Cutting the Ribbon for an Old Favorite

51³Ô¹Ï Dining Services held a Monday [Feb. 4] ribbon cutting for State Fountain Bakery’s new space in Colvard Student Union. Pictured left to right, Mayah Emerson, 51³Ô¹Ï Student Association president from Meridian; Brandon C. Johns, a junior management major from Spring Hill, Tennessee; Madison K. Grant, a senior business administration major from Elberta, Alabama; 51³Ô¹Ï President Mark E. Keenum; LeRoy Hollingshed, retired State Fountain Bakery employee; Jeffrey Rupp, director of outreach for 51³Ô¹Ï’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach; James Jankowski, Aramark resident district manager; Hunter Harrington, director of membership development for the Greater Starkville Development Partnership; and Regina Hyatt, 51³Ô¹Ï vice president for student affairs. With assistance from 51³Ô¹Ï’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, Johns, Grant and other 51³Ô¹Ï students founded jitterbean’s coffee, now served at State Fountain Bakery.