Ali Cheatwood Inducted into Northwest Hall of Fame

2012 Feb 13

Ali Cheatwood of Potts Camp was one of nine Northwest Mississippi Community College students inducted into the 2012 Northwest Hall of Fame, the highest honor a Northwest student can attain based upon their academic prowess and involvement in student life at the college, at the Feb. 9 Board of Trustees meeting on the Senatobia campus.

Giovanni Biffle of Marks is a criminal justice major with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. A member of Gay/Straight Alliance, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Theta Kappa, Society for Pre-Law Majors, Honor Choir, Student Government Association and President's List, Biffle is working toward degrees in business and law and hopes to eventually play a role in politics.

Ali Cheatwood of Potts Camp is an elementary education major from Potts Camp High School with a 3.87 cumulative grade point average. A member of the Northwest Education Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Ranger Cheerleaders and President's List, Cheatwood has been recognized as Outstanding Student for Elementary Education and Rotary Club Student of the Month. She hopes to finish her education and go back to her hometown to teach and ultimately become a principal.

Logan Dodson of Senatobia is originally from Homewood, Ala., and attended Homewood High School. A member of Mu Alpha Theta Math Society, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Recruiters and President's List, Dodson has been recognized twice as Outstanding Student and as Rotary Club Student of the Month. His career goal is to teach math and coach football.

Katie Hardeman of Southaven is a theatre major from Southern Baptist Educational Center (SBEC). A member of Northwest Players, Phi Theta Kappa, President's List, Northwest Singers and Chamber Choir, Hardeman has also been recognized for her outstanding performances in multiple theatre productions with a Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance Award, the Irene Ryan Acting Award and a Regional Theater Award. After graduation from Northwest, she plans to attend William Carey College in Hattiesburg and pursue a degree in theatre. Eventually she wants to get her master's degree in performance or directing and work professionally or teach.

Samantha Allred of Oxford is an elementary education major from Faith Christian Academy with a 3.95 cumulative grade point average. A member of Phi Theta Kappa, Allred was also recognized as a member of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Her career goal is to complete a master's degree in mathematics at The University of Mississippi.

Terese Adair of Water Valley is a health-care data technology major and a graduate of Tupelo High School with a 3.92 cumulative grade point average. A member of Phi Theta Kappa, Adair was also recognized as a member of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Her career goal is to obtain employment in her field of study.

Donna Proctor of Hernando, a graduate of Hillcrest High School, is an accounting technology major with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and plans to complete her undergraduate degree in accountancy in the 2+2 program at The University of Mississippi-DeSoto Center and pursue a career in accountancy.

Kayla Peeples of Horn Lake, a pre-nursing major with a 3.87 cumulative grade point average, is a graduate of Gateway Christian School. A member of Phi Theta Kappa, Peeples was recognized as the Outstanding Student in her major last fall. Her career goal is to become a nurse practitioner.

Chase White of Southaven, an accountancy major from Bolton High School with a 3.87 cumulative grade point average, is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. His goal is to attend The University of Mississippi to obtain a bachelor's and master's degree in accountancy.

With convenient online classes and locations in Senatobia, Southaven and Oxford, Northwest offers the pre-requisites necessary for a four-year degree at any of Mississippi's colleges or universities or career and technical programs that get students in the workforce in as little as nine months for less than half the price of any Mississippi public college or university. For more information, call 662-562-3200 or visit www.northwestms.edu.

Pictured: Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears (far left), congratulates (back row, l-r) Ali Cheatwood of Potts Camp, Kayla Peeples of Horn Lake, Logan Dodson of Senatobia, Chase White of Southaven, Samantha Allred of Oxford, (front row, l-r) Donna Proctor of Hernando, Katie Hardeman of Southaven, Giovanni Biffle of Marks and Terese Adair of Water Valley for their induction into the 2012 Northwest Hall of Fame. (Photo by Sarah Sapp)