“One of my favorite memories during my time as a MSU student was the chance encounter in 1977 with Mr. Hunter Henry,” said Harvest Collier, a three-time Mississippi State graduate. Then a doctoral student finishing his degree, Collier had no idea that greeting Henry in a hallway in Hand Lab would change the trajectory of his life.

“I was a bulldog from an early age. My dad graduated from Mississippi State University and my mom graduated from Mississippi University for Women, so I guess I had always known this was where I wanted to go to school,” said Walters, a 1988 MSU graduate. “The College of Arts and Sciences is a little longer story. I started off as a computer science major. I decided that I did not like programming, but I liked math and I liked German. I thought I wanted to teach, but a degree in mathematics provided me with additional opportunities if I chose not to teach. I am glad of the path I chose. It allowed me to go straight to a graduate degree program after graduation.”

Mississippi State Poet and Professor Robert M. West will present a reading of his newest poetry collection, A Clear Eye, on April 20 at 4 p.m. in Old Main 1030, offering audiences an opportunity to experience the luminosity and precision that defines his latest work.