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Sometimes it takes a shared, bold vision to reach the best outcome. At Mississippi State University, our vision to climb toward prominence as one of the top public universities in the nation will take an unprecedented level of private gifts to fulfill. The MSU Foundation shares the university’s dream and is carrying its torch in search of additional funds from private sources to help our goal become a reality. In many ways, MSU is already burgeoning as a national model and leader, and additional gifts will position us even better. Because of Infinite Impact, MSU is now in its strongest position ever in terms of JOHN P. RUSH being on the cusp of national stature with all components of its mission. Vice President for Our university is a creator of discovery and solutions of real-world Development and Alumni problems facing communities, family, and industry; we foster economic development; and we provide a first-class educational experience where students can learn to be responsible leaders in all disciplines. While state appropriations remain the leading source of funds at MSU, increasing levels of nontraditional revenue in the form of private gifts are needed more each year. In particular, unrestricted dollars are vital to the success of MSU. These gifts are among the university’s most valuable resources for long-term success because they allow money to go directly where the need is the greatest. Often, your generosity enables MSU to pair unrestricted dollars with other gifts and grants for even greater potential. Moreover, unrestricted giving is one of the highest priorities for MSU, and these gifts show your confidence in our university and its leadership. In fact, the President’s Cabinet allows donors to make unrestricted gifts and become stakeholders in the most immediate and compelling goals and priorities of our administration. With $10,000 gifts from President’s Cabinet members, MSU can place emphasis on current needs and move forward with a sound strategy. Along with the President’s Cabinet, there are many other ways to have an immediate impact on MSU priorities, such as increasing the amount you give across MSU on an annual basis. These annual gifts make a difference in the daily life of the university for all students. MSU is accountable to the students of this institution, just as the MSU Foundation is accountable to our donors. The decisions we make and the impact felt will resonate and span the next few decades. All of us can consider our role in supporting this institution, and we can help MSU enhance its historic strengths and adapt to the ever-changing needs of our world. Never underestimate the strength of your gifts and what MSU can accomplish through your unwavering support as we boldly advance into the future. 1 1

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Spirit e Giving Mississippi couple entrusts a family land to MSU Just off the beaten path between Senatobia and Holly Springs, nestled among rolling hills and ancient hardwoods, lies a tract of Mississippi land that offers a diverse terrain and picturesque views at every turn. Spirit Hill Farm, as it is appropriately named, is home to a long history of hard work and integrity, and through a generous bequest from Bob and Sheryl Bowen, the farm will continue to live up to its name for years to come.

Bob, a 1963 MSU graduate of history Conservation Endowment to support and and political science, and his wife, Sheryl, have maintain the property. Proceeds from the chosen to establish Spirit Hill Farm as a Legacy endowment will afford the upkeep of structures, Forest within Mississippi State University’s appliances, and machinery and equipment, as Bulldog Forest. Spanning over 1,000 acres, the well as the procurement of new facilities, farm has been in Bob’s family since the land materials, labor, utilities, and other improvements was first settled in the early 1800s and is one of associated with the farm. Mississippi's Centennial Farms, which have been Spirit Hill Farm includes several historic owned by the same family and in continuous and unique structures, including an 1830s log agricultural production for more than 100 cabin. The cabin was built by early settlers using years. Sustaining and rewarding its stewards for trees native to the property, and like the other generations, the farm is more than a home to structures found there, has since been restored the Bowens—it’s a heritage. by the Bowens to a working facility. “So many family farms are split up as they “We used as much of the existing materials are passed from generation to generation,” said as we could when restoring and building and Bob. “My father asked me to keep the land as tried to be considerate of the land,” said Sheryl, long as I could and to keep it intact as long as I explaining the couple’s passion for conservation. could, and this gift accomplishes that wish.” “It’s not always easy for people to do things the The property, which will be managed by right way when it comes to land management, the College of Forest Resources, will be used for but land should be not only beneficial, but also a variety of purposes including wildlife research beautiful. We look to MSU to continue making and forestry, field day demonstrations, extension that happen.” and outreach projects, and other educational Beyond serving as an education and research and training activities. A primary focus will also area, the farm also hosts a myriad of agricultural involve the creation and management of wildlife opportunities, including row crops, timber, habitats suitable for northern bobwhite quail in livestock production, and related pasturelands. honor of the many quail hunts that Bob and his “Spirit Hill Farm will allow us to provide brother shared with their father on the farm. students, faculty, and landowners with valuable, In addition to the farm, the couple has hands-on learning opportunities,”said Jeff Little, also established the Bowen Spirit Hill Farm director of development for the College of

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS Family history surrounds the Bowen farm, which was settled in the early 1800s.

Forest Resources and The Bulldog Forest. “The differently about many things in life, including benefit of the Bowens’ gifts are two-fold—we conservation and advocacy. are going to maximize and restore the function “Living here has made us more sensitive of the land, which in turn helps to grow MSU’s to things we never had to think about before,” educational experience and service.” said Sheryl. “Some people think we should As for the name, Spirit Hill Farm, it comes be leaving the farm to our children, but we from native folklore stories told to the couple. think that giving this property to Mississippi According to locals, “good spirits” from the State University is its best use. We don't own farm’s 1840s family cemetary as well as an anything in life, we are just caretakers for the ancient Native American campground, have next generation and we all have something inhabited the property for decades. to give that will help make the world a better “The stories about the spirits inspired place.” the name because it has taken the hard work The Bowens’ dream to foster research and of everyone who has ever lived here to make education while encouraging quality land and this place what it is today,” said Sheryl. “Also, wildlife management will be accomplished it’s not always about a physical ability to do through their generous gifts. With the help of something, it’s about your spirit and willingness MSU, Spirit Hill Farm will become a working to want to make something better than before.” landscape and premier habitat for the growth of Since moving to the farm, the couple wildlife, particularly quail. believes the land has inspired them to feel “We have built a great relationship

FOUNDATIONS FALL 2015 MSU will use the land for wildlife conservation and research to benefit future generations.

with MSU and we hope that our gift will not only promote good conservation, but also inspire others to consider giving to Mississippi State,” said Bob. “There are multiple uses for this land from food plots and research, to propagation and development, all of which Mississippi State University does very well.” More than just acreage, Spirit Hill Farm is a heritage that now has an even greater legacy to fulfill. The land that has such a deep connection to the Bowen family’s past will create a bright future for Mississippi State University through a powerful and enduring gift. Careful gift planning will enable the land to stay together, and a family promise to be fulfilled.

