Volume 73 Number 1

'No frames' version of Alumnus

Staff Information

Voices

Feature Articles

• Experience Required
• How Does This Garden Grow?
• Everywhere in Mississippi
• The Winter Runners
• Women's Sports Becomes a Sure Win
• It's Not Just Grass Anymore

Campus News

• Mississippi State names building for Warren Thompson
• Watson named new MAFES director
• 10th annual MSU Insurance Day set for April 23, 24
• Professor honored with Outstanding Humanist award
• University assists readiness testing
• Melvin Ray named acting vice president for research
• Malone receives national honor
• Carter donates papers
• Prepaid college tuition plan available
• Biological sciences professor named national fellow
• Union ballroom serves as temporary cafeteria
• Batista to lead Agribusiness Institute
• Mississippi State prof among top blacks in science and technology education
• Mississippi State M-Club members devote time to community
• 'Digital Darwins' explore origins of life
• Plans laid for new Mississippi State chemical engineering building

Athletics

• 1997 Baseball Schedule
• 1997 Softball Schedule
• Linkster; netters ranked nationally

Alumni Activities

• Jackson resident tabbed to lead alumni in '97
• Association names 1996 Honor Chapter
• James Garrison is Mississippi State's Alumnus of the Year
• President surprises 1921 graduate
• Alumni Association Events
• The Great 8: Colleges and Schools honor top alumni
• Make Your Gift Over the Web
• Distinguished Service Awards presented to three
• Outstanding alumni chapters honored
• Directories to be shipped in April
• First-ever young alumnus award presented to 1988 grad
• Tippah County Reaches Milestone
• Three honored for annual giving efforts

Philanthropy

• Substantial gift to memorialize 'Mr. Soybean'
• Fund set up for late football star
• Gift has put Wood Magic program on the road
• Patrons of Excellence
• Campaign Contributions

Class News

• Class Notes
• Mossy Oak goes national with television series
• Eastman's Deavenport garners CEO award for excellence from chemical analysts
• Book Review: East of the Slash
• McClendon receives teaching excellence award
• Taylor named executive vp at Citicorp
• Smith named Loeb fellow at Harvard
• Bell named partner at Arthur Andersen
• Waller wins seat on Supreme Court
• Landin selected Corps of Engineers Civilian of the Year
• Holliman takes control of nation's largest residential furniture maker

In Memoriam

• Ralph E. Powe: vice president
• Edward William Custer: retired professor
• Thomas E. "Shorty" McWilliams: football great
• Joseph Edmund Milosh Jr.: former department head
• Lucinda H. Rose: professor
• Alfred B. Wiles: professor emeritus
• Obituaries

Making a Difference