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PRESIDENT THE FOGLESONG FILE PERSONAL ROBERT H. „DOC‰ Birthdate: July 13, 1945 Birthplace: Williamson, W. Va. Hometown: Williamson, W. Va. FOGLESONG Family: Wife (former Mary Thrasher); Joined MState: Children (sons David and Mark) April 2006 EDUCATION West Virginia, 1968 Bachelor’s: West Virginia, 1968 Master’s: West Virginia, 1969 obert H. Foglesong is the 18th president of Mississippi State University, Ph. D.: West Virginia, 1971 a land-grant university committed to excellence in learning, research, and AIR FORCE ASSIGNMENTS Rservice. His vision is for MSU to become the most respected land-grant • 1972-1973, student, undergraduate pilot school in the Southeast. As president, he is responsible for planning, budgeting, training, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. • 1973-1976, T-41 instructor pilot, 557th and execution for the largest university in the state of Mississippi. He is also the Flying Training Squadron, Peterson Field, Colo., and U.S. Air Force Academy, president and executive director of the Appalachian Leadership and Education Colorado Springs, Colo. Foundation, a nonprofi t operating to identify our next generation of leaders in • 1976-1977, Aide-De-Camp to the Commander, Air Forces Korea, 314th Air Division, Osan Air Base, South Korea Appalachia and mentor/fi nancially support their journey toward academic, lead- • 1977-1979, AT-33 and EB-57 instructor pilot, flight examiner and assistant opera- ership, and character excellence. He’s a director of Massey Energy, one of the tions officer, 17th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. largest producers of coal in the nation, and a director of the Michael Baker Corp., • 1979-1980, AT-33 instructor pilot and Commander, Detachment 1, 24th Air Defense Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. an international energy and engineering fi rm. He also has been designated by • 1980-1982, F-15 pilot and squadron scheduler, 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron; President George W. Bush to co-chair the United States-Russia Joint Commission chief of quality assurance, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing; and Commander, 49th on POW/MIAs. Component Repair Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M. • 1983-1985, Special Assistant for Tactical Issues and Executive Officer for the Previously, he was nominated by the President, confi rmed by the U.S. Sen- Deputy Chief Of Staff For Research, Development and Acquisition, Headquarters ate, and served as a four-star general in the United States Air Force. He had re- U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. sponsibility for policy recommendations and implementation of policy relative to • 1985-1987, Special Assistant to the Commander, and Chief, Combat Analysis Division, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va. personnel, operations, infrastructure and intra/inter governmental affairs for an • 1987-1988, F-16 pilot and Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations, 31st organization of 358,000 uniformed members and 158,000 civilian employees. He Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Fla. was responsible for planning/programming for future strategies involving an an- • 1988-June 1990, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Chair and Professor of Joint and Combined Warfare, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington nual budget of $90 billion (equivalent to the position of chief operating offi cer for • 1990-1991, F-16 pilot and Chief of Maintenance, 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a company ranked No. 9 on the Fortune 500 list). His jobs required almost daily Moody AFB, Ga. interface with members of Congress, the White House, and many governmental • 1991-1993, Director, Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s Staff Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. interagency offi ces. • 1993-1993, Commander, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss. Foglesong spent a signifi cant amount of the past decade as a national security • 1994-1995, Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea advisor at Cabinet and Presidential levels. In this capacity, he had opportunities to • 1995-1997, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. travel extensively with the most senior members of the government and directly • 1997-1999, Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. engage with the most senior civilian and military levels of foreign governments • 1999-2000, Commander, 12th Air Force and U.S. Southern Command Air Forces, around the globe. Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. • 2000-2001, Deputy Chief Of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters Foglesong has spent 33 years in public service with a clear understanding of U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. the role leadership plays in establishing a sense of integrity/ethics, encouraging • 2001-2003, Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. service above self, and fostering an attitude of excellence. He has received numer- • 2003-2004, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Component Command Ramstein; and Air Component Commander, U.S. European Command, ous awards for his demonstrated leadership. In addition, he has continued his edu- Ramstein AB, Germany cation by attending professional military education schools, as well as advanced • 2005-2006, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air civilian education forums. He is a member of several professional aviation orga- Component Command Ramstein; Air Component Commander, U.S. European Command, Ramstein AB, Germany; and Director, Multinational Joint Air Power nizations and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His 57 publications Competence Center, Kalkar, Germany cover a range of subjects including technical and leadership topics. A graduate of West Virginia University (bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate), he was a member and president of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honorary, as well as numer- PAST MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS ous other academic honoraries. General Stephen D. Lee 1880-1899 Fred Tom Mitchell 1945-1953 1899-1900 Benjamin F. Hilbun 1953-1960 He has accumulated 30 military awards for leadership and technical skills. He John Crumpton Hardy 1900-1912 Dean W. Colvard 1960-1966 holds an honorary Doctorate of Strategic Intelligence. He is married to Mary George R. Hightower 1912-1916 William L. Giles 1966-1976 Thrasher Foglesong. They have two sons--David, married to Laura, and father of 1916-1920 James D. McComas 1976-1985 two sons (Robert and David), and Mark. David is in the United States Air Force, as 1920-1925 Donald W. Zacharias 1985-1997 is Laura. Mark is in the television business. Foglesong’s hobbies include running Buz M. Walker 1925-1930 Malcolm A. Portera 1998-2001 Hugh Critz 1930-1934 J. Charles Lee 2002-2006 marathons, collecting slide rules, collecting potato mashers, and public speaking. 1934-1945

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS THE TEMPLETON FILE PERSONAL LARRY Birthdate: June 16, 1946 Birthplace: Starkville, Miss. TEMPLETON Hometown: Starkville, Miss. Family: Wife (former Linda Jo Nichols); Joined MState: Children (sons Brian, Stephen, May 1969 daughter Nici) Mississippi State, 1969 EDUCATION ississippi State Director of Athletics Larry Templeton begins his 20th High School: Starkville, 1964 year at the head of the Bulldog sport program in 2006, and under his College: Mississippi State, 1969 Mwatchful eye MSU competes, and has competed, for championships in CAREER TIMELINE every sport program. MState student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom, 1969-74 Mississippi State University setting academic records nearly every semester. And the department has operated Asst. Sports Information Director in the black while expanding the program and drastically improving its facilities. 1973-74 Mississippi State University - Men’s Golf Coach He is the third-longest-tenured AD in MSU history and the longest in the South- 1974-77 National Bank of Commerce - Assistant V.P. / Director for Advertising 1977-79 Mississippi State University - Athletic Business Manager eastern Conference with 19 seasons under his belt, and the university’s athletic 1979-84 Mississippi State University - Asst. /Administration program has reached heights never before achieved under his guidance. 1984-87 Mississippi State University - Associate Athletic Director/Business On the playing fi eld, the decade of the ‘90s saw virtually every State sport es- 1987- Mississippi State University - Athletic Director tablish a best-ever fi nish. The start of the new millennium has been no different $30 million expansion of the east side of Scott Field raised capacity at the football with MSU sports teams having qualifi ed for postseason play 51 times during the stadium to 55,082. Fifty new skyboxes and 1,700 chairback seats opened for the past seven seasons; a school-record 12 did so in 2004-05. 