Leaving a Legacy at mississippi state

Gifts of real estate and timberland are often opportunity for donors to see their land overlooked when considering the methods of managed and enhanced while benefiting MSU charitable giving to Mississippi State University. students, faculty, and countless others who are The Bulldog Properties and The Bulldog Forest impacted by our university. programs allow a unique way for donors to Under the management of our world- invest in the betterment of the institution, while renowned College of Forest Resources also taking advantage of certain personal professionals, the benefits and usage of Bulldog benefits. Forest properties can be directed by the donor Real estate is a valuable asset with to support any chosen area. From teaching and immeasurable benefits, however capital gains research to timber sales, hunting leases and taxes on the sale of property can be severe, and recreation, there are a variety of ways for real simply caring for the land can be a significant estate gifts to advance outreach efforts and strain on both time and financial resources. provide successful educational experiences. Gifts of real estate and timberland are eligible Many types of property can be considered for tax deductions that can help the donor avoid for the program; however, the MSU Foundation the cost of capital gains and estate taxes. real estate team must approve each tract. For Many types of properties can be considered more information, contact Jeff Little or for The Bulldog Forest. These gifts, whether Jud Skelton at 662.325.7000 or visit our website outright or through a bequest, provide an at bulldogforest.msstate.edu. 5

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS Architecture, Art and Design drafts plans for growth with campaign gifts

Over time, financial commitments from alumni, friends, and corporations must grow stronger to extend the positive impact of the College of Architecture, Art and Design into the world around us. Outstanding graduates have become owners and leaders in many professional firms and national organizations, and the college utilizes their support to differentiate itself from programs at other universities across the nation. In recent years, many changes have been interior environments and is accredited by the ushered in for the college. In addition to Council for Interior Design Accreditation. the School of Architecture, the college now The program stresses studio-based learning, encompasses the academic areas of art, interior and students work with clients on real spaces. design and building construction science. These Graduates of the program work in diverse four core areas make for a learning and research environments including exclusive residential experience second to none. firms, large hotel chains, and the Mississippi MSU’s nationally recognized School furniture industry. of Architecture offers the only accredited In the past decade, the college's offerings professional degree in architecture in Mississippi. in response to the state's needs have grown with Its fifth-year program of study, housed in the implementation of a studio-based Building Jackson, was the first self-contained, fifth-year Construction Science program. Graduates from architecture program in the nation. Intense and the program will be able to manage construction carefully structured, the courses in the School projects and the business of construction and are of Architecture constitute a solid foundation expected to be decision-makers and managers in for architectural practice. The course work is their work environment. comprehensive in scope, providing students with Additionally furthering the work of the an awareness of the diversity and complexity of College of Architecture, Art and Design are two today’s professional world. thriving research centers. These are the Gulf In addition, the college’s Department Coast Community Design Studio and the Fred of Art is also thriving. The college focuses its Carl Small Town Center, which has become the efforts on educating professional artists with design center for the state of Mississippi. concentrations in fine arts, graphic design and How can the College of Architecture, photography, and providing active art galleries Art and Design grow further? Ultimately, a to serve the university, the community, and gift of $15 million through the Infinite Impact the region. Seven areas of emphasis are offered: campaign can create an endowment for the ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, college that would take it to the next level of photography, and sculpture. The Department of success and sustain the college in perpetuity. Art distinguishes itself as the largest studio art Such a gift would transform the college into a program in Mississippi. preeminent design institution in the Southeast, The College of Architecture, Art and attracting more nationally prominent faculty Design also houses one of the best interior and the most talented students and faculty. design programs in the South. The program An endowment would give Mississippi an trains students to create functional, efficient and opportunity to become a national leader in aesthetically pleasing residential and commercial design and build, sustainable design, rural

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS economic development and innovative for communities. It also examines the city based construction practices. on physical characteristics and potential uses for Infinite Impact will afford the college mass transit. the means to attract additional support from corporations and foundations that desire to Endowed Chairs and Professorships increase the caliber of graduates in the workforce To flourish, talented students need and ensure responsiveness to the needs of innovative faculty. There exists the challenge communities. The following outlines specific of hiring high quality faculty in a competitive areas of the college where campaign gifts can marketplace of peer institutions and commercial make these strides possible. organizations. This rigorous environment has made endowed chairs and professorships, which Building Construction Science supplement salaries and research, even more Another lure for students and faculty important in the university’s efforts to enhance to MSU is the largest construction science its faculty. Through Infinite Impact, the college program in the state and the only construction hopes to establish more endowments for chairs program in the United States that has a full and professorships to add to the momentum. year of integrated curriculum with a School of Architecture. With private gifts, the reputation Gulf Coast Community Design Studio of the program will continue to grow. In response to the state of Mississippi’s A Building Construction Science greatest natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina, Endowment of $5 million is sought to further MSU opened a research and community faculty advancements, scholarships, and outreach center in Biloxi, some 10 years ago. program enhancements that lead to innovative The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio construction education and a nationally (GCCDS) provides architectural services, city recognized program. An additional gift of $2 planning, and landscape design along the million would establish an endowed chair jointly Mississippi Gulf Coast, utilizing funds from city held in Building Construction Science and the and federal partnerships along with volunteer School of Architecture. The position holder will service. focus on areas of agreement between the two A $2 million gift will create an endowment disciplines. for the GCCDS to provide research in perpetuity in the areas of hurricane resistant Carl Small Town Center design, community planning for low income The Carl Small Town Center (CSTC), communities, and sustainable design for low the nonprofit community design and outreach income housing, along with continued outreach component of the college, is providing expertise for hurricane recovery efforts. There is also a throughout Mississippi on sustainability need to create an endowed professorship for and development, while striving to advance the director’s position, along with advancement towns through improvements to the built funding to support competitive internships and environment. The center seeks to respond to its design outreach. The college aims to make the geographical position within a rural landscape GCCDS the leading center of its kind in the and to the school's focus on the American nation and plans to expand its scope to help small town. other coastal regions worldwide. Among the Carl Small Town Center’s other work is an annual Design for Elected Scholarships Officials Seminar, which urges local elected A strong merit and need-based scholarship officials to promote good design within their program allows MSU to compete for the communities. With a grant from the U.S. brightest students while maintaining high Department of Energy, the CSTC is researching academic standards in an environment enriched and documenting suburban development with diversity. These scholarships often make within the state and developing an outreach and the difference in students’ success, as they advertising campaign about its influence. The alleviate some of the financial burdens and allow CSTC has also done transit feasibility studies recipients to focus on their studies. Through

