Presidential Scholars selected for the 2023-24 academic year
Mississippi State University has selected 21 new Presidential Scholars for the 2023-24 academic year, recognizing them as outstanding undergraduates and recipients of the university's most prestigious scholarships.
Presidential Scholars are exceptional students with strong academic skills, creativity, and a drive for success. They choose to attend MSU to pursue their goals as part of the prestigious Shackouls Honors College.
Endowment-level gifts for Presidential Scholarships at MSU provide students with financial support to cover the cost of attending the university for four years. The experience offers a one-time educational enrichment scholarship for study abroad opportunities, internships, or other qualified academic pursuits, an undergraduate research fellowship award, and mentoring opportunities.
Presidential Scholars have opportunities to interact with members of the land-grant institution’s extensive research faculty and be part of the honors college’s summer-study program at Oxford University in England, among other enhanced learning experiences.
The Presidential Scholars freshmen class includes (by hometown):
BRANDON — Joy Ramirez, a microbiology major, and Madelyn Berry, an aerospace engineering both receive the Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment
CLINTON – Chauncy Jordan, a mechanical engineering major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment
GAINSVILLE, Florida – Jacob Kasitz, a geosciences major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment
GERMANTOWN, Tennessee – Claire Decent, a marketing major, receiving the Steve and Patsy Fowles Brandon Presidential Endowed Scholarship
KOSCIUSKO, Mississippi – Alyssa Newsome, a wildlife and fisheries major, receiving the Sanders Family Presidential Endowed Scholarship
MERIDIAN – Lexi Holdiness, a psychology major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst, Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment; Anne Preston McRae, a political science major, receiving the Hal & Linda Parker Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
METAIRIE, Louisiana – Abigail Spreen, an aerospace engineering major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst, Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment.
MOOREVILLE – Keegan Figueroa, a political science major, receiving the Mickey & Babs Holliman Presidential Endowed Scholarship
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Ella Atkins, a chemical engineering major, receiving the Dean and Lauran Wingo Presidential Endowed Scholarship
NEW CANEY, Texas – Carter Holton, an electrical engineering major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst, Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment
OCEAN SPRINGS – Kelsey Anne Dembo, an electrical engineering major, receiving the Tonya and Anthony Wilson Presidential Endowed Scholarship
OXFORD – Claire Boudreaux, a psychology major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst, Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment.
RIDGELAND – Stephen Weathersby, an electrical engineering major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst, Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment.
STARKVILLE – Wendy Campbell, an English major, receiving the Alan Nunnelee Presidential Endowed Scholarship; Ryan Neal, a philosophy major, receiving the Grisham Scholarship Fund; William Harvey, a political science major, receiving the Leo Seal Presidential Endowed Fund; Charles Nicholas, a chemical engineering major, receiving the San Shuttleworth Adkerson Presidential Endowed Scholarship.
SUN PRARIE, Wisconsin – Payton Kelly-Van Domelen, a biomedical engineering major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst, Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment.
WEBB CITY, Missouri – Evan Garrison, an aerospace engineering major, receiving the Louis A. Hurst, Jr. Presidential Scholars Endowment
For additional information on establishing a Presidential Endowed Scholarship contact Jack McCarty.