Ļć½¶Ö±²„announces Hossley as 2020 national alumnus
Contact: Amy Cagle
STARKVILLE, Miss.āĻć½¶Ö±²„ will recognize Vicksburg native Daniel E. āDannyā Hossley as the universityās 2020 national alumnus of the year in campus ceremonies early next year. A retired businessman and longtime Texas resident, he now makes his home in Hideaway after many years in Dallas.
Hossley earned a bachelor's degree from MSU's College of Business and Industry in 1965. Following various progressive roles with Westinghouse Electric Lighting Division, he founded Hossley Lighting Associates Inc. in 1977 and served as its president until 2000.
For MSU, Hossleyās noteworthy accomplishments include eight years on the National Alumni Association Board, where he served as the state of Texas director and served multiple years as a member of the executive and nominating committees and chaired the student recruiting committee. His grassroots efforts led to the chartering of the highly successful East Texas Ļć½¶Ö±²„Alumni Chapter, and he has served as its president. He also has spent countless hours as an Ļć½¶Ö±²„volunteer recruiter for the Office of Admissions and Scholarships and earlier was recognized by the Alumni Association as a Distinguished Service Award recipient in 2007.
Also being honored Feb. 7, 2020, during banquet ceremonies will be a top graduate from each of MSUās eight academic colleges. College selections include (by city of residence):
COLUMBUSāBoyce E. Adams Sr., College of Business, a 1980 marketing graduate.
Also of Columbus, Gregory C. āGreggā Rader, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, a 1984 petroleum engineering graduate.
CORDOVA, TennesseeāBarry L. Knight, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a 1988 masterās in agronomy graduate.
HOT SPRINGS, ArkansasāMichael W. Wood, College of Forest Resources, who earned both bachelorās and masterās degrees in wood science and technology, in 1976 and 1980, respectively.Ā
JACKSONāLynn Tincher-Ladner, College of Education, who earned a Ph.D. in community college leadership in 2012.
Also of Jackson, Richard H. McNeel, College of Architecture, Art and Design, a 1979 bachelorās in architecture graduate.
MCKINNEY, TexasāMark A. Worthey, College of Arts and Sciences, a 1984 bachelorās in petroleum geology graduate.
ORLANDO, FloridaāJon E. Nash, College of Veterinary Medicine, who earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1991.
In addition to individual college honorees, three alumni will be presented awards for distinguished service to the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Alumni Association. They are Jeffery Michael Ellis of Biloxi, a 2006 bachelorās in mechanical engineering graduate; Edward Anthony Sanders of Washington, D.C., a 2006 political science graduate; and Stephen Ronald Woo of Cordova, Tennessee, who holds bachelorās and masterās degrees in accountancy from 1994 and 1995, respectively.
Rounding out the banquet recognition is the associationās annual outstanding young alumnus or alumna recipient. For 2019, alumna Blaire Nicole Wilson of Decatur, Georgia, who earned a bachelorās in mathematics in 2012 and an MPPA in 2013, is receiving this honor. Ā
More details on the awards banquet and honorees will be available in mid-January. For more on the association, visitĀ .
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