More than 30 Mississippi State students are receiving the university’s premier student recognition for exceptional personal contributions to campus life.
Now in its tenth year, the Spirit of State Awards program organized by the university’s Division of Student Affairs formally honors those who have made a positive impacts on peers and the broader campus community through organizational involvement, service to the institution and personal actions promoting school spirit and tradition.
Those selected have been nominated either by faculty and staff members or fellow students. A minimum 2.25 grade point average and good academic and disciplinary standing within the university are among the eligibility criteria.
Golden Triangle area students recognized include Tyrus R. Hill, a senior finance major from Caledonia; Hagan D. Walker, a senior electrical engineering major from Columbus; and, all from Starkville, Dylan P. Karges, an applied anthropology master’s student; Casey E. McGee, a senior communication/public relations major; Meredith D. Pearson, a senior psychology major; and Chasity R. Swoopes, a senior kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology major.
Information about MSU’s Division of Student Affairs may be found at saffairs.msstate.edu.
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