Id: 1
Date: 2024-09-03
Title: President Keenum and wife Rhonda meet with the Alumni Board.
Order: 0001
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/001_KeenumsMeetWithAlumniBoard_R3H2660.jpg
Body:
President Keenum and wife Rhonda meet with the Alumni Board.
Id: 2
Date: 2024-08-27
Title: President Keenum has a quiet moment with Braxton Stowe, 2008-09 Student Association vice president.
Order: 0002
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/002_KeenumMeetsStudents_R3H2667.jpg
Body:
President Keenum has a quiet moment with Braxton Stowe, 2008-09 Student Association vice president.
Id: 3
Date: 2024-08-20
Title: The Keenum family is introduced mid-court during this season's first home basketball game.
Order: 0003
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/003_KeenumFamilyAtBasketballGame_REH7597.jpg
Body:
The Keenum family is introduced mid-court during this season's first home basketball game.
Id: 4
Date: 2024-08-13
Title: President Keenum signed papers naming MSU the official host for presidential papers of Ulysses S. Grant.
Order: 0004
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/004_Signing_of_Grant_Papers_KHB9199.jpg
Body:
President Keenum signed papers naming MSU the official host for presidential papers of Ulysses S. Grant.
Id: 5
Date: 2024-08-06
Title: Mark Keenum was the commencement speaker at the Spring 2007 graduation ceremony.
Order: 0005
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/005_Keenum_Mark_2RH8723.jpg
Body:
Mark Keenum was the commencement speaker at the Spring 2007 graduation ceremony.
Id: 6
Date: 2024-07-30
Title: President Keenum salutes well-wishers shortly after being named MSU's 19th president.
Order: 0006
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/006_Mark_Keenum_ringing_cowbell_KHB1150.jpg
Body:
President Keenum salutes well-wishers shortly after being named MSU's 19th president.
Id: 7
Date: 2024-07-23
Title: President Keenum in lunch-time discussion with Student Association president Braxton Coombs.
Order: 0007
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/007_BraxtonCoombsMarkKeenumInFoodCourt_REH9604.jpg
Body:
President Keenum in lunch-time discussion with Student Association president Braxton Coombs.
Id: 8
Date: 2024-07-16
Title: President Keenum addresses more than 600 people in Starkville at the M.L. King Unity Day breakfast.
Order: 0008
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/008_Keenum_Mark_podium_seal_M4B1362.jpg
Body:
President Keenum addresses more than 600 people in Starkville at the M.L. King Unity Day breakfast.
Id: 9
Date: 2024-07-09
Title: Tommy Tomlinson (l), Cadence Bank president, and Mississippi State President Mark Keenum prepare to serve first slices from the university's 131st year birthday cake.
Order: 0009
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/009_Birthday_Cake_KHB.jpg
Body:
Tommy Tomlinson (l), Cadence Bank president, and Mississippi State President Mark Keenum prepare to serve first slices from the university's 131st year birthday cake.
Id: 10
Date: 2024-07-02
Title: President Keenum visits with Mary Ann Templeton, who, along with her late husband Charles H. Templeton, Sr.
Order: 0010
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/010_MaryAnnTempleton.jpg
Body:
President Keenum visits with Mary Ann Templeton, who, along with her late husband Charles H. Templeton, Sr. and other members of the family, funded the Templeton Music Museum and other major projects at Mississippi State. (Photo by Jim Tomlinson)
Id: 11
Date: 2024-06-25
Title: (L-r) President Keenum, David Jasen, and Brian Holland took a moment during the 2009 Ragtime Jazz Festival.
Order: 0011
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/011_RagtimeFestival.jpg
Body:
(L-r) President Keenum, David Jasen, and Brian Holland took a moment during the 2009 Ragtime Jazz Festival. Jasen was the master of ceremonies. Holland is a three-time World Old-Time Piano Playing Champion whose repertoire includes ragtime, stride and jazz. (Photo by Jim Tomlinson)
Id: 12
Date: 2024-06-18
Title: U.S. Grant Association President and Rhode Island Chief Justice Frank J. Williams (left) poses with Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum and a portrait of Grant during the association's annual--and first--meeting at the university.
Order: 0012
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/012_GrantAssociation.jpg
Body:
U.S. Grant Association President and Rhode Island Chief Justice Frank J. Williams (left) poses with Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum and a portrait of Grant during the association's annual--and first--meeting at the university. Mitchell Memorial Library recently was named the new home of the presidential papers of Ulysses S. Grant, America's 18th president. (Photo by Jim Tomlinson)
Id: 13
Date: 2024-06-11
Title: President Keenum (right) and Dean Gary Myers conversed with students in April at the College of Arts and Sciences' annual Hot Dog Houpla.
Order: 0013
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/013_HotDogHoupla.jpg
Body:
President Keenum (right) and Dean Gary Myers conversed with students in April at the College of Arts and Sciences' annual Hot Dog Houpla. (Photo by Walter Diehl)
Id: 14
Date: 2024-06-04
Title: In keeping with campus tradition, MSU President Mark Keenum and other administrators served lunch during annual Staff Appreciation Day activities at the Junction.
Order: 0014
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/014_StaffAppreciationDay.jpg
Body:
In keeping with campus tradition, MSU President Mark Keenum and other administrators served lunch during annual Staff Appreciation Day activities at the Junction. In addition to meals of barbecued pork and chicken, staff members took time during midday to take part in popular challenge games and enjoy live music, among other activities.
Id: 15
Date: 2024-05-28
Title: Frances Coleman (center), dean of the Mississippi State Libraries, recently was honored for her service and leadership by the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Foundation with its Excellence in Leadership Award.
Order: 0015
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/015_FrancesColeman.jpg
Body:
Frances Coleman (center), dean of the Mississippi State Libraries, recently was honored for her service and leadership by the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Foundation with its Excellence in Leadership Award. MSU President Keenum and Bob Bailey, foundation president, congratulated her for "her strong friendship, her outstanding leadership, and her service for the foundation and for the Montgomery Collection at MSU Libraries."
Id: 16
Date: 2024-05-21
Title: During Spring Commencement, President Keenum awarded an honorary doctor of science degree to Fred E. Carl Jr.
Order: 0016
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/016_Fred_Carl_Jr_KHB5542.jpg
Body:
During Spring Commencement, President Keenum awarded an honorary doctor of science degree to Fred E. Carl Jr. of Greenwood, founder, president and CEO of the nationally recognized Viking Range Corp. A major university benefactor, the one-time MSU architecture major endowed a statewide community design outreach program in 1979 that was renamed the School of Architecture's Carl Small Town Center in his honor.
Id: 17
Date: 2024-05-14
Title: MSU President Mark Keenum and Donna Oliver, president of Mississippi Valley State University, recently signed a memorandum of understanding designed to increase faculty participation in research and contracts at both universities.
Order: 0017
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/017_Valley.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark Keenum and Donna Oliver, president of Mississippi Valley State University, recently signed a memorandum of understanding designed to increase faculty participation in research and contracts at both universities. MSU will share funding information and best practices, as well as encouraging inter-institutional research teams. MSVU will enhance administrative support of faculty research, among other efforts.
Id: 18
Date: 2024-05-07
Title: President Keenum (c) was featured speaker recently for a breakfast meeting of the Association of Retired Faculty.
Order: 0018
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/018_RetiredFaculty.jpg
Body:
President Keenum (c) was featured speaker recently for a breakfast meeting of the Association of Retired Faculty. Among members attending the gathering at the Leo Seal M-Club Building were Wallace Killcreas (l) and Clinton Graves, emeriti faculty in agricultural economics and plant pathology, respectively.
Id: 19
Date: 2024-04-30
Title: P
Order: 0019
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/019_Keenum_and_Andrew_Rendon_KHB2759.jpg
Body:
President Mark Keenum and Andrew Rendon, director of the Center for America's Veterans, sign a memorandum of understanding as MSU joins the Yellow Ribbon Program sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs
Id: 20
Date: 2024-04-23
Title: The Keenums with ABC News anchor Robin Roberts at the 2009 Mississippi Picnic in New York's Central Park.
Order: 0020
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/020_CentralParkPicnic09.jpg
Body:
The Keenums with ABC News anchor Robin Roberts at the 2009 Mississippi Picnic in New York's Central Park.
Id: 21
Date: 2024-04-16
Title: President Keenum met with Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, on the Senatobia campus July 14.
Order: 0021
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/021_Keenum-Spears.jpg
Body:
President Keenum met with Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, on the Senatobia campus July 14. Dr. Keenum was on campus as a speaker for the Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts-North Area Summer Meeting. Following the meeting, Dr. Keenum met with Dr. Spears and other administrators and toured Northwest's main campus. (Photo by Nancy Patterson)
Id: 22
Date: 2024-04-09
Title: President Keenum spoke to incoming freshmen and their parents at Orientation 2009.
Order: 0022
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/022_Orientation.jpg
Body:
President Keenum spoke to incoming freshmen and their parents at Orientation 2009.
Id: 23
Date: 2024-04-02
Title: Dr. Keenum presents a gift to Dr. Vivian Presley, president of Coahoma Community College, on a courtesy call Tuesday afternoon in Clarksdale.
Order: 0023
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/023_KeenumVisitsCCC.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum presents a gift to Dr. Vivian Presley, president of Coahoma Community College, on a courtesy call Tuesday afternoon in Clarksdale. Welcoming Dr. Keenum are Dr. Rosetta Howard, left, CCC vice president of academic affairs; and Dr. Greg Hudson, vice president of student affairs. The new MSU leader, whose parents once lived in Sumner, says he plans to visit other college administrators in Mississippi. Dr. Presley has four college degrees from MSU, and is recipient of the university's Outstanding Alumnus Award.
Id: 24
Date: 2024-03-26
Title: Presidents Rick Young of EMCC (l) and Mark Keenum recently marked the formal participation of the community college in the Golden Triangle Regional Library Consortium.
Order: 0024
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/024_EMCC-library.jpg
Body:
Presidents Rick Young of EMCC (l) and Mark Keenum recently marked the formal participation of the community college in the Golden Triangle Regional Library Consortium. EMCC's Donna Ballard and MSU's Stephen Cunetto, library staff members at the respective institutions, also were part of the program.
Id: 25
Date: 2024-03-19
Title: Lt. Gov.
Order: 0025
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/025_LeadershipClass_Phil_Bryant_REH5485.jpg
Body:
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant was a guest speaker in President Keenum's Leadership class Aug. 17. The weekly class is attended by honors students. Leaders from the business community and local, state, and federal government are invited to discuss leadership principles.
Id: 26
Date: 2024-03-12
Title: Congressman Gregg Harper was a guest speaker in President Keenum's Leadership class Sept.
Order: 0026
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/026_LeadershipClass_Gregg_Harper_M3B7678.jpg
Body:
Congressman Gregg Harper was a guest speaker in President Keenum's Leadership class Sept. 14. The weekly class is attended by honors students. Leaders from the business community and local, state, and federal government are invited to discuss leadership principles.
Id: 27
Date: 2024-03-05
Title: Miss.
Order: 0027
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/027_LeadershipClass_Billy_McCoy_KHB_0380.jpg
Body:
Miss. Rep. William 'Billy' McCoy was a guest speaker in President Keenum's Leadership class Sept. 28. The weekly class is attended by honors students. Leaders from the business community and local, state, and federal government are invited to discuss leadership principles.
Id: 28
Date: 2024-02-27
Title: President Keenum recently spoke to students in Montgomery Hall about his experiences as a student at MSU and encouraged the group to continue working hard as they pursue success.
Order: 0028
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/028_Keenum_StudentSupportServices.jpg
Body:
President Keenum recently spoke to students in Montgomery Hall about his experiences as a student at MSU and encouraged the group to continue working hard as they pursue success. (Photo by Susan Felker)
Id: 29
Date: 2024-02-20
Title: John Grisham, a 1977 Mississippi State graduate and best-selling author, made an unannounced stop Tuesday [Oct.
Order: 0029
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/029_Keenum_Grisham.jpg
Body:
John Grisham, a 1977 Mississippi State graduate and best-selling author, made an unannounced stop Tuesday [Oct. 27] at his alma mater, where he visited the John Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library and spoke with students reading and discussing his novel "A Painted House."
Id: 30
Date: 2024-02-13
Title: President Keenum lit the Libraries' Christmas tree on Nov.
Order: 0030
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/030_Library_Christmas_Tree.jpg
Body:
President Keenum lit the Libraries' Christmas tree on Nov. 2. Libraries' Administrator of Systems Stephen Cunetto (right) welcomed Dr. Keenum and guests and served as master of ceremonies. Students, staff, and faculty visited while carols by MSU's Chamber Choir, led by Dr. Bruce Lesley (left), filled the library.
Id: 31
Date: 2024-02-06
Title: President Keenum spoke at the Veterans Day Cerenony on the Drill Field.
Order: 0031
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/031_Keenum_at_Veterans_Day_Ceremony.jpg
Body:
President Keenum spoke at the Veterans Day Cerenony on the Drill Field.
Id: 32
Date: 2024-01-30
Title: President Keenum and Student Association President Blake Jeter visit routinely to discuss matters of importance to Mississippi State students.
Order: 0032
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/032_Keenum_and_Jeter.jpg
Body:
President Keenum and Student Association President Blake Jeter visit routinely to discuss matters of importance to Mississippi State students.
Id: 33
Date: 2024-01-23
Title: President Keenum celebrates the Egg Bowl 2009 victory with athletic director Greg Byrne, head football coach Dan Mullen, and the winning Bulldog football team.
Order: 0033
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/033_Egg_Bowl09.jpg
Body:
President Keenum celebrates the Egg Bowl 2009 victory with athletic director Greg Byrne, head football coach Dan Mullen, and the winning Bulldog football team.
Id: 34
Date: 2024-01-16
Title: Gary Wayne Pace of Bailey (2nd from left) made history during Friday's Mississippi State University-Meridian commencement ceremonies when he became the first graduate to earn a degree from MSU-Meridian's newest degree program--bachelor of business administration with a concentration in healthcare administration.
Order: 0034
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/034_Meridian_Commencement_Dec09.jpg
Body:
Gary Wayne Pace of Bailey (2nd from left) made history during Friday's Mississippi State University-Meridian commencement ceremonies when he became the first graduate to earn a degree from MSU-Meridian's newest degree program--bachelor of business administration with a concentration in healthcare administration. Pictured are (L to R): Dr. Carlton Young, assistant professor of healthcare administration; Gary Wayne Pace; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; and Dr. Jack Tucci, dean and executive director of MSU-Meridian.
Id: 35
Date: 2024-01-09
Title: Third District Rep.
Order: 0035
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/035_HarperHonoraryBulldog.jpg
Body:
Third District Rep. Greg Harper is presented a certificate recognizing him as an Honorary Bulldog by President Keenum. Harper delivered MSU's 2009 fall commencement address Dec. 11 in the Humphrey Coliesum where around 1,200 students received degrees.
Id: 36
Date: 2024-01-02
Title: President Keenum signs a Memorandum of Understanding along with Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Miko (Leader) Beasley Denson Friday at the Choctaw Central High School gymnasium.
Order: 0036
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/036_ChoctawMemo.jpg
Body:
President Keenum signs a Memorandum of Understanding along with Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Miko (Leader) Beasley Denson Friday at the Choctaw Central High School gymnasium.
Id: 37
Date: 2023-12-26
Title: President Keenum visited with a number of Evans Hall students for informal comments about his life experiences, including the opportunities provided by his MSU degrees.
Order: 0037
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/037_Keenum_speaks_Evans_students_M3B5904b.jpg
Body:
President Keenum visited with a number of Evans Hall students for informal comments about his life experiences, including the opportunities provided by his MSU degrees. He encouraged students to develop a reputation for hard work and to be open to unexpected opportunities. On the first anniversary of assuming the presidency, he also urged them to have lofty goals and not to be afraid of taking risks.
Id: 38
Date: 2023-12-19
Title: Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman (l) and Mississippi State President Mark Keenum were among municipal, university and Oktibbeha County officials who gathered recently at the Starkville Sportsplex to discuss cooperative short-term priorities and long-term visions.
Order: 0038
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/038_Keenum_and_Wiseman_REH7795.jpg
Body:
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman (l) and Mississippi State President Mark Keenum were among municipal, university and Oktibbeha County officials who gathered recently at the Starkville Sportsplex to discuss cooperative short-term priorities and long-term visions.
Id: 39
Date: 2023-12-12
Title: President Keenum accepted a check for $10,000 from our South Korean alumni chapter at the 2010 Alumni Awards Banquet.
Order: 0039
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/039_AlumBanqCheck.jpg
Body:
President Keenum accepted a check for $10,000 from our South Korean alumni chapter at the 2010 Alumni Awards Banquet. The banquet was the first the young chapter has been able to attend.
Id: 40
Date: 2023-12-05
Title: President Keenum congratulated Roy Ruby, former student affairs vice president and interim president, after the 2010 Alumni Association Awards Banquet for being named the National Alumnus of the Year.
Order: 0040
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/040_AlumBanqRuby.jpg
Body:
President Keenum congratulated Roy Ruby, former student affairs vice president and interim president, after the 2010 Alumni Association Awards Banquet for being named the National Alumnus of the Year.
Id: 41
Date: 2023-11-28
Title: President Keenum was on hand at the 2010 Alumni Association Awards Banquet to help recognize President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias, who served 1985-97.
Order: 0041
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/041_AlumBanqZach.jpg
Body:
President Keenum was on hand at the 2010 Alumni Association Awards Banquet to help recognize President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias, who served 1985-97.
Id: 42
Date: 2023-11-21
Title: Nationally known Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Keb' Mo' was the featured performer recently at the MSU Riley Center in Meridian.
Order: 0042
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/042_KebMo.jpg
Body:
Nationally known Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Keb' Mo' was the featured performer recently at the MSU Riley Center in Meridian. Among those in the audience were university President Mark E. Keenum and wife Rhonda.
Id: 43
Date: 2023-11-14
Title: President Keenum (center) addressed the Mississippi House of Representatives in February.
Order: 0043
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/043_HouseofReps.jpg
Body:
President Keenum (center) addressed the Mississippi House of Representatives in February. Seen here are also (l-r) House Speaker Billy McCoy, Head Football Coach Dan Mullen, Athletic Director Greg Byrne, and House Speaker Pro-Tempore J.P. Compretta.
Id: 44
Date: 2023-11-07
Title: In February President Keenum was invited by Speaker of the House Billy McCoy to address the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Order: 0044
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/044_HouseofReps2.jpg
Body:
In February President Keenum was invited by Speaker of the House Billy McCoy to address the Mississippi House of Representatives. MSU's Head Football Coach Dan Mullen and Athletic Director Greg Byrne also spoke.
Id: 45
Date: 2023-10-31
Title: President Keenum recently shared lunch and opinions with the Freshman Forum in the Marketplace at Perry Cafeteria.
Order: 0045
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/045_FreshmanForum_KHB0070.jpg
Body:
President Keenum recently shared lunch and opinions with the Freshman Forum in the Marketplace at Perry Cafeteria.
Id: 46
Date: 2023-10-24
Title: President Keenum spoke to the Greek Life officers recently.
Order: 0046
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/046_GreekOfficers_REH8863.jpg
Body:
President Keenum spoke to the Greek Life officers recently.
Id: 47
Date: 2023-10-17
Title: President Keenum presented forward Jarvis Varnado with a game ball in a post-game celebration at Humphrey Colliseum on Wednesday, Feb.
Order: 0047
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/047_Varnado_and_Keenum_KHB.jpg
Body:
President Keenum presented forward Jarvis Varnado with a game ball in a post-game celebration at Humphrey Colliseum on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Varnado surpassed the NCAA shot block record in a game against Alabama.
Id: 48
Date: 2023-10-10
Title: Mississippi State University has joined as a partner with the U.S. Census Bureau to highlight the importance of a producing an accurate count on Census Day, April 1.
Order: 0048
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/048_2010Census_R3H9440.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State University has joined as a partner with the U.S. Census Bureau to highlight the importance of a producing an accurate count on Census Day, April 1. Pictured are Audrey Swanigan of Columbus, Census Partnership Assistant; Mattie Richardson Fox of Tupelo, Census Partnership Specialist, MSU Student Association President Thomas Sellers, Dr. Bethany Stich, chair of the MSU Subcommittee of the Oktibbeha County Complete Count Committee and MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum.
Id: 49
Date: 2023-10-03
Title: President Keenum visits with Chief Justice William Waller of the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Order: 0049
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/049_Keenum-Waller.jpg
Body:
President Keenum visits with Chief Justice William Waller of the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Id: 50
Date: 2023-09-26
Title: President Keenum appeared with Paul Gallo on his SuperTalk Mississippi show in March.
Order: 0050
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/050_Keenum-PaulGallo.jpg
Body:
President Keenum appeared with Paul Gallo on his SuperTalk Mississippi show in March.
Id: 51
Date: 2023-09-19
Title: Mississippi State University President Dr. Mark Keenum (center) was on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College March 22 to speak to Phi Theta Kappa students.
Order: 0051
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/051_Keenumptk.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State University President Dr. Mark Keenum (center) was on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College March 22 to speak to Phi Theta Kappa students. Keenum also spoke to James Baker's American Government class. After his comments to students, administrators and faculty, Keenum took time to visit with students Ashley McCall of Hernando and LaFeal Conley of Senatobia. (Photo by Brittany Greer)
Id: 52
Date: 2023-09-12
Title: President Keenun represented MSU at a gathering of local leaders who announced a collaboration to seek funding to develop Starkville's Bryan Field airport to attract aerospace industries.
Order: 0052
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/052_RaspetFlightLab_REH0889.jpg
Body:
President Keenun represented MSU at a gathering of local leaders who announced a collaboration to seek funding to develop Starkville's Bryan Field airport to attract aerospace industries. Seen here are (l-r) Greater Starkville Development Partnership President Jon Maynard, Keenum, Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors President Marvell Howard.
Id: 53
Date: 2023-09-05
Title: President Keenum received the Shackouls Honors College 2010 Outstanding Faculty Award from honors sophomore Emily Nations (c) and Shackouls director Nancy McCarley.
Order: 0053
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/053_Keenum_Honors_faculty_award_M3B4002.jpg
Body:
President Keenum received the Shackouls Honors College 2010 Outstanding Faculty Award from honors sophomore Emily Nations (c) and Shackouls director Nancy McCarley.
Id: 54
Date: 2023-08-29
Title: President Keenum hosts the annual Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn of his campus residence.
Order: 0054
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/054_EasterEggHunt.jpg
Body:
President Keenum hosts the annual Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn of his campus residence.
Id: 55
Date: 2023-08-22
Title: Dr. Joyce Yates, director of health and wellness programs at Mississippi State, read a proclamation naming May as Physical Activity Month as [l-r] Dr. Robert Collins, director of MSU's University Health Services, Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, President Mark Keenum, and Student Affairs Assistant Vice President Bill Broyles waited to speak.
Order: 0055
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/055_Exercise_as_Medicine.jpg
Body:
Dr. Joyce Yates, director of health and wellness programs at Mississippi State, read a proclamation naming May as Physical Activity Month as [l-r] Dr. Robert Collins, director of MSU's University Health Services, Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, President Mark Keenum, and Student Affairs Assistant Vice President Bill Broyles waited to speak.
Id: 56
Date: 2023-08-15
Title: President Keenum swapped medallions with Judy and Bobby Shackouls at an award ceremony at the Shackouls Honor College.
Order: 0056
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/056_Medallion_Ceremony--Shackouls_M3B3074.jpg
Body:
President Keenum swapped medallions with Judy and Bobby Shackouls at an award ceremony at the Shackouls Honor College.
Id: 57
Date: 2023-08-08
Title: President and First Lady Keenum were on hand for the kick-off of the 2010 Common Freshman Reading Program.
Order: 0057
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/057_Three_Cups_of_Tea_M3B3290.jpg
Body:
President and First Lady Keenum were on hand for the kick-off of the 2010 Common Freshman Reading Program. As part of the kick-off, the Keenums provided 50 complimentary copies of the 2010 Maroon Edition book, 'Three Cups of Tea,' to those attending.
Id: 58
Date: 2023-08-01
Title: President Keenum joined other administrators to serve barbecue pork and chicken for lunch on Staff Appreciation Day at the Junction.
Order: 0058
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/058_Staff_Appreciation_Day_Keenum_serving_KHB1937.jpg
Body:
President Keenum joined other administrators to serve barbecue pork and chicken for lunch on Staff Appreciation Day at the Junction.
Id: 59
Date: 2023-07-25
Title: President Keenum with 2010 HEADWAE honorees, former Student Association president Blake Jeter and faculty senate president Hart Bailey.
Order: 0059
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/059_Keenum_HEADWAE_Awards2010.jpg
Body:
President Keenum with 2010 HEADWAE honorees, former Student Association president Blake Jeter and faculty senate president Hart Bailey.
Id: 60
Date: 2023-07-18
Title: President Keenum with and President Emeritus Donald Zacharias 2010 Donald Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award recipients Linda Young, Brenda Edwards, Kacey Strickland, and Reatha Linley.
Order: 0060
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/060_Keenum_ZACHARIAS_Awards2010.jpg
Body:
President Keenum with and President Emeritus Donald Zacharias 2010 Donald Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award recipients Linda Young, Brenda Edwards, Kacey Strickland, and Reatha Linley.
Id: 61
Date: 2023-07-11
Title: President Keenum with his Mother, Shirley Keenum, honoring her recent retirement as a librarian with a reception in the theme of this year's Maroon Edition reading choice, The Three Cups of Tea.
Order: 0061
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/061_Keenum_Mother_Teaparty.jpg
Body:
President Keenum with his Mother, Shirley Keenum, honoring her recent retirement as a librarian with a reception in the theme of this year's Maroon Edition reading choice, The Three Cups of Tea.
Id: 62
Date: 2023-07-04
Title: President Keenum met with other leaders to discuss Mississippi State's role in combating world hunger issues.
Order: 0062
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/062_Keenum_Rome.jpg
Body:
President Keenum met with other leaders to discuss Mississippi State's role in combating world hunger issues.
Id: 63
Date: 2023-06-27
Title: President Keenum discusses the role Mississippi State can play in combatting food security and world hunger at a meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome.
Order: 0063
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/063_Keenum_FAO.jpg
Body:
President Keenum discusses the role Mississippi State can play in combatting food security and world hunger at a meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome.
Id: 64
Date: 2023-06-20
Title: President Keenum meets with Deputy Director-General James Butler at FAO headquarters in Rome to discuss Mississippi State's role in combating world hunger.
Order: 0064
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/064_Keenum_Rome.jpg
Body:
President Keenum meets with Deputy Director-General James Butler at FAO headquarters in Rome to discuss Mississippi State's role in combating world hunger.
Id: 65
Date: 2023-06-13
Title: Keenum children at the Jackson Extravaganza.
Order: 0065
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/065_Keenum_Kids_Extravaganza.jpg
Body:
Keenum children at the Jackson Extravaganza.
Id: 66
Date: 2023-06-06
Title: President Keenum at the Jackson Extravaganza.
Order: 0066
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/066_Keenum_Extravaganza.jpg
Body:
President Keenum at the Jackson Extravaganza.
Id: 67
Date: 2023-05-30
Title: Members of the Chinese State Forestry Administration visited with MSU President Mark Keenum and Scott Willard, head of biochemistry and molecular biology, during a campus visit recently.
Order: 0067
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/067_ChineseDelegation_REH5424.jpg
Body:
Members of the Chinese State Forestry Administration visited with MSU President Mark Keenum and Scott Willard, head of biochemistry and molecular biology, during a campus visit recently. Among topics of discussion were biomass, forest fire management, pest species control, and sustainable tourism. USDA and Memphis Zoo personnel also accompanying the delegation.
Id: 68
Date: 2023-05-23
Title: President and Mrs. Keenum tour Grant Collection at Mitchell Memorial Library with Fred and Margaret Carl..
Order: 0068
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/068_Fred_Margaret_Carl_library_2010.jpg
Body:
President and Mrs. Keenum tour Grant Collection at Mitchell Memorial Library with Fred and Margaret Carl..
Id: 69
Date: 2023-05-16
Title: President Keenum lends a hammer and a hand to help construct the 2010 Maroon Edition Habitat House.
Order: 0069
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/069_Keenum_MaroonEd_Habitat_groundbreaking_2010.jpg
Body:
President Keenum lends a hammer and a hand to help construct the 2010 Maroon Edition Habitat House. The Starkville home is being built as a university-wide service activity in conjunction with the book Three Cups of Tea.
Id: 70
Date: 2023-05-09
Title: President Keenum helps students move into the residence halls.
Order: 0070
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/070_mvnu2msu10.jpg
Body:
President Keenum helps students move into the residence halls.
Id: 71
Date: 2023-05-02
Title: President Keenum helps students move into the residence halls.
Order: 0071
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/071_mvnu2msu.jpg
Body:
President Keenum helps students move into the residence halls.
Id: 72
Date: 2023-04-25
Title: President Keenum meets with Sara Beth James (Miss Mississippi) and Senator Roger Wicker.
Order: 0072
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/072_keenummissmississippi10.jpg
Body:
President Keenum meets with Sara Beth James (Miss Mississippi) and Senator Roger Wicker.
Id: 73
Date: 2023-04-18
Title: MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum met recently in Rome with Josette Sheeran, director of the United Nations' World Food Program, the largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger around the world.
Order: 0073
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/073_Italy.jpg
Body:
MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum met recently in Rome with Josette Sheeran, director of the United Nations' World Food Program, the largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger around the world. Director Sheeran is pictured with a red cup used by the WFP to distribute free school meals to hungry children. The group's "Fill the Cup" campaign is raising awareness and funding to address hunger issues in developing countries and symbolizes the positive difference filling the cup could make in the life of a hungry child. Dr. Keenum and Director Sheeran talked about how Mississippi State University might have become engaged in WFP efforts worldwide. As a result, MSU and WFP officials have already begun discussions on joint initiatives.
Id: 74
Date: 2023-04-11
Title: MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum speaks at the TRIO Luncheon.
Order: 0074
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/074_Trio_Luncheon.jpg
Body:
MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum speaks at the TRIO Luncheon.
