Big scholarship, big potential: Meet 91传媒鈥檚 newest Provost Scholars
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擯roviding support for academics, study abroad, research, creative discovery and conference travel, Mississippi State鈥檚 Provost Scholarships are opening the door to a world of possibilities for 17 incoming first-year students.
Applicants must have a minimum 30 ACT and 3.75 high school GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) to qualify for the annual Provost Scholarships, one of two preeminent awards offered by 91传媒鈥檚 Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College. This year鈥檚 group was selected from more than 800 qualified applicants. This is the fifth year of 91传媒 awarding the Provost Scholarship. The inaugural class of Provost Scholars graduated in spring 2019.
鈥淭he overwhelming characteristics of a Provost Scholar are curiosity, creativity and diligence. Of course, a Provost Scholar is an excellent student, but he or she is more than that,鈥 said Anastasia D. Elder, program mentor and the honors college鈥檚 interim associate dean for undergraduate research. 鈥淭hese students represent research leaders at 91传媒 who mentor fellow scholars and inspire others with a passion for understanding, exploration and truth.鈥
Elder, who also serves as a professor in the College of Education鈥檚 Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations, said Provost Scholars take part in a community in which they share their intellectual interests, are mutually supportive of each other and receive encouragement for their engagement in research endeavors.
The 2019-20 Provost Scholars class includes (by hometown):
BRANDON鈥擜ddison L. Black, a civil engineering major; and Xavier J. Person, a biomedical engineering major.
CHALFONT, Pennsylvania鈥擮livia K. Cresswell, an animal and dairy science major.
FLOWOOD鈥擠avid A. 鈥淎lex鈥 Gibbs, a biological engineering major.
GATES, Tennessee鈥擱achel L. Hill, an agronomy major.
GAUTIER鈥擬ichelle Trejo Acevedo, a business administration major.
GULFPORT鈥擩ennifer A. Palma-Palacios, a computer science major.
HERNANDO鈥擝randon T. Means, a mechanical engineering major.
JACKSON鈥擝randon A. Miller, a mechanical engineering major.
MADISON鈥擫ita Li, an architecture major.
MCLAIN鈥擩acob W. Lee, a mathematics major.
PETAL鈥擲ebastian Martinez-Solano, a mechanical engineering major.
RIDGELAND鈥擟harles A. Gautier, an aerospace engineering major; and Nathaniel O. Venarske, a biological engineering major.
STARKVILLE鈥擝ates Bennett, an industrial engineering major; and Austin K. Cosby, an aerospace engineering major.
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland鈥擩effrey R. Greer, an electrical engineering major.
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