Mary Webb Ballou joined Mississippi State University’s Office of Contract Administration in August 2024 as a Contracts Administrator. Before joining the Office of Contract Administration, Mary Webb worked as a Grants and Contracts Administrator in Mississippi State’s Office of Research and Economic Development, where she provided support for faculty and staff in the review and submission of research proposals and awards.

Mary Webb graduated from Mississippi State in 2020 with a B.A. in Political Science and a Minor in Philosophy. She received her Juris Doctorate from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in 2023. Mary Webb was admitted to the Alabama State Bar Association in 2023 and the Mississippi State Bar Association in 2024.