FOUNDATIONS FALL 2015 Infinite Impact, scholarships in the form of Infinite Impact boosts annual and endowed awards are sought to assist MSU value, reputation outstanding students in becoming the state’s talented artists, designers, and construction Mississippi State University is currently professionals of the future. in the midst of Infinite Impact, which seeks to raise at least $600 million by the end of Study Abroad 2018. The campaign looks to advance MSU on its path toward national prominence with Students in the college venture outside support for the land-grant institution’s long- the classroom and studios to learn about life, range strategic goals. architecture, and art in other parts of America As of September, counting for Infinite as well as in other countries. These students can Impact surpassed $569 million as it seeks “step inside” a photograph and view architecture gifts for five focus areas of the university – from different eras in foreign lands as they study success, discovery, outreach, globalization, abroad. and experience. The campaign began in Professors and instructors in the college have 2010, and the momentum continues to build each day. acquired vast knowledge and expertise in many The effects of the campaign are rippling areas through national and international travel throughout campus. Gifts for scholarships, and residency programs. Likewise, gifts can yield endowed positions, enhanced facilities, and scholarships and travel funds for students to endowed excellence funds are helping the learn with faculty members by their sides. These university create impact from within MSU students and faculty are then able to bring new and beyond through people and programs. knowledge back to the classroom to share. The campaign is sparking the imagination of students and faculty and inspiring them to shape the world in bold, new ways. Visiting Professionals Annual support designated for a Moving into the future, the college is specific college, school or area is needed, seeking a $1 million endowment for Visiting along with gifts to grow the university’s Professionals of Practice and an Artist-in- endowment. Transformational gifts and Residence Program. These visiting individuals other commitments, such charitable trusts with very specialized skills will join the college as and bequests, will assist the university adjunct faculty for a yearlong period. over time. Infinite Impact is a catalyst for the Visiting Professionals of Practice will continued growth and level of prestige bring nationally and internationally recognized at MSU. The financial support provided architects, designers, and construction through the multi-year endeavor is critical to professionals who are the most esteemed in the commitment to excellence for which the their fields to share their insights with students university is known. and other faculty. Gifts to support these visiting A vast array of giving opportunities faculty positions will expose the student body exists through the campaign for areas to globally known design thinking, industry across campus. To learn more about giving opportunities, visit infiniteimpactmsu.com experience, and professional foresight. and view our special campaign videos.

Infinite Impact begins now. Alumni and friends can assist the College of Architecture, Art and Design in impacting the INFINITE IMPACT PROGRESS world through its endeavors. The Infinite Impact $569 $600 campaign will enable the college to design and build a greater tomorrow with strides in teaching $150 AMOUNT = MILLIONS $300 $450 and learning, discovery, creativity, globalization, and outreach. For information on financially 0 supporting the college, contact P.K. Thomas, director of development, at 662.325.2542 or $569 MILLION as of September 2015 [email protected].

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS All in the family Parents honor son’s passion for veterinary medicine

North Carolina couple Tom and Jean Brady proudly tell others that their son, Tyler, is a successful graduate of Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The couple recently established an MSU scholarship as a personal tribute to him and his accomplishments.

Tyler Brady graduated from MSU in 1999 healthcare company, and his wife, Jean, is a with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. retired teacher and East Carolina University Today, he is owner of the successful Summit graduate. Their generosity earlier established a Equine Hospital in the North Carolina town scholarship at Tom's alma mater where a second of Apex. son, Arlan, also graduated. “MSU helped Tyler by giving him a “Tyler always had an interest in animals, wonderful personal experience and a great even as a child he tried to help one of our pets, education, and we would like to help the a cat with respiratory problems named Smokey. university and students who wish to get their He actually kept Smokey alive for about a two- veterinary education through the college,” year period because he was determined to make said Tom. life better for the animal,” said Jean. Tom is an engineering graduate of North At Mississippi State, the scholarship will Carolina State University and a retired divisional become a part of Tyler’s legacy and promote vice president of a major multi-national the veterinary profession he loves. Future

FOUNDATIONS FALL 2015 Tyler Brady (left) and his clinical staff radiograph the hind leg of a 13-year-old tiger, Leah, before initiating a therapeutic plan for her arthritis.

