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<h2>Meet ScottStricklin</h2><font color="#777777">By Brad Locke</font>
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Last week, Scott Stricklin was named Mississippi State’s associate athletics director for external affairs. Scott, who has spent the past five seasons at Kentucky as associate AD for media relations overseeing men’s basketball, is a Jackson native and graduated from MSU in 1992.</p>
He and I have known each other since 1988, when we were wide-eyed freshmen at MSU.</p>
Monday night, Scott was kind enough to answer five questions I thought you all would find interesting.</p>
Q:Take us through your career since graduating from MSU?
A: I spent a year in an entry-level media relations position at MSU (1992-93), followed by five years as associate media relations director at Auburn (1993-98). I left Auburn to become Assistant Athletic Director at Tulane (1998-99 … 12-0 football season included), then moved on to Baylor for four years (1999-2003), where I oversaw both media relations and marketing. I’ve spent the last five years as Associate Athletics Director at Kentucky (2003-present) with various responsibilities, although with an emphasis in media relations.</p>
Q:How difficult is it leaving one of the top basketball programs in the country that has such a storied tradition as Kentucky?
A: Being around Kentucky basketball has been a lot of fun, but it’s difficult to leave every place I’ve worked. You meet so many wonderful people and develop such great memories that it makes every job change bittersweet.</p>
Q: What exactly will your new job description at MSU entail?
A: I’ll primarily be working in the area of Major Gifts, which for the most part deals with gifts for capital projects or endowments. I’ll also be helping out in some other administrative areas. But I’m looking forward to getting out around the state and meeting as many Bulldogs as possible.</p>
Q: What is your long-term career goal?
A: Well, I’ve already appeared in Gregg Ellis’ blog … anything else seems a little anti-climatic. (Editor’s Note: Good humor never hurts. And no, I didn’t pay him to say that).</p>
Q:What issomething about Scott Stricklin people may not know?
A: I finished my first half-marathon in Nashville this past April (one hour, 49 minutes). I have a full marathon in me, just don’t know where or when.</p>
Thanks, Scott. Now go raise some money!</p></div>
<h2>Meet ScottStricklin</h2><font color="#777777">By Brad Locke</font>
<div class="entry">
Last week, Scott Stricklin was named Mississippi State’s associate athletics director for external affairs. Scott, who has spent the past five seasons at Kentucky as associate AD for media relations overseeing men’s basketball, is a Jackson native and graduated from MSU in 1992.</p>
He and I have known each other since 1988, when we were wide-eyed freshmen at MSU.</p>
Monday night, Scott was kind enough to answer five questions I thought you all would find interesting.</p>
Q:Take us through your career since graduating from MSU?
A: I spent a year in an entry-level media relations position at MSU (1992-93), followed by five years as associate media relations director at Auburn (1993-98). I left Auburn to become Assistant Athletic Director at Tulane (1998-99 … 12-0 football season included), then moved on to Baylor for four years (1999-2003), where I oversaw both media relations and marketing. I’ve spent the last five years as Associate Athletics Director at Kentucky (2003-present) with various responsibilities, although with an emphasis in media relations.</p>
Q:How difficult is it leaving one of the top basketball programs in the country that has such a storied tradition as Kentucky?
A: Being around Kentucky basketball has been a lot of fun, but it’s difficult to leave every place I’ve worked. You meet so many wonderful people and develop such great memories that it makes every job change bittersweet.</p>
Q: What exactly will your new job description at MSU entail?
A: I’ll primarily be working in the area of Major Gifts, which for the most part deals with gifts for capital projects or endowments. I’ll also be helping out in some other administrative areas. But I’m looking forward to getting out around the state and meeting as many Bulldogs as possible.</p>
Q: What is your long-term career goal?
A: Well, I’ve already appeared in Gregg Ellis’ blog … anything else seems a little anti-climatic. (Editor’s Note: Good humor never hurts. And no, I didn’t pay him to say that).</p>
Q:What issomething about Scott Stricklin people may not know?
A: I finished my first half-marathon in Nashville this past April (one hour, 49 minutes). I have a full marathon in me, just don’t know where or when.</p>
Thanks, Scott. Now go raise some money!</p></div>
