Volume 10, Number 1 April 2013
imPACK Alumni and friends investing, improving and impacting.
Two new members named to Co-Lin Foundation Board
Foundation inducts nine
The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation inducted nine new members into its Hall of Fame at a major donor appreciation banquet on March 23 at the Thames Center on the college’s Wesson campus. Inductees include: Drs. Donald Bobby Britt and Danita Hobbs, both and Catherine Perry Cotten of Hatof Brookhaven, have been named to the tiesburg; Dr. and Mrs. James F. Nations Copiah-Lincoln Community College of Raymond; Dr. E. Kenneth Walley of Foundation board of directors. Ridgeland; Dr. Steve Wells of BowlBritt is a 1963 graduate of Co-Lin and ing Green, Ky.; Raiford and Edna Earle received a bachelor’s degree from the Crews of Crystal Springs; Alton and Jean University of Southern Mississippi. He Ricks of Wesson; and Lynn and Margaret is the owner of Bobby Britt Insurance Howington, Patrick and Celeste Lowery, Agency, Inc. in Brookhaven. He is past Larry Killingsworth and Sheila Killingpresident of the Co-Lin Foundation Board sworth, all of Brookhaven. of Directors and was selected as Co-Lin’s Drs. Donald and Catherine Cotten The Co-Lin Foundation inducted nine new members into its Hall of Fame Alumnus of the Year in 1994 and inducted Drs. Donald and Catherine Perry at the annual Major Donor Appreciation Dinner held March 23 in the Thames Center on the college’s Wesson campus. Those inducted are first into the Co-Lin Foundation Hall of Fame in Cotten have both held faculty and row, from left: Sheila Killingsworth, Edna Earle Crews, Peggy Nations, 2006. He is married to Gloria Britt and they administrative positions in educa- Jean Ricks and Margaret Howington. Middle row, front left: Dr. Catherine have two children, tion throughout the South. They Cotten, Patrick Lowery, Dr. James Nations, Dr. Steve Wells, Logan Killestablished the Drs. Donald and ingsworth and Lynn Howington. Back row, from left: Dr. Donald Cotten, Melissa Cummins and Raiford Crews, Dr. Kenneth Walley, Larry Killingsworth and Alton Ricks. Catherine Cotten Scholarship Michael Britt, and four at Co-Lin in 2011. grandchildren. Dr. Donald Cotten is a 1966 graduate of Co-Lin and earned bachelor’s and master’s Hobbs received a degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate in science education bachelor’s degree from from West Virginia University. He was an instructor and chairman of the science departthe University of Southern ment at Co-Lin in the early 70s. Mississippi, a master’s degree Dr. Catherine Cotten has served in teaching and administrative positions in educafrom Jackson State University and tion at the K-12, community college, and university level. She was an instructor at has completed additional study Britt Co-Lin in 1971 and was inducted into the Co-Lin Literary Hall of Fame in 2000. She at Mississippi College. She spent earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. in 27 years working in education, science education from the University of Southern Mississippi. serving as an elementary teacher Raiford and Edna Earle Crews and principal in the Brookhaven Raiford and Edna Earle Crews are being honored for their contributions to support School District before her retirement various programs of the college. in 2011. She currently serves as Edna Earle Patridge Crews graduated from Holmes Community College and operations coordinator for Hurst Mississippi College. She also received a master’s degree from Mississippi College. Review Services and as educational She taught English in the Jackson Public School system before she began teaching consultant for Bailey Education at Co-Lin in 1966, where she taught English for 34 years until her retirement in 2000. Group. She is married to Lyle Raiford Glen Crews is a 1953 graduate of Co-Lin and received bachelor’s and Hobbs Hobbs and they have two sons, master’s degrees from Mississippi College in math and chemistry. He taught math Blake and Justin. and science at Co-Lin High School and the college. He worked for the Mississippi The Co-Lin Foundation is a tax exempt organization Employment Security Commission for 42 years until his retirement in 1997. Lynn and Margaret Howington that solicits, receives and manages gifts made to the Lynn and Margaret Howington are being honored for their contributions to the Ballcollege. (continued on page 2)
Datavion Smith Memorial Scholarship established A scholarship honoring Datavion Smith will be awarded by Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation beginning in the fall of 2013. Smith, a senior at Brookhaven High School, died Dec. 23, 2012. The scholarship is being awarded as the result of a gift by his mother, Tremeka Smith, of Bogue Chitto. Smith is a social worker at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb. Datavion was Smith’s only son.
Hall of Fame Howington Scholarship, which they helped es-
The Datavion Smith Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Wesson Campus entering freshman who is a Brookhaven High School graduate. The scholarship recipient must maintain a 2.0 or better grade point average. Co-Lin Foundation will announce the recipients of Wesson campus scholarships for the 201314 school year at an awards day ceremony and reception April 17.
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tablish in memory of Howington’s mother, Anita Wroten Ball, a 1936 Co-Lin graduate. Lynn Howington is a 1950 graduate of CoLin High School and attended the college. He received on-job training at Kings Daughters Medical Center and worked in radiology for 36 years before he retired in 1997. He works part time for a local car dealership. Margaret Howington received a bachelor’s degree in math education from Mississippi College and a master’s degree from Mississippi State University. She worked as a teacher for 30 years, mostly in the Brookhaven Public School system, and spent a short tenure at French Camp Academy until her retirement in 1996. Today she spends her time tutoring and works as a real estate agent. Patrick and Celeste Lowery Patrick and Celeste Lowery are being honored for their contributions to the Jason Counts Memorial Scholarship, established in memory of Patrick’s nephew, and other college programs. Patrick is a 1987 graduate of Co-Lin and received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has been a CPA for 23 years and is a partner in Lowery, Payn & Leggett CPA Firm. He currently serves as CEO of Hurst Review Services. Celeste attended Co-Lin from 1985-1987 and received a bachelor’s degree in counseling from the University of Southern Mississippi. She graduated from Co-Lin’s Associate Degree Nursing program in 1997 and received a M.S.N. from the University of South Alabama in 2012. She has worked as a nurse in labor and delivery and hospice care and currently serves as vice president of faculty services at Hurst Review Services. The Killingsworth Family Larry Killingsworth and Sheila Killingsworth are being honored for their contributions to the Trent Killingsworth Memorial Scholarship, established in memory of their son Trent. Trent was a 2000 graduate of Brookhaven Academy and a 2002 graduate of Co-Lin. He was killed in a car accident at age 22 in Hatties2 ::: Investing, Improving, Impacting
burg, four months before he would have graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi where he was pursuing a degree in business. The scholarship in Trent’s memory was made possible by funds raised at the first annual Trent Killingsworth Trap Shoot, and the family plans to make it an annual event. Dr. and Mrs. James F. Nations Dr. and Mrs. James F. Nations are being honored for their contributions to the James Lewis Scholarship. Dr. Nations is a 1956 graduate of Co-Lin High School and a 1958 graduate of the college. He attended Delaware State in Dover, Del., and Mississippi College, where he received a degree in business and economics. He received a Ph.D. in church administration from Twin-Cities University in West Monroe, La. He worked for Bell Telephone for 28 years and has served as a pastor for over 24 years. Margaret (Peggy) Shelton Nations, originally from Chesapeake, W.Va., attended McLaughlin Business School and Staut School of Music in Charleston, W.Va., and Hinds Community College. She has worked as an accountant, auditor, and computer programmer and as a librarian assistant, and has taught piano for many years. Alton and Jean Ricks Alton and Jean Ricks are being honored for their contributions to the Alton and Jean Ricks scholarship that they established in 1992. Alton Ricks is a 1948 graduate of Co-Lin where he was on the basketball team and was selected as Mr. Co-Lin. He received a bachelor’s degree from Delta State University, and a master’s degree from the University of Mississippi. He worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach before returning to Co-Lin where he worked for 34 years, serving as basketball coach and athletic director, director of student activities, counselor, and dean of students before his retirement in 1989. Jean Ricks received a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College and a master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. She taught business education at Co-Lin High School for 11 years and was a business instruc-
tor for the college for 21 years. She retired in 1994 as coordinator of business technology. Dr. E. Kenneth Walley Dr. E. Kenneth Walley is being honored for his contributions to the Eva A. Walley scholarship, which he established in honor of his mother, as well as other Co-Lin programs and scholarships. A Vicksburg native, Dr. Walley is a 1968 graduate of Co-Lin. He received a bachelor of science from Mississippi College, a master of science in orthodontics from St. Louis University and a doctor of dental surgery from the University of Tennessee. He is an orthodontist with practice locations in Jackson and Madison. He also serves as clinical professor of orthodontics at The University of Mississippi School of Dentistry. Dr. Steve Wells Dr. Steve Wells is being honored for his contributions to the Johnnie and Pauline H. Wells Scholarship, which he established in memory of his parents. He is a 1962 graduate of Co-Lin High School and a 1964 graduate of the college. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Mississippi. He later returned to Ole Miss and received a Ph.D. in accountancy in 1994. Dr. Wells devoted his professional career to public practice as a certified public accountant, certified fraud examiner, and certified management accountant. He was elected to serve the Lincoln County area in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1975 and again in 1983. He served on the accounting faculty at Millsaps College, Mississippi College, the University of Central Florida, Alcorn State University where he was also an administrator, and Western Kentucky University where he currently serves as Chairman of the Department of Accounting and Professor of Accounting. The Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations who have given a cumulative total of $10,000 or more to the Foundation. Plaques honoring the Hall of Fame members hang in the college’s cafeteria in the Henley Building on the Wesson campus.
Scholarship established in memory of Russell
Annual Golf Classics scheduled for Natchez and Wesson
A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Keith Russell, a 1965 graduate of Co-Lin High School and a 1967 graduate of the college. Russell died suddenly Jan 2, 2013. He was also a graduate of Mississippi College and an entrepreneur and businessman. He lived in the Southaven area and was a member of Desoto Hills Baptist Church. His daughter, Holly Franklin is a 1996 graduate, and his grandRussell son, Hunter is currently a student at Co-Lin. The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Gifts can be made to the Keith Russell Memorial ScholFoundation has set the Natchez Golf Classic arship fund at Co-Lin Foundation, P. O. Box 649, Wesson, MS 39191 and desigfor Thursday, April 25 at Beau Pre’ Country nated to the Keith Russell Scholarship. Club in Natchez, and the Wesson Golf Classic is planned for June 20 at Wolf Hollow Sara Conerly Bruce Scholarship endowed Golf Club on the Wesson campus. Former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove and his wife, Dr. Melody Both the 13th annual Natchez Golf Bruce Musgrove, of Madison have completed the endowment of a scholarship Classic and the 20th annual Wesson Golf at Copiah-Lincoln Community College honoring Dr. Musgrove’s mother, Sara Classic are four-man scrambles. Players may Conerly Bruce, with a gift to the Co-Lin Foundation. The scholarship will be enter as part of a team or join the play as an awarded beginning in the fall of 2013 to a student majoring in education or individual and be placed on a team. For a fee religion. of $l000, corporate sponsors can play in both Mrs. Bruce was a native of Poplarville and grew up in Oakvale in Lawrence tournaments. Proceeds from the tournaments County. She graduated from Co-Lin in 1949 and received a degree in elemenbenefit the Copiah-Lincoln Community Coltary education from Missislege Foundation. sippi College. Mrs. Bruce was The fees for both classics are the same. a devoted alumna of Co-Lin and Corporate team sponsorships are $550 and a life member of the Alumni Asinclude four players, a sponsorship sign sociation. She taught for 25 years and eligibility for a corporate team troin Simpson County. Mrs. Bruce phy. Hole sponsorship/player packages and her husband, Maxie Bruce, are $150 and include one player and a Sr., had two children, Dr. Musgrove sponsorship sign. and a son, Maxie, Jr., of Waynesboro Other individual players can dowho also assisted in endowing the nate $100 and be assigned a team. scholarship. The endowed scholarship A cart, green fees, and two mulfund was started on the occasion of Mrs. ligans per person are included Bruce’s 80th birthday. She died January with each package. Businesses 16, 2013 in Mendenhall at the age of 83. who do not wish to play can Dr. Musgrove is director of the Office of participate in the event by Special Education Programs for the U. S. Desponsoring a hole for $75. Ronnie and Melody Bruce Musgrove partment of Education. Governor Musgrove In conjunction with the served as Mississippi’s governor from 2000 to Natchez tournament, the 2004. He also served as lieutenant governor from 1996 to 2000 and served in the Mississippi Natchez Area Alumni ChapSenate. He is currently an attorney with the firm Copeland, Cook, Taylor and Bush in Ridgeland. ter will sponsor a ball drop. Tickets are $25 each, and the payout will be 20 percent of the proceeds. The remainder of the proceeds will go toward chapter development and a Co-Lin Gifts from alumni and friends such as you help provide needed equipNatchez Campus scholarment for classrooms, support for student learning activities, scholarships, ship fund. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win. faculty development and much more. When you give, you make a difference The Foundation is responsible for accepting and in the lives of students and the future of Southwest Mississippi. Won’t you managing gifts that benefit the consider supporting Co-Lin with a gift today? college and student and faculty scholarships. Donations can be sent to Co-Lin Foundation, P.O. Box 649, Wes For more information, contact the Co-Lin Foundation at (601) son, MS 39191. The Co-Lin Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization. Gifts 643-8313 or e-mail david.campbell@colin.edu. to the Foundation are tax deductible to the extent of IRS regulations.
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here are they now?
Dr. Dennis L. Granberry (’66), Nish Ackerman Smith (’83) and Dr. Todd Sullivan (’05) are all serving in the medical field, and they each credit Co-Lin for giving them a great start. Here’s what they are up to today:
Dr. Dennis L. Granberry (’66) was a
pre-dental major who was involved in as many campus activities as he could cram into his busy schedule. He was a member of the tennis team, the band, the chemistry club, the French club, Student Christian Association, the chorus, Wesley Foundation, InterGranberry then national Relations Club and Phi Theta Kappa. Today, Granberry is an orthodontist in the Hattiesburg area where he established his practice in 1973. Granberry today He earned a M.S. in Orthodontics from Georgetown University and completed his dental school training at the University of Tennessee at Memphis. He was a captain in the Air Force for two years and has been board certified for over 20 years and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Granberry is involved in numerous community and professional organizations and serves as teacher/lecturer at the dental hygienist program at Pearl River Community College. He is a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Erin, have two sons, Lee and Eric. Dr. Granberry says that Co-Lin more than prepared him for the Ivy League. “I found the teachers that I had at Co-Lin High School and the college to be just as good as those I had elsewhere in college. I worried that I might not be able to make it, but I was just as prepared for dental school as my friends who came from bigger schools all over the country.”
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enetia “Nish” Ackerman Smith (’83) of Cordova, Tenn., was one of the most popular students on campus. She and her twin brother, Charlie, were known and 4 ::: Investing, Improving, Impacting
liked by the majority of the student body. Smith was a member of the band, Trailblazers, food service committee, Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges and was selected as Miss CoLin. After Co-Lin, Smith graduated from the Associate Degree Nursing program at Southwest Mississippi Community College. She went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Alabama, followed by a master’s degree to become a family nurse practitioner at the University of Memphis. Today Smith works as a board certified family nurse practitioner with The Little Clinic, Inc. in Tennessee. She is a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Memphis Interdenominational Faith Association, Collierville Chamber of Commerce, Countrywood Neighborhood Association Smith then and American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She has a daughter, Whitney Claire Smith of Memphis, Tenn. Smith says that after an unsucSmith today cessful stint at a university right out of high school, that making the decision to begin again at Co-Lin turned out to be the most important decision she ever made. “I believe today as I did 30+ years ago. Co-Lin is “The Place to Be” anything you dream to be… I am and will always be forever grateful.”
Government Association, and Phi Theta Kappa, in which he served as vice president of service. He was a National Dean’s List scholar, a member of the All Mississippi Academic Team, Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges and was selected as a campus favorite. Today, Dr. Sullivan is a resident veterinarian at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He received a B.S. from University of Mississippi Medical Center and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Sullivan then from Mississippi State University. He is a member of Pine Lake Church in Starkville, where he is a member of the Sullivan today worship choir and serves as a small group leader and a children’s ministry leader. He and his wife, Stacie are parents to a son, Wade Jackson. Dr. Sullivan says Co-Lin was the perfect start to his educational career. “I have spent many years as a student, but still think of Co-Lin as my educational home and foundation. “My best memories at CoLin are of time spent in Phi Theta Kappa. The many friendships that were formed during PTK, one of which led to meeting my wife, have led to a now successful network of Co-Lin graduates. I am so thankful for my time at Co-Lin.”
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r. Todd Sullivan (’05) was selected to the Co-Lin Hall of Fame, and it is easy to see why. He was a member of numerous campus organizations and activities such as Alpha Omega Science Club, Sigma Kappa Delta, Phi Beta Lambda, president’s council, Trailblazers, the Student
To submit alumni for “Where are they now?” contact Angela Furr at (601) 643-8498 or email angela.furr@colin.edu.
Alumni News Nominations sought for Alumna/Alumnus of the Year
JOSEPH BULLEN (‘06) is the Marketing Director at First Natchez Radio Group and Director of “Listen Up Y’all,” an interactive online news source focusing on regional news and community content. Bullen is a member of the Co-Lin Natchez campus Hall of Fame. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Alcorn University. He is currently pursuing an MBA. He and his wife, Kayla (’06) are parents to a daughter, Chloe.
Nominations are being sought for Co-Lin’s Alumna/Alumnus of the Year, The Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame and the Band and Colette Alumni Chapter’s Hall of Fame and Stanley Stewart Outstanding Young Alumni award. Alumna/Alumnus of the year nominations will be accepted until August 1. Criteria for selection include three areas: what the person has done for Co-Lin, his or her accomplishments in their chosen profession, and what he or she has done for their community. The man and woman selected will be honored during Co-Lin’s 2013 Homecoming. Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame nominations may be made until July 1. Those nominations can only be made by members of the Co-Lin Athletic Alumni Association, which includes former Co-Lin athletes. An Athletic Alumni Association committee will select five members for induction into the Sports Hall of Fame. Nominations for the Band and Colette Alumni
Chapter’s Stanley Stewart Outstanding Young Alumni award and the Hall of Fame may be made until July 1st. Recipients of the young alumni award should be alumni who have truly distinguished themselves since leaving Co-Lin, and who have become a source of pride and/or inspiration to the Co-Lin community. A Hall of Fame nominee should have successfully demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities in business and industry, community service, or public life and brought distinction to Co-Lin. Nominations for these awards are accepted from members in good standing of the Co-Lin Band and Colette Alumni Chapter. Induction/award ceremonies for these honors will be held during Homecoming 2013. All nomination forms are available at www.colin.edu/ alumni or by calling the Alumni Office at (601) 643-8313 to receive a form via mail or fax. Nominations should be submitted to the Co-Lin Alumni Office, P. O. Box 649, Wesson, MS 39191.
The Co-Lin High School Class of 1962 met for a reunion during Homecoming. Those attending were front row, from left: Dennis James, Marcia Shehea Teaster, Linda Elkins Gerald, Audrey Smith Cupit, Eleanor Barry Burge, Jane Rankin Stegall, and Bernice Furlow Benoit. Back row, from left: James Earl White, Johnny Cook, Jimmy Anderson, Ray Hamilton, Ira Bland, Carl Ray Keys, John Ed Brent, Skipper Manson and David Myers.
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Awards Day ceremonies and receptions scheduled
Exhibition Dates: October 1 – 31, 2013 Eligibility: Any Alumni of Co-Lin studio art classes. Deadline to enter: Friday, September 13. 2013 Contact: Janet Campbell Smith Fine Art Division Chair (601) 757-0194 Janet.smith@colin.ed
Awards Day ceremonies and receptions for scholarship recipients and donors are planned for: natchez Campus April 15 Wesson Campus April 17 Simpson County Center April 18
Participants are needed for the Alumni Art Exhibition sponsored by the Co-Lin Community College Art Series.
KEITH CLINE (’97) and his daughter, Anna Rai, enjoyed dancing at the Band and Colette Alumni Chapter’s second annual Princess Ball in February. The event for fathers and daughters is an annual fundraiser for the Clyde Wilson Memorial Scholarship. (Photo by Nothing Negative Photography)
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Waters to be inducted into MACJC Sports Hall of Fame
Bucky Waters, of Benton, a former football player and coach at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, will be inducted posthumously into the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet set for April 23 on the Rankin Campus of Hinds Community College. Waters played tackle for the Wolfpack from 1939-1941. He also played baseball during that time. Waters went on to serve as a two-way tackle at Southern Miss, making his debut during the magical 1941 season, which was the year the Eagles opened the season with a 70-0 win over Georgia State, won their next six games and then after a 0-0 tie with Southwestern Louisiana, won their final two games to complete a 9-0-1 year. After serving in the military during World War II, Waters returned to play in 1946 and 1947 for Coach Reed Green, where he helped lead the team to a 7-3 record both years. In 1947 he was elected permanent captain of the team. Waters also played with the 1947 Southern Miss baseball team as an infielder. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Southern Miss in 1970. Following his career at Southern Miss, Waters enjoyed a successful
career as a coach and school administrator in Mt. Olive. He returned to Co-Lin in the early 1950s, serving as a social studies teacher and coach for the high school and as an assistant coach for the college from 1951-1955. Waters worked in school administration until 1970, and then went to work with the Mississippi Department of Education. Waters was inducted into the Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. He was married to Lucy Magee Waters, originally from Brookhaven, and they have three sons: Jim and wife Debbie, Wyatt, and Joel and his wife Susan, five Waters grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Waters died in February 2002. Other members of the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame from Co-Lin are Carl Medley, Alton Ricks, the late Henry “Hook” Stone, M. K. Turk, the late “Chunkin” Charlie Ward, Alton Greenlee, A.J. “Red” Mangum, the late Bob Ricketts, and Gwyn Young.
Annual coaches’ reunion set for June
Congratulations to Coaches Gwyn Young (‘71) and Nikki Williams (‘07) and the Lady Wolves Basketball team on winning the 2013 MACJC state championship.
The annual reunion luncheon for players and friends of former Co-Lin coaches Wallace Hargon and A. J. “Red” Mangum is planned for Saturday, June 1 at Poppa’s Restaurant in Brookhaven. The program begins at 11 a. m. The two men were football coaches at Co-Lin in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Mangum was head football coach at Co-Lin from 1954 to 1960, and Hargon was assistant football and track coach from 1957 to 1959 and athletic director and head football and track coach from 1960 to 1963. All former players, spouses and friends are invited. Additional information is available from Jimmy Wooten at 601-643-5662 or Alton Greenlee at 601-643-5877.
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Tracking the Classes Congratulations -
New Arrivals -
Dale Berry (’77) on being elected to the Simpson County School Board.
Bonnie (’00) and Justin (’00) Thompson are proud parents of Chloe Brooke, born on December 7, 2012. Bonnie is the secretary in the Counseling Center on the Wesson campus.
Melvin Smith (78) on being named to the coaching staff at Auburn University. Smith played football at Co-Lin and has coached at Mississippi State University. Jim Nowell (’85) on being named head coach of Franklin County High School football team.
Smythe (’00) and Neil (attended) Haley are proud parents of Abbi Gale, born on December 14, 2012. Smith
Brad (’01) and Lisa Wilson are proud parents of Maylee Cate, born on December 12, 2012.
Megan Kellum (’98) on completing the certification process to become a certified lymphatic therapist.
Michael (‘01) and Lydia (‘02) Barnett are proud parents of Hayden Belle, born on January 1, 2013.
Crystal Freeman (’09) on being named Corrections Corporation of America’s 2012 Employee of the Year.
Scott and Lori Steele (‘01) McMullen are proud parents of Carleigh Jane, born on February 13 2013.
Hayley Hall (’11) on receiving an internship at one of the top accounting and business advisory firms in the nation, Ridgeland-Horne, LLP.
