news briefs In Memoriam Hardy Thompson Brumfield (April 8, 2023)
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Born April 29, 1967, to Bruce and Margaret Harris Brumfield, Hardy was the youngest of four brothers. His close-knit family and the people of his beloved Mississippi Delta shaped him. Like his brothers, he found a new home at Mississippi State and with Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Brumfield graduated summa cum laude in agricultural economics. A 30-plus year career at the Chicago Board of Trade included eight years as the largest volume trader in 10-year note futures. Brumfield also became involved in various technological, agricultural, environmental and healthcare initiatives. In 2014, he founded Rolling B Ranch, a registered Angus and commercial cattle operation, making him a third-generation cattleman. His hard work and generous spirit live on through the Brumfield GenRev Foundation. He and wife Amy, in their 20-year union, were blessed with three children.
George W. Bryan, Sr. (January 6, 2023) A 1968 business administration alumnus, George W. Bryan, Sr. was a legendary business leader and visionary real estate and golf community director. Prior to college, Bryan began his career at Bryan Foods, his family’s meat products manufacturing company that was acquired by Sara Lee Corporation in 1968. He ultimately served as Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee Foods and Chairman and Director of the American Meat Institute before retiring in 2000. He and wife Marcia co-founded and owned Old Waverly Golf Club, host to the 1999 U.S. Women’s Open, and Bryan later co-founded Mossy Oak Golf Club; the two facilities are home to the MSU golf programs. Bryan supported multiple athletic and academic causes at his alma mater including the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. He was the COB’s 1992 Alumni Fellow and 1996 Alumnus of the Year and served on its Executive Advisory Board. He was MSU’s 2000 National Alumnus of the Year and a Foundation board member. Bryan also served the United Way and Boy Scouts of America and was a Regions Bank board member. Honors included being named an “Outstanding Mississippian” by the governor and posthumous induction to the Mississippi Golf Association Hall of Fame.
Hassell H. Franklin (January 22, 2023) Hassell H. Franklin, a 1959 MSU graduate with a degree in industrial management (then under the College of Business), was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Franklin Corporation, one of the largest privately owned furniture manufacturers in the country. The Lee County native served in the Mississippi National Guard and the U.S. Army, commanding the company that protected James Meredith during the 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi. Franklin served on the boards of BancorpSouth, North Mississippi Health Services, the CREATE Foundation, the Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi and other organizations. He was former President of the American Furniture Manufacturers Association and past Director of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association and the Mississippi Economic Council. He was elected to the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame, inducted into the American Furniture Hall of Fame and recognized with the Mississippi World Trade Center’s Tozzoli International Leadership Award. The 1995 MSU Alumnus of the Year served on the Foundation Board and the COB Executive Advisory Board and as President of the Bulldog Club. He established a $1 million endowment at MSU for the Franklin Furniture Institute, and in the fall of 2020, he received an honorary doctorate in recognition of lifetime achievements and longtime support of MSU.
Dr. Larry R. White (September 1, 2023) Dr. Larry R. White, former Associate Professor Emeritus of Finance, was raised in Starkville, graduating from Starkville High School before earning a BA in economics at Mississippi State. He was awarded an MBA in 1975 and a PhD in 1985 from the University of Georgia. A Vietnam-era veteran, White received a commission in the U.S. Navy, serving more than 32 years on active duty and in the Navy Reserves and retiring at the rank of captain. Following a brief career in commercial banking, White launched his academic career at the University of South Alabama, where he created a banking concentration, developing and teaching all bankingspecific courses. He then returned to MSU, serving as a finance Professor, Director of the Banking Excellence Program and Chair of Real Estate. He was assigned emeritus status upon his retirement in June 2007. In July 2007, White was appointed the John H. Poteat Chair of Banking, Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Banking at East Tennessee State University, positions held until his retirement from ETSU in 2022.
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