Ole Miss Alumni Review - Winter 2021

OLE MISS ALUMNI REVIEW

WINTER 2021

ALUMNI REVIEW

Aiming for the Moon YOUNG ALUMNUS FINDS SUCCESS IN PURSUIT OF BIG DREAMS

WINTER 2021 VOL. 70 NO. 1

Alumna assists Georgia families affected by disabilities, special needs

Well-known leaders retire at Ole Miss

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22 Storied Careers

Well-known leaders retire at Ole Miss

EDWIN B. SMITH, MICHAEL NEWSOM, EMILY HOWORTH AND JB CLARK

contributed to this story.

30 Aiming for the Moon

Young alumnus finds success in pursuit of big dreams

BY ANNIE RHOADES

34 Parental Guidance

Alumna assists Georgia families affected by disabilities, special needs

BY BRIAN HUDGINS

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Contents VOL. 70 NO. 1

Departments

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ON THE COVER

2 Chancellor’s Letter 4 President’s Letter 6 From the Circle

38 Ole Miss Sports

Rebels win Outback Bowl Baseball earns preseason top 5 ranking

46 Just Published

48 Rebel Traveler 52 Alumni News

30 30 Daniel Roberts (BA 14) aims at top-notch, varied career opportunities and has already gained experience at the White House, Capitol Hill, Viacom, Lyft and now Facebook.

Photo by Reese Bland

O le M iss A lumni R ev iew Publisher Kirk Purdom (BA 93) Executive Editor Jim Urbanek II (BA 97) jim@olemissalumni.com Associate Editor and Advertising Director Annie Rhoades (BBA 07, MBA 09) annie@olemissalumni.com Contributing Editor Benita Whitehorn Art Director Amy Howell Contributors Benjamin Askinas, Kevin Bain (BA 98), Reese Bland, Errol Castens, JB Clark (BA 10), Joe Ellis, Thomas Graning (BAJ 17), Emily Howorth, Brian Hudgins, Christian Johnson, Robert Jordan (BA 83, MA 90), Chi Kalu, Logan Kirkland (BAJ 16), Joshua McCoy, Abigail Meisel, Preston Moore, Michael Newsom (BA 05), Annie Oeth, Jon Scott (BA 82), Edwin B. Smith (BA 80, MA 93), Christina Steube (BAJ 11, MA 16, MA 18), Shea Stewart (BA 00), Michael Taplin, Avery Willis Officers of the University of Mississippi Alumni Association Lampkin Butts (BBA 73) president Dr. Bob Warner (BA 79, MD 83) president-elect Bill Reed (BA 72, JD 77) vice president Johnny Maloney (BBA 78) athletics committee member Candie Simmons (BBA 02, MBA 15) athletics committee member Alumni Affairs Staff, Oxford Kirk Purdom (BA 93), executive director Joseph Baumbaugh, systems analyst III Sunny Brown (BSFCS 09, MA 11), assistant director Allie Bush (BA 12), graphic web designer Clay Cavett (BBA 86), associate director, campaigns and special projects Martha Dollarhide (77), systems programmer II Brian Maxcy (BA 00), assistant director Steve Mullen (BA 92), assistant director for marketing Annie Rhoades (BBA 07, MBA 09), assistant director for communications Scott Thompson (BA 97, MA 08), associate director, engagement Jim Urbanek (BA 97), associate director, communications and marketing Rusty Woods (BBA 01), associate director for information services The Ole Miss Alumni Review (USPS 561-870) is published quarterly by the Ole Miss Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Affairs.

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C hancellor from the

Dear Alumni and Friends,

Like any new year, we are approaching 2021 with great optimism.

This optimism extends to all we will accomplish at the University of Mississippi, made possible by the countless and ongoing contributions of our students, faculty, staff and alumni to this extraordinary university. We have a great foundation and much to build on as you can read from the recent accomplishments and good news items below.

Our faculty continues to increase the university’s prestigious legacy in the literary arts. English professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil attracted waves of critical acclaim for her first nonfiction work, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, including a stellar accolade as the 2020 Book of the Year by Barnes & Noble. The critical acclaim helped this collection of essays on nature crack the top five on The New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for several consecutive weeks.

Ole Miss is now home to the Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing, thanks to a generous $3 million gift made last year by Reba White Williams and Dave Williams. For over a decade, the awards have promoted Southern writers while honoring the Yazoo City native and former UM writer-in-residence Willie Morris. The 2021 call for submissions is open now through April 30.

Following national searches, we’ve hired two exceptional people for leadership positions.

First, we’re pleased to welcome home Ole Miss alumnus Steven Holley as our new vice chancellor for administration and finance. Steven, a Wheeler native who earned two degrees from Ole Miss, brings more than 25 years of expertise from a career spanning jobs with a Big Four public accounting firm, large corporations and higher education institutions.

I’m also excited to share that Eduardo Prieto will serve as our first vice chancellor for enrollment management. With more than 20 years of higher education experience and expertise, Eduardo brings seasoned leadership and energy to help invigorate our enrollment efforts and how we strategically recruit the next generation of students.

We can all take tremendous pride in how the University of Mississippi Medical Center continues to lead in the face of great challenges. From developing an in-house COVID-19 test to supporting statewide drive-through testing and vaccination sites, UMMC is bringing all its resources to bear on the pandemic. Through it all, the medical center’s front-line staff members work tirelessly and continue to provide exemplary treatment for Mississippians. They inspire me daily.

With continuing first-class support from the FedEx Student-Athlete Academic Support Center, Ole Miss student-athletes turned in a historic 2019-20 academic year with each team earning at least a 3.0 team GPA for the first time ever. And how about Ole Miss football? Claiming a hard-fought Outback Bowl win, returning the Egg Bowl trophy to Oxford and attracting a top 20 recruiting class — the Lane Kiffin era is on the rise!

Finally, I’d like to offer well wishes to several beloved members of the Ole Miss family who retired in December. Chuck Hussey, Sue Keiser, Linda Spargo, Larry Sparks and Curtis Wilkie leave significant legacies, and we thank them for their decades of steadfast service to Ole Miss!

Here’s hoping 2021 brings us all back together where our conversation, laughter and fellowship fill the room. Hotty Toddy!

Glenn F. Boyce (BAEd 81, EdD 96) Chancellor

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As I write this letter, it is early in 2021, and we are all more than ready to put 2020 in the rearview mirror. Unfortunately, the pandemic is still here and prevalent in many Mississippi communities, but we are hopeful the COVID-19 vaccine will allow us to return to normal sometime within the year. My wife, Susie, and I received the first dose of the vaccine the second week of January. We are grateful to have the opportunity to receive the vaccine so soon.

Despite the challenges the past year has brought us, it is certainly an exciting time to be an Ole Miss Rebel! We have now enjoyed a full year of Chancellor Glenn Boyce’s leadership during some times that will forever define our university’s history. In addition to the pandemic, we have witnessed social unrest in our nation, the changing of our state flag and, finally, the relocation of the Confederate statue on campus. I am pleased with the chancellor’s results over the past year and eager to learn more about his plans for the university once this pandemic is finally behind us.

