MSU foundation board announced

STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Mississippi State University Foundation announced its 2020 leaders and incoming members for the 48-seat board of directors that guides the fund-raising arm of university. Regionally-based incoming officers with new one-year terms, which began Jan. 1, included Anthony L. Wilson of Gulfport as vice-chair. Wilson is a native of D’Iberville. He earned his electrical engineering degree in at MSU 1987, and later an MBA from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is chairman/president/CEO of Mississippi Power Co. New members beginning inaugural three-year terms include Franc C. Lee of Flowood. He is a 1989 banking and finance graduate of MSU and president of Tower Loan. He was College of Business Alumnus of the Year in 2012. Laurie R. Williams of Madison. She is a 1979 MSU communication graduate who later earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi. She works as manager of member engagement for Molina Healthcare. She was the College of Arts and Sciences 2015 Alumni Fellow. Six alumni who have previously served are returning to the board in new three-year terms include George W. Bryan of West Point. A 1967 Bachelor of Business Administration graduate of MSU. He is owner of Old Waverly Golf Club. He was the College of Business’ Alumni Fellow in 1992, and Alumnus of the Year in 1996. Mark S. Jordan of Canton. A 1976 landscape architecture graduate, he is a real estate developer with Mark S. Jordan Companies. He was the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Alumnus of the Year in 2011. William A. “Lex” Taylor III of Louisville. A 1977 general business administration graduate, he is chairman/CEO of the Taylor Group Inc. and president of Taylor Machine Works. He was the College of Business’ Alumnus of the Year in 2007. Douglas T. “Doug” Terreson of Point Clear, Ala. A 1984 petroleum engineering graduate, he is head of Energy Research for Evercore ISI. He was the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering’s Alumni Fellow in 2001. Also joining the board for 2020 is the current president of the MSU National Alumni Association Board of Directors, Sherri Carr Bevis of Gulfport. Bevis holds a 1986 communication degree from MSU and currently serves the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office as Assistant Secretary of State for External Marketing. (Source: MSU 03/03/20) https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2020/03/msu-foundation-appoints-2020-leaders-incoming-members