among schools that trained Fortune 500 CEOs
Richard C. Adkerson and Mississippi State’s College of Business are featured in a recent U.S. News & World Report article
The April 6 publication highlights the . The article also notes that Institutional Investor magazine identified Adkerson as the "Best CEO in Metals and Mining" for 10 years, among other accolades.
The Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy, housed in ’s College of Business, is the namesake of this alumnus who completed his degree with highest honors in 1969 and earned an MBA a year later. In 2007, the university's school of accounting was named after Adkerson.
’s College of Business is online at and its Adkerson School of Accountancy may be found at .