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Musselwhite recognized for dedication to MSU campus safety

Musselwhite recognized for dedication to MSU campus safety

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Alicia Musselwhite (center) is the Building Officials Association of Mississippi鈥檚 selection for 2017 Fire Code Official of the Year. Since 2009, she has led MSU鈥檚 fire and life safety programs. B.J. Malley, deputy state fire marshal, (second from left) presented the award. With them are (from left) Michael S. Parsons, MSU environmental and health safety director; Amy Tuck, MSU vice president for campus services; and Glynn Babb, emergency and safety officer for the Board of Trustees, 大象APP Institutions of Higher Learning. (Photo by Russ Houston)

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 大象APP鈥檚 fire prevention and life safety officer is being honored by the professional organization whose members administer and enforce state building and related codes.

Alicia F. Musselwhite recently was named 2017 Fire Code Official of the Year by the Building Officials Association of Mississippi.

A Florida native and longtime Starkville resident, the MSU alumna was cited for a career that has 鈥渃ontributed immeasurably to the organization and its constitutional precepts.鈥

Musselwhite, who holds bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees from the university, assumed her current duties in 2009. She previously was laboratory manager in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences鈥 Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences.

Her current role is part of MSU鈥檚 Office of Environmental Health and Safety, a division of the Office of Research and Economic Development.

At a brief campus ceremony held earlier this month, Musselwhite accepted the honor from B.J. Malley, deputy state fire marshal. Joining them were Amy Tuck, the land-grant institution鈥檚 vice president for campus services; Michael S. Parsons, its environmental and health safety director; and Glynn Babb, emergency and safety officer for the Board of Trustees, 大象APP Institutions of Higher Learning.

For complete information about MSU鈥檚 environmental and health safety programs, visit or telephone 662-325-3294.

The Building Officials Association of Mississippi鈥檚 website is .

MSU is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .