MSU welcomes largest incoming class of Presidential Scholars
Contact: Addie Mayfield
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥敶笙驛PP is welcoming 42 exceptional students as its newest Presidential Scholars. Nearly twice the size of last year鈥檚 incoming class, the 2022-23 Presidential Scholars are now the largest class to be recognized with the university鈥檚 most prestigious undergraduate scholarships.
The recent growth is due in large part to a significant bequest from the late Louis A. Hurst Jr. of Houston, Texas, which continues his longtime support of scholarships at MSU. The Poplarville native died in 2020 at age 95, having enjoyed a steadfast connection with his alma mater as a loyal contributor to academics and athletics.
Presidential Scholars are known for their academic skills, creativity and desire to excel. They are among the elite students in the U.S. who enroll at MSU to further their goals as part of the prestigious Shackouls Honors College.
Earnings from endowment-level gifts for Presidential Scholarships help cover the cost of attending MSU over the course of four years. The experience provides a one-time educational enrichment scholarship for study abroad opportunities, internships or other qualified academic pursuits, an undergraduate research fellowship award and mentoring opportunities.
To qualify, applicants must have a minimum 30 ACT/1330 SAT score, as well as have graduated with a minimum core or overall 3.75 high school GPA (based on a 4.0 scale). Recipients are expected to maintain an overall 3.4 GPA while in their respective academic majors.
Presidential Scholars have opportunities to interact with members of the land-grant institution鈥檚 extensive research faculty and be part of the honors college鈥檚 summer-study program at Oxford University in England, among other enhanced learning experiences.
This year鈥檚 Presidential Scholars class includes (by hometown):
BARTLETT, Tennessee鈥擭yla Jones, a natural resources and environmental conservation major receiving a John Grisham Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
BILOXI鈥擥race Belk, a chemistry major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship; and Annalyn Fayard, a biomedical engineering major receiving a Hassell Franklin Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama鈥擫ewis Fuller, an economics major receiving a Dr. Brad Roderick Moore Memorial Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
CLINTON鈥擥ertarryan Coleman, a biological sciences major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
COLUMBUS鈥擧ayden Anderson, a biochemistry major receiving a Necole Moore Ray Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
CUSHING, Texas鈥擜bby Reeves, an aerospace engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
D鈥橧BERVILLE鈥擬adeline Raynor, a chemical engineering major receiving a Lila and Hunter Henry Presidential Endowed Scholarship; and Hailee Sexton, a philosophy major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. S Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
ENTERPRISE鈥擩enna Kasselman, a computer science major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
FRENCH CAMP鈥擜nne Phillips, an English major receiving a G. V. Sonny Montgomery Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
GREENVILLE鈥擱achel Guynes, a computer science major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
GREENWOOD, Indiana鈥擲adie Morris, a geosciences/broadcast meteorology major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
HATTIESBURG鈥擠avid Anzola, a mechanical engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擟hristopher Martinez, a computer engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
JACKSON鈥擶illiam Carter, an electrical engineering major receiving a Berenice and Lamar A. Conerly Presidential Endowed Scholarship; and Logan Huff, a mechanical engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
JONESBORO, Arkansas鈥擜bby Berger, a biochemistry/pre-vet major receiving a John Grisham Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas鈥擟laire Green, a biochemistry major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
LONG BEACH鈥擫uke Salisbury, a mechanical engineering major receiving an Ottilie Schilling Leadership Scholarship.
MADISON鈥擲neha Cherukuri, a biological sciences major receiving an Ottilie Schilling Leadership Scholarship; Regan Felder, a biomedical engineering major receiving a Lila and Hunter Henry Presidential Endowed Scholarship; Shreenithi Lakshminarayanan, a chemical engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship; Vineeth Vanga, a biochemistry/pre-med major receiving a Charles and Pat Lee Presidential Endowed Scholarship; and William Word, a microbiology major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
MCCALLA, Alabama鈥擟hristopher Jolivette, a psychology major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
MERIDIAN鈥擡li Coleman, a mechanical engineering major receiving a Mark and Cindy Jordan Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
MISSOURI CITY, Texas鈥擜melia Horner, a wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama鈥擧unter Anderson, an animal and dairy science/pre-vet major receiving a Hal and Linda Parker Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama鈥擟hloe Puckett, a chemical engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
NEW ALBANY鈥擟aleb McConaha, a kinesiology major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
OCALA, Florida鈥擯ayton Davis, an environmental economics and sustainability major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擬aya Jones, an accounting major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
PEARL鈥擹amiya Warner, a kinesiology major receiving a Charles and Pat Lee Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
RUSSELLVILLE, Alabama鈥擬adelynn Green, an anthropology major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
SHANNON鈥擬ikayla Jones, a biomedical engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
STARKVILLE鈥擜pril Guo-Yue, a biomedical engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship; and Jaren Lee, a finance major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
STONEWALL鈥擪ylar DeLoach, a computer engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
UNION鈥擱owan Feasel, an English major receiving a G. V. Sonny Montgomery Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
VOSSBURG鈥擩alen Nixon, a computer science major receiving a Hassell Franklin Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
WESTLAKE, Ohio鈥擡than Waring, a mechanical engineering major receiving a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
Over the years, several presidential scholars have nationally competitive Goldwater, Truman and Fulbright scholarships; others have been recognized as finalists for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships; and many have been selected for a variety of professional internships.
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