Id: 75
Date: 2023-04-04
Title: Fred Carl, CEO of Viking Range in Greenwood, MS, was the guest speaker for Dr. Keenum's Presidential Leadership Seminar Monday.
Order: 0075
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/075_Fred_Carl.jpg
Body:
Fred Carl, CEO of Viking Range in Greenwood, MS, was the guest speaker for Dr. Keenum's Presidential Leadership Seminar Monday. Dr. Keenum leads class members in discussions on topics relating to leadership. The class also features guests including local, state and federal elected officials, business and civic leaders.
Id: 76
Date: 2023-03-28
Title: Blake Wilson, president of the Mississippi Economic Council, was a featured speaker for the Honors leadership class taught by President Keenum.
Order: 0076
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/076_blakewilson.jpg
Body:
Blake Wilson, president of the Mississippi Economic Council, was a featured speaker for the Honors leadership class taught by President Keenum. Wilson heads an organization that serves as the state's chamber of commerce, leading activities to promote a positive business climate in Mississippi.
Id: 77
Date: 2023-03-21
Title: Dr. Jim Newsome, former head of the New York Mercantile Exchange and MSU graduate, spoke to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0077
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/077_Jim_Newsome.jpg
Body:
Dr. Jim Newsome, former head of the New York Mercantile Exchange and MSU graduate, spoke to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 78
Date: 2023-03-14
Title: Dr. Keenum at the Alcorn State Football Game.
Order: 0078
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/078_KeenumASU.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum at the Alcorn State Football Game.
Id: 79
Date: 2023-03-07
Title: Dr. Billy McCoy, speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, spoke to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0079
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/079_Billy_McCoy.jpg
Body:
Dr. Billy McCoy, speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, spoke to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 80
Date: 2023-02-28
Title: Mississippi Gov.
Order: 0080
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/080_semisouth.jpg
Body:
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (standing) was among dignitaries participating in a Friday announcement that California-based Power Integrations would invest $30 million in SemiSouth, a silicon carbide semiconductor industry that was spun off from Mississippi State University research.
Id: 81
Date: 2023-02-21
Title: Bobby Shackouls visits Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0081
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/081_Shackouls.jpg
Body:
Bobby Shackouls visits Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 82
Date: 2023-02-14
Title: President Keenum with the Society of Scholars.
Order: 0082
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/082_societyofscholars.jpg
Body:
President Keenum with the Society of Scholars.
Id: 83
Date: 2023-02-07
Title: President Keenum signs an agreement to work together with the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.
Order: 0083
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/083_foodagriculture.jpg
Body:
President Keenum signs an agreement to work together with the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.
Id: 84
Date: 2023-01-31
Title: President Keenum speaks at Veterans Day Ceremony.
Order: 0084
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/084_veteransday.jpg
Body:
President Keenum speaks at Veterans Day Ceremony.
Id: 85
Date: 2023-01-24
Title: President Keenum at the Maroon Edition Habitat House dedication.
Order: 0085
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/085_habitatdedication.jpg
Body:
President Keenum at the Maroon Edition Habitat House dedication.
Id: 86
Date: 2023-01-17
Title: Rep.
Order: 0086
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/086_PercyWatson.jpg
Body:
Rep. Percy Watson speaks to President Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 87
Date: 2023-01-10
Title: Senator Thad Cochran speaks to President Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0087
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/087_Cochran.jpg
Body:
Senator Thad Cochran speaks to President Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 88
Date: 2023-01-03
Title: President Keenum serves Thanksgiving lunch to Starkville firefighters.
Order: 0088
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/088_Firefighters.jpg
Body:
President Keenum serves Thanksgiving lunch to Starkville firefighters.
Id: 89
Date: 2022-12-27
Title: President Keenum, along with Mississippi Sen. Lydia Chassaniol; Sarah McCullough, Cultural and Heritage Program Manager for the Mississippi Development Authority Division of Tourism; and Bill Seratt, Chairman of the Mississippi Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, visit campus to review the online resources that will promote events, sites and educational materials relating to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, including a website designed by MSU Libraries.
Order: 0089
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/089_MSCIVILWAR150.jpg
Body:
President Keenum, along with Mississippi Sen. Lydia Chassaniol; Sarah McCullough, Cultural and Heritage Program Manager for the Mississippi Development Authority Division of Tourism; and Bill Seratt, Chairman of the Mississippi Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, visit campus to review the online resources that will promote events, sites and educational materials relating to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, including a website designed by MSU Libraries.
Id: 90
Date: 2022-12-20
Title: Clarion Ledger columnist Sid Salter speaks at 2010 fall graduation.
Order: 0090
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/090_SalterGraduation.jpg
Body:
Clarion Ledger columnist Sid Salter speaks at 2010 fall graduation.
Id: 91
Date: 2022-12-13
Title: Keenum presents Dr. Weary with an honorary degree and a cowbell at the MLK Jr.
Order: 0091
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/091_MLK.jpg
Body:
Keenum presents Dr. Weary with an honorary degree and a cowbell at the MLK Jr. Day Unity Breakfast.
Id: 92
Date: 2022-12-06
Title: SEC Commissioner Mike Slive headlined a weekend gathering that brought together student leaders to share ideas across institutions and discuss issues facing higher education.
Order: 0092
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/092_SEC.jpg
Body:
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive headlined a weekend gathering that brought together student leaders to share ideas across institutions and discuss issues facing higher education.
Id: 93
Date: 2022-11-29
Title: President Mark E. Keenum, from left, Head Football Coach Dan Mullen and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin display the Gator Bowl trophy during a home basketball game.
Order: 0093
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/093_mullen.jpg
Body:
President Mark E. Keenum, from left, Head Football Coach Dan Mullen and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin display the Gator Bowl trophy during a home basketball game.
Id: 94
Date: 2022-11-22
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks at Business Before Hours in Meridian.
Order: 0094
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/094_meridian.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks at Business Before Hours in Meridian.
Id: 95
Date: 2022-11-15
Title: Jerry Gilbert, MSU provost and executive vice present, left, and university President Mark E. Keenum, congratulate associate professor of political science and public administration Rick Travis during a ceremony in Mitchell Memorial Library's John Grisham Room.
Order: 0095
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/095_keenum_travis-2011.jpg
Body:
Jerry Gilbert, MSU provost and executive vice present, left, and university President Mark E. Keenum, congratulate associate professor of political science and public administration Rick Travis during a ceremony in Mitchell Memorial Library's John Grisham Room. Travis was recognized as the 2010 Mississippi Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Id: 96
Date: 2022-11-08
Title: Dr. Keenum visits with world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson during Tyson's visit to campus.
Order: 0096
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/096_keenum_tyson-2011.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum visits with world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson during Tyson's visit to campus.
Id: 97
Date: 2022-11-01
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents Richard Adkerson with the distinction of Alumnus of the Year on behalf of university's Alumni Association.
Order: 0097
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/097_adkerson.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents Richard Adkerson with the distinction of Alumnus of the Year on behalf of university's Alumni Association. Adkerson, an MSU accounting graduate living in Phoenix, Ariz., serves as chief executive officer of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc., the world's largest publicly traded copper producer. A longtime supporter of his alma mater, Adkerson completed his degree with highest honors in 1969 and earned an MBA a year later. In 2007, the university's school of accounting was named after Adkerson.
Id: 98
Date: 2022-10-25
Title: Mississippi State's 133rd Birthday Party.
Order: 0098
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/098_birthday.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State's 133rd Birthday Party.
Id: 99
Date: 2022-10-18
Title: Two local library systems signed contracts Monday at MSU's Mitchell Memorial Library denoting their membership in the Golden Triangle Regional Library Consortium.
Order: 0099
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/099_library.jpg
Body:
Two local library systems signed contracts Monday at MSU's Mitchell Memorial Library denoting their membership in the Golden Triangle Regional Library Consortium. MSU President Mark Keenum, center, welcomed the group.
Id: 100
Date: 2022-10-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with Oktibbeha County administrator Don Posey, while Lynn Spruill, Starkville's chief administrative officer, and Marvell Howard, a member of the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, look on.
Order: 0100
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/100_dinner.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with Oktibbeha County administrator Don Posey, while Lynn Spruill, Starkville's chief administrative officer, and Marvell Howard, a member of the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, look on. Community leaders visited at Mississippi State's Leo W. Seal M-Club Center Friday for lunch and discussion of general issues to help enhance the relationship between the university and community. This meeting was part of a series of gatherings for the group of leaders.
Id: 101
Date: 2022-10-04
Title: City, county and university officials came together Monday with Mississippi congressional leaders to break ground and celebrate a new business incubator, which will also accommodate expansion of II-VI Inc., a growing company already housed at the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park.
Order: 0101
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/101_groundbreaking.jpg
Body:
City, county and university officials came together Monday with Mississippi congressional leaders to break ground and celebrate a new business incubator, which will also accommodate expansion of II-VI Inc., a growing company already housed at the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park. Participating in the groundbreaking were David Shaw, vice president for research and economic development; Whit Hughes, Mississippi Development Authority; Marvell Howard, Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors; Jack Wallace, Oktibbeha County Economic Development Authority; Senator Thad Cochran; MSU President Mark Keenum; Congressman Alan Nunnelee; Congressman Gregg Harper; Carl Johnson, II-VI Inc. Board Chairman; Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman; and Architect Jim Eley.
Id: 102
Date: 2022-09-27
Title: Dr. Keenum with US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan and MSU VP for Agriculture, Forest Resources and Veterinary Medicine Greg Bohach.
Order: 0102
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/102_alabama.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan and MSU VP for Agriculture, Forest Resources and Veterinary Medicine Greg Bohach.
Id: 103
Date: 2022-09-20
Title: Dr. Keenum visits with MSU alumni employed at Alabama Southern Community College in Monroeville, AL, including president Reggie Sykes.
Order: 0103
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/103_alabama.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum visits with MSU alumni employed at Alabama Southern Community College in Monroeville, AL, including president Reggie Sykes.
Id: 104
Date: 2022-09-13
Title: Dr. Keenum meets with members of the Faculty Senate at his campus residence.
Order: 0104
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/104_facultysenate.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum meets with members of the Faculty Senate at his campus residence.
Id: 105
Date: 2022-09-06
Title: Dr. Keenum and Dr. David Shaw recognize aerospace engineering professor Dr. James Newman (center) with the Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award.
Order: 0105
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/105_aerospace.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum and Dr. David Shaw recognize aerospace engineering professor Dr. James Newman (center) with the Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award.
Id: 106
Date: 2022-08-30
Title: Vice Presidents John Rush and Bill Kibler assist President Keenum with his graduation regalia.
Order: 0106
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/106_graduation.jpg
Body:
Vice Presidents John Rush and Bill Kibler assist President Keenum with his graduation regalia.
Id: 107
Date: 2022-08-23
Title: Former governor William Winter visited Mississippi State Tuesday to view the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Collection in Mitchell Memorial Library.
Order: 0107
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/107_winter.jpg
Body:
Former governor William Winter visited Mississippi State Tuesday to view the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Collection in Mitchell Memorial Library. Before the tour, Winter was welcomed by MSU President Mark E. Keenum, who also hosted a luncheon in his honor. The Grant Collection consists of some 15,000 linear feet of correspondence, research notes, artifacts, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.
Id: 108
Date: 2022-08-16
Title: Dr. Keenum presents employees with Zacharias Staff Awards, named in honor of president emeritus Donald Zacharias (seated).
Order: 0108
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/108_zacharias.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum presents employees with Zacharias Staff Awards, named in honor of president emeritus Donald Zacharias (seated).
Id: 109
Date: 2022-08-09
Title: First Lady Rhonda Keenum speaks with Misty Hutcheson and daughter Haley in Smithville, Mississippi.
Order: 0109
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/109_rhonda.jpg
Body:
First Lady Rhonda Keenum speaks with Misty Hutcheson and daughter Haley in Smithville, Mississippi. Mrs. Keenum, faculty, staff, and students were on hand to deliver supplies and take part in the cleanup effort in the tornado-damaged area.
Id: 110
Date: 2022-08-02
Title: President Keenum introduces the 2011 Maroon Edition book, "The Optimist's Daughter," by Eudora Welty.
Order: 0110
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/110_maroonedition.jpg
Body:
President Keenum introduces the 2011 Maroon Edition book, "The Optimist's Daughter," by Eudora Welty.
Id: 111
Date: 2022-07-26
Title: President Keenum participates in the dedication ceremony for Jack Cristil Highway.
Order: 0111
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/111_Cristil.jpg
Body:
President Keenum participates in the dedication ceremony for Jack Cristil Highway.
Id: 112
Date: 2022-07-19
Title: President Keenum speaks to new students at Orientation.
Order: 0112
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/112_orientation.jpg
Body:
President Keenum speaks to new students at Orientation.
Id: 113
Date: 2022-07-12
Title: Nancy Bearden receives a framed Chapel of Memories print from President Mark Keenum, who met with her in appreciation of her commitment to MSU spanning nearly 51 years.
Order: 0113
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/113_painting.jpg
Body:
Nancy Bearden receives a framed Chapel of Memories print from President Mark Keenum, who met with her in appreciation of her commitment to MSU spanning nearly 51 years.
Id: 114
Date: 2022-07-05
Title: D
Order: 0114
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/114_centralms_scholarship.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with Central Mississippi Alumni Association scholarship recipients at the 2011 Cental Mississippi Extravaganza
Id: 115
Date: 2022-06-28
Title: Dr. Mark Keenum receives cheque for Central Mississippi Alumni Chapter endowed scholarship.
Order: 0115
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/115_centralms_cheque.jpg
Body:
Dr. Mark Keenum receives cheque for Central Mississippi Alumni Chapter endowed scholarship.
Id: 116
Date: 2022-06-21
Title: Dr. Keenum at the 2011 Central Mississippi Alumni Association Extravaganza.
Order: 0116
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/116_centralmsextra.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum at the 2011 Central Mississippi Alumni Association Extravaganza.
Id: 117
Date: 2022-06-14
Title: Dr. Keenum hosts a community roundtable luncheon at the Leo W. Seal M-Club.
Order: 0117
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/117_roundtable.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum hosts a community roundtable luncheon at the Leo W. Seal M-Club. Keenum, left, meets regularly with Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, Greater Starkville Development Partnership President Jon Maynard, and Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors President Marvell Howard. The leaders communicate regularly and hold a quarterly roundtable meeting that is open to the public.
Id: 118
Date: 2022-06-07
Title: Maroon Edition Habitat House groundbreaking ceremony.
Order: 0118
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/118_groundbreaking.jpg
Body:
Maroon Edition Habitat House groundbreaking ceremony.
Id: 119
Date: 2022-05-31
Title: President Keenum helps with the Maroon Edition Habitat build.
Order: 0119
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/119_habitat.jpg
Body:
President Keenum helps with the Maroon Edition Habitat build.
Id: 120
Date: 2022-05-24
Title: President Keenum with JAAS Delegation.
Order: 0120
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/120_chinese.jpg
Body:
President Keenum with JAAS Delegation.
Id: 121
Date: 2022-05-17
Title: Dolphus Weary speaks to President Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0121
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/121_dolphus.jpg
Body:
Dolphus Weary speaks to President Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 122
Date: 2022-05-10
Title: President Keenum joins Lee and Leo Seal, Coach Mullen and Scott Stricklin for the groundbreaking of the $25 million Leo Seal Jr.
Order: 0122
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/122_groundbreaking.jpg
Body:
President Keenum joins Lee and Leo Seal, Coach Mullen and Scott Stricklin for the groundbreaking of the $25 million Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex.
Id: 123
Date: 2022-05-03
Title: About 100 young people involved in the Cal Ripken Foundation visited Mississippi State on Monday and got life skills tips from baseball coach John Cohen aand heard from Dr. Keenum.
Order: 0123
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/123_ripken.jpg
Body:
About 100 young people involved in the Cal Ripken Foundation visited Mississippi State on Monday and got life skills tips from baseball coach John Cohen aand heard from Dr. Keenum.
Id: 124
Date: 2022-04-26
Title: IHL Commissioner Hank Bounds visited Dr. Keenum's Leadership Class.
Order: 0124
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/124_bounds.jpg
Body:
IHL Commissioner Hank Bounds visited Dr. Keenum's Leadership Class.
Id: 125
Date: 2022-04-19
Title: President Keenum with Secretary of the Navy and former Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus during Mabus' visit to campus to speak at the 2011 Biofuels Conference.
Order: 0125
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/125_mabus.jpg
Body:
President Keenum with Secretary of the Navy and former Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus during Mabus' visit to campus to speak at the 2011 Biofuels Conference.
Id: 126
Date: 2022-04-12
Title: Dr. Keenum hosts Holocaust survivor Ann Jaffe for a special luncheon at the president's home.
Order: 0126
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/126_jaffe.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum hosts Holocaust survivor Ann Jaffe for a special luncheon at the president's home.
Id: 127
Date: 2022-04-05
Title: D
Order: 0127
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/127_golding.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with Melody Golding when she visited campus to sign copies of her book, "Panther Tract: Wild Boar Hunting in the Mississippi Delta."
Id: 128
Date: 2022-03-29
Title: Mississippi Governor William Winter speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0128
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/128_winter.jpg
Body:
Mississippi Governor William Winter speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 129
Date: 2022-03-22
Title: President Keenum meets with TRIO students at Montgomery Hall.
Order: 0129
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/129_trio.jpg
Body:
President Keenum meets with TRIO students at Montgomery Hall.
Id: 130
Date: 2022-03-15
Title: Nobel prize winning chemist Sir Harold Kroto (R) meets with Dr. Keenum and Dr. Edwin Lewis (L), head of the MSU Chemistry Department.
Order: 0130
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/130_sirharold.jpg
Body:
Nobel prize winning chemist Sir Harold Kroto (R) meets with Dr. Keenum and Dr. Edwin Lewis (L), head of the MSU Chemistry Department.
Id: 131
Date: 2022-03-08
Title: Representative Bennie Thompson visits with Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0131
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/131_thompson.jpg
Body:
Representative Bennie Thompson visits with Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 132
Date: 2022-03-01
Title: President Keenum speaks at MSU's Veterans Day ceremony.
Order: 0132
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/132_veterans.jpg
Body:
President Keenum speaks at MSU's Veterans Day ceremony.
Id: 133
Date: 2022-02-22
Title: President Keenum presents Kimberly Riley with a quilt and a bible at the Habitat House dedication.
Order: 0133
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/133_habitat.jpg
Body:
President Keenum presents Kimberly Riley with a quilt and a bible at the Habitat House dedication.
Id: 134
Date: 2022-02-15
Title: President Keenum visits with staff from University Medical Center at their tailgate in The Junction.
Order: 0134
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/134_umc.jpg
Body:
President Keenum visits with staff from University Medical Center at their tailgate in The Junction.
Id: 135
Date: 2022-02-08
Title: President Keenum presents the Pegasus Award to Chip Morgan.
Order: 0135
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/135_pegasus.jpg
Body:
President Keenum presents the Pegasus Award to Chip Morgan.
Id: 136
Date: 2022-02-01
Title: Tate Reeves, third from left, who is in his second term as Mississippi's state treasurer and is Lt. Gov.-elect, was welcomed to the MSU Starkville campus on Nov.
Order: 0136
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/136_reeves.jpg
Body:
Tate Reeves, third from left, who is in his second term as Mississippi's state treasurer and is Lt. Gov.-elect, was welcomed to the MSU Starkville campus on Nov. 29. Greeting him were, from left, Jerry Gilbert, provost and executive vice president; Marty Wiseman, director of the Stennis Institute of Government; Amy Tuck, executive director of campus operations; Mark E. Keenum, MSU president; and Sid Salter, journalist-in-residence.
Id: 137
Date: 2022-01-25
Title: D
Order: 0137
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/137_shoebird.jpg
Body:
Dr. and Mrs. Keenum hosted several third graders from around the state at the President's Home Wednesday for a reception in honor of the students' artwork themed around Eudora Welty's "The Shoe Bird."
Id: 138
Date: 2022-01-18
Title: MSU President Mark Keenum serves food to Starkville Fire Chief Rodger Mann at the Lampkin Street Fire Station.
Order: 0138
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/138_firefighters.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark Keenum serves food to Starkville Fire Chief Rodger Mann at the Lampkin Street Fire Station. The university provided a Christmas luncheon for the Starkville Fire Department in appreciation of their commitment and hard work throughout the year.
Id: 139
Date: 2022-01-11
Title: Dr. Keenum and family participate in the Downtown Starkville Christmas Parade.
Order: 0139
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/139_christmas.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum and family participate in the Downtown Starkville Christmas Parade.
Id: 140
Date: 2022-01-04
Title: Governor William Winter spoke at the 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Order: 0140
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/140_winter.jpg
Body:
Governor William Winter spoke at the 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast where Dr. Keenum presented the governor with a cowbell and named him an "official Bulldog."
Id: 141
Date: 2021-12-28
Title: President Keenum and Governor Winter with writing competition winners honored at the 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Order: 0141
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/141_mlk.jpg
Body:
President Keenum and Governor Winter with writing competition winners honored at the 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast.
Id: 142
Date: 2021-12-21
Title: President Keenum visits with students at MSU Meridian.
Order: 0142
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/142_meridian.jpg
Body:
President Keenum visits with students at MSU Meridian.
Id: 143
Date: 2021-12-14
Title: President Keenum speaks to faculty members at their Spring General Faculty Meeting.
Order: 0143
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/143_facultymeeting.jpg
Body:
President Keenum speaks to faculty members at their Spring General Faculty Meeting.
Id: 144
Date: 2021-12-07
Title: President Keenum has lunch with Freshman Council in Perry Cafeteria.
Order: 0144
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/144_students.jpg
Body:
President Keenum has lunch with Freshman Council in Perry Cafeteria.
Id: 145
Date: 2021-11-30
Title: Dr. Keenum hosts transportation commissioners at the president's home.
Order: 0145
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/145_transportation.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum hosts transportation commissioners at the president's home.
Id: 146
Date: 2021-11-23
Title: Dr. Keenum signs proclamation, growing MSU-based library consortium.
Order: 0146
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/146_library.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum signs proclamation, growing MSU-based library consortium.
Id: 147
Date: 2021-11-16
Title: Dr. Keenum and Scott Stricklin honor Jack Cristil at halftime of the Arkansas game.
Order: 0147
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/147_cristil.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum and Scott Stricklin honor Jack Cristil at halftime of the Arkansas game.
Id: 148
Date: 2021-11-09
Title: Dr. Keenum presents a cowbell to F.W. de Klerk during his visit to campus.
Order: 0148
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/148_deklerk.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum presents a cowbell to F.W. de Klerk during his visit to campus.
Id: 149
Date: 2021-11-02
Title: Dr. Keenum and Mayor Wiseman sign the Nutrition Day proclamation.
Order: 0149
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/149_nutrition.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum and Mayor Wiseman sign the Nutrition Day proclamation.
Id: 150
Date: 2021-10-26
Title: Dr. Keenum stands with student award winners from the President's Commission for the Status of Women.
Order: 0150
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/150_pcsw.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum stands with student award winners from the President's Commission for the Status of Women.
Id: 151
Date: 2021-10-19
Title: Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and MSU President Mark Keenum signed a Memorandum of Understanding, while visiting with members of Volunteer Starkville and the Maroon Volunteer Center, creating an official partnership between the local and campus organizations.
Order: 0151
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/151_keenum_pwiseman.jpg
Body:
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and MSU President Mark Keenum signed a Memorandum of Understanding, while visiting with members of Volunteer Starkville and the Maroon Volunteer Center, creating an official partnership between the local and campus organizations.
Id: 152
Date: 2021-10-12
Title: Dr. Keenum at Spring 2012 Graduation.
Order: 0152
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/152_graduation.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum at Spring 2012 Graduation.
Id: 153
Date: 2021-10-05
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks to IHL board members during their visit to the MSU campus.
Order: 0153
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/153_ihl.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks to IHL board members during their visit to the MSU campus.
Id: 154
Date: 2021-09-28
Title: Dr. Keenum with Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award winners at Staff Appreciation Day 2012.
Order: 0154
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/154_sad.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award winners at Staff Appreciation Day 2012.
Id: 155
Date: 2021-09-21
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks with Peter McPherson (president of the Association of Public and Land-Grand Universities), and Dr. Jerry Gilbert (MSU Provost) in Washington, D.C. For the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival.
Order: 0155
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/155_dc.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks with Peter McPherson (president of the Association of Public and Land-Grand Universities), and Dr. Jerry Gilbert (MSU Provost) in Washington, D.C. For the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival.
Id: 156
Date: 2021-09-14
Title: D
Order: 0156
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/156_dc.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum stands with athletic director Scott Stricklin and head football coach Dan Mullen at an MSU Alumni Association event in Washington, DC.
Id: 157
Date: 2021-09-07
Title: D
Order: 0157
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/157_dc.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran in Washington, DC.
Id: 158
Date: 2021-08-31
Title: D
Order: 0158
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/158_dc.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks with attendees at an Alumni Association event held in Washington, DC.
Id: 159
Date: 2021-08-24
Title: Dr. Keenum with athletic director Scott Stricklin, Tennessee congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, head football coach Dan Mullen, and Mississippi congressman Alan Nunnelee.
Order: 0159
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/159_dc.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with athletic director Scott Stricklin, Tennessee congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, head football coach Dan Mullen, and Mississippi congressman Alan Nunnelee.
Id: 160
Date: 2021-08-17
Title: Dr. Keenum with Rafael Palmeiro and Jeff Malone at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction.
Order: 0160
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/160_sports.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with Rafael Palmeiro and Jeff Malone at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction.
Id: 161
Date: 2021-08-10
Title: Dr. Keenum with Scott Stricklin at the announcement of the Davis Wade Stadium expansion.
Order: 0161
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/161_stadium.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum with Scott Stricklin at the announcement of the Davis Wade Stadium expansion.
Id: 162
Date: 2021-08-03
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks at The Drill.
Order: 0162
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/162_drill.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks at The Drill.
Id: 163
Date: 2021-07-27
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks at The Drill.
Order: 0163
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/163_drill.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks at The Drill.
Id: 164
Date: 2021-07-20
Title: Dr. Keenum and Scott Stricklin present footballs to Hank Bounds, Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education, and Carolyn Meyers, Jackson State University president at halftime of the MSU/JSU football game.
Order: 0164
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/164_jsu.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum and Scott Stricklin present footballs to Hank Bounds, Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education, and Carolyn Meyers, Jackson State University president at halftime of the MSU/JSU football game.
Id: 165
Date: 2021-07-13
Title: Dr. Keenum stands with Jerry Gilbert (MSU provost), Hank Bounds (MS Commissioner of Higher Education), and officials from Jackson State University at the MSU/JSU football game.
Order: 0165
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/165_jsu.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum stands with Jerry Gilbert (MSU provost), Hank Bounds (MS Commissioner of Higher Education), and officials from Jackson State University at the MSU/JSU football game.
Id: 166
Date: 2021-07-06
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks to the Famous Maroon Band.
Order: 0166
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/166_band.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks to the Famous Maroon Band.
Id: 167
Date: 2021-06-29
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks at MSU's food security conference.
Order: 0167
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/167_food.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks at MSU's food security conference.
Id: 168
Date: 2021-06-22
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson at a conference commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Order: 0168
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/168_emancipation.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson at a conference commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Id: 169
Date: 2021-06-15
Title: Dedication of the Verner G. Hurt Research and Extension Building in Stoneville.
Order: 0169
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/169_research.jpg
Body:
Dedication of the Verner G. Hurt Research and Extension Building in Stoneville.
Id: 170
Date: 2021-06-08
Title: U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0170
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/170_cochran.jpg
Body:
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 171
Date: 2021-06-01
Title: Dr. Keenum speaks with U.S. Sens.
Order: 0171
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/171_incubator.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaks with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran and U.S. Rep Gregg Harper during the opening of the new business incubator at Thad Cochran Research Park.
Id: 172
Date: 2021-05-25
Title: Coach Mullen speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0172
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/172_mullen.jpg
Body:
Coach Mullen speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 173
Date: 2021-05-18
Title: Sheila Grogan, second from left, executive director of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, presented a grant check for $562,485 to MSU President Mark Keenum, Vice President for Student Affairs Bill Kibler, Health Education and Wellness Director Joyce Yates, and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin at the home football game against the University of South Alabama.
Order: 0173
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/173_check.jpg
Body:
Sheila Grogan, second from left, executive director of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, presented a grant check for $562,485 to MSU President Mark Keenum, Vice President for Student Affairs Bill Kibler, Health Education and Wellness Director Joyce Yates, and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin at the home football game against the University of South Alabama.
Id: 174
Date: 2021-05-11
Title: Richard Adkerson speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0174
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/174_leadership.jpg
Body:
Richard Adkerson speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 175
Date: 2021-05-04
Title: Senator Thad Cochran speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0175
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/175_leadership.jpg
Body:
Senator Thad Cochran speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 176
Date: 2021-04-27
Title: President Keenum at the SMART announcement.
Order: 0176
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/176_wiseman.jpg
Body:
President Keenum at the SMART announcement.
Id: 177
Date: 2021-04-20
Title: Governor Phil Bryant with Dr. & Mrs. Mark Keenum.
Order: 0177
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/177_governor.jpg
Body:
Governor Phil Bryant with Dr. & Mrs. Mark Keenum.
Id: 178
Date: 2021-04-13
Title: Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0178
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/178_reeves.jpg
Body:
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 179
Date: 2021-04-06
Title: Governor Phil Bryant speaks during a campus energy conference.
Order: 0179
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/179_governor.jpg
Body:
Governor Phil Bryant speaks during a campus energy conference.
Id: 180
Date: 2021-03-30
Title: Dolphus Weary speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0180
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/180_weary.jpg
Body:
Dolphus Weary speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 181
Date: 2021-03-23
Title: U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker delivered the keynote address for the Oct.
Order: 0181
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/181_wicker.jpg
Body:
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker delivered the keynote address for the Oct. 16 grand opening of the Mississippi State University Science and Technology Center at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. Dr. Keenum noted that the new $9-million facility funded by NOAA carries on a long tradition of science-based education and research by Mississippi State on the Coast.
