Alumnus Magazine | Winter 2020

Inside Winter 2020

SPOTLIGHT

BRUSHING UP: Students in fine art professor Robert Long’s pottery class work on unique creations in the Howell Hall ceramics studio.The building houses MSU’s sculpture program, providing 4,000 square feet of hands-on workspace for budding artists.

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Dawgs In DESOTO CO.

In the northwest corner of the Magnolia State, deep in the heart of rival territory, Bulldog faithful are making their presence known. With over 2,600 alumni living in the area, Bulldogs in DeSoto County have the area wrapped in Maroon and White.

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Leading the next generation

Throughout his life, Natchez native Lucien Junkin has stood on the shoulders of giants, from parents and siblings to coaches and teachers. As a NASA engineer, Junkin uses the engineering design process to develop complex space exploration vehicles with cutting-edge technology.

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CLASS NOTES

Our alumni are accomplishing great things every day. Learn what your past classmates are up to. Know of someone who should be highlighted in Class Notes? Send an email to alumnus@msstate.edu.

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Remembering G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery
at 100

The namesake of scholarships, a foundation and Mississippi State University’s veteran’s center, G.V. “Sonny Montgomery would have celebrated his 100th birthday Aug. 5.

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FOREVER MAROON

Once a bulldog, always a bulldog. We remember those who have achieved both at MSU and afterwards.

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BACK STORY with Robert E. "Bob" Wolverton

"When I arrived on campus in 1977 as vice president of academic affairs, I became part of a remarkable administrative team, headed by President James McComas."

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BACK STORY: Library

In this undated photo from the University Archives, Beth Langston, Libby Lowery and John Carter shelve books in a newly remodeled wing of the Mitchell Memorial Library.

BACK STORY: RESPONSES

FAMOUS MAROON BAND: Malcolm M. Flowers Jr. - “The picture was taken outside the Wisner Activities Building in Laurel, probably in the spring of the early 1960s or late ‘50s..."