Robert Horace Bennett was born on April 10, 1946. From Starkville, MS, he earned his commission through the MSU Army ROTC program in 1968.

Major General (Ret.) Gray W. Harrison, Jr. is a native of Scobey, Mississippi. He entered Mississippi State College in the fall of 1943.

For nearly four decades, Roy H. Ruby was a staff member of the Division of Student Affairs at Mississippi State University, from which he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science in 1961 and 1966, respectively.

Mr. Dwight Dyess is President of BancorpSouth in West Point, Mississippi. Prior to moving to West Point, he was Executive Vice President for External Affairs for BancorpSouth.

Presiding Justice William L. Waller, Jr., a native and current resident of Jackson, is a graduate of Murrah High School and Mississippi State University and received his law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1977.

Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (August 5, 1920 - May 12, 2006) was an American politician from Mississippi who served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1967-1997.

Lieutenant General Troy Houston Middleton (October 12, 1889-October 9, 1976) was a distinguished soldier-educator who served as a corps commander in Europe during World War II and, later, as President of Louisiana State University (LSU).