Driven to Succeed
Fellow Mississippi State University alums remember Hattiesburg native and current director of athletics at San Diego State University John David Wicker as driven, intensely focused and somewhat of a workaholic.
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Generating Buzz
Calvin Waddy was sitting in a Mississippi State business law class in spring 2018 when his phone made a surprising noise. The “cha-ching” from the Shopify app meant the online clothing store he launched with a fellow student had made its first sale.
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Bulldog contributes to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Maui wildfire response
When Brittany Keyes was a Mississippi State communication student, she never imagined her career taking her as far as the Hawaiian islands. The Laurel native also never imagined being part of the team that responded to the worst natural disasters in the state’s history.
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A Package Deal
When Boeing engineers need help, they have some of the best problem-solvers in the world on call—including twin Bulldogs who not only have a reputation as some of the company’s best brains but are also putting their minds to work helping NASA return to the...
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Adapting to life’s curveballs
MSU alums answer call to medicine, advocacy while raising sons with cerebral palsy When Wade and Carol Shrader were nearing graduation in the early 1990s, the careful planners sat in Mississippi State’s Chapel of Memories to sketch out a life plan in a notebook of...
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‘A Conversation with Myself’
MSU poet uses written word to reflect on life Ask Saddiq Dzukogi how he landed at Mississippi State University, and he’ll laughingly explain how he came for the catfish but stayed for the crawfish. The theme of the joke is pretty common among non-native Mississippians...
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Who Dat?
MSU alumna merges career, ‘Saint’hood to feed lifelong passions While growing up, Alexis Moran knew she wanted to have a positive impact on her community. So, when she came to Mississippi State in 2014, the question wasn’t what she wanted to accomplish in her career,...
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Closure
Jesse Goliath speaks for the dead—not through last words or wills and testaments but by making sure their stories don’t go unfinished. A forensic anthropologist, he uses his knowledge and skills to identify and determine possible causes of death for people who met unfortunate ends.
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An Evolving Story
Bailey’s 40-year journalism career spans typewriters and digital newsrooms
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Reflector tells MSU’s story for years
For almost 150 years, Mississippi State University students have shined a light on their day-to-day lives through The Reflector, the oldest college newspaper in the Southeastern Conference.
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