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Faculty Bequests Signify Passion for MSU
Drs. Rodney and Allison Pearson and Dr. Tim Barnett know their lives would have never been the same without earning a degree from MSU, which is why they want to ensure others have the same opportunities they had. More

Longtime Faculty Member and Wife Honor MSU With a Bequest
Since attending Mississippi State College more than 60 years ago, Glover and Imogene Triplett have supported and stayed connected to the university. Glover and Imogene want to extend their support of Mississippi State and the advancement of education and research long into the future. They have included a significant bequest in their estate plans to ensure opportunities for future students and faculty. More

Not Leaving Anything to Chance
As one of the leading energy analysts in the nation, Douglas Terreson wanted to ensure that the next generation of students would advance his work with a scholarship in his family's name. Douglas says the scholarship will help students "explore engineering, experience all MSU has to offer and employ their God-given talents to accomplish their goals." More

Generous Gift Provides for Future MSU Faculty
Would you like to help Mississippi State University provide students with a high-quality education and receive fixed payments for life? Consider a charitable gift annuity. More

MSU Grad Gives Back Through a Bequest
By supporting Mississippi State University, Walter W. Rotchild Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., believes he's doing his part in helping America through the education of its future workforce. More

One Couple's Loyalty Reaps Lifelong Benefits
After nearly 30 years of supporting Mississippi State University through annual gifts, W. Carroll and Georgia Murphy of Starkville have begun planning for their future. More

Appreciation and Loyalty Culminate in a Lasting Legacy
Each year, Dr. Jack Hoover is moved beyond words while reading a letter from a recipient of the C. Dale Hoover Endowed Scholarship in Agronomy, named in honor of his father. More

Alumnus Establishes MSU Trust to Aid Visually Impaired
A recent bequest from Tupelo resident and Mississippi State University alumnus David O. Puckett III will assist MSU in enhancing the education of children who are blind. More

Head Family Makes Lasting Commitment to MSU
John and Norma Head believe so strongly in the value of a Mississippi State University education that they've invested generously in the university and started a family legacy of Bulldogs. John's MSU education surrounded three years of service in the U.S. Navy and Army during World War II. More

Couple's Gift Honors Love Affair with MSU
When June Pace read about the need for private funds for scholarships at Mississippi State University, she immediately sent in a gift to the State of the Future campaign in honor of her husband, John. More

Sound Financial Planning Helps Educate Students of All Ages
At an age when most people are settled into retirement, Jutta Ferretti is going in an entirely different direction. More

Pet Owner Helps Establish CVM Cancer Fund
Lulu was just over 13 years old when a cancerous tumor first appeared—and began to grow rapidly—in her right hind leg. Having befriended her as a pup, Malcolm H. Mabry Jr. was not prepared to let this dog go to heaven—not yet. More

Taylor Makes a Sound Game Plan for Retirement
Like many Mississippi State students, Rowan Taylor is an avid Bulldog baseball fan. But unlike most students who sit in the sunny grandstand areas of Dudy Noble Field, Taylor enjoys the baseball games from his skybox. And at age 80, he’s entitled to his comforts. More

Bryant's Love of Golf Lives on at MSU
During her lifetime, Miriam Elizabeth Bryant supported her husband Norman Leslie Bryant and the sport he held so dear. After his death, she went to great lengths to ensure that the sport of golf would remain a vital part of the state of Mississippi and its largest university. More

James H. Cannon: Donating to Mississippi State "Is the Only Way to Go for Me"
James H. Cannon was a chemical engineering student at Mississippi State in the years immediately following World War II. During that time, he says, chemical engineering was "just a very small piece of the university." More