Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna
2024 Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna
Jessica Dougan
Memphis, TN
Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna
The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award seeks to identify, recognize, and award an individual who has committed time and energy in service to the University and local community and has demonstrated an ability to excel both personally and professionally. Persons eligible for the award must be living Mississippi State University alumni who:
- are 35 years of age or younger at the end of the year in which they are nominated,
- have attended Mississippi State University for at least one semester of undergraduate or graduate study,
- and have not received the award within the past five years.
Past Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna
- 1996 - Jennifer L. Wicker
- 1997 - Lea Margaret McLaurin
- 1998 - David L. Vaughn
- 1999 - Jill Bradley Kincade
- 2000 - Melinda A. Miller
- 2001 - Madrina Hazelton Stroup Bokenkamp
- 2002 - Barbara Ball Ward
- 2003 - Everette Ryan Nelson
- 2004 - Kieu-Anh Tran
- 2005 - Matthew Frederiksen
- 2006 - Jodi Leigh White
- 2007 - Jonathan J. Lee
- 2008 - Benjamin A. "Ben" Needham
- 2009 - Richard Daniel Russo, II
- 2010 - Courtney A. Jones
- 2011 - Ameilia R. Young
- 2012 - Edward A. Sanders
- 2013 - Jeffery Ellis
- 2014 - Ashley Pallotta Williams
- 2015 - Jason A. Snider
- 2016 - Grant G. Chandler
- 2017 - Janelle Finley Adams
- 2018 - Lindsay Linhares
- 2019 - Blaire Nicole Wilson
- 2020 - Paul M. Minor
- 2021 - J. Walker Price
- 2022 - Evann Darnell Berry
- 2023 - Taylor May Pettway