotion major and the daughter of Thomas and Amy Garrard.
RED BANKS--Robynn J. Coleman, a sophomore undeclared major and the daughter of Robert Coleman and Janice Coleman.
RIDGELAND--Millie A. Adams, a freshman undeclared major and the daughter of Richard and Amy Adams.
STARKVILLE--Toria A. Carter, a sophomore educational psychology major and the daughter of Gregory and Schreese Carter, and Katja Walter, a senior art major and the daughter of Hans and Eva Walter.
SUGAR LAND, Texas--Cody M. Abraham, a junior business administration major and the son of Tommy and Jo Abraham, and Catherine M. Dilgren, a freshman undeclared major and the daughter of Mark and Sidney Dilgren.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas--Asha C. Earle, a sophomore chemical engineering major and the daughter of George and Maria Earle.
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