Please Note: MSU MEMO is archived as a part of Mississippi State University's history. Articles may refer to situations which have changed or people who are no longer affiliated with the university.
 |
Jan. 12, 2004 Volume 28, Issue 19 |
Eight grads named MSU Alumni Fellows
Eight graduates have been named 2003 Alumni Fellows.
Organized by the MSU Alumni Association for the past 14 years, the program brings graduates of distinction back to campus to share their professional experiences and provide career guidance for current students and their faculty mentors. Each carries the alumni fellow designation for life.
New fellows include:
- Gary C. Bailey of Tupelo, a 1979 graduate of the now-College of Architecture, is president and partner at Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel, a five-office regional firm. The business annually manages $150 million in design and construction projects, including some 3,000 in Mississippi alone.
- Glen Bradley of Henderson, Nev., a 1964 chemical engineering graduate who also holds a doctorate from Louisiana State University, is chief executive officer of CIBA Vision Group. The contact lens and pharmaceuticals company currently maintains some $2 billion in worldwide sales.
- Lamar A. Conerly Jr. of Destin, Fla., a 1971 accounting/pre-law graduate who also holds a University of Mississippi law degree is owner of a legal firm specializing in corporate, real estate, governmental, and civil litigation. He was MSU's national alumni association president in 1999-2000 and chair of the association's board of directors in 2001.
- Larry Grillot of Diamondhead, a 1968 physics graduate, recently retired after a 30-year career in petroleum exploration and production with Phillips Petroleum Co. He also holds a doctorate in geological sciences from Brown University.
- Dr. Todd R. Henderson of Edgewood, Md., a 1992 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, is executive vice president of Nutramax Laboratories. He also is a member of the advisory board for the University of Maryland's veterinary college.
- James E. Newsome of Washington, D.C., a Flora native, is a 2001 doctoral graduate in agricultural economics now serving as chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a member of President Bush's Working Group on Financial Markets and the Corporate Fraud Task Force.
- James L. "Jim" Sledge of Crystal Springs, a 1961 forestry graduate, is the Mississippi state forester. He is a former woodlands manager for Mead Corp.'s Stevenson, Ala., paper and saw mills and former president of the National Association of State Foresters.
- Wayne Stonecypher of Brandon, a 1973 doctoral graduate in education, is executive director of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. A veteran teacher and administrator, he is a former academic dean at Hinds Community College who also holds a law degree from Mississippi College.