Id: 182
Date: 2021-03-16
Title: Members of the MSU baseball team presented Dr. Keenum, center, with a championship ring commemorating the Diamond Dawgs' 2012 Southeastern Conference Tournament title.
Order: 0182
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/182_baseball.jpg
Body:
Members of the MSU baseball team presented Dr. Keenum, center, with a championship ring commemorating the Diamond Dawgs' 2012 Southeastern Conference Tournament title. Shown with Dr. Keenum are, from left, Tyler Bratton, director of baseball operations; pitcher Preston Brown; designated hitter Trey Porter and pitcher Brandon Woodruff.
Id: 183
Date: 2021-03-09
Title: Dr. Keenum hosts National Merit Finalist Shelby Given and her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Given, at the president's home.
Order: 0183
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/183_given.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum hosts National Merit Finalist Shelby Given and her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Given, at the president's home.
Id: 185
Date: 2021-03-02
Title: Mississippi State University First Lady Rhonda Keenum, seated left, presented His Excellency Elkanah Odembo, the Kenyan Ambassador to the U.S., seated right, with a commemorative MSU cowbell following a luncheon in Odembo's honor on Thursday in the Swalm Chemical Engineering Building Suite.
Order: 0185
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/185_kenya.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State University First Lady Rhonda Keenum, seated left, presented His Excellency Elkanah Odembo, the Kenyan Ambassador to the U.S., seated right, with a commemorative MSU cowbell following a luncheon in Odembo's honor on Thursday in the Swalm Chemical Engineering Building Suite. Shown with Ambassador Odembo were K.C. Morrison, head of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and MSU's senior fellow in African Studies, standing left, and MSU Provost Jerry Gilbert, standing right. Odembo personally knew fellow Kenya-native Wangari Maathai, the late author of "Unbowed" who wrote the memoir selected by university leaders as the 2012 Maroon Edition. To learn more about Odembo's visit or MSU's Maroon Edition, visit http://www.maroonedition.msstate.edu.
Id: 186
Date: 2021-02-23
Title: Jim Rouse, MSU Alumnus of the Year, speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Order: 0186
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/186_rouse.jpg
Body:
Jim Rouse, MSU Alumnus of the Year, speaks to Dr. Keenum's leadership class.
Id: 187
Date: 2021-02-16
Title: Dr. Keenum speaking at the 2012 MSU Veterans Day Program at Mississippi State, honoring those MSU students and Oktibbeha County residents who have served.
Order: 0187
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/187_veterans.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum speaking at the 2012 MSU Veterans Day Program at Mississippi State, honoring those MSU students and Oktibbeha County residents who have served.
Id: 188
Date: 2021-02-09
Title: MSU alumnus and CEO of Hancock Bank, John Hairston, spoke to Dr. Keenum's leadership class about his career and how he made the move from Chemical Engineering to Banking.
Order: 0188
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/188_hairston.jpg
Body:
MSU alumnus and CEO of Hancock Bank, John Hairston, spoke to Dr. Keenum's leadership class about his career and how he made the move from Chemical Engineering to Banking.
Id: 189
Date: 2021-02-02
Title: Dr. Keenum joins Lt. Colonel Roberta Nicholson and Major Tommy Cardone for the rededication of Middleton Hall.
Order: 0189
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/189_middleton.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum joins Lt. Colonel Roberta Nicholson and Major Tommy Cardone for the rededication of Middleton Hall.
Id: 190
Date: 2021-01-26
Title: Dr. Keenum and Scott Stricklin present Nick Bell's jersey to his family for Senior Day.
Order: 0190
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/190_bell.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum and Scott Stricklin present Nick Bell's jersey to his family for Senior Day.
Id: 191
Date: 2021-01-19
Title: First Lady Rhonda Keenum spoke to Dr. Keenum's Leadership Class.
Order: 0191
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/191_keenum.jpg
Body:
First Lady Rhonda Keenum spoke to Dr. Keenum's Leadership Class.
Id: 192
Date: 2021-01-12
Title: Dr. Keenum lights the MSU Christmas tree during the annual Holiday in the Junction ceremony.
Order: 0192
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/192_christmas.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum lights the MSU Christmas tree during the annual Holiday in the Junction ceremony.
Id: 193
Date: 2021-01-05
Title: Dr. Keenum and Starkville mayor Parker Wiseman serve a Christmas lunch to local firefighters to thank them for their service to the community.
Order: 0193
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/193_fire.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum and Starkville mayor Parker Wiseman serve a Christmas lunch to local firefighters to thank them for their service to the community.
Id: 194
Date: 2020-12-29
Title: Celebrating the signing today of an agreement between MSU and India's Archarya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) for cooperation and collaboration in global agricultural research and development.
Order: 0194
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/194_signing.jpg
Body:
Celebrating the signing today of an agreement between MSU and India's Archarya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) for cooperation and collaboration in global agricultural research and development. Dr. Mark Keenum signed the memorandum of understanding with government agricultural officials from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, and a represenative of ANGRAU.
Id: 195
Date: 2020-12-22
Title: Governor Phil Bryant accepts an "Honorary Bulldog" certificate from Dr. Mark Keenum during December 2012 Commencement.
Order: 0195
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/195_bryant.jpg
Body:
Governor Phil Bryant accepts an "Honorary Bulldog" certificate from Dr. Mark Keenum during December 2012 Commencement.
Id: 196
Date: 2020-12-15
Title: Dr. Keenum presents Martha Ann Estes Gordon with a cowbell during a memorial service for her husband, the late Senator Jack Gordon.
Order: 0196
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/196_gordon.jpg
Body:
Dr. Keenum presents Martha Ann Estes Gordon with a cowbell during a memorial service for her husband, the late Senator Jack Gordon.
Id: 197
Date: 2020-12-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum with Bulldog alumni among the Germantown High School faculty and staff during a recent campus visit with students at the new Madison County, Miss.
Order: 0197
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/197_germantown.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum with Bulldog alumni among the Germantown High School faculty and staff during a recent campus visit with students at the new Madison County, Miss. school.
Id: 198
Date: 2020-12-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis during his visit to campus.
Order: 0198
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/198_forest.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis during his visit to campus.
Id: 199
Date: 2020-11-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum recently announced an unprecedented new MSU scholarship program that will partner with the Mississippi Economic Council's highly successful Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition or STAR program.
Order: 0199
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/199_mec.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum recently announced an unprecedented new MSU scholarship program that will partner with the Mississippi Economic Council's highly successful Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition or STAR program. The announcement came during the MEC's Capital Day event in early January. The $6,000 scholarship targets the state's most academically talented students. STAR students have a minimum ACT of 25 and minimum high school grade average of 93.
Id: 200
Date: 2020-11-17
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0200
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/200_mlk.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum. left, confers "Honorary Bulldog" status on Mississippi Adjutant Gen. Augustus L. Collins, right, speaker for the annual MSU's community Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity breakfast held Monday in the Colvard Student Union. Shown at center is the general's wife, Mrs. Debra Collins. Hundreds attended the event, which featured a celebration of King's life and work. Collins is the first African-American to lead the Mississippi Army and Air National Guard.
Id: 201
Date: 2020-11-10
Title: MSU President Mark Keenum speaks to WLBT, along with Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/201_wlbt.jpg
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MSU President Mark Keenum speaks to WLBT, along with Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones. The two universities joined forces at a news conference podium in Jackson to announce the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program.
Id: 202
Date: 2020-11-03
Title: MSU is pleased to be the host campus for American Legion Boys State.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/202_boysstate.jpg
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MSU is pleased to be the host campus for American Legion Boys State. Boys State director Neal Boone, left, President Mark Keenum, center, and Boys State chairman Donald Cabrol signed the three year agreement.
Id: 203
Date: 2020-10-27
Title: The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport and the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to study the health of protected, threatened, and endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico area.
Order: 0203
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The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport and the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to study the health of protected, threatened, and endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico area. This collaborative effort will provide research, clinical, and student externship opportunities. Shown with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, at the MOU signing are, from left, Dr. John Pitchford, Dr. Delphine Shannon, Dr. Moby Solangi, and Dr. Andy Coleman. The researchers also made a presentation at the CVM on their current research activities and collaborative partnerships.
Id: 204
Date: 2020-10-20
Title: The Keenum family in front of the John Grisham Room at the Mitchell Memorial Library.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/999_keenum.jpg
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The Keenum family in front of the John Grisham Room at the Mitchell Memorial Library.
Id: 210
Date: 2013-02-07
Title: Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive was on MSU's Starkville campus Saturday to address the MSU Alumni Association's Leadership Conference.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130207151727.jpg
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Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive was on MSU's Starkville campus Saturday to address the MSU Alumni Association's Leadership Conference. Slive, who is an attorney and college sports executive, has led the SEC since 2002 and is a past coordinator of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Joining the commissioner for his presentation to MSU's alumni leadership was MSU President Mark E. Keenum and MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin.
Id: 211
Date: 2013-02-07
Title: Dr. Keenum stands with Alumnus of the Year Tommy Everett and Camille Young.
Order: 0208
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130207151752.jpg
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Dr. Keenum stands with Alumnus of the Year Tommy Everett and Camille Young.
Id: 214
Date: 2013-02-08
Title: SuperTalk Mississippi's Paul Gallo Show recently featured MSU President Mark E. Keenum on its live broadcast from the Mississippi Horse Park, where the Starkville Rotary Classic Rodeo was getting under way.
Order: 0211
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130208160732.jpg
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SuperTalk Mississippi's Paul Gallo Show recently featured MSU President Mark E. Keenum on its live broadcast from the Mississippi Horse Park, where the Starkville Rotary Classic Rodeo was getting under way. The annual rodeo features more than 260 contestants from 21 states and several foreign countries. Proceeds fund college scholarships for area students.
Id: 215
Date: 2013-02-08
Title: Mississippi State University held its first Women of Color Summit on Friday.
Order: 0212
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130208154940.jpg
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Mississippi State University held its first Women of Color Summit on Friday. University President Mark E. Keenum, left, and Jerry Gilbert, provost and executive vice president, thank keynote speaker Sharon Eubanks for her presentation. Eubanks, who graduated from MSU in the 1970s, was lead counsel in the civil case against the tobacco companies that forced them to change the way they advertise, market and do business.
Id: 221
Date: 2013-02-11
Title: Former Mississippi State faculty member Sonny Ramaswamy, center, now a senior U.S. Department of Agriculture administrator, visits with Greg Bohach, MSU vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a visit to campus.
Order: 0213
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130211130054.jpg
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Former Mississippi State faculty member Sonny Ramaswamy, center, now a senior U.S. Department of Agriculture administrator, visits with Greg Bohach, MSU vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a visit to campus. Ramaswamy currently directs USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and will give a presentation open to all university faculty, staff and students, titled "Setting the Table for a Hotter, Flatter, and More Crowded Earth."
Id: 222
Date: 2013-02-14
Title: James Bullard, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Order: 0214
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130214142305.jpg
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James Bullard, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum talk at a special banking forum at the Hunter Henry Center. Bullard gave a presentation outlining recent changes to U.S. monetary policy. He said he has an optimistic outlook for the 2013 economy and expects unemployment to continue a downward trend through the year. The College of Business's Department of Finance and Economics sponsored the Feb. 14 forum.
Id: 223
Date: 2013-02-15
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, far right, was just one of the state dignitaries who recently gathered at the Mississippi University for Women for the inauguration of the institution's new president, James Borsig, front left.
Order: 0215
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130215163518.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, far right, was just one of the state dignitaries who recently gathered at the Mississippi University for Women for the inauguration of the institution's new president, James Borsig, front left.
Id: 224
Date: 2013-02-19
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets during a luncheon with Martin Luther King Jr.
Order: 0216
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130219135223.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets during a luncheon with Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest winners senior Leah Gibson, second from left, junior Yolanda Kelly, center, and sophomore Ian Harley. All three students attend Starkville High School.
Id: 225
Date: 2013-02-27
Title: The Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning recently held its diversity celebration by recognizing campus and community leaders for their impact on advancing diversity and encouraging understanding and respect.
Order: 0217
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130227101031.jpg
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The Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning recently held its diversity celebration by recognizing campus and community leaders for their impact on advancing diversity and encouraging understanding and respect. Training Coordinator and Adjunct Professor Emeritus Frank Davis, third from left, received the prestigious faculty honor for advancing opportunity and inclusion at Mississippi State University and in the local community. He is a member of the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology in MSU's Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine. Shown with Davis are, from left, Dr. Doug Rouse of Hattiesburg, recognition committee chair; Carole McReynolds Davis, wife of the honoree; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; IHL Board of Trustees President Ed Blakeslee; Greg Bohach, MSU Vice President of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; and Jerry Gilbert, MSU Provost and Executive Vice President.
Id: 226
Date: 2013-02-28
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, seated right, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman have declared March to be National Nutrition Month at MSU and in the city.
Order: 0219
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130228164115.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, seated right, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman have declared March to be National Nutrition Month at MSU and in the city. Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the annual campaign focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
Officers and advisers of the MSU Student Dietetic Association also were present at the proclamation signing. Standing, from left, are Anna Hansen, scholarship chair; Lauren Manuel, president; Brent Fountain, adviser; Leslie Carr, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Student Council liaison; Ali Pyron, secretary; Sylvia Byrd, adviser; Shelly Johnston, treasurer; and Kayla Proctor, vice president. Not pictured: Renee Matich, adviser.
Id: 227
Date: 2013-03-04
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum talks with Kenyan Ambassador Elkanah Odembo prior to a ceremonial tree planting at Mississippi State March 4.
Order: 0220
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130304164607.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum talks with Kenyan Ambassador Elkanah Odembo prior to a ceremonial tree planting at Mississippi State March 4. The event memorialized Wangari Maathai, author of "Unbowed," and a Nobel Peace Prize winner and African environmentalist who led in founding the Green Belt Movement. (photo by Megan Bean)
Id: 228
Date: 2013-03-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with Eric Zacharias and Mrs. Tommie Zacharias after the campus memorial service for their father and husband, the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias.
Order: 0221
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130308143806.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with Eric Zacharias and Mrs. Tommie Zacharias after the campus memorial service for their father and husband, the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias. (photo by Megan Bean/Mississippi State University)
Id: 229
Date: 2013-03-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks of the influence the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias had on his life and career during the March 7 memorial service held on campus in honor of Zacharias.
Order: 0222
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130308143824.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks of the influence the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias had on his life and career during the March 7 memorial service held on campus in honor of Zacharias. (photo by Russ Houston/Mississippi State University)
Id: 230
Date: 2013-03-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and renowned author and MSU alumnus John Grisham were speakers at the memorial service for the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias.
Order: 0223
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130308143851.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and renowned author and MSU alumnus John Grisham were speakers at the memorial service for the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias. (photo by Megan Bean/Mississippi State University)
Id: 231
Date: 2013-03-08
Title: Shown at the reception following the memorial service for the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias were: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, Renee Grisham, John Grisham, MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, and former MSU head football coach Jackie Sherrill.
Order: 0224
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130308143908.jpg
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Shown at the reception following the memorial service for the late MSU President Emeritus Donald W. Zacharias were: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, Renee Grisham, John Grisham, MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, and former MSU head football coach Jackie Sherrill. (photo by Russ Houston/Mississippi State University)
Id: 232
Date: 2013-03-26
Title: Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State, visited Mississippi State University on Tuesday.
Order: 0225
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130326180551.jpg
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Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State, visited Mississippi State University on Tuesday. In addition to meeting with students and speaking at Humphrey Coliseum, Rice also visited the home of President Mark E. Keenum and MSU First Lady Rhonda Keenum.
Id: 233
Date: 2013-03-27
Title: Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shows off her Bulldog spirit as she receives a cowbell from MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0226
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130327092900.jpg
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shows off her Bulldog spirit as she receives a cowbell from MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 234
Date: 2013-03-27
Title: The Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning recently held its diversity celebration by recognizing campus and community leaders for their impact on advancing diversity and encouraging understanding and respect.
Order: 0218
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130327143550.jpg
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The Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning recently held its diversity celebration by recognizing campus and community leaders for their impact on advancing diversity and encouraging understanding and respect. Senior Associate Athletic Director, Student Athlete Services and Senior Woman Administrator Ann Carr, second from left, received the prestigious honor for advancing opportunity and inclusion at Mississippi State University and in the local community. Shown with Carr are, from left, Dr. Doug Rouse of Hattiesburg, recognition committee chair; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; and IHL Board of Trustees President Ed Blakeslee.
Id: 235
Date: 2013-03-27
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents Gov.
Order: 0227
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130327163615.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents Gov. Phil Bryant a gift. Bryant offered the keynote address at Wednesday's Manufacturing Summit at MSU.
Id: 236
Date: 2013-03-27
Title: Mississippi State's annual Manufacturing Summit gathers state and federal officials to discuss how to address the challenges faced by furniture manufacturers in the Magnolia State.
Order: 0228
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130327163708.jpg
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Mississippi State's annual Manufacturing Summit gathers state and federal officials to discuss how to address the challenges faced by furniture manufacturers in the Magnolia State. From left are Doug O'Brien, deputy undersecretary for rural development, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Earl Gohl, federal co-chairman, Appalachian Regional Commission; Matt Erskine, acting assistant secretary of economic development, U.S. Department of Commerce; Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Chris Masingill, federal co-chairman, Delta Regional Authority; and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 237
Date: 2013-04-02
Title: Mississippi State TRIO students enjoyed a visit and talk from MSU President Mark E. Keenum at a recent luncheon.
Order: 0229
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130402141725.jpg
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Mississippi State TRIO students enjoyed a visit and talk from MSU President Mark E. Keenum at a recent luncheon. Keenum praised the students for their achievements and encouraged them to continue their journey toward a college degree. Federally funded TRIO programs are designed to help disadvantaged students overcome environmental, social, cultural, and academic barriers to higher education. They provide information, counseling, academic instruction, tutoring, assistance in applying for financial aid, encouragement and support, tools that are essential to student success.
Id: 238
Date: 2013-04-05
Title: MSU held a ceremony for the dedication of Mary Lyn and Niles R. Moseley Hall.
Order: 0230
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130405092132.jpg
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MSU held a ceremony for the dedication of Mary Lyn and Niles R. Moseley Hall. Formerly known as South Hall, the 125,000-square-foot facility is named for the couple who've supported major MSU scholarships and projects, including renovation of McCain Hall and construction of Moseley Plaza, a fountain and green space area on campus. Most recently, they committed $3.15 million to establish the Mary Lyn and Dr. Niles R. Moseley Promise Support Fund, which provides endowed scholarships and counseling services of the MSU Promise Program. The Promise Program assists MSU freshmen and community college transfer students who enroll at State from low-income backgrounds. From left are MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Niles R. Moseley, Mary Lyn Moseley and MSU Vice President for Development and Alumni John Rush.
Id: 239
Date: 2013-04-05
Title: Fostering an environment of innovation and creativity and inspiring students to be successful in a fast-paced and changing world are goals that Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum said are in line with the university’s vision.
Order: 0231
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130405144251.jpg
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Fostering an environment of innovation and creativity and inspiring students to be successful in a fast-paced and changing world are goals that Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum said are in line with the university’s vision. Keenum spoke at MSU's "Investing in Innovation" conference April 5 to a crowd of student entrepreneurs, faculty researchers, patent and trademark holders, business advisors, and others who gathered for a day that culminated with cash awards to student business plan competition winners. The day also included an intellectual property showcase, student elevator pitches, and several break-out sessions.
Id: 240
Date: 2013-04-12
Title: The ExxonMobil Foundation recently presented MSU President Mark E. Keenum with over $218,000 in matching funds for contributions made university-wide by its MSU-educated employees, retirees and surviving spouses in 2012.
Order: 0232
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130412104734.jpg
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The ExxonMobil Foundation recently presented MSU President Mark E. Keenum with over $218,000 in matching funds for contributions made university-wide by its MSU-educated employees, retirees and surviving spouses in 2012. With Dr. Keenum from left are: Paula Jean Runge, Iraq-Early Power Lead, Kristy Crowninshield, EMCC Global Technology Planning Manager, and P.K. Thomas, assistant director of development for MSU’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering. The ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary U.S. philanthropic arm of the Texas based-ExxonMobil Corp., which supports initiatives to improve mathematics and science education at the K-12 and higher education levels across the United States.
Id: 241
Date: 2013-04-30
Title: Mississippi Gov.
Order: 0233
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130430105543.jpg
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Yokohama Tire Corporation president Hikomitsu Noji and Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum took part in formal announcement ceremonies Monday in West Point for Yokohama’s new $300 million commercial truck tire plant that will begin operations in 2015. Bryant praised the active role of Keenum and MSU researchers in the long and delicate economic development courtship of the Japanese tire maker to locate in the Golden Triangle. The plant should bring 500 new jobs in the initial phase with the promise Yokohama has plans to expand in three additional phases, raising its investment to over $1 billion and job numbers to 2,000 over the next eight to 10 years. (Photo courtesy the Mississippi Development Authority)
Id: 242
Date: 2013-05-06
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke to more than 100 youth on Monday during the Cal Ripken, Sr.
Order: 0234
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130506161756.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke to more than 100 youth on Monday during the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation's "Badges for Baseball" program. Co-sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, the camp gave students an insight into college life and the importance of higher education. The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation works with partners such as MSU to provide programs that positively impact at-risk youth, help build character, and teach critical life lessons. (Photo by Nikki McKenzie/Mississippi State University)
Id: 243
Date: 2013-05-13
Title: Janet Marie Smith, alumna and internationally recognized architect, rings her new cowbell, a gift from MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0235
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130513161504.jpg
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Janet Marie Smith, alumna and internationally recognized architect, rings her new cowbell, a gift from MSU President Mark E. Keenum. Smith presented Mississippi State University’s keynote address at the spring 2013 commencement exercises. (photo by Russ Houston)
Id: 244
Date: 2013-05-13
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum shakes the hand of Kiefer Slaton, of Vicksburg, during Friday night's commencement ceremony.
Order: 0236
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130513164507.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum shakes the hand of Kiefer Slaton, of Vicksburg, during Friday night's commencement ceremony. The Bachelor of Science recipient was one of 38 graduates with a 4.0 GPA who participated in the weekend's ceremonies.
Id: 245
Date: 2013-05-26
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum welcomed some 384 delegates from across the state Sunday to the 2013 Mississippi American Legion Boys State program.
Order: 0237
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130526184440.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum welcomed some 384 delegates from across the state Sunday to the 2013 Mississippi American Legion Boys State program. Earlier this year, MSU was selected as the 2013-15 host campus for the Boys State program. Sponsored by the American Legion, Boys State is the nation's premier program for teaching how government works while developing leadership skills and an appreciation for the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Boys State Director Neal Boone, right, and Boys State Chairman Donald Cabrol, left, of the American Legion joined Keenum in MSU historic Lee Hall for opening ceremonies. The program will continue through Saturday, June 1.
Id: 246
Date: 2013-06-06
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to President Lusheng Huang of Jiangxi Agricultural University in Nanchang, China.
Order: 0238
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130606111904.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to President Lusheng Huang of Jiangxi Agricultural University in Nanchang, China. Huang, who also is a specialist in swine genetics, visited the university Thursday at the invitation of his friend and Jiangxi University graduate, Henry Wan, who is a faculty member with MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine. Along with Keenum, welcoming Huang to the university were Jerry Gilbert, provost and executive vice president; Gregory Bohach, vice president of agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine; and Kent Hoblet, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, among other university leaders who expressed interest in learning more about the parallel interests of MSU and Jiangxi.
Id: 249
Date: 2013-06-17
Title: The ceremonial first pitch for the Atlanta Braves was thrown out against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Turner Field on June 4 by Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0241
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130617144119.jpg
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The ceremonial first pitch for the Atlanta Braves was thrown out against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Turner Field on June 4 by Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum. The Braves won 5-4 in ten innings. Keenum was greeted by former MSU star and now Atlanta Braves pitcher Paul Maholm after Keenum delivered a strike to start the game. Keenum was honored at the Atlanta Chapter of the MSU Alumni Association's Braves Game Social Reception in the Hank Aaron Room at Turner Field prior to tossing out the first pitch. (Photo by Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)
Id: 251
Date: 2013-06-28
Title: President Keenum was presented the National Finalist trophy during Thursday night's Bulldog baseball celebration.
Order: 0243
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130628113832.jpg
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President Keenum was presented the National Finalist trophy during Thursday night's Bulldog baseball celebration. Mississippi State just completed the best season in school history with and appearance in the finals of the College World Series.
Id: 252
Date: 2013-08-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum visited with Gov.
Order: 0244
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130801135446.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum visited with Gov. Phil Bryant on Founder's Square at the Neshoba County Fair on Thursday. Both Keenum and Bryant spoke under the oaks at the historic campground fair.
Id: 253
Date: 2013-08-02
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum gave the summer commencement address to Jones County Junior College's 2013 summer graduates during his visit to the Ellisville campus Friday.
Order: 0245
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130802141401.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum gave the summer commencement address to Jones County Junior College's 2013 summer graduates during his visit to the Ellisville campus Friday.
Id: 254
Date: 2013-08-10
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and his son, Rett, help a freshman as she moves into Magnolia Hall Saturday.
Order: 0246
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130810112347.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and his son, Rett, help a freshman as she moves into Magnolia Hall Saturday. Keenum was among more than 500 volunteers who mobilized across campus to assist new freshmen during the eighth annual Movin' You to MSU day.
Id: 255
Date: 2013-08-20
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum rings a cowbell during the Drill Monday night.
Order: 0247
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130820094931.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum rings a cowbell during the Drill Monday night. A tradition with roots in the military history of MSU, the Drill is a pep rally held on the historic Drill Field to welcome new and returning students to campus, as well as raise excitement about the upcoming athletic seasons.
Id: 256
Date: 2013-09-06
Title: Mississippi State's annual Men of Color Summit featured an opportunity for prominent African-American leaders to gather on campus and learn from each other.
Order: 0248
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130906101338.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State's annual Men of Color Summit featured an opportunity for prominent African-American leaders to gather on campus and learn from each other. From left are Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, keynote speaker and author Calvin Mackie, keynote speaker and executive director of the National Society of Black Engineers Carl Mack, and Provost and Executive Vice President Jerome Gilbert discussing their secrets to success.
Id: 257
Date: 2013-09-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum conveyed optimism about the university’s long-term prospects during his fall faculty address Wednesday [Sept.
Order: 0249
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130911165547.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum conveyed optimism about the university’s long-term prospects during his fall faculty address Wednesday [Sept. 11]. (photo by Megan Bean / Mississippi State University)
Id: 258
Date: 2013-09-13
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, recently spoke to students in Mississippi State's TRIO Program during their annual luncheon held in Montgomery Hall.
Order: 0250
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130913083342.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, recently spoke to students in Mississippi State's TRIO Program during their annual luncheon held in Montgomery Hall. The Trio Program is designed to help students overcome environmental, social, cultural, financial and academic barriers while students at MSU. Students are provided opportunities for counseling, academic instruction, tutoring, assistance in applying for financial aid, encouragement and support.
Id: 259
Date: 2013-09-13
Title: Pictured with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, far right, the university’s newest class of Presidential Scholars include, (front, from left) Sallie Lin, Emily Damm, Haley Wilcutt, Holly Travis, (middle, from left) Max Moseley, Jack Bryan, Aalaap Desai, Rodney Kipchumba, (back, from left) Natalie Jones, Kim Kelly, Allie Brown, and Roxanne Raven.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130913110737.jpg
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Pictured with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, far right, the university’s newest class of Presidential Scholars include, (front, from left) Sallie Lin, Emily Damm, Haley Wilcutt, Holly Travis, (middle, from left) Max Moseley, Jack Bryan, Aalaap Desai, Rodney Kipchumba, (back, from left) Natalie Jones, Kim Kelly, Allie Brown, and Roxanne Raven.
Id: 260
Date: 2013-09-17
Title: Lex Taylor, center, of Taylor Machine Works in Louisville, participates in MSU President Mark E. Keenum's Honors Seminar in Leadership class.
Order: 0252
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130917100552.jpg
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Lex Taylor, center, of Taylor Machine Works in Louisville, participates in MSU President Mark E. Keenum's Honors Seminar in Leadership class. Leaders from the business community and local, state, and federal government are scheduled throughout the semester to discuss leadership principles with students.
Id: 261
Date: 2013-09-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks with news reporters after a Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130924081658.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks with news reporters after a Sept. 22 press conference hosted by Yokohama Tire Corporation to announce a $250,000 gift to MSU and a matching gift to East Mississippi Community College. Keenum thanked Yokohama Tire officials for its investment, calling the company's commitment to education a great opportunity for the Golden Triangle and the entire state. He said the state's premier research university, home of the nationally acclaimed Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and one of the world's largest supercomputers, will be a great resource for the company.
Id: 262
Date: 2013-09-24
Title: President Abraham Lincoln, left, visited Mississippi State on Tuesday as part of the university's Symposium on Lincoln: The Movie and the Man.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130924143352.jpg
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President Abraham Lincoln, left, visited Mississippi State on Tuesday as part of the university's Symposium on Lincoln: The Movie and the Man. Lincoln, interpreted by George Buss, visits with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right; history professor Stephen Middleton, center left; and retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island Frank J. Williams.
Id: 263
Date: 2013-09-25
Title: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack toured several U.S. Department of Agriculture research projects being conducted on the Starkville campus of Mississippi State University on Wednesday [Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130925181121.jpg
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack toured several U.S. Department of Agriculture research projects being conducted on the Starkville campus of Mississippi State University on Wednesday [Sept. 25] and joined MSU President Mark E. Keenum for a press conference after the tour. Keenum is a former Under Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack also met with a group of students from the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine during his MSU visit.
Id: 264
Date: 2013-09-25
Title: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack toured several U.S. Department of Agriculture research projects being conducted on the Starkville campus of Mississippi State University on Wednesday [Sept.
Order: 0256
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20130925182025.jpg
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack toured several U.S. Department of Agriculture research projects being conducted on the Starkville campus of Mississippi State University on Wednesday [Sept. 25] and joined MSU President Mark E. Keenum for a press conference after the tour. Keenum is a former Under Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack also met with a group of students from the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine during his MSU visit.
