Mississippi State University announced the local 2024 spring graduates and students on the President’s and Dean’s lists, according to a news release.
GRADUATES
Southeast Arkansas students among nearly 3,500 graduates include:
Ryan Ruff of Pine Bluff, receiving a Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude from MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering. (Ruff also was recognized as a Stephen D. Lee Scholar.)
Makaila Book of Lake Village receiving a Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude from MSU’s College of Education.
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Charles Pieroni of Lake Village receiving a Master of Business Administration from MSU’s College of Business.
Jessaca Shepherd of Monticello receiving a Bachelor of Science from MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Emily Earney of Stuttgart receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration Summa Cum Laude from MSU’s College of Business.
Shields Simpson of Stuttgart receiving a Bachelor of LandscapeArchitecture from MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
PRESIDENT’S LIST
Students on the President’s List at Mississippi State achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.
Local students include:
Makaila Book of Lake Village
Emily Earney of Stuttgart
Taylor Yelvington of Stuttgart
Jackelyn Garcia of Dumas
Hannah Pieroni of Lake Village
John Gray of Monticello.
DEAN’S LIST
Ethan Holzhauer of Gillett was named to the Mississippi State University spring 2024 Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have achieved a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale.