Tammy Turnage (BM 1985) has recently released her first piano CD “Classical Praise,” which includes 15 inspirational songs and hymns. Currently, she is a church organist and regular performer of piano, organ and vocals. Tammy is now also a writer. She writes for a national Christian women’s magazine (WHOA), enjoys blogging, and is currently working on her first book alongside a second piano CD. Tim Pierce (BME 1981) has continued, since his time at Southern Miss, to broaden his scope of involvement with performance ensembles. He has recently used his talents to be the visual coordinator for The Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps and also design for marching bands in Mississippi and Tennessee. He continues to work with Cypress Independent Color Guard, and this year added Choctawhatchee World Guard to his client list, leading both with successful seasons at WGI World Championships placing sixth and 13th respectively.
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LUMNI BAND 2014
Join the fun on Saturday, September 27. For more information on alumni band, please call the band office at 601.266.4990 or visit wwwu.sm.edu/music and click on Alumni tab. 2013 Alumni Band after half-time performance. Join us this year!
Share your story with us for possible inclusion in our next Encore! publication. Visit www.usm.edu/music and click on the alumni tab to fill out the online submission.
Larry and Linda Smith Opera Scholarship Angel Butler Tennessee Ernie Ford Scholarship Peter Lake Dewey W. Camp Endowment Taylor Crenshaw Billie and Homer Sullivan Jr. Pride Scholarship Brittany Trotter Martha and Nobar Odjakjian Memorial Anna Womack Margaret and Warren Dunn Pride Scholarship Bethany Sydboten
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omecoming 2014
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Endowments and Scholarships
Join the fun on Saturday, October 26. For more information on Homecoming activities and Dixie Darling alumni, please call the band office at 601.266.4990. or visit www.usm.edu/homecoming. Food, music and fun from last year’s Homecoming Join us this year!
Barnes-Manning Scholarship Endowment Nicholas Lambes and Sean Owens Janet Sims Band Scholarship Mariah Lambes Melvene Draheim Hardee Scholarship Endowment Jon Bullock Trevor Ciongoli Michael Rigney Rachel Strong Patience Coates Creighton Holder Thomas Renshaw Patience Coates Rayond Mannoni Keyboard Scholarship Endowment Michael Rigney Patricia Graham Gable Endowment in Music Patience Coates Fannie Godbold Ginn Scholarship Patience Coates Charles and Diane Thomas Endowment in the School of Music Carli Still Mary Elizabeth and David Shull Scholarship Fund Karis Tucker