University of Mississippi

The Stamps Impact Prize, a competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, has announced its second cohort of recipients. Isabella Scalia, of Madison, a junior mechanical engineering and Chinese double major at UM, was named one of the Stamps Impact Prize winners. Scalia will pursue the project "Ballistic Characterization of Armor Configurations Utilizing Carbon-Neutral Steel Variants" with faculty mentor Damian Stoddard, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

The Stamps Impact Prize, a competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, has announced its second cohort of recipients. Caden Noonan, of Water Valley, a senior biological science major at UM, was named one of the Stamps Impact Prize winners. Noonan will pursue the project "Plant Biodiversity a Predictor of Below-Ground Soil Arthropod Biodiversity at the UM Field Station" with faculty mentor Ryan Garrick, associate professor of biology.

The Stamps Impact Prize, a competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, has announced its second cohort of recipients. Anna Nowell, of Trenton, Tennessee, a junior biochemistry major at UM, was named one of the Stamps Impact Prize winners. Nowell will pursue the project "The Intersection of the Biological and Chemical: Genomic Resource Use Efficiency in Bacteria" with faculty mentor Peter Zee, assistant professor of biology.

The Stamps Impact Prize, a competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, has announced its second cohort of recipients. Audrey Koltz, of Madison, a junior biological science major at UM, was named one of the Stamps Impact Prize winners. Koltz will pursue the project "Using Artificial Reproductive Technologies to Improve Amphibian Conservation" with faculty mentor Michel Ohmer, assistant professor of biology.

The Stamps Impact Prize, a competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, has announced its second cohort of recipients. Abigail Hogue, of Brandon, a junior mechanical engineering major at UM, was named one of the Stamps Impact Prize winners. Hogue will pursue the project "Exploration of Graph Neural Networks for Enhanced Materials Design" with faculty mentor Samrat Choudhury, associate professor of mechanical engineering.

The Stamps Impact Prize, a competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, has announced its second cohort of recipients. Ross Cohen, of Oxford, a junior accounting and public policy leadership double major at UM, was named one of the Stamps Impact Prize winners. Cohen will pursue the project "Connecting the Dots: Exploring the Interdisciplinary Nature of the Arts Through Community Events" with his faculty mentor Michael Barnett, chair of the Department of Theatre & Film and professor of lighting design.

Alex Middlecoff, of Knoxville, Tennessee, received the Harold Parker Memorial Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward his education at the University of Mississippi. Middlecoff is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Hannah Polk, of Terry, received the Bill and Melanie Roper Scholarship, which will provide $10,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Polk is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Danjela "Jordan" de Jesus, of Woodbine, Georgia, received the Doris Raymond Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. De Jesus is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Alexis Brock, of Kent Island, Maryland, received the Doris Raymond Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Brock is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Carson Creekmore, of Hernando, received the Doris Raymond Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward his education at the University of Mississippi. Creekmore is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Gwen Oliver, of Oxford, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Oliver is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Payton Nicholson, of Lascassas, Tennessee, received the Doris Raymond Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Nicholson is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Luz Luna, of Jackson, received the Bill and Melanie Roper Scholarship, which will provide $10,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Luna is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Brody Creel, of Hattiesburg, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward his education at the University of Mississippi. Creel is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Nathan Hill, of Bossier City, Louisiana, received the Doris Raymond Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward his education at the University of Mississippi. Hill is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Riley Mellett, of Daphne, Alabama, received the Doris Raymond Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Mellett is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Elizabeth Walton, of Pass Christian, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Walton is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Vidya Adlakha, of Ocean Springs, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Adlakha is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Maria Jose Barrera, of Brookhaven, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Barrera is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Hailey Britton, of Lafayette, Louisiana, received the Harold Parker Memorial Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Britton is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Tyra Walton, of Batesville, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Walton is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Brinlee Bridges, of Ripley, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Bridges is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Audrey Elmore, of Madison, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Elmore is one of 18 freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

More than 900 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in August 2024. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Law, Pharmacy, Journalism and New Media, Engineering, Education, Business Administration, Applied Sciences and Patterson School of Accountancy.

Ayanna Norman, a Corinth native majoring in allied health studies and psychology at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a Voyager Scholarship, also known as the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Norman is the university's first recipient of the award.

Lydia Snopek, of Madison, an accountancy student at the University of Mississippi, received a $15,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Fourteen freshmen at the University of Mississippi have been recognized as Stamps scholars, a prestigious designation that offers them a scholarship covering full cost of attendance and leadership development opportunities. The Stamps Scholars Program awards scholarships based on academic excellence, leadership experience and exceptional character.

Landry Davis, of Batesville, an accountancy student at the University of Mississippi, received a $15,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Gregory Silas Nelson, a graduate of the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, was awarded a 2023 CPA exam medal by the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. MSCPA medals are given annually to first-time CPA exam candidates who earn the highest cumulative scores in the state. Nelson received the Silas M. Simmons Bronze Medal.