I know the chancellor hopes to return our university to normalcy as soon as possible, including returning our professors and students to the classroom. While preliminary application rates for fall enrollment in 2021 have increased, we look forward to the chancellor’s plans to further improve recruiting efforts and enrollment rates including a special focus on recruiting students who are children of Ole Miss alumni.

More information is to come, but I believe you will be pleased with the plans for student recruitment.

The Outback Bowl victory is still fresh for me and brings a smile to my face. We can certainly agree that Coach Kiffin is off to an excellent start, including a 5-5 season and a nice recruiting class. The Rebels entered the bowl game as an underdog, as Indiana led the nation in interceptions and Ole Miss was in the top three for throwing interceptions. Yet, Coach Kiffin, his staff and the team figured out a way to make it happen. For me and likely many of you, that win, along with the return of the Egg Bowl trophy to Oxford, was an exciting way to end the 2020 season and begin the new year!

In closing, I would like to say a special thanks to Kirk Purdom and his staff for their management of The Inn at Ole Miss during this pandemic. COVID-19 has been difficult on the hotel financially as it has been for many other destinations, but in spite of that challenge, it has survived. Please take advantage of The Inn if you need a hotel room in Oxford, and be sure to visit McCormick’s while you are there. I look forward to seeing what 2021 has in store for our university, and I hope to see you in Oxford this spring!

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Wish Come True

PATIENT CARE BEGINS IN SANDERSON TOWER AT UMMC

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he wish has come true, and a new day in pediatric care in Mississippi has dawned.

With the opening of the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi on Nov. 2, a world-class children’s hospital will match the skills of University of Mississippi Medical Center professionals. The result is bringing the best pediatric care close to home for Mississippi families.

“We are so excited about [the] opening of the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower,” says Dr. LouAnn Woodward (MD 91), vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. “The Sanderson Tower will be vitally important to pediatric care not only for patients but in research and in the education of the next generation of pediatric experts.”

Clinical, surgical and imaging areas of the seven-story children’s hospital expansion have opened, as well as a floor of private pediatric intensive care unit rooms, and two floors of private neonatal intensive care unit rooms. Critical care patients from the PICU in the Batson Tower and in the NICU at Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants were moved to the Sanderson Tower as their conditions permitted.

“We now have a children’s hospital that is second to none, and a facility that will be a place of hope and healing for our patients and their families,” says Dr. Mary Taylor (MD 91), Suzan B. Thames Chair of Pediatrics.

The Sanderson Tower, named for Sanderson Farms CEO and board chair Joe Sanderson Jr. and his wife, Kathy, joins

the Blair E. Batson Tower, named for UMMC’s first pediatrics chair, in forming the state’s only children’s hospital.

The Sanderson Tower is a complement to the patient floors of Batson, adding clinical and advanced surgical space, a Pediatric Imaging Center and three floors of intensive care space for children who are critically ill or injured. The opening of the tower more than doubles the square footage devoted to pediatric care at UMMC. “The opening of this new facility means that the highest level of care will be there for the children of our state and for children yet to be born,” Joe Sanderson says.

Kathy Sanderson adds, “It’s thrilling to think that patients and their families will soon be coming through the doorway to the hospital to receive the care they need. Joe and I could not be more excited about this facility and couldn’t be any prouder of the medical team that will be there to treat the children here.”

The Sandersons, in 2016, launched the Campaign for Children’s of Mississippi, the philanthropic drive to help fund the children’s hospital expansion, with a $10 million personal gift. The campaign has since raised more than 84% of its $100 million goal through gifts of all sizes from around the state.

The Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower on opening day at sunrise

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from the Circle

For International Success STUDENTS AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS CROFT SCHOLARSHIPS leven Croft Institute for International Studies students earned distinguished scholarships this fall that will assist them in their global studies at the University of Mississippi.

This year’s Croft Scholarship recipients are Logan Baggett, Landon Bradley, Paola Leon, Abigail Metcalf, Peyton Miller, Wake Monroe, Hayden Pierce, Harrison Stewart and Maggie Thomas. The students are all freshmen at the Croft Institute.

Sophomores Faith Deering and Kendall Wheelock earned Rose Bui Memorial Scholarships for Academic Excellence.

The students were awarded prestigious scholarships that pay $8,000 a year, and the funds can be combined with other scholarships. The scholars retain the funds as long as they stay in the international studies major and maintain a 3.4 gradepoint average both in the major and overall.

“We are excited about this year’s cohort of Croft Scholars,” says Oliver Dinius, Croft executive director. “This is an academically impressive group with diverse interests and backgrounds, but all with high aspirations for making an impact on our society.

“Throughout their studies, they will all study a foreig n l angu age w it h the expectation to reach a high level of proficiency, an essential part of the Croft Institute’s mission to educate global citizens.”

Croft students choose their international studies

major path by selecting a regional concentration from East Asia, Europe, Latin America or the Middle East, and a related foreign language before starting their first semester in the program. Students later select a thematic concentration from among global economics and business, global health, international governance and politics, or social and cultural identity.

Some 200 high-achieving applicants, with an average ACT score of 29.2, applied for admission to the Croft Institute this fall, and 73 students were admitted. Of those, 27 students were invited to interview for a Croft Scholarship.

These students answered follow-up questions about their application essays and questions about current affairs, their intellectual interests and their motivations for pursuing a bachelor’s degree in international studies.

“We selected these nine scholars after a careful review of their application to the institute and an in-person interview in February that allowed us to sense their excitement about and commitment to international studies,” Dinius says.

Logan Baggett

Landon Bradley

Faith Deering

Paola Leon

Abigail Metcalf

Peyton Miller

Wake Monroe

Hayden Pierce

Harrison Stewart

Maggie Thomas

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The Place to See

MISSISSIPPI MAGAZINE HONORS ROWAN OAK AS ‘BEST HISTORIC SITE 2020’ owan Oak, the home of legendary author and Mississippi native William Faulkner (1920), recently was named the “Best Historic Site 2020” in Mississippi Magazine’s annual Best of Mississippi awards.

The home and property, which are managed by the University of Mississippi as part of the UM Museum and Historic Houses, offer a glimpse into the life of Faulkner, one of the most celebrated and studied authors in the world.

“It always is a badge of honor,” says Robert Saarnio, the museum’s director. “It is deeply gratifying to work so hard, as the staff does every day; they are just so talented. To see the recognition by your peers, it repeatedly gets honored for every good reason because it is so distinctive.”

What makes Rowan Oak different from other “house” museums is that each room and item inside and outside the house and 4-acre estate is intact and original, all left by Faulkner after his death, Saarnio says.

“Rowan Oak is entirely furnished as Faulkner last saw it,” he says.

With COVID-19 still prevalent, Rowan Oak and the UM Museum staff is taking health precautions and following the university’s safety measures. The UM Museum is offering limited access for Ole Miss personnel to galleries and

exhibitions by appointment only. Rowan Oak is closed, except for the grounds and the Bailey Woods Trail, both of which are open to the public.

