Graduating Staff Recognition
This list recognizes MSU staff members who have recently completed bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees. Congratulations to each recipient!
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2025
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jacob R. Adams | Social Science Research |
| Christopher L Addison | Extension Delta Region |
| Umamah Amer | Dean of Engineering |
| Joel Jacob Austin | CAVS Research |
| Nichole Ball | Dean of Engineering |
| Hollie Anne Barker | Computer Based Testing |
| Joseph Haque Bender | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Lauren Michelle Benton | Office of the Graduate School |
| Jana Golson Berkery | MS State University Foundation |
| Sushma Bhattarai | FWRC - Forestry |
| Cody John-Robert Blaszcak | WMSV Campus Radio Station |
| Ty Monroe Boren | Social Science Research |
| Christopher Dion Bradley | Athletics |
| Jordan Ashley Brock | Teacher Ed & Leadership - TEAL |
| David Willard Broom | HPC2 |
| Kyla Nichelle Brown | Advanced Composites Institute |
| Zackary Devontae Brownlee | Psychology |
| Kellie Henson Burke | Nutrition Education |
| Payton Wayne Burns | Career Center |
| Reece Starnes Butler | Agricultural Science & Plant Protec |
| Elijah Michael Calvasina | Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Thomas Steven Campbell | CVM Clinical Science Department |
| Joseph Douglas Carpenter | Forest Operations |
| Anna Grace Carter | Extension Southwest Region |
| Nicolas F Castiglione | Athletics - Ticket Office |
| Robert D Coblentz | Athletics - Football |
| Ariel Lace Colburn | Sanderson Center |
| Sydney Michaela Davis | Agricultural Science & Plant Protec |
| Destiny Ann Diaz | T.K. Martin Ctr for Tech & Disab |
| Ashleigh B Dickerson | CVM Clinical Science Department |
| Anna Grace Dill | Athlete Engineering Institute |
| Dawn Marie Dyess | Meridian Campus |
| Emma G Easterling | Enrollment Services |
| Grayson Emily Edwards | T.K. Martin Ctr for Tech & Disab |
| Hazelle Gianna Alexandra Esposito | Sanderson Center |
| Kaitlyn DeAnn Ford | Extension Coastal Region |
| Stephen G Frady | CVM Office of the Dean |
| Alaina Grace Franks | Department of Comparative Bio Scien |
| Hailey Elizabeth Fugate | Poultry Science |
| Emily Nicole Garrard | T.K. Martin Ctr for Tech & Disab |
| Douglas Gernaat | Enterprise Information Systems |
| Caleb Gray Goddard | Athletics |
| Lily Anastasia Grado | FWRC - Director |
| Dawson L Green | Psychology |
| Surabhi Gupta | FWRC - Sustainable Bioproducts |
| Lillian Grace Hafley | The Dept of Ath Acad Supp Serv |
| Jacob Cliffe Hartfield | Enrollment Services |
| Matthew Ellis Hendricks | Athletics |
| David C Heson | Physics & Astronomy |
| Christa Joyce Ann Holloway | College of Arts & Sciences |
| Matthew Thomas Huerkamp | Pre-med Program |
| Morgan Ryle Hutton | Water Resources Research Institute |
| Stacy Mabry Jackson | T.K. Martin Ctr for Tech & Disab |
| Rose Lynn Jackson | Enterprise Information Systems |
| Laura Leigh Jackson | Office of Internal Audit |
| Ashley Nicole Jarratt | VP Access Opportunity & Success |
| Laurel E Jayes | Center for Cyber Innovation |
| Lareeca Lashay Jefferson | CVM Clinical Science Department |
| David G. Johnson | CAVS Research |
| Sarah N Johnson | General Library |
| Adam Gabriel Jordan | Instit for Systems Engr Resch(ISER) |
| Leonard Eugen Jordan | CVM Clinical Science Department |
| Tyler McMurray Jumper | CVM Pathobiology/Population Med Dep |
| Andre Kemp | Office of Technology Management |
| Bailley Grace Khan | Agricultural Science & Plant Protec |
| Quinlan Walter Kurtycz | Raspet |
| Mary Ann Latham | MAFES Administration |
| Lucinda Joy Leffler | Social Science Research Center |
| Jessica Victoria Lewis | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Isabella Katherine Lorenz | Sanderson Center |
