MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Mississippi State is a comprehen- ership Continuum provides “cradle- sonal responsibility in academic stud- sive land-grant institution and the to-CEO” programming designed to ies. Through the Global Leadership largest university in Mississippi, with develop leadership across a “global” Program, students may experience a statewide enrollment of more than spectrum that begins with high school significantly expanded study-abroad 17,000 students. and continues through the university opportunities. Established in 1878 as the Agricul- experience and into professional life. tural and Mechanical College of Mis- Included are the Young Guns Lead- RESEARCH sissippi, the university has traditional ership Camp for rising high school strengths in engineering and scientif- seniors; the Day One Leadership Mississippi State faculty research- ic agriculture but has evolved into a Community for incoming freshmen, ers attracted $186.5 million in exter- comprehensive institu- nal funding for 2006-07, up tion with a diverse array from about $155 million during of programs in teaching, the previous year. This funding research, and service. supported 1,691 sponsored projects in 2007. ACADEMICS Based on the latest rank- ings available from the Nation- ND TUDENT IFE A S L al Science Foundation, MSU ranks seventh in the nation in Mississippi State stu- agricultural sciences research dents consistently earn expenditures and 44th in en- honors such as the pres- gineering. Last year MSU fac- tigious Harry S. Truman ulty and staff disclosed 80 new Scholarship, awarded technologies resulting in three for those who will en- new start-up companies, nine ter public service, and, licenses, and 22 patent appli- with 16 Truman Scholars cations. The university now to date, the university has been rec- focusing on shared academic and holds 77 patents. ognized as a Truman Honor Institu- service experiences; and the highly In recent years, MSU has estab- tion. In the past year, a student team competitive Appalachian Leadership lished the Thad Cochran Endow- competed for and won first place in a Honors Program for sophomores and ment for Entrepreneur-ship, as well national Challenge X competition to juniors. as collaborating with federal agen- re-design a fuel-efficient and environ- To complement these efforts, the cies and industries to help increase mentally-friendly SUV. university has launched a minor in technology-oriented start-up compa- Recently initiated programs are leadership studies open to students nies. Among the collaborators and providing opportunities to develop in all majors. A university honor code sponsors are the U.S. departments leadership potential and global study adopted in 2007 institutionalizes a of Defense and Energy, NASA, Gen- options. The university’s Global Lead- campus culture of integrity and per- eral Electric, Northrop Grumman, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY POINTS OF PRIDE • Mississippi State ranks among the top 100 institutions across the • Recently cited for its service in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, country in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to African- MSU’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers is Americans. nationally ranked for overall excellence. • Mississippi State’s undergraduate program in landscape architec- • The Mississippi State Promise is a new program designed to help ture in 2005 was listed among the nation’s top 15 programs by a entering freshmen and entering community college transfer students national publication that promotes quality design education. from low-income Mississippi families attend MSU by ensuring that their tuition and required fees will be paid with gift/grant student aid. • Ten Mississippi State University students have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars since 1999. The national scholarship recog- • Mississippi State’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory is building nizes academic excellence in the sciences, mathematics and engi- its own version of unmanned aerial vehicles that will strengthen U.S. neering. battlefi eld surveillance capabilities. • In the September 2005 issue of Washing-ton Monthly’s college • The Appalachian Leadership Honors Program is providing opportu- rankings, MSU was ranked No. 95 nationally among 245 major pub- nities to cultivate leadership potential. Mississippi State wants to grow lic and private institutions based on “what colleges are doing for the “whole person,” and the university president -- Dr. Mark Keenum the country.” -- has committed himself to that. • Over the last decade, fi ve Mississippi State University professors • In 2007, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine named Mississippi have been named Mississippi Professor of the Year by the national State one of its “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.” The list rec- Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carn- ognizes institutions that are “noteworthy for their combination of egie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. top-fl ight academics and affordable costs.” 