Id: 265
Date: 2013-10-04
Title: The Mississippi Economic Council, best known as the "state chamber of commerce," held meetings Friday, Oct.
Order: 0257
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131004101256.jpg
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The Mississippi Economic Council, best known as the "state chamber of commerce," held meetings Friday, Oct. 4, in the Hunter Henry Center at Mississippi State University. The MEC board of directors took part in a reception and dinner at the home of MSU President Mark E. Keenum and MSU First Lady Rhonda Keenum on Thursday evening. Shown during the Friday meeting, left to right, was: MEC chairman and MSU alumnus Haley Fisackerly, who is president and CEO of Entergy Mississippi; MEC president and CEO Blake Wilson; and Keenum.
Id: 266
Date: 2013-10-11
Title: From left to right: Jim Rosenblatt, Dean of the Mississippi College School of Law, President Mark Keenum, and Whit Waide, an MSU instructor in political science and public administration pose at a reception at the President's house following the legal education seminar timed to coincide with Homecoming weekend.
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From left to right: Jim Rosenblatt, Dean of the Mississippi College School of Law, President Mark Keenum, and Whit Waide, an MSU instructor in political science and public administration pose at a reception at the President's house following the legal education seminar timed to coincide with Homecoming weekend.
Id: 267
Date: 2013-10-15
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum hosts the Oct.
Order: 0259
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131015151838.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum hosts the Oct. 15 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Chadwick Lake Walking and Jogging Trail. The one-mile track will promote healthy habits in the community, as well as the Mississippi State family.
Id: 268
Date: 2013-10-16
Title: Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Keenum recently hosted a reception for the university's scholars enrolled in the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program.
Order: 0260
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131016134019.jpg
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Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Keenum recently hosted a reception for the university's scholars enrolled in the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program. The program is a collaboration between MSU and the University of Mississippi to train top-performing students in English and mathematics education, with the graduates committing to teach for at least five years in the state's public school system.
Id: 269
Date: 2013-10-31
Title: Director of Baseball operations Tyler Bratton, left, and players Hunter Renfroe and Wes Rea present MSU President Mark E. Keenum with a College World Series ring.
Order: 0261
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131031150900.jpg
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Director of Baseball operations Tyler Bratton, left, and players Hunter Renfroe and Wes Rea present MSU President Mark E. Keenum with a College World Series ring.
Id: 270
Date: 2013-11-13
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum addresses students participating in the Brazil Scientific Mobility Undergraduate Program, a Brazilian government program that sends students in STEM -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- to study in universities worldwide.
Order: 0262
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131113152051.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum addresses students participating in the Brazil Scientific Mobility Undergraduate Program, a Brazilian government program that sends students in STEM -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- to study in universities worldwide. This particular group of 15 students hopes to take mainstream MSU courses after finishing their language studies at the MSU's English as a Second Language Center.
Id: 271
Date: 2013-11-14
Title: Dr. Mark E. Keenum, right, presents a cowbell as token of appreciation to Tadaharu Yamamoto, president of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, the new, West Point-based subsidary of Yokohama Tire Corp.
Order: 0263
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131114084633.jpg
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Dr. Mark E. Keenum, right, presents a cowbell as token of appreciation to Tadaharu Yamamoto, president of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, the new, West Point-based subsidary of Yokohama Tire Corp.
Id: 272
Date: 2013-11-18
Title: U.S. Senator Thad Cochran was "front and center" for the coin toss for the Nov.
Order: 0264
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131118155700.jpg
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U.S. Senator Thad Cochran was "front and center" for the coin toss for the Nov. 16 MSU football game against the University of Alabama. Cochran is shown next to a representative of the armed forces, a group he had praised earlier in the week in commemorating Veterans Day. He said, "The ceremonies, parades and programs taking place this year reflect the admiration we share for our veterans. It is gratifying to see the deep respect that the people of my state have for those who have served, from the first Mississippians who took up arms to defend this land to those currently deployed around the world."
Id: 273
Date: 2013-11-18
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and his daughter Torie were on hand before the MSU vs.
Order: 0265
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131118160725.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and his daughter Torie were on hand before the MSU vs. University of Alabama game to help re-dedicate the "Bull Ring," a restored campus landmark dating back to the 1930s. Keenum thanked many people and groups for "stepping forward to bring back the tradition," a D-shaped seating area in front of Colvard Student Union where students meet their friends or catch up on the latest campus news.
Id: 274
Date: 2013-11-19
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke to students in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences' senior seminar class Monday.
Order: 0266
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131119092731.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke to students in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences' senior seminar class Monday. His lecture on "Global Food Sustainability" aligned with topics the students have studied this semester, such as sustainable animal agriculture. Keenum discussed vital issues related to sustainable agriculture on the global scale, such as research and education, food safety and security, natural resources, agricultural economics and policy.
Id: 275
Date: 2013-11-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, thanks Riley Foundation Chairman Robert B. Deen Jr., center, and Vice President Marty Davidson for an $11 million grant to fund a new kinesiology program at MSU-Meridian.
Order: 0267
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131121100028.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, thanks Riley Foundation Chairman Robert B. Deen Jr., center, and Vice President Marty Davidson for an $11 million grant to fund a new kinesiology program at MSU-Meridian. The program, with an emphasis in clinical exercise and physiology, will be offered in the Downtown Campus Kress Building, which will see major renovations under the funding as well.
Id: 276
Date: 2013-11-25
Title: Sen. Roger Wicker spoke to Mississippi State students in President Mark Keenum's leadership class Monday [Nov.
Order: 0268
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131125170650.jpg
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Sen. Roger Wicker spoke to Mississippi State students in President Mark Keenum's leadership class Monday [Nov. 25]. The senator is among several distinguished guests this semester relaying leadership lessons from their various experiences and careers.
Id: 277
Date: 2013-11-26
Title: Starkville Fire Chief Rodger Mann, right, receives a hearty serving from MSU President Mark Keenum, left, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman during a Thanksgiving luncheon on Monday.
Order: 0269
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131126110242.jpg
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Starkville Fire Chief Rodger Mann, right, receives a hearty serving from MSU President Mark Keenum, left, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman during a Thanksgiving luncheon on Monday. Provided by the university at Starkville's Fire Station No. 1, the meal was a gesture of appreciation to the city's firefighters for their hard work and dedication.
Id: 278
Date: 2013-12-02
Title: In the wild post-game locker room scene, MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulates Head Coach Dan Mullen and the MSU Bulldogs on their thrilling 17-10 win over the Ole Miss Rebels in the 2013 Egg Bowl.
Order: 0270
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131202090145.jpg
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In the wild post-game locker room scene, MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulates Head Coach Dan Mullen and the MSU Bulldogs on their thrilling 17-10 win over the Ole Miss Rebels in the 2013 Egg Bowl.
Id: 279
Date: 2013-12-12
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum looks on as Verner Hurt greets Rodney Foil Tuesday [Dec.
Order: 0271
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131212101529.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum looks on as Verner Hurt greets Rodney Foil Tuesday [Dec. 11] during a dedication ceremony held in their honor. Officials dedicated Verner Hurt Blvd., the road entering the Rodney Foil Plant Science Research Center, which also was rededicated during the ceremony recognizing the two longtime administrators who made lasting impacts on agriculture.
Id: 280
Date: 2013-12-19
Title: During the Tuesday rededication ceremony for Joe Baddley Drive at the adjacent A.B. McKay Food Research and Enology Laboratory, President Mark E. Keenum presented former signage marking the road to members of the Baddley family.
Order: 0272
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20131219121241.jpg
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During the Tuesday rededication ceremony for Joe Baddley Drive at the adjacent A.B. McKay Food Research and Enology Laboratory, President Mark E. Keenum presented former signage marking the road to members of the Baddley family. They include (l-r) Jean Baddley Cox, Connie Baddley, and Joan Baddley Ishee.
Id: 281
Date: 2014-01-08
Title: During a five-day mission to Rome with top Mississippi State University academic officers, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, met with United Nations World Food Program (WFP) executive director Etharin Cousin, left, and deputy executive director Amir Mahmoud Abdulla.
Order: 0273
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140108111340.jpg
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During a five-day mission to Rome with top Mississippi State University academic officers, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, met with United Nations World Food Program (WFP) executive director Etharin Cousin, left, and deputy executive director Amir Mahmoud Abdulla. Part of the United Nations System, the WFP has a special mission of responding to civil conflict, natural disasters and other emergency situations. It is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting worldwide hunger. Since 2010, MSU has partnered with WFP on issues related to food safety and nutrition.
Id: 283
Date: 2014-01-20
Title: Donald M. "Field" Brown, left, Mississippi State's 2014 Rhodes Scholar, received a briefcase from MSU President Mark E. Keenum at the university's annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Order: 0275
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140120100222.jpg
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Donald M. "Field" Brown, left, Mississippi State's 2014 Rhodes Scholar, received a briefcase from MSU President Mark E. Keenum at the university's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast. Brown was the keynote speaker for the event and will leave for the University of Oxford after his May graduation from MSU where he is a double-major in English and philosophy.
Id: 284
Date: 2014-01-29
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulates Rhodes Scholar Donald M. "Field" Brown at a formal recognition ceremony Tuesday [Jan.
Order: 0276
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140129141250.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulates Rhodes Scholar Donald M. "Field" Brown at a formal recognition ceremony Tuesday [Jan. 28]. Keenum unveiled a plaque with Brown’s picture to be prominently featured on the Shackouls Honors College’s Wall of Fame in Griffis Hall.
Id: 285
Date: 2014-02-14
Title: Friends and colleagues reunited Feb.
Order: 0277
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140214113713.jpg
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Friends and colleagues reunited Feb. 13 during a centennial celebration of MSU's Department of Agricultural Economics. From left, Marty Fuller, an ag econ alumnus and former faculty member; Bud Dillard, a former interim department head; Verner Hurt, also former department head; and President Mark E. Keenum, another ag econ alumnus who also is a faculty member of the department, share congratulations on the many years of achievement and service marked by the occasion.
Id: 286
Date: 2014-02-14
Title: In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Mississippi State's radio station, WMSV-FM 91.1, student DJs are handing out roses, stickers and T-shirts for Valentine's Day.
Order: 0278
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140214145628.jpg
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In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Mississippi State's radio station, WMSV-FM 91.1, student DJs are handing out roses, stickers and T-shirts for Valentine's Day. They visited Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum's office to share the party favors.
Id: 287
Date: 2014-02-21
Title: Rani Warsi Sullivan, center, associate professor of aerospace engineering at Mississippi State University, was named the 2014 Diversity Educator of the Year on Feb.
Order: 0279
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140221170835.jpg
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Rani Warsi Sullivan, center, associate professor of aerospace engineering at Mississippi State University, was named the 2014 Diversity Educator of the Year on Feb. 20 by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Presenting Sullivan with the award are IHL Board Member and MSU alumnus C.D. Smith, Jr. of Meridian, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum. Sullivan, also an academic advisor to senior aerospace students in MSU’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, was honored during a Black History Month ceremony in Jackson which recognized university faculty and staff from colleges and universities around the state.
Id: 289
Date: 2014-02-27
Title: Ernest Green, second from left, was one of the "Little Rock Nine" who first integrated Arkansas public schools in 1957.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140227170538.jpg
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Ernest Green, second from left, was one of the "Little Rock Nine" who first integrated Arkansas public schools in 1957. During his Thursday visit to campus, he met with President Mark E. Keenum, left, and Shane Hooper, right, member of the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees.
Id: 290
Date: 2014-03-05
Title: At a ribbon cutting ceremony for "American Presidents: Life Portraits" were, front (l-r) John Marszalek, executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library; MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Dean of Libraries Frances Coleman; and Vice President of Student Affairs Bill Kibler; back (l-r) Kyle Jordan, field representative for Rep.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140305094858.jpg
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At a ribbon cutting ceremony for "American Presidents: Life Portraits" were, front (l-r) John Marszalek, executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library; MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Dean of Libraries Frances Coleman; and Vice President of Student Affairs Bill Kibler; back (l-r) Kyle Jordan, field representative for Rep. Gregg Harper; Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman; Eddie French, interim director of the Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development; K.C. Morrison, head of MSU's political science and public administration department; Rex Buffington, executive director for the Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership; and Hank Mosley, special assistant for constituent services for Rep. Gregg Harper.
Id: 291
Date: 2014-03-05
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum was honored as the 2014 Distinguished Citizen by the Yocona Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, on March 4 at the BancCorp South Conference Center in Tupelo.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140305102452.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum was honored as the 2014 Distinguished Citizen by the Yocona Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, on March 4 at the BancCorp South Conference Center in Tupelo. Prior honorees include former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, author John Grisham, broadcaster Jack Cristil and U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker. Event chairman Jack Reed Jr. of Tupelo announced that the 2014 event honoring Keenum was the largest in the history of the council. Shown presenting Keenum with the Distinguished Citizen Award were, left-to-right: Event chairman Jack Reed Jr.; Scouter Kyle Smith of Ripley; Keenum; and two Yocona Area Council Scouts.
Id: 292
Date: 2014-03-21
Title: MSU President Dr. Mark E. Keenum answered questions from WTVA Reporter Jessica Albert on March 20 about the groundbreaking for The Mill at Mississippi State University.
Order: 0284
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140321093924.jpg
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MSU President Dr. Mark E. Keenum answered questions from WTVA Reporter Jessica Albert on March 20 about the groundbreaking for The Mill at Mississippi State University. Keenum joined public and private partners in celebrating the beginning of the project, a $40-million mixed-use development at the corner of Russell Street and Highway 12 in Starkville. Plans are to transform the landmark former cotton mill into a conference center and related office space, with an adjacent hotel and parking garage also part of the venture. Completion is expected in fall 2015.
Id: 293
Date: 2014-03-25
Title: The Maroon Edition Panel Discussion, held in Templeton Library on Monday, featured, from left, political science and public policy professor Jerry Emison, Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0285
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140325163250.jpg
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The Maroon Edition Panel Discussion, held in Templeton Library on Monday, featured, from left, political science and public policy professor Jerry Emison, Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and MSU President Mark E. Keenum. They discussed Mississippi State's 2013-14 common reading selection, "Physics for Future Presidents" by Richard A. Muller.
Id: 294
Date: 2014-03-31
Title: University officials, along with city and state leaders, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Starkville-Mississippi State University Area Rapid Transit system on Monday.
Order: 0286
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140331161609.jpg
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University officials, along with city and state leaders, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Starkville-Mississippi State University Area Rapid Transit system on Monday. The free campus-community routes already attract more than 5,000 riders each day. From left are Director of Parking, Transit and Sustainability Jeremiah Dumas; Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman; and Manager of Shuttle Operations Jeanette Bailey.
Id: 295
Date: 2014-04-01
Title: During Mississippi State's 2014 Diversity Awards presentation on Friday, the university honored one group and two individuals promoting diversity both on campus and beyond.
Order: 0287
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140401132652.jpg
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During Mississippi State's 2014 Diversity Awards presentation on Friday, the university honored one group and two individuals promoting diversity both on campus and beyond. From left, MSU President Mark E. Keenum recognized award-winners Safe Zone, represented by Advisory Board member Deborah Jackson; Robert Morgan, a senior education/mathematics major from Vardaman; and Leslie Burger, a forestry extension instructor.
Id: 297
Date: 2014-04-04
Title: Entergy Mississippi Vice President of Public Affairs John Arledge, front row second from left, spoke to MSU Promise Program students in April at the home of President and Mrs. Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0289
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140404091928.jpg
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Entergy Mississippi Vice President of Public Affairs John Arledge, front row second from left, spoke to MSU Promise Program students in April at the home of President and Mrs. Mark E. Keenum. The Promise Program provides tuition assistance and support for entering freshmen and community college transfers from low-income families.
Id: 298
Date: 2014-04-12
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum recently presented MSU Libraries Dean Frances Coleman with a copy of Ptolemy's Cosmographia.
Order: 0290
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140412135812.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum recently presented MSU Libraries Dean Frances Coleman with a copy of Ptolemy's Cosmographia. Given to Keenum by Bill Berkley, board chairman and chief executive officer of the W.R. Berkley Corporation, who visited MSU for a speaking engagement. Berkley owns an original copy of the work, which in 1482 introduced mathematics and the idea of accurate measurement to map making.
Id: 299
Date: 2014-04-23
Title: Mississippi State University's annual Furniture Summit hosted Mississippi Lt. Gov.
Order: 0291
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140423170905.jpg
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Mississippi State University's annual Furniture Summit hosted Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, right, as keynote speaker. Franklin Furniture Institute Director Bill Martin, left, discusses furniture manufacturing initiatives with MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Reeves.
Id: 300
Date: 2014-04-28
Title: Diamond Dawgs pitcher Trevor Fitts, a junior from Helena, Ala., left, and catcher Gavin Collins, a freshman from Lake Forest, Calif., right, president MSU President Mark E. Keenum with the Governor's Cup Trophy.
Order: 0292
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140428125855.jpg
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Diamond Dawgs pitcher Trevor Fitts, a junior from Helena, Ala., left, and catcher Gavin Collins, a freshman from Lake Forest, Calif., right, president MSU President Mark E. Keenum with the Governor's Cup Trophy. The Diamond Dawgs beat Ole Miss 8-3 at the in-state rivalry game played at Trustmark Park in Pearl on April 22.
Id: 301
Date: 2014-04-30
Title: Paying It Forward - MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, right, stopped by the tornado relief staging area for the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security Task Force on Wednesday [April 30].
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140430161810.jpg
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Paying It Forward - MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, right, stopped by the tornado relief staging area for the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security Task Force on Wednesday [April 30]. The two MSU administrators delivered 200 Bulldog baseball tickets to regional response team members, including food unit leader Jamie Roberson, second from left, and logistics section chief Damon Green, who are staged at the MSU Palmeiro Center. While these teams are equipped and trained to respond to natural disasters such as the tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi on Monday [April 28], they also are encouraged to experience other activities, which a competitive MSU baseball game can provide.
Id: 302
Date: 2014-05-06
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, right, recently received a charitable contribution from Cadence Bank, which was presented by Jerry Toney, bank president for Mississippi.
Order: 0294
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140506122137.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, right, recently received a charitable contribution from Cadence Bank, which was presented by Jerry Toney, bank president for Mississippi. Cadence Bank is generously supporting the MSU Promise Program, as well as the Department of Finance and Economics in the MSU College of Business, with a multi-year pledge of $150,000 for student scholarships and faculty support, two major university initiatives. By making this gift through MSU's Infinite Impact capital campaign, Cadence seeks to make college accessible for those who need tuition assistance, while also upholding excellence in higher education at the state's premier research university.
Id: 303
Date: 2014-05-06
Title: Dr. William B. Bynum Jr., left, president of Mississippi Valley State University, recently visited the MSU Starkville Campus and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0295
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140506165118.jpg
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Dr. William B. Bynum Jr., left, president of Mississippi Valley State University, recently visited the MSU Starkville Campus and MSU President Mark E. Keenum. Bynum became the seventh president of "The Valley" in November of 2013.
Id: 304
Date: 2014-05-16
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, celebrates spring 2014 commencement exercises with Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the World Food Program, and Sebastian Barbosa, head of the cotton unit for the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corp.
Order: 0296
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140516211408.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, celebrates spring 2014 commencement exercises with Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the World Food Program, and Sebastian Barbosa, head of the cotton unit for the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corp. Cousin delivered the commencement address , and she and Barbosa received honorary degrees.
Id: 305
Date: 2014-05-17
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday [May 16], formalizing a partnership for finding innovative solutions to hunger and poverty.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140517084027.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday [May 16], formalizing a partnership for finding innovative solutions to hunger and poverty.
Id: 306
Date: 2014-07-15
Title: Jack Winstead, a board member of Friends of Mississippi Veterans (FMV), presented Mississippi State University president Mark E. Keenum with a FMV cap and received a MSU camo baseball cap from the president.
Order: 0298
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140715153424.jpg
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Jack Winstead, a board member of Friends of Mississippi Veterans (FMV), presented Mississippi State University president Mark E. Keenum with a FMV cap and received a MSU camo baseball cap from the president. Honoring service men and women from Mississippi and giving them a final resting place was the goal of veterans and volunteers who joined forces to make the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery a reality. The 75-acre cemetery site, located in Newton County, was donated by MSU from land that formerly was part of MSU’s Coastal Plains Experiment Station.The site opened a little more than three years ago and since then more than 200 veterans and family members have been interred there. Beyond the cemetery’s construction and maintenance, FMV provides funds for special projects benefiting the state’s veterans and their families. MSU has been recognized as one of the most veteran-friendly universities in the nation, thanks to its efforts to make higher education more accessible and affordable for veterans and their dependents. The university's role in this partnership with the FMV is another component in that commitment to serving those who have served our nation.
Id: 307
Date: 2014-08-12
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum was one of many volunteers who helped incoming freshmen carry their belongings into their new residence halls on the university's annual move-in day, known as "MVNU2MSU." The Department of Housing and Residence Life saw about 4,600 students make MSU their new home on Aug.
Order: 0299
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum was one of many volunteers who helped incoming freshmen carry their belongings into their new residence halls on the university's annual move-in day, known as "MVNU2MSU." The Department of Housing and Residence Life saw about 4,600 students make MSU their new home on Aug. 9.
Id: 308
Date: 2014-08-14
Title: The magnitude of preparing well qualified professionals to work in the field of engineering was discussed on Aug.
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The magnitude of preparing well qualified professionals to work in the field of engineering was discussed on Aug. 13 at a partnership agreement signing between MSU President Mark E. Keenum, standing left, and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College President Mary S. Graham, third from left. The two institutions will work together to offer engineering courses on the Mississippi Gulf Coast beginning in the fall of 2015. Keenum said, "The quality of the programs at MGCCC will be identical to those we offer in Starkville."
Id: 309
Date: 2014-08-22
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, left, and MSU Athletics Director Scott Stricklin attended the SEC Network launch party on Thursday night in Charlotte, NC, and were photographed on the network set.
Order: 0301
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140822121342.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, left, and MSU Athletics Director Scott Stricklin attended the SEC Network launch party on Thursday night in Charlotte, NC, and were photographed on the network set. Keenum is a member of both the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Executive Committee and the SEC's Content Committee, the league's oversight committee in the development of the network. The SEC Network debuted earlier this month in 90 million homes, the largest network launch in cable TV history.
Id: 310
Date: 2014-08-29
Title: During the "Institutuional Leaders: Building the Path to Success" panel at Mississippi State's Men of Color Summit, MSU President Mark E. Keenum explains the importance of retention, matriculation and graduation for men of color attending institutions of higher learning, as well as all other students.
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During the "Institutuional Leaders: Building the Path to Success" panel at Mississippi State's Men of Color Summit, MSU President Mark E. Keenum explains the importance of retention, matriculation and graduation for men of color attending institutions of higher learning, as well as all other students. MSU Rhodes Scholar Field Brown, back, moderates the panel, which includes Alcorn State University President Alfred Rankins Jr. and Coahoma Community College President Valmadge T. Towner.
Id: 311
Date: 2014-09-16
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum addressed university faculty Tuesday [Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140916160346.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum addressed university faculty Tuesday [Sept. 16] at the annual fall faculty meeting, during which he welcomed the 120 new faculty members hired since last year. He discussed several topics, including his priority of increasing faculty salaries. Keenum recounted milestones of the year, such as this fall's entering class of freshmen having the highest ACT scores in the university's history. He also discussed the more than $300 million in construction projects that are currently in progress or at some point in the design process, including the expanded Davis Wade Stadium, a new classroom building, road and infrastructure projects, among others.
Id: 312
Date: 2014-09-23
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, standing, introduces head football coach Dan Mullen, center, to the honors leadership class.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140923094753.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, standing, introduces head football coach Dan Mullen, center, to the honors leadership class. Mullen explained how personal sacrifices and grit develop successful leaders. Mullen's team, after beating No. 8-ranked LSU on Saturday, entered the top 25 rankings.
Id: 314
Date: 2014-09-23
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, center, tells students participating in the university's TRIO program about the skills they'll need to be successful academically and professionally.
Order: 0306
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20140923143125.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, center, tells students participating in the university's TRIO program about the skills they'll need to be successful academically and professionally. TRIO is for first-generation students who learn about all the social and academic resources available on campus and how to manage time effectively.
Id: 315
Date: 2014-10-03
Title: Tim Tebow, right, co-host of the SEC Network’s college football morning show "SEC Nation," received an MSU cowbell this morning [Oct.
Order: 0307
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Tim Tebow, right, co-host of the SEC Network’s college football morning show "SEC Nation," received an MSU cowbell this morning [Oct. 3] from university President Mark E. Keenum at a production meeting for Saturday’s live broadcast from the Junction. It’s an historic weekend for MSU, with the undefeated Bulldogs, ranked 12th in the country, taking on undefeated, 6th-ranked Texas A&M at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Davis Wade Stadium.
Id: 316
Date: 2014-10-10
Title: During a Wednesday [Oct.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20141010104901.jpg
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During a Wednesday [Oct. 8] ceremony at Mississippi State University’s Hunter Henry Center, family and friends gathered to share memories of alumnus Earl Love Guyton and present scrapbooks he had assembled during and after his time on campus. From left are MSU communication department head John Forde, Earl Love’s brothers Steve and Sam Guyton; his sister-in-law Jean Guyton; his cousin Polly Brown; and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 317
Date: 2014-10-10
Title: ESPN’s College GameDay crew met with and received cowbells from MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center front, and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, third from left.
Order: 0309
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20141010113510.jpg
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ESPN’s College GameDay crew met with and received cowbells from MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center front, and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, third from left. Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Chris Fowler were all on campus for the nationally televised game between the No. 3 Mississippi Bulldogs the No. 2 Auburn Tigers on Oct. 11.
Id: 318
Date: 2014-10-10
Title: Mississippi State held a dedication ceremony to celebrate the naming of the Malcolm A. Portera High Performance Computing Center for the university’s 16th president.
Order: 0310
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Mississippi State held a dedication ceremony to celebrate the naming of the Malcolm A. Portera High Performance Computing Center for the university’s 16th president. Portera led MSU from 1998 through 2001.
Id: 319
Date: 2014-10-13
Title: NCAA President Mark Emmert visits with MSU President Mark E. Keenum a few minutes before the kickoff of the Auburn-Mississippi State game.
Order: 0311
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NCAA President Mark Emmert visits with MSU President Mark E. Keenum a few minutes before the kickoff of the Auburn-Mississippi State game. The Bulldogs went on to win the game, 38-23.
Id: 320
Date: 2014-10-14
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum and Commissioner of Higher Education Hank Bounds had an opportunity to visit ESPN's College GameDay set with their sons.
Order: 0312
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20141014145645.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum and Commissioner of Higher Education Hank Bounds had an opportunity to visit ESPN's College GameDay set with their sons. The ESPN College GameDay lineup features Desmond Howard, Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit. The October 11 game day represented the show’s first live broadcast from the Junction at MSU before the Bulldogs toppled the No. 2 Auburn Tigers and gained position as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation.
Id: 321
Date: 2014-10-14
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum introduces Mississippi Sen. Buck Clarke during his Honor’s leadership class Monday afternoon.
Order: 0313
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20141014204502.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum introduces Mississippi Sen. Buck Clarke during his Honor’s leadership class Monday afternoon. Clarke is among a succession of prestigious guest speakers who students in Keenum’s class will hear from throughout the semester. Clarke, the District 22 senator who represents Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington and Yazoo counties, also serves as chair of the senate Appropriations committee and as member of several others. His professional occupation is a certified public accountant, and he resides in Hollandale.
Id: 322
Date: 2014-10-24
Title: Jeffery P. Holland (l-r), director of the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum celebrate the signing of an agreement establishing the Institute for Systems Engineering Research Thursday afternoon [Oct.
Order: 0314
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Jeffery P. Holland (l-r), director of the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum celebrate the signing of an agreement establishing the Institute for Systems Engineering Research Thursday afternoon [Oct. 23]. The collaborative research initiative will create a hub to develop advanced systems that enhance existing industries, attract new jobs and bolster national defense capabilities
Id: 323
Date: 2014-10-30
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, listens as a second-year architecture student explains the service project she and her classmates are completing.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, listens as a second-year architecture student explains the service project she and her classmates are completing. The students are designing and building two MSU Golf Course shelters, set to be installed by Thanksgiving.
Id: 324
Date: 2014-11-05
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, discusses the university’s partnership with G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Veterans Administration Medical Center Director Joe D. Battle and Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health Director Gina Capra.
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, discusses the university’s partnership with G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Veterans Administration Medical Center Director Joe D. Battle and Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health Director Gina Capra. MSU is the first institution of higher learning in the nation to partner with the VA to provide local and student veterans on-campus, specialized healthcare services.
Id: 325
Date: 2014-11-11
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum was the featured speaker at an on-campus Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday as MSU students, faculty, staff and community members joined with millions of other Americans around the U.S. to honor and thank veterans, both living and deceased, for their sacrifices.
Order: 0317
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum was the featured speaker at an on-campus Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday as MSU students, faculty, staff and community members joined with millions of other Americans around the U.S. to honor and thank veterans, both living and deceased, for their sacrifices. “Let us commit to serving them as they have served our country,” Keenum said, noting that he takes great pride in the fact that MSU consistently is recognized among the nation’s top veteran-friendly universities.
Id: 326
Date: 2014-11-18
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Head Football Coach Dan Mullen, and Lt. Col.
Order: 0318
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20141118112744.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Head Football Coach Dan Mullen, and Lt. Col. Brian Locke, professor of military science and battalion commander, take turns signing the football that Mississippi State and Ole Miss Army and Air Force ROTC cadets will carry during Monday's Egg Bowl Run taking place for the second year.
Id: 327
Date: 2014-11-18
Title: General Motors’ Gary Rushton visited Mississippi State Tuesday (Nov.
Order: 0319
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General Motors’ Gary Rushton visited Mississippi State Tuesday (Nov. 18) to present seed money to the university’s EcoCAR3 team. As the team’s mentor, Rushton will help guide the team as it re-engineers a Chevrolet Camaro during the four-year competition. From L-R: CAVS director Roger King, faculty adviser Randy Follett of electrical and computer engineering, Rushton, President Mark Keenum, and faculty advisers from mechanical engineering Sundar Krishnan and Kalyan Srinivasan.