| Joseph Harrison Macgown | Agricultural Science & Plant Protection |
| Christopher Roberts Mackey | Enrollment Services |
| Kelsey L. Mazeres | CREC - White Sand Unit |
| Grace McBride | CVM Clinical Science Department |
| Elayna Bethany McKee | Sanderson Center |
| Cara Gail Mcneil | Sanderson Center |
| Jamie Marie M. Methvin | Fraternity & Sorority Life |
| Thad Lee Moody | Water Resources Research Institute |
| Ben Hagan Moore | Dean of Engineering |
| Jessica Dorothy Moroso | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Kala Grace Morris | Biochemistry Nutrition Health Promo |
| Shamaria Monchelle Mosley | Human Sciences - Early Childhood |
| Shelby Elise Naron | Nutrition Education |
| Katherine Davis Nause | Enrollment Services |
| Grant Alexander Nerren | Enrollment Services |
| Tylyn Burton Nichols | CVM Academic Affairs |
| Jeffrey Nyabor | Shackouls Honors College |
| William Paul O'Neal | Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Michael Akomeah Ofori Ntow | Biochemistry Nutrition Health Promo |
| Paul Garrett Oswalt | Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Ross Alan Overstreet | MSU Extension - Lamar County |
| Amanda Grace Padilla Barnett | |
| Gabriel Palmer | Agricultural Science & Plant Protec |
| Caleb Aeden Partridge | University Television Center |
| Michael Tristan Peavey | MSU Extension - Lincoln County |
| Robin C. Pigg | Food Science Innovation Hub |
| Samantha Suzanne Plocher | Department of Comparative Bio Scien |
| Ziember Z. Powell | CVM LARAC |
| Christina Coleman Reynolds | Vice President for Research |
| Taryn L Rhodes | Human Resources Management |
| Matthew Glenn Roberson | Advanced Composites Institute |
| Elise Elizabeth Roberson | CAVS Research |
| Lian A Harris | Office of the Graduate School |
| Matthew Glenn Roberson | Advanced Composites Institute |
| Ema Jayden Rodgers | Enrollment Services |
| Ema Jayden Rodgers | Enrollment Services |
| Mary Caroline Rogers | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Rian Jewel Russell | CAVS Research |
| William Joseph Rutland | Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Samuel Alec Schmid | Geosystems Research Institute |
| Derrick Derreyl Scott | Student Housing - Residence Life |
| Thomas Bryant Seago | President |
| Timothy Earl Sellers | CAVS Research |
| James Tucker Shannon | North MS Research and Extension Ctr |
| Grant Madison Shavers | Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Andrew Blake Smith | User Services |
| Katherine Mae Snell | Sanderson Center |
| Katina Cheron Snow | CVM Academic Affairs |
| Haley Elizabeth Solace | School of Human Sciences |
| Chantel Solis-McCoy | Police |
| Bradley Thomas Stafford | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Samuel Michael Stewart | ACCESS/SCS |
| Curtis Dean Stewart | User Services |
| Hayden Rhys Takerer | Sanderson Center |
| Pethezza Nicole Tate | Fraternity & Sorority Life |
| Asia Breanna Taylor | Delta Research and Extension Center |
| Hanna Elizabeth Terry | MS State University Foundation |
| Brian Peter Tesch | The Dept of Ath Acad Supp Serv |
| Reese Caleb Tiffin | Information Tech Infrastructure |
| Brannan Cade Tisdale | Shackouls Honors College |
| Elizabeth Renee Trawick | Agricultural Science & Plant Protection |
| Sarah Catherine Turner | |
| Joseph Wiley Vanderberg | User Services |
| Branden Salley Vaughn | Extension Center for Tech Outreach |
| Manuela Villegas | Marketing/Quant Analysis/Bus Law |
| Kaylee Cyan Wakefield | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Jacob Weekley | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Christopher Brice White | Raspet |
| Kendall Willeford | Nutrition Education |
| Aulora Gail Williams | CAVS Research |
| Ashley Dorris Williams | CVM Clinical Science Department |
| Allie Beth Windham | Prairie Research Unit |
| Leah K Wisener | Agricultural Science & Plant Protec |
| Ethan T Woodyard | Department of Comparative Bio Scien |
