MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. (AP) — For the last week of March, stepping into the Colvard Student Union's second floor art gallery meant to take a look through the storied career of longtime Mississippi State University photographer Russ Houston.

Houston, 55, is retiring from his position as photographic services coordinator on June 1, after nearly 30 years with the university. Houston is a Starkville native and 1985 broadcasting alumnus of MSU.