Ceremonies officially dedicating a roadway that serves Mississippi State's original "fraternity row" were held in mid-September to honor one of its most famous former teachers with the naming of the Clyde Quitman Sheely Circle.

Sheely

Sheely, who died in 1983 at age 79, was the first to receive the MSU Alumni Association's Faculty Award for Outstanding Classroom Teaching. An active researcher, he held five patents for chemical and technical processes and wrote more than 20 scientific papers.

Sheely taught chemistry from 1929 until his retirement in 1970. He also served for many years as the supervisor of the College of Arts and Sciences' general chemistry program.

He was alumni adviser for the campus chapter of Kappa Sigma social fraternity, where he was a charter member and recipient of its highest honor.

For more than a quarter century, Sheely led the MSU commencement procession as grand marshal.

Sheely Circle serves nine of the 12 on-campus fraternity houses.