MSU celebrates outstanding graduate students, mentors
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 大象APP鈥檚 Graduate School and Graduate Student Association are recognizing outstanding students and faculty mentors.
The newest MSU Graduate Student Hall of Fame Scholars are:
鈥擟hristian P. Barney, a business administration/marketing doctoral student from Onalaska, Wisconsin, representing the College of Business.
鈥擯oram Choi, a kinesiology/exercise science doctoral student from South Korea, representing the College of Education.
鈥擜lexandra G. Firth, a forest resources doctoral student from Peoria, Arizona, representing the College of Forest Resources.
鈥擩ack B. Francis, an industrial systems and engineering doctoral student from Decatur, Alabama, representing the Bagley College of Engineering.
鈥擩ames 鈥淛im鈥 Nichols, an environmental toxicology doctoral student of Starkville, representing the College of Veterinary Medicine.
鈥擥ene D. 鈥淒ave鈥 Spencer, an agronomy doctoral student from Collierville, Tennessee, also representing the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as the Graduate Research Assistant of the Year Award recipient.
鈥擡rica M. Szkody, an applied psychology/clinical doctoral student from Starkville, representing the College of Arts and Sciences.
Nominated by department heads and selected by the dean of their respective colleges, the scholars all have made significant contributions to the growth of MSU through their exemplary leadership abilities and research or teaching skills in their chosen fields of study.
Additional honorees include:
鈥擲achini K. Arachchige, a kinesiology/exercise science doctoral student from Sri Lanka, Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year.
鈥擝eth Baker, assistant extension professor in the College of Forest Resources鈥 Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Graduate Student Association Advisor of the Year.
鈥擠onna Gordon, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School Mentor of the Year.
鈥擟hiquita S. Long Holmes, a student counseling and guidance doctoral student from Louisville, Graduate Service Assistant of the Year.
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