Rice Hall was slated to be torn down in the summer of 2020, but that was delayed due to COVID-19 and other needs led to its renovation.

Now, the Mississippi State University turf faculty and graduate students and the Mississippi Turfgrass Association Office have been moved to the 5th floor of Rice Hall.

Additionally the labs have been moved to Walker Engineering Building.

This move is due to a two- to three-year (most likely three-year) renovation of Dorman Hall.

Read the full article “The Dorman Move” by Barry Stewart, Ph.D. in the Summer 2024 issue of Mississippi Turfgrass magaizne: https://theturfzone.com/mta/?ascat=73&sub=issue&issue_id=8645&rti=true&rel=2