Alumnus Magazine | Summer 2020

Table of CONTENTS
13
FEATURES
24 Class of 2020
Spring graduates show resilience and hope for their futures despite the
challenging end to their spring semesters
38 Leaders in Action
Task Force team guides MSU through COVID-19
42 Infinite Impact
Mississippi State’s unprecedented, comprehensive philanthropic
campaign achieves historic success as it wraps a decade-long run
49 Till the Cowbells Come Home
Bulldog Athletics readies playbook for post-COVID events and
student-athlete success
ABOVE: Two Mechanical
engineering students, Ryden Smith,
right, of Tuscaloosa, and Wesley
Cameron of Richton, work to
convert a truck toolbox into a UV
sterilization device at Mississippi
State’s Center for Advanced
Vehicular Systems. The device is
being used to sterilize masks for
MSU’s Longest Student Health
Center staff, filling a need during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo by Logan Kirkland
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