Presidential Spotlight - Mississippi State officials, students, faculty and staff gathered Friday [Oct.

Mississippi State officials, students, faculty and staff gathered Friday [Oct. 23] for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the university building construction science program’s new Construction Training and Research Laboratory. Located behind Howell Hall, the CTRL consists of a TechSuite office and KNAACK DataVault™ with the latest construction site technology from companies including Hewlett-Packard, EarthCam, Samsung and CyberPower, among others. Other features include a work yard and equipment venue for the BCS program. Pictured are (l-r) Ron Perkins, president of Jobsite Tech Group; Craig D. Capano, Roy Anderson Endowed Professor and BCS program director; MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; MSU industrial arts education alumnus Joel A. “Tony” Carroll of Tupelo, vice president and construction manager of Sanderson Construction Co. Inc.; and Jim West, dean of MSU’s College of Architecture, Art and Design.