Id: 328
Date: 2014-11-19
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and other MSU officials met Nov.
Order: 0320
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and other MSU officials met Nov. 19 with students who have been displaced by water damage in Hurst Hall. Keenum gave students updated information on the situation and discussed the housing options and accommodations available to them.
Id: 329
Date: 2014-11-24
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, congratulated senior football players in Davis Wade Stadium on Senior Night before the Bulldogs faced the Vanderbilt Commodores.
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, congratulated senior football players in Davis Wade Stadium on Senior Night before the Bulldogs faced the Vanderbilt Commodores. He, along with head coach Dan Mullen and his wife Megan, shook hands with each senior and congratulated them on their historic season. Following the 51-0 shutout of Vanderbilt, the Bulldogs have achieved the first 10-win regular season in Bulldog football history.
Id: 330
Date: 2014-11-25
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, center left, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman serve Starkville firefighters and first responders at the annual Thanksgiving celebration at Fire Station One.
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, center left, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman serve Starkville firefighters and first responders at the annual Thanksgiving celebration at Fire Station One. Each year, MSU and city officials gather at the university-sponsored meal to thank those who serve for their dedication.
Id: 331
Date: 2014-12-02
Title: Santa Claus met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum moments before the Bulldog Family lit the Christmas tree at Holiday in The Junction on Monday night.
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Santa Claus met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum moments before the Bulldog Family lit the Christmas tree at Holiday in The Junction on Monday night. The holiday celebration around campus already began with classes ending Tuesday and final exams set to begin Thursday. Fall commencement will be held at 10 a.m. on Dec. 13, and the university holiday will start Dec. 23.
Id: 332
Date: 2014-12-10
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum gave an address at the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday, representing more than 30 universities in the U.S., Canada and Central America that have formed a collective group with the focus of ending world hunger.
Order: 0324
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20141210133448.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum gave an address at the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday, representing more than 30 universities in the U.S., Canada and Central America that have formed a collective group with the focus of ending world hunger. The Presidents United to Solve Hunger or PUSH announced its launch this week, and the group signed the Presidents' Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security also at the United Nations. PUSH member institutions include land-grants, liberal arts, faith-based, historically black, and Hispanic-serving colleges and universities from five continents. Mississippi State is joined by fellow SEC members Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama.
Id: 333
Date: 2014-12-13
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents commencement speaker Haley R. Fisackerly with a chrome cowbell during Saturday’s graduation activities at Humphrey Coliseum.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20141213124534.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents commencement speaker Haley R. Fisackerly with a chrome cowbell during Saturday’s graduation activities at Humphrey Coliseum. A 1987 MSU graduate and current CEO for Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Fisackerly challenged fall semester graduates to consider ways they can give back to their community while taking steps to make it a better place.
Id: 334
Date: 2014-12-17
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (front row, fifth from right) and leaders from other universities around the nation signed the Presidents' Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security (PUSH) at the United Nations in New York City on Dec.
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (front row, fifth from right) and leaders from other universities around the nation signed the Presidents' Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security (PUSH) at the United Nations in New York City on Dec. 9. The event marks the international launch of PUSH, co-organized by the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Hunger Solutions Institute, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Board of International Food and Agriculture Development, the Zero Hunger Challenge, and the Alliance to End Hunger. PUSH was created as the result of a first-time gathering between leaders of more than 30 universities in the U.S., Canada and Central America in February. Keenum served as chairman of the PUSH steering committee.
Id: 335
Date: 2015-01-19
Title: William B. Bynum Jr., left, president of Mississippi Valley State University, received a special cowbell from MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150119194125.jpg
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William B. Bynum Jr., left, president of Mississippi Valley State University, received a special cowbell from MSU President Mark E. Keenum. Bynum served as keynote speaker Jan. 19 for Mississippi State’s 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast.
Id: 336
Date: 2015-01-20
Title: Moroccan Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal, left, accepts a complementary cowbell from Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0328
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Moroccan Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal, left, accepts a complementary cowbell from Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum. During his Tuesday visit to MSU, the ambassador said he looks forward to MSU’s new engineering-education partnership with the Universitie Internationale de Rabat, located in the capital city of Morocco, Rabat. Also, MSU’s International Institute will begin a study abroad program in Rabat this summer.
Id: 337
Date: 2015-02-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets with the university's Freshman Council each spring semester to give the students an update on happenings around the campus and to answer their questions.
Order: 0329
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150211114501.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets with the university's Freshman Council each spring semester to give the students an update on happenings around the campus and to answer their questions. The Freshman Council is a part of the MSU Student Association and represents the interests of the university's first-year students.
Id: 338
Date: 2015-02-13
Title: Mississippi State University celebrated the naming of the Robert B. Deen Jr.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150213085827.jpg
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Mississippi State University celebrated the naming of the Robert B. Deen Jr. Building on Feb. 12 at MSU-Meridian's Riley Campus. Formerly the Newberry Building, the facility now carries the name of the longtime philanthropist whose work as president and chairman of the Meridian-based Riley Foundation has greatly impacted education and opportunity in the region. Shown here at the ceremony are, from left, Robert B. Deen Jr., his wife Lindy, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 339
Date: 2015-02-13
Title: Mississippi State officials, along with members of the university's student chapter of the Society of American Foresters and the Campus Tree Advisory Committee, gathered today [Feb.
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Mississippi State officials, along with members of the university's student chapter of the Society of American Foresters and the Campus Tree Advisory Committee, gathered today [Feb. 13] in the Junction to celebrate the land-grant institution's Tree Campus USA designation by the Arbor Day Foundation.
Id: 340
Date: 2015-03-16
Title: Mississippi State's Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts was recently honored as a recipient of the 2015 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, given annually by the Mississippi Arts Commission.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150316140400.jpg
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Mississippi State's Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts was recently honored as a recipient of the 2015 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, given annually by the Mississippi Arts Commission. Winning in the "Arts in Community" category at MAC's 27th annual awards ceremony, the center is part of the MSU-Meridian Riley Campus, which continues to grow thanks to a partnership with the Meridian-based Riley Foundation. On hand to accept the award were several members of the Riley Foundation, Riley Center Executive Director Dennis Sankovich, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum, shown here.
Id: 341
Date: 2015-03-23
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum gives a “thumbs-up” at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the on-course shelter at the 10th hole on the MSU Golf Course.
Order: 0333
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150323164533.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum gives a “thumbs-up” at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the on-course shelter at the 10th hole on the MSU Golf Course. During the fall semester, a collaborative studio, including second-year architecture and building construction science students, designed and built two shelters; the other is at the fourth hole. Students, faculty and administrators celebrated at the ceremony.
Id: 342
Date: 2015-03-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents Shirley Kinsey, her husband Bernard, and son Khalil, right, with a chrome cowbell during the March 20 ribbon cutting ceremony for The Kinsey Collection’s “African American Treasures” exhibit at the university’s Mitchell Memorial Library.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents Shirley Kinsey, her husband Bernard, and son Khalil, right, with a chrome cowbell during the March 20 ribbon cutting ceremony for The Kinsey Collection’s “African American Treasures” exhibit at the university’s Mitchell Memorial Library. One of the largest private exhibits of African American art, manuscripts and historical artifacts, The Kinsey Collection is open for viewing in the third-floor John Grisham Room through June 20.
Id: 343
Date: 2015-04-10
Title: Mississippi State University and Hinds Community forged a new 2 Plus 2 partnership program in precision agriculture on April 9 to strengthen the agricultural economy in Mississippi and promote the interests of farm families that are the foundation of that economy.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150410090314.jpg
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Mississippi State University and Hinds Community forged a new 2 Plus 2 partnership program in precision agriculture on April 9 to strengthen the agricultural economy in Mississippi and promote the interests of farm families that are the foundation of that economy. The two higher education institutions are creating the new program for Fall 2015, drawing on the use of computers and Global Navigation Satellite Systems as well as unmanned aircraft technology, remote sensing, global positioning, geographic information systems and variable rate technology. Making remarks at the ceremony that sealed the alliance were, from left, MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Governor Phil Bryant; Ted Kendall III, longtime HCC Board of Trustees member and owner of Gaddis Farms in Bolton; and HCC President Clyde Muse.
Id: 345
Date: 2015-04-13
Title: MSU officials including, from left, former coach Al Schmidt, track coach Steve Dudley, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, Nan and Mike Sanders, as well as additional members of their family, celebrated the official naming of the renovated MSU track and field complex as the "Mike Sanders Track and Field Complex" on April 10.
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MSU officials including, from left, former coach Al Schmidt, track coach Steve Dudley, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin, Nan and Mike Sanders, as well as additional members of their family, celebrated the official naming of the renovated MSU track and field complex as the "Mike Sanders Track and Field Complex" on April 10. Sanders was a 1962 MSU track athlete and the university's 2014 National Alumnus of the Year.
Id: 346
Date: 2015-04-20
Title: More than 21,000 Mississippi State fans came to Saturday’s Maroon and White game and watched as Jak, bottom center, became Bully XXI. He accepted mascot duties from his father, Bully XX known as “Champ,” bottom right.
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More than 21,000 Mississippi State fans came to Saturday’s Maroon and White game and watched as Jak, bottom center, became Bully XXI. He accepted mascot duties from his father, Bully XX known as “Champ,” bottom right. Assisting in the ceremony with the American Kennel Club registered English bulldogs were, from left, Jake Clouatre, grandson of longtime Voice of the Bulldogs Jack Cristil; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Lisa Pritchard, official MSU mascot handler; and Pritchard’s children, Austin and Laura Grace.
Id: 347
Date: 2015-05-15
Title: Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives met Thursday, May 14, for a news conference to discuss the next steps and goals for the newly-named Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence (UAS COE), a consortium of universities that will research and develop technologies and policies for the use of unmanned aerial systems in the United States.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150515103246.jpg
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Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives met Thursday, May 14, for a news conference to discuss the next steps and goals for the newly-named Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence (UAS COE), a consortium of universities that will research and develop technologies and policies for the use of unmanned aerial systems in the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has named the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), a consortium of universities headed by Mississippi State University, to lead the UAS COE. Included in the press conference are, from left, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska); retired Maj. Gen. James Poss, U.S. Air Force, ASSURE UAS executive director; President Mark Keenum, Mississippi State University; Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.); Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.); Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.); FAA Administrator Michael Huerta; Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.); and Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.).
Id: 348
Date: 2015-05-26
Title: Mississippi Gov.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150526124300.jpg
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant met with Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum on Tuesday [May 26] to discuss MSU’s recent designation by Federal Aviation Administration as the National Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Bryant met with Keenum after speaking to more than 370 rising high school seniors participating in Boys State this week on the MSU campus. Since 1939, Mississippi American Legion Boys State has served as the nation's premier program for teaching young men how government works, developing leadership skills and nurturing an appreciation for the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Id: 349
Date: 2015-06-05
Title: President Mark Keenum speaks at Mississippi State University Friday [June 5] during a campus press conference about the Federal Aviation Administration designating the university as a National Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150605171917.jpg
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President Mark Keenum speaks at Mississippi State University Friday [June 5] during a campus press conference about the Federal Aviation Administration designating the university as a National Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Id: 350
Date: 2015-06-23
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents a maroon cowbell to Nihon University's College of Industrial Technology Dean Minoru Ochiai after the two leaders signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150623141347.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents a maroon cowbell to Nihon University's College of Industrial Technology Dean Minoru Ochiai after the two leaders signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday. The goal of the agreement is to enhance the educational and research opportunities for students and faculty at both institutions.
Id: 351
Date: 2015-07-19
Title: Dr. Richard E. Holmes became the first African American student admitted to Mississippi State University on July 19, 1965.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150719153217.jpg
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Dr. Richard E. Holmes became the first African American student admitted to Mississippi State University on July 19, 1965. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of that event Sunday during a reception were: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Holmes, his wife Judie Holmes, and MSU Assistant Vice President for Multicultural Affairs Cedric Gathings.
Id: 353
Date: 2015-07-20
Title: President Mark E. Keenum welcomes student Fulbright Scholars to Mississippi State’s campus for an American South-themed course sponsored by the English Language Institute.
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President Mark E. Keenum welcomes student Fulbright Scholars to Mississippi State’s campus for an American South-themed course sponsored by the English Language Institute. The students, who represent more than 20 countries, will spend three-weeks enhancing their English communication skills and receiving guidance in adapting to university culture in the United States.
Id: 354
Date: 2015-08-10
Title: Mississippi State University and the Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity broke ground Monday [Aug.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150810164325.jpg
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Mississippi State University and the Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity broke ground Monday [Aug. 10] at the site of the seventh annual Maroon Edition home, located at No. 5 Hope Lane in Starkville. (From left) Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman; Starkville Habitat Board President Suzanne Dressel; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; and Starkville Habitat Past President Danny Setaro officially break ground for the home. Keenum also drove the ceremonial first nail.
Id: 356
Date: 2015-08-19
Title: Mississippi State University leaders and local and state law enforcement officials met Aug.
Order: 0348
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150819111115.jpg
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Mississippi State University leaders and local and state law enforcement officials met Aug. 18 to discuss plans to make MSU gamedays this fall as safe and smooth as possible on campus and city and state roadways. MSU President Mark E. Keenum and other university leaders met with Department of Public Safety Commissioner Albert E. Santa Cruz and Deputy Administrator Ken Magee, Oktibbeha County Sheriff Steve Gladney, Starkville Police Chief Frank Nichols, Mississippi Highway Patrol Director Col. Donnell Berry, MSU Police Chief Vance Rice and Lt. Brad Massey, and Craig Carter representing the Mississippi Department of Transportation, among others.
Id: 357
Date: 2015-08-19
Title: Ron Hall, left, rings a cowbell presented to him Tuesday [August 18] by MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, during the university’s second Freshman Convocation.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150819121331.jpg
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Ron Hall, left, rings a cowbell presented to him Tuesday [August 18] by MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, during the university’s second Freshman Convocation. Hall, co-author of the university’s 2015 Maroon Edition common reading experience selection, “Same Kind of Different as Me,” shared life lessons with the more than 3,400 freshmen in attendance, who make up the largest class in the 137-year-old land-grant university’s history.
Id: 358
Date: 2015-08-25
Title: Moe's Southwest Grill at Mississippi State held an official grand opening on Aug.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150825112757.jpg
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Moe's Southwest Grill at Mississippi State held an official grand opening on Aug. 25. MSU President Mark E. Keenum, third from left, cut the ribbon along with, from left, JoJo Dodd, MSU Student Association president; Regina Hyatt, MSU vice president for student affairs; Margaret McQuiller, Moe’s location manager; Ann Bailey, MSU director of housing and residence life; Jamie Beazley, Aramark resident district manager; and Talla Cisse, MSU Residence Hall Association president. Located in the former State Fountain Bakery location on the north side of Marketplace at Perry, the restaurant serves a wide variety of fresh, made-to-order Southwest fare.
Id: 359
Date: 2015-08-28
Title: Mississippi’s 1st District Congressman Trent Kelly, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum visited Friday [Aug.
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Mississippi’s 1st District Congressman Trent Kelly, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum visited Friday [Aug. 28] in the president’s office while Kelly was on campus for a day’s worth of activities, including the opening of a new Veterans Business Outreach Center in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park and discussions with the leadership of the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.
Id: 360
Date: 2015-09-03
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum gave the opening remarks at a Sept.
Order: 0352
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150903132933.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum gave the opening remarks at a Sept. 3 cyber security forum sponsored by Cadence Bank at The Mill at MSU Conference Center. Titled “Cyber Attacks: Is Your Business Ready for Battle,” the forum featured Dave Dampier, director of MSU’s Distributed Analytics and Security Institute, and Wesley McGrew, an institute assistant professor.
Id: 361
Date: 2015-09-11
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (right) accepts a certificate from a Guinness World Records representative Thursday night at the annual Cowbell Yell pep rally.
Order: 0353
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150911133804.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (right) accepts a certificate from a Guinness World Records representative Thursday night at the annual Cowbell Yell pep rally. MSU fans simultaneously rang 5,748 cowbells during the Cowbell Yell to earn the world record.
Id: 363
Date: 2015-09-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, became Honorary Consul to the Kingdom of Morocco on Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150911152229.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, became Honorary Consul to the Kingdom of Morocco on Sept. 11 during a morning ceremony at The Mill at MSU. Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Rachad Bouhlal made the presentation to Keenum who said the honor will enable him to “work with our friends in Morocco and in Mississippi to expand economic and cultural opportunities.”
Id: 365
Date: 2015-09-29
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, back center, had lunch on Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20150929164512.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, back center, had lunch on Sept. 29 with students from the TRIO and ACCESS programs at Mississippi State. TRIO students are those who have overcome tremendous barriers in order to participate in higher education, and ACCESS students are those with intellectual disabilities who have successfully transitioned into the university. Keenum addressed the students during the lunch, giving them words of encouragement and praising them for their desire to be a part of the Bulldog family.
Id: 366
Date: 2015-10-07
Title: Mississippi State University took top honors during the Halbrook Awards for Academic Achievement Among Athletes ceremony held October 5 as part of the 2015 Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Conference.
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Mississippi State University took top honors during the Halbrook Awards for Academic Achievement Among Athletes ceremony held October 5 as part of the 2015 Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Conference. MSU was the winner in the Public University Division for the highest percentage of both male and female athletes graduating. The Halbrook Awards program recognizes colleges and universities that maintain and achieve high academic standards for student athletes, thus encouraging high graduation rates. Pictured are (l-r): Commissioner of Higher Education Glenn Boyce; Northwest Community College Vice President of Educational Affairs Richie Lawson; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Hinds Community College President Clyde Muse; Millsaps College President Robert W. Pearigen; Millsaps head men’s basketball coach Tim Wise; and representing the Halbrook family were Andy Halbrook, Tina Halbrook Donahoo, Ann Halbrook Peden and David Halbrook Jr.
Id: 367
Date: 2015-10-14
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during a campus celebration Tuesday [Oct.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151014112432.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during a campus celebration Tuesday [Oct. 13] as the university launches a branding initiative to reinforce its standing as a premier research institution where students are driven to make a difference. Keenum challenged the campus community to take active roles in shaping the future of MSU by sharing their success stories with broader audiences.
Id: 368
Date: 2015-10-16
Title: Dr. Richard E. Holmes, center, became the first African American student admitted to Mississippi State University in 1965.
Order: 0360
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151016152138.jpg
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Dr. Richard E. Holmes, center, became the first African American student admitted to Mississippi State University in 1965. Reared in Starkville, the retired physician and longtime Columbus resident was honored by his alma mater Thursday [Oct. 15] with a "50 Years of Inclusion" dinner in Colvard Student Union's Bill R. Foster Ballroom. Among those joining in the celebration were MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and guest speaker Dolphus Weary, co-founder of R.E.A.L. Christian Foundation in Richland.
Id: 369
Date: 2015-10-22
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum met with a diverse group of faculty, staff and students for his second “PowerTalk” event in the Colvard Student Union.
Order: 0361
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151022080041.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum met with a diverse group of faculty, staff and students for his second “PowerTalk” event in the Colvard Student Union. Keenum talked about a variety of topics chosen by the group, including campus growth and construction, the budget process and faculty retention efforts.
Id: 370
Date: 2015-10-26
Title: Mississippi State officials, students, faculty and staff gathered Friday [Oct.
Order: 0362
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151026105045.jpg
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Mississippi State officials, students, faculty and staff gathered Friday [Oct. 23] for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the university building construction science program’s new Construction Training and Research Laboratory. Located behind Howell Hall, the CTRL consists of a TechSuite office and KNAACK DataVault™ with the latest construction site technology from companies including Hewlett-Packard, EarthCam, Samsung and CyberPower, among others. Other features include a work yard and equipment venue for the BCS program. Pictured are (l-r) Ron Perkins, president of Jobsite Tech Group; Craig D. Capano, Roy Anderson Endowed Professor and BCS program director; MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; MSU industrial arts education alumnus Joel A. “Tony” Carroll of Tupelo, vice president and construction manager of Sanderson Construction Co. Inc.; and Jim West, dean of MSU’s College of Architecture, Art and Design.
Id: 371
Date: 2015-10-27
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomes Ben Howland, MSU men’s head basketball coach, to the honors seminar in leadership class Keenum teaches.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomes Ben Howland, MSU men’s head basketball coach, to the honors seminar in leadership class Keenum teaches. Leaders from the business community and local, state and federal government are scheduled throughout the semester to discuss leadership principles with students. Howland has established himself as a proven leader who has taken teams from three schools to the NCAA Tournament. In March 2015, Howland became the 20th head basketball coach at MSU.
Id: 372
Date: 2015-11-10
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum met with a diverse group of faculty, staff and students for his third “PowerTalk” event in the Colvard Student Union.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum met with a diverse group of faculty, staff and students for his third “PowerTalk” event in the Colvard Student Union. Keenum talked about a variety of topics chosen by the group, including the search for a new MSU provost, future plans for on-campus child care expansion, and the outlook for faculty and staff compensation.
Id: 373
Date: 2015-11-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum thanked members of the armed forces for their service Wednesday [Nov.
Order: 0365
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151111155947.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum thanked members of the armed forces for their service Wednesday [Nov. 11] during a 2015 Veterans Day ceremony on the university’s historic Drill Field. Also taking part in the ceremony were representatives of the land-grant institution’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs. A joint ROTC color guard presented the colors. MSU is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's most veteran-friendly institutions, and also stands as one of 14 U.S. universities partnered with the Pat Tillman Foundation for educational support of veterans and their families.
Id: 374
Date: 2015-11-12
Title: Members of the Mississippi State Bulldog family gathered Thursday [Nov.
Order: 0366
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151112161819.jpg
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Members of the Mississippi State Bulldog family gathered Thursday [Nov. 12] in Humphrey Coliseum to celebrate the lives of Keith Joseph Jr. and his father, Keith Joseph Sr., who died in a one-car accident Friday [Nov. 6]. MSU President Mark E. Keenum said the two men, both who played Bulldog football, made a difference. “These two men, father and son, made the world a better place. They were, of course, loved by their family, friends and teammates. They’re also loved by the entire Bulldog family, and they will live on in our memories,” Keenum said.
Id: 375
Date: 2015-11-13
Title: “SEC Nation,” the Southeastern Conference Network’s traveling pre-game television show, originates Saturday morning from the Junction prior to Mississippi State’s afternoon game with Alabama.
Order: 0367
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151113154239.jpg
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“SEC Nation,” the Southeastern Conference Network’s traveling pre-game television show, originates Saturday morning from the Junction prior to Mississippi State’s afternoon game with Alabama. Arriving on campus today, cast members (from left) Joe Tessitore, Tim Tebow, Kaylee Hartung, Greg McElroy and Marcus Spears received an official welcome from (at center) university Athletic Director Scott Stricklin and President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 376
Date: 2015-11-17
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents comedian Steve Harvey with a cowbell Friday [Nov.
Order: 0368
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151117163135.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents comedian Steve Harvey with a cowbell Friday [Nov. 13] at the Mill at MSU Conference Center. Harvey served as keynote speaker for the College of Business Centennial Celebration Gala.
Id: 377
Date: 2015-11-18
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, accepts the “Purple Heart University” designation on behalf of the university from Purple Heart veterans (l-r) Charles Sciple, Will Woods, Dennis “Denny” Daniels Jr.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, accepts the “Purple Heart University” designation on behalf of the university from Purple Heart veterans (l-r) Charles Sciple, Will Woods, Dennis “Denny” Daniels Jr. and Bill Henry. The Military Order of the Purple Heart bestowed the designation for outstanding service to military veterans, service members, dependents and survivors. The formal presentation was made during the military-themed halftime show at the MSU vs. Alabama football game Nov. 14.
Id: 378
Date: 2015-11-20
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum serves members of the Starkville Fire Department during the Thanksgiving lunch held Friday [Nov.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum serves members of the Starkville Fire Department during the Thanksgiving lunch held Friday [Nov. 20]. Keenum, along with Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, takes the opportunity annually to thank the fire fighters for their service throughout the year.
Id: 379
Date: 2015-12-10
Title: State legislators visited Mississippi State to discuss the upcoming session.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151210153740.jpg
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State legislators visited Mississippi State to discuss the upcoming session. From L-R: Representative-elect Rob Roberson, Sen. Angela Turner, Sen. Gary Jackson, Rep. Tyrone Ellis, and MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum
Id: 380
Date: 2015-12-18
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum presented a Bible to the Shalisha Owens family at the dedication ceremony for their new home Thursday [Dec.
Order: 0372
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20151218090007.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum presented a Bible to the Shalisha Owens family at the dedication ceremony for their new home Thursday [Dec. 17] at 104 Owens St. in Starkville. Built as the seventh annual project partnership between the MSU Maroon Edition program and the Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity, the 1,200 square-foot house has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Shalisha is a single mother of four children, ranging from 7-16 years old.
Id: 381
Date: 2016-01-15
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, second from right, talks with the university’s EcoCAR3 team as they prepare for upcoming national competition against 15 other universities.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160115171522.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, second from right, talks with the university’s EcoCAR3 team as they prepare for upcoming national competition against 15 other universities. General Motors and the Department of Energy sponsor the four-year competition and crown winners during each of the contest’s four phases.
Id: 382
Date: 2016-01-27
Title: A new academic service dedicated to advising Mississippi State pre-medical majors formally opened Wednesday [Jan.
Order: 0374
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160127133929.jpg
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A new academic service dedicated to advising Mississippi State pre-medical majors formally opened Wednesday [Jan. 27]. MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, presented a pair of golden scissors used during the ribbon cutting ceremony to Marilyn White and Dr. Randy White. The new Dr. A. Randle and Marilyn W. White Pre-Med Advisory Office will create more opportunities for students who are earning degrees with pre-health concentrations. Dr. White is a 1966 MSU chemistry/pre-medicine alumnus who went on to graduate from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1969.
Id: 383
Date: 2016-01-29
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke Friday [Jan.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160129144025.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke Friday [Jan. 29] with students in grades 9-12 at Briarcrest Christian School in the Memphis area. His topic was the “Importance of Higher Education.”
Id: 384
Date: 2016-02-05
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents a cowbell to John Robinson Block, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade.
Order: 0376
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160205165106.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents a cowbell to John Robinson Block, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade. Block visited campus for a ceremony during which MaxxSouth Broadband donated a collection of rare, early Mississippi law books to MSU Libraries’ Special Collections Department. The Blade and Post-Gazette, like MaxxSouth, are subsidiaries of Block Communications. The collection comprises 60 publications that are finely bound in 45 volumes—making it the largest known number of rare Mississippi Territorial imprints published prior to 1817. Mississippi State Libraries officially welcomed the collection with a program and reception.
Id: 385
Date: 2016-02-17
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum addresses the university’s spring Safe Zone LGBTQ Ally Training on Friday, Feb.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160217111225.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum addresses the university’s spring Safe Zone LGBTQ Ally Training on Friday, Feb. 12. Safe Zone is a campus-wide program that promotes a welcoming and safe community for LGBTQ students, faculty and staff. Safe Zone Allies, who have completed awareness training, are any individuals committed to providing and maintaining a safe and supportive campus environment. Safe Zone is a program supported by the MSU Division of Student Affairs and MSU’s Holmes Cultural Diversity Center.
Id: 386
Date: 2016-02-17
Title: Mississippi State University-Meridian interim Kinesiology program coordinator and director of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Labs Laura Hilton, left, demonstrates the Anatomage virtual dissection table to MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, and MSU-Meridian Administrative Director Terry Dale Cruse, right, on Tuesday, Feb.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160217111239.jpg
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Mississippi State University-Meridian interim Kinesiology program coordinator and director of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Labs Laura Hilton, left, demonstrates the Anatomage virtual dissection table to MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, and MSU-Meridian Administrative Director Terry Dale Cruse, right, on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The state-of-the-art Anatomage Table is the most advanced anatomy visualization system for anatomy education and MSU-Meridian has the only unit in the state of Mississippi as part of the new Kinesiology program housed in MSU-Meridian’s Riley Campus in downtown Meridian in the former Kress Building, soon to formally be renamed the Rosenbaum Building in honor of the late Meridian Mayor I.A. Rosenbaum.
Id: 387
Date: 2016-03-02
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, seated right, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman met with MSU’s Student Dietetic Association officers and advisor to proclaim March as National Nutrition Month for MSU and the city of Starkville.
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, seated right, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman met with MSU’s Student Dietetic Association officers and advisor to proclaim March as National Nutrition Month for MSU and the city of Starkville. Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the National Nutrition Month campaign encourages and promotes healthy eating habits and physical activity. Standing, from left, are Danielle Mosley, professional development chair; Kaleigh Hynes, secretary; Alesa Taylor, scholarship chair; Renee Matich, nutrition professor and adviser; Mary Helen Makamson, president; Alexis Galistel, treasurer; Sarah Kelly, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics liaison; and Haley Wheeler, vice president.
Id: 388
Date: 2016-03-02
Title: Christy Pickering, center, shared her personal experiences from an abusive relationship and her path to happiness with the Mississippi State University community in a presentation Tuesday night [March 1] at Bettersworth Auditorium called “Girl, You Deserve Better.” The university’s Center for Student Activities and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life sponsored the appearance.
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Christy Pickering, center, shared her personal experiences from an abusive relationship and her path to happiness with the Mississippi State University community in a presentation Tuesday night [March 1] at Bettersworth Auditorium called “Girl, You Deserve Better.” The university’s Center for Student Activities and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life sponsored the appearance. Pickering is a Biloxi certified public accountant and member of the Board of Trustees, State Institutions of Higher Learning. Shown with Pickering were MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and her husband Brent Pickering, right.
Id: 389
Date: 2016-03-07
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, right, greets Mississippi civil rights pioneers James Meredith, left, and Dr. Richard Holmes, center, during Black Alumni Weekend gala activities at The Mill at MSU. Meredith and Holmes were the first African American students admitted to the University of Mississippi and MSU, respectively.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160307163805.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, right, greets Mississippi civil rights pioneers James Meredith, left, and Dr. Richard Holmes, center, during Black Alumni Weekend gala activities at The Mill at MSU. Meredith and Holmes were the first African American students admitted to the University of Mississippi and MSU, respectively. Also shown in the foreground are two of Dr. Holmes' grandchildren, Kaleb and Kelsey Jordan..
Id: 390
Date: 2016-03-23
Title: President Keenum and Scott Stricklin congratulating coach Vic Schaefer after the bulldogs defeated Michigan State Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Women's Tournament.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160323113126.jpg
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President Keenum and Scott Stricklin congratulating coach Vic Schaefer after the bulldogs defeated Michigan State Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Women's Tournament.
Id: 391
Date: 2016-03-29
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed the 2016-17 Student Association Executive Council Tuesday [March 29].
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160329142836.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed the 2016-17 Student Association Executive Council Tuesday [March 29]. Members include (front row, l-r) Director of Programming AudreyAnne Estess of Clinton; President Roxanne L. Raven of Okemos, Michigan; Attorney General Gavin F. King of Opelika, Alabama; and Treasurer Ashley D. Brooks of Salem, Illinois; (back row, l-r) Chief of Staff Aalaap D. Desai of Ridgeland; Vice President Hunt Walne of Collierville, Tennessee; Director of Policy Edward T. “Eddie” White of Slidell, Louisiana; and Deputy Chief of Staff Mayah J. Emerson of Meridian. Not pictured are Secretary Tyler B. McMurray of Brandon and Director of Marketing Jacob A. Dye of Nettleton.
Id: 392
Date: 2016-04-01
Title: President Mark E. Keenum (far left) congratulates 2016 MSU Diversity Award winners, including (from left) Jamel Alexander, Krystle Dixon, Domenico “Mimmo” Parisi and Hillary Richardson.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160401153233.jpg
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President Mark E. Keenum (far left) congratulates 2016 MSU Diversity Award winners, including (from left) Jamel Alexander, Krystle Dixon, Domenico “Mimmo” Parisi and Hillary Richardson. Richardson accepted on behalf of faculty and students with the “A Shaky Truce: Starkville Civil Rights Struggles, 1960-1980” Project.
Id: 393
Date: 2016-04-01
Title: 102 individuals representing 43 different countries around the globe were officially sworn in as United States citizens Friday [April 1] at Mississippi State University.
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102 individuals representing 43 different countries around the globe were officially sworn in as United States citizens Friday [April 1] at Mississippi State University. The ballroom in the Mill at MSU’s Starkville campus was transformed into a federal courtroom, where friends and family members witnessed their loved ones taking the Oath of Allegiance to become U.S. citizens. MSU was official host of the event, presided over by Honorable Sharion Aycock and featuring MSU President Mark E. Keenum as keynote speaker.
Id: 394
Date: 2016-04-05
Title: Mississippi State University is celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week now-April 8.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160405101834.jpg
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Mississippi State University is celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week now-April 8. MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Lori Bruce, dean of the MSU Graduate School and associate vice president of academic affairs, are pictured with others from the Graduate School who participated in a flag ceremony to kick off the week’s activities. Sponsored by the Office of the Graduate School and the Graduate Student Association, the week includes a student mixer, research symposium, a LabRats comedy performance, an ice cream social and an awards banquet.
Id: 395
Date: 2016-04-06
Title: Former U.S. Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, left, speaks with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during Quinn’s April visit to the Starkville campus.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160406161220.jpg
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Former U.S. Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, left, speaks with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during Quinn’s April visit to the Starkville campus. Leader of the Iowa-based World Food Prize organization, Quinn spoke on campus and served as featured speaker for the Executive Lecture Forum in Jackson. “Challenges of International Food Security and How They Relate to Political and Economic Instability” was the topic of his program. American ambassador to Cambodia from 1996-99, Quinn came at the invitation of MSU’s Janos Radvanyi Chair in International Security Studies and the campus’ International Institute.
Id: 396
Date: 2016-04-12
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with the Freshman Council during a lunch meeting at Perry Cafeteria.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160412144826.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with the Freshman Council during a lunch meeting at Perry Cafeteria. He meets annually with the group each spring to give the students an update on happenings around campus and to answer questions. The Freshman Council is a part of the MSU Student Association.
Id: 397
Date: 2016-04-19
Title: The MSU Office of Admissions and Scholarships recently held an open house for its new campus visit room for prospective students.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20160419165113.jpg
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The MSU Office of Admissions and Scholarships recently held an open house for its new campus visit room for prospective students. Among those speaking and in attendance at the event were, from left, Don Zant, vice president for budget and planning; Julia Hodges, interim provost and executive vice president; Naron Remillard, director of student recruitment; and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 398
Date: 2016-04-19
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, and University of Mississippi Medical Center Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. LouAnn Woodward signed a Memorandum of Understanding today [April 18] to formalize a partnership addressing many of the state’s most critical health care challenges.
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, and University of Mississippi Medical Center Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. LouAnn Woodward signed a Memorandum of Understanding today [April 18] to formalize a partnership addressing many of the state’s most critical health care challenges. Looking on is Dr. Bettina Beech, UMMC’s associate vice chancellor for population health and executive director of the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, which is working to expand existing collaborations and pursuing new opportunities between these higher education institutions.
Id: 399
Date: 2016-04-20
Title: In April, Mississippi State’s College of Business officially dedicated its new Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach in McCool Hall.
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In April, Mississippi State’s College of Business officially dedicated its new Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach in McCool Hall. Pictured (l-r) are Eric Hill, director for entrepreneurship at MSU; Jeffrey Rupp, outreach director for the college’s Division of Business Research; Sharon Oswald, dean of MSU’s College of Business; and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 401
Date: 2016-04-29
Title: Mississippi State leaders inspired by the overwhelming response to “Infinite Impact,” the most successful fundraising campaign in university history, celebrated MSU President Mark E. Keenum’s announcement today [April 28] of a historic retargeting of the campaign with a fundraising goal of $1 billion by 2020.
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Mississippi State leaders inspired by the overwhelming response to “Infinite Impact,” the most successful fundraising campaign in university history, celebrated MSU President Mark E. Keenum’s announcement today [April 28] of a historic retargeting of the campaign with a fundraising goal of $1 billion by 2020. Joining in the announcement were (from left) John P. Rush, vice president of Development and Alumni; Keenum; Earnie Deavenport, chair of the MSU Foundation Board of Directors; Mickey Holliman, Bulldog Club president; Natalie Jones, Mississippi’s only 2016 Truman Scholar and Moore Presidential Scholar; Ron Black, National Alumni Association president; Cody Coyne, Faculty Senate president; Tamara Gibson, Staff Council chair; Henry Wan, associate professor and world-leading influenza researcher; and Roxanne Raven, Student Association president.
Id: 402
Date: 2016-05-06
Title: Wes Burger, left, the 2016 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award honoree, is congratulated by MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
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Wes Burger, left, the 2016 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award honoree, is congratulated by MSU President Mark E. Keenum. Burger is associate director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, associate director of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Dale Arner Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology, and Grisham Master Teacher in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture at Mississippi State. He has secured more than $19 million in research grants, and authored 229 publications including 89 peer-reviewed journal articles, 47 peer-reviewed proceedings articles, 14 book chapters, and 79 semi-technical bulletins and articles. In his current role, Burger works to define, develop and administer a broadly-based research program of national significance in agriculture and natural resources. The Powe Award is a memorial to the MSU alumnus and longtime research vice president who died in 1996.
Id: 403
Date: 2016-05-06
Title: Mississippi State sophomore baseball players Brent Rooker (left) and Jacob Billingsley (right) presented the Governor’s Cup to university President Mark E. Keenum.
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Mississippi State sophomore baseball players Brent Rooker (left) and Jacob Billingsley (right) presented the Governor’s Cup to university President Mark E. Keenum. The baseball team earned the trophy in a 2-0 victory over in-state rival Ole Miss April 26 at Trustmark Park in Pearl. Rooker, an outfielder from Germantown, Tennessee, is a business administration major. Billingsley, a pitcher from Senatobia, is a psychology major.
Id: 404
Date: 2016-05-07
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, gives Glenn F. Boyce a cowbell after the commencement address May 7.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, gives Glenn F. Boyce a cowbell after the commencement address May 7. Mississippi’s higher education commissioner challenged his audience to “dare greatly” and “change the world.”
Id: 405
Date: 2016-05-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, congratulates members of the university’s 2016 class of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, congratulates members of the university’s 2016 class of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society. The honorees will be formally recognized during a fall induction ceremony. Founded in 1918, the Columbus, Ohio-based Mortar Board is considered the nation’s premier honor society for college seniors. Students selected for membership must be in the top 35 percent of their junior class and demonstrate a commitment to scholarship, leadership and service.
Id: 406
Date: 2016-05-16
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum (back, center) congratulates the university’s newest Zacharias Staff Award winners for 2016.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum (back, center) congratulates the university’s newest Zacharias Staff Award winners for 2016. They include (front, l-r), Ra’Sheda Forbes, Kim Kavalsky, Madeline Golden, Carol Young, Diane Alexander and Meggan Franks (back, l-r) Trudy Jones, John Vowell, Adam Rohnke, Jesse Morrison, Frank Fulton and Terri Snead.
Id: 407
Date: 2016-05-17
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (third from left) met with a delegation of Moroccan business and government officials in early May, including (l-r) Said Hajib, head of Morocco's Forestry Research Center; Naima Cheddadi, vice president of the council of Rabat; Keenum; Abdessamad Sekkal, president of the council of Rabat; Rahhal Boulgoute, chief executive officer of the MARITA Group; and Mariam Chemao, vice president of the council of Rabat.
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (third from left) met with a delegation of Moroccan business and government officials in early May, including (l-r) Said Hajib, head of Morocco's Forestry Research Center; Naima Cheddadi, vice president of the council of Rabat; Keenum; Abdessamad Sekkal, president of the council of Rabat; Rahhal Boulgoute, chief executive officer of the MARITA Group; and Mariam Chemao, vice president of the council of Rabat.
Id: 408
Date: 2016-05-19
Title: MSU President Mark Keenum, left, received a deed in May for 63 acres in West Point from Harry Dendy, chair of the 4-H Club Foundation of Mississippi, while friends of 4-H observed.
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MSU President Mark Keenum, left, received a deed in May for 63 acres in West Point from Harry Dendy, chair of the 4-H Club Foundation of Mississippi, while friends of 4-H observed. MSU Extension assumed responsibility for the Jimmy Bryan 4-H Youth Complex, which is home to a nature trail, the Mississippi Farm Bureau 4-H ATV Training Center, the Southern Ionics 4-H Environmental Center, and the Elizabeth A. Howard 4-H Therapeutic Riding and Activity Center.
(Photo by Kat Lawrence / MSU Extension Service)
Id: 409
Date: 2016-05-26
Title: Mississippi State University was presented the 2016 Southeastern Conference Baseball Championship trophy prior to the Bulldogs’ first game in the SEC Tournament Hoover, Alabama, on Wednesday [May 25).
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Mississippi State University was presented the 2016 Southeastern Conference Baseball Championship trophy prior to the Bulldogs’ first game in the SEC Tournament Hoover, Alabama, on Wednesday [May 25). Shown receiving the trophy were (from left) MSU Head Baseball Coach John Cohen, Jacob Robson, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Brent Rooker, Dakota Hudson and MSU Athletics Director Scott Stricklin.
(Photo by Sid Salter / MSU Office of Public Affairs.)
Id: 410
Date: 2016-07-14
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum officially accepted the papers of legendary Mississippi newspaper columnist and Vicksburg native Orley Mason Hood Jr., who died in 2014.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum officially accepted the papers of legendary Mississippi newspaper columnist and Vicksburg native Orley Mason Hood Jr., who died in 2014. Making the donation July 14 were wife Mary Ann Hood, and two sons, Hunter and Tucker Hood. The papers are becoming part of the Mississippi Journalism Collection housed in Mitchell Memorial Library’s Special Collections Department – Manuscripts Division.
Id: 412
Date: 2016-07-20
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum visits with students from the Project IMPACT program during a tour of MSU's T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability on Tuesday [July 19].
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum visits with students from the Project IMPACT program during a tour of MSU's T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability on Tuesday [July 19]. Project IMPACT works to meet the early intervention needs for Mississippi children with special needs. During the visit, staff demonstrated how the center removes limitations through assistive technology and helps individuals with disabilities thrive.
Id: 413
Date: 2016-08-03
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum is pictured with members of MSU’s EcoCAR 3 team.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum is pictured with members of MSU’s EcoCAR 3 team. The team recently placed fifth in the national EcoCAR 3 competition. Sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy, the four-year competition charges teams with building a powerful, fuel-efficient car. Pictured back row, left to right: Matt Bilson, John Corn, Jared Oakley and Pushkaraj Atul Sakhare. Pictured front row, left to right: faculty adviser Kalyan Srinivasan, Alex Gibson, Myles Black, lead faculty adviser Randolph Follett, Keenum and faculty adviser Sundar Krishnan.
Id: 414
Date: 2016-08-05
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum drives the ceremonial first nail of the eighth Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity home on Friday [Aug.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum drives the ceremonial first nail of the eighth Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity home on Friday [Aug. 5]. The home, which will be built by MSU student, faculty and staff volunteers, is being built for Lena Evans (right) and Lashay Evans (left). MSU has partnered with Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity for eight years to build a Maroon Edition Habitat home and inspire students to pursue service opportunities in the community.
Id: 415
Date: 2016-08-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, visits with Natalie L. Wilson, a freshman interior design major from Biloxi, along with her father Anthony Wilson, during MVNU2MSU. Natalie was among hundreds of students who moved into campus residence halls August 6 during the university’s annual move-in day.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, visits with Natalie L. Wilson, a freshman interior design major from Biloxi, along with her father Anthony Wilson, during MVNU2MSU. Natalie was among hundreds of students who moved into campus residence halls August 6 during the university’s annual move-in day.
Id: 417
Date: 2016-08-16
Title: MSU Softball Coach Vann Stuedeman, center, was named winner of a trike race held as part of the MSU on the Move celebration ceremony Aug.
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MSU Softball Coach Vann Stuedeman, center, was named winner of a trike race held as part of the MSU on the Move celebration ceremony Aug. 15. From left, Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulate Stuedeman, along with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation Executive Director Sheila Grogan and Bully.
Id: 418
Date: 2016-08-18
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum addressed an estimated 3,700 first-year freshmen and 1,800 transfer students Tuesday [Aug.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum addressed an estimated 3,700 first-year freshmen and 1,800 transfer students Tuesday [Aug. 16] during the university’s third Fall Convocation in Humphrey Coliseum. The author of the university’s 2016 Maroon Edition common reading experience selection, “Three Little Words: A Memoir,” Ashley Rhodes-Courter shared words of encouragement and life lessons during a keynote speech. Additionally, Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner, Robert Holland Faculty Senate President Cody Coyne, along with Student Association President Roxanne L. “Roxie” Raven, gave remarks and officially welcomed the university’s new students to the Bulldog family.
Id: 419
Date: 2016-08-19
Title: Mississippi State University is ringing true all across the state.
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Mississippi State University is ringing true all across the state. Pictured left to right at MSU’s North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona are Sen. Chad McMahan; Associate Director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Forest and Wildlife Research Center and Interim Head of the Verona center Reuben Moore; Facilities Manager Tracy Brown; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Dean, Director and Professor George Hopper; and Director of MSU Extension Gary Jackson.
Id: 420
Date: 2016-08-24
Title: The Baptist Student Union at Mississippi State University celebrated its new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday [Aug.
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The Baptist Student Union at Mississippi State University celebrated its new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday [Aug. 22]. Pictured (left to right) are: Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Collegiate Ministry Director Lloyd Lunceford; Steve West of West Brothers Construction; Larry Singleton of Singleton Architects; MSU Vice President for Campus Services Amy Tuck; MSU Associate BSU Director June Scoggins; Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Executive Director Jim Futral; BSU alumna and donor Frances Langerfeld and friend Julia Bradford; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; BSU Director Michael Ball; Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Associate Executive Director Barri Shirley; MSU Associate BSU Director Ashley Taylor; and BSU 2016 President Rebecca Frady.
Id: 421
Date: 2016-08-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during the fall 2016 General Faculty meeting on Tuesday [Aug.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during the fall 2016 General Faculty meeting on Tuesday [Aug. 23] as MSU Faculty Senate President Cody Coyne looks on. Keenum discussed the university’s record enrollment for this fall, ongoing capital improvement projects, efforts to increase faculty and staff diversity, as well as challenges that university stakeholders will have to work together to solve.
Id: 422
Date: 2016-08-30
Title: Mississippi State’s inaugural James Patterson Teacher Education Scholars present a “Helping Hands of Friendship” book to MSU President Mark E. Keenum on Monday [Aug.
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Mississippi State’s inaugural James Patterson Teacher Education Scholars present a “Helping Hands of Friendship” book to MSU President Mark E. Keenum on Monday [Aug. 29] in historic Lee Hall. Produced during the 2015-16 academic year, the book resulted from a writing competition that the eight elementary education majors hosted for third graders in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. Now beginning their sophomore year in Mississippi State’s College of Education, the first class of Patterson Scholars include, from left, Brooke Leggett of Centreville, Alabama; Mary Hannah Swan of Madison; Amanda Hayes of Madison, Alabama; Caroline Thomas of Cumming, Georgia, Caitlin McFarland of Franklin, Tennessee; Jodie Newsom of Laurel; Abigail Yann of Franklin, Tennessee; and Hannah Duke of Birmingham, Alabama.
Id: 423
Date: 2016-09-02
Title: From L-R: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, Rep.
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From L-R: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, Rep. Trent Kelly, Terri Nusz, Tommy Nusz and Sen. Roger Wicker stand before a commemorative plaque unveiled during the dedication of the new G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans at Nusz Hall.
Id: 424
Date: 2016-09-14
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, was welcomed to a September luncheon for TRIO students by Julie Capella, assistant dean and director of Student Support Services.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, was welcomed to a September luncheon for TRIO students by Julie Capella, assistant dean and director of Student Support Services. TRIO students are those who have overcome tremendous barriers in order to participate in higher education. Keenum addressed the students during the lunch, giving them words of encouragement and praising them for their desire to be a part of the Bulldog family.
Id: 425
Date: 2016-09-21
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum speaks with visiting high school students from Brookhaven Wednesday [Sept.
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum speaks with visiting high school students from Brookhaven Wednesday [Sept. 21] in MSU’s Swalm Chemical Engineering Building Suite.
Id: 426
Date: 2016-10-05
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum introduces Mississippi Lt. Gov.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum introduces Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves during the keynote luncheon of the inaugural 'Mississippi - A Data Driven State' summit held at The Mill at MSU. The event brought together leaders from across the state to discuss the important role data plays in informing government, business and education decisions.
Id: 427
Date: 2016-10-05
Title: University and USPS officials pose following a ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Roberts Building at MSU. Pictured, from left to right, are: MSU Postmaster Ken Oglesbee, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, MSU Director of Parking, Transit and Sustainability Jeremiah Dumas.
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University and USPS officials pose following a ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Roberts Building at MSU. Pictured, from left to right, are: MSU Postmaster Ken Oglesbee, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, MSU Director of Parking, Transit and Sustainability Jeremiah Dumas.
Id: 428
Date: 2016-10-05
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, introduces Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director Glenn McCullough to the Honors Seminar in Leadership students on October 3.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, introduces Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director Glenn McCullough to the Honors Seminar in Leadership students on October 3. McCullough spoke on the state’s economic growth over the past several years and discussed the importance of universities not only training students for the Mississippi job market, but also developing young leaders to oversee the state’s businesses, corporations and educational institutions. The interactive course brings participating students into contact with some of today's most influential political, civic and business leaders.
Id: 429
Date: 2016-10-19
Title: President Mark E. Keenum (first row, center) welcomes the 2016-17 class of MSU Presidential Scholars.
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President Mark E. Keenum (first row, center) welcomes the 2016-17 class of MSU Presidential Scholars. From left to right, they include (first row) Joy Carino, Carley Bowers, Alicia Brown, Katelyn Provine, (second) Donielle Allen, Leah Boyd, Dajaina Martin, Krishna Desai, (third) Garhett Moseley, Samuel Lucas, Seth Lenoir, Benjamin Jones and Joseph Neyland.
Id: 430
Date: 2016-10-19
Title: Mary Ann Deavenport cuts the ribbon during the dedication ceremony for Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport Hall on Oct.
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Mary Ann Deavenport cuts the ribbon during the dedication ceremony for Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport Hall on Oct. 7, 2016, at Mississippi State. Pictured, from left, are Resident Hall Association President Nicolas Harris, Starkville First Presbyterian Church Senior Pastor Martin Lifer, Earnest W. Deavenport Jr., Mary Ann Deavenport, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, MSU Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt and MSU Student Association President Roxanne Raven.
Id: 431
Date: 2016-10-19
Title: The Rosenbaum Building at the MSU-Meridian Riley Campus was officially dedicated on Oct.
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The Rosenbaum Building at the MSU-Meridian Riley Campus was officially dedicated on Oct. 17, 2016, in honor of the late I.A. "Alfred" Rosenbaum during an afternoon ceremony in Meridian. Pictured with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, are Rosenbaum's daughters, Lauren Rosenbaum Brown and Ann Stewart, MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Judy L. Bonner and MSU-Meridian Head of Campus Terry Dale Cruse.
Id: 432
Date: 2016-10-26
Title: To begin Homecoming Week 2016, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, served up “Pancakes on the Plaza” with Malik Ross, left, homecoming director; Shawanda Brooks, queen; and Pyliceia “Fefe” Brown, co-director.
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To begin Homecoming Week 2016, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, served up “Pancakes on the Plaza” with Malik Ross, left, homecoming director; Shawanda Brooks, queen; and Pyliceia “Fefe” Brown, co-director.
Id: 433
Date: 2016-10-31
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to MSU Director of Bands Elva Kaye Lance during halftime of Saturday’s [Oct.
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to MSU Director of Bands Elva Kaye Lance during halftime of Saturday’s [Oct. 29] homecoming game between MSU and Samford. Lance was recognized by university leaders for 25 years of service to the Famous Maroon Band.
Id: 434
Date: 2016-11-02
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, front right, is pictured with the university’s 2016 Homecoming Court, which was presented formally during halftime of the MSU-Samford football game on Oct.
Order: 0426
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, front right, is pictured with the university’s 2016 Homecoming Court, which was presented formally during halftime of the MSU-Samford football game on Oct. 29. Pictured with Keenum, front left to right, are Mr. MSU John Wesley Williamson and Miss MSU Haley L. Hobart, along with Homecoming Queen Shawanda F. Brooks. Back left to right are Emily L. Tingle, freshman maid; Elise M. Moore, sophomore maid; Audrey K. Jarvis, junior maid; Natalie M. Jones, senior maid; Feifei Zeng, senior maid; Alivia P. Roberts, junior maid; Kali M. Hicks, sophomore maid; Reagan M. Moak, freshman maid.
Id: 435
Date: 2016-11-07
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Maj.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Maj. Gen. Janson D. “Durr” Boyles visit with others in attendance during Friday’s dedication ceremony for the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Lobby at Nusz Hall. The newly constructed building also is home to the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans.
Id: 436
Date: 2016-11-15
Title: A new leadership development program for young farmers in Mississippi, the Thad Cochran Agricultural Leadership Program endowed by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, will be conducted and managed by Mississippi State University.
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A new leadership development program for young farmers in Mississippi, the Thad Cochran Agricultural Leadership Program endowed by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, will be conducted and managed by Mississippi State University. Celebrating the new program during a Nov. 14 meeting with Sen. Thad Cochran (center) are (left-right) MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Farm Bureau Young Farmer Committee Members Jay and Kim Jayroe, MSU Associate Vice President of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Bill Herndon, Sen. Cochran, MSU Assistant Professor of Human Sciences Laura Greenhaw, Farm Bureau Mississippi President Mike McCormick, and Farm Bureau Young Farmer Committee Members David and Rebekkah Arant. During the meeting, McCormick also presented Sen. Cochran with the “Friend of Farm Bureau” award.
Id: 437
Date: 2016-11-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, and the university’s Athletic Director John Cohen were on Scott Field at Davis Wade Stadium on Nov.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, and the university’s Athletic Director John Cohen were on Scott Field at Davis Wade Stadium on Nov. 19 to congratulate the 19 MSU senior football team members playing their final home game of their college careers.
Id: 438
Date: 2016-11-22
Title: Governor Phil Bryant visited Mississippi State University on Nov.
Order: 0430
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20161122095813.jpg
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Governor Phil Bryant visited Mississippi State University on Nov. 21 and was the guest speaker for the final fall semester meeting of MSU President Mark E. Keenum’s honors seminar in leadership. Nineteen outstanding MSU students participated in the course which included interaction with some of today's most influential government, business and civic leaders.
Id: 439
Date: 2016-12-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum poses with members of the MSU Cross Country Team and Coach Houston Franks.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20161201074629.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum poses with members of the MSU Cross Country Team and Coach Houston Franks. In November, the team ended its season with its highest ranking in school history at 15th in the country. The Bulldogs also won their first regional in program history. For his efforts, Franks was named USTFCCCA Coach of the Year for the South Region.
Id: 440
Date: 2016-12-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum joins a "Celebrity Walk" around the Drill Field with MSU students and Director of Health Promotion and Wellness Joyce Yates.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20161201090139.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum joins a "Celebrity Walk" around the Drill Field with MSU students and Director of Health Promotion and Wellness Joyce Yates. The walk is part of MSU on the Move, a campus-wide health initiative funded by a grant from the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation.
Id: 441
Date: 2016-12-05
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, along with his daughter Torie and son Rett, worked with Santa to light the Christmas tree during Holiday in the Junction on Dec.
Order: 0433
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20161205170915.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, along with his daughter Torie and son Rett, worked with Santa to light the Christmas tree during Holiday in the Junction on Dec. 1. The event featured holiday displays, live music, hot chocolate and a smores station.
Id: 442
Date: 2016-12-06
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum addressed more than 4,000 professionals in higher education at the general session of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Sunday [Dec.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum addressed more than 4,000 professionals in higher education at the general session of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Sunday [Dec. 4] in Atlanta. In addition to leading MSU, Keenum serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of SACSCOC, the top accreditation body for regional institutions of higher learning.
Id: 445
Date: 2016-12-12
Title: Liberian Ambassador Jeremiah Sulunteh met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a recent visit to the university.
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Liberian Ambassador Jeremiah Sulunteh met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a recent visit to the university. Sulunteh traveled to personally thank MSU for facilitating the studies of Victor Flomo of Liberia, who just completed his first year of doctoral study in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. During his visit, Sulunteh took a tour of campus, as well as met with several administrators to discuss opportunities for future collaboration and exchange opportunities. Hosted by the university’s Stennis Institute of Government, where Flomo also works as a graduate research assistant, Sulunteh also attended a welcome dinner with College of Arts and Sciences administrators and faculty from the political science and public administration and African American studies departments.
Id: 446
Date: 2016-12-12
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey prior to MSU’s fall 2016 commencement ceremony.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20161212131938.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey prior to MSU’s fall 2016 commencement ceremony. Sankey, who is the father of an MSU alumnus, addressed the university’s December graduates Friday [Dec. 9].
Id: 448
Date: 2016-12-20
Title: MSU President Mark Keenum met with scientists and staff at MSU’s Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville to get updates on advancement irrigation, seed technology and catfish vaccination technologies that are improving the agriculture industry across the state and nation.
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MSU President Mark Keenum met with scientists and staff at MSU’s Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville to get updates on advancement irrigation, seed technology and catfish vaccination technologies that are improving the agriculture industry across the state and nation.
Id: 449
Date: 2017-01-17
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents a cowbell to Oktibbeha County Justice Court Judge Larnzy L. Carpenter Jr., who served as the keynote speaker to an overflow crowd at Mississippi State University during the 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents a cowbell to Oktibbeha County Justice Court Judge Larnzy L. Carpenter Jr., who served as the keynote speaker to an overflow crowd at Mississippi State University during the 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast on Jan. 16. More than 1,000 community members gathered at The Mill at MSU to celebrate King’s legacy and hear a challenging message from the 1980 Starkville High School graduate who went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps and as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard under former President Ronald Reagan. Carpenter also has extensive law enforcement experience with the Starkville Police Department and Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department
Id: 450
Date: 2017-02-15
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum covered a wide range of topics during the university's General Faculty spring meeting on Feb.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170215090936.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum covered a wide range of topics during the university's General Faculty spring meeting on Feb. 14 in Colvard Student Union's Bill Foster Ballroom. Beginning his ninth year of leadership of his alma mater, Keenum discussed state appropriations, faculty salaries, student success, and construction and renovation projects on the 138-year-old campus. Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner, Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw, and Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Greg Bohach also provided updates during the program.
Id: 451
Date: 2017-02-23
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum said integrity, courage, persistence and teamwork are among essential leadership characteristics in remarks he gave to faculty members from throughout the Southeastern Conference participating in the Academic Leadership Development Program hosted at the university Feb.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170223104428.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum said integrity, courage, persistence and teamwork are among essential leadership characteristics in remarks he gave to faculty members from throughout the Southeastern Conference participating in the Academic Leadership Development Program hosted at the university Feb. 22-24. In his ninth year as MSU president, Keenum also is serving a two-year term as president of the SEC.
Id: 452
Date: 2017-02-23
Title: Continuously developing new ways to strengthen ties with student groups across the state, region and nation, Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum met with Mississippi FFA state officers today [Feb.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170223151611.jpg
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Continuously developing new ways to strengthen ties with student groups across the state, region and nation, Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum met with Mississippi FFA state officers today [Feb. 23] to praise the group for its support of agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems. From left are Lee James, advisor; Tyler McClain, vice president; Kalyn Smith, treasurer; Keenum; Gabby Simpson, sentinel; Will Cornelius, reporter; Kayla Mercer, secretary; and Brice Fortinberry, president.
Id: 453
Date: 2017-02-27
Title: On Feb.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170227160756.jpg
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On Feb. 24, MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulated MSU senior biochemistry major Lucas Ferguson, the university’s first recipient of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Ferguson is among only 36 selected for the international scholarship, which covers the full cost of studying at the University of Cambridge and additional discretionary funding.
