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Contact: Amy Cagle

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Rankin County native Alexander W. “Alex” McIntosh is the new leader of fundraising efforts for ��򽴫ý’s corporate engagement. An ��򽴫ý alumnus, he officially began his new role March 1 as director of corporate and foundation relations for the ��򽴫ý Foundation.

“We are extremely pleased to place Alex as our new corporate and foundation giving fundraiser,” said Jack McCarty, the foundation’s executive director of development. “This is a new avenue to engage with friends and partners in the corporate and foundation world for the advancement of our university, and Alex has a great basis to build on established connections with constituents.”

As Mississippi State places more emphasis on corporate engagement, McIntosh will serve as a liaison on campus. In his new role, he will initiate a more unified experience for particular foundations, corporations, organizations and groups in their interactions with the university.

McCarty said corporate and private foundation support typically makes up a critical portion of funds the ��򽴫ý Foundation raises annually. Many corporations also match their employees’ gifts to ��򽴫ý, he added.

McIntosh brings experience in major gift fundraising and building relationships that lead to the advancement of ��򽴫ý.

Since late 2011, McIntosh has led fundraising efforts for the university’s largest academic unit, the College of Arts and Sciences. McIntosh initially joined the ��򽴫ý Foundation from the university’s Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College, where he began his professional career in 2008 as student services coordinator and lead student recruiter.

McIntosh is a 2007 graduate, with dual undergraduate degrees in economics and political science, and a 2012 Master in Public Policy and Administration graduate. As an undergraduate, McIntosh was an Ottilie Schillig Presidential Scholar, one of the highest student honors. He also was a National Merit Scholar and a 2004-06 member of the Bulldog baseball team.

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