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2023-2024 Graduate Hall of Fame inductees
Pictured, from left, are 2024 Graduate Student Hall of Fame inductees Ramandeep Kumar Sharma, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Jenna Russo, College of Arts and Sciences;Ā  Junnatun Naym, College of Business; Brantley Ballenger, College of Education; Md Mehedi Farhad, College of Engineering; Emma Shultz, College of Forest Resources; and Monzur Chowdhury, College of Veterinary Medicine. (Submitted photo)

Contact: Aspen Harris

STARKVILLE, Miss.ā€”Mississippi State is honoring exceptional graduate students and faculty mentors for their contributions in teaching, research and service in the 2023-2024 academic year.

This yearā€™s honorees include:

Outstanding Graduate Student Advisor of the Year

Brandon Cline portrait
Brandon Cline, the John ā€œNutieā€ and Edie Dowdle Professor of Finance and coordinator of finance graduate programs, receives the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Advisor of the Year Award. (Submitted photo)

ā€”Brandon Cline, the John ā€œNutieā€ and Edie Dowdle Professor of Finance and coordinator of finance graduate programs.

Graduate Research Assistant of the Year

ā€”Gabe Nyen of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, a masterā€™s student in forestry.

ā€”Jiaxin Wang of China, a doctoral student in forestry.

Donald Zacharias Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year

ā€”Caroline Ferrell of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a masterā€™s student in mathematics and statistics.

ā€”Junnatun Naym of Bangladesh, a doctoral student in finance and economics.

Graduate Service Assistant of the YearĀ Ā Ā Ā 

ā€”Mallie Donald of Edwards, a doctoral student in higher education leadership, educational psychology and foundations.

ā€”Carley Hand of Hattiesburg, a masterā€™s student in higher education leadership, educational psychology and foundations.

Graduate Student Hall of Fame inductees

ā€”Brantley Ballenger of Hoover, Alabama, a kinesiology student representing the College of Education.

ā€”Mozur Chowdhury of Bangladesh, a comparative biomedical science student representing the College of Veterinary Medicine.

ā€”Md Mehedi Farhad of Bangladesh, an electrical and computer engineering student representing the Bagley College of Engineering.

ā€”Junnatun Naym of Bangladesh, a finance and economics student representing the College of Business.

ā€”Jenna Russo of Winter Springs, Florida, a psychology student representing the College of Arts and Sciences.

ā€”Emma Schultz of Silver Spring, Maryland, a wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture student representing the College of Forest Resources.

ā€”Ramandeep Kumar Sharma of India, a plant and soil sciences student representing the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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