recipients will be full-time students enrolled in Ethics and Animal Welfare, encouraged me the veterinary program with preference given to to impact my community through service- a student who desires to focus on large animal engagement opportunities.” medicine, which is a part of Tyler’s practice at At Summit Equine Hospital, Tyler and his Summit Equine Hospital. staff offer educational and volunteer programs to Tyler is grateful for his parents’ generosity assist students and the community. and appreciates that they want to encourage “We teach students, typically five to seven, other students to become veterinarians. on site and give them hands-on experience with “My parents have provided so much for me, classes in the day and teach them to care for the and there is no way to ever thank them for their animals at night. For their efforts, they receive devotion and the nurturing way they continue two hours of course credit at the nearby North to care for me. They are wonderful people who Carolina State University veterinary school.” want to help other students just as they helped Additionally, Tyler and his colleagues make my education possible,” Tyler said. extend their service to the Fort Bragg U.S. Army Tyler has been practicing veterinary installation located in close proximity to their medicine for more than 15 years. After working clinic. at Apex Veterinary Hospital in North Carolina “Fort Bragg sends special forces medics to for six years, he moved to Nevada where he us for training with large animal handling which opened a large animal ambulatory practice. helps them with overseas missions where survival Following an eight-year stint in Nevada, he of these animals is imperative to the people of returned to North Carolina to be closer to areas and villages where they need to extend a family and friends. good faith act on behalf of the U.S. military,” Tyler enjoys all aspects of veterinary Tyler said. medicine and has a specific interest in equine In the coming years, future recipients of the podiatry, bovine herd health, and reproduction William Tyler Brady Scholarship will graduate and small ruminant work, however his clinic from Mississippi State and bring their veterinary specializes in large animal medicine. talents to the world. For more information on “I would encourage others to pursue supporting the College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary medicine studies at MSU because contact Jimmy Kight, the college’s director of of the problem-based learning curriculum and development, at 662.325.5893 or email him at the self-motivation that is promoted by faculty [email protected]. members,” said Tyler. “In particular, Dr. Phil Busby, who is the retired Lane Chair in Humane

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS Bequest sustains the work of ‚ Mississippi State s T.K. Martin Center

Since the doors opened at the T. K. infrastructure as a whole. He died in 1994, and Martin Center for Technology and Disability the center was later named in his honor. at Mississippi State University, students, Martin sought to make daily life better for children, and families from across the nation students with physical and mental limitations have benefited. The multiple programs and and his efforts spilled over into the Starkville services the center offers year-round help ensure community that he and his wife, Lorene, called that persons with disabilities benefit from home. Today, the staff and services of the Martin technological solutions and advances in the field Center continue the impact he set in motion. of assistive technology. “Our center is an extension of the work The center is a that Dr. Martin started at MSU when the first memorial to MSU's student to use a wheelchair enrolled in the early late vice president, ’70s. At that time, he began a compassionate Theodore K. Martin, journey to make MSU accessible for everyone who led in making the despite their disabilities, and he continued with campus more accessible that motivation for several decades,” said Janie to individuals with Cirlot-New, who has directed the center since 2001. physical challenges. The T.K. Martin Center maintains a state- Under the leadership of of-the-art clinical, research and training program Lorene and T.K. Martin Martin, MSU became focusing on modern technologies. Along with a national leader in the effort to accommodate research areas, the center offers a preschool and assimilate students with disabilities. The program, as well as EXPRESS Yourself! which strides he made possible enabled disabled uses the techniques of Artistic Realization students to gain better access to the university Technologies (A.R.T.). Other offerings

FOUNDATIONS FALL 2015 Rice University and graduated from Texas Tech. With undergraduate degree in hand, she taught in Galveston, Texas, and attended Peabody College, where she met her future husband. The Martins were married for 47 years and had three include a summer camp known as Jabber Jaw children, Mary M. Buckley, Glenn Martin, and designed for children who use augmentative Janet K. Martin. communication devices, and Project IMPACT One last gift to MSU from Lorene before (Insuring Mississippi Parents and Children her passing in 2014 further benefits the center. Tomorrows), an early intervention program that The College of Education is seeking to build an helps maximize the development potential of endowment with Lorene’s bequest along with children in Mississippi, ages three and under. additional gifts to continue the center's work in Beyond special camps and programs, the perpetuity. T.K. Martin Center provides everyday services The youngest of the Martin children, Janet to remove limitations through the application Martin, understands her mother’s loving tribute. of assistive technology, allowing individuals “My father was not one to sit in his office. to participate in educational, vocational, and He saw firsthand that there was a problem leisure activities to the fullest degree they and a need to fill by extending help to many choose. The staff consists of a specialized team students with disabilities at MSU,” said Janet, of speech-language pathologists, occupational who received a bachelor of horticulture and a therapists, special educators, and rehabilitation bachelor of marketing from the university. and biomedical engineers. Janet lovingly recalled her dad’s demeanor Martin, a native of Blue Mountain, as he went about his job. “He loved those kids, received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from and he really got to know them. He would go Louisiana State University and later earned his eat with them and talk to them just to find out doctorate from Peabody College (now known what their needs were and then try to identify as Vanderbilt) in Nashville, Tennessee. A new ways to help them,” she said. professor of English, Martin began his career at The programs and services of the T.K. Mississippi State in 1949 as university registrar. Martin Center bring with them a time for He retired in 1984, having held the positions children and families to associate with peers of administrative assistant to the president, who understand the obstacles faced and share in dean of the then School of Education, and vice the joys of achievement. president. He is also known for establishing “I think more than anything that the MSU’s cooperative education program. center stands for helping not only the students Martin shared a love of MSU with his of MSU, but the children and families who seek wife, Lorene G. Martin. A native of Houston, out its assistance,” Janet said. “You really just Texas, Lorene began her collegiate career at have to experience it for yourself.”

