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DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY President, William N. LaForge ’72 UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS Richard Munroe, vice president Gregory Braggs Jr. ’15, ’16, ’19, communications and marketing web developer Lyle Cole ’13, senior foundation accountant Caroline George Fletcher ’15, communications and marketing digital media coordinator James Forté ’18, alumni relations director, annual fund director (and alumni magazine publisher) David Gladden ’72, chief financial officer Brittany Davis-Green ‘11, ‘14, communications and marketing director of media relations (and alumni magazine editor) Mary Parker Janoush, academic affairs development officer Casey Key, athletic development officer Terrence Liddell, printing service specialist Patricia Malone, communications and marketing senior secretary Corley Luckett Mullins ‘06, ‘10, campaign coordinator Holly Ray ’06, communications and marketing graphic designer, marketing coordinator (and alumni magazine art director) Amanda Robinson ’10, assistant alumni director Campbell Saia ‘19, communications and marketing photographer/ videographer Dr. Lori Spencer ‘86, director of development Leigh Street ‘94, manager of mailing and printing Paula Thompson ‘88, ‘00, director of advancement services Phyllis Thornton, alumni affairs senior secretary Rhonda Williams ‘10, postal clerk Lizzie Woodard, director of donor relations
NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patrick Davis ’96, president John Fletcher ’91, vice president George Miller ’00, secretary Hays Collins ‘00, treasurer Sayward Fortner ’04, past president Hank Ludwig ’00, district 1 Parker Lipscomb ’04, district 2 Libbi Logan ’99, district 2 Jeff Arnold ’92, district 3 Bradley Smith ’71, district 4 Courtney Davis ‘14, presidential appointee Renee Selby Deweese ’92, presidential appointee Tara Dunn ‘10, presidential appointee Paul Mancini ’00, presidential appointee Kelvin Short ‘92, presidential appointee Tom Janoush ‘90, president of foundation board Larkin Simpson ‘02, non-resident Merritt Dain, DSU faculty or staff Johnny Arnold ‘58, golden circle president Kelly Smith ‘00, black alumni Matthew Mullins ‘07, young alumni Shauna Allen ‘13, nursing constituent group appointee Lindsey Bragg ‘05, education constituent group appointee Howard Brown ‘96, accounting constituent group appointee Steven Hugley ‘12, music constituent group appointee Robert Robinson ‘95, art department constituent group appointee
DELTA STATE FOUNDATION, INC. Tom Janoush ’90, president; Anna Looney Dill ’74, ’88, vice president and trustee committee chair; Nan Sanders ’67, secretary and development committee chair; Hank Drake ’69, treasurer and finance committee chair; Tim Harvey ’80, past president; David Abney ’76, ’15; Miller Arant ’03, ’08; Robert Armour ‘95; Joe Baker ‘75, ‘78; George Bassi ‘87; Dr. William Bell ’82; Dr. Walker Byars ’92; Cheryl Comans ’09; John Cox ’96; Patrick Davis ’96, Alumni Association president; Dr. Doty Farmer ’92; Vicki Fioranelli ‘68; Alan Hargett; Earnest Hart ’77; Brian Henry ‘99; Leslie Jenkins ‘93; Peter Jernberg ’65, ’67, ’71; Arthur Johnston ’89; Edward Kossman III ’94; Andy Lee ‘98; Ned Mitchell ’62; Ken Mullins Jr. ’87; Richard Myers Jr. ‘91; Casey Myrick ‘99; Billy Nowell ’72; Rodney Scaife ’91; Hugh Smith ‘70; Charles Weissinger, Jr.; Margaret White ‘75; Peter Woods ‘89; Dr. Bennie Wright ’74, ’75; Chase Wright ‘93; William N. LaForge ’72, president, ex-officio; Eckward McKnight, faculty representative, ex-officio; Richard Munroe, vice president for university advancement and external relations, ex-officio; Jamie Rutledge ’84, vice president for finance and administration, ex-officio. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DELTA STATE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CORPORATE SPONSORS
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