Id: 454
Date: 2017-03-07
Title: Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum (seated left and right) marked National Nutrition Month with the signing of a proclamation announcing the city and campus observance of the annual March event.
Order: 0446
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170307161218.jpg
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Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum (seated left and right) marked National Nutrition Month with the signing of a proclamation announcing the city and campus observance of the annual March event. The local observance is being coordinated by MSU’s Student Dietetic Association, an organization of the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Pictured at the signing, left to right, are MSU food science, nutrition and health promotion students Kayleigh A. Hynes, a senior from Cornelius, North Carolina, SDA liaison; Sophie M. Goyins, a senior from Pensacola, Florida, SDA scholarship chair; Alesa Taylor, a senior from Guntown, SDA vice president; Austin J. Vaughn, a junior from Hernando; Turner Sanderson, a senior from Smithville, SDA professional development representative; Molly C. Stevenson, a junior from Marietta, Georgia, SDA secretary; Haley P. Wheeler, a senior from Huntsville, Alabama, SDA president; and Cecily B. Young, a graduate student from Greenville, South Carolina.
Id: 455
Date: 2017-03-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum (far left) congratulates the 2017 MSU Diversity Award winners during a March 23 campus ceremony.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170324091448.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum (far left) congratulates the 2017 MSU Diversity Award winners during a March 23 campus ceremony. The Diversity Awards, presented by the President’s Commission on the Status of Minorities, recognize MSU students, faculty and staff for taking actions that enhance campus diversity. During the ceremony, Keenum thanked this year’s honorees for all they have done to help make MSU a better place. The 2017 Diversity Award winners are, from left, Roy Jafari, a doctoral student in industrial and systems engineering; Deborah Jackson, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations; Bailey McDaniel, a senior criminology major from Corinth; and Scott Willard, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Id: 456
Date: 2017-03-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during Monday’s [March 20] open house for the expanded Holmes Cultural Diversity Center.
Order: 0448
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170324155452.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during Monday’s [March 20] open house for the expanded Holmes Cultural Diversity Center.
Id: 457
Date: 2017-03-27
Title: The newly designated Borlaug Scholars enjoyed a full day at MSU learning about food security, including a chance to meet with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, a longtime proponent of food security.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170327084030.jpg
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The newly designated Borlaug Scholars enjoyed a full day at MSU learning about food security, including a chance to meet with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, a longtime proponent of food security. Pictured (left-right) are Scott Willard, associate dean of MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Nyshedra Jordan, Thomas Shaw, and Angelique Wilson all of Golden Triangle Early College High School; Keenum; Gabe Entrekin of Poplarville High School; Charles Smith, David Burnett, and Christian Williamson of Golden Triangle Early College High School; Mary Lurks of Wingfield High School; and Keegan Kautzky, director of national programs for the World Food Prize.
Id: 458
Date: 2017-04-03
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum visits with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and best-selling author John M. Barry during the 2017 SEC Academic Conference on Monday [March 27].
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170403081812.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum visits with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and best-selling author John M. Barry during the 2017 SEC Academic Conference on Monday [March 27]. Hosted by MSU, the two-day conference focuses on “The Future of Water: Regional Collaboration on Shared Climate, Coastlines and Watersheds.”
Id: 459
Date: 2017-04-25
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum and members of the university’s Indian Student Association met April 20 to discuss student life on campus.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170425140659.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum and members of the university’s Indian Student Association met April 20 to discuss student life on campus. Pictured in the Office of the President are (front, left to right) Mukti Patel, ISA vice president and a doctoral student in mechanical engineering; Pronnoy Tarafdar, ISA public relations officer and a sophomore mechanical engineering major; President Keenum; Harshini Devi Sampath Kumar, cultural secretary and a sophomore biochemistry/pre-medicine major; (back, left to right) Gaurav Nag, ISA social secretary and a junior mechanical engineering major; Ravi Kiran Akula, ISA treasurer and a master’s student in industrial engineering/manufacturing systems; Saurabh Shevante, ISA president and a master’s student in aerospace engineering; Shubham Chaudhari, ISA cultural secretary and a sophomore mechanical engineering major; Karin Lee, MSU director of international recruitment and retention; and Ajinkya Nawarkar, ISA general secretary and a junior computer science major.
Id: 460
Date: 2017-05-09
Title: Mississippi State University baseball players Josh Lovelady (left) and Cody Brown (right) present the Governor’s Cup trophy to MSU President Mark E. Keenum on May 8.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170509093103.jpg
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Mississippi State University baseball players Josh Lovelady (left) and Cody Brown (right) present the Governor’s Cup trophy to MSU President Mark E. Keenum on May 8. The Bulldogs earned the trophy by defeating the University of Mississippi in the annual Governor’s Cup game at Trustmark Park in Pearl. The baseball Bulldogs swept the 2017 regular season matchups against the Rebels 4-0.
Id: 461
Date: 2017-05-18
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum (sixth from left) was among officials representing the university, Starkville Oktibbeha School District and Mississippi who broke ground May 17 on the new SOSD Partnership School at MSU. Benefactors and other stakeholders were on hand for the event.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum (sixth from left) was among officials representing the university, Starkville Oktibbeha School District and Mississippi who broke ground May 17 on the new SOSD Partnership School at MSU. Benefactors and other stakeholders were on hand for the event. Slated for completion in January 2019, the school will serve as a demonstration site for student teachers in MSU’s College of Education and serve every SOSD sixth and seventh grade student.
Id: 462
Date: 2017-05-22
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, center, held a special graduation ceremony at Dudy Noble Field May 18 to recognize senior baseball players who were competing at Texas A&M during MSU’s Spring Commencement.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170522145130.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, center, held a special graduation ceremony at Dudy Noble Field May 18 to recognize senior baseball players who were competing at Texas A&M during MSU’s Spring Commencement. From left are, Athletic Director John Cohen, graduates Jacob Billingsley and Cody Brown; IHL Board Member Walt Starr of Columbus; graduates Josh Lovelady and Brent Rooker; Assistant Athletic Director of Academics Christine Jackson; and Baseball Coach Andy Cannizaro.
Id: 464
Date: 2017-06-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, met with American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall (second from right) June 21.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, met with American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall (second from right) June 21. Duvall, a third-generation farmer from Georgia who has been president of AFBF since 2016, visited MSU for meetings with university leaders and tours of campus facilities. The meeting also included (left-right) MSU Associate Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Bill Herndon; AFBF Director of Executive Communications and Projects Lynne Finnerty; MSU Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Gregory Bohach; (Keenum); Mississippi Farm Bureau Vice President for Central Mississippi Ted Kendall IV; (Duvall); and AFBF National Affairs Coordinator Justin Ferguson. Duvall’s time at MSU included meetings with experts in areas such as global fish health, avian flu preparedness, cotton genomics, on-farm water recovery and storage, forestry, farm policy, invasive pests and other topics.
Id: 465
Date: 2017-06-23
Title: Having their photograph made are (left-right) MSU Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Gregory Bohach, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
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Having their photograph made are (left-right) MSU Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Gregory Bohach, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith and MSU President Mark E. Keenum. University and state leaders met with a delegation from the American Farm Bureau Federation and participated in a panel discussion about commodities June 22. AFBF President Zippy Duvall was among those visiting campus for meetings with agriculture experts and tours of university research facilities.
Id: 466
Date: 2017-06-23
Title: John Marchetti of Jackson, left; John Lewis, Gertrude Ford Foundation member, Jackson; and Dr. John Damon, CEO of Canopy Children’s Solutions, Jackson, were on campus Thursday [June 22] to learn about operations of the Mississippi State University Office of Student Support Services, T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, and the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic. They visited with staff members in those units and joined MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, for lunch in the president’s office.
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John Marchetti of Jackson, left; John Lewis, Gertrude Ford Foundation member, Jackson; and Dr. John Damon, CEO of Canopy Children’s Solutions, Jackson, were on campus Thursday [June 22] to learn about operations of the Mississippi State University Office of Student Support Services, T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, and the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic.
They visited with staff members in those units and joined MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, for lunch in the president’s office.
Id: 467
Date: 2017-07-31
Title: Mark E. Keenum, president of Mississippi State University, spoke on July 26 at the Neshoba County Fair during Meridian Day activities.
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Mark E. Keenum, president of Mississippi State University, spoke on July 26 at the Neshoba County Fair during Meridian Day activities. Dr. Keenum updated fairgoers on the university’s recent accomplishments and plans for future achievements.
Id: 468
Date: 2017-08-04
Title: Celebrating a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Riley Campus Courtyard in downtown Meridian Aug.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170804142239.jpg
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Celebrating a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Riley Campus Courtyard in downtown Meridian Aug. 4 are (l-r) MSU Vice President for Campus Services Amy Tuck; President of The Riley Foundation Marty Davidson; Meridian Mayor Percy Bland; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner; MSU Vice President for Development and Alumni John Rush; and MSU-Meridian Administrative Director and Head of Campus Terry Dale Cruse. The courtyard marks the completion of an entire city block restoration that has transformed part of downtown Meridian into a Mississippi State University campus. For more, visit meridian.msstate.edu.
Id: 469
Date: 2017-08-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents a hammer to Habitat for Humanity partner family Kareema Gillon and her two children.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170811164723.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, presents a hammer to Habitat for Humanity partner family Kareema Gillon and her two children. The ninth Maroon Edition home is being built for the Gillon family this fall. Construction of the new home kicked off Aug. 11 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included MSU, City of Starkville and Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity officials.
Id: 470
Date: 2017-08-15
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed new students and parents during the 12th annual Movin’ You to MSU (MVNU2MSU) on Aug.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170815092519.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed new students and parents during the 12th annual Movin’ You to MSU (MVNU2MSU) on Aug. 12. Pictured at Magnolia Hall, Keenum was among more than 270 volunteers assisting new and returning students as they moved into campus residence halls for the fall semester.
Id: 471
Date: 2017-08-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum joins federal and state officials Tuesday [Aug.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170824085909.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum joins federal and state officials Tuesday [Aug. 22] in celebrating the opening of the Department of Homeland Security’s Common Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Facility at Camp Shelby. Led by MSU, the Mississippi UAS Partnership is a coalition of key organizations providing the highest quality UAS training and evaluation capability in the nation.
Id: 472
Date: 2017-08-30
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks at the fall general faculty meeting in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium Aug.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170830143722.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks at the fall general faculty meeting in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium Aug. 29, highlighting the university’s continued growth and accomplishments. “We are truly attracting some of the best and brightest students, not only from our state, but from around the country,” he said.
Id: 473
Date: 2017-08-31
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed the university’s Freshman Year Navigators to the President’s Home to help kick off the fall semester.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170831130229.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed the university’s Freshman Year Navigators to the President’s Home to help kick off the fall semester. This student group volunteers for MSU’s Center for Student Success to help incoming freshmen navigate their first year on campus. Navigators interact with their assigned students and work to help them succeed. Keenum offered words of encouragement on the important role navigators play in the lives of freshmen and impact they have on campus culture as a whole.
Id: 474
Date: 2017-09-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum takes the first drive down Hail State Boulevard, the new 3.5-mile south entrance road.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170901114425.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum takes the first drive down Hail State Boulevard, the new 3.5-mile south entrance road. Keenum and other MSU, state and local officials marked the opening of the new road with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday [Sept. 1]. The $18 million road adds a new access point to the south end of the MSU campus and improves traffic flow.
Id: 475
Date: 2017-09-16
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum speaks at the second annual Data Summit, held Friday [Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170916162831.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum speaks at the second annual Data Summit, held Friday [Sept. 15] at The Mill at MSU. Keenum, in his introduction of U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper, highlighted MSU expertise in data science and the university’s world-class supercomputer.
Id: 476
Date: 2017-09-21
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum and Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner congratulate 12 students from Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas receiving prestigious Provost Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170921145221.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum and Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner congratulate 12 students from Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas receiving prestigious Provost Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year. The annual honor includes an academic scholarship, as well as additional scholarships for study abroad. Grants for research or creative discovery and an optional travel grant to attend a conference also are part of the award.
Id: 477
Date: 2017-09-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum stopped by Tishomingo County High School Thursday [Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170921160943.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum stopped by Tishomingo County High School Thursday [Sept. 21] to challenge students to set their sights on higher education.
Id: 478
Date: 2017-09-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets with Tishomingo County High School teachers and administrators during his visit to the school Thursday [Sept.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170921161012.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets with Tishomingo County High School teachers and administrators during his visit to the school Thursday [Sept. 21].
Id: 479
Date: 2017-09-25
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, had lunch recently with 2017 student honorees of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170925142926.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, had lunch recently with 2017 student honorees of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. Pictured, left to right, are Associate Professor of Architecture and 2017-18 PCSW Chair Alexis Gregory, senior civil and environmental engineering major Emily S. Turner, Keenum, senior agribusiness/policy and law major Elizabeth M. “Betty” Thomas, and Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner.
Id: 480
Date: 2017-09-29
Title: Dr. Mark Keenum visited with MSU TRIO students in September in Montgomery Hall to offer words of support and motivation.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20170929135324.jpg
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Dr. Mark Keenum visited with MSU TRIO students in September in Montgomery Hall to offer words of support and motivation. The TRIO program provides wide-ranging support services for first-generation college students, including counseling, academic instruction, tutoring and assistance in seeking financial aid.
Id: 481
Date: 2017-10-04
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum holds a plaque commemorating his service as president of the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20171004091133.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum holds a plaque commemorating his service as president of the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities. Keenum led the organization for a one-year term, culminating with the 2017 MAC Annual Conference, which Mississippi State hosted Oct. 2-3 at The Mill at MSU.
Id: 482
Date: 2017-10-13
Title: Cindy Hyde-Smith was guest speaker for MSU President Mark E. Keenum’s Presidential Leadership Seminar on Monday [Oct.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20171013084115.jpg
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Cindy Hyde-Smith was guest speaker for MSU President Mark E. Keenum’s Presidential Leadership Seminar on Monday [Oct. 9]. Elected Mississippi’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce in 2011, Hyde-Smith also spent 12 years as a state senator for District 39. Dr. Keenum leads class members in discussions on leadership topics and regularly hosts guest speakers including local, state and federal officials, as well as business and civic leaders for the honors course.
Id: 483
Date: 2017-10-13
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with Apollo astronauts Fred Haise and Charlie Duke, and Apollo engineer and MSU alumnus Jerry Bostick on Wednesday [Oct.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20171013084221.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with Apollo astronauts Fred Haise and Charlie Duke, and Apollo engineer and MSU alumnus Jerry Bostick on Wednesday [Oct. 11]. The space exploration pioneers spoke to the MSU community as part of a celebration of the university joining the prestigious Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
Id: 484
Date: 2017-11-10
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during Friday’s [Nov.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20171110151834.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during Friday’s [Nov. 10] annual Veterans Day program on the Drill Field, one of many events held at the university in observance of Veterans Day.
Id: 485
Date: 2017-11-20
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, left, along with MSU Dining Services, served up a Thanksgiving feast in November to the Starkville Fire Department.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20171120151310.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, left, along with MSU Dining Services, served up a Thanksgiving feast in November to the Starkville Fire Department. The annual event honors fire fighters and thanks them for their service throughout the year.
Id: 486
Date: 2017-11-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum presents a Bible to Kareema Gillon, the recipient of the ninth Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity home.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20171121153928.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum presents a Bible to Kareema Gillon, the recipient of the ninth Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity home. The home, built with the help of MSU student, faculty and staff volunteers, was dedicated during a November ceremony that included MSU, City of Starkville and Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity officials.
Id: 487
Date: 2017-11-28
Title: Mississippi State administrators are shown with the Seven Seals Award presented to the university in November by the Mississippi Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (MSESGR).
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20171128114337.jpg
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Mississippi State administrators are shown with the Seven Seals Award presented to the university in November by the Mississippi Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (MSESGR). The honor recognizes significant organizational achievement or initiative that promotes the ESGR mission to gain and maintain employer support for the Guard and Reserve. Pictured are, from left, Mark E. Keenum, MSU president; Brian Locke, interim director of the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Center for America's Veterans; and Judy Spencer, chief human resources officer.
Id: 488
Date: 2017-12-01
Title: Officials cut a ribbon during the grand opening celebration of Mississippi State’s $10 million addition to Mitchell Memorial Library, home of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and the prestigious Frank J. and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana.
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Officials cut a ribbon during the grand opening celebration of Mississippi State’s $10 million addition to Mitchell Memorial Library, home of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and the prestigious Frank J. and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana. Pictured, from left, are U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, MSU Dean of Libraries Frances Coleman, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, former Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Frank J. Williams, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Virginia Williams and an actor portraying Abraham Lincoln.
Id: 489
Date: 2017-12-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum poses with Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant impersonators during the November grand opening of the Frank J. and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana and the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mitchell Memorial Library.
Order: 0481
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum poses with Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant impersonators during the November grand opening of the Frank J. and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana and the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mitchell Memorial Library.
Id: 490
Date: 2017-12-06
Title: J. Christopher “Chris” Giancarlo, left, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, visits with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a December meeting at the university.
Order: 0482
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J. Christopher “Chris” Giancarlo, left, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, visits with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a December meeting at the university. Giancarlo toured MSU research facilities and met with university students and leaders.
Id: 491
Date: 2017-12-11
Title: Dr. Allen K. Sills Jr., left, rings a cowbell presented by MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, after the morning commencement address Dec.
Order: 0483
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Dr. Allen K. Sills Jr., left, rings a cowbell presented by MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, after the morning commencement address Dec. 8. Sills delivered the morning commencement address, and Dr. John D. Davis IV addressed graduates during the afternoon ceremony. More than 1,400 students were candidates for December degrees.
Id: 493
Date: 2017-12-18
Title: Chavonda Jacobs-Young, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, toured Mississippi State University’s advanced research facilities in December.
Order: 0485
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Chavonda Jacobs-Young, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, toured Mississippi State University’s advanced research facilities in December. While on campus, Jacobs-Young met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum and university agriculture leaders and visited the College of Veterinary Medicine, High Performance Computing Collaboratory and the H.H. Leveck Animal Research Center, also known as “South Farm.”
Id: 494
Date: 2017-12-18
Title: Former Mississippi State women’s basketball players, from left, Ketara Chapel, Chinwe Okorie and Dominque Dillingham, along with head coach Vic Schaefer, present MSU President Mark E. Keenum with a 2017 National Finalist ring.
Order: 0486
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Former Mississippi State women’s basketball players, from left, Ketara Chapel, Chinwe Okorie and Dominque Dillingham, along with head coach Vic Schaefer, present MSU President Mark E. Keenum with a 2017 National Finalist ring. Chapel, Okorie and Dillingham were all seniors on the team that set the program record for wins in a season and ended the University of Connecticut’s 111-game win streak at the 2017 NCAA Women’s Final Four.
Id: 495
Date: 2018-01-11
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to Julie Darty, MSU’s new women’s head volleyball coach.
Order: 0487
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180111131646.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to Julie Darty, MSU’s new women’s head volleyball coach. Darty was named MSU’s 12th volleyball coach in December and met with Keenum in Lee Hall on Thursday [Jan. 11]. Before coming to MSU, she served as the head volleyball coach at Jacksonville State University. The Oviedo, Florida, native and Mercer University alumna has eight years of collegiate coaching experience.
Id: 496
Date: 2018-02-19
Title: The Mississippi State women's basketball team celebrates clinching the 2017-18 SEC Championship after defeating Texas A&M on Feb.
Order: 0488
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180219125703.jpg
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The Mississippi State women's basketball team celebrates clinching the 2017-18 SEC Championship after defeating Texas A&M on Feb. 18 at Humphrey Coliseum. With the historic win, the Bulldogs improved their record to 28-0 and secured the first regular season SEC Championship in program history.
(photo by Kelly Price / MSU Athletics)
Id: 497
Date: 2018-02-21
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi Inc.
Order: 0489
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180221170729.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents a cowbell to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. President Sean Suggs during a meeting at MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. Leaders from Toyota visited MSU on Feb. 21 to discuss potential partnerships and tour facilities such as CAVS, the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex and Davis Wade Stadium.
Id: 498
Date: 2018-02-22
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with university alumna Connie Spells Raines during the 2018 Black Alumni Weekend held in February.
Order: 0490
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180222155145.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum visits with university alumna Connie Spells Raines during the 2018 Black Alumni Weekend held in February. Raines served as chair of this year’s event, which featured educational and social events as well as a semiformal gala to honor African American alumni who are trailblazers in their respective fields. The sold-out event was attended by more than 700 participants and gave MSU alumni and friends of any ethnic background an opportunity to salute the university's heritage of inclusion and diversity.
Id: 499
Date: 2018-03-27
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill sign a proclamation announcing the city and campus observance of March as National Nutrition Month.
Order: 0491
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180327094251.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill sign a proclamation announcing the city and campus observance of March as National Nutrition Month. Joining Keenum and Spruill for the signing are MSU Student Dietetic Association members, standing from left, Amanda Yanvary, Allie Cowles, Austin Vaughn, Molly Stevenson, Julie Mabry and Emily Knight.
Id: 500
Date: 2018-03-29
Title: Pictured with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, Mississippi State University President’s Commission on the Status of Women’s 2018 Outstanding Women award recipients include, from left to right, Sarah E. “Izzy” Pellegrine, Leslie Fye, (Keenum), Leslie Hossfeld and Terranecia L. “Bria” Henderson.
Order: 0492
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Pictured with MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, Mississippi State University President’s Commission on the Status of Women’s 2018 Outstanding Women award recipients include, from left to right, Sarah E. “Izzy” Pellegrine, Leslie Fye, (Keenum), Leslie Hossfeld and Terranecia L. “Bria” Henderson. Not pictured is Feifei Zeng.
Id: 501
Date: 2018-04-05
Title: Mississippi State’s 2018 Diversity Award winners were recognized during an April ceremony on campus.
Order: 0493
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180405081919.jpg
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Mississippi State’s 2018 Diversity Award winners were recognized during an April ceremony on campus. The honorees are EXPRESS Yourself! artist Candace Stephenson, pictured in front; back, from left, MSU Assistant Professor of Sociology Margaret A. Hagerman, EXPRESS Yourself! trackers Laurie Craig and Judy Duncan, David Clark (accepting on behalf of MSU graduate student Brittany Radford-Clark) and JP Abercrumbie, MSU assistant athletic director for life skills and community engagement. MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, congratulated the honorees for what they have done to make MSU a better place.
Id: 502
Date: 2018-04-10
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomes the crowd to the university’s annual International Fiesta, held in April.
Order: 0494
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180410084514.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomes the crowd to the university’s annual International Fiesta, held in April. Sponsored by World Neighbors Association and MSU’s Holmes Cultural Diversity Center, the popular event provides domestic and international students an opportunity to share food, music, dance and other aspects of various cultures with the campus and local communities.
Id: 503
Date: 2018-04-12
Title: President Keenum with students, faculty, and staff on the Drill Field for Graduate Student Appreciation Week.
Order: 0495
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President Keenum with students, faculty, and staff on the Drill Field for Graduate Student Appreciation Week.
Id: 504
Date: 2018-04-12
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum hosted the 2018 Spring Faculty Senate Roundtable for senators from the Robert Holland Faculty Senate, members of the general faculty and senior administrators at his campus home on April 12.
Order: 0496
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum hosted the 2018 Spring Faculty Senate Roundtable for senators from the Robert Holland Faculty Senate, members of the general faculty and senior administrators at his campus home on April 12. The afternoon included in-depth discussions and brainstorming sessions about effective communication. Learn more about Faculty Senate at www.facultysenate.msstate.edu.
Id: 505
Date: 2018-04-17
Title: A delegation from Morocco's Université Internationale de Rabat visited Mississippi State in April to expand collaborations with the university’s Bagley College of Engineering and to build new partnerships with the colleges of Business, Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine.
Order: 0497
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A delegation from Morocco's Université Internationale de Rabat visited Mississippi State in April to expand collaborations with the university’s Bagley College of Engineering and to build new partnerships with the colleges of Business, Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine. MSU administrators shown with UIR’s Vice President for Research Development Abdelaziz Benjouad, third from left, are Judy Bonner, Provost and Executive Vice President; Mark E. Keenum, President; and Peter Ryan, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. The Institute of International Education named the alliance between the two institutions as America’s top international university partnership in 2017.
Id: 506
Date: 2018-04-17
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum gets ready to go for a ride in Mississippi State’s EcoCAR 3 competition vehicle.
Order: 0498
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180417101037.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum gets ready to go for a ride in Mississippi State’s EcoCAR 3 competition vehicle. In addition to taking the completely revamped Chevrolet Camaro on a drive through campus, Keenum discussed the advanced technological specs of the car with the leaders of MSU’s student EcoCAR team. MSU’s EcoCAR team will compete in the national competition in May.
Id: 507
Date: 2018-04-19
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum met in April for lunch with members of the university’s Freshman Edge organization, operated under the auspices of the MSU Student Association.
Order: 0499
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180419090733.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum met in April for lunch with members of the university’s Freshman Edge organization, operated under the auspices of the MSU Student Association. Keenum talked with the group about service and leadership development opportunities on campus and in the Starkville community.
Id: 508
Date: 2018-04-24
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during the Spirit of State Awards, the annual event that formally honors those who have made a positive impact on peers and the broader campus community through organizational involvement, service to the institution and personal actions promoting school spirit and tradition.
Order: 0500
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180424094640.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks during the Spirit of State Awards, the annual event that formally honors those who have made a positive impact on peers and the broader campus community through organizational involvement, service to the institution and personal actions promoting school spirit and tradition. The April 20 ceremony honored 14 MSU students with the award.
Id: 509
Date: 2018-05-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum addresses the crowd during an April celebration of the MSU women’s basketball team in downtown Starkville.
Order: 0501
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180501100310.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum addresses the crowd during an April celebration of the MSU women’s basketball team in downtown Starkville. In 2018, the Bulldogs notched their second consecutive Final Four and NCAA Championship game appearance. The historic team also set many program, SEC and NCAA records on the way to a 30-0 regular season and SEC Championship
Id: 510
Date: 2018-05-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulates Callie Brown, crowned Miss Mississippi State University in the fall of 2017, during a meeting in Lee Hall.
Order: 0502
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180501100414.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulates Callie Brown, crowned Miss Mississippi State University in the fall of 2017, during a meeting in Lee Hall. Brown is a Lucedale native and senior biological sciences/pre-dental major.
Id: 511
Date: 2018-05-01
Title: Mississippi State shortstop Luke Alexander presents MSU President Mark E. Keenum with the 2018 Governor’s Cup trophy.
Order: 0503
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180501100506.jpg
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Mississippi State shortstop Luke Alexander presents MSU President Mark E. Keenum with the 2018 Governor’s Cup trophy. For the third consecutive year, the Diamond Dawgs beat the University of Mississippi in the annual game played in Pearl’s Trustmark Park. Alexander, a junior from Belmont, had the game-winning hit in MSU’s 7-6 victory in April.
Id: 512
Date: 2018-05-01
Title: Leaders of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History visited Mississippi State in April to tour the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, as well as meet with MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0504
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Leaders of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History visited Mississippi State in April to tour the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, as well as meet with MSU President Mark E. Keenum. Pictured, from left, are MSU Libraries Coordinator of Cultural Heritage Projects Sarah McCullough, Ulysses S. Grant Association Executive Director John Marszalek, MSU Dean of Libraries Frances Coleman, MSU Libraries Special Collections Coordinator Fred Smith, MDAH Director Katie Blount, Keenum, MDAH Director of Volunteer Services Elizabeth Coleman, MDAH Deputy Director Robert Benson, MDAH Director of Programs and Communication Brother Rogers, MDAH Assistant to the Director of Communication and Outreach Stephanie Morrisey and MSU Associate Dean of Libraries Stephen Cunetto.
Id: 513
Date: 2018-05-01
Title: Celebrating a groundbreaking ceremony Monday [April 30] for a new synthetic turf practice field for the Famous Maroon Band were Principal and Owner of Allred Stolarski Architects Hoppy Allred; MSU Director for Planning, Design and Construction Tim Muzzi; MSU Professor and Head of the Department of Music Barry Kopetz; College of Education Dean Richard Blackbourn; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Drum Majors Jacob T. Baker of Falkville, Alabama, Jacob S. Lanier of Marietta, Georgia, and Reece G. Paulk of Ruth; Director of Bands Elva Kaye Lance; Associate Director of Bands Cliff Taylor; and Associate Director of Bands Craig Aarhus.
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Celebrating a groundbreaking ceremony Monday [April 30] for a new synthetic turf practice field for the Famous Maroon Band were Principal and Owner of Allred Stolarski Architects Hoppy Allred; MSU Director for Planning, Design and Construction Tim Muzzi; MSU Professor and Head of the Department of Music Barry Kopetz; College of Education Dean Richard Blackbourn; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Drum Majors Jacob T. Baker of Falkville, Alabama, Jacob S. Lanier of Marietta, Georgia, and Reece G. Paulk of Ruth; Director of Bands Elva Kaye Lance; Associate Director of Bands Cliff Taylor; and Associate Director of Bands Craig Aarhus.
Id: 514
Date: 2018-05-04
Title: Robert G. Clark Jr., former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives, rings a chrome cowbell after being presented with an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree during Mississippi State’s spring 2018 commencement ceremonies.
Order: 0506
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180504132136.jpg
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Robert G. Clark Jr., former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives, rings a chrome cowbell after being presented with an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree during Mississippi State’s spring 2018 commencement ceremonies. Looking on is MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Clark’s wife, JoAnn Ross Clark.
Id: 515
Date: 2018-05-08
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents Frank Williams, a noted historian and former Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice, with an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree during MSU’s spring 2018 commencement ceremonies.
Order: 0507
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180508152328.jpg
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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum presents Frank Williams, a noted historian and former Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice, with an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree during MSU’s spring 2018 commencement ceremonies. Williams served as the graduation speaker for all three ceremonies in early May. Williams is the longtime president of the Ulysses S. Grant Association and last year, along with his wife Virginia, donated his extensive collection of Abraham Lincoln materials to MSU. He has played a key role in making MSU one of the nation’s leading centers of study on the American Civil War.