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS ENGINEERING for SUCCESS International Paper gift advances Bagley College

Committed to academic excellence, Controls Laboratory Endowment, which will Mississippi State University continually provide funding exclusively for the upkeep aims to build upon successful teaching and and maintenance of the newly implemented learning experiences. Innovative resources laboratory equipment. and state-of-the-art technology enhance these At MSU, the International Paper experiences and also play instrumental roles Company Endowed Chair will help attract the in the recruitment of quality educators to our highest caliber faculty member by providing a 137-year-old land-grant institution. These competitive salary and resources for research, influential amenities would often not be possible travel, and professional development. Bringing without private support from a growing number the Bagley College’s total number of endowed of individuals and corporations. chairs to 21, the position will be held by a One company in particular is ensuring professor in the departments of Chemical, new and valuable opportunities for the future Electrical and Computer, Industrial and Systems of MSU’s James Worth Bagley College of or Mechanical Engineering. The selected chair Engineering. The company has supported holder will serve as a liaison for the company MSU for several years, contributing to various by assisting with the identification of valuable funds and establishing two International Paper research and recruitment opportunities for the Company annual scholarships in engineering. college. Through investments like those of International Additionally, the company seeks to further Paper Company, our university is able to achieve education and research at MSU with the greater levels of educational success. creation of the International Paper Company A recent gift of $2.25 million from Controls Laboratory within the Department of International Paper Company will establish Electrical and Computer Engineering, and an three new funds benefiting different aspects of endowment exclusively for the maintenance of the Bagley College. Of the $2.25 million, $1.5 the lab. million will inaugurate the International Paper The International Paper Controls Company Endowed Chair and $600,000 will Laboratory provides two stations for modular establish the International Paper Company servo systems, one located within the MSU Controls Laboratory. The remaining $150,000 Starkville campus, and another in the extended will support the International Paper Company partnership campus at Mississippi Gulf Coast

FOUNDATIONS FALL 2015 Community College. The stations will be “By partnering with Mississippi State, we expanded to provide real-time digital control can leverage their excellent engineering program capabilities through MATLAB or LabVIEW with our resources to continue to recruit the software platforms. Specifically, the Starkville best and brightest from across the country,” said campus will also acquire four Allen-Bradley Tommy Joseph, International Paper Company ControlLogix PLCs, which will provide students senior vice president for Manufacturing, with improved training capabilities in the Technology, EHS&S and Global Sourcing and a use of both networked and touchpad control 1982 MSU chemical engineering graduate. interfaces. As Mississippi State continues to emerge as “We are grateful for the continued support a premier institution, we remain diligent in our of International Paper Company to MSU and quest to attain faculty members that share our the Bagley College,” said Dr. Jason Keith, dean passion and commitment for teaching, research of engineering and holder of the Earnest W. and service. The potential of MSU is largely and Mary Ann Deavenport Jr. Chair. “This defined by our ability to equip professors with considerable gift will provide innovative, the means to expand research and discovery cutting-edge resources for faculty and students opportunities and lead students in engaging and to better our research and development efforts innovative educational experiences. for years to come.” Investments from advocates like International Paper Company is a global International Paper Company foster MSU’s leader in packaging and paper, committed to capacity to generate groundbreaking solutions sustainability and environmental education. for a modern world and enable us to better Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, the compete with top universities in recruiting company employs approximately 58,000 people superior faculty and students. The reach and in more than 24 countries around the world impact of our efforts are a direct reflection of and contributes nearly $10 million annually to private support. numerous charities and organizations.

Endowed positions elevate Mississippi State University stature

MSU competes nationally and internationally supports a scholar’s work, while helping to for faculty expertise, and private endowments attract more research funding and outstanding for chairs and professorships improve the junior faculty. Named professorships are held university’s ability to attract the best teachers by faculty whose accomplishments indicate and researchers. These endowed faculty potential for distinction in their fields and positions recognize scholarly excellence and whose efforts are focused on honing teaching provide competitive salaries and resources for skills and/or superior records of research or research, travel, and professional development. other scholarly activity. Endowed faculty positions also afford Naming opportunities for chairs and opportunities to invest added resources in professorships are available throughout a promising field or discipline. With gifts for campus. Endowed chairs may be created endowed positions, the university can offer its with a minimum gift of $1.5 million, while students opportunities to learn and research professorships require a $500,000 minimum with faculty who are among the best in their contribution. fields from around the world. For more information about creating an An endowed chair designation is linked endowment for a faculty position, contact Jack to a select faculty position filled by a truly McCarty, executive director for development, outstanding scholar as judged by rigorous, at [email protected] or nationally accepted standards. The chair 662.325.8852. 15

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS PATRIOTISMThames family honors patriarch with flag memorial A SALUTE TO

These treasured photos depict Col. John Ware Thames over the course of a military career that spanned three decades.

In salute to a late family member’s service to his country and his alma mater, the Thames family is supporting a key feature of the new home for the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans being erected on the Mississippi State University campus.

A $100,000 gift from the family specifically comprehensive in the nation. creates the Col. John Ware Thames Tribute The Thames family has a long history with to America that honors the life and service of MSU, and they believe much of their success has the former MSU professor of military science been possible because of their association with and tactics for which it will be named. The gift the land-grant institution. In recognition, they will provide funds for the maintenance of this wish to demonstrate their appreciation to MSU prominent memorial flag display and other select and honor the legacy of their patriarch. Col. projects at the veterans’ facility that is slated to Thames was a native of Magee who along with open in mid-2016. his wife, the former Frances Walker of Louisville, “The flying of the colors at our new veterans and their two sons, would call Starkville home. center will be the anchor of this tribute to Col. “It was extremely important to our father to Thames and signify duty, honor, and country obtain a college education and earn his degree in for the multitude of service members who engineering from Mississippi State. We feel this have called MSU home,” said Retired Army honor befits his lasting love of and association Col. Kenneth D. “Ken” McRae, who leads the with this wonderful university,” said son John W. university veterans’ center known as the most “Tim” Thames Jr. of Huntsville, Alabama, who

