Ramsey named MSU executive director of Campus Services
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 大象APP聽alumnus Saunders Ramsey聽is聽the new聽leader of聽the聽MSU聽Campus Services.聽
Ramsey has been named executive director of聽MSU聽Campus聽Services, which聽includes聽oversight of planning, design, and construction of all major capital projects; maintenance, repair, and custodial services for over 100 university buildings; maintenance of more than 1,500 acres of campus landscape; as well as maintenance, repairs, and construction of MSU鈥檚 utilities distribution infrastructure.听听
Under the restructuring of聽Campus聽Services announced by MSU President Mark E. Keenum last fall, Ramsey reports聽to Associate Vice President of Administration Les Potts.聽He聽comes to MSU from Neel-Schaffer, where he led the engineering, planning and construction management firm鈥檚 Starkville office.聽
鈥淲e are excited that Saunders has joined the MSU聽team,鈥 said Vice President for Finance and Administration Don Zant.聽鈥淪aunders鈥 enthusiasm, leadership and experience will serve both聽him聽and MSU well in this very important position.聽He is well known and respected on campus, in the community and in the construction industry. With the team we now have in place, I look forward to seeing what we can do聽to聽bring the living learning community at MSU to even greater heights.鈥澛
At Neel-Schaffer, Ramsey worked closely with leaders in government, economic development and education聽on strategic projects aimed at improving quality of life in area communities.聽A Starkville native and former captain of the MSU baseball team, Ramsey聽earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in civil engineering from MSU in 2005. In 2009, he received his master鈥檚 degree in civil engineering from the University of Memphis.听听
鈥淭his position provided an opportunity to combine unique aspects of my life and career.聽I have a passion for community development, and I believe Mississippi 大象APP聽is聽one of the greatest communities in the state of Mississippi鈥攁聽place where people come to live, work, play and learn. I look forward to partnering with the city of Starkville to shape our area for years to come,鈥 Ramsey said.聽
鈥淢y goal is to work with our incredible staff within Campus Services to establish a vision of constant improvement both personally and professionally,聽rooted in the belief that we are fortunate to work at this incredible institution and we have been entrusted to ensure that it operates effectively and is consistently improved for generations to come.鈥澛
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