People

Office of Research and Economic Development Staff

• Dr. David Shaw - Vice President for Research and Economic Development
• Dr. Melvin Ray - Associate Vice President for Economic Development
• Dr. Ray Vaughn - Associate Vice President for Research
• Dr. Teresa Gammill - Assistant Vice President for Research
• Marc McGee - Director, Research and Technology Corporation: Research and Technology Park
• Kacey Strickland - Director of Regulatory Compliance and Safety
• Dr. Lucy Senter - Director of Animal Res/Attending Vet - Lab Animal Veterinarian
• Richard Swann - Director of Sponsored Program Administration
• Gerald Nelson - Director of Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer
• Jim Laird - Research Editor: University Relations/Office of Research and Economic Development
• Neil Lewis - Facility Security Officer - Office of Research Security
• Sandy Williamson - Director, Research Fiscal Affairs
• Lynn Wyman - Business Manager
• Jessica Northcutt - Administrative Assistant II
• Katie Echols - Education and Outreach Coordinator, MS EPSCoR
• Cristi Stevens - Administrative Assistant to the Vice President
• Gloria Blankenship - Senior Accountant
• Lynn Taylor - Administrative Assistant II
• Jana Spencer - Accounting Assistant

Research and Technology Advisory Council

Mississippi State University’s Research and Technology Advisory Council is comprised of professionals from a wide range of sectors, including economic development, business, industry, state and federal government, and defense.

• James Bagley - Lam Research Corporation
• Ted Bowlds - U.S. Air Force (Retired)
• Herb Eppert - Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Research Laboratory
• Haley Fisackerly - Entergy
• Kathy Gelston - Mississippi Development Authority
• John Hairston - Hancock Holding Company
• Jeff Holland - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Ed King - USDA Agricultural Research Service
• David Latham - Butler Snow Advisory
• Ernest McDuffie - National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Richard Mills, Jr. - Tellus Operating, LLC
• John Reece - Take Supply Chain
• Patrick Scheurmann - Stennis Space Center
• Milton Sundbeck - Southern Ionics, Inc.
• Jonathan White - Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
• Blake Wilson - Mississippi Economic Council

Mailing Address

Office of Research and Economic Development
P.O. Box 6343
Mississippi State University, MS 39762

Physical Address

Office of Research and Economic Development
617 Allen Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Phone Number: (662) 325-3570
Fax Number: (662) 325-8028
Campus Mailstop: 9722