MSU unveils Hulett Ambassador Hub to strengthen student engagement, mentorship
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Drs. Karen and William Hulett Ambassador Hub Friday [May 1], on the first floor of Allen Hall in the university’s Healthcare Pathways Resource Center.
The new office space, funded by a gift from the Huletts, is designed to support student ambassadors and enhance opportunities for leadership and outreach across the college. The Ambassador Hub will provide a central location for student ambassadors to engage with prospective students, alumni and visitors. HPRC ambassadors are student leaders chosen through a highly selective process who help connect prospective and current students with prehealth opportunities while supporting events and peer mentorship.
Rick Travis, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the Huletts’ gift reflects a deep commitment to student development and connection.
“The Hulett Ambassador Hub creates a space where our students can grow as leaders and represent the very best of Mississippi State,” Travis said. “Drs. Karen and William Hulett have made a meaningful investment in the student experience, and this hub will serve as a home base for those who help tell our story every day.”
The Huletts, longtime residents of Madison, have supported MSU through athletics and academics and both have served on the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board. A dedicated supporter of her alma mater, Karen also has served on the MSU Foundation Board and, alongside her husband, established scholarships supporting student success within the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as in the HPRC.
Karen Dwyer Hulett earned her bachelor’s degree in general science from MSU in 1972. After graduating from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, she became the first civilian physician on staff at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Fort Riley, Kansas, later earning a Master of Public Health from Tulane University and spending more than 35 years with the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services in Jackson.
William B. Hulett, a retired anesthesiologist, earned his first bachelor’s degree in 1969 from Southwestern at Memphis, now known as Rhodes College, and graduated from UMMC in 1973. He officially became an MSU alumnus in 2024 at age 77, earning a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. His return to the classroom began as a personal goal to stay mentally engaged in his retirement years. A committed advocate for student success, he helped launch Doctor Dawgs, a network connecting healthcare alumni with prehealth students, and supported efforts to establish MSU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
To learn more about the College of Arts and Sciences and the HPRC, visit www.cas.msstate.edu and www.prehealth.msstate.edu.
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