YOUNG MSU ALUM HONORED

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STARKVILLE, Miss.--Jonathan J. Lee of Brandon (l) is being honored as the 2008 Young Alumnus of the Year by the Mississippi State University Alumni Association. President and chief executive officer of Mississippi Products Inc., Lee is a 2000 marketing graduate who completed a master's degree in business administration two years later. The annual award recognizes a former MSU student 32 years of age or under who is making significant achievements to both the local community and the alumni association. Lee received the award from national alumni president David W. Jones of Jackson at the association's recent weekend leadership conference on campus.

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