



“Only Ducks Unlimited performs habitat conservation both in our state and on the breeding grounds where our annual migration originates,” he said. Mississippi Ducks Unlimited Regional Director Billie Ray Fann of Greenwood said the waterfowl conservation organization is focused on improving duck habitats. “Ducks Unlimited members are definitely outdoors people.” “We have students with a wide variety of backgrounds, but we are united in our interests in promoting clean water and waterfowl in general,” he said. Leininger, a senior majoring in wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture, said the chapter is recognized for membership and fundraising abilities in support of natural resource conservation. Of course, we aren’t satisfied yet,” he said. “Our chapter has improved from ninth place in 2010, to sixth place in 2011, to second last year. Each spring, the international organization releases a list of their top 16 university chapters. Stephen Leininger, chairman of the Bulldog Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, recently received documentation announcing the chapter’s 2012 success. MISSISSIPPI STATE – A Mississippi State University student organization not only earned official Sweet 16 honors this spring, but also unofficial Final Four as the nation’s No.
