Mississippi State announces fall 2016 Society of Scholars class

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Mississippi State University’s fall 2016 Society of Scholars class includes: Front row, left to right: Lachelle D. Vance of Aberdeen, Mary Clay Bailey of Courtland, Kayla N. Thrash of Forest, Elizabeth Macaulay Thomas of Lenexa, Kansas, and Jamelle V. Vance of Aberdeen. Second row, left right: Jenna Nell Stanford of Beaverton, Alabama, Alexis N. Manson of Brookings, South Dakota, Katherine L. Baldwin of Birmingham, Alabama, Holly M. Travis of Starkville and Sabrina Elizabeth Moore of Starkville. Third row, left to right: Emily Belle Damm of Starkville, Haily J. Crawford of Meridian, Allison Lee Bruning of Franklin, Tennessee, Lindsey Catherine Elmore of Hartselle, Alabama, Roxanne L. Raven of Okemos, Michigan and Ashlee M. Rogers of Bartlett, Tennessee. Back row, left to right: Ryan J. King of Collinsville, Daniel B. Roberson of Hernando, Andrew Zachary Buchanan of Southaven, Reagan Livingston of Amory, Austin C. Fortenberry of Madison, John Reed Miller of Huntsville, Alabama, Alex C. Hughes of Germantown, Tennessee and John Dalton Bryan of Starkville. (Photo by Russ Houston)

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Twenty-four Mississippi State seniors are new members of the university’s prestigious Society of Scholars in the Arts and Sciences.

The honors organization recognizes top university students each semester from all majors who have demonstrated the highest standard of academic excellence while pursuing a broad exposure to courses in the arts, sciences and humanities.

Those selected for the rigorous screening process must have demonstrated a sound foundation in languages, mathematics, sciences, oral and written communication, humanities or social sciences.

In addition to Mississippi, the 2016 fall semester group represents the states of Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Tennessee. They include (by hometown):

ABERDEEN—Jamelle V. Vance and Lachelle D. Vance, both majoring in biological sciences/pre-medicine.

AMORY—Reagan Livingston, a biological sciences/pre-medicine and microbiology major.

BARTLETT, Tennessee—Ashlee M. Rogers, a management/international business and Spanish major.

BEAVERTON, Alabama—Jenna Nell Stanford, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—Katherine L. Baldwin, a biochemistry/pre-medicine major.

BROOKINGS, South Dakota—Alexis N. Manson, a biochemistry/pre-medicine and microbiology major.

COLLINSVILLE—Ryan J. King, an anthropology major.

COURTLAND—Mary Clay Bailey, a biochemistry/pre-medicine major.

FOREST—Kayla N. Thrash, an anthropology major.

FRANKLIN, Tennessee—Allison Lee Bruning, a psychology major.

GERMANTOWN, Tennessee—Alex C. Hughes, a biological engineering/biomedical engineering major.

HARTSELLE, Alabama—Lindsey Catherine Elmore, a biological sciences/pre-optometry major.

HERNANDO—Daniel B. Roberson, a psychology major.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—John Reed Miller, an anthropology major.

LENEXA, Kansas—Elizabeth Macaulay Thomas, an agribusiness/policy and law major.

MADISON—Austin C. Fortenberry, an English and philosophy/religion major.

MERIDIAN—Haily J. Crawford, a psychology major.

OKEMOS, Michigan—Roxanne L. Raven, a political science/pre-law major.

SOUTHAVEN—Andrew Zachary Buchanan, a psychology major.

STARKVILLE—John Dalton Bryan, an economics major; Emily Belle Damm, a communication/broadcasting and public relations major; Sabrina Elizabeth Moore, a microbiology and chemistry/pre-medicine major; and Holly M. Travis, a political science and criminology major.

Learn more about the College of Arts and Sciences at www.cas.msstate.edu. 

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