At this year’s annual Halbrook Award ceremony, student-athletes from Mississippi’s public, private, two-year, and four-year postsecondary institutions were recognized for their achievements in the classroom.
Colleges and universities that achieve and maintain high academic standards for student-athletes, while simultaneously promoting high graduation, rates were also honored.
The award was endowed by former state lawmaker David Halbrook Sr. and his brothers in honor of their parents. The awards were announced during the annual business meeting of the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities, which brings together presidents and chancellors of the state’s postsecondary institutions.
The David M. Halbrook Trophy awards are presented to the colleges and universities with the highest percentage of academic achievement for the women’s and men’s divisions. This year’s recipients include:
- Community College Men’s Division — Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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Community College Women’s Division — Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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Independent College and University Men’s Division — Belhaven University
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Independent College and University Women’s Division — William Carey University
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Public University Men’s Division — Delta State University
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Public University Women’s Division — Alcorn State University
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David M. Halbrook Certificate for Academic Achievement Among Athletes – Public University Division
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Institution
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Male Recipient
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Female Recipient
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Alcorn State University
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Kole Williams
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Arene Iyekekpolar
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Delta State University
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Jesse Cole Kirk
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Raegan Paige Stafford
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Jackson State University
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Cameron Lewis
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Trinity Bryant
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Mississippi State University
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Clifford Clegg
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Madelynn Anderson
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Mississippi University for Women
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Andrew Shepherd
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Camryn Johnson
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Mississippi Valley State University
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Antonio Walker
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Stormy Green
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University of Mississippi
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Lukas Engelhardt
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Olivia Womack
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University of Southern Mississippi
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Matt Adams
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Hannah Borden
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Independent College and University Division
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Institution
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Male Recipient
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Female Recipient
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Belhaven University
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Judah Jordan
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Ashaunti Barnes Jones
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Millsaps College
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Graham Harrison
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Molli Perry
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William Carey University
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Warren Alex Beeler
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Kinley Hogue
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Community College Division
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Institution
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Male Recipient
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Female Recipient
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Coahoma Community College
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Reginald Rodges, II
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Halie Barrett
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College
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Jordan McKenzie
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Zykeria Cole
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East Central Community College
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Jeffrey Parker Martin
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Lauren Dunbar
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East Mississippi Community College
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Trace Beard
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Kylah Bell
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Hinds Community College
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Jayden Averhart
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Lucy Warner
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Holmes Community College
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Cole Moudy
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Lillian Harvey
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Itawamba Community College
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Benjamin Orr
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Lauren Brown
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Jones College
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Hilton Banks McNair
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Annalyn Housley
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Meridian Community College
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Issac James
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Phallyn Clark
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Mississippi Delta Community College
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John Paul Allen
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Katelyn Coleman
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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Joseph Bradford
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Kendall Burn
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Northeast Mississippi Community College
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Guy Gillespie
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Ellen Kelley
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Pearl River Community College
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Tucker Smith
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Jessica Lawrence
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Southwest Mississippi Community College
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Jackson Stanford
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Kaitlyn Williams
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