Wayne W. Duncan (B.S. physical education, B.S. social studies education, ’56) 89, Anderson, Indiana – A native of Indiana, he played basketball for the Bulldogs as a two-year starter. He spent two years in the U.S. Army in Virginia before joining the Beneficial Finance Company for 26 years. He retired from Star Financial Bank after 14 years. – March 20, 2024
Charles Randy Goldman (B.S. mechanical engineering, ’82) 67, Carnes – A native of Russell, he worked with Babcock and Wilson in West Point following his MSU graduation. He later joined Cooper Power in Lumberton, holding various positions until his retirement. – Jan. 30, 2024
Dr. Gill Gibson Pillow (B.S. microbiology, ’93) 53, Helena, Arkansas – After graduating from MSU, he attended medical school and completed residency in internal medicine/pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He and his older brother, James, established the Pillow Clinic in Helena, Arkansas, in 2005 where he served as founding partner and practicing physician. – Feb. 3, 2024
Dr. Robert L. “Bob” Robinson (Ph.D. business administration, ’69) 88, French Camp – He joined the Marine Corps after high school, then graduated from Holmes Junior College before earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Southern Mississippi. He served as executive director of Medicaid for Gov. Haley Barbour and executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Mississippi Department of Personnel under Gov. Kirk Fordice. He was also vice president of Northeast Louisiana University, director of job development and training for Gov. William Winter; assistant director of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and director of the A&I board, as well as the Department of Welfare under Gov. Bill Waller. – Dec. 28, 2023
Thomas “Tommy” Thornhill (B.S. general science, ’69; M.S. wildlife ecology, ’75) 77, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – After earning his bachelor’s degree, he served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1972. He then returned to MSU to complete a master’s degree before beginning a career with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. He retired in 2005 as assistant manager of the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Wildlife Refuge in Gautier. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed both hunting and fishing, and loved all things MSU. – Feb. 24, 2023
Glover B. Triplett Jr. (B.S. general agriculture, ’51; M.S. agronomy, ’55) 93, Starkville – A member of ROTC as an undergraduate at State, he served in the Korean War as an infantry officer. He then returned to MSU as a graduate student, earning a master’s before earning a doctoral degree in farm crops from Michigan State in 1959. He worked for the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center where he was a pioneer in the development of no-tillage crop production. Following his retirement in 1982, he returned to Mississippi and joined the Department of Plant and Soil Science at MSU where he continued his research. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lions Club, the Crop Science Society and Soil Science Society. He was also a member of the American Society of Agronomy and named Agronomist of the Year in 2007 by its Mississippi chapter. He established an endowed chair position at MSU, and he and his wife, Imogene, contributed to the funding of scholarships in agronomy, horticulture and forestry. – March 30, 2024