81 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY rials processing, human and systems Mississippians with family members engineering, alternative power sys- in the U.S. military serving our coun- tems, computational manufacturing try in Iraq. and design, and advanced learning The MSU Extension Service main- technologies. tains offices in almost every county of the state, and the Mississippi Agricul- OUTREACH AND SERVICE tural and Forestry Experiment Station operates 10 branch stations through- From its academic programs to out Mississippi. Four strategically lo- the work of countless individuals, cated research and extension centers Mississippi State has “extended far- coordinate the delivery of services ther” and gone “beyond the limit” to statewide. make a difference in the lives of citizens around the state. In 2006, the univer- DRILL FIELD & LEE HALL sity formed the Mississippi State Community Action EADS/American Eurocopter, Boeing, Team to organize universi- Raytheon, General Dynamics, Israeli ty resources and expertise Aerospace Industry, and the Missis- for quick response to local sippi Technology Alliance. issues around the state. In a key area of economic inter- MSU’s Extension Service est to Mississippi, MSU’s Center for is the first in the nation Advanced Vehicular Systems, estab- to have an interactive vid- lished in 2001, continues research eoconferencing system in and development supporting a goal every county Extension of- of attracting automotive industries to fice. Through the Freedom the state. The center is conducting Calls program, the system research in areas that include mate- is being used to connect CULLIS WADE DEPOT DISTINGUISHED MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI • RICHARD ADKERSON • MICKEY HOLLIMAN President and CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Chairman of the board and CEO of Furniture Brands International • JAMES BAGLEY • BAILEY HOWELL Executive chairman of Lam Research Corp. 1997 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and former Boston Celtics great • JOHN H. BRYAN JR. Retired chairman and CEO of Sara Lee Corp. • DR. MARK KEENUM Mississippi State President and former Under Secretary for the US- • FRED CARL DA’s Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service Founder and president of Viking Range Corp. • DR. JAMES E. NEWSOME • WILL CLARK President of New York Mercantile Exchange Retired six-time Major League Baseball All-Star • RAFAEL PALMEIRO • EARNEST DEAVENPORT Retired two-time Major League Baseball All-Star Former chairman and CEO of Eastman Chemical Company • HARTLEY PEAVEY • DR. JAMES FLANAGAN Founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Winner of National Medal of Science; Member of Natl. Academies of Science and Engineering • CAROLYN SHANKS President and CEO of Entergy Mississippi • DR. RICHARD GILBRECH Director of NASA‘s John C. Stennis Space Center • JANET MARIE SMITH Senior vice president for planning and development for the Boston • JOHN GRISHAM Red Sox Author of numerous best-selling novels, including A Time to Kill and The Pelican Brief • LT. GEN. CARL A. STROCK Commander and Chief of Engineers with the United States Army • QUINCY HILLIARD Corps of Engineers Internationally known composer who wrote a composition for the 1996 Summer Olympics 82 MSU TRADITIONS THE BULLDOG buried by campus dorms, fraternity houses, and also at pus and around Starkville, with the top-of-the-line a heavy Mississippi State University athletic teams are called the football stadium. chrome-plated model with a full Bulldog fi gurine handle. Bulldogs, a name earned and maintained over the de- For years Bully was a target for kidnappers, the But experts insist the best and loudest results are pro- cades by the tough, tenacious play of student-athletes last incident occurring prior to the 1974 State-Ole Miss duced by a classic long-handled, bicycle-grip bell made wearing the Maroon and White. The offi cial school mas- game. The Bulldog team won anyway, 31-13. While early of thinner and tightly-welded shells. cot is an American Kennel Club registered English Bull- Bullys once roamed campus freely or lived in fraternities, Cowbells decorate offi ces and homes of Mississippi dog, given the inherited title of ‘Bully’. today the offi cial university mascot is housed at the Col- State alumni, and are passed down through generations As with most universities, State teams answered to lege of Veterinary Medicine when not on duty at State of Bulldog fans. But they are not heard at Southeastern different nicknames through the years. The fi rst squads home football games. For all