By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Twenty-three top Mississippi State students are leaders of the university’s 2016-17 orientation programs. Working with the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, MSU Orientation Leaders provide assistance and share their knowledge of the 138-year-old land-grant institution with incoming freshman and transfer students—and their parents—during each school year’s various registration ...
[Show picture list] Interior Design students recently presented their Steelcase Competition projects. This year’s project was to design a 16,000 square foot corporate headquarters and training facility for the fictional company FutureSoft. Each student was allowed to choose what kind of software their company produced to help them develop an appropriate design concept. The goal of the project, ...
Interior design creations by twelve graduating seniors at Mississippi State were on display Friday-Saturday [April 15-16] at the university’s Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery. The senior interior design exhibitors include (by hometown): BILOXI—Vanessa L. Holden. CARUTHERSVILLE, Missouri—Alexandra S. Carter. CORINTH—Blake Marlar. FRANKLIN, Tennessee—Anna L. Strohm. GREENWOOD—Terry E. “Liz” Grantham. JACKSON—Kayla M. Thompson. NASSAU, Bahamas—Daniella R. Bower. ...
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Interior design creations by twelve graduating seniors at Mississippi State are on display Friday-Saturday [April 15-16] at the university’s Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery. Free to all, the exhibit showcases the practical knowledge and range of skills that the rising professional designers have acquired throughout their participation in ...
[Show picture list] (Above photos by Liz Grantham) On Sat., Feb. 13, the College of Architecture, Art and Design held Academic Insight, an annual event for admitted MSU students and their guests. The event is meant to help students get a better understanding of the programs within the college and is a chance for students to meet ...
Via Amy Cagle | Mississippi State University Mississippi State will recognize 1967 general business graduate and retired retailer Turner A. Wingo of Collierville, Tennessee, as its national alumnus of the year during the Friday [Feb. 12] MSU Alumni Association 2016 awards banquet. “We are proud to salute Turner Wingo on behalf of Mississippi State University ...
The College of Architecture, Art and Design held a career panel in conjunction with MSU Career Days on Wed., Jan. 27 in the Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall. Representatives included: Jack Allin, AIA, NCARB, principal | Wier Boerner Allin Architecture Kyle Barnes, project engineer | Hoar Construction Mary Beth McDavid, creative director ...
Building roots: Real estate investor focuses on renovating Tupelo properties By Zack Orsborn | via Daily Journal At age 11, Chris Rakestraw (’10), Tupelo real estate investor, found himself flipping through real estate ads after moving to Tupelo in the 80s. Growing up in Alpine, Miss., his mother raised three kids in a small two bedroom house. ...
Miller began teaching at Mississippi State University 19 years ago. She became the director of the Interior Design Program in 2000 and served as interim associate dean from 2013-2014.