Mississippi State University Sport Administration & Sport Studies

Congratulations to Spencer McAnally, a 2016 MSU Sport Administration alum, who has accepted a position as Associate Director of Marketing at the University of Houston. McAnally will join fellow MSU Sport Admin alum Chad Thomas, who currently serves as Associate AD for Marketing & Sales at Houston.

Congratulations to Cameron Kovach, a 2013 MSU Sport Administration alum, on his promotion to Manager of Ticket Sales & Service with the Aspire Group at the University of Delaware.

Congratulations to Shelby Fisher, a 2016 MSU Sport Administration alum, on her new job as Assistant Director of Marketing with Colorado State University Athletics.

Congratulations to John Galatas, a 2016 MSU Sport Administration alum, who will join the Middle Tennessee State University media relations staff this summer, where he will serve as SID for the Blue Raider volleyball and softball teams. at MTSU, Galatas will join 2015 MSU Sport Admin alum Eric Beovich, who currently works as SID for the men's basketball, women's golf, and women's soccer teams.

Congratulations to Shawn Wagner, a 2015 MSU Sport Administration alum, who has been promoted to full-time academic advisor with Florida State Athletics. Wagner had spent the past year at FSU as an intern in athletic academic services.

The Florida State University Shawn Wagner joined the Florida State University Student-Athlete Academic Services staff in May of 2015 as an intern. He joined the staff full time as an advisor in May 2016.

Congratulations to Daniel Watkins (B.S. in Sport Studies, 2013; M.S. in Sport Administration, 2015), who is now working as the Assistant Director of Digital Marketing at the University of California, Berkeley. Watkins previously worked as Assistant Director of Marketing at Mississippi State.

One of our master's students, Morgan Young, is doing her thesis on the topic of rivalry in college football. Please help her out by taking 5-10 minutes to complete the following survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Llkv0wyBoN6VleSyYZJydzEDcALNHXVcUFWyRjfjgE4/viewform

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Congratulations to Holt Norris, a 2014 MSU Sport Studies alum, who has accepted a new position as a video scout with the Atlanta Braves.

Congratulations to Michael Draper, a 2008 MSU Sport Communication alum, who has accepted a position as Associate Executive Director with the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, TX.

Research by Colin Cork, who received his master's degree in sport administration (2014) and bachelor's degree in teaching and coaching (2010) from Mississippi State, was recently featured in a news release from the University of Arkansas. Cork is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in sport management.

Research by Professor, Student Looks at Sports Sponsorship in New Way Terry Eddy, an assistant professor of recreation and sport management, and Colin Cork, a doctoral student in the program, published an article in the journal Sport Marketing Quarterly about their study.

Congratulations to Payne Hall (B.S. in Sport Studies, 2013; M.S. in Sport Administraiton, 2014), who recently began a job as Tournament Manager with the Mississippi Golf Association.

Congratulations to Mary Cassella, a recent graduate of the MSU Sport Studies program, who has begun a job as Outside Sales Account Representative with the Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals).