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Beethoven Club, and Kit Kat. Kolb received the Clark Essay Medal, the Bourgeois Medal, and was on the Dean’s List. He was the recipient of both the Travelli and Tribbett scholarships. Kolb continued his dedication to the College after graduation by contributing financial support and several books from his collection to the Millsaps-Wilson Library. The Chester D. Tripp Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and English Language & Literature at the University of Chicago, Kolb was one of the nation’s pre-eminent scholars on Samuel Johnson and 18th-century English literature. In 1991, Millsaps awarded him the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters.
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Steven C. Moak, B.B.A. 1990, of Brandon
Dr. William D. Ross Jr., B.A. 1942, of
died Dec. 14, 2005. At Millsaps, he majored in finance and graduated cum laude.
Birmingham died June 29, 2006. While at Millsaps, he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity and Alpha Epsilon Delta.
Baton Rouge, La., died May 12, 2006. At Millsaps, he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Eta Sigma, Delta Kappa Delta, the YMCA, the Panhellenic Council, The Millsaps Players, and the Debate Team. He also served as vice president of Kappa Alpha fraternity and was on the Dean’s List.
Dr. William E. Riecken Jr., B.S. 1952, of
William E. Rowsey, B.S. 1957, of Franklin,
Kosciusko died April 18, 2006. At Millsaps, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Delta, The Millsaps Players, and Theta Nu Sigma. A longstanding financial supporter of the College,
Va., died June 16, 2006. While at Millsaps, he was a lab assistant and a member of The Millsaps Singers. He was also on the Dean’s List.
he and his wife, Jeanenne P. Riecken, 1954, established in 2001 the Dr. William E. and Alma G. Riecken Endowed Scholarship Fund in honor of his parents.
Herbert W. Selman, B.S. 1940, of Madison
Dr. Malcolm L. Pigford, 1938, of
Dorothy R. (Reeves) Martin, 1940, of Purvis
died April 16, 2006. While at Millsaps, she was a member of Phi Mu sorority and The Millsaps Singers. Monica K. (Kay) Farrar McCarty, B.A. 1958, of Atlanta died March 15, 2006. At Millsaps, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority, Pi Delta Phi, Eta Sigma, Theta Nu Sigma, the International Relations Club, and the Women’s Student Government Association. She was also on the Dean’s List and the President’s List. Louis A. McCurley, 1944, of Brandon died
May 3, 2006. He attended Millsaps as part of the Navy V-12 officer training program. The Rev. Archie Leigh Meadows, B.A.
1938, of McCarley died July 9, 2006. At Millsaps, he served as president of the Ministerial League and was a member of the Barbarians. John H. Miller, B.A. 1951, of Raymond died
April 25, 2006. While at the College, he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. A member of the football, baseball, and basketball teams, he was inducted into the Millsaps Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.
Justice Stokes V. Robertson Jr., 1933, of
Jackson died July 19, 2006. While at Millsaps, he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, the Debate Team, the Student Body Association, and The Millsaps Players. Milly W. (Wadlington) Robinson, 1956, of
Tulsa, Okla., died June 13, 2006. While at Millsaps, she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority.
died July 30, 2006. At Millsaps, he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, the French Club, the YMCA, the International Relations Club, the M-Club, and the Student Executive Board. He was also on the baseball team and served as president of the Panhellenic Council. Bonnie L. (Harmer) Smith, B.A. 1947, of Ava, Mo., died Oct. 16, 2005. While at Millsaps, she was a member of Beta Sigma Omicron and Kappa Delta Epsilon.
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