{"id":80062,"date":"2018-05-09T07:17:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T12:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=80062"},"modified":"2018-05-14T09:11:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T14:11:10","slug":"inductees-honored-dsu-student-hall-fame-banquet-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2018\/05\/inductees-honored-dsu-student-hall-fame-banquet-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inductees honored at DSU Student Hall of Fame banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>The Class of 2018 DSU Student Hall of Fame (front row, left to right):\u00a0Cecilia Bercerril Nieves, Marwa Cherraf, Abbigail E. Myers, Meghan Rosemary Vogelsang, (back, l to r)\u00a0Abulfaz Hajizada,\u00a0Ashley Griffin, Victoria Lynn McDonald, and\u00a0Taylor Michelle Johnson.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Student Affairs recognized student achievement May 4 at the annual DSU Student Hall of Fame banquet.<\/p>\n<p>The DSU Hall of Fame began in 1972 as a way to recognize outstanding students. It is the single highest honor bestowed upon any Delta State student based on outstanding accomplishments in all phases of college life.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s inductees include: Marwa Cherraf, international business (El Jadida, Morocco); Ashley Griffin, biology and chemistry (Greenwood, MS); Abulfaz Hajizada, computer information sciences (Lankaran, Azerbaijan); Taylor Michelle Johnson, accounting (Long Beach, MS); Victoria Lynn McDonald, English with concentration in creative writing (Canton, MS); Abbigail E. Myers, marketing (Yazoo City, MS); Cecilia Bercerril Nieves. foreign language and international business (Cleveland, MS); and Meghan Rosemary Vogelsang, aviation management (Hernando, MS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Student Hall of Fame is a wonderful way to recognize students who have been scholars and have exhibited a civic and social conscience throughout their matriculation at DSU,\u201d said Dr. Vernell Bennett, vice president for Student Affairs. \u201cThis honor affords students an opportunity to leave a legacy at DSU that will be recognized \u00a0forevermore. This year\u2019s inductees have distinguished themselves in the classroom, in student organizations, in athletics, and in the local community. We\u2019re proud of, and grateful for their many contributions to DSU and its community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also recognized at the banquet were Juwan Adonis Burney, a business management major from Arlington, TN, as the winner of the Wayne Blansett Award, and\u00a0Brittany Kay Earls, a nursing major from Cleveland, MS, recipient of the H.L. Nowell Student Alumni Association Award.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/awardees-1024x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/awardees-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/awardees-800x366.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/awardees-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/awardees-220x101.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Left to right:\u00a0Juwan Adonis Burney, Wayne Blansett, Jeffrey Farris,\u00a0and\u00a0Brittany Kay Earls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Class of 2018 DSU Student Hall of Fame (front row, left to right):\u00a0Cecilia Bercerril Nieves, Marwa Cherraf, Abbigail E. 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