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STARKVILLE, Miss.—²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is recognizing graduate students and faculty mentors for outstanding teaching, research and service contributions in the 2021-22 academic year.

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵGraduate School and Graduate Student Association recently presented their annual awards in an end-of-semester ceremony on campus.

The newest members of the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵGraduate Student Hall of Fame are:

—Marissa Bello of Starkville, a kinesiology doctoral student representing the College of Education;

—Devin Chen of Omaha, Nebraska, a forest resources doctoral student, representing the College of Forest Resources;

—Karen Kelley of Starkville, a psychology doctoral student representing the College of Arts and Sciences;

—Nicole Reeder of Columbus, a food science, nutrition and health promotion doctoral, representing the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences;

—Shuvam Saha of Starkville, an aerospace engineering doctoral student, representing the Bagley College of Engineering;

—Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy of Starkville, a management and information systems doctoral student, representing the College of Business; and

—Ethan Woodyard of Starkville, a veterinary medicine sciences doctoral student, representing the College of Veterinary Medicine.

This year, the Graduate Student Association introduced the Graduate Student Excellence Award to recognize graduate students who excel in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵin the tri-part mission of teaching, research and service. The inaugural honorees include:

—Rebecca Bracken of Austin, Texas, a doctoral student in forest resources;

—Shuvam Saha of Starkville, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering;

—Lorena Chavarro-Chaux of Starkville, a master’s student in civil engineering.

Additional individuals recognized with 2021-22 awards include:

—Alexis Jackson of Spanaway, Washington, a doctoral student in human development and family studies, Graduate Service Assistant of the Year;

—Ernesto Borrego of Starkville, a doctoral student in chemistry, Graduate Research Assistant of the Year;

—Angel Jimenez of Starkville, a doctoral student in geosciences, Donald Zacharias Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year; and

—Chaomin Luo, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Advisor of the Year.

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