Id: 516
Date: 2018-05-08
Title: In early May, the Ulysses S. Grant Association honored Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum with the John Y. Simon Award, an honor given every year in memory of the former USGA executive director.
Order: 0508
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In early May, the Ulysses S. Grant Association honored Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum with the John Y. Simon Award, an honor given every year in memory of the former USGA executive director. The award was presented during the USGA’s 2018 annual meeting, which was hosted by MSU. Former Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice and longtime USGA President Frank Williams, along with John Y. Simon’s widow, Harriet Simon, presented the award to Keenum.
Id: 517
Date: 2018-05-11
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, visits with Mississippi Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley during a campus meeting in May.
Order: 0509
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, visits with Mississippi Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley during a campus meeting in May. First elected to the Public Service Commission in 2007, Presley now serves as chairman of the three-member board
Id: 518
Date: 2018-05-11
Title: Tommie Zacharias, widow of former MSU President Donald Zacharias (back, far left), and MSU President Mark E. Keenum (back, far right) congratulate the university’s newest Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award winners.
Order: 0510
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180511165425.jpg
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Tommie Zacharias, widow of former MSU President Donald Zacharias (back, far left), and MSU President Mark E. Keenum (back, far right) congratulate the university’s newest Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award winners. Recognized Friday [May 11] during the university’s annual Staff Appreciation Day, honorees include (front, l-r) Ardra Morgan, Suzanne Parker, Tiffney Williams, Elizabeth Miller, Joni Branning and Karrie Files; (back, l-r) John Michael VanHorn, Beth Hathcock, Teresa Stewart, Deborah Brewington, Katie Corban and Dana Cooper.
Id: 521
Date: 2018-05-16
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, meets with the university’s newest Goldwater Scholar, Nicholas A. “Nic” Ezzell.
Order: 0513
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180516103246.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, meets with the university’s newest Goldwater Scholar, Nicholas A. “Nic” Ezzell. In April, the Laurel native and senior physics major became the 17th MSU student to receive the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Ezzell was the only Mississippian in 2018 to receive the honor.
Id: 522
Date: 2018-05-21
Title: Mississippi State held a special graduation ceremony for several Diamond Dawgs who were unable to participate in the university’s spring commencement due to out-of-town baseball competition.
Order: 0514
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Mississippi State held a special graduation ceremony for several Diamond Dawgs who were unable to participate in the university’s spring commencement due to out-of-town baseball competition. University officials recognized the academic milestone for three baseball players and two managers. MSU President Mark E. Keenum, along with members of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees, conferred the players’ degrees during the pregame ceremony before the baseball Bulldogs took on the Florida Gators May 18.
Pictured from left are MSU Head Baseball Coach Gary Henderson; student manager Will McDowell, graduating with a degree in business administration; student manager Brett Spring, graduating with a degree in kinesiology; IHL Board Member Hal Parker; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; IHL Board Member Bruce Martin; IHL Board Member Dr. Walt Starr; MSU baseball players Hunter Vansau, graduating with a degree in finance; Blake Smith, graduating with a degree in business administration; Cole Gordon, graduating with a degree in business administration and marketing; and MSU Athletic Director John Cohen.
Id: 523
Date: 2018-05-29
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents a commemorative cowbell to Dr. Brent Fountain, Associate Extension Professor in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion, in recognition of Fountain's service as President of MSU’s Holland Faculty Senate.
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, presents a commemorative cowbell to Dr. Brent Fountain, Associate Extension Professor in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion, in recognition of Fountain's service as President of MSU’s Holland Faculty Senate.
Id: 524
Date: 2018-06-26
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, meets with new MSU Head Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis before his introductory press conference Tuesday [June 26].
Order: 0516
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180626144601.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, right, meets with new MSU Head Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis before his introductory press conference Tuesday [June 26]. Previously the coach for Indiana University, Lemonis has ties to the Bulldog family through his father, Thomas, a 1973 MSU electrical engineering graduate. Lemonis is the 18th head coach for Bulldog baseball. (photo by Kelly Donoho / MSU Athletics)
Id: 525
Date: 2018-07-05
Title: Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson, left, toured several areas of the Mississippi State University campus in June.
Order: 0517
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180705085841.jpg
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Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson, left, toured several areas of the Mississippi State University campus in June. He also met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum to become better acquainted with the university’s Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, learning about the difference MSU is making in academics, research and economic development in the state and around the world.
Id: 526
Date: 2018-07-25
Title: Participants of the Meridian Freedom Project visiting Mississippi State University this week met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum Wednesday [July 25] in historic Lee Hall.
Order: 0518
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180725165923.jpg
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Participants of the Meridian Freedom Project visiting Mississippi State University this week met with MSU President Mark E. Keenum Wednesday [July 25] in historic Lee Hall. Keenum welcomed the youth to campus and discussed the importance of higher education. The organization emphasizes core values of leadership and character development, academic support, arts enrichment, educational travel and health training. The Meridian Freedom Project’s annual “Freedom Summer” program includes a week on a college campus in which participants live in residence halls, meet professors and college students, learn about the application and enrollment process, and enjoy a preview of college life. The group, led by Director Anna Stephenson Watson, is a sponsored program of Meridian Community College, operated in partnership with The Montgomery Institute. Other instrumental support has come from The Phil Hardin Foundation, among others.
Id: 527
Date: 2018-07-31
Title: MSU officials celebrating the completed renovation of the university’s historic YMCA Building with a Tuesday [July 31] ribbon cutting were, from left, Vice President for Campus Services Amy Tuck; General Counsel Joan Lucas; Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt; Belinda Stewart of Belinda Stewart Architects; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; MSU Vice President for Finance and CFO Don Zant; and Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180731130000.jpg
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MSU officials celebrating the completed renovation of the university’s historic YMCA Building with a Tuesday [July 31] ribbon cutting were, from left, Vice President for Campus Services Amy Tuck; General Counsel Joan Lucas; Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt; Belinda Stewart of Belinda Stewart Architects; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; MSU Vice President for Finance and CFO Don Zant; and Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner.
Id: 528
Date: 2018-08-07
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Lt. Col.
Order: 0520
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180807115408.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Lt. Col. Brian Locke (Ret.), Director of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans, and Maj. Gen. Janson D. “Durr” Boyles, Adjutant General of Mississippi, celebrate after signing a memorandum of agreement for the Bulldog Free Tuition Program. The new program, announced Aug. 7 at Nusz Hall, provides free tuition for eligible full-time MSU students who are members of the Mississippi National Guard. It is the first program of its kind in Mississippi.
Id: 529
Date: 2018-08-10
Title: Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum, Mississippi College President Blake Thompson, and Delta State University President Bill LaForge on Thursday, August 8 attended ceremonies naming the U.S. Courthouse in Jackson in honor of former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran.
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Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum, Mississippi College President Blake Thompson, and Delta State University President Bill LaForge on Thursday, August 8 attended ceremonies naming the U.S. Courthouse in Jackson in honor of former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran. All three university executive presidents are former senior Cochran staffers on Capitol Hill. Photo courtesy Hunt Shipman.
Id: 530
Date: 2018-08-13
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, from left, met with USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Sen. Roger Wicker in August.
Order: 0522
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180813154046.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, from left, met with USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Sen. Roger Wicker in August. The visitors were special guests for an announcement of a new $100,000 USDA Rural Business Development Grant for Mississippi State’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach to open a makerspace in Downtown Starkville. The new makerspace will fill a critical need in providing prototyping capacity to area entrepreneurs.
Id: 531
Date: 2018-08-17
Title: More than 1,000 new freshmen and transfer students attended Mississippi State’s New Maroon Camp in August.
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Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180817122341.jpg
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More than 1,000 new freshmen and transfer students attended Mississippi State’s New Maroon Camp in August. At the week-long event that introduces students to university traditions, MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed the energetic group and impressed upon them that many of the friendships and memories made at Mississippi State will last a lifetime.
Id: 532
Date: 2018-08-17
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum paid a surprise visit to one of the Famous Maroon Band’s rehearsals in August to thank members for their hard work and preparation for the 2018 football season.
Order: 0524
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180817123952.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum paid a surprise visit to one of the Famous Maroon Band’s rehearsals in August to thank members for their hard work and preparation for the 2018 football season.
Id: 533
Date: 2018-08-17
Title: As the 2018 fall semester gets underway, MSU President Mark E. Keenum drives the ceremonial first nail into the 10th Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity Home.
Order: 0525
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180817124018.jpg
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As the 2018 fall semester gets underway, MSU President Mark E. Keenum drives the ceremonial first nail into the 10th Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity Home. The home is being built by MSU student, faculty and staff volunteers for Starkville Habitat partner family Lou-Quan Lucious and her children.
Id: 534
Date: 2018-08-17
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, front center, welcomes more than 70 new academic personnel attending a reception in their honor in August.
Order: 0526
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180817124207.jpg
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Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, front center, welcomes more than 70 new academic personnel attending a reception in their honor in August. The event is part of the annual New Faculty Orientation, a day filled with information about the university’s programs and services.
Id: 535
Date: 2018-08-20
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and Director of Athletics John Cohen, right, recently joined Athletic Director Emeritus Larry Templeton in the Templeton Academic Athletic Center to view the facility’s newly remodeled entryway.
Order: 0527
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180820125644.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, left, and Director of Athletics John Cohen, right, recently joined Athletic Director Emeritus Larry Templeton in the Templeton Academic Athletic Center to view the facility’s newly remodeled entryway. The 34,000 sq. ft. building, dedicated in 2008 in Templeton’s honor, is home to the athletic academics staff, a 300-seat dining area, and computer, tutoring and study space.
Id: 536
Date: 2018-08-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Student Association President Mayah Emerson, right, assist students as they move in to Rice Hall during MVNU2MSU. Keenum and Emerson were among the hundreds of volunteers on hand to help and welcome new MSU students as they moved into their residence halls.
Order: 0528
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180821123015.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Student Association President Mayah Emerson, right, assist students as they move in to Rice Hall during MVNU2MSU. Keenum and Emerson were among the hundreds of volunteers on hand to help and welcome new MSU students as they moved into their residence halls.
Id: 537
Date: 2018-08-21
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum purchases lemonade for himself and two of his children from the “Lemony Spickets” stand, which was selling beverages and treats as part of Starkville Lemonade Day on Aug.
Order: 0529
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180821123030.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum purchases lemonade for himself and two of his children from the “Lemony Spickets” stand, which was selling beverages and treats as part of Starkville Lemonade Day on Aug. 18. The city-wide event, sponsored in part by MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, Regions Bank and Castle Properties, encouraged youth to run their own business for a day.
Id: 542
Date: 2018-08-24
Title: More than 60 MSU student leaders with the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center were welcomed by MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a reception at his home Aug.
Order: 0534
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180824152924.jpg
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More than 60 MSU student leaders with the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center were welcomed by MSU President Mark E. Keenum during a reception at his home Aug. 20. HCDC fosters a climate in which all cultures, especially minority and international students, are appreciated as valued members of the campus community.
Id: 543
Date: 2018-08-24
Title: Mississippi State’s 2018-19 Provost Scholars were welcomed to the Starkville campus for the fall semester by the university’s Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner, standing center left, and President Mark E. Keenum, standing center right.
Order: 0535
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180824154252.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State’s 2018-19 Provost Scholars were welcomed to the Starkville campus for the fall semester by the university’s Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner, standing center left, and President Mark E. Keenum, standing center right. These outstanding students receive academic and study abroad scholarships, grants for research or creative discovery, and optional travel grants to attend a conference.
Id: 544
Date: 2018-08-24
Title: Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum gave a campus tour on the first class day of the 2018 fall semester to staff members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Order: 0536
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180824154342.jpg
Body:
Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum gave a campus tour on the first class day of the 2018 fall semester to staff members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Those from MDAH learning more about the university were, from left, Director Katie Blount, Landmarks Coordinator Katherine Anderson, and Preservation Assistance Coordinator Michele Jones; and Amy Tuck, MSU vice president of campus services.
Id: 545
Date: 2018-08-24
Title: Officially kicking off the 2018-19 academic year at Mississippi State University, President Mark E. Keenum proudly rings his cowbell to welcome back students at this annual pep rally held in August.
Order: 0537
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180824154516.jpg
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Officially kicking off the 2018-19 academic year at Mississippi State University, President Mark E. Keenum proudly rings his cowbell to welcome back students at this annual pep rally held in August. The Famous Maroon Band, spirit groups and Bully mascot make appearances each year, while free T-shirts and MSU ice cream are offered to those in attendance.
Id: 546
Date: 2018-08-28
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum shares a laugh with award-winning actor and author Alan Alda during a luncheon in the Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library.
Order: 0538
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180828164750.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum shares a laugh with award-winning actor and author Alan Alda during a luncheon in the Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library. Alda’s visit included a public lecture in Lee Hall and faculty from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University led a workshop for university researchers on how to effectively communicate about science.
Id: 547
Date: 2018-08-31
Title: Best-selling author and MSU alumnus John Grisham, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum smile at the audience during the university’s Fall Convocation Aug.
Order: 0539
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180831160555.jpg
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Best-selling author and MSU alumnus John Grisham, left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum smile at the audience during the university’s Fall Convocation Aug. 28. Grisham gave the keynote address at the event designed for first-year freshmen and transfer students. His “Calico Joe” novel is this year’s selection for Maroon Edition, MSU’s common reading program.
Id: 548
Date: 2018-09-05
Title: Celebrating a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Taylor Solid Mechanics Laboratory at MSU were, from left, Jason Keith, Bagley College of Engineering dean; Matt Hillyer, director of engineering for the Taylor Group who also is an MSU mechanical engineering department advisory board member; Lex Taylor, chairman and CEO of the Taylor Group, Inc.; Pedro Mago, professor and head of mechanical engineering; and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Order: 0540
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180905163942.jpg
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Celebrating a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Taylor Solid Mechanics Laboratory at MSU were, from left, Jason Keith, Bagley College of Engineering dean; Matt Hillyer, director of engineering for the Taylor Group who also is an MSU mechanical engineering department advisory board member; Lex Taylor, chairman and CEO of the Taylor Group, Inc.; Pedro Mago, professor and head of mechanical engineering; and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Id: 549
Date: 2018-09-14
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum (middle row, far left) recently spoke to Alumni Delegates as they celebrate the start of a new academic year at the state’s leading university.
Order: 0541
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180914170248.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum (middle row, far left) recently spoke to Alumni Delegates as they celebrate the start of a new academic year at the state’s leading university. Advised by Alumni Association Associate Director Jordan Ramsey (middle row, far right), Alumni Delegates often serve as the first points of contact for MSU graduates, friends and guests during athletic tailgate gatherings, class reunions and numerous other on- and off-campus events.
Id: 550
Date: 2018-09-14
Title: State and industry leaders gathered in mid-September for the third annual Data Summit, hosted by Mississippi State’s National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center.
Order: 0542
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180914171718.jpg
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State and industry leaders gathered in mid-September for the third annual Data Summit, hosted by Mississippi State’s National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center. Speakers at the summit discussed the ways data can be used to improve a wide variety of sectors. Pictured, from left, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Mississippi Department of Employment Security Executive Director Mark Henry and NSPARC Executive Director Domenico “Mimmo” Parisi.
Id: 551
Date: 2018-09-18
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum (front row, center) visited with the university’s newest Presidential Scholars during a Sept.
Order: 0543
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180918162801.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum (front row, center) visited with the university’s newest Presidential Scholars during a Sept. 14 dinner at The Mill at MSU in Starkville. Pictured are (front row, l-r) Aryonna Johnson, Reese Dunne, (Keenum), Maeve Rigney, Marcus Jordan; (middle row, l-r) Tyler Dickerson, Kayla Powe, Anne Elizabeth Harrington; (back row, l-r) Flora Dedeaux, Graham Roberson, Christopher Robinson and Ryan Jarratt.
Id: 552
Date: 2018-09-28
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum was among speakers at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning’s annual IHL HR Conference held at MSU’s Hunter Henry Center.
Order: 0544
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180928163727.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum was among speakers at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning’s annual IHL HR Conference held at MSU’s Hunter Henry Center. With the theme “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make a Difference,” this year’s conference focused on professional development, reconnecting with peers, and best practices for human resources professionals.
Id: 553
Date: 2018-09-28
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum (front row, center) enjoyed a recent visit at his home with the university’s 2018 Orientation Leaders.
Order: 0545
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180928164231.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum (front row, center) enjoyed a recent visit at his home with the university’s 2018 Orientation Leaders. Working with the Office of Orientation and Events, MSU Orientation Leaders provide assistance and share their knowledge of the 140-year-old land-grant institution with incoming freshmen and transfer students—and their parents—during each school year’s registration and information sessions. Ranging from sophomores to seniors, members were selected through a rigorous screening process.
Id: 554
Date: 2018-09-28
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, visits with Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and MSU Student Association President Mayah Emerson.
Order: 0546
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180928164508.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, visits with Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and MSU Student Association President Mayah Emerson. Hosemann visited MSU to promote voter registration as part of a statewide initiative organized by the student body presidents at Mississippi’s public universities. Emerson, a senior educational psychology major from Meridian, serves as president of the Mississippi Public Universities’ Student Body Presidents’ Council.
Id: 555
Date: 2018-09-28
Title: Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education Alfred Rankins, left, visits with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during the commissioner’s visit to MSU as part of his statewide listening tour.
Order: 0547
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20180928164546.jpg
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Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education Alfred Rankins, left, visits with MSU President Mark E. Keenum during the commissioner’s visit to MSU as part of his statewide listening tour. Rankins, a two-time MSU alumnus, listened to MSU students, faculty and staff discuss the challenges and successes of the university during a series of meetings and forums. Rankins was appointed commissioner in March and embarked on the listening tour after formally taking office in July.
Id: 556
Date: 2018-10-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum talks with SEC Network host Paul Finebaum during a live interview on The Paul Finebaum Show.
Order: 0548
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181001133044.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum talks with SEC Network host Paul Finebaum during a live interview on The Paul Finebaum Show. Keenum, who earlier this year finished a two-year term as president of the Southeastern Conference, is the chair of the College Football Playoff Board of Managers. Keenum was on the Paul Finebaum Show while SEC Nation was on campus for the football game against the University of Florida.
Id: 557
Date: 2018-10-01
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum takes part in a group photo with the hosts of SEC Nation, which aired live from the Junction prior to MSU’s game against the University of Florida.
Order: 0549
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181001133108.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum takes part in a group photo with the hosts of SEC Nation, which aired live from the Junction prior to MSU’s game against the University of Florida. The traveling show airs every Saturday morning during football season on the SEC Network.
Id: 558
Date: 2018-10-02
Title: MSU Athletic Director John Cohen and MSU President Mark E. Keenum (from left) recognized the newest inductees of the MSU Sports Hall of Fame with family members on hand during the university’s game against Florida.
Order: 0550
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181002161912.jpg
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MSU Athletic Director John Cohen and MSU President Mark E. Keenum (from left) recognized the newest inductees of the MSU Sports Hall of Fame with family members on hand during the university’s game against Florida. The five-member Class of 2018 includes former football and baseball standout L.M. "Molly" Halbert (posthumously), standout Diamond Dawg pitcher Paul Maholm, women's basketball guard Alexis Rack, former Bulldog Director of Athletics Larry Templeton and former men's basketball guard Tony Watts.
Id: 561
Date: 2018-10-10
Title: Current and former members of the U.S. House of Representatives gather for a picture with MSU President Mark E. Keenum while on campus to celebrate the donation of U.S. Rep.
Order: 0553
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181010144606.jpg
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Current and former members of the U.S. House of Representatives gather for a picture with MSU President Mark E. Keenum while on campus to celebrate the donation of U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper’s congressional papers to MSU Libraries. Pictured, from left, is former U.S. Rep. Josiah “Jo” Robbins Bonner Jr., House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Keenum and Harper.
Id: 562
Date: 2018-10-16
Title: Celebrating a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct.
Order: 0554
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181016084640.jpg
Body:
Celebrating a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 15 at the MSU Community Garden are (l-r) Dean Angi Elsea Bourgeois of MSU’s College of Architecture, Art and Design; Dean George Hopper of MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Student Association President Mayah Emerson; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Cory Gallo; and Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Gregory Bohach.
Id: 564
Date: 2018-10-22
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks to Oak Hall residents following a Sunday evening fire on the third floor of the residence hall.
Order: 0556
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181022083134.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks to Oak Hall residents following a Sunday evening fire on the third floor of the residence hall. No injuries occurred from the fire, and only one room had fire damage, but approximately 30 rooms had water damage. MSU provided temporary housing for those impacted. In addition to temporary housing for Oak Hall students impacted by the fire, Keenum said academic accommodations and other assistance would be provided and that university leaders “will do everything we can to help students deal with this challenge.”
Id: 565
Date: 2018-10-31
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke during an Oct.
Order: 0557
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181031125626.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke during an Oct. 17 news conference to announce the launch of the C Spire Software Development Pathway, a public-private partnership between C Spire, a Mississippi-based diversified telecommunications and technology services company, and the Mississippi State University Research and Curriculum Unit’s new Center for Cyber Education.
Id: 566
Date: 2018-10-31
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, smiles for a group photo with members of the university’s Student Association during a recent visit in his office.
Order: 0558
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181031125843.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, smiles for a group photo with members of the university’s Student Association during a recent visit in his office. Pictured from left to right are Ella Stevenson of Huntsville, Alabama, SA director of programming; Dee Stegall of Tupelo, SA deputy chief of staff; Arman Borazjani of Starkville, SA director of policy; Jake Manning of Ridgeland, SA vice president; Keenum; Alex Bedwell of Starkville, SA treasurer; Charles Provine of Brandon, SA chief of staff; Mayah Emerson of Meridian, SA president; Carley Bowers of Collierville, Tennessee, SA secretary; and Maurice Moses of Waldorf, Maryland, SA director of marketing.
Id: 567
Date: 2018-10-31
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum discusses the university’s achievements and positive momentum on The J.T. Show during a SuperTalk Mississippi live remote from campus.
Order: 0559
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181031130015.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum discusses the university’s achievements and positive momentum on The J.T. Show during a SuperTalk Mississippi live remote from campus. As part of #StateProud week in October, SuperTalk spent an entire day broadcasting from the Dawg House in the Colvard Student Union.
Id: 568
Date: 2018-11-08
Title: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees and several MDAH staff held their monthly board meeting in late October on the Starkville campus.
Order: 0560
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181108090121.jpg
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The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees and several MDAH staff held their monthly board meeting in late October on the Starkville campus. The group also visited with MSU President Mark E. Keenum (front row, center), who was appointed earlier this year to serve a six-year term on the MDAH Board of Trustees.
Id: 569
Date: 2018-11-08
Title: Leaders and staff from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History present MSU President Mark E. Keenum, second from left, with a proclamation commending the university’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library for its commitment to the preservation and interpretation of Mississippi and American history.
Order: 0561
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181108090354.jpg
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Leaders and staff from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History present MSU President Mark E. Keenum, second from left, with a proclamation commending the university’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library for its commitment to the preservation and interpretation of Mississippi and American history. Pictured during the October proclamation presentation are, from left, Kane Ditto, president of the MDAH Board of Trustees; Keenum; Eddie Rangel, administrative assistant for MSU Libraries’ U.S. Grant Collection; Stephen Cunetto, MSU Libraries’ associate dean; and Katie Blount, MDAH director.
Id: 570
Date: 2018-11-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, front center, congratulates the university’s 2018 Alumni Fellows during their recent three-day visit to the Starkville campus.
Order: 0562
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181108090521.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, front center, congratulates the university’s 2018 Alumni Fellows during their recent three-day visit to the Starkville campus. Alumni Fellows, who carry the title for life, are among the university’s nearly 142,000 living graduates. Since establishment in 1989 by the MSU Alumni Association, the Alumni Fellow honor has been bestowed upon more than 200 outstanding graduates. The 2018 honorees and their respective academic colleges include (front row, left to right) Susan Parkinson Lee of Madison, College of Education; Catherine C. “Cathy” Dunn of New Orleans, Louisiana, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering; Audra F. Alley of Cary, North Carolina, College of Veterinary Medicine; Brenton S. “Brent” Brasher of Holcomb, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; (back row, left to right) Thomas G. “Tom” Hixon Sr. of Ridgeland, College of Business; Craig F. Blair of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, College of Forest Resources; Lance Davis of Edgewater, Maryland, College of Architecture, Art and Design; Mark L. Alley of Cary, North Carolina, College of Veterinary Medicine; and Gregory J. “Greg” Barker of Birmingham, Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences.
Id: 571
Date: 2018-11-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum serves pancakes to students outside of Colvard Student Union in October as part of Pancakes on the Plaza, an annual Homecoming Week event.
Order: 0563
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181108091000.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum serves pancakes to students outside of Colvard Student Union in October as part of Pancakes on the Plaza, an annual Homecoming Week event.
Id: 572
Date: 2018-11-08
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke to members of the MSU community who came together in October in remembrance of those who died in Saturday's [Oct.
Order: 0564
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181108091234.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum spoke to members of the MSU community who came together in October in remembrance of those who died in Saturday's [Oct. 27] shooting at a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The vigil was held at the Chapel of Memories and sponsored by the MSU Student Association and Mississippi State Hillel, a Jewish student organization.
Id: 573
Date: 2018-11-08
Title: MSU Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis, left, presents President Mark E. Keenum with a ring to commemorate the Diamond Dawgs’ run to the 2018 College World Series.
Order: 0565
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181108091506.jpg
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MSU Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis, left, presents President Mark E. Keenum with a ring to commemorate the Diamond Dawgs’ run to the 2018 College World Series. The Bulldogs will open the 2019 season in February at the new Dudy Noble Field, one of the premier facilities in college baseball.
Id: 574
Date: 2018-11-13
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks at the university’s annual Veterans Day program.
Order: 0566
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181113091138.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum speaks at the university’s annual Veterans Day program. The annual event recognizes all in the MSU community who have served or are serving in the United States Armed Forces. Keenum discussed the university’s military history and ongoing support for veterans, active duty service members and their dependents.
Id: 575
Date: 2018-11-20
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, visits the “LEAD Maroon” First Year Experience class taught by Student Association President Mayah J. Emerson, far left, a senior educational psychology major from Meridian.
Order: 0567
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181120160625.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum, center, visits the “LEAD Maroon” First Year Experience class taught by Student Association President Mayah J. Emerson, far left, a senior educational psychology major from Meridian. The LEAD Maroon class is among SA initiatives that recently received honors at the Southeastern Conference Exchange. This year, the SA was recognized for its advocacy and leadership in developing and implementing innovative, sustainable programs and services in support of student needs within a diverse campus community.
Id: 576
Date: 2018-11-20
Title: The Tennessee Valley Authority recognized Mississippi State in November with a 2018 Carbon Reduction Award for improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.
Order: 0568
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181120161429.jpg
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The Tennessee Valley Authority recognized Mississippi State in November with a 2018 Carbon Reduction Award for improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Served by Starkville Utilities, MSU has implemented efficiency measures saving over $55 million over the past decade in utility costs. Pictured, from left, are MSU Assistant Vice President for Campus Services George Davis, TVA Government Relations Manager Amy Tate, MSU Vice President for Campus Services Amy Tuck, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, TVA Customer Service Manager Josh Wooten, Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill, Starkville Utilities General Manager Terry Kemp, Starkville Utilities Assistant Manager Jacob Forrester and MSU Associate Director of Engineering Services J.D. Hardy.
Id: 577
Date: 2018-11-20
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Athletic Director John Cohen congratulate Mississippi State football legend Walt Harris on being inducted into the MSU “Ring of Honor” at Davis Wade Stadium during the university’s home football game against Arkansas.
Order: 0569
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181120161726.jpg
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MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Athletic Director John Cohen congratulate Mississippi State football legend Walt Harris on being inducted into the MSU “Ring of Honor” at Davis Wade Stadium during the university’s home football game against Arkansas. Joined by his family for the recognition, Harris is one of the most prolific cornerbacks in SEC history, having started 24 straight games for MSU from 1992-95 and setting the school record for career interceptions with 16. He earned All-SEC honors three times at MSU before being drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He spent 13 seasons playing in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers.
Id: 578
Date: 2018-11-20
Title: MSU Athletic Director John Cohen, far left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum, second from left, congratulate MSU football legend Art Davis on his induction into the Bulldogs’ “Ring of Honor” during halftime of the Nov.
Order: 0570
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181120161742.jpg
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MSU Athletic Director John Cohen, far left, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum, second from left, congratulate MSU football legend Art Davis on his induction into the Bulldogs’ “Ring of Honor” during halftime of the Nov. 17 MSU vs. Arkansas game at Davis Wade Stadium. Joined by his family, Davis was an elite two-way player for the Bulldogs from 1952-55. The Clarksdale native’s NFL career was cut short due to a knee injury, but his efforts were honored with 1971 MSU Sports Hall of Fame and 1981 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame inductions.
Id: 579
Date: 2018-11-20
Title: Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill and MSU President Mark E. Keenum serve a Thanksgiving lunch to area first responders on Monday [Nov.
Order: 0571
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181120161807.jpg
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Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill and MSU President Mark E. Keenum serve a Thanksgiving lunch to area first responders on Monday [Nov. 19]. The annual event is a way to thank first responders for all they do for Starkville, MSU and Oktibbeha County.
Id: 580
Date: 2018-11-23
Title: In the postgame locker room at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MSU President Mark Keenum thanked the MSU Bulldogs and Coach Joe Moorhead for winning the 2018 Egg Bowl and bringing the trophy home.
Order: 0572
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20181123085259.jpg
Body:
In the postgame locker room at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MSU President Mark Keenum thanked the MSU Bulldogs and Coach Joe Moorhead for winning the 2018 Egg Bowl and bringing the trophy home.
Id: 581
Date: 2019-01-02
Title: MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, visits with Mississippi Public Universities Commissioner of Higher Education Alfred Rankins Jr.
Order: 0573
Image: http://www.web.ur.msstate.edu/president/gallery/images/20190102154005.jpg
Body:
MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, visits with Mississippi Public Universities Commissioner of Higher Education Alfred Rankins Jr. prior to MSU’s fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14. Rankins, an MSU alumnus, delivered the commencement address to more than 1,400 graduates.