Board of Directors

Board of Directors


The MSU Foundation administers Mississippi State University's academic fundraising activities and endowment funds, which now exceed $895 million. The foundation operates under the control of the vice president for development and alumni for Mississippi State University, who also serves as president and chief executive officer for the MSU Foundation. The MSU Foundation board of directors are alumni and friends of the institution who are leaders in business and industry across the nation. Board members serve three-year terms, which begin January 1 of each year. Officers for the board serve one-year terms.

2025 Board Officers


2025 Board Officers

Rodger L. Johnson
Chair
Rodger L. Johnson
Atlanta, GA
President and CEO of JKC Holdings, Inc.

 

 

Randy J. Cleveland
Vice Chair
Randy J. Cleveland
Forth Worth, TX
Vice President, Exxon Mobil Production Company (retired)

 

 

Fred Buie
Treasurer
Frederick V. "Fred" Buie
Slidell, LA
Retired President and CEO, Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Company (retired)

 

 

John P. Rush
President and CEO
John P. Rush
Starkville, MS
Vice President of Development and Alumni for MSU

 

 

Janet Carraway
Chief Financial Officer
Janet Carraway
Starkville, MS
Executive Director of Finance for the MSU Foundation

 

 

Jack R. McCarty
Secretary
Jack R. McCarty
Starkville, MS
Executive Director of Development for the MSU Foundation

 

 

2025 Board Members


2022 Board Members

Rishard Adkerson

Richard C. Adkerson
Phoenix, AZ
Chairman and CEO of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

 

George Bishop

William B. Berry
Katy, TX
CEO of Continental Resources, Inc. (retired)

 

Hines Brannan

D. Hines Brannan, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
Managing Director of Accenture
(retired)

 

George Bryan

Brenton S. Brasher
Holcomb, MS
President of Kengro Corporation

 

Albert C. Clark

Albert C. Clark
Starkville, MS
President and CEO of C.C. Clark Inc.

 

Jeffrey S. Clark
Madison, MS
CEO of Keystone Specialty Pharmacy

 

Dr. Helen M. Currie

Dr. Helen M. Currie
Houston, TX
Chief Economist of ConocoPhillips

 

Dr. John D. Davis IV

Dr. John D. Davis IV
Flowood, MS
Neurosurgeon/Founding Partner of NewSouth NeuroSpine

 

Earnest Deavenport

Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.
Greenville, SC
Chairman and CEO of Eastman Chemical (retired)

 

Sherry Duff

Sherry G. Duff
Hattiesburg, MS
Director, Duff Family Foundation

 

Catherine C. Dunn

Catherine C. Dunn
Mandeville, LA
Director-Port Development of Port of New Orleans (retired)

 

Todd R Henderson

Dr. Todd R. Henderson
Lancaster, SC
President and CEO, Nutramax Laboratories

 

W. G. Holliman Jr.
Belden, MS
Chairman and CEO of Furniture Brands International (retired)

 

Paul Karre
Paul J. Karre
Pawley's Island, SC
Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Communications for International Paper (retired)

 

 

John R. Lundy

John R. Lundy
Ridgeland, MS
Partner of CR Federal

 

Lewis F. Mallory, Jr.

Lewis F. Mallory, Jr.
Starkville, MS
Chairman and CEO of Cadence Bank (retired)

 

Douglas J. Marchant

Douglas J. Marchant
Memphis, TN
Founder, President, and CEO of Unified Health Services (retired)

 

H. Lamar McKay

H. Lamar McKay, Jr.
Houston, TX
Deputy CEO of BP PLC (retired)

 

Bo McKinnis

James F. McKinnis
Nashville, TN
Owner, McKinnis Sports Management
President of MSU Bulldog Club

 

Roderick A. Moore

Roderick A. Moore
Brandon, MS
Executive VP and CEO of Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance (retired)

 

Janice I. Nicholson

Dr. Janice I. Nicholson
Florence, AL
Professor Emerita, The University of North Alabama (retired)

 

Linda F. Parker

Linda F. Parker
Bolton, MS
Secretary, Sunbelt Wholesale Supply (retired)

 

Walter Purvis

Walter D. Purvis
New Orleans, LA
Vice President for Engineering, BHP Billiton (retired)

 

Kenneth B. Robinson
Boca Raton, FL
Vice President for Global Diversity and Inclusion, Procter and Gamble (retired)

 

James J. Rouse

James J. Rouse
Suwanee, GA
Vice President of ExxonMobil Company (retired)

 

Richard A. Rula

Richard A. Rula
Ridgeland, MS
President, Hemphill Construction Company

 

Terri Russell
Helena, AL
Technical Staff at AT&T Labs Inc.
National Alumni Association Board President

 

Mike Sanders

Michael W. Sanders
Cleveland, MS
Chairman, Jimmy Sanders Inc. (retired)

 

Wallace L. Seal III

Wallace L. Seal III
Bay Saint Louis, MS
President, North Beach Investments, LLC

 

Bobby S. Shackouls

Bobby S. Shackouls
Houston, TX
Chairman, President and CEO of Burlington Resources Inc. (retired)

 

Dr. Allen K. Sills, Jr.

Dr. Allen K. Sills, Jr.
Franklin, TN
Chief Medical Officer of NFL

 

Cynthia W. Simpson

Cynthia W. Simpson
Plano, TX
Regional Managing Principal of Gensler

 

Walt Starr

Dr. John W. Starr
Starkville, MS
Owner, Starr Investment Properties

 

Cynthia M. Stevens

Cynthia M. Stevens
Sarasota, FL
Managing Principal Government Relations, Deloitte

 

William A. Taylor III
Louisville, MS
Chairman and CEO of The Taylor Group, Inc., President of Taylor Machine Works, Inc.

 

ZonaDale L. Taylor
Collierville, TN
Manager of Consumer and Public Affairs, GlaxcoSmith-Kline Healthcare (retired)

 

Douglas T. Terreson
Point Clear, AL
Head of Global Energy, Evercore ISI (retired)

 

Anthony L. Wilson
Anthony L. Wilson
Gulfport, MS
Chairman, President and CEO of Mississippi Power Company

 

 

Bryan S. Wilson

Bryan S. Wilson
Starkville, MS
Managing Partner of SouthQuest Imports LLC

 

Danny J. Windham

Danny J. Windham
Huntsville, AL
COO, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

 

Turner Wingo

Turner A. Wingo
Starkville, MS
Owner of Sherry Hallmark (retired)

 

Stacy E. Thomas
Legal Council
Stacy E. Thomas
Jackson, MS