MSU’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter inducts 16 College of Education students
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Sixteen 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.
Spring 2026 inductees include the following students. Those present at the initiation ceremony are denoted with an asterisk.
Trace Anthony, graduate, counselor education*
Lauren Atkins, graduate, counselor education
Glenda Faye Benoman, graduate, elementary level alternate route
Hannah Crimm, graduate, counselor education
Carley Dixon, junior, kinesiology
Angela Jones Finch, graduate, education*
Charles Hayes, junior, secondary education*
Emily McMillin, senior, kinesiology*
Emma Raush, junior, educational psychology*
Alexander Reddy, graduate, education
Alisha Ryals, graduate, elementary level alternate route
Tracey Thigpen-Washington, graduate, community college leadership
Kaylin Vollenweider, graduate, instructional technology*
Shauna Waters, graduate, education
Siddah Weihing, junior, educational psychology*
Alexis Whitfield-Thompson, graduate, secondary teacher alternate route*
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 www.educ.msstate.edu.
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