FOUNDATIONS FALL 2015 Rendering of the new veterans' facility under construction on the MSU campus with its prominent flying colors display PATRIOTISM A SALUTE TO

would follow his father into service by attending United Nations peace negotiating delegation in the United States Military Academy at West Panmunjom. From 1958-1962, he was assigned Point, New York, and retiring from the U.S. as Chief of Intelligence and Security of all Army after a distinguished career. general depots and nuclear weapons facilities in In 1928, a college-age John Ware Thames Europe. enrolled in then Mississippi A&M as a student “My father loved the military because it and would complete his first year of study. enabled him to place great value on life and However, because of the Great Depression, it service to others,” said son Gerald W. “Jerry” would take two years of diligent, hard work for Thames of Johns Creek, Georgia, who was the him to earn tuition to return for sophomore last MSU Army ROTC brigade commander study as A&M began transitioning into before he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Mississippi State College. As a student, Thames field artillery with the U.S. Army. was a member of the M-Club, a manager for the Jerry, an MSU nuclear engineering and Maroons football team, and a charter member of MBA graduate, who had a successful career in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. building companies globally and working within After graduation in 1935 as one of State’s the federal government, recalls the extreme loyal first aeronautical engineering graduates, Thames connection of his dad to the Starkville-MSU received a commission as an Army Second area until his death in 1985. Lieutenant of Coast Artillery and served with “Dad is one of many servicemen who have an antiaircraft unit during World War II. He left an enduring legacy at Mississippi State, the was one of the original Army officers to sail in city of Starkville and beyond, and it is with great the first U.S. Pacific task force (a secret Task pride that we recognize him and publicly salute Force 6814 deployed from New York City on his legacy in this manner,” he said. Jan. 23, 1942, just 47 days after the bombing In a 1982 issue of the university’s of Pearl Harbor) for wartime duty against the Alumnus magazine, Col. Thames recollected Japanese in the Southwest Pacific. He served on his accomplishments at MSU and expressed Guadalcanal, Bougainville and New Guinea. his desire to have the institution continue a In all, Thames marked a stellar 31 years mandatory ROTC. He stated that he believed in the U.S. Army with assignments on four strongly in the value of military education at continents and with numerous decorations, colleges and universities like Mississippi State, among them two Legions of Merit. A highlight recalling with pride the years he spent training of his tours included service with Gen. Douglas young men when he was a professor of military MacArthur’s headquarters in Tokyo during science. the Korean War and as a staff officer with the “Those eight years at Mississippi State were

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS Thames' student days were filled with memories of the Maroons football team and the daily ROTC maneuvers on the historic Drill Field.

the most pleasant years of duty of my military landfill, among many other beneficial projects. career,” he shared with readers. “It was such a Because of a loyal connection to the United pleasure to start off with a group of young men, States, the university and the community, the some of whom were staying away from home Thames family encourages others with military for the first time, and four years later see them ties to honor and remember those who have commissioned in the Army as young leaders.” served America. Opportunities to support He continued, “During my years at State, operations of the premier veterans’ facility I commissioned an average of 85 officers a year. under construction and to link special features Some of those men I commissioned back in the with the names of honorees are possible with ’50s and ’60s are already full colonels.” contributions through the MSU Foundation. Over 450 students were commissioned Once constructed, the new 7,500-square- during Thames’ two tours as head of the foot home for the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery university’s ROTC program. He was a professor Center for America’s Veterans will include of military science at MSU from 1954-1958 and administrative offices, a meeting area and again from 1962-1966. student-support spaces, including a computer Following retirement from the U.S. lab, study rooms, and a “day room.” Army and leaving the staff at MSU, Thames A matching commitment from the G.V. continued his career of public service. He was “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation remains appointed as the first executive director of available to inspire additional gifts toward the Golden Triangle Regional Development the center’s construction. Alumni and friends District. In this new position, Thames wrote interested in supporting the new building may long-range plans for a then-six county area and contact Wes Gordon, director of development spearheaded fundraising for key projects in the for the MSU Division of Student Affairs, region. During his tenure, he helped develop at [email protected] or the Golden Regional Airport, multiple business 662.325.9129. parks in area counties, and the first major area

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FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS 20 NEWS FOUNDATIONS and personnel of the MSU Extension Service (MSU-ES). and personneloftheMSUExtensionService(MSU-ES). endowed giftthatfurthersupportsotherdedicatedleaders retirement lastspring,hecontinuestoservethrough an advancement ofagriculture andnaturalresources. Despite strong leader, dedicatedtoresearch andeducationforthe Throughout his35-yearMSUcareer, JoeStreet wasa Mississippi Statesuccess Street familyhelpscultivate retiring aslieutenantcolonel. Guard andtheMississippiNationalGuard, He alsoservedintheAlabama National Origin, History, Technology, andProduction.” journals, andachapterinthe book, “Rice: of 55articlesinprofessional andscientific the MSU-ES. titles, culminatingasassociatedirector of with MississippiState,where heheldseveral graduation, hebeganhisprogressive career Auburn UniversitywithaPh.D.in1980.Upon Army ChemicalCorps,Joegraduatedfrom and servingathree-year tourofdutywiththe from MSUin1970and1972,respectively, his BachelorandMasterofSciencedegrees been apartofJoe’s life.Afterearningboth farm nearWalnut, agriculture hasalways natural resources.” in supportofexcellenceagriculture and fitting togivebackthisgreat institution of ourfamily,” Susansaid.“Itseemsonly missions ofteaching,research andservice. for employeescommittedtotheMSU-ES provides honorable recognition andreward of theentire Street family. Thenewaward and NaturalResources Award, onbehalf E. Street Outstanding ExtensionAgriculture Shannon andLauren, establishedtheJoe with hiswife,Susan,andtwodaughters, In additiontohiscareer, Joeistheauthor Being raisedonadairyandrow crop “MSU hasbeensuchanintegralpart The gift,acontributionfrom Joealong FALL 2015 662.325.0643. [email protected] or Extension Service,contactJud Skeltonat or establishingendowmentsfor theMSU For more informationaboutcontributingto typically heldinOctoberontheMSUcampus. Annual Conference. Theconference is be presented eachyearduringtheMSU-ES Agriculture andNaturalResources Award will has madeitsorewarding.” difference inthelivesofothers.Thatiswhat Extension Serviceisabout:peoplemakinga impacted mylife,”saidJoe.“That’s whatthe such talented,knowledgeablepeoplewho advancements forthestateofMississippi. develop innovativesolutionsandvaluable future MSU-ES employeesastheyaspire to motivation andinspirationtocurrent and efforts. Theperpetual giftalsoservesas conservation, whilehonoringJoe’s esteemed creates alegacy ofstewardship and Agriculture andNatural Resources Award share hispassion forservice.” gift, whichwillallowustoaward otherswho were verydeserving. We are gratefulforhis and honorsthroughout theyears,allofwhich university andstatehasearnedmanyawards of MSU-ES.“Hisdistinguishedworkforour of agriculture,” said GaryJackson,director The JoeE.Street OutstandingExtension “I’m fortunatetohaveworkedwith The JoeE.Street Outstanding Extension “Joe hasbeenachampionforallaspects Street