Despite the limitations and challenges presented by COVID-19, the statewide award continues to place Rowan Oak as a must-see experience for Mississippians and visitors alike, says Stacy Bell (BAEd 15, MEd 16), the museum’s curator of education.

“This award is so huge and powerful for Oxford and the community,” Bell says. “It really puts us on the map and adds relevance to [Rowan Oak and the museums].

“I think coming to Rowan Oak opens the eyes that we are not just a football town, and there is history here.”

The UM Museum offers an array of holdings, including Southern folk art, Greek and Roman antiquities, 19thcentury scientific instruments and American fine art. The museum also manages Rowan Oak and the Walton-Young Historic House, which was once home to critic and satirist Stark Young.

The UM Museum is at the intersection of University Avenue and Fifth Street in Oxford. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Friday by appointment only. To make an appointment, visit museum.olemiss.edu or call 662-915-7073.

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from the Circle

ROWAN OAK GETS NEW DIGITAL ADDRESS, WEBSITE

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owan Oak — the internationally recognized home of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner (1920) — has quietly moved to a far more popular and accessible piece of digital real estate with a new address: rowanoak.com.

The relocation of this celebrated University of Mississippiowned property in Oxford to a more visible corner of cyberspace occurred thanks to a gift of the domain name by Peter Askew (BA 95), of Atlanta, a UM alumnus and Faulkner fan.

While the 260-year-old Greek Revival house has had a presence on the internet for many years, information about Rowan Oak was difficult to find because of the many pages on the UM Museum and Historic Houses website.

Making web searches for information even more difficult was that the iconic home had a “dot-edu” web address instead of a “dot-com” address.

“It’s difficult to overemphasize how important Peter’s gift of the rowanoak.com domain name is to the university and those who admire the life and work of William Faulkner,” says William “Bill” Griffith (BA 76), Peter Askew Rowan Oak curator.

“This new domain name puts us right at the very top of every internet search for information about Rowan Oak and enables us to greatly enhance and expand our website.”

In October, UM unveiled a vibrant rowanoak.com site containing much more information and features.

“This investment in an improved Rowan Oak website would not be possible without having the dot-com domain name,” Griffith says. “We’re off to a great start and will make Peter proud to have given this domain to us.”

The gift reflects two of Askew’s primary passions: being a professional builder of dot-com businesses and a graduate of the Ole Miss Southern studies program.

After completing his degree, Askew settled in his hometown of Atlanta and in the late 1990s, became interested in the role an attractive domain name played in the success of startup web enterprises.

“The industry fascinated me, and I started paying attention to the expiring domain names market,” Askew says.

“Every day, anywhere between 50,000 and 100,000 names expire, and while 99.9% of them are junk, sometimes you find one that is a diamond in the rough.”

During searches of domain names, Askew also kept an eye out for sites associated with his alma mater. While the rowanoak.com domain was owned by someone, it was not active.

He negotiated to acquire the name and devoted free time for more than a decade to creating the site.

“It was fun, and I just held onto it until it ended up in the right hands. When university representatives asked whether we could work together, I said, ‘I would love to work with you to get this domain back underneath the oversight of the university.’

“So now, the university is putting in a lot of time and resources into rebuilding the site into something I could never have built. The site looks beautiful and truly represents this unique property.”

The Friends of the Museum funded the design and launch of Rowan Oak’s new website, which provides information about Faulkner, the house and grounds, and the Bailey Woods area surrounding the house. While the new site is already live, new features will gradually be added.

Soon, the site will feature a “store” where visitors and Faulkner enthusiasts will be able to purchase merchandise and tickets to tour the house, Griffith says.

“This new site allows us to add a lot more details that we haven’t had online,” Griffith says. “It brings us into a modern age so individuals will be able to purchase tickets, buy unique items and obtain directions, while also helping our visitors and Faulkner fans to be better informed and perhaps even more eager to come by Rowan Oak and interact with us.”

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Miss USA First

ASYA BRANCH CONTINUES TO MAKE MISSISSIPPI HISTORY

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toll, with the stigmas that surround it,” she says. “There’s emotional distress, financial instability and so many questions about why a parent isn’t there.”

Her continued relationship with her father has led to her creating a love letters program, which provides jails with stationery so prisoners can continue to communicate with their families, mending the relationship between parent and child.

Bradley Baker (BA 05, MA 10), director of the Ole Miss Student Union, says he always thought that Branch would be successful at whatever she undertook.

“Asya is a remarkable young woman whose ability to work hard and keep a positive attitude have always served her well,” Baker says. “She was a stellar student while at Ole Miss, and I’m sure will continue to shine as Miss USA and well beyond.”

Photo by Benjamin Askinas

n a year that already has recorded several record-breaking events, a University of Mississippi senior has added to the list by being the first from Mississippi and first African American Mississippian to win the coveted title of Miss USA. Asya Branch, 22, was crowned the winner of the 2020 national pageant on Nov. 9 in Memphis. The integrated marketing communications major in the School of Journalism and New Media was the first African American to win the Miss Mississippi pageant, a preliminary to the Miss USA contest, a year ago.

“We’re making history,” the Booneville native says. “Each win breaks another barrier and shows that anyone can accomplish anything they want to do.”

Branch says her educational and pageant experiences at UM were instrumental in preparing her for success.

“Being a student at Ole Miss, winning Miss University, winning Most Beautiful, participating in ASB event planning and many other organizations and activities all taught me a lot,” Branch says. “I was surrounded by people who were always kind, caring and supportive of my endeavors.

“Each of these experiences shaped me and gave me new perspectives. They made me who I am today.”

During her yearlong reign as Miss USA, Branch says she hopes to spread positivity however she can.

“I’m a naturally positive person who tries to shed light and make a difference everywhere I go,” she says. “I want to encourage people to uplift one another. Together, we can change our country for the better.”

Branch’s win “lifts (the university’s) institutional pride and personal honor sky high,” says Donald Cole (PhD 85), former assistant provost and associate professor of mathematics emeritus.

“History will record its significance — we have arrived,” Cole says. “This university, in the midst of a pandemic, is not only surviving but also thriving.

“A state’s once-turbulent racial division is now setting a model example for the nation. It’s a proud moment for us all.”

While wearing the Miss USA crown is still fresh for her, Branch says she’s already set her sights on continuing to make history.

“A lot can happen in a year’s time,” she says. “I hope I’ll win Miss Universe in 2021. Whatever happens, I choose to embrace the future with joy and appreciation.

“I’ll take my opportunities wherever they present themselves because I firmly believe I’m fulfilling my destiny.”

Her new title also gives her a louder voice to discuss her platform, “Finding Your Way: Empowering Children of Incarcerated Parents.”

Branch is one of those children. Her father has been in prison since she was 10.

“Being a child with an incarcerated parent takes a negative

Asya Branch

Photo by Logan Kirkland

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Rebekah Reysen, UM assistant director of academic support programs, shares information on academic resources available at the university with Ole Miss students.

Relocated Resource

NEW UM ACADEMIC SUPPORT SPACE PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS niversity of Mississippi students in need of academic support and guidance can have their needs better met, thanks to the recent relocation of a major campus resource.

