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The College of Business chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) at The University of Southern Mississippi inducted 48 students and one faculty member this spring. Beta Gamma Sigma is a business honorary that recognizes academic excellence in business studies only at schools that are AACSB accredited (Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business).
The Southern Miss chapter of BGS has achieved “highest honors” status for the 3rd consecutive year. Of the 563 chapters in the world, only 52 achieved this status this year.
Wanda Fennell, adviser to the Southern Miss chapter noted: “It is a privilege and honor to work with the members and leadership team of Beta Gamma Sigma at the University of Southern Mississippi. These are truly some of the best students at USM and are among the finest business students in the world.”
Students who are inducted are considered lifetime members. There are more than 791,000 individuals who have been inducted into BGS since 1913.
Listed below are the University of Southern Mississippi students and their hometowns. Six individuals were inducted at a previous time as undergraduate students and then again, received the honor as graduate students. Russ Willis, Management Professor of Practice, was inducted as a faculty member.
Juniors
Hometown
Hannah Nicole Boykin
Waynesboro, MS
Jonathan Brent
Hattiesburg, MS
Victoria Ruth Brodbeck
Fairhope, AL
Walden Davis III
Decatur, GA
Matthew Keller
Metairie, LA; New Orleans, LA
Kody Ladner
Pass Christian, MS
Abbie Lee
Harrisville, MS
Hunter Martin
Foley, AL
William Lane Martin
Prentiss, MS
Marissa Martinez
Slidell, LA
Donald Leslie Motter Jr.
Hattiesburg, MS
Deidra Ollie
Madison, MS
Edward M. Paul
Greenville, MS
Warren Russell Reilly Jr.
Mobile, AL
Payton Alexis Riley
Wiggins, MS
Andrea C. Rivera Santiago
Pensacola, FL
Tally Shaw
Perkinston, MS
Jacob Paul Smith
Vicksburg, MS
Josh Sullivan
Laurel, MS
Zachary VanNorman
Madison, MS
Gabrielle Felice Williams
Hattiesburg, MS
Seniors
Hometown
Cody Block
Glendale, AZ
Jeranda Nicole Boykin
Mobile, AL
Neilly Buck
Gulfport, MS
Kaytlynn Marie Bush
Pearl/Brandon, MS
Alycia M. Coleman
Wibaux, MT
Kris R Evans
Forest, MS; Puckett, MS
Desirae Fairley
Hattiesburg, MS
Lachelle Holmes
Tylertown, MS
Jayne Jackson
Jackson, MS; Lahaina, HI, Maui County
Charles David Jones
Biloxi, MS
Ashley Kittrell
Mobile, AL
Christina Morris
Pascagoula, MS
Leanna Morrow
Purvis, MS
Tyler Murry
Indianola, MS
Raina Parker
Gulfport, MS
James E Shoemake
Petal, MS
Masters
Hometown
Nishu Gupta
Hattiesburg, MS
Derek Halbasch
Woodland, CA
Nicholas Edward Johnston
Necaise, MS; Picayune, MS; Bay St. Louis, MS
Jordan William Muscat
Barrie, ON, Canada
Melanie Theresa Santiago
Biloxi, MS
Masters, 2nd Recognition
Hometown
Michelle A. Batie
Chattanooga, TN
Erika Dear
Mendenhall, MS; Florence, MS
William Hewes IV
Gulfport, MS
Mallory K James
Laurel, MS
Lloyd Lambeth
Hattiesburg, MS
Alexis Tymkiw
Slidell, LA
Faculty
Russ Willis
Hattiesburg, MS
