Joey Bryant

Biography

A native of Floyd County, Bryant enlisted in the Kentucky Army National Guard after the events of 9/11. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a 12B/combat engineer with the 577th Sapper Company in Prestonsburg. During this time, he was deployed to Kosovo (2004-05) and Afghanistan (2008-09) to support Operation Enduring Freedom.

Bryant earned an Associate in Applied Science in Surveying and Mapping from Big Sandy Community & Technical College in 2005 before enrolling at MSU, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and History in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Social Sciences in 2017.

Bryant worked for MSU from 2011 to 2018, as a transfer coordinator and later as a records processing coordinator and VA certifying official. He joined the Eagle Battalion (MSU Army ROTC) as a human resource assistant in 2018, helping serve and guide ROTC students.

Bryant oversees the LTC Alan R. Baldwin Veterans Center and works with veterans, active military personnel, and military-connected students to make their enrollment at MSU as seamless as possible.

Go to Veterans, Active Duty & Military-Connected Students Website