The Academic Support Programs branch of the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience has moved to the remodeled and expanded Paul B. Johnson Commons East, next to Rebel Market on Dormitory Row West. Before the move, the branch occupied a floor in Hill Hall just up the street.

In this new space and in observance of COVID-19 protocols, Academic Support Programs is continuing to meet student needs through in-person and online services for all undergraduate and graduate students needing assistance.

Offerings include academic consultations and success coaching in person or via Zoom meetings, online videos for student success workshops and study skills, and contractual readmission program information online.

All the meeting rooms have movable furniture, whiteboards to plan activities and tasks with students and TV/computer combos where staff can Zoom or look up information with student clients while they are in the office.

“This space is so unlike any other space here on campus,” says Jeremy Roberts (BA 07), learning specialist and instructor in the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience.

“We have individual academic consultation rooms for our graduate academic mentors to meet with our students one-on-one.

“There’s a student success coaching suite that is great for

our graduate coaches to meet with students who are freshmen here on campus via Zoom.”

Graduate students working in the new space are praising the benefits it provides. “(Johnson) Commons East has a layout that provides easy access for both students and staff,” says Whitney Dozier-Jackson, a second-year higher education administration/student personnel major from New Albany. “It also has plenty of room for staff to conduct academic consultations and a place where students can study in between classes.”

The new area also includes two classrooms, two separate study areas for students in the lobbies and laptop areas for power/charging and internet or Wi-Fi capabilities.

“Being all together on one floor, we are able to stop by graduate assistant spaces, and they come to ours to talk about classes and interactions with students,” Roberts says. “We are seeing more and more students using the study areas in the lobbies for their own studying before and after classes, or those coming in to find a new quiet space. Our graduate students/assistants have more space to spread out and really interact with our students.”

Rebekah Reysen (MEd 07, PhD 13), assistant director of academic support programs, says the new space has become a great new home for probation students.

“We continue to serve not only probation students but also any undergraduate and graduate students who are seeking our assistance,” she says.

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ROOMMATE-FINDING APP WINS BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION for the BMC Global so Givens will compete in that event next spring.

“She put in a tremendous effort and took advantage of the opportunities the university provides by speaking to the entrepreneur-in-residence,” says Rich Gentry, co-director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and associate professor of management at the UM School of Business Administration. UM senior Brea Givens shows off Froomie, her winning “The outcome of her work concept in the 2020 Mid-South Business Model Competition. was an extremely impressive presentation that any employer would BMC Global partner in 2015. The CIE invites be excited to watch.” schools in the region to participate, and The fall competition was created for Ole the winner goes on to the international Miss students before the center became a competition the following spring.

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housing app developed by a University of Mississippi senior majoring in managerial finance won first place in the 2020 Mid-South Business Model Competition.

Froomie allows future and current students to find a place to live and match up with a roommate or roommates who meet their requirements. It was developed by Brea Givens, of Austin, Texas, who won $3,000 as the regional winner in the Mid-South BMC and $1,000 for winning the Ole Miss competition.

“I had the idea for Froomie back in February, and ended up entering the Gillespie Business Plan Competition with an early adaptation of what I thought it could be,” Givens says. “Next semester, I will continue to work on Froomie through the venture accelerator class offered at Ole Miss and prepare for Gillespie.”

The Mid-South BMC is a regional qualifier

Extraordinary Efforts

UM LAW PRO BONO INITIATIVE RECEIVES STATEWIDE AWARD

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he Pro Bono Initiative at the University of Mississippi School of Law is a recipient of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project 2020 Pro Bono Award.

“I am appreciative to MVLP for recognizing the valuable contribution the Pro Bono Initiative has made to serving our low-income population,” says Judge Jacqueline Mask (JD 82), of Tupelo, a longtime champion of the program. “This prestigious award is well deserved.

“These law students are a tremendous benefit to our legal clinics and the clients they serve. These students are outstanding young people who will be an asset to the bar and to the citizens of the communities where they choose to live after law school.”

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Simpson. As a unique in-house pro bono program, student volunteers attend legal clinics, where they team with attorney volunteers to interview and assist pro se

Kris Simpson

litigants, many of whom could not afford or access legal aid.

In a typical year, PBI attends more t han t wo-dozen pro b ono clinics throughout the state. COVID-19 has reduced opportunities to meet clients face-to-face while simultaneously, in many instances, making the need for legal services much more acute.

“We’re committed to doing all that we can under these extraordinary times,” says Susan Duncan, UM law dean. “Not only do Mississippians need the services, but our own law school is committed to inculcating this type of community service in our students.”

The American Bar Association encourages all lawyers to provide at least 50 hours of pro bono services each year.

“PBI, howe ver, t a kes us a step further,” Duncan says. “Our students understand that their law obligation is to their communities, too.”

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Perseverance Recognized

CURTIS FLOWERS DEFENSE TEAM RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD

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he Southern Center for Human Rights has awarded the Curtis Flowers defense team, which includes the George C. Cochran Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi, the 2020 Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award.

Flowers was tried six times for the 1996 murder of four people in a furniture store in Winona. Finally, more than 23 years after his arrest, subsequent conviction and death sentence, the charges against Flowers were dismissed.

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Tucker Carrington

Each of the convictions and death sentences in the first three trials was overturned by the Mississippi Supreme Court for prosecutorial misconduct, including racial discrimination by the prosecutor in jury selection in the third trial. The fourth and fifth trials ended in hung juries. The conviction and death sentence in the sixth trial also were overturned, this time by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2019.

Flowers was released from prison in December 2019 while awaiting a seventh trial. On Sept. 4, the state of Mississippi dismissed all charges against him.

Tucker Carrington, associate dean for clinical programs at the Ole Miss School of Law and director of the Innocence Project, has been part of Flowers’ defense team since the post-conviction phase in 2015.

“Mr. Flowers’ p ers ec ution was shameful but, in the end, not without a silver lining,” Carrington says. “His name is now on a U.S. Supreme Court case, and that stands for something.

“That something is fortitude, and strength, and courage, and ultimately, it stands for the right and decent thing: the rule of law.”

The case garnered national attention

The George C. Cochran Innocence Project, housed at the UM School of Law, is among the recipients of the 2020 Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award.

as evidence of Flowers’ innocence emerged in recent years, brought to light by the legal team that includes Hogan Lovells law firm, the Innocence Project and the Cornell Law School Capital Punishment Clinic. The case also was the subject of the award-winning, investigative reporting podcast series “In the Dark” by American Public Media.

The Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award recognizes and celebrates individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the enhancement of human rights in the justice system, says Sara Tonochi, SCHR executive director.

“With this award, SCHR honors their bold advocacy, unshakable commitment to speaking truth to power and the palpable compassion that they express for those whom society would discard,” Tonochi says. “This award recognizes the awe-inspiring and instructive way the team combined its immense talents for a multipronged approach to save Mr. Flowers’ life and expose the rampant injustice in his case.”

