global engineering leadership | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 4
Student Spotlight: Kailey Clinton
Kailey Clinton represents what it means to be a Mississippi State fan through and through. Just a few weeks after her birth, Clinton was in attendance at MSU’s 1999 Homecoming game, decked out in maroon and white. “I like to tell people I came out the womb as a proud Bulldog,” Clinton said. A senior…
Bagley student is one of four Society of Petroleum Engineers members to win Tau Beta Pi scholarship
Mississippi State University senior Ritabrata Santra was recently selected as a Tau Beta Pi Scholar for the 2018-19 academic year. A petroleum engineering major in the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Santra is one of only four members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers to receive the recognition, which comes with a $2,000 cash scholarship…
New minor open to students this fall
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Bagley College of Engineering will soon introduce new academic opportunities to undergraduate students. The Global Engineering Leadership (GEL) minor allows the BCoE to educate future engineers on the culture of other countries and how to be a part of collaborations that span the globe. Designed to enhance students’ knowledge of engineering…
Study Abroad
With today’s integrated global economy, engineers must understand other cultures and ways of doing business by being a part of collaborations that span the globe. In order to help engineering students be better prepared for the global workplace, the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University has developed a portfolio of opportunities…
BCoE Emerging Leader 2026: Hagan D. Walker
Congratulations to our 2026 Emerging Leader! Hagan Walker is co-founder and CEO of The Glo Companies, a Starkville-based company that began as a classroom project at Mississippi State University. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering in December 2015, Walker turned down an offer from Tesla Motors…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Stephanie Franks Roveda
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the last few days, we have highlighted each new Fellow. After graduating from MSU with a degree in chemical engineering, Stephanie joined Chevron at the Pascagoula, MS, refinery as a process engineer. She enjoyed 32+ years with Chevron and elected to retire recently to pursue new opportunities. Stephanie…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Muthukumarappan “Kumar” Ramurthy
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Dr. Muthukumarappan “Kumar” Ramurthy is a Strategic Energy Executive and Technology Founder with over 25 years of experience driving multi-billion dollar outcomes through technical innovation across the U.S. unconventional oil and gas sector. His career spans technical,…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Matthew “Matt” Craig Hillyer
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Matt Hillyer serves as Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering for Taylor Machine Works, Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Mississippi. In this role, he provides strategic leadership across engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations, and supply chain functions, supporting the…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: William Bradley “Brad” Clark
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Brad Clark volleys between his home in McComb, Mississippi and Starkville and Claiborne County, MS. He is the owner of Clark Construction, Inc. of MS in McComb. He graduated from MSU in 1985 with a B.S. in…
BCoE Distinguished Fellows 2026: Kari Babski-Reeves
Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Fellows! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting each new Fellow. Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves is currently the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Tennessee. She is a proud three-time industrial engineering MSU alumna. She began her academic career in the Grado Department of Industrial and…