NOTES Doing your part—the Bulldog way

The fall season brings much excitement to the MSU campus. Eager freshmen enter the university, bringing with them new energy and enthusiasm. As temperatures cool a bit, many individuals make their way to campus just to enjoy the arrival of fall. And, of course, SEC football comes to town, bringing alumni and friends together in a huge way. We all have our football memories at MSU, and one of my favorites is when former longtime Coach Jackie Sherrill was hired to lead the Bulldog football team. It was actually at a home MSU vs. LSU basketball game that he was introduced. The students had lined JACK MCCARTY up outside the Hump before daylight to rush the stands and claim a Executive Director preferred seat. Coach Sherrill brought huge boxes of doughnuts that of Development were passed through the crowded lines. He stood atop a table and whistled, and it suddenly became silent. He asked us to go inside the Hump and “do your part.” He further stated, “If you go in and do your part to help the team, then regardless of the outcome, you can feel good about yourself.” He stressed the importance of crowd participation in huge games and how players and coaches feed off such energy. As we continue our Infinite Impact campaign, I will quote Coach Sherrill and ask, “Have you done your part?” More than 49,000 donors have come together thus far to make a positive difference. If we all do our part, the campaign can be the same catalyst for success that a formidable home crowd is at a MSU ballgame because our university population will feed off the campaign success. So how do you define “doing your part?” Depending where you are in your philanthropic stage of life, you could consider the following: • Make a consistent annual gift, perhaps to the Compass Scholarships, and boost our alumni participation rate (critical for rankings). • Endow a fund and leave a lasting mark since endowments are also a perfect place for future gifts, whether they be outright or deferred. • Include the MSU Foundation as part of your estate. More than $35 million was raised last year for MSU through estate gifts. Simple bequests or gift annuities are very popular, and our planned giving professionals can assist you. • Learn more about Bulldog Properties and The Bulldog Forest and participate in and promote these unique giving programs. If we all “do our part,” Mississippi State University will continue to flourish. Your generosity will shape the MSU stories of the future.

FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS 22 NEWS FOUNDATIONS three MSUscholarships Tri-State giftbenefits academic areas across theuniversity. community collegetransferswho studyin Scholarships benefitentering freshmen and new students,and,inparticular, Loyalty of annualscholarshipshelpMSUrecruit number offinancialawards atMSU.Avariety Scholarship wasaddedtothegrowing what theycanachieve.” to accomplishwillenablethemfindout just givingsomeoneashotatwhattheyhope give anyonealegupwhoneedsitbecause communities,” saidBobFerguson. “We tryto in order tobecomevitalmembersoftheir students whowanttostudyandgraduate scholarships atleadinguniversitieslikeMSU. they realize the importanceofsupporting District inKansas.Asformereducators, in Mississippi,andtheKansasCitySchool County Christian, Picayune,andTishomingo Columbia, MarionCounty, LongBeach,Pass they servedtheschooldistrictsofCorinth, and reside in Iuka. Duringtheirlongcareers, but whodonothavethemeans. ways tobetterthemselvesthrough education, to provide financial supporttothoseseeking Alabama, andTennessee. Thecouplehopes education tomanystudentsfrom Mississippi, have helpedbringthedream ofacollege and hiswife,Sylvia,aretired teacher, the universitybyfundingscholarships. Educational Foundationhasbeengenerously assisting capable youngscholars.Formanyyears,theTri-State scholarships toattractthestate’s andregion’s most A majoremphasisatMSUistogenerateresources for At MSU,LoyaltyScholarships provide Most recently, theTri-State Loyalty “We provide scholarshipassistanceto The Fergusons are from NewAlbany Dr. BobFerguson, aretired superintendent, FALL 2015

