MSU’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter inducts 34 College of Education students
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Thirty-four students in Mississippi State’s College of Education were recently inducted into MSU’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.
As the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, Phi Kappa Phi only accepts juniors in the top 7.5% of their class and seniors and graduate students in the top 10% of their class, all with a 3.75 GPA or higher.
Additionally, Sophie Stricklin, a senior elementary education major, was awarded a Phi Kappa Phi scholarship.
Fall 2025 semester inductees include:
Bethani Alman, graduate, educational psychology
Brandi Bray, senior, elementary education
Ethan Bunty, senior, secondary education
Alden Conner, junior, kinesiology
Sandra Deanes, graduate, elementary level alternate route
Sydney Dingeldey, junior, elementary education
Molly Dunn, junior, kinesiology
Ellen Fargason, graduate, combined health service psychology
Nancy Florida, graduate, educational psychology
Guy Gillespie, senior, kinesiology
Lauren Gomez, graduate, elementary education
Jenna Jones, graduate, elementary level alternate route
Harper Laird, graduate, student affairs and higher education
Renatta Lindsey, graduate, education
Abigail Maddox, senior, secondary education
Tony Minor, graduate, secondary teacher alternate route
Melissa Nichols, graduate, secondary teacher alternate route
Mary Owen, graduate, counselor education
Anna Pace, junior, elementary education
Bailey Pouncey, junior, kinesiology
Madison Rappaport, graduate, educational psychology
Tanya Rodges, graduate, education
Anna Schumacher, graduate, student affairs and higher education
Maria Schuyler, senior, elementary education
Leanna Sessums, graduate, community college education
Phatozja Smith, graduate, elementary level alternate route
Jerri Spears, graduate, workforce education leadership
Emily Stephenson, junior, educational psychology
Sophie Stricklin, senior, elementary education
Shelley Thompson, graduate, curriculum and instruction
James Walker, graduate, community college leadership
Alaina Weeks, graduate, educational psychology
Amber Willis Hayes, graduate, special education alternate route
Taylor Winters, junior, kinesiology
For more information, visit www.phikappaphi.org.
MSU’s College of Education is home to five academic departments, a division of education, one research unit and numerous service units. Learn more at https://www.educ.msstate.edu/.
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