Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna
The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award seeks to identify, recognize, and award an individual who has committed time and energy in service to the University and local community and has demonstrated an ability to excel both personally and professionally. Persons eligible for the award must be living Mississippi State University alumni who:
- are 35 years of age or younger at the end of the year in which they are nominated,
- have attended Mississippi State University for at least one semester of undergraduate or graduate study,
- and have not received the award within the past five years.
Nominations may be made by any alumnus, faculty member, staff member, student or chapter and should be submitted to Michael Richardson, Assistant Director for Regional and Volunteer Engagement, by the first of December each year. Nomination forms will be made available each year to all alumni chapters and also can be obtained from the Alumni Office. Nominees must be placed in formal nomination each year. Recipient is recognized at the annual Alumni Chapter and Volunteer Awards Reception.
- 1996 - Jennifer L. Wicker
- 1997 - Lea Margaret McLaurin
- 1998 - David L. Vaughn
- 1999 - Jill Bradley Kincade
- 2000 - Melinda A. Miller
- 2001 - Madrina Hazelton Stroup Bokenkamp
- 2002 - Barbara Ball Ward
- 2003 - Everette Ryan Nelson
- 2004 - Kieu-Anh Tran
- 2005 - Matthew Frederiksen
- 2006 - Jodi Leigh White
- 2007 - Jonathan J. Lee
- 2008 - Benjamin A. "Ben" Needham
- 2009 - Richard Daniel Russo, II
- 2010 - Courtney A. Jones
- 2011 - Ameilia R. Young
- 2012 - Edward A. Sanders
- 2013 - Jeffery Ellis
- 2014 - Ashley Pallotta Williams
- 2015 - Jason A. Snider
- 2016 - Grant G. Chandler
- 2017 - Janelle Finley Adams
- 2018 - Lindsay Linhares
- 2019 - Blaire Nicole Wilson
- 2020 - Paul M. Minor
- 2021 - J. Walker Price
- 2022 - Evann Darnell Berry
- 2023 - Taylor May Pettway
Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna Nomination Information
Criteria/Purpose ( Word Document or PDF )
Nomination Form ( Word Document )