[email protected]. Foundation, at662.325.7000or email director ofdevelopmentfortheMSU at MSU,contactJackMcCarty, executive community,” saidBobFerguson. these dedicatedindividualsbrought totheir have theireducationlinkedtothesuccess students whoreceive thesescholarships with scholarshipsonourbehalf,andthe men are thereason theyare honored engineering graduate. manager whowasanMSUagricultural CountyElectricPower office Tishomingo today. ThelateBrown wasalongtime operates thesuccessfulIukaAnimalClinic he beganhispracticein1971,andstill Countywhen veterinarian inTishomingo Perkins andCecilH.Brown. Countyresidents Dr.Tishomingo JamesF. scholarships honorMSUgraduatesand in theCollegeofVeterinary Medicine.The Bagley CollegeofEngineering,theother years tocome—oneintheJamesWorth gift continuesthesefinancialawards for scholarships atMSU,anditsmostrecent for leadershipandservice. average orabove,andwhoexhibitpotential transfer studentswhohavea3.0gradepoint Eligibility willbetoenteringfreshmen or financial awards on thebasisofmerit. For more onestablishingscholarships “The great accomplishmentsofthese Perkins wasthefirstpracticing Previously, Tri-State created twoannual NEWS 23 Conrad Berkery FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS FALL Walker Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2009 Walker Rounding out the team is assistant At MSU, the Annual Fund is designed For a complete list of MSU fundraisers, in September. A Starkville native and MSU in September. will focus her fundraising alumna, Walker on the successful Compass Scholarship efforts as well as meeting with alumni and program, gifts for the MSU Annual friends to secure Fund and other priority programs. MSU in communication with a focus on from and a minor in marketing. public relations She has experience in business development, management, and as an outside sales, project event services consultant. Kelli Conrad of Lexington, Tennessee, director Bulldog Calling Center. who oversees MSU’s from Conrad earned a communication degree the MSU with role MSU in May 2013. Conrad’s Foundation is to guide the over 50 student fundraisers who call on behalf of the university each night. In addition to solicitations, center members work to update alumni records staff during the contact process. which donors an avenue through to provide of Mississippi State on can support any area a continual basis. Gifts may be specifically designated for a college or school, academic department, scholarship fund, or any other than 132,000 living MSU has more area. alumni, and the MSU Foundation engages as many of them as possible annually. visit msufoundation.com.

Recently appointed to lead the MSU Berkery joined the MSU Foundation A 2005 MSU graduate, Berkery earned her Joining Berkery as part of the annual Foundation’s effort to secure annual to secure effort Foundation’s member staff contributions is professional of As director and alumna Jana Berkery. annual giving, Berkery will lead the program’s raising members and work toward staff three gifts for the university and its academic mail, telefunding, and direct colleges through email solicitations. in 2013 and has served as the associate of annual giving since then. Her director duties have included fundraising for specific including the university-wide MSU programs, known as Compass, and scholarship effort campaigns such as faculty and staff targeted giving, online giving, and student giving. in sports communication, degree bachelor’s along with a minor in marketing. She began service with her alma mater in 2011 as of annual giving for the Bulldog coordinator athletic fundraising organization. Club, MSU’s experience in higher She also has previous education with Mississippi University for and University of Alabama at Women Birmingham. Berkery succeeds Asya Besova director who became the university’s Cooley, of development for MSU Libraries, the graduate school, and the Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College in May. who giving team is Sidney “Ally” Walker, of annual giving became associate director

team for annual giving efforts giving for annual team Foundation assembles new assembles Foundation Alumni and friends of Mississippi State University Alumni and friends most faithful in the Southeastern among the are team is in place to assist and a new Conference, the university’s through them with contributions annual fund. 24 PROFILE FOUNDATIONS HOMETOWN: DONORS: and Southeastregions. HeearnedaBachelor serves asheadofinvestmentsfortheSouth director atJ.P. Morgan PrivateBankand encounters inhisprofession. Heisamanaging him onparwithIvyLeaguegraduateshe who donotnormallyrecruit atMSU. them garnerinterest from potentialemployers hope topersonallyimpactstudentsandhelp longtime banker. Bygivinginthismanner, they MSU businessgraduate,Jacksonnative,and memoralizing Todd’s dadwhowasa1969 Massey Jr. EndowedScholarshipinBusiness In particular, theyestablishedtheRobertM. share apassion forsupportingacademics. scholarships andstudentloans,they make theirhomeinDallas,Texas. campus. Theyhavebeenmarried20yearsand meet untiltheirdaysasstudentsontheMSU are bothfrom Jackson,butthetwodidnot Todd believeshisMSUeducation placed Todd andEmilyattendedMSUwith Todd MasseyandEmilyPovall FALL 2015 Todd and EmilyMassey Dallas, Texas next generationoftheirfamily. and cultivatingstrong Bulldogtieswithinthe The MasseysenjoyvisitingtheMSUcampus Kate, 15,Caroline (farright),13,andJack,10. mom tothecouple’s three children, Sarah a numberofyearsbefore becomingafull-time Mississippi MedicalCenter. Shepracticedfor complete hereducationattheUniversityof a desire foracareer innursingledEmilyto College ofBusiness. Professional Services subscriptionforthe which purchases and maintainsaBloomberg Business ComplexandtheBloomberg Fund, Finance LaboratoryintheLeoW. SealFamily supports thestate-of-the-artStrategic Methodist Universityin1998. from MSUin1993 andanMBAfrom Southern of BusinessAdministrationinmanagement After severalyearsofattendingMSU, Along withscholarships,thecouple Loyalty. Pride. Passion. BOARD 25 FALL 2015 FOUNDATIONS FALL Chairman and CEO of Eastman Chemical (retired) | Kiawah Island, S.C. | Kiawah Island, (retired) CEO of Eastman Chemical Chairman and | James K. Dossett | Legal Counsel, Jackson, Miss. | Executive Vice President and CEO, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance (retired), Brandon, Miss. (retired), Casualty Insurance and CEO, Southern Farm Bureau | Executive Vice President Roderick A. “Rod” Moore D.C. Washington, James E. “Jim” Newsome | Partner of Delta Strategy Group, Inc., Houston, Texas and CEO of Oasis Petroleum Nusz | President Thomas B. “Tommy” of Sunbelt Wholesale, Bolton, Miss. Parker | Secretary Linda F. | Chairman and CEO of Puckett Machinery Co., Jackson, Miss. H. Puckett Sr. Richard of Qualls and Associates, Little Rock, Ark. Nancy Qualls | President Kosciusko, Miss. and CEO of The Attala Co. (retired), | President Ritter Jr. “Tex” Charles W. 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