CHARLA LINDLEY HONORED AT MSU 

New Albany High School graduate, Charla Lindley, a senior biological engineering major at Mississippi State University, was recently inducted in the Bagley College of Engineering student Hall of Fame.  This award recognizes students who have made outstanding contributions to their departments, the college, and Mississippi State during their time at MSU. Additionally, Lindley was named Senior Engineering Student of the Year at MSU by the Mississippi Engineering Society. 

Charla has maintained a 4.0 grade point average at MSU. She is a member of the Shackouls Honors College, has served as treasurer and vice-president of the Institute of Biological Engineering, and has been inducted into the honor societies of Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi. 

In addition to her success in the classroom, Charla is a member of the leadership team for the Wesley Foundation at MSU. In May, she will lead a team of students from MSU on a mission trip to Ghana to work in orphanages.   She is also a member of Delta Gamma Sorority where she is active on several committees as well as intramural sports.  

Lindley’s numerous honors are just a part of her contribution at MSU.  While at Mississippi State, Charla has worked for the last two years in the High Performance Computing Collaboratory , Computational Simulation and Design Center researching particle deposition in human bronchial tubes. Her work creating computer models of the human bronchial system may ultimately provide diabetes patients with a non-invasive way of taking insulin. 

Lindley’s research work has also resulted in her receiving credit as co-author of journal paper, a distinction that few undergraduates can claim.  She recently presented her results at the Seventh Mississippi State-UAB Conference on Differential Equations and Computer Simulations.   

Charla and her parents, Rev and Mrs. Giles Lindley, give much of the credit for her success at MSU to her teachers at New Albany High School.  “They not only taught me the information I needed to succeed in these classes, said Lindley “but also taught it in such a way that I was prepared for the styles of a college professor.”  She said that she felt especially prepared for her classes in Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, and English 

Her father reiterated her thoughts on how New Albany High School prepared her for college.  “Charla felt better prepared for chemistry and calculus than students from MSMS (Mississippi School for Math and Science) and College English was a breeze compared to AP English at New Albany High School,” said Rev. Lindley.  “Charla is a smart girl, but we all know of smart children who got bored and never developed their gifts,” he added.  “We will always be thankful for the New Albany Schools.” 

Charla will continue her education at Arizona State University in the fall where she has been accepted to the PhD program in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering.  She received an Arizona Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to conduct research in intelligent prosthetics.  Her goal is to work in prosthetics research and apply engineering technology to the creation of lower leg prosthetics for children.   

“I am excited about the opportunities before me”, said Lindley,  “I think a lot of my success has to do with the work ethic, strong background, and love of learning that was instilled in me during my high school years.  I have to thank my teachers for that.” 

NOTE: The New Albany School District is proud of our outstanding graduates.  If you know of a New Albany High School Graduate who has received an honor, please contact Kim Day at 316-1926 or email her at kday@newalbany.k12.ms.us. 

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PHOTO:  Charla Lindley (third from left) was inducted in the Bagley College of Engineering Hall of Fame at Mississippi State University.  Charla is a 2004 graduate of New Albany High School.   She is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Giles Lindley o f Jackson.  Pictured with Lindley are 2008 Hall of Fame inductees Lauren Beatty, Darnisha Johnson, Nashlie Sephus, Josie Smith, and LaKeith Terrell.