For many people, for many reasons, 2020 was a life-changing year. Sue Anna Joe, Dominique Pugh and Rocky Vaughan remember it as a time when they got to be a part Mississippi of history.

Before heading to the shore for an afternoon in the sun, most surfers want to know that the waves are good that day. But in order to tell if the “surf’s up,” one must first learn what is up with the surf.

Judy Alsobrooks Meredith has led a remarkable life as a classical pianist, television anchor and professor. She also happens to be married to Mississippi legend James Meredith, but that’s not the beginning or end of her story.

The renowned Mississippi State baseball coach has compiled one of the most successful winning records in Southeastern Conference history and is known to many as the “Godfather of SEC Baseball.”

Our alumni are accomplishing great things every day. Learn what your past classmates are up to. Know of someone who should be highlighted in Class Notes? Send an email to alumnus@msstate.edu.

Once a bulldog, always a bulldog. We remember those who have achieved both at MSU and afterwards.

"Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, I never imagined I would have spent the past 28 years in a small southern town where people frequently say “y’all” and wave to me as I drive down the street."

"I worked in the library during my first semester at State in 1965. The stacks at that time were closed so I would get a card from the students and then run up and down the stairs to retrieve their books." ~ Catherine Weston Griffin (B.S. general science, ’69)

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Officially known as Five-Points Intersection, Mississippi State’s infamous “Malfunction Junction” sparked much frustration, fear and more than a few prayers for safe passage.

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