黑料社 Alumni Association announces 2015-16 student delegates, officers
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣orty-three Mississippi State students are 2015-16 members of the university alumni association鈥檚 liaison organization.
Founded in 1980, Alumni Delegates serve as key links between the 137-year-old land-grant institution and its more than 132,000 living graduates. Helping improve the student body鈥檚 understanding of the alumni association鈥檚 role and purpose also is among their major goals.
Over the decades, the volunteer group has assisted with organizational programs and activities, including football tailgate gatherings, class reunions, free in-state tuition drawings, and numerous other on- and off-campus events.
Members are selected each year through a highly competitive interview process. Consisting of 21 returning and 22 new members, this year鈥檚 group was chosen from among nearly 300 applicants.
The 2015-16 Alumni Delegates include (by hometown):
ABERDEEN鈥擠aron K. Chandler, a senior mechanical engineering and mathematics double-major.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama鈥擡mily E. Dance, a senior electrical engineering major.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee鈥擡rica A. Sowell, a senior human sciences/human development and family studies major.
CANTON鈥擲anjaris D.M. Johnson, an educational psychology major; and Marshall G. Scruggs, a biological sciences major. Both are seniors.
CHELSEA, Alabama鈥擜ustin G. Grace, a senior computer science major.
CLINTON鈥擜llyra C. Williams, a junior political science/pre-law major.聽聽聽
COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee鈥擲kylar S. Workman, a senior kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology major.
COLUMBUS鈥擭icholas H. 鈥淣ick鈥 Brewer, a junior biochemistry/pre-medicine major; Tyrus R. Hill, a senior finance major; and Hagan D. Walker, a senior electrical engineering major.
CORINTH鈥擜nnaleigh E. Coleman, a senior biological engineering major serving as the group鈥檚 vice president of education.
CUMMING, Georgia鈥擡mma C. Sweat, a senior marketing major.
CYPRESS, Texas鈥擜brianna N. Thompson, a junior pre-accounting major.
FLORA鈥擹avian S. J. Burns, a senior kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology major.
GULFPORT鈥擪atherine M. Gargiulo, a junior political science/pre-law major.
HATTIESBURG鈥擱obert O. 鈥淩ob鈥 Hairston, a senior communication/public relations major serving as the organization鈥檚 president.
HOOVER, Alabama鈥擜lex K. Ezelle, a kinesiology/sports administration graduate student and a May 2014 cum laude accounting graduate.
HOUSTON鈥擭olen Hood, a senior mechanical engineering major.
聽JACKSON鈥擩onathan D. Lancaster, a business administration graduate student and May 2015 cum laude accounting graduate; and Bianca A. Tatum, a senior marketing major.
LAUREL鈥擫eslie R. Howard, a senior psychology major.
MACON鈥擟hristian L. Good, a senior agribusiness/management major.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee鈥擜lison N. Jones, a junior political science major.聽聽
MERIDIAN鈥擩ermario J. Gordon, a senior marketing major.
NEW ALBANY鈥 Samuel J. 鈥淛osh鈥 Creekmore, a senior history and business administration double-major serving as the group鈥檚 secretary; and Joseph D. 鈥淛oe鈥 Male, a junior chemical engineering major.
PASCAGOULA鈥擪atherine L. 鈥淜aylie鈥 Mitchell, a senior art/graphic design major serving as the organization鈥檚 vice president of public relations.
PELHAM, Alabama鈥擵an K. Tong, a counselor education/student affairs graduate student. She is a May magna cum laude communication/journalism and pre-law graduate.
PETAL鈥擲eth I. Rhodes, a senior biological engineering major.
PONTOTOC鈥擜nna L. Chrestman, a senior secondary education major; and Edward M. 鈥淓ddie Mac鈥 Huddleston, a May 2015 magna cum laude biochemistry/pre-medicine graduate now pursuing a second bachelor鈥檚 degree.
RICHTON鈥擳aylor Thoms, a senior mechanical engineering major.
RIDGELAND鈥擡lizabeth Shapley, a junior interior design major.
SLIDELL, Louisiana鈥擡dward T. 鈥淓ddie鈥 White, a junior chemical engineering major.
SOUTHAVEN鈥擳homas L. 鈥淭ommy鈥 Allmon, a senior agricultural engineering technology and business major.
STARKVILLE鈥擠ipa P. Patel, a junior biochemistry/pre-medicine major; and Teddy P. 鈥淭rey鈥 Wallace, a sophomore computer engineering major.
TERRY鈥擳aylor N. Wilkinson, a junior biological sciences/pre-dental major.
TUPELO鈥擝enjamin T. 鈥淏en鈥 Coggin, a junior mechanical engineering major; and Mary Holliman Lanphere, a senior elementary education major.
VANCLEAVE鈥擬atthew T. 鈥淢att鈥 Moseley and Jessica E. Sanders. Both are senior biological engineering majors.
For more information on the alumni association and its delegates organization, visit .
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