The award was presented virtually at the 24th annual Frederick Douglass Awards ceremony, which featured remarks from members of the defense team and from Flowers.

“I had some dark days — the day I was arrested and the days I was convicted for a crime I did not commit,” Flowers says in a video message. “But there have been some bright days, too.

“I will never forget the day the judge granted bail, and I walked out of jail. I will never forget the day, some months later, when my lawyers told me and my family that the charges had been dropped, and I was truly a free man again.”

Flowers also has a message for those who are fighting for justice and for the lawyers fighting for them: Keep the faith and keep fighting.

“It may be a long one, but there is hope in justice,” Flowers says.

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Whitney Miller, a student volunteer in the Grove Grocery, gathers items for an order. The university’s food pantry, which has been rebranded as Grove Grocery, provides meals and some hygiene items to students and employees from its location in Kinard Hall.

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he University of Mississippi’s food pantry is now known as Grove Grocery, and though the name is different, its student-led fight against hunger and the stigma around food insecurity continues.

Grove Grocery provides meals and some hygiene items to students and employees from its location in Kinard Hall.

Workers wear masks and follow all campus protocols while they serve students. It’s open 3-8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

It’s exciting to see the organization grow to be able to help more students and also help them in new ways, says Chloe Grant, Grove Grocery director and a senior biology major from St. Louis.

“One of my main goals as the food pantry’s director is to help destigmatize food insecurity and to help people feel more comfortable with getting the resources they deserve,” Grant says. “I think many students, faculty and staff don’t use the food pantry because they’re embarrassed or because they feel like they aren’t needy enough.

“However, we want everyone to know that we’re here to help them — without judgment — so that they can focus on what really matters in life.”

Grove Grocery has received a $10,000 donation from Kroger, which is part of a new and continuing partnership.

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the ongoing pandemic, says Kate Forster, staff adviser for Grove Grocery. Usage has gone up, including an increased need for hygiene products and other personal items, she says.

While usage has gone up, donations have increased, as well.

Forster believes many people find themselves wanting to help others during COVID. She says it’s rewarding to see the work at Grove Grocery is both student-led and heavily supported by students.

“One in three college students during their undergraduate years will experience food insecurity,” Forster says. “This [fall] semester, we’ve given out over 1,800 meals and more than 700 meal swipes.

“We are in a good place to support the community’s needs, and we want to raise awareness. There is a lot of good happening here.”

The pantry takes feedback from clients about their needs and collects those items. They’ve also partnered to provide “meal swipes” on student and employee ID cards.

Mary Beth Gillespie, another Grove Grocery assistant director and a senior biology major from Brandon, says she first heard of the pantry as a sophomore. It’s become a “passion project” for her because it helps so many, she says.

“Working with the food pantry has not only impacted my time at Ole Miss, but it has also shaped my outlook on my future and how I would like to continue to combat food insecurity as someone pursuing a career in dentistry,” Gillespie says. “The food pantry is continuing to grow and expand, and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store.”

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yler Barnes, an assistant professor of art at the University of Mississippi, recently won a gold-medal American Advertising Award for his achievements in sales and marketing packaging.

The ADDY, the Oscar of the advertising industry, is given annually by the American Advertising Federation to celebrate creative achievements in that industry — from graphic design to videography.

Each year, the foundation’s regional af f iliates review submissions and bestow awards. Barnes won in the Southeastern division of the competition, which was judged by the Advertising Club of New Orleans.

His packaging entr y showcased the new branding and label design he created for the New Orleans-based River Basin Distillery, which produces artisanal rye whiskey.

Barnes’ design hearkens back to the earliest days of the Crescent City, when it began evolving into one of the world’s great merchant ports. He chose a historic map of 18th-century New Orleans as the background and on it superimposed two iconic symbols of the city: a sweep of blue representing the Mississippi River and, beneath it, a crescent moon that cradles the French Quarter.

“I didn’t want to go with the standard fleur-de-lis,” Barnes says. “That’s become a kind of visual cliché for the city. I wanted to evoke a pre-industrial New Orleans that was home to artisans and craftsmen because that’s what this whiskey is: handmade in small batches.”

As a working design professional, Barnes also guides his students in the nuts and bolts of the graphic design business.

“The creative side of marketing and advertising is a team effort,” he says.

“Graphic designers work in tandem with art directors, art producers and printers.

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professional perspective to my students so they are prepared for the realities of this work.”

A native of Alexandria, Louisiana, Barnes joined the Ole Miss faculty in 2016. He received his B.F.A. in graphic communications from Northwestern State University and his M.F.A. in g r aph i c d e s i g n f rom Te x a s A & M University at Corpus Christi. Between earning degrees, he worked as a design associate at Marc English Design and has operated as a freelancer since 2009.

Barnes hopes that students will be able to graduate and feel confident with their portfolio, which is why he is working on a new class for the spring semester, Advanced Graphic Design, which will focus on building a professional portfolio.

“This recognition of Tyler for his graphic design is well deserved,” says Nancy Wicker, chair of the Department of Art and Art History. “He is an excellent instructor who interacts directly with students face-to-face to guide them in learning design principles and mastering the computer software necessary to produce professional-quality work.”

Tyler Barnes’ label design for the New Orleansbased River Basin Distillery features a map of 18th-century New Orleans, a sweep of blue representing the Mississippi River and a crescent moon that cradles the French Quarter.

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What’s in a Name?

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he University of Mississippi will rename a major campus building in honor of Donald R. Cole (PhD 85), a former student activist who returned to Ole Miss as a caring mentor and administrator for decades.

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board voted unanimously on Oct. 15 to rename the Martindale Student Services Center as the Martindale-Cole Student Services Center. The change was requested by Larry Martindale (68), former Ole Miss basketball player and longtime university supporter.

Cole retired in January 2019 after a

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storied career as a student, professor and administrator known for being a tenacious advocate for diversity and working tirelessly to encourage students of all backgrounds to find and pursue their passions at the university.

His longstanding contributions to student success at UM make Cole a clear and worthy namesake of a building dedicated to that mission, Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce (BAEd 81, EdD 96) says.

“Dr. Cole’s legacy can be seen, heard and felt all across this institution each and every day, so it’s very fitting that his name adorn the very building that so many students go to for support on our campus,” Boyce says. “He embodies the care and embrace that many of our university family strive for in order to truly help each student reach their full potential during their time at Ole Miss.”

A celebrator y campus event to commemorate the renaming will be scheduled later.

Cole described the honor as “a surreal phenomenon” and says he wants to thank the Martindales and everyone who made it possible.

“Why me?” Cole says. “I’m speechless. Now I know what it means to have love returned. You didn’t have to, but you did. Although my thoughts about the matter will evolve over time, much of it will remain constant: I’m humbled, I’m appreciative, I can’t believe it.

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“When my feelings settle, I’m sure that I will have added much more to that list and to the divine providence that connected the university, myself and so many other wonderful people to make this naming possible. I’m grateful.”

The building opened in 1929 and for many years was where the university’s basketball teams, including Martindale, competed. Martindale gave the lead gift for its renovation in 1995.

