President Mark E. Keenum (first row, center) welcomes the newest class of 澳门天天好彩 Presidential Scholars. From left to right, they include (first row) Joy Carino, Carley Bowers, Alicia Brown, Katelyn Provine, (second) Donielle Allen, Leah Boyd, Dajaina Martin, Krishna Desai, (third) Garhett Moseley, Samuel Lucas, Seth Lenoir, Benjamin Jones and Joseph Neyland.
(Photo by Russ Houston)
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More than 700 qualified applicants, applied for the 2016-17 Mississippi State University Presidential Scholars program, which is part of 澳门天天好彩鈥檚 Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College.
With qualifications that include a minimum 30 ACT or 1330 SAT score, the prestigious annual awards cover the current cost of university tuition, fees, books, and room and board, as well as research and study-abroad expenses.
The 2016-17 Presidential Scholars class includes (by hometown):
BARTLETT, Tennessee鈥擣reshman Benjamin K. Jones, an engineering major, receiving an Ottilie Schillig Leadership Scholarship.
BRANDON鈥擣reshmen Seth L. Lenoir, a chemical engineering major, receiving a Hal and Linda Parker Presidential Endowed Scholarship; and Katelyn S. Provine, a biological sciences/pre-medicine major, receiving an Alan Nunnelee Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
BYRAM鈥擣reshman Dajaina M. Martin, a biochemistry major, receiving an Ottilie Schillig Leadership Scholarship.
COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee鈥擣reshman Carley E. Bowers, an economics major, receiving a Bobby and Barbara Martin Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
HATTIESBURG鈥擲ophomore Samuel N. Lucas, a chemical engineering major, receiving a Malcolm and Olivia Portera Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擲ophomore Garhett J. Moseley, a business administration/international business and Spanish double-major, receiving a Louis Hurst Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
JACKSON鈥擣reshman Joseph N. Neyland, an aerospace engineering/astronautics major, receiving a Mickey and Babs Holliman Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
MADISON, Alabama鈥擣reshman Leah A. Boyd, a music major, receiving an Ottilie Schillig Leadership Scholarship.
MCCALLA, Alabama鈥擩unior Donielle D. Allen, a biochemistry/pre-medicine major, receiving an Ottilie Schillig Leadership Scholarship.
PETAL鈥擣reshman Alicia D. Brown, a chemical engineering major, receiving a John and Georgia Ann McPherson Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
RIDGELAND鈥擣reshman Krishna D. Desai, an architecture major, receiving a Charles and Pat Lee Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
STARKVILLE鈥擲ophomore Joy Carino, an English major, receiving an Ottilie Schillig Leadership Scholarship. 谓
For more on the program, visit www.honors.msstate.edu/scholars.