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Former MSU President Malcolm Portera and his wife, Olivia, visit with Abigail Spreen, a freshman aerospace engineering major from Metairie, Louisiana, during a reception for MSU's Presidential Endowed Scholarship program. Spreen is the recipient of an endowed presidential scholarship given in honor of the Porteras. Click here for more information on MSU's Presidential Endowed Scholarship program, which funds the university's most prestigious scholarship.