Two graduate students and two seniors are the Howell H. Gwin Scholars in English at Mississippi State University. From left, Laura M. Purl, a master's student from McComb; Robin L. Walden, a master's student from Hernando; Kelsey E. Megginson, a senior from Brandon; and Donald M. "Field" Brown, a senior from Vicksburg, are pictured with Elizabeth Gwin, center, who endowed the annual academic award as a memorial to her late husband. Professor Gwin was a 25-year English department faculty member.