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Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State University is located in the Appalachian foothills, midway between Birmingham and Atlanta, and offers more than 150 courses of study - from bachelor's to doctoral degrees - in a warm, student-centered community known as the "Friendliest Campus in the South." 

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Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State University is located in the Appalachian foothills, midway between Birmingham and Atlanta, and offers more than 150 courses of study - from bachelor's to doctoral degrees - in a warm, student-centered community known as the "Friendliest Campus in the South." 

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McKenzie Fuller crowned Miss Jacksonville State University 2025

McKenzie Fuller was crowned Miss Jacksonville State University 2025 on Friday night in Leone Cole Auditorium, fulfilling a lifelong dream and making history in the process. Growing up, Fuller dreamed of becoming Miss JSU. By making that dream a reality, the Applied Chemistry major from Ohatchee, Alabama, also made history becoming the first woman of color to be crowned Miss JSU.
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Student Competition - Jan 27

Chanticleer Wins Six Pinnacle Awards at Annual College Media Association Conference

The Chanticleer, Jacksonville State University's student newspaper, was recognized during the annual College Media Association's (CMA) conference by winning six Pinnacle Awards, including Website of the Year (standalone). According to the CMA, the Pinnacle Awards honor "the best college media organizations and individual work." According to the CMA, the Website of the Year award "recognizes excellence in overall coverage, content and content delivery, design, reporting, writing and editing, multimedia, special projects, cross-platform integration, service to the campus community and interactivity."
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Student Competition - 2024 Nov 13

Ashanthe Gathers Wins Acts of Kindness Award

Ashanthe Gathers of Villa Rica, Ga., was named the second annual recipient of the Darby Angle Acts of Kindness Scholarship during the Miss JSU 2023 on Jan. 13.
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Student Competition - 2023 Jan 19

Lauren Kilgore Named First Runner-Up in Miss JSU Pageant

Voice performance major Lauren Kilgore of Moody, Ala., was named first runner-up in the annual Miss JSU pageant on Jan. 13 at Leone Cole Auditorium. She also won the talent portion of the competition.
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Student Competition - 2023 Jan 19

Lily Grace Vernon Crowned Miss JSU 2023

Secondary education major Lily Grace Vernon of Jacksonville, Ala., was crowned Miss JSU 2023 during the annual pageant held at Leone Cole Auditorium on Jan. 13. She will represent the university at the Miss Alabama pageant this June.
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Student Competition - 2023 Jan 18

Morgan Carroll Named First Runner-up to Miss JSU

Morgan Carroll, a business management major from Moulton, Ala., won the talent portion and placed first runnerup in the Miss JSU 2022 pageant.
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Student Competition - 2022 Mar 3

Briana Caudle Named First Runner-Up in Miss JSU Pageant

Briana Caudle of Huntsville, Ala. was named first runner-up in the Miss Jacksonville State University pageant on Jan. 10, 2020.
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Student Competition - 2020 Jan 13

Camden Swatts Crowned Miss JSU 2020

Nursing major Camden Swatts of Beauregard, Ala. was crowned Miss JSU 2020 during the annual pageant held at Leone Cole Auditorium on Jan. 10. She will represent the university at the Miss Alabama pageant this June.
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Student Competition - 2020 Jan 13

Kaylee Knight Crowned Miss JSU 2022

Criminal justice major Kaylee Knight of Monroeville, Ala. was crowned Miss JSU 2022 during the annual pageant held at Leone Cole Auditorium on Jan. 21. She will represent the university at the Miss Alabama pageant this June.
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Student Competition - 2022 Mar 3

Miss JSU Pageant 2020

Seven young women competed for the Miss Jacksonville State University crown on Jan. 10, 2020. The winner will go on to represent the university at the Miss Alabama pageant in June.
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Student Competition - 2020 Jan 13

Isaac Graham Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Isaac Graham of Clanton, Ala. was named to Homecoming Court 2019 at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16. Isaac is majoring in communications.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Elie Mulonda Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Elie Mulonda was named to Homecoming Court 2019 at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16. Elie is an international student from Nigeria and is majoring in computer science. He serves as a Gamecock Orientation (GO!) Leader.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Michael Ray Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Michael Ray of Dallas, Ga., was named to Homecoming Court 2019 at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16. Michael is majoring in applied engineering and is a member of the Marching Southerners.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Sean Godfrey Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Sean Godfrey of Montgomery was named to Homecoming Court 2019 at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16. Sean is majoring in integrated studies.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Taylor Anne Beckham Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Taylor Anne Beckham of Clifton, Tenn., was named to Homecoming Court 2019 at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16. Taylor Anne is majoring in biology and serves as a JSU Ambassador. She was first runner-up in the 2018 Miss JSU Pageant.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Briana Caudle Named to JSU Homecoming Court

For the second year in a row, Huntsville native Briana Caudle was named to Homecoming Court at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16, 2019. Caudle serves as a JSU Ambassador.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Brooke Robinson Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Brooke Robinson was named to Homecoming Court 2019 at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16. Brooke is majoring in communications and serves as a Gamecock Ambassador.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Harrison Cheatwood Crowned JSU Homecoming King 2019

Harrison Cheatwood was elected Homecoming King by his peers at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16, 2019. He was honored during halftime at the Homecoming football game on Oct. 19. Harrison is a management major and a member of the Student Senate.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Antonio Dix Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Antonio Dix was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Jakobe Perry Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Jakobe Perry was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Abbie Beatty Crowned JSU Homecoming Queen 2019

Abbie Beatty of Jacksonville, Ala. was elected Homecoming Queen 2019 by her peers at Jacksonville State University on Oct. 16, 2019. She was honored during halftime at the Homecoming football game on Oct. 19. Abbie is a drama major and a Marching Ballerina.
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Student Competition - 2019 Dec 6

Jack Gehrdes Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Jack Gehrdes was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Eric Cline Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Eric Cline was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Ashlee Goff Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Ashlee Goff was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Dayleigh Dorsett Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Dayleigh Dorsett was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Camden Swatts Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Camden Swatts was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Briana Caudle Named to JSU Homecoming Court

Briana Caudle was honored as part of JSU's 2018 Homecoming Court on Sept. 29.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Courtney Williams Places in Miss JSU Pageant

Courtney Williams, a nutrition major from Leesburg, Ala., was named second runner-up in the 2019 Miss JSU Pageant on January 11, 2019.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Darby Angle Crowned Miss JSU 2019

Sports management major Darby Angle was crowned Miss JSU on January 11, 2019. The Marching Ballerina demonstrated her range as a dancer during the pageant, delighting the audience with a humorous and high-energy tap route to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," winning the talent portion of the competition. Her social impact initiative was "Precious As Rubies," a personal platform to help women who have gone through sexual violence, specifically on their college campuses, realize their true value and purpose. She represented the university in the Miss Alabama Pageant in June 2019.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13

Taylor Snider Places in Miss JSU 2019 Pageant

Taylor Snider, a nursing major from Hueytown, Ala., was named first runner-up in the 2019 Miss JSU Pageant on January 11, 2019. She also won the Lifestyle and Fitness portion of the competition.
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Student Competition - 2019 Aug 13
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