Board of Directors

Board of Directors


The MSU Foundation administers Mississippi State University's academic fundraising activities and endowment funds, which now exceed $1.0 billion. 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.

2026 Board Officers


2026 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, Americas at Exxon Mobil Production Corporation (retired)

 

 

Fred Buie
Treasurer
Frederick V. Buie
Slidell, LA
President and CEO for 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 H. Carraway
Starkville, MS
Executive Director of Finance for the MSU Foundation

 

 

2026 Board Members


2022 Board Members

Rishard Adkerson

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

 

Hines Brannan

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

 

Lynn Burwell

Lynn Twitty Burwell
Gulfport, MS
Sales Representative at Connext Pay
National Alumni Association Board President

 

Albert C. Clark

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

 

Jeffrey S. Clark
Madison, MS
CEO of Clark Holding Company, Inc

 

Dr. John D. Davis IV

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

 

Sherry Duff

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

 

Karen Fili

Karen D. Fili
Madison, MS
President and CEO of Utilities Service Alliance

 

David Hall

David Hall
Meridian, MS
CEO and President of Hall Timberlands

 

Michael Hall

Michael W. Hall
Nashville, TN
Founder and CEO of Shady Grove Road Investments, LLC

 

Todd R Henderson

Dr. Todd R. Henderson
Lancaster, SC
President and CEO of 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)

 

 

Malcolm Lightsey
Malcolm Lightsey
Ridgeland, MS
President and CEO of SunTech, Inc (retired)

 

 

Lewis F. Mallory, Jr.

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

 

Mike McDaniel

Mike McDaniel
Houston, TN
CEO of Saber Power Services (retired)

 

Mike McIlwain

Mike McIlwain
Kildeer, IL
CEO of Applied Technical Services

 

Bo McKinnis

James F. McKinnis
Nashville, TN
Owner of 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)

 

Becky Murphy

Becky Murphy
Dallas, TX
Sr. Vice President of Sales for Sirius Computer Solutions (retired)

 

Janice I. Nicholson

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

 

Linda F. Parker

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

 

Jay Pryor

Jay Pryor
Houston, TX
Vice President of Business Development for Chevron (retired)

 

Walter Purvis

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

 

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

 

Richard A. Rula

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

 

Mike Sanders

Michael W. Sanders
Cleveland, MS
President and CEO of Jimmy Sanders Inc. (retired)

 

Wallace L. Seal III

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

 

Bobby S. Shackouls

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

 

Walt Starr

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

 

Cynthia M. Stevens

Cynthia M. Stevens
Sarasota, FL
Managing Principal Government Relations for Deloitte (retired)

 

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 for GlaxoSmith-Kline Healthcare (retired)

 

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

 

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Flowood, MS
Area Sales Manager for Ergon, Inc

 

 

Amy Walker
Albert J. Williams
Houston, TX
Vice President of Corporate Affairs (retired) at Chevron

 

 

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

 

 

Danny J. Windham

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

 

Turner Wingo

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

 

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