Alumni Association names eight as fellows for 1998

Dismuke	Pizzetta
Mattox	Olson
Steward	Flanagan
Parks	Merritt

Eight leaders in the areas of industry, private business, insurance, equine medicine, and education are the 1998 Alumni Fellows of Mississippi State.

Sponsored by the Alumni Association, the annual fellows program brings accomplished graduates back to campus to share experiences and offer advice to current students and faculty members. Chosen by each college and school, they carry the title permanently.

This year's honorees visited campus Oct. 18-20. They include:

• Charles R. Dismuke Jr. of Greenville, president of Deltapine Seed, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He received a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering technology and business from Mississippi State in 1977.

• Daria F. Pizzetta of New York, N.Y., director of interiors for Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, School of Architecture. She received her bachelor's degree in 1983.

• William C. Mattox of Arlington, Va., executive vice president of the federal government affairs division of Mutual of Omaha Companies, College of Arts and Sciences. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from Mississippi State in political science in 1972 and 1973, respectively.

• Dr. Shirley F. Olson of Jackson, president of Olson Consulting Group, College of Business and Industry. She received a bachelor's degree in business from Mississippi State in 1969 and a doctoral degree in finance in 1978.

• Susan H. Steward of Arlington, Va., eighth-grade physical science teacher at Williamsburg Middle School, College of Education. She received her bachelor's degree in biology education from Mississippi State in 1976.

• Dr. James L. Flanagan of Warren, N.J., vice president for research at Rutgers University, College of Engineering. He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Mississippi State in 1948.

• Tony R. Parks of Memphis, Tenn., chief executive officer and president of Anderson Tully Company, College of Forest Resources. He received a bachelor's degree in forestry from Mississippi State in 1973.

• Dr. D. Keith Merritt of Wauconda, Ill., president of Fox River Valley Equine Clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine. He received a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Mississippi State in 1984.