Alumni Association elects new officers

The national officers of the Mississippi State University Alumni Association for 2000-01, from left, are Keith Winfield ('70) of Starkville, national treasurer; Steve Taylor ('77, M.B.A. '81) of Starkville, national president; Lamar A. Conerly Jr. ('71) of Destin, Fla., immediate former national president; Robby Gathings ('81) of Jackson, national first vice president; and Allen Maxwell ('78) of New Albany, national second vice president. The new officers' terms began July 1, 2000. Winfield is a partner in the Watkins, Ward and Stafford accounting firm; Taylor is president of BankFirst in Starkville; Conerly is an attorney; Gathings is chief financial officer for U-Save Auto Rental of America; and Maxwell is an underwriter for State Auto Insurance Co.