MISSISSIPPIAN THE Ole Miss inducts 10 seniors into Hall of Fame UM student Ethan Blake Bailey dies at 22

The University of Mississippi announced 10 senior inductees to the 2022-2023 Hall of Fame class, with honorees being recognized in a ceremony held at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.

The honorees are Preston D. Antes, Jilkiah L. Bryant, Andy Flores, Kelly Li, Preston McWilliams, Rabria M. Moore, Sepp Cecil, Logan C. Thomas, Margaret Lynn Walker and Morgan B. Whited.

“I’m very proud of this year’s Hall of Fame inductee class,” Brent Marsh, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students, said. “They are a diverse group of student leaders who have made significant contributions on the University of Mississippi campus, the LOU community and well beyond.”

Andy Flores, a public policy and leadership major, thanked the university and many others for giving him the opportunity to succeed.

“As the first in my family to go to college, being inducted into the UM Hall of Fame is an honor. I am truly indebted to all of the friends, educators and staff members on campus who have guided me and inspired my path,” Flores said. “I am a leader because this university took a chance on me. I hope to repay that one day.”

Rabria Moore, another honoree and the outgoing editor-in-chief of The Daily Mississippian, expressed her gratitude for the recognition.

“I’m grateful to receive this award because, in part, it acknowledges that my service to this university hasn’t gone unnoticed. The university has given so much to me, in terms of education, experience and opportunities,” Moore said. “I’m happy to know that I was able to give a little back to this university.”

Moore thanked her family and teachers for their support.

“It’s my name being added to the Hall of Fame, but this honor isn’t possible without my family, friends and the many educators who’ve poured into me over the years. I am who I am because they provided me with the resources to grow and thrive as an individual,” Moore said.

Moore recently received a Fulbright award for an English teaching assistantship in Zambia. She plans to teach in Zambia for a year and then pursue a Masters of Education in Education Policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

“My ultimate goal is to work in the education field and hopefully facilitate positive change within the education

Twenty-two-year-old University of Mississippi student Ethan Blake Bailey died on April 14 in Oxford. Originally from Coldwater, Bailey was an accountancy major and member of the Epsilon Xi chapter of the Sigma Nu Fraternity on campus.

Don Fruge, president of Sigma Nu, described his fraternity brother:

“Ethan Bailey was a oneof-a-kind guy and someone that we were all blessed to have in our lives,”

Fruge said. “He was the type of guy that everybody wanted to be around, in the chapter or not.”

Fruge remembered Bailey as a passionate and active member of the fraternity, as well as a role model to others.

“He was always at the Sigma Nu house, whether that be studying, eating, hanging out with the people there or any other activities that were tak - ing place,” Fruge said. “He was a role model for the people in this chapter. He would always offer advice about school and would make the effort to get to know more than just what is on the surface about people’s lives.”

Bailey graduated from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, where he played varsity baseball. He was an avid fan of both of the New York Yankees and the Ole Miss Rebels, and he enjoyed fishing and the outdoors.

Those around him say Bailey had an infectious positivity about him that he brought to all he met.

“He brought a light to every room, and his laugh was contagious. His legacy will be remembered with love, and his impact on the Epsilon Xi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity, the University of Mississippi and the people that he knew will be everlast -