The Mississippi State University Alumni Association recently honored its 2012 class of Alumni Fellows, including the University of Kentucky's Neil and Deborah Williams.

Sponsored by the MSU Alumni Association, the colleges, the Meridian campus and the Office of the Provost, the fellows program recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their respective careers.

MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine bestowed the honor of fellow to the husband and wife team, Neil M. Williams and Deborah Maples Williams.  Both employees of the University of Kentucky, Neil serves as a professor and associate director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, while Deborah is the diagnostic services coordinator. The couple resides in Nicholasville.