Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter

Serving alumni, friends and prospective students in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee

Tennessee: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea and Sequatchie counties
Georgia: Catoosa, Dade, Walker and Whitfield counties
Alabama: Jackson County

Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter Events

2024 Chapter Leadership Team

President/Team Leads - Gwen Kennedy '14 and Landon Kennedy '15
Vice President – Brian Smith ‘99
Secretary - Judy Clark '72
Treasurer- Steve Brandon '72

Committee Chairpersons
Scholarship – Gwen Kennedy ‘14
Student Recruiting - Steve Brandon '72
Retired Alumni – Judy Clark ’72 and Steve Brandon ‘72
Young Alumni - 
Board Members – Abby Craig ’17, Spencer Craig ’17, Bill McGuire ’64, ’65, ‘70

If you have ideas to share, want to learn more about the chapter, or volunteer with the team, please contact Janet Downey, Coordinator of Volunteer Engagement, at 662-325-8515 or jdowney@alumni.msstate.edu.

Student Recruiting and Scholarship

Student Recruiting - MSU Office of Admissions and Scholarships
Greater Chattanooga Area Staff

Anna Grace Hemphill, Assistant Director of Student Recruitment
Territory:  Central and East Tennessee
ah2809@msstate.edu  |  629.246.5213

Savannah Willis, Admissions Counselor
Territory: West Georgia, Mid-Atlantic
sgw195@msstate.edu | 571.575.5377

Connie Crockett, Admissions Counselor
Territory:  North Alabama
csc208@msstate.edu  |  256.321.6767

Hannah Moroney, Transfer Admissions Counselor
Territory:  Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Northwest Mississippi
hbs201@msstate.edu  |  662.316.9010

Katelynn Stidman, Transfer Admissions Counselor
Territory:  North/Central Alabama, Georgia, Northeast Mississippi
aks613@msstate.edu  |  662.418-5503

If you have any questions about student recruiting in the greater Chattanooga area, please contact any of these Admissions Counselors.  Our counselors visit area high schools, participate in college and career fairs, talk to students and parents, and work full time to recruit students to become Mississippi State Bulldogs!

Alumni and friends are encouraged to assist with student recruiting. If you would like to join Jaye as a volunteer recruiter, please contact the Alumni Association to sign up with the Alumni Recruitment Network.

Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter Scholarship

Applications for university scholarships are available through the student application for admission after receiving admittance to MSU.  Students who complete the general scholarship information after admittance to Mississippi State will automatically be considered if the required criteria are met.

The University Scholarship Committee administers the scholarship program at Mississippi State University. Financial need may be used as consideration in selection. Any scholarships will be awarded on a year-to-year basis.

Awards will be based on funds available. Funds will not be given directly to the recipients; rather, the university business office will credit the recipients' tuition and fees expenses each semester.

Chapter Membership Information

If you’re an alumnus or friend of MSU who lives in the greater Chattanooga area (based on your mailing address with the Alumni Association), you’re automatically a member of this chapter. An annual donation to Mississippi State made through the MSU Foundation makes you an active member of the MSU Alumni Association and the Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter.

Supporting the Chapter

Financial Support of individuals and businesses is also important to the success of the Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter.  There are two ways to support through the MSU Foundation.

Chapter Scholarship
The Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter has established the Chattanooga, Tennessee Alumni Chapter Annual Scholarship in honor of Connie M. Hay (class of 1949) through the MSU Foundation to be given to entering freshmen from the greater Chattanooga area. Help us grow this fund by making a tax-deductible donation, in any amount, to the MSU Foundation. Designate your donation to the ““Greater Chattanooga, TN Alumni Chapter / Connie M. Hay Memorial Scholarship.”
Utilize secure online giving by visiting the MSU Foundation giving website.

Advancement Fund
The Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter Advancement Fund established through the MSU Foundation is to support the chapter's goals and initiatives.  Gifts and support to this fund help pay for activities and events hosted by the chapter, which ultimately supports the chapter scholarship.
Support the Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter

Mail: Make checks payable to MSU Foundation and send to:
MSU Foundation, P.O. Box 6149, Mississippi State, MS 39762

Phone: You can also call (662) 325-7000.

Donations designated to one of our chapter funds help students from our area become Bulldogs and graduate from Mississippi State.