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Northwest names 18 students to 2018 -2019 Hall of Fame

Senatobia, MS (02/20/2019) — Eighteen Northwest Mississippi Community College students have been inducted into the 2018 -2019 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. The group was honored at the Feb. 14 Board of Trustees meeting on the Senatobia campus.

Ten Hall of Fame students are from the Senatobia campus.

James Budrow of Senatobia is studying biological engineering at Northwest. He is a graduate of Magnolia Heights School. During his time at Northwest, he was a member of the Baptist Student Union, Ranger Book Club, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) and Mu Alpha Theta, a mathematics honor society. His honors include Outstanding Student for biology in 2018 and the Vice President's and President's Lists. He is a recipient of the Paul W. Lawrence, Jr. Endowment. He plans to transfer to Mississippi State University to complete his degree.

Music education student Carly Coleman of Batesville is a graduate of South Panola High School. Coleman's honors include PTK and President's List. She is the first chair trumpet of the Northwest Wind Ensemble, trumpet section leader of the Northwest Ranger Marching Band and the recipient of the Garnett B. West, Sr. Endowment. Coleman plans to transfer to the University of Mississippi to pursue a bachelor's and master's degree in music education with the ultimate goal of becoming a high school or college band director.

Shelby Finley of Olive Branch, a graduate of DeSoto Central High School is studying music performance/education. She is a member of PTK, the Northwest Singers, Chamber Choir, Entertainers, and the Northwest Band. Finley serves as section leader for the Singers, Chamber Choir and Band. She was the Outstanding Student for her pathway. Her honors include the Vice President's and President's Lists. She is the recipient of the Sherman Hardin Memorial Endowment. She plans to pursue a master's degree or doctorate in Music Performance with an emphasis in voice.

Brynden Foster of Senatobia is taking general college classes and studying commercial voice on the Senatobia campus. A graduate of Senatobia High School, he is a member of the Northwest Singers, Entertainers and Chamber Choir, and serves as section leader for the Singers and Chamber Choir. He is the drum major of the Northwest Ranger Marching Band and is a member of the Northwest Jazz Ensemble. Foster is the recipient of the Thomas W. O'Briant Endowment. He was named this year's Mr. NWCC for the Senatobia campus. Foster plans to transfer to Belmont University to pursue a degree in commercial music with an emphasis in voice, where he hopes to have many opportunities.

Former Ranger linebacker Jonathan Jones of Charleston graduated from Northwest in December and has transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi where he hopes to continue his football career. He is pursuing his bachelor's degree in kinesiology/exercise science. While at Northwest, he was a member of the Northwest Players Club, PTK and the 2017-18 MACJC All-Academic Team, and was named MACJC Defensive Player of the Week. Jones' honors include Vice President's and President's Lists.

Victoria Newton of Nesbit, is a graduate of DeSoto Central High School who is currently studying theatre at Northwest. Newton is a member of PTK, president of the Northwest Players Club, and a member of the Northwest Singers and the Entertainers. She has been on both the Vice President's and President's Lists and is the recipient of the Jo Ellen Logan Endowment. Newton was also named as the Outstanding Student for Theatre. Newton has appeared in and worked on several theatre productions at Northwest. She has been nominated at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for sound design for Calvin Berger, was the KCACTF Irene Ryan acting nominee for A Delicate Ship and received a KCACTF nomination for stage management for The 25thAnnual Putnam County Spelling Bee.She was named this year's Miss NWCC for the Senatobia campus. Newton plans to transfer to Mississippi State University and obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a minor in broadcast journalism. She hopes to be able to someday teach theatre to children or to students at a collegiate level.

Music education student Brenden Riedlinger of Southaven is also a graduate of DeSoto Central High School. He is a member of PTK and performs in several instrumental groups at Northwest including The Northwest Ranger Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Steel Band. Riedlinger has served as instrumentalist for the Northwest Entertainers and the Singers, and in two theatre productions. He was named the Outstanding Student for music education, and is the recipient of the Pete and Pauline Harris Endowment. His honors include the Vice President's and President's Lists. He plans to transfer to the University of Memphis to complete his education degree and would like to teach high school band and work toward a post-graduate degree in music theory.

Katie Stone, an Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) student from Southaven graduated from DeSoto Central High School. Stone is a member of PTK, where she serves as vice president, Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society, and president of the Northwest Student Nurses Association. She served as vice president of her Freshman I and II classes. She was a member of the Baptist Student Union and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and of the Northwest Ranger Marching Band and Concert Band. Stone's honors include President's List and she is the recipient of the Pennie Pullen McKinney Endowment. Stone plans to obtain her master's degree in nursing and become a teacher because of the impact her instructors have had on her education.

