Thousands of Mississippi State students walked across the stage, becoming alumni of the university. Posted: Apr 29, 2021 6:38 PM Posted By: Rhea Thornton STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - Inside Humphrey Coliseum, thousands of Mississippi State students officially became alumni of the university on Thursday. Distand Standifer was one of the 2,900 students to walk across the stage a graduate of Mississippi State. Mississippi State seniors in the College of Arts, the College of Education, and the College of Business graduated on April 29, 2021. Special education student graduates from Mississippi State University on April 29. 2021. “Honestly, it was one of the hardest semester’s I ever had, well year in generally, especially being a senior,” he said.