Two Mississippi State students named prestigious Astronaut Scholars
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)-Two Mississippi State University students have been selected among the nation’s top undergraduate STEM scholars, earning recognition as Astronaut Scholars.
Madelyn “Sloan” Berry of Brandon and India “Alex” White of Saltillo were named recipients of the Astronaut Scholarship, awarded to just 79 students nationwide.
Each scholar receives up to $15,000 and joins the national Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s lifelong network of professional mentors and peer researchers.
Both students are members of MSU’s Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College and both maintain a 4.0 GPA.
Berry is a senior aerospace engineer. White is a senior biomedical engineering major.
