Miriam Wilson is the first student to graduate with a resort and convention concentration, MSU-Meridian's newest concentration under the Bachelor of Business Administration degree program.

Ms. Julie Powell was recognized at the Annual Convention of the Mississippi State Society of CPAs, in Sandestin, Florida, in the summer of 2007 for her outstanding performance on passing all parts of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam with scores that garnered the Mississippi Gold Medal for 2006. The Gold Medal is bestowed upon the examination candidate with the highest scores on the CPA exam from the state. Ms. Powell was a student at MSU-Meridian and performed at the same exceptional level within the classroom. With a degree in hand, she came to the Meridian Campus to take the requisite accounting courses to allow her to satisfy candidacy requirements to sit for the CPA exam.

MSU-Meridian Division of Business and Industry faculty have conducted research that makes a difference in our community. Research for area hospitals has led to the complete revitalization and rebuilding of the emergency rooms and emergency delivery service in all our major hospitals. Research has also been conducted for numerous public organizations including the State Games of Mississippi, the Jimmie Rodgers Foundation, the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy, the Meridian School Board, Arts in the Park, the Coleman Center for the Arts, and the Meridian Police Department, as well as for various local businesses and electoral candidates.