Callender now leading MSU School of Architecture
The longtime director of the Jackson Center has been named F.L. Crane Professor and interim director of the school.
Architecture
MSU architecture professor to lead cross-college endowed program
Associate Professor Jacob Gines is the inaugural Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association Endowed Professor in Innovative Wood Construction and Design.
Tanner Guerrero
Why did you choose CAADatMSU?
I chose CAAD at MSU because of the community. A strong community in a studio environment was really important to me. Everyone at CAAD at MSU, from staff to students, makes you feel welcomed and a part of a larger family.
Favorite spot on campus?
As someone who enjoys being active, my favorite place is the Sanderson Center. It is where I go to take a break from school.
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Stephen Allen
After graduating from the School of Architecture in 1996, Stephen Allen worked for a time in Mississippi before joining Williams Blackstock Architects in Birmingham, Alabama. He became a partner in 2010 and president of the firm in 2022.
Michael A Berk
Michael A. Berk, AIA, is the former director (2009-2019) of the School of Architecture at Mississippi State University and former faculty member (29 years) where he held the F.L. Crane Endowed Professorship. In 2019 Berk was named director emeritus and professor emeritus by the MSU Provost’s Office and currently maintains an office in the Carl Small Town Center at the MSU School of Architecture. Berk was recently nominated and appointed to the Gulf Scholars Program in the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine (in 2021; and reappointed in 2025).