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• The College of Forest Resources gained the TaylorChair for Applied Big Game Research and Instructionthat ensures the training of tomorrow’s leaders inwildlife biology while supporting meaningful researchfor landowners. Another endowed position, the JamesC. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Upland Bird Ecology,supports conservation efforts in waterfowl, wetland andupland gamebird ecology and plays a crucial role inunderstanding population declines of species like quailand turkey across their native range. The college raised$10.1 million for four positions and other faculty supportduring the campaign.• The College of Veterinary Medicine secured fundingfor faculty positions. The Terri Nusz Endowed EquineProfessorship supports efforts to educate CVM students,interns and residents; serves the clinical needs of horseowners and referring veterinarians; and represents MSU ata national level. Another position, the Dr. P. Mikell Davisand Mary Cheek Hall Davis Endowed Professorship inBeef Cattle Herd Health and Reproduction Management,focuses on advancing beef cattle production in the stateand the Southeast. At campaign’s end, the college tallied$5.7 million in campaign gifts for three endowed positionsand other faculty support.• Universitywide faculty support for Infinite Impact totaled$78 million.Support for Facilities• The Old Main Academic Center was built to expandclassroom and study spaces for a growing university.The building, used by an estimated 11,000 studentson its busiest days, provides an exceptional teachingand learning environment with some 20 classrooms, anauditorium and other areas.• Recognized nationally for its veteran-friendly campus,MSU used contributions to build Nusz Hall, a homefor the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’sVeterans and service center for the community. Includingdependents, the university’s veteran community comprisessome 2,980 students.• The newly opened Partnership School is a collaborationbetween MSU and the Starkville Oktibbeha SchoolDistrict. The school will serve the local communityand MSU while creating a long-term impact on theeducation of sixth and seventh graders. The school willbe an innovative research site for current and futureeducators. Private support helped to provide the neededconstruction cost.• The True Maroon fan experience has been reenergizedwith Nusz Park at Dudy Noble Field. Many studentathletescan better train for competition at the Leo Seal Jr.Football Complex for indoor practice, the Mike SandersTrack Complex for men’s and women’s track teams, andthe under-construction Mississippi State Tennis Pavilionindoor complex for men’s and women’s practice.• Financial support of the MSU Center forEntrepreneurship and Outreach housed in the College ofBusiness provides valuable assistance for business start-ups,competitions, student and faculty travel, guest speakers,and additional administrative and operational supportto promote and enhance programming and outreach asa universitywide resource. Beyond the center, The IdeaShop, which consists of the Turner A. Wingo MakerStudio and the MSU Retail Product Accelerator, areoperated by the College of Business with the College ofAgriculture and Life Sciences’ School of Human Sciences,giving the Starkville community a place to promoteentrepreneurship in the marketplace.• The Richard A. Rula Engineering and Science Complexwill house the Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering. The complex will provide offices, classrooms,teaching, research and chemistry labs, and high bay areas,encompassing a cutting-edge learning and research facilityfor science and engineering students studying in theBagley College of Engineering.• The Dr. A. Randle and Marilyn W. White HealthProfessions Resource Center in Harned Hall is a newacademic service housed in the College of Arts andSciences. The center is dedicated to offering experiencedguidance for undergraduate and graduate students andMSU alumni who aspire to gain entry into a healthprofessional school.• The Taylor Solid Mechanics Laboratory in Carpenter Hallassists with training the next generation of mechanicalengineers through endowment-level support. The labhouses state-of-the-art equipment, enabling mechanicalengineering undergraduates to gain hands-on experiencewith modern material-testing techniques.• An endowment provided for the renovation and upgradeof the Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary SciencesPharmacy that accompanies the College of VeterinaryMedicine Animal Health Center. The pharmacyassists the college daily, as it dispenses prescriptions forteaching-hospital patients and provides drug informationconsultations for faculty, staff and students, as well asveterinary practitioners and community pharmacists.• Universitywide support for new facilities andimprovements for existing facilities through InfiniteImpact totaled $121.4 million.ALUMNUS.MSSTATE.EDU 47Alumnus_Summer_2020.indd 477/31/20 1:48 PM
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