Ember Suh discovers passion and path to STEM career Taylor Medalist Ember Suh is a first-generation college student hoping to become a toxicologist, but it didn’t start out that way. Suh, a Southaven native, started at the University of Mississippi as a premed student before taking an interest in forensic chemistry and eventually discovering toxicology, […]
Crossing the Finish Line
Two degrees over six years prepares Orianna Shaw for her next race. After earning a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from the University of Mississippi in 2021, Orianna Shaw’s path continued at Ole Miss, where she will graduate with a master’s in athletic training from the School of Applied Sciences in May. Several factors underlie […]
Ready for the World
Matt Knerr excelled in every aspect of university life and beyond. Matt Knerr was already an accomplished student before enrolling at the University of Mississippi in 2019. To say he built on those accomplishments during his four years at Ole Miss would be an understatement. A Stamps Scholar and a member of the university’s Sally […]
Changing Lanes
Mississippi long-haul trucker Leroy Kirkendall completes college degree through C2C program. During this month’s graduation ceremonies at the University of Mississippi, Leroy Kirkendall will fulfill a dream that has been thousands of miles and 40 years in the making. “Finding out after all these years that there was a way to complete my bachelor’s degree, […]
First Gen & Fearless of Failure
Doctoral graduate Cellas Hayes excels in STEM and aims to pay it forward. One definition of “journey” is passage or progress from one stage to another. This definition certainly applies in the case of Cellas Hayes, whose journey has taken him from the small, rural Mississippi community of Ludlow to the charming college town of […]
Starting Something New
Taylor Medalist Rhonda Brown no longer running from school, but running toward her dreams. After graduating from high school in 1995, Rhonda Brown had no interest in attending college. That changed 20 years later, and in just days, she will graduate with a Bachelor of Multi-Disciplinary Studies from the University of Mississippi at Booneville. “I […]
