Shea Starkey Named to Hardin-Simmons University's Homecoming Court

ABILENE, TX (10/15/2012)(readMedia)-- Shea Starkey of North Richland Hills, Texas, was named to Homecoming Court for Hardin-Simmons University's 2012-2013 Homecoming festivities.

Shea, daughter of Steve Starkey and Lisa Martin, is a speech-language pathology major with a minor in psychology. Shea is currently applying to graduate schools in California to obtain a master's degree in communication sciences and disorders.

About Hardin-Simmons:

HSU has an enrollment of approximately 2,300 undergrad and graduate students from 29 states and 19 countries. The university has a 13:1 student to faculty ratio, with a campus that sits on 220 acres. Eighty percent of HSU's faculty members hold the highest degree in their field and pride themselves on giving personal attention to each student.

The university is named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best universities in the western region of the United States and is listed by The Princeton Review as a Top Ten Best in the West University. It is a member of the Colleges of Distinction, has been named to the President's Honor Roll, and is included in the Honor Roll of the Chronicle of Higher Education's Great Colleges to Work For.

Seven undergraduate degrees encompass 70 major fields including: athletic training, criminal justice, social work, counseling, psychology, molecular biology, biochemistry, environmental science, religion, music, art, teaching, history, communications, English, and sociology.

Ten graduate degrees, encompassing 26 programs, include the Doctor of Ministry, Doctor of Education in Leadership, and the Doctor of Physical Therapy.

International study programs include England, Austria, Hong Kong, Spain, and Australia.

Hardin-Simmons University, founded in 1891, is a private Christian liberal arts university, and has been affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Texas Baptists) since 1941.