Contact: Aspen Harris

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is among a small group of Southeastern colleges and universities to win a “Best of” CASE District III Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

The MSU Foundation’s 2020-21 Annual Report is a winner in the Fundraising/Annual and Fund Reports category, along with the Office of Public Affairs’ 2021 national commercial in the Video/Commercial category.

CASE “Best of” district awards honor the most outstanding programs and individuals of the organization’s eight U.S. regions.

The MSU Foundation shifted previous years’ formatting to create a new annual report publication worthy of a keepsake. The MSU OPA national commercial connects MSU baseball’s 2021 College World Series Championship win with academic success in an expansive attempt to better recruit in-state and out-of-state students.

Both the annual report and national commercial have won international CASE Circle of Excellence awards in bronze and silver, respectively.

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is a global nonprofit association dedicated to educational advancement professionals—in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing and advancement services—who champion education to transform lives and society.

MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.