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March 1, 2004    Volume 28, Issue 26


Donald Zacharias, Frances Coleman, Richard Holmes, Michael Ballard, and Marty Wiseman

Dr. Richard Holmes, center, officially presented his papers to the Mississippi State University Libraries in recent ceremonies. Joining him were (l-r) Dr. Donald W. Zacharias, president emeritus; Frances N. Coleman, dean of libraries; Michael B. Ballard, university archivist; and Dr. Marty Wiseman, director of the Stennis Institute of Government. Holmes, who entered MSU in 1965, was the university's first African-American student. He currently is a staff physician at Longest Student Health Center.