Orientation Leaders named for current academic year at MSU
Contact: Landon Gibson
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Twenty-seven students from Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee are leaders of Ď㽶ֱ˛Ąâ€™s orientation programs this year.
Coordinating with the Office of Orientation and Events, Ď㽶ֱ˛ĄOrientation Leaders guide prospective students on visits and tours, while also sharing knowledge of the 142-year-old land-grant institution with incoming freshmen, transfer students and their families during the university’s many registration and information sessions.
Selected from dozens of applicants, this year’s Orientation Leaders underwent a competitive selection process, including a concentrated course preparing them to welcome the newest members of the Bulldog family to campus.
This year’s group includes (by hometown):
BAYTOWN, Texas—Gabriella Ybarra, a sophomore special education major.
CANTON—Kabriana “K.B.” Kirk, a senior business administration major.
CLINTON—Emily Hammons, a sophomore undeclared architecture major.
CORINTH—Kelsey Fulghum, a senior communication major.
COVINGTON, Tennessee—Robeson “Rob” Hendren, a sophomore business administration major.
FAYETTE—Justin Applin, a senior kinesiology major.
GERMANTOWN, Tennessee—Kirby Betchick, a junior elementary education major.
GREENVILLE—Daniel Benavides, a sophomore secondary education major.
GRENADA—Sara Murphy, a sophomore fashion merchandising major.
HATTIESBURG—Alden Parsons, a sophomore educational psychology major.
HELENA, Alabama—Joshua “Parker” Cunningham, a senior marketing major; and Lauren “Lola” Decroes, a sophomore business information systems major.
HOUMA, Louisiana—Allison “Ally” Galinsky, a junior secondary education major.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—Natalie Fields, a junior culinology major; and Cole Strankman, a sophomore business management major.
JACKSON—Chidi Agusiegbe, a senior mechanical engineering major; Elly Lamb, a junior communication major; and Beth Ann Young, a senior human development and family science major.
KENNESAW, Georgia—Davis Akins, a sophomore kinesiology major.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee—Devon Lyles, a sophomore business administration and psychology double major.
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee—Mary Martha Willson, a sophomore communication and political science double major.
RICHMOND, Virginia—Malone McGhee, a sophomore food science, nutrition and health promotion major.
SCOOBA—Jashawn Fuller, a junior kinesiology major.
SOMERVILLE, Tennessee—Christopher “Chris” Kee, a junior kinesiology major.
STARKVILLE—Charles “Garner” Montgomery, a junior communication major.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia—Maya Reaves, a junior kinesiology major.
VESTAVIA HILLS, Alabama—Sophie Sabri, a junior sports administration and pre-law major.
For more on MSU’s Office of Orientation and Events, visit .
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