2001 season. Another building boom occurred during 2004-05. The Holliman Ath- But State’s student-athletes are not just succeeding on the playing fi eld. MSU’s letic Center (a 46,000-square-foot addition at the Shira Complex), the Palmeiro men’s and women’s athletes recorded the highest combined grade point average Center (an indoor practice facility for baseball and football), and a softball locker during the 2005-06 academic year in the 16 years in which student-athlete grades and training facility were added to the athletic facility plant. have been tracked, and the combined 2.95 grade point average in fall 2005 was a And for the 19th year in a row this past year, the MSU athletic program joined one-semester high. In 13 of the last 15 years, the Bulldog football team has been just a small group of NCAA Division I schools nation-wide to fi nish in the black one of just a handful of schools cited by the American Football Coaches Associa- fi nancially at year’s end. tion for having a graduation rate exceeding 70 percent. MSU is the only school Templeton’s work also stretches far from the Starkville campus. He has served in the SEC to make that list with such frequency. In spring 2006, 145 of the 270 as chairman of the SEC’s athletic directors since 1990. He has also begun a sec- scholarship student-athletes at Mississippi State (54 percent) earned a grade point ond term on the prestigious NCAA Baseball Committee, currently serving as that average of 3.00 or higher. Seventy-eight scholarship student-athletes made either committee’s chairman. He oversees the group that chooses the sites for regional the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) or the President’s Scholar List (3.8 GPA). and super-regional competition, selects the 64-member playing fi eld, oversees the MSU has produced the SEC’s Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year three operation of the tournament, selects the umpire crews, gives direction to the game times each during Templeton’s tenure. On the women’s side, volleyball star Ai- operations personel and works with the radio and television talent. He is a former mee York earned the prestigious award in 1993, women’s basketball player Tammy member of the NCAA Championship Committee, the NCAA Management Council Newlon in 1994, and cross country standout April Ecke in 1995. For the men, base- and the NCAA Bowl Certifi cation Committee. ball stars Burke Masters (1990) and Jeremy Jackson (1998), and football standout Templeton is married to the former Linda Jo Nichols. They have a son, Brian, Scott Westerfi eld (2001) have claimed the honor. And over the past eight years, who received his second degree (landscape architecture) at Mississippi State in State is second among league schools in number of Academic all-SEC selections in May 2002. A second son, Stephen, received his doctorate from Mississippi State in the sports in which MSU competes. August 2002, and a daughter, Nici, is an attorney in Columbia, S.C. Granddaugh- Templeton oversaw Mississippi State’s move to come into compliance with the ters Ella Grace Comer and Addison McSwain Comer reside in Columbia, S.C. SEC’s Gender Equity plan, adding women’s soccer and softball to the school’s varsity sport menu. The fi rst season of soccer was in 1995, while softball began competition in 1997. Since that time, the soccer team has won the SEC Western Division title (2001) and the softball team has never had a losing season and has qualifi ed for NCAA postseason play fi ve of the last seven years. PAST MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC DIRECTORS The early 1990’s expansions and renovations of the Leo Seal M-Club Center, Dan Martin 1903-1907 1959-1966 Fred J. Furman 1907-1908 Charley Shira 1967-1976 the Shira Athletic Complex, and the completion of the John H. Bryan Sr. Athletic William Dale Chadwick 1909-1930 1976-1979 Administration Building, were fueled by Templeton. That building trend continued C.R. “Dudy” Noble 1930-1934 1979-1983 into the latter stages of the ‘90s, with construction completed on permanent seat- Athletic Board of Control 1934-1935 Dr. Charley Scott 1983-1986 ing at the MSU Soccer Field, the conversion of McCarthy Gymnasium on campus Ralph Irvin Sasse 1935-1936 Charlie Carr 1986-1987 into a varsity indoor tennis facility, and expanded seating at . Paul Barrows Parker 1936-1937 Larry Templeton 1987-present C.R. “Dudy” Noble 1937-1959 Additional chairbacks and 18 skyboxes at Field/Polk-DeMent Sta- dium, MSU’s baseball facility, were completed in time for the 2000 season, and a

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DR. DAVID JIM BOLES ELLIS Associate AD / Student Services Associate AD / External Operations Joined MState: January 1988 Joined MState: September 2003 Kansas State, 1965 Mississippi State, 1969

Heading up the all-encompassing area of academic student services for Mississippi Associate Athletic Director for External Operations Jim Ellis is responsible for sales State’s athletic department, Dr. David C. Boles is in the 19th year of his second tour of and marketing of Mississippi State Athletics. duty with MSU’s athletic family. Ellis oversees the daily management of the Bulldog Sports Network which produc- Boles now has a split appointment between the provost offi ce and the athletic depart- es MSU’s coaches television shows, the baseball radio network, event promotions and ment. He was named MSU’s Director of Student Support and Retention in August 2000, signage, and other corporate sponsorship opportunities. now directing the Academic Advising Center for the entire campus. A native of West Point, Miss., and a 1969 graduate of MSU, Ellis is entering his 28th Originally from Abilene, Kan., the 1965 Kansas State alumnus serves as MSU’s associ- season of work with MSU’s football radio network. He has served as State’s color analyst ate athletic director for student services. Charged with overseeing eligibility certifi cation, during that time, and also hosts MSU’s post-game locker room interview and scoreboard compliance, and academics, Boles rejoined the MSU staff in 1988 after a three-year stint radio shows. as the assistant to the superintendent of schools at Great Bend, Kan. Ellis was selected as the “Outstanding Broadcaster in Mississippi” in 1999 and 2002, Boles is a 1996 recipient of the Contributions to Amateur Football Award, presented and is perhaps most widely recognized as the “Voice of the Diamond Dogs” on one of by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. the nation’s largest college baseball radio networks. He also serves as color analyst on In 1999, Boles received the All-American Football Foundation’s award for his work in the MSU basketball radio broadcasts. athletic academics. Boles was the 2000 recipient of the Service-Above-Self award from Ellis lives in Starkville with his wife, Jamie. They have four married daughters: Ginger, the Starkville Rotary Club. Amy, Cindy and Kristen. In 2003, Boles was named a meritorious graduate of Chapman High School in Chap- man, Kan. He was a 1961 graduate of the school. In addition to his previous three-year stop (1982-84) at Mississippi State, Boles has STRATON also served as the director of academic advising and tutoring at the University of Tennes- see (1984-85) and the University of Colorado (1979-82). KARATASSOS Boles received his master’s degree from Kansas State and earned a doctorate in edu- cational administration at Colorado. He also worked as a graduate assistant at the Uni- Associate AD / Athletic Development versity of Oklahoma (1967-70) prior to beginning his athletic administration career as a Joined MState: August 1973 teacher/coach in the Boulder Valley (Colo.) School District. Georgia Southern, 1973 Boles is married to the former Ellen Hassler of Chapman, Kan. They are the parents

of two sons, Russell and Jon. One of the most popular personalities within the Mississippi State athletic department for the past three decades, Straton Karatassos is in his third year serving as an associate athletic director for athletic development. GREG In his current position, Karatassos works closely with marketing MSU Athletics and coordinating Bulldog Club activities and operations. Prior to moving into the Bulldog BYRNE Club, Karatassos attended to the daily training needs of MSU’s student athletes for 20 years. He joined the Mississippi State athletic family in 1973. Associate AD / Development & External Affairs Karatassos was named the school’s head athletic trainer in 1981 and later took on the Joined MState: May 2006 role as MSU’s assistant athletic director for sports medicine. Karatassos accompanied Arizona State, 1994 Bulldog football teams to fi ve postseason bowl appearances as team trainer. In addition, he has handled the athletic training responsibilities for fi ve NCAA College World Series Mississippi State Director of Athletics Larry Templeton hired Greg Byrne as Associate baseball clubs coached by . Athletic Director for Development and External Affairs in May of 2006. A native of Savannah, Ga., Karatassos is a 1973 graduate of Georgia Southern, where Byrne is tasked with overseeing MSU’s athletic fund-raising efforts, the Bulldog Club he administered to the medical needs of the Polk-coached Eagle baseball club that staff and marketing. He has spent 13 years in intercollegiate athletics, and has previously claimed the 1973 NCAA District III championship and advanced to the College World served as Associate Director of Athletics for Fund-Raising and Development at the Uni- Series. versity of Kentucky and in a similar fund-raising capacity at Oregon State University. Karatassos is married to the former Harriet Hubbard of Batesville, Miss., and they have A native of Pocatello, Idaho, Byrne was responsible for raising funds for athletic schol- two daughters, Mary Straton and Harris Helen. arship, capital projects and major gift-giving at both institutions. He began his athletic career in 1992 with the Fiesta Bowl. He came to Mississippi State after serving as National Sales Director for CaseLogistix, a technology development company based out of Jackson, Miss. Byrne earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. He and his wife, the former Regina Misa, have two sons, Nicholas and Davis. Byrne’s father, Bill, is the Director of Athletics at Texas A&M.

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DUNCAN ANN MCKENZIE CARR Associate AD / Internal Operations Assistant AD / Student Life Joined MState: February 1988 Joined MState: January 1999 Mississippi State, 1978 Mississippi State, 1990

Responsible for the management of the athletic department’s overall budget, busi- Elevated to her position as assistant athletic director for student life in August 2000, ness and ticket operations at Mississippi State, Duncan McKenzie is now in his 18th year Ann Carr works with the personal development of MSU’s student-athletes in addition to on staff at his alma mater and 12th in his current position of associate athletic director her responsibilities as academic counselor for the Bulldog football team. for internal operations. Along with working with Assistant AD Ray Berryhill in the school’s athletic academic A native of Starkville, McKenzie is a 1977 MSU graduate and former football letterwin- offi ce, Carr now also serves as the director of Mississippi State’s Life Skills program, which ner for the Bulldogs. Earning four letters as a tight end, he was a member of Mississippi includes the support systems and career programs for Bulldog and Lady Bulldog student- State’s 1974 championship team. athletes. She is also in charge of the CHAMPS program (CHallenging Athletes Minds for Prior to returning to his alma mater in 1988, McKenzie spent nearly four years work- Personal Success) for MSU’s student-athletes. ing in the athletic department at the University of Texas. He fi rst served in UT’s athletic Now in her second stint within the athletic department of her alma mater, the former business offi ce as assistant business manager before assuming duties as Texas’ business Ann Sanders originally joined the MSU staff in a full-time capacity in 1993 after a four-year manager for men’s athletics. stint (1986-90) on the Lady Bulldog basketball team. She briefl y departed Starkville for a Upon his graduation from Mississippi State, McKenzie worked as a graduate assistant similar athletic academics position at the University of Southern Mississippi in 1998, but football coach for the Bulldogs and administrative assistant in MSU’s athletic business returned to State in January 1999. offi ce. He also previously served as a staff accountant with fi rms in Jackson and Starkville, A native of Brookhaven, Miss., Carr is a 1990 graduate of Mississippi State, while also and as a banking fi eld assistant with the Federal Land Bank. having earned her master’s degree in counseling from the university in 1992. Standing A member of the College Athletic Business Managers Association and the National third at MSU in career free-throw percentage (75.8%), she presently ranks 25th on the Association of College Directors of Athletics, McKenzie is married to the former Tinna school’s all-time scoring list with 762 career points and stands 10th all-time in rebounding Simmons of Fayette, Ala. They are the parents of two sons, Matthew and Johnathan. average (6.5 rpg). Carr has one daughter, Khristian. RAY MIKE BERRYHILL RICHEY Assistant AD / Academic Advising Joined MState: January 1989 Assistant AD / Sports Marketing Mississippi State, 1980 Joined MState: August 2000 UNC Charlotte, 1992 Administering to the day-to-day academic needs of Mississippi State’s student-ath- letes, Ray Berryhill is beginning his 21st year overall within MSU’s athletic department af- In his seventh year with Mississippi State, Mike Richey is a member of the Bulldog ter being promoted to assistant athletic director for academic advising in August 2000. Club management team. Under his supervision, MSU’s student-athletes have enjoyed unprecedented class- Richey’s primary responsibilities include the management of the Bulldog Club’s annual room success. Numerous times since Berryhill implemented the department’s computer- fund drive and scholarship seating program. He also assists in the production of printed ized grade-tracking system to assist in the analysis of grade summaries MSU’s scholarship materials and communications produced by the Bulldog Club. student-athletes have broken school records for combined grade point average. He With a bachelor’s degree (1992) from UNC Charlotte and a master’s (1995) from Ap- also serves State’s student-athletes as M-Club advisor, along with supervising on-campus palachian State, Richey began his career as an Athletic Development Coordinator for housing for all student-athletes through MSU’s student housing offi ce. Oklahoma State University, where he was responsible for the volunteer fund-raising force A native of Gloster, Miss., and a 1980 Mississippi State graduate, Berryhill returned to for OSU Athletics. assume his current post on the administrative staff of his alma mater in 1989 after serving Prior to joining Mississippi State, he served three years for James Madison University four years as the director of athletic academics at the . During his in Harrisonburg, Va. Richey’s fi rst two years at JMU were spent as Director of Annual Giv- initial stint on the MSU campus, he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in ing for the JMU Duke Club. He also served one year as Director of the Madison Fund, education, while also serving as a graduate assistant track coach for the Bulldogs. the university’s annual giving program. A member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Berryhill is an avid turkey hunter. Richey, 37, and his wife, the former Katy Hains of Pittsboro, N.C., are the parents of He and his wife, the former Amy Huff of Ferriday, La., are the parents of one son, Cody, two sons, Bryan and Cal, and one daughter, Anna. and one daughter, Carolina.

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BOBBY BRACKY TOMLINSON BRETT Assistant AD / Game Operations & Facilities Coordinator of Compliance Joined MState: August 1990 Joined MState: January 2002 Mississippi State, 1982 Mississippi State, 1978

Supervising the management of Mississippi State’s outstanding athletic facilities, Bob- Bracky Brett, who coordinates the school’s athletic compliance offi ce, joined the MSU by Tomlinson is beginning his 17th year on MSU’s athletic staff and 15th year in his role staff in January of 2002. He is charged with helping keep MSU Athletics operating within as the department’s facilities coordinator. He was named Assistant Athletic Director for the rules and regulations as governed by the NCAA and . Game Operations and Facilities in the fall of 2001. Brett’s duties include interpreting and monitoring national and conference regulation A 1982 MSU graduate, Tomlinson coordinates the management of athletic sporting and coordinating rules education among MSU student-athletes, coaches, administrators events, facilities and special events on the MSU campus. Tomlinson also coordinates and alumni. game day activities and oversees a broad area of support services, including: traffi c con- He also supervises student-athlete initial-eligibility, student-athlete complimentary trol, security, gate keeping and ushering. admissions, and serves as the department’s contact for the NCAA Special Assistance A Starkville native, Tomlinson joined the Mississippi State athletic family in 1990. Since Fund. returning to his alma mater, Tomlinson has been instrumental in the organization and Despite just completing his fourth full year at State as a full-time staff member, Brett supervision of MSU’s annual “Super Bulldog Weekend” festivities each spring. Prior to is a seasoned veteran following the MSU athletic scene. Born in Kosciusko, Miss., he joining the MSU administrative staff, Tomlinson managed the Bulldog Sporting Goods earned both his bachelor’s (1978) and master’s (1980) degrees from State. He has also store in his hometown for 11 years. done graduate work toward a specialist in Educational Administration at the University Tomlinson is married to the former Stephanie Stacy, also a Starkville native, and they of Mississippi. are the parents of one son, Jake. Brett came to MSU following a 24-year career as a teacher, coach and administra- tor in the Mississippi Public School system. He was a teacher and coach in the Tupelo Public Schools from 1986-92 and again during 2000-01, was the assistant athletic direc- PAT tor and an assistant football coach in the Starkville Public Schools from 1992-2000, and most recently, was the athletic director and head football coach at Hamilton (Miss.) High WALLACE School. An active member of the Mississippi Association of Coaches during his high school coaching days, he was a member of that organization’s board of directors from 1998- Assistant AD / Ticket Operations 2001. Joined MState: November 1975 Brett is married to the former Wanda Matthews of Winona, Miss., and the couple has two children: Nick, an assistant football coach at Gulfport (Miss.) High School, and Leslie,

Charged with the supervision of ticket operations for all Mississippi State athletic de- currently a student at MSU. partment-related sporting events, Pat Wallace is in her 23rd season as MSU’s athletic ticket manager. During her 31 years at Mississippi State, Wallace has assisted with ticket sales for a TYLER wide assortment of events on the Starkville campus, including MSU-hosted SEC cham- pionship events in numerous sports. She has also been affi liated with eight postseason HILL football bowl games, the 1998 SEC Football Championship Game, 12 postseason basket- Assistant Director of Compliance ball tournament teams, including the 1996 squad that reached the Final Four, 19 NCAA regional baseball appearances and the 1997 and 1998 baseball teams that participated Joined MState: October 2001 in the College World Series. Wallace has also supervised the ticket sales for Mississippi Mississippi State, 1999 State’s popular “Super Bulldog Weekend” activities for the past 20 years. Wallace joined the MSU athletic staff in 1975 as an assistant athletic ticket manager. Tyler Hill has been assisting with football compliance matters since October of 2001. Wallace was elevated to the head position in 