Category: Our People

Grawe brings industry experience, academic expertise to College of Business helm Scott Grawe couldn’t say no to Mississippi State twice. Before he became the 11th dean of the MSU College of Business in 2023, the Iowa native was a sought-after high school pitcher on the...

Landscape architecture professor strives to build minds, not just spaces While standing in northwest Wyoming, Sadık Artunç took in the sweeping view of Yellowstone National Park. Having visited nearly 80% of the country’s National Parks, he finds himself wondering the same thing each time. “Two...

MSU softball pitcher finds home in Starkville Before Raelin Chaffin stepped into the pitcher’s circle for Mississippi State, she had her routine annual physical. She felt completely fine—no symptoms, no signs that anything was wrong or out of the ordinary. But her doctor felt a...

MSU alumna makes mark on social media, generations of Bulldogs Kathleen Olivieri practices what she teaches. In the classroom, the former Mississippi State technical writing lecturer teaches students how to successfully communicate their ideas. In her personal life, Olivieri has found her own success online...

Though veterinarians try, not every animal can be saved, even with the most advanced medical intervention. In those cases, giving the animal peace is the last, best decision a pet owner can make. With that in mind, Dr. Anne Holloway, a 2011 MSU veterinary medicine...

At an age when many choose to slow down, Dr. Bill Hulett decided to write a new chapter—one proudly colored in maroon and white. In 2024, the retired anesthesiologist and longtime Mississippi State University supporter officially became an alumnus, earning his Bachelor of Arts at...

MSU alum brings player-perspective as women’s basketball coach With a loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the 2024 WNBA playoffs, Seattle Storm shooting guard Victoria Vivian’s professional basketball season ended—just in time to start her collegiate coaching career with her alma mater. Just two...

MSU alum merges profit  with sustainability Jimmy Bullock’s parents didn’t care where he went to college. He just needed to go. He found the answer to “where” as a high school senior, while on a camping trip with his best friend Randy Spencer. “We can’t...

Standing in The Junction in early 2025, Gary Gleason couldn’t help but remark on the changes he saw to Mississippi State’s campus—new buildings, new and “missing” roads, and far more students than when he was an undergrad in the 1980s. Those changes are even more...

When it comes to choosing a college, today’s prospective students have more options and are more heavily recruited than ever before. At Mississippi State, we work tirelessly to make sure everyone knows what the Maroon and White life has to offer—but no brochure, ad or...