Pictured from left are Kortney Haymore, Student Government Association president; Dr. William Bynum Jr., MVSU president; and Lance Gregory, Cannon Motor Company.

Dr. Emmanuel N. Amadi, chair of the Department of criminal justice at Mississippi Valley State University, has been selected as a subject matter expert to sit in on a special panel.

Amadi will participate in Excelsior College, located in Albany, New York, Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration Examination panel. The standard-setting panel members will evaluate the difficulty of the exam and set passing score for each grade level.

The meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 10-12 at the college.

“It is a huge honor to be chosen for this panel,” said Amadi.