2024
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jaylend Adams | Office of the CIO |
| Daniel Imole Adejombo | nSPARC |
| Amanda McKnight Baine | Office of the Graduate School |
| Angela Robinson Baker | Transportation |
| Hannah Ruth Bardwell | Student Counseling Services |
| Christina Kathryn Benson | Meridian Division of Arts & Science |
| Aravind Bethini | Raspet |
| Jeffery Logan Betts | CAVS Research |
| Johnny Paul Blakely | Sanderson Center |
| Lauren Claire Bland | Center for Academic Excellence |
| Edith Melrose | Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Logan Marcia Brown | T.K. Martin Ctr for Tech & Disab |
| Macy Caroline Butler | Athletics - Game Operations |
| Q M Monzur Kader Chowdhury | Poultry Science |
| Andrew Beall Cole | Nutrition Education |
| Ryen Meadow Comey | Biochemistry Nutrition Health Promo |
| Caroline Laura Cunningham | Enrollment Services |
| Amber Nicole Dauzat | MSU Extension- Calhoun County |
| Amanda L Davis | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Kaitlin Tanae Drake | Student Housing - Residence Life |
| Bonnie R Dutra | Biochemistry Nutrition Health Promo |
| Kevin Randall Entrekin | Meridian Division of Education |
| Kylee Jade Eubank | Sponsored Program Accounting |
| Jackson Robert Finch | Enrollment Services |
| Alyssa Milena Foley | Social Science Research |
| Amanda Free | CREC-Coastal Research & Ext Center |
| Jaimarie Isabel Frontera Villanueva | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Kindal Charles Gammill | Colvard Student Union |
| Christopher James Grant | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Izak Stuart Hanson | Animal & Dairy Sciences |
| Zachary Joseph Haynes | Dean of Education |
| Caitlin McFarland Horne | Disability Resource Center |
| Kyle Flemming Hubbard | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Christopher Raymond Hudson | CAVS Research |
| Mounica Irrinki | nSPARC |
| Mark Anthony Jimerson | CDE Online Admissions & Enrollment |
| Ramble Wayne Johnson | Athletics - Strength & Conditioning |
| Carman J. Johnson | Dean of Education |
| Taquantis Dante Koger | Disability Resource Center |
| Johannah J Larson | The Dept of Ath Acad Supp Serv |
| Jeremy Francis LaSalle | Information Tech Infrastructure |
| Hunter Lane Lipsey | Delta Research and Extension Center |
| Rohini Maram | nSPARC |
| Madison A Martin | The Dept of Ath Acad Supp Serv |
| Emily Grace McCall | Office of Public Affairs |
| Alina Fasirovna Nigmatullina | Office of Inclusive Excellence |
| James F. Oakley | Old Main Academic Center |
| Seshendra Palakurthy | CAVS Research |
| Michaela Ann Palmieri | FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Sydni Alexandra Patrick | Landscape Architecture |
| Mark Alan Peterman | Department of Comparative Bio Scien |
| Hunter Coy Peterson | Disability Resource Center |
| Jatesha Deona Pettus | Meridian - Physician Assistant |
| Prakash Ruchitha Yadav | Geosystems Research Institute |
| Natalie Stetson Rhodes | Division of Business Research |
| Tamea Nasya Ridge | Human Sciences - Early Childhood |
| Martin Francisco Rivera | VIce President for Reserch |
| Anna Catherine McKell | Enrollment Services |
| William C Ruffin | Athletics - Business Office |
| Saviz Saei | Social Science Research |
| Anna Lindsey Sanders | Enrollment Services |
| Emily Kate Shand | Dean of Engineering |
| Jared Allyn Shaw | Professional Golf Management |
| Amrit Shrestha | Water Resources Research Institute |
| Amanda Diane Skinner | MSU Extension - Newton County |
| Sawyer Wyatt Smith | Biochemistry Nutrition Health Promo |
| Molly S Stafford | ACCESS/SCS |
| Agustin Marcos Troncoso | The Dept of Ath Acad Supp Serv |
| Hunter Kelly Walt | Biochemistry Nutrition Health Promo |
| Aulora Gail Williams | CAVS Research |
| Britney Dianne Wilson | HPC2 |
| Jasmine Michelle Windom | Schoom of Human Sciences |