On one of his recent campus visits, Martindale was sitting inside the building reading The Daily Mississippian. He noticed a group of prospective students and their parents had gathered to go on a campus tour, and he decided to tag along.

“The student giving the tour did a fabulous job of talking about the campus and ended up spending about 10 minutes explaining the James Meredith statue,” Martindale says. “It just hit me that it would be nice if the building named for us could represent the diversity I saw in the students gathered for the tour.

“Susan and I had been talking about how to add even more meaning to the building.”

He met with the administration about his idea, which was enthusiastically received. He asked for suggestions for someone to honor by the naming opportunity. He and his wife were provided a list of possible honorees, and they immediately were drawn to Cole.

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Deep Dive

BIOLOGISTS DEVELOPING MOBILE APP FOR COASTAL MARINE ASSESSMENT

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n the age of crowdfunding and viral media, two University of Mississippi biologists are developing a mobile phone app that will allow “citizen scientists” to conduct marine assessments on the north-central Gulf of Mexico.

Professors Glenn Parsons and Richard Buchholz have partnered to create a Mobile App for Marine Assessment as part of the Gulf of Mexico Citizen Scientist Initiative. MAMA’s stateof-the-art technology will allow residents and visitors to upload photos, measurements, GPS location and other data regarding specimens they have captured, observed and identified.

Users also will be able to submit photos of endangered or unusual specimens of fish and other marine creatures for identification, track the abundance and health of fish species seasonally and regionally, document invasive species in Gulf waters, and monitor changes in the health of coastal ecosystems and shoreline erosional changes.

The initiative has been awarded $1.7 million, including $1.2 million to UM and $500,000 to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.

“In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, I was surprised to learn how difficult it was to quantify the loss of all the various types of marine and coastal life forms in the Gulf of Mexico,” Buchholz says. “Dr. Parsons and I are both interested in the conservation of biodiversity and felt strongly that the mammoth task of monitoring the populations of living things could only be accomplished with the help of citizen scientists.”

The educators believe the best way to get people to care about conserving biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico is for them to be actively involved in monitoring and managing it.

The Gulf of Mexico Citizen Scientist Initiative will help achieve that goal while also educating the public about biodiversity, population and ecosystem ecology, and the need for them to be involved in restoration efforts.

“Citizen science programs have the potential to educate the average person about how science advances,” Parsons says.

“Additionally, at a time when research funding is scarce, citizen science initiatives are capable of providing valuable data to researchers that would otherwise be cost-prohibitive, if not impossible, to obtain.”

The program promises to make science more accessible to the general public, Buchholz says.

“These initiatives have broadened opportunities for public participation in science and have served to ‘demystify’ the scientific process for the average citizen,” he explains. “Thanks to the internet and smartphones, data can be acquired, uploaded, evaluated and accessed with amazing rapidity.”

Before being funded, Buchholz and Parsons had already organized Ole Miss faculty across several schools and departments to create a Biodiversity and Conservation Research Group. Parsons is the group’s director, and Buchholz is associate director.

Scientists at coastal organizations, including the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and the National Marine Fisheries Service, are providing advice during the developmental phase of the program.

“The first step is to design a prototype app that includes all the desired features,” Parsons says. “Through face-to-face meetings between our team and those interested parties, we will make decisions on all features to be included in the app.”

“Design is crucial in that it is important to establish how the app will appear, its graphics and so forth, and in how the user experiences the app,” Buchholz says. “Once developed, we will integrate analytics into the app to help track downloads, user engagement and retention of the app.”

Participants will be able to download MAMA to their mobile phones without charge.

The development team will provide a field kit, which includes a tape measure, thermometer, refractometer, scale, meter stick, tags and other items, to select users. Training sessions, conducted by Gulf of Mexico Citizen Scientist Initiative personnel and coordinated with sport fishing clubs, commercial fishing organizations, schools and various community organizations, will be provided for participants.

“The sessions will provide information on how the app works, how to take data, how to input data and pictures, the disposition of data, the procedures for using the field kit, how to apply tags and so forth,” Buchholz says.

All data uploaded will be reviewed and verified by initiative personnel before entry into the database. Information entered into MAMA with the alert function will be immediately reviewed.

“The alert function will simultaneously transmit to GMCSI personnel cellphones such that the appropriate response can be provided,” Parsons says. “Summary data will be provided via a dedicated website. Complete data sets will likewise be provided.”

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources officials praised the MAMA project as “a terrific way to supplement harvest data with multiple species.”

“Our DMR switchboard deals with these calls between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays only,” says Paul F. Mickle, MDMR chief scientific officer. “This could be expanded to receive posts and location data 24 hours a day.”

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Microbes in Space

UM-GROWN BACTERIA JOURNEY TO THE FINAL FRONTIER acteria grown in a University of Mississippi laboratory are zipping around the Earth about every 90 minutes, racing roughly 250 miles above the planet aboard the International Space Station.

The microbes are part of UM biologist Patrick Curtis’ research that aims to better understand how bacteria respond in weak gravity, which could lead to better bacterial control mechanisms in space and improve future spaceflights.

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research is funded through an International Space Station Flight Opportunity Award from NASA. “When one thinks of space biology, bacteria don’t really come to mind, but the more I looked into the matter, the more interesting it became.

“I’m hoping this will continue to be an area of research for my laboratory.”

Curtis’ experiment is the second UM research component aboard the ISS. In November 2019, nano-reinforced materials created at the Center for Graphene Research and Innovation on Photo by Kevin Bain

Patrick Curtis shows off bacterial cultures in his lab in Shoemaker Hall.

payload launched Oct. 2 aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, crew supplies, vehicle hardware and Curtis’ bacteria docked with the International Space Station Oct. 5 as the orbital laboratory zoomed far above the South Pacific Ocean at more than 17,000 mph.

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the Ole Miss campus were sent to the ISS as part of a payload from Wallops Flight Facility.

“Space on the ISS and launch vehicles is precious and reser ved for those experiments with high promise and impact,” says Josh Gladden, UM vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs. “UM is thrilled to have not one, but two such experiments being conducted simultaneously.

“There are so many challenges to long-term human space travel, and effectively managing bacteria in that environment could mean the difference

between the success and failure of the mission. Dr. Curtis’ work will help shed light on that important question.”

The bacteria were to spend a couple of months aboard the ISS before catching a return flight back to Earth. Once the samples are back in Curtis’ lab, he and others will extract genomic DNA from the bacteria and perform sequencing on it. Then the researchers will analyze the sequence data, which is expected to lead to further research.

“Microbial growth in space vehicles can — and has been — a major problem,” Curtis says. “A better understanding of how microbes behave on these vehicles can mean better control measures.”

With NASA eyeing sending humans back to the moon and then to Mars and deeper into space, understanding the mechanisms of bacterial growth in space could prove invaluable to maintaining both human and machine health aboard long-term spaceflights.

The four species of bacteria include a plant pathogen, a common aquatic m i c ro b e, a b a c te r iu m c ap abl e of degrading complex chemicals and a metabolically flexible bacterium that can live under a variety of conditions.

