Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Three Mississippi State interior design majors are being recognized by the nation’s premier networking resource for the hospitality industry.

Seniors Mary Katherine “Katie” Hughes of Southaven and Caitlyn R. Fleming of Bartlett, Tennessee, along with junior Natalie E. Watson of Olive Branch, each are receiving scholarships from the Sunshine Chapter of NEWH: The Network of the Hospitality Industry.

Hughes is receiving a $5,000 scholarship, while Fleming and Watson are receiving $1,000.

“We appreciate scholarship opportunities from NEWH, and we are proud of our interior design students who were selected,” said Beth Miller, MSU professor and interior design program director.

Through educational programs, seminars, and networking and career opportunities, the Shawano, Wisconsin-based NEWH works to facilitate cooperation and exchange of information among those in hospitality, food service, senior living and related industries. For more, visit www.NEWH.org.

Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, MSU’s interior design curriculum provides a broad background in interior elements, materials, sources and practical experiences. For more, contact Miller at 662-325-7689 or BMiller@caad.msstate.edu.

Additional information about the College of Architecture, Art and Design and its interior design program can be found at www.caad.msstate.edu.

MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.