Contact: Camille Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Twenty-six students from throughout Mississippi, as well as Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina are new ambassadors of Mississippi State University’s College of Education.
Representing all departments, College of Education Ambassadors serve as liaisons for the college’s faculty and staff to students, prospective students, alumni and other constituents.
Ambassadors represent the college at events including Preview Days, Scholars Recognition Days, Fall Convocation and Academic Insight. Membership is open to all undergraduate students enrolled in the college. To apply, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and must serve the group for at least two consecutive semesters. Ambassadors should be active participants in the college, have an appreciation for educational opportunities, and must reapply for the organization every year.
This year’s group includes (by hometown):
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Sarah Creagh Goings, a junior elementary education major.
BRANDON – Jordan Lloyd, a junior elementary education major; Savannah Lowe, a sophomore secondary education major; and Leigh Trimm, a junior elementary education major.
BUCKATUNNA – Chelsea Alyse Everett, a sophomore information technology services major.
COLLINSVILLE – Matthew Miller, a freshman secondary education major.
FRANKLIN, Tennessee – Claire Hamblen, a sophomore elementary education major.
GERMANTOWN, Tennessee – Abbey Ragan, a junior elementary education major.
GOLDEN – Hillara Katelyn Summerford, a junior elementary education major.
GORDO, Alabama – Ginny Grace Gibbs, a sophomore elementary education major.
GORE SPRINGS – Maggie Worthy, a junior secondary education major.
GREENVILLE – Crista Alexis Martin, a junior elementary education major.
HAMILTON, Alabama – Lois Corinne Cobb, a junior kinesiology major.
HENDERSON, Tennessee – Claire Elizabeth McNatt, a junior special education major.
JACKSON – Mary Caroline Garrard, a junior educational psychology major.
LENA – Madeleine Bunyard, a senior educational psychology major.
MABEN – Jensen Reed, a sophomore elementary education major.
MADISON – Amber Nicole Young, a sophomore elementary education major.
MANNING, South Carolina – Laura Beth Thigpen, a junior elementary education major.
MILTON, Georgia – Meghan McGowan, a junior elementary education major.
MOBILE, Alabama – Emily Allen, a senior educational psychology major.
OLIVE BRANCH – Lauren Kate Hogan, a sophomore secondary education major; and Celine Rena Sanko, a junior elementary education major.
PASCAGOULA – Ariana Rosado, a sophomore secondary education major.
STARKVILLE – Hannah Holtcamp, a freshman kinesiology major.
TISHOMINGO – Brandi Smith, a junior secondary education major.
For more information, contact College of Education Ambassador advisers Donna Shea or Tiffany Middleton at 662-325-2206.
MSU’s College of Education was established in 1903. It is now home to six academic departments, one research unit and numerous service units. For more about the college, visit http://www.educ.msstate.edu/.
MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.