USM Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Announces 鈥淗onor Corps鈥� Academic Achievement for Spring Semester 2021
Fri, 05/14/2021 - 11:27am | By: Van Arnold
The University of 51逗奶 Mississippi (USM) Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families has recognized the outstanding academic achievement of military-students who earned 鈥淗onor Corps鈥� status for the spring semester 2021.
At the close of the semester, 1,015 student-veterans were recognized as having earned 鈥淗onor Corps鈥� designation, reflecting their hard work and academic success. While many are first-generation college attendees, such success reflects an extraordinary commitment to classroom excellence and a competitive drive to outperform the general student population.
The USM 鈥淗onor Corps鈥� recognizes individuals based on 鈥済ood standing鈥� enrollment combined with varying degrees of exceptional academic performance. This includes the following values-based achievement categories relating to cumulative Grade Point Averages (GPA):
- 鈥淧ersonal Courage鈥� (3.00 to 3.24 GPA)
- 鈥淪elfless Service鈥� (3.25 to 3.49 GPA)
- 鈥淚ntegrity鈥� (3.50 to 3.74 GPA)
- 鈥淐ommitment鈥� (3.75 to 3.99 GPA)
- 鈥淔ollow Me鈥� (4.0 GPA)
A total of 125 military-students earned and/or maintained a perfect cumulative GPA of 4.0 to earn 鈥淔ollow Me鈥� status. An additional 264 students achieved 鈥淐ommitment鈥� status; another 233 earned 鈥淚ntegrity鈥� status, whereas 227 others have been designated at the 鈥淪elfless Service鈥� level.
鈥淐ontrary to what some people may believe, military-students are more likely to navigate their way through difficult challenges, academically achieve and graduate at higher rates than the general student population,鈥� said Center Director Maj. Gen (U.S. Army, ret.) Jeff Hammond. 鈥淚ndependent research supports my observation that military experience promotes adaptability, self-discipline, leadership and management skills. Furthermore, it is my experience that upon graduation and entry into the work force, our military-students are more likely than not to demonstrate appreciation, connection and life-long loyalty toward USM. I am just so proud of our Golden Eagle military-students and their constantly amazing drive to succeed.鈥�
The USM 鈥淗onor Corps鈥� reflects the best and brightest in future leaders. For more information on this program and others as well as ways you can support military-students, please visit the USM Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families website at: or phone 601-264-4629.