Contact: Camille Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Twenty-five students from throughout Mississippi, as well as Alabama, Tennessee and Texas are 2020-2021 ambassadors for Mississippi State’s College of Education.
The College of Education Ambassadors serve as liaisons for the college’s faculty and staff to students, prospective students, alumni and other constituents.
“This is an amazing group of young people. They are excited to represent the College of Education and are eager to recruit new students to the Bulldog family,” said Amy Prisock, COE recruiting coordinator.
Ambassadors represent the college at university events including Preview Days, Scholars Recognition Days, and Academic Insight, among other events. Membership is open to all undergraduate students enrolled in the college. To apply, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Those accepted must serve the group for at least two consecutive semesters, be active participants in the college, have an appreciation for educational opportunities, and reapply for the organization every year.
This year’s group includes (by hometown):
ABERDEEN—Madeline Dean, a senior kinesiology/neuromechanics major.
BILOXI—Avery Warrick, a junior elementary education/middle school major.
BRIGHTON, Tennessee—Lainey Vandergrift, a sophomore kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology major.
CLINTON—Savanna Clardy, a sophomore elementary education/middle school major.
COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee—Kasia Wilczynski, a junior elementary education/middle school major.
COLUMBUS—Elizabeth Easterling, a sophomore educational psychology major.
CORDOVA, Tennessee—Katherine Vaiden, a senior educational psychology major; and Nicole Wallis, a senior educational psychology major.
HOOVER, Alabama—Lainey McGlaun, a senior elementary education/early childhood major.
HOUSTON, Texas—Kamryn Jordan, a junior kinesiology/physical education and coaching major.
KELLER, Texas—Audrey Ward, a senior kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology major.
LELAND—Herbert Jones, a senior information technology services major.
LOUISVILLE—Austin Blaine, a senior secondary education/biology education major.
MATHISTON—Shelby Vaughn, a junior elementary education/middle school major.
METAIRIE, Louisiana—Abigail Galey, a junior educational psychology major.
MOUNT JULIET, Tennessee—Elyse Dutch, a junior elementary education/middle school major.
POPLARVILLE—Tatum Davis, a junior kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology major.
RIDGELAND—James Long, a junior kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology major.
SALTILLO—Jacie Rinehart, a senior educational psychology major.
SOUTHAVEN—Faith Hughes, a sophomore educational psychology major.
TUPELO—Olivia Lott, a junior educational psychology major.
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama—Katie Watkins, a junior elementary education/middle school major.
VANCLEAVE—Cari Sims, a junior elementary education/middle school major; and Emma Wages a sophomore elementary education/middle school major.
Established in 1903, MSU’s College of Education is home to six academic departments, one research unit and numerous service units. For more about the college, visit www.educ.msstate.edu.
MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.