Volume 74 Number 1

'No frames' version of Alumnus

Staff Information

Voices

Feature Articles

• Alumnus, native son rises to the challenge
• It's do-able
• A journey home
• Furniture exec named Alumnus of the Year

Campus News

• Advancement vp leaving to head private Swalm Foundation
• Faculty member receives national advising award
• Prof to serve on national computing panel
• Statewide speakers program gets under way
• Swalm construction progressing
• Deaf services coordinator lets her fingers do the talking
• Special wildlife training gets international praise for MSU
• University acquires Crosby Arboretum in south Mississippi
• National Weather Association honors broadcast meteorology program director
• New degree will focus on the impact of toxic chemicals
• MSU Insurance Day
• Construction of the new Equine Training Center under way
• Music association taps Mississippi State administrator
• Forecasting team takes top honor
• MSU provost returning to classroom
• Sanderson Center completed
• MSU professor receives humanist honor

Alumni Activities

• Colleges and schools honor top alumni
• Outstanding alumni chapters honored
• Accessory entrepreneur receives young alumnus award
• 1997 Distinguished Service Awards presented to two
• Alumni Association names 1997 Honor Chapters
• Three chapter leaders honored for annual giving efforts
• Screensavers now available online
• Alumni Association Events
• Long to lead Mississippi State alumni during 1998
• Alumna named new chapter coordinator
• Watercolor of campus scenes on sale
• Class Reunions 1998

Philanthropy

• Project to construct new Music Rehearsal Facility moves foward
• Meridian foundation honors former President Zacharias
• Engineering, architecture receive Hearin grants
• Making a Difference
• Patrons of Excellence
• Software donation memorializes alumna

Athletics

• Polk to coach 1998 National Team
• Four inducted in Mississippi State Hall of Fame
• 1998 Mississippi State Football Schedule
• Expansion plans for athletic facilities

Class News

• Faculty member receives national advising award
• Alumni honored by ag department
• Governor congratulates award winners
• Hamilton named Fish and Wildlife regional director
• Ponder named president, CEO of Beechwood Data Systems
• Book Review: Latitud Cero
• Class Notes
• Birth Announcements
• What's New?

In Memoriam

• Wiley K. Carter: congressional assistant
• Joe Frank Sanderson: co-founder of Sanderson Farms
• Obituaries