Annah Catherine Storey, an ADN student from Senatobia, is a graduate of Senatobia High School. She is a member of PTK, Alpha Delta Nu and is the treasurer and fundraising chair of the Northwest Student Nursing Association. She is the recipient of the Marcus L. and Sue Cook Burks Endowment and was on the President's List. Storey plans to transfer to Delta State University's online RN-BSN program that will start in Fall 2019. Her goal is to work in the Batson Children's Hospital in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), but would love to work in any area at the children's hospital. She plans to eventually acquire a MSN.

Daniel Robey of Dexter, Missouri is a graduate of Dexter Senior High School and is studying John Deere Technology. He is a member of PTK and is a recipient of the John Deere Annual Scholarship. Robey began working for Greenway Equipment in his hometown of Dexter, who sponsored him as a student in the John Deere Technology program at Northwest. He enjoys his job and working with John Deere, and plans to continue after graduation.

Four Hall of Fame students come from the DeSoto Center.

Dante Baker of Southaven graduated from the Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology program in December. He is a graduate of Southaven High School. While at DeSoto Center he was a member of DECA. He hopes to pursue a career in the hospitality industry where he can make the world a better place.

Northwest DeSoto Center student Stephanie Cole of Senatobia is studying dental hygiene. She is a graduate of Raleigh Egypt High School and is a member of PTK, where she serves as historian and reporter. Cole plans to transfer to the dental hygiene program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.

Jamie Edwards of Holly Springs is studying social work. She is a graduate of Holly Springs High School. Edwards is a member of PTK and the DeSoto Center Book Club. Her honors include President's List. She plans to continue her education at The University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center to obtain her bachelor's degree in social work. She would like to become a geriatric social worker and published author.

Biology student Devin Rayborn of Olive Branch is a graduate of Olive Branch High School. Rayborn is a member of PTK whose honors include the President's List. He was recently named Mr. NWCC for DeSoto Center. He plans to transfer to the University of Memphis and then attend medical school at the University of Tennessee to study dermatology.

One of the four students representing the Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center (LYTC) is Ji'Barrick Hervey of Oxford. He is a graduate of Gateway Christian School and graduated from Northwest in December. While at Northwest, Hervey studied paralegal technology. His honors included the Vice President's and President's List. He plans to study law at the University of Mississippi.

Alexandra Claire Johnson of Southaven is studying dental hygiene at LYTC. She is a graduate of Lewisburg High School. She is a member of PTK and served as secretary of Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society. Johnson is an Outstanding Student in biology. Her honors include President's List. She is the recipient of the Attorney Robert Thomas and Norma Shuford Riser Endowment. She plans to transfer to the dental hygiene program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.

Kelsey Plummer of Water Valley is studying general college at LYTC. She is a graduate of Water Valley High School and a member of PTK. Honors include Vice President's and President's Lists. She plans to study journalism at the University of Mississippi.

Josh Wood of Brandon is studying accounting at Northwest. He is a graduate of Brandon High School. Wood was recently named Northwest's HEADWAE student and is president of PTK and a member of Gamma Beta Phi. He is a recipient of the Jack Butts Endowment and a Presidential Scholarship. He has been on the President's List. He plans to transfer to the University of Mississippi to study accountancy. His career plans are to work in real estate and become a stock broker.

Pictured: Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Michael Heindl (far left) congratulates students for being named to the 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.The students were honored at the Feb. 14 Board of Trustees meeting. Front row (l-r) from the Desoto Center are Dr. Heindl, Dante Baker of Southaven, Stephanie Cole of Senatobia, Jamie Edwards of Holly Springs and Devin Rayborn of Southaven and from the Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center are Ji'Barrick Hervey of Oxford; Alexandria Claire Johnson of Southaven, Kelsey Plummer of Water Valley and Josh Wood of Brandon. Back row (l-r) from the Senatobia campus are James Budrow of Senatobia, Carly Coleman of Batesville, Shelby Finley of Olive Branch, Brynden Foster of Senatobia, Victoria Newton of Nesbit, Jonathan Jones of Charleston, Brenden Riedlinger and Katie Stone, both of Southaven, Annah Catherine Storey of Senatobia and Daniel Robey of Dexter, Missouri. (Photo by Julie Bauer)