Lindsey (’03) and Brad Massey are proud parents of Olivia Grace, born on December 31, 2012.
Herbert Davis (attended) on being named head coach of Lawrence County High School football team. Tucker Peavey (attended) on being named the new head football coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Peavey played football at Co-Lin in 1981-82 prior to transferring to Southern Miss.
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Cunningham
Carissa VanDan (’04) and Andrew Johnson are proud parents of Jase Blayne, born on February 11, 2013. Cody (‘06) and Margaret (‘08) Cunningham are proud parents of Josiah Martin, born on January 27, 2013. Hart
Brett (‘08) and CaryAnne (‘10) Rake Hart are proud parents of. Molly Rachel Hart born on February 6, 2013.
Wedding Bells Beverly Kimball (’05) married John Cooper, Jr. on November 7, 2012. Mac Beassie (’08) married Kelsey Jackson on August 25, 2012.
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Beassies
Kelli Herrington (’08) married John Rushing on December 22, 2012.
Brad and Kim Hamilton are proud parents of Laney Brooke, born on January 30, 2013. Brad is a mathematics instructor on the Wesson Campus.
Hamilton
Ryan Rachal (’08) married Jessica Matthews on January 26, 2013.
In Memoriam-
David New, III (’09) married Jerry Latham on February 23, 2013.
Ruth Cowart-Dale (’38) passed away on December 6, 2012. Reba Ward (’40) passed away on January 26, 2013.
Alex Dunaway (’10) married Devin Guillot on November 10, 2012.
David Kimble, Jr. (’41) passed away on February 5, 2013. Martha Hennington (’42) passed away on December 23, 2012.
Adam Brinson (’12) married Misty Riley (attending) on February 16, 2013. Amanda Dunn (attended) married Stephen Crain on December 22, 2012.
Nobiles
Sara Conerly Bruce (’49) passed away on January 16, 2013. Lucile Redd Leggett (’49) passed away on February 16, 2013.
Lauren Trippe (attended) married Bryan Nobile (Assistant Baseball Coach) on January 26, 2013.
Charles Andrews, Jr. (’50) passed away on December 23, 2012.
Lauren Mitchell (attended) married Justin Armstrong on March 2, 2013. Kellie Case (attended) married Shae Smith (attending) on March 30, 2013.
Nancy Wentworth Corley (’49) passed away on December 25, 2012.
Annie Martin Tucker (’50) passed away on January 14, 2013. Armstrongs
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College P.O. Box 649 Wesson, MS 39191 Address Service Requested
Foundation/Alumni Staff David Campbell, Executive Director of Foundation/ Director of Alumni Affairs
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Joe C. Brown (’52) passed away on November 9, 2012. He was a lifetime member of the Alumni Association.
Angela Furr, Associate Director of Alumni Affairs
Donnie Lambert (’57) passed away on January 2, 2013.
Danielle White, Foundation & Alumni Affairs Secretary
Eddie Givens (’66) passed away on February 17, 2013.
Alumni Association Patrick Brown, President DeeDee W. Case, Vice President Lindsey Hatten, Secretary Administration Dr. Ronnie Nettles, President Dr. Jane Hulon Vice President of Instructional Services Teresa Busby Vice President of the Natchez Campus Dr. Dewayne Middleton Vice President of the Simpson Co. Center
Keith Russell (’67) passed away on January 2, 2013. Mitchell Waldon (’68) passed away December 2012. Isabel Ray (’86) passed away on February 7, 2013. Andrew “Andy” Ratcliff (attended) passed away on December 8, 2012. Donn Nations (attended) passed away on December 10, 2012. Herman Cavin (attended) passed away on December 11, 2012. He was a former drafting and design instructor on the Wesson campus. Mildred Gladden (attended) passed away on December 24, 2012. Hazel Martin (attended) passed away on January 4, 2013.
Michael Tanner Vice President of Business Affairs
Lana Brister (attended) passed away on January 10, 2013.
Chris Warren Dean of Admissions and Records
Tim D. Blalock (adjunct government instructor Natchez Campus) passed away January 17, 2013.
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