“Not a lot of work has been done with bacterial responses to microgravity,” says Curtis. “Some people don’t even think bacteria care about gravity.

“But the work that has been done show bacteria change how they live while aboard a spacecraft, and oftentimes those changes negatively impact the craft or the humans aboard it.

“We hope this will reveal all the genes or systems important for bacterial growth in space for a given organism, and by doing this for multiple different organisms, reveal universal aspects for microbial growth in space, if there are any.”

Flight Opportunity awards are granted through NASA’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.

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hough 2020 will be remembered for many reasons as time moves on, its closure also saw the retirement of many dedicated and passionate servants of the University of Mississippi. Whether administrators or teachers or both, their impact and their absence in the new year are sure to be felt by many.

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Well-known leaders retire at Ole Miss

Larry Sparks (center) welcomes students and their families to the university during a 2019 reception in the Lyceum.

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Larry Sparks Sparks, serving as the university’s interim chancellor, greets an incoming freshman at a booth during orientation in 2019.

Larry Sparks

For 23 years, Larry Sparks (BAccy 84) served as a quiet force guiding the fiscal management and growth of his alma mater.

On Dec. 31, the vice chancellor for administration and finance retired to pursue a future filled with enjoyments long delayed.

The Oxford native has been the university’s chief financial officer since 2006. In that position, he has been responsible for an extensive list of areas across campus, including fiscal affairs, contractual services, facilities planning, health and safety, human resources, landscape services, facilities management, procurement services, campus mail, the golf course and airport operations.

Sparks’ fiscal management skills have been invaluable during his tenure at the university, Chancellor Glenn Boyce (BAEd 81, EdD 96) says.

“We are forever grateful to Larry for his decades of steadfast service to Ole Miss and to the state of Mississippi,” Boyce says. “As one of the longest-serving members of the university’s leadership team, he has truly had an incredible impact on shaping how we have grown and developed as a flagship institution.

“I have valued Larry’s counsel and friendship, and the legacy he leaves behind will allow us to grow even stronger for decades to come.”

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but he soon discovered he was more naturally drawn to accountancy.

“Accountancy seemed to be a good fit for me, so I switched majors,” he says.

From Theory to Experience

A Call and a Response

Sparks had worked with the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning trustees’ office for 10 years when he received a call from Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat (BAEd 61, JD 66) in 1997. Khayat asked Sparks to consider leaving his IHL position to join his administrative staff at the university.

“Growing up in Oxford and attending Ole Miss, I’d said I would never consider returning here to live and work,” Sparks says. “But when Chancellor Khayat asked me to come back and be on his management team, I couldn’t get back here fast enough.”

Khayat says that during the half-century he has been involved with Ole Miss, no one has made greater contributions to the university than Sparks.

“Larry arrived on campus fully understanding the funding and budget challenges the university confronted,” Khayat says.

“Working with Rex Deloach, Johnny Williams and the finance and administration staff, he managed the business and budget responsibilities and never complained about any of the major challenges.”

Sparks began his tenure at Ole Miss as director of internal audit. Over the years, he was promoted to director of Project DISCOVER, the university’s administrative reengineering project.

“I’m particularly grateful for the experiences and opportunities that came from Project DISCOVER in the late ’90s,” he says. “The successful software implementation and reengineering laid the foundation and supported the 20-plus years of growth Ole Miss has experienced since then.”

Sparks then became interim director of procurement services, assistant vice chancellor for finance and associate vice chancellor for administration and finance.

An unexpected promotion for Sparks was serving as interim chancellor between the former Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and Boyce.

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Sue Keiser (right) hangs out with Don Cole, beloved UM administrator and professor of mathematics, who retired in 2019.

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Early in his career, Sparks found employment as an assistant auditor with the Mississippi Department of Audit while Ray Mabus (BA 69) was serving as state auditor. Mabus had created a college and university division that specialized in auditing Mississippi’s public colleges and universities.

An unexpected turn of events in the midst of a major audit the department was conducting resulted in a grand opportunity for Sparks that set him on his trajectory to career success.

“My immediate supervisor resigned to accept another job opportunity,” Sparks says. “I was challenged to step up and assume full on-site responsibilities for the audit. As I did so, many of the concepts we’d studied in my classes at Ole Miss suddenly began to crystalize and instinctively seem to weave together in my mind.”

Keiser (second from right) enjoys lunch with friends in Oxford.

that position with a sense of pride not only for himself and his career, but also for his family. His grandfather was a brick mason in Oxford who helped construct the entrance gates to Carrier House, the campus home of the university’s chancellor.

Two generations later, as interim chancellor, Sparks passed by the very gates that his grandfather helped build — bringing his family’s legacy and commitment to the university full circle.

“The position of interim chancellor was not something I aspired to nor ever thought I would occupy,” Sparks says. “Still, it was an honor and a privilege for me to serve in the role. I believe having someone experienced and familiar with the university’s operations was truly beneficial during that pivotal time of transition.”

Influences and Role Models

Reflecting on his professional and personal influences over the years, Sparks says three men at Ole Miss stand out in his mind as role models.

“Mr. (Bob) Dowdy (BBA 65, MAccy 68) was a man of extreme intelligence and creativity,” Sparks says. “He trained me, answered a lot of my questions and was one of the best teachers that I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.”

A second role model was Sparks’ immediate predecessor, Johnny Williams.

“He had confidence in my abilities and promoted me to several positions that provided invaluable experience and opportunities,” Sparks says.

Sparks says his third role model is Morris Stocks, provost and executive vice chancellor emeritus and inaugural holder of the Patterson School of Accountancy’s Don Jones Chair.

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“He was right,” Khayat says. “She came in with a positive attitude. She will make chicken salad out of chicken feathers.

Give her a problem, and she will always find the solution. She always did that without breaking a sweat.”

He was only two years into his tenure when he hired her, and they worked closely for 11 years.

“I was the quarterback, but she was the offensive coordinator, and she did a great job.”

Keiser said it wasn’t really a hard sell to get her to come to work at Ole Miss. The challenge sounded exciting. Her first day on campus was Honors Convocation in spring 1998. It was a soft start to something she says wasn’t as easy a transition as she probably made it seem to those around her.

“We had a great time celebrating student success at Honors Convocation that evening, but the remainder of the week was filled with people and events that I knew nothing about,” Keiser says. “I didn’t have a clue.

“By the end of the week, I wanted to call Judge (Neal) Biggers (LLB 63) and ask for my old job back as his courtroom deputy.”

But she settled in, and those around her were drawn to her natural confidence and leadership. She found great personal Sue Keiser reward in being part of the university’s growth during Khayat’s tenure.

“Working with Chancellor Khayat was such an honor for me,” Keiser says. “To see the university flourish and grow interim chancellor during a time of transition. under his leadership was so rewarding to everyone on his staff.

“Dr. Stocks and I have always had a great relationship,” It was the adventure that he had promised.”

Sparks says. “Even when we disagreed, we never let that get Keiser served as a member of the chancellor’s leadership in the way of our friendship. He is one of the best and most team and won the Staff Council overall staff member award in genuine people I know.”

