Meet MSU’s Student Recruiters
Mississippi State University
employs a team of dedicated staff members who traverse the country
spreading the maroon and white spirit to incoming and prospective
students. The primary responsibility of the recruiting staff is to
encourage the state and nation’s most talented students to choose MSU as
their destination for the pursuit of higher education.
Admissions counselors are divided into specific territories that they
serve. All of MSU’s recruiting staff is available to answer questions
concerning academics, student housing, campus life and activities,
tuition, how to apply, and more.
For more information, please visit
http://www.admissions.msstate.edu or contact the admissions counselor in your area listed below.
Dan Coleman, Director of Student Recruitment (
jdc20@msstate.edu): Oversees all aspects of student recruiting and the Roadrunners.
Erron Flowers, Campus Visitation Coordinator (
enf13@saffairs.msstate.edu): On campus counselor and contact person for all students who live in states and counties not actively recruited. Coordinates campus visits.
T.J. Walker, Coordinator of Recruitment Activities (
twalker@saffairs.msstate.edu): Coordinates high school and community college bus tours, and "Bulldog for A Day" - half day group campus visit program. Oversees alumni recruiting.
Mississippi Counselors
Heath Barret, Transfer Recruitment Coordinator (
whb79@msstate.edu):
Serves as a transfer counselor and primary recruiter for community and
junior colleges in North Mississippi, including:
Coahoma, EMCC, Holmes, Itawamba, Meridian, Mississippi Delta, Northeast
and Northwest. He also covers all transfer inquiries from Tennessee.
Kelty Bise, Admissions Counselor (
kbise@saffairs.msstate.edu): Serving Mississippi counties including: Choctaw, Winston, Noxubee, Neshoba, Kemper, Lauderdale, Jasper, Clarke and Wayne.
Jonathan Barden, Admissions Counselor (
jkb234@msstate.edu): Serves Mississippi counties including: Desoto and Tunica. Also serving Memphis, Tenn., Missouri and Arkansas.
Lynn Mullen, Transfer Admissions Counselor (
ldm82@msstate.edu):
Serves as a transfer counselor and primary recruiter for community and
junior colleges in South Mississippi, including: Copiah-Lincoln, East
Central, Hinds, Jones, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Pearl River and
Southwest. This counselor also covers all transfer inquiries from Alabama.
Daniel Wynn, Admissions Counselor (
drw161@msstate.edu):
Serves Mississippi counties including: Hinds, Madison, and Rankin
(except Jackson Public Schools), Leake, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith,
Copiah, Lincoln, Yazoo and Holmes (Benton Academy).
Bailey Owens, Admissions Counselor (
bowens@saffairs.msstate.edu):
Serves Mississippi counties including: Adams, Amite, Claiborne,
Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence,
Marion, Pike, Quitman, Walthall, Warren and Wilkinson. Also serving
North Louisiana areas including Monroe, Ruston and Shreveport.
Shelley Pensworth, Admissions Counselor (
srp142@msstate.edu):
Serves Mississippi counties including: Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun,
Carroll, Chickasaw, Clay, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes,
Montgomery, Marshall, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Panola,
Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster and Yalobusha.
Brooke Collins, Admissions Counselor (): Primary recruiter for Jackson Public Schools and assists in Madison
County at Canton High School. Serves Mississippi counties including:
Attala, Bolivar, Coahoma, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore,
Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie and Washington.
Matt McLaurin, Admissions Counselor (
wmm113@msstate.edu):
Serves Mississippi counties including: George, Greene, Hancock,
Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Perry and Stone. She also covers all of
Louisiana (excluding Monroe, Ruston and Shreveport), Mobile, Ala., and
Florida.
Alabama Counselors
Philip Moss, Assistant Director, Alabama Recruitment (
pfm1@msstate.edu):
Serves as out of state recruiter in Alabama, primary areas of
responsibility in Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa.
Jaye Johnson, Assistant Director, Alabama Recruitment (
jnj25@msstate.edu): Serves as out of state recruiter in North Alabama, as well as the Chattanooga, Tenn. area.
Dani Gunter, Admissions Counselor (
dng79@msstate.edu): Serves as the primary recruiter for south Alabama (Mobile area) and the Florida panhandle.
Lynn Mullen, Transfer Admissions Counselor (
ldm82@msstate.edu):
Serves as a transfer counselor and primary recruiter for community and
junior colleges in South Mississippi. This counselor also covers all transfer inquiries from Alabama.
Atlantic/Eastern Seaboard Counselor - North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland
Kelsey Walker, Admissions Counselor (
kwalker@saffairs.msstate.edu): Serves as the primary recruiter for North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland.
Naron Brister Remillard, Assistant Director, Georgia Recruitment (
enb16@msstate.edu): Serves Maryland and Virginia. Also serves the Atlanta, Ga. area and North Georgia.
Florida Counselor
Dani Gunter, Admissions Counselor (
dng79@msstate.edu): Serves as the primary recruiter for south Alabama (Mobile area) and east to Jacksonville.
Georgia Counselors
Naron Brister Remillard, Assistant Director, Georgia Recruitment (
enb16@msstate.edu): Serves the Atlanta, Ga. area and North Georgia. Also serves Maryland and Virginia.
Anne Wilson, Admissions Counselor (
abw89@msstate.edu): Serves the Atlanta, Ga. area and South Georgia.
Louisiana Counselors
Matt McLaurin, Admissions Counselor (
wmm113@msstate.edu): Covers all of
central and south Louisiana (excluding Monroe, Ruston and Shreveport).
Bailey Owens, Admissions Counselor (
bowens@saffairs.msstate.edu):
Serves
North Louisiana areas including Monroe, Ruston and Shreveport.
Missouri and Illinois Counselor
Christa Hudson, Admissions Counselor (
cdh279@msstate.edu): Serves Missouri and Illinois.
Tennessee Counselors
Lauren McKee, Assistant Director, Tennessee Recruitment (
lmm222@msstate.edu): Serves all of Tennessee, including Memphis, Nashville and Jackson areas.
Jonathan Barden, Admissions Counselor (
jkb234@msstate.edu): Serves Memphis, Tenn. and Arkansas.
Jaye Johnson, Assistant Director, Alabama Recruitment (
jnj25@msstate.edu): Serves as out of state recruiter in the Chattanooga, Tenn. area.
Heath Barret, Transfer Recruitment Coordinator (
whb79@msstate.edu):
Serves as a transfer counselor and primary recruiter for community and
junior colleges in North Mississippi. He also covers all transfer inquiries from Tennessee.
Texas Counselors
Margaret Claire Walker, Assistant Director, Texas Recruitment (
mcw172@msstate.edu): Serves as the out of state recruiter in Texas, primarily south and west Houston, and west to San Antonio and Austin.
Meg Moody, Admissions Counselor (
mlm540@msstate.edu): Serves the greater Houston areas of north and east Houston, east over to Beaumont, and east Texas areas of Tyler and Longview.
Ben Nelson, Admissions Counselor (
dbn45@msstate.edu): Serves the Dallas and Fort Worth areas.