CLASS news FRANK E. LILLEY JR. of Jackson has completed a year as George Mitchell Scholar at the University of Limerick, Northern Ireland. The scholarship is named for the former U.S. Senate majority leader, who had a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process. C. ALLEN NICHOLS of Fairlawn, Ohio, director of Wadsworth Public Library, has been named the 2005 Alumnus of the Year by the Kent State
University School of Library and Information Science. Nichols received a master of business administration degree at MSU.
Alexander Wilson Byers, Sept. 5, 2004, to KIM M. BYERS (’98) and husband Steve of Columbus, Ohio. Cecelia Ruth Dixon, Jan. 25, 2005, to JONATHAN DIXON (’02) and ERIN SPEIR DIXON (’98) of Clinton. Parker James Dobson, April 25, 2005, to DUANE DOBSON (’94) and AMY PARKER-DOBSON (’00) of Ocean Springs. Mia Camille Grass, April 11, 2005, to JANELLE MASSEY GRASS (’95) and M. KEVIN GRASS (’95) of Franklin, Tenn.
Laurel Reagan Hand, July 22, 2005, to SHANE HAND (’94, M.S. ’97) and PAIGE PASSONS HAND (’94, M.S. ’96) of Wake Forest, N.C. Lauren Grace Hinton and Katherine Michelle Hinton, Aug. 26, 2004, to MICHELLE MINGA HINTON (’95) and husband John of Alpharetta, Ga. Kayden Leigh Huffman, April 15, 2005, to WENDY CRUMP HUFFMAN (’00) and husband Richard of Houlka. Walker Camden Long, Dec. 18, 2004, to CASEY LONG (’02) and JACQUELINE MCMILLIN LONG (’01, M.B.A. ’02) of Hattiesburg.
Aubrey Lauren McKenzie, Sept. 8, 2004, to T. SCOTT MCKENZIE (’96) and Amy MCKENZIE (’95, M.TX. ’96) of Brandon. Christopher Stevenson and Sadie Jules Stevenson, June 7, 2005, to TONYA COVINGTON STEVENSON (’99) and husband Christopher. Jason Scott Walker Jr., April 21, 2005, to JASON WALKER (’95) and wife Caroline of Memphis, Tenn. Jacob Garrett Whitehead, April 26, 2005, to TRACY WHITEHEAD (’94) and wife Michele of Athens, Ga.
L.T. GUESS (’34)—93, North Manchester, Ind.; retired product specialist for Alcoa Aluminum, May 9, 2005. OSCAR R. HENDRIX (’34)—95, Madison; retired professor and former director of student personnel and guidance at the University of Wyoming and World War II veteran, April 16, 2005.
JAMES MONROE ALFORD JR. (’37)—89, Charlotte, N.C.; retired Southern Bell Telephone Co. employee and World War II veteran, May 30, 2005. FRANK F. HILL JR. (’37)— Columbia, S.C.; retired manufacturer, July 6, 2005. MURRAY F. RAY (’37)—91, Meridian; former employee of the
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Henderson McNeel Architects in the firm’s Tupelo office. JENNIFER HOLLIS of Jackson is an intern architect with Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel Architects in the firm’s Jackson office.
KAREN CAUTHEN of Tupelo is an intern architect with Johnson Bailey
BIRTH announcements
IN memoriam AMBROSE PRENTISS FATHERREE SR. (’26, M.S. ’45)—103, Jackson; MSU’s oldest alumnus, retired director of vocational and technical education for the state Department of Education and retired president of the Mississippi Rural Rehabilitation Corp., June 22, 2005. JOHN LEWIS WILLIAMS (’33)— 97, Decatur, Ga.; retired International Harvester employee, May 29, 2005. 54 54
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