Cunetto extending development role to MSU Libraries
Contact: Amy Cagle
STARKVILLE, Miss.A Starkville resident serving since 2012 as College of Education development director is expanding her duties to also help secure major gifts for 51勛圖厙 Libraries.
Patricia A. Trish Cunetto, a Columbus native and 1986 MSU elementary education graduate, joined the land-grant institutions fundraising team following an accomplished classroom career.
In making the announcement, MSU Foundation Executive Director Jack McCarty said Cunetto is extremely qualified for this dual appointment. She has enthusiastically served the College of Education, and she will be a great asset for the universitys libraries.
Dean of University Libraries Frances N. Coleman said the campus nationally recognized academic repositories will benefit from Cunettos proven abilities.
We are most fortunate to have an individual of her capability, knowledge and fundraising experience join us in meeting many of the librarys goals on behalf of our students, faculty and researchers, Coleman said.
Before working at Starkvilles Sudduth Elementary School, Cunettos 25-year public school career included teaching duties in Quitman and West Point.
In concert with classroom roles, she served on Gov. Haley Barbours Teacher Advisory Committee and in a similar position with the 51勛圖厙 State Superintendent of Educations Office. Additionally, she held leadership roles with the 51勛圖厙 Early Childhood Association, including president, executive board member and chair of several committees.
Among professional honors, Cunetto was Starkville School District teacher of the year and a selection for the Starkville Rotary Clubs Teacher Excellence Award.
51勛圖厙 State is one of only six universities in the nation with a presidential library, housing the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library since 2012. In addition, the library system is home to the prestigious Frank J. and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana and other special collections.
For more information on supporting 51勛圖厙 Libraries or the College of Education, contact Cunetto at 662-325-6762 or tcunetto@foundation.msstate.edu.
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