A trio of Mississippi State juniors are taking their studies across the world thanks in part to an award from one of the nation’s most selective honor societies.

Mississippi State University student Jacob Uithoven loves acting, singing and performing. When he was cast as the lead, he said he was “super excited.”

Udara M. Kuruppu, a graduate student and laboratory safety officer within the Department of Chemistry, is being recognized as a Safety Dawg after being nominated by Dr. Gangishetty.