Mississippi College

2020 Senior Madison B. Annison was presented with the Senior Mathematics Award as well as the Epsilon Delta Academic Achievement Award. She also was induced into the Epsilon Delta Society.

2020 Senior Julia Johnston was awarded with the J.M. Lassetter Education Award and inducted into the Epsilon Delta Society.

Joshua Waldbieser was given the Carl Brewer Memorial Award in 2020.

Rachel Reed was given the James V. Burnside Scholarship Award in 2020.

Conferred upon the senior student who has been chosen for having made a significant contribution to student life of the college exemplifying the ideals of the founders of the College, and their successors, in quality of living, leadership, and service. It is named in memory of Dr. Charles W. Scott and Dr. Chester E. Swor.

Selection to Who's Who at Mississippi College is made on the basis of student scholarship, participation in academic and extracurricular activities, citizenship and service to Mississippi College, promise of future usefulness, character and loyalty to the ideals of the College.

2020 senior and mathematics major Emma Castanedo was inducted into the Epsilon Delta Society.

The Department of Mathematics named its recipients for Who's Who in 2020. Amber Bigelow, a mathematics education major is one of those recipients. Allyn Tice, a mathematics major, is the second recipient. Aspen Kent, biochemistry and mathematics major, is the third recipient for Who's Who.

2020 senior and mathematics education major Amber Bigelow was inducted into the Epsilon Delta Society.

This award, provided by Dr. and Mrs. Norman O'Neal, is given annually to the junior or senior Christian Studies and Philosophy major or minor who is deemed by the Christian Studies and Philosophy Department faculty to show the greatest promise of future usefulness in this field of religious education.

Madison Luke was given the W. E. Strange Award from the Department of Mathematics in 2020.

2020 senior and biochemistry and mathematics major Aspen Kent was inducted into the Epsilon Delta Society.

The Perry Academic Awards were established by Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Perry (Marion Walter Perry, '32 and Effie Elaine McDonald Perry, '33) for the purpose of recognizing scholastic achievement at Mississippi College.

Selected by the student body as a man and woman who best typify the ideal Mississippi College student.

Will Nabholz never envisioned his student teaching duties would require a major makeover due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Mississippi College senior, Nabholz learned to adapt as he teaches Advancement Placement biology classes online at Madison Central High.

Michael Washington, Jr. emerged as the winner in an online election to become Mississippi College's new Student Government Association president. An MC Choctaws football standout, Washington defeated classmate Chance Easterling of Pelahatchie in Tuesday's contest. It marked the first time MC's SGA elections were held online.

Working long hours at a Jackson hospital, physician assistant Matthew Burkhalter is among many professionals taking on critical COVID-19 challenges. The 26-year-old Brandon resident knows this unprecedented health emergency isn't going away soon. Mississippi reports 1,073 Coronavirus cases on April 1, including 22 deaths.

Kayla Ryan loves tutoring students at area schools as a member of Mississippi College's chemistry club. It is one of many activities for the award-winning chemistry club recently winning a prestigious award. The honor comes from the American Chemical Society. MC's club is recognized in "In Chemistry Magazine."

Peyton Pope cherishes the time she can serve her home state of Mississippi. So the Mississippi College student is thrilled to take her next step: as a summer intern for 4th District U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo in Washington.

Hannah Rose Turner is selected as the recipient of the Mississippi College Social Work Program nominee for the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) annual Claire Nowlin undergraduate student of the year.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Alexis Dunn of Mississippi College has been named the 2020 Gulf South Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Champion Scholar-Athlete. This is the first year that the league office has given out the Champion Scholar-Athlete Award. Normally, the award would be handed out at the site of each GSC Championship, but this is unable to occur due to the cancellation of the conference's spring competition this year.

Sophomore Baylee Freudenberg has been named Gulf South Conference Softball Player of the Week, it was announced on Tuesday (March 10). Freudenberg (League City, Texas) hit .538 (7-of-13) with four home runs, two doubles and seven RBI as the Lady Choctaws went 5-0 on the week, including a three-game road sweep of Shorter. For the week, Baylee posted a .647 on-base percentage with a 1.615 slugging percentage, reaching base on 11-of-17 plate appearances over five games.

CLINTON, Miss. --- Juniors Moriah Hurst and Rakeem Wilson have been named Mississippi College Merit Health Athletes of the Week, it was announced on Monday (Feb. 24).

Featuring the music of legendary American composers, the Mississippi College Symphonic Winds orchestra is set for a free concert on the Clinton campus. The March 2 event in Swor Auditorium begins at 7:30 p.m. and the public is invited. "It's going to be a great concert," says MC band director Craig Young.

The Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonian Museums, and White House are destination points for millions of tourists each year. Mississippi College students Jill Dickerson and Emily Fusion will check out the historic attractions and learn a great deal about Washington's political environment as interns for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.

Former Mississippi College standout running back Tiberias Lampkin has signed on to play with the Omaha Beef of the Champions Indoor Football League, it was announced on February 18th. Over his two seasons (2017-18) in Clinton, Lampkin (Sturgis, Miss.) racked up 1,426 rushing yards with seven touchdowns, including a career-high 126 rushing yards and two scores against Florida Tech (Oct. 6, 2018).

Jessica Borne accepted a Graduate Assistantship position at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Following graduation in May 2020, Borne will continue her education in pursuit of a Masters in Higher Education.

The Mississippi College track and field teams had a busy Saturday as the Choctaws opened the 2020 outdoor season at the Millsaps Leap Day Relays while three members competed the FasTrak Last Chance Qualifier in Houston, Texas, to improve their marks for the Indoor National Championships.

MADISON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College golf team finished 2nd with a team score of 863 (-1) at the MC Spring Invitational held at Lake Caroline Golf Club. The Choctaws jumped on spot in the standings following the final round, shooting a 288 (E) to pass Christian Brothers, who finished 3rd with a score of 864 (E).

CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team rolled to a doubleheader sweep of Ouachita Baptist on Tuesday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex. The Lady Choctaws (12-7) opened the day with a 7-0 victory and went on to take down the Tigers (2-16) in the nightcap, 4-1.