1984. After earning his undergraduate degree at MSU in fi tness management, he went on A native of Berkeley, Calif., Wallace fi rst developed an expertise in the area of ticket to secure his master’s in Sports Administration in 2001, during which time he served as a offi ce management and operations in the 1970s while working in ticket sales at the Oak- graduate assistant for the MSU football team. land-Alameda County Stadium and Coliseum complex. Hill is charged with helping the MSU Athletics operating within the rules and regula- Wallace and her husband, Tom, are parents of two children, a daughter Cheri, and a tions as governed by the NCAA and Southeastern Conference. His duties include in- son Tommy. The Wallaces also have four grandchildren. terpreting and monitoring national and conference regulations and coordinating rules education among MSU student-athletes, coaches, administrators and alumni. The Water Valley, Miss., native is married to the former Jency Plunkett of Aberdeen, Miss. They are the parents of Layla Kathryn, born February 2004, and Ashlyn Elizabeth, born May 2006.

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MIKE JOE NEMETH GALBRAITH Associate AD / Media & Public Relations Assistant Director of Media Relations Joined MState: April 1985 Joined MState: May 2005 Miami (Ohio), 1977 Mississippi State, 2001

Now in his 22nd year with the Mississippi State athletic department, Mike Nemeth Beginning his second year of work with the publicity of Mississippi State football, Joe serves as MSU’s associate athletic director for media and public relations. Galbraith’s responsibilities include producing the annual MSU football media guide, serv- In addition to supervising the school’s athletic media relations offi ce and working ing as managing editor of State’s football game program, coordinating player interviews directly with the Bulldog football program and head football coach , for the gridiron Bulldogs and assisting with press box operations on gameday. Nemeth assists in marketing MSU’s athletic tickets. Prior to his return to his alma mater in 2005, Galbraith served as the assistant direc- In 1998, Nemeth was elected president of the SEC’s media relations directors and, tor of communications at Florida Citrus Sports in Orlando, a not-for-profi t membership one year later, was presented the “Scoop” Hudgins SID award by the All-American Foot- organization that produces the Capital One and Champs Sports bowls along with more ball Foundation. than 70 other events annually. Working with football as the media contact for the two In 1997, Nemeth was nominated for the MSU Distinguished Staff Award. The previous bowl games and a collegiate all-star game, Galbraith also coordinated media efforts year, under Nemeth’s supervision, the MSU athletic media relations offi ce tied for the na- for a nationally-syndicated parade, one of the nation’s largest half-marathons and the tional lead among sports information offi ces with 13 awards of excellence as recognized organization’s summer camp for underprivileged youth in the Orlando area. nationally by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In 2003, A veteran of more than 40 national sporting events, Galbraith has worked Super MSU received eight awards of excellence from CoSIDA. Bowls XXXIX and XL, a pair of college football national championship games and served Nemeth has represented Mississippi State as press conference moderator at three as offi cial scorer at the past four Southeastern Conference baseball tournaments. Nokia Sugar Bowls and a pair of SEC Football Championship Games, and has served on Galbraith began his career as an assistant in the media relations offi ce of the Univer- various national committees for CoSIDA. He was selected in 2004 as a representative on sity of Massachusetts, where he was the primary contact for men’s soccer, men’s and the organization’s Site Selection Committee for CoSIDA’s annual summer professional women’s gymnastics and baseball while assisting with football and men’s basketball. meeting. He has been the media director for several regional baseball tournaments A native of Metaire, La., Galbraith earned his bachelor’s degree in business adminis- hosted on the MSU campus. tration from Mississippi State in May of 2001. Prior to coming to Starkville in 1985, Nemeth spent three years as assistant athletic director for media