Spirit of State Award goes to 29 service-minded 熟女少妇students
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he 29 recipients of this year鈥檚 Spirit of State Award represent a variety of backgrounds, hometowns and majors, but they all have a common passion鈥攕erving the Mississippi State community.
熟女少妇leaders recently honored the students and noted their contributions to the university and its stakeholders. From promoting healthy lifestyles to mentoring young women interested in science-, technology-, engineering- and mathematics-related disciplines, 熟女少妇President Mark E. Keenum said the Spirit of State Award recipients have left a mark on their alma mater.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 Spirit of State winners are part of 熟女少妇鈥檚 144-year commitment to meaningful and impactful service. I appreciate all of the many contributions these outstanding students have made to our campus and to the community we call home,鈥 Keenum said. 鈥淭hey embody our institutional values of integrity, hard work and respect for others, and I am very proud of them.鈥
MSU鈥檚 premier student award recognizing exceptional personal contributions to university student life, the honor is open to all students, no matter their classification, major or primary campus, and requires nominees to have a minimum 2.25 grade point average and be in good academic and disciplinary standing.
鈥淭he most rewarding experience while I have been at 熟女少妇has to be being nominated and becoming a recipient of the Spirit of State Award,鈥 said Araceli Marie Figueroa, a senior chemistry major from Laurel. 鈥淚 have tried to give my all to my organizations; however, 熟女少妇has given me so much more that words could not express. I will forever be a Bulldog.鈥
The 2022 Spirit of State Award recipients include (by hometown):
ANDOVER, Massachusetts鈥擯eter McGinn, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student.
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan鈥擸uliya Gluhova, a senior anthropology major.
BATESVILLE鈥擭autica Edwards, a senior kinesiology major.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama鈥擩ordan Smith, a senior communication major.
BRANDON鈥擪ailey Clinton, a senior biomedical engineering major.
BROOKHAVEN鈥擟aleb Scott McCreary and Christopher Blake Robinson, both senior biomedical engineering majors.
CLINTON鈥擳anner DeYoung, a senior biochemistry major, and Ann Olivia Radicioni, a sophomore political science major.
GREENVILLE鈥擪ayla Williams, a senior biological sciences major.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擧annah Blankenship, a senior communication and Spanish major; Harry Jones, a senior biochemistry major; and Annie Sieja, a senior mechanical engineering major.
LAUREL鈥擜raceli Marie Figueroa, a senior chemistry major.
MADISON鈥擟hanu Cherukuri, a senior biological engineering major.
MANAMA, Bahrain鈥擠onovan Andrade, a senior communication major.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee鈥擨an Evans, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student.
MERIDIAN鈥擟atherine Hoffer, an elementary education master鈥檚 student.
PLANTERSVILLE鈥擡rin Matthews, a junior biochemistry/pre-medicine major.
STARKVILLE鈥擳yler Dickerson, a senior economics and Spanish major; Morgan Gray, a senior history major; and Garrett Smith, a senior political science major.
TCHULA鈥擜moni Glenna Washington, a food science, nutrition and health promotion master鈥檚 student.
TUPELO鈥擬aggie Cayson, a senior biochemistry major.
VICKSBURG鈥擪amira Carter, a senior marketing and supply chain logistics major; Sarah Grace Dulaney, a senior microbiology major; Ryan Jarratt, a senior political science major; and Hope Lee, a senior communication major.
WAHIAWA, Hawaii鈥擩anarah Jones, a senior biochemistry major.
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