Donald Zacharias Celebration of Life

Donald Zacharias Celebration of Life
Photo by Beth Wynn

March 7, 2013

Acclaimed author and MSU alumnus John Grisham was among the guest speakers paying tribute to late MSU President Donald W. Zacharias at a memorial service Thursday on the Starkville campus. Grisham said of Zacharias, "Only occassionally does a university president come to the right place at the right time and leave such a profound impact." Others honoring Zacharias, who served MSU from 1985 to 1997, were MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Eric Zacharias, son of the deceased; The Very Reverend J. Lee Winter, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Starkville; Roy Ruby, former interim MSU president; Lewis Mallory, MSU Foundation board member; and Jimmy Abraham, MSU Alumni Association executive director. For more photos, visit facebook.com/msstate.