relations at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. A native of Massil- lon, Ohio, and a 1977 graduate of Miami (Ohio), Nemeth entered the sports information BOB HARTLEY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP fi eld in 1978 as an assistant SID at the University of South Carolina. Working primarily with Providing Graduate Assistant Opportunities to Young SIDs the Gamecock football program, he directed the publicity campaign for 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers. For more than half a century Robert M. “Bob” Hartley dedi- Nemeth is married to the former Renee Farris of Jackson, and they are the parents of cated his life’s work to promoting Mississippi State athletics. two daughters, Mary Lowry and Sarah Jacquelyn, and one son, Michael Thomas. From his hiring as the school’s fi rst sports publicity director in August 1946 to his initial “retirement” as assistant athletic di- rector for communications in June 1985, through his later years JOHN R. as an invaluable consultant for the Mississippi State University Department of Athletics, the man we called “Hart” gave spe- CADE cial meaning to the words “loyalty” and “devotion to duty.” Mr. Bob’s labors of love with MSU have not gone unrecog- Assistant AD / Media & Public Relations nized. He has taken his place among college athletics’ greats as a member of both Joined MState: September 1993 the university’s and the state’s sports halls of fame and the College Sports Informa- Mississippi State, 1992 tion Directors of America Hall of Fame. His willingness to generously give of his talent, his time and his friendship serves Entering his 14th year with State’s athletic department is John Cade, whose responsi- as an inspiration to the countless lives he touched and to those that aspire to follow bilities include design, update and implementation of new initiatives on the department’s in his footsteps. In that respect, the Bob Hartley Memorial Fellowship was created by offi cial website mstateathletics.com, along with overseeing the site’s premium content the MSU Department of Athletics to provide graduate assistantship opportunities for area “Maroon to the Max.” young media relations practitioners. Prior to his current assignment, Cade served as the secondary football contact and Tony Schmidt was selected as the fi fth recipient of the Bob Hartley Memorial Fel- the director of media relations for the nationally prominent MSU tennis program. Having lowship for the 2005-06 academic year and is continuing in 2006-07. A native of recently completed a four-year term as a member of the NCAA Division I Tennis Commit- Starkville, Miss., Schmidt earned his bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in public tee (and chair of the NCAA Men’s Southeast Region), he was tournament director for the relations and sports communication, in the summer of 2005 from Mississippi State. 2000 Southeastern Conference Men’s and 2001 SEC Women’s Tennis Championships, He served as a student assistant in the MSU athletic media relations offi ce for four both hosted by MSU. years. During his stint as an undergraduate, he served as the contact for the MSU He was a member of the University’s 125th Anniversary Steering Committee in 2003 men’s golf team in 2003-04 and 2004-05. He currently serves as publicist for the MSU and serves on the SEC’s Internet Relations Subcommitee. During his career, Cade has men’s golf team and the MSU track and fi eld programs. also handled media relations duties for State’s volleyball and women’s basketball pro- The 2004 and 2005 MSU men’s golf media guides received awards from CoSIDA. grams, and was one of State’s media liaisons at the 1996 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final The 2004 edition was rated third in District 6, while the 2005 guide placed second Four. Overall, Cade’s efforts to promote MSU Athletics have produced 24 awards of in the district. excellence, including 15 national honors and four “Best in the Nation” laurels. Schmidt is currently seeking a master’s degree from MSU in sports administra- A native of Port Gibson, Miss., Cade earned a bachelor’s degree in sports communi- tion. cation from MSU in May 1992, and a master’s in business administration at State in May 1996. Cade is married to the former Vivian McKell of Starkville, Miss.

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