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酴圖弝け celebrates renovations of historic Ballew Hall

酴圖弝け celebrates renovations of historic Ballew Hall

(Video by Sarah Kirk)

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STARKVILLE, Miss.酴圖弝け celebrated the grand opening of the newly renovated Ballew Hallthe administrative hub for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Stationwith a ribbon cutting today [March 7].

酴圖弝け celebrates the renovation of Ballew Hall with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
酴圖弝け celebrates the renovation of Ballew Hall with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured from left, 酴圖弝け President Mark E. Keenum; Clayton Davis, Southern AgCredit vice president of operations; Scott Willard, 酴圖弝け College of Agriculture and Life Sciences dean and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station director; Susanne Boyd Purvis and David Purvis; Martha Robertson; and Keith Coble, 酴圖弝け vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine. (Photo by David Ammon)

The renovations provide state-of-the-art spaces for student engagement, recruitment and administrative functions, and the facility includes modern teaching areas, versatile conference rooms and a spacious auditorium. Belinda Stewart Architects in Eupora and Ethos Contracting Group in Starkville completed the work.

酴圖弝け President Mark E. Keenum and Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Keith Coble helped celebrate the university milestone with CALS and MAFES leaders, faculty, staff and students, among other campus and community guests.

This beautiful facility shows our commitment to our work and how important agriculture is for us as a university and our mission to serve our state, Keenum said.

Scott Willard, CALS dean and MAFES director, said the historic facility built in 1962 now will further enhance discovery and innovation in agriculture and life scien