Associate professors Allison W. Pearson (l) and Donna S. Reese are receiving 2003 John Grisham Awards at Mississippi State University. Pearson, a member of the management and information systems faculty, is the Grisham Master Teacher, while Reese, of computer science and engineering, is the Grisham Teaching Excellence winner. The high honors are made possible by the 1977 MSU accounting graduate who has become one of Americas best-selling authors.