Contact: Addie Mayfield
STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Mississippi State University Alumni Association is welcoming Ava Richardson of Flowood as coordinator of young alumni programs and alumni outreach.
Richardson, a 2021 communication graduate of MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, began her role with the division in July. As coordinator for young alumni programs and outreach, she is organizing and implementing programs for the association to engage alumni ages 35 and under and providing support for furthering outreach efforts on behalf of MSU.
As a student, Richardson was a marketing and public relations intern for Starkville Academy, served as a student worker for the communications director in the College of Arts and Sciences and as a tutor at the MSU Writing Center. She also was an ambassador for her college and active with MSU Roadrunners and New Maroon Camp. During the fall 2020 semester, she was part of a student group whose coursework involved creating a strategic public relations plan for the association to enhance its messaging and increase young alumni participation.
“We are pleased to welcome Ava to our team of alumni professionals,” said Jeff Davis, executive director of the MSU Alumni Association. “She brings a fresh perspective, a strong skill set, and we look forward to her elevating our young alumni programs, expanding our outreach and launching our Bulldog Network platform, which will provide tremendous opportunity for mentoring, sharing career opportunities and putting the power of the MSU alumni network at the fingertips of Bulldogs everywhere.”
Richardson can be reached at 662-325-3349 or arichardson@alumni.msstate.edu.
The association was founded in 1885, by the first three graduating classes of then Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. The full-service organization aims to serve the university’s more than 150,000 living alumni and currently includes more than 100 chapters and clubs.
For more information about the MSU Alumni Association, visit www.alumni.msstate.edu.
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