2006, among many other accomplishments.

Stocks says Sparks “is, and always has been, committed to She says helping with the 2008 presidential debate and the University of Mississippi.” seeing the spring Commencement grow each year are among “I feel most thankful that Larry Sparks is my trusted friend,” the highlights of her career. The university coming together Stocks says. “Our close working relationship was strengthened to put in the major event in the Grove each year was always by a strong sense of respect and confidence. heartwarming, she says.

“Ole Miss is a better place because of Larry Sparks’ influChancellor Boyce says it’s been an honor to work with ence. I wish him well in his retirement and look forward to a Keiser. lasting friendship.”

“Through her esteemed service to the university, she is well known and much beloved by the Ole Miss family,” Boyce says.

“Sue has been a pillar at this university, and she will be greatly missed, but her work and spirit will live on for decades at Ole Miss.”

Sparks says she amazes him with her tireless energy and Sue Keiser (BA 83) has always impressed those around her devotion to Ole Miss. with an ability to get just about anything done. So much so, “I have witnessed her, at times, working day and night that one of her former colleagues called the trait being a “Sue.” seven days a week, all while maintaining her positive attitude Keiser, who retired as the University of Mississippi’s assisand commitment to doing the right thing the right way,” tant to the chancellor, came to work at Ole Miss in 1998, when Sparks says. then-Chancellor Khayat was looking for a new person to run “She is truly an invaluable and, often, behind-the-scenes his office, manage personnel and take care of other matters. He asset for the university.” needed someone to keep the ship running.

Dan Jones (MD 75), professor and dean emeritus at the He got a recommendation from attorney Jack Dunbar (LLB UM School of Medicine, says when he was chancellor from 57), who said he had worked with a tremendous employee.

2009 to 2015, he had an amazingly strong and supportive “He said to me, if you can get a Sue, get a Sue,” Khayat leadership team.

The roster included Keiser, Stocks as provost remembers. “She’s smart as a whip, has great energy, is charmand Sparks as chief financial officer. ing and cares about everyone. People just can’t rave about her “The glue that held the leadership team and the university enough.” together was Sue Keiser, ” Jones says.

The recommendation proved to be spot on, he says.

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“Sue is an unassuming, highly intelligent, compassionate, highly organized and loving person. Of all the people I’ve known and worked with over a long career, she is the absolute best at loving and caring for people who are disagreeable and hard to love.”

Stocks, who also served as interim chancellor, calls working with Keiser a privilege.

“She has a unique ability to consider who in the university community might be impacted by decisions, and does her best to encourage the inclusion of those people in the decision process from the very beginning,” he says.

Keiser says she will settle in to retirement and reflect on her career, but she’ll never be a stranger to those she got to know at Ole Miss.

Linda Spargo

One July day in 1995, Linda Spargo (PhD 95) received a surprising invitation to the Lyceum. She had recently completed her doctorate in English and was co-founder and director of the University of Mississippi’s first-ever Writing Center.

Impressed by her talents, then-Chancellor Robert Khayat wanted to know if she’d help him out with a few small writing tasks.

Spargo could not foresee that the exchange would blossom into a 25-year career in the Lyceum, first serving as Khayat’s speechwriter and later as special projects coordinator for the Office of the Chancellor. During that time, Spargo has played an instrumental role as an ambassador and adviser, engaging with students, parents, faculty and staff, developing projects and forging connections with constituents.

“Linda has been a profound presence at this university and

in the chancellor’s office for many years,” Chancellor Boyce says. “Her caring nature and love for Ole Miss both run incredibly deep and are evident in everything she does.

“Her immense impact here will long be felt, especially through the numerous students and families she has supported, guided and encouraged over the years.”

While her role has many facets, working with students and families has been a daily endeavor. In a typical year, Spargo would meet with 200-300 families from both inside and beyond Mississippi’s borders.

Her goal was to shine a light on the university’s strengths, beauty, intimacy and safety, as well as the excellence of its academic programs.

“Linda played a key role in developing relationships with prospective students and their parents and relatives, and an extended range of friends and associates, and became a popular person on our campus,” Khayat says. “She leads with her heart. She loves people and loves service. That’s a big part of the university. It’s a perfect fit for her.”

Spargo says she feels a responsibility to provide guidance to students while they navigate academic life.

“Every day, I get to come to the Lyceum, and I know that on that day I’m going to make a difference in at least one person’s life,” Spargo says. “I’m a representative of the University of Mississippi and the chancellor. It’s not me, it’s the university.

“I am so proud of what we have become and where we are going.”

Besides her role in the Lyceum, Spargo has taught one section of business communications each semester for 20 years. Working in the classroom setting has allowed her to participate fully in the university’s academic mission.

That, coupled with raising her daughter, Hattie Alton Steiner (BA 03), helped her develop a guiding philosophy for working

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The Overby Center marks the 50th anniversary of the ‘March Against Fear’ by sponsoring a discussion on Nov. 1, 2016, with author Aram Goudsouzian (second from left), Charles Overby, Curtis Wilkie and UM associate professor of political science Marvin King.

Wilkie speaks to Ole Miss students on the last day of classes before his retirement. His students, friends and family members surprised him with cookies and guest appearances to celebrate his final class.

with students and their families, which she may pursue as the subject of a book during retirement. Her wisdom in that regard has earned the respect of countless Ole Miss parents.

“Linda is an institution,” says Matt Lusco (BBA 79), immediate past president of the Ole Miss Alumni Association and father of two UM graduates. “It’s hard to think of Ole Miss without her, especially as a parent and someone who loves Ole Miss.

“She’s part ambassador for the university and also a surrogate mother. She takes an interest in students and inspires confidence in parents who entrust their children to Ole Miss.”

Spargo also played a role in building the university’s culture of support and caring. She was instrumental in developing the earliest incarnation of the Safe Ride program in 1999, initially known as Rebel Ride. The program offered late-night weekend transportation between the Square and campus, protecting students by reducing alcohol-related accidents in a pre-Uber, pre-taxi era.

The program started out small, with two rickety trolley buses, but at its highest ridership in the 2000s, it carried 50,000 students in the fall semester. Safe Ride operates as a free program in conjunction with the Oxford University Transit system.

As director of Paris-Yates Chapel, another of her long-held responsibilities, Spargo sought to keep the chapel closely intertwined with student life. She was committed to making it a student-centric setting for campus ministries, cultural events and other activities.

Spargo plans to continue to follow her passions in retirement, expecting to stay involved with her beloved Ole Miss community while also engaging with hobbies that include oil painting, spending time with grandchildren and traveling.

She says she will greatly miss her daily interactions with staff

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members who share her passion for the university and for providing quality service.

Curtis Wilkie

When Curtis Wilkie (BA 63) left Mississippi for the East Coast in 1969, he did it with a promise that he would never return. Half a century later, the University of Mississippi journalism professor is putting a period on his career in the same place where it began: Oxford.

The Summit native reported on and wrote about a range of characters from racists and murderers to U.S. presidents and Middle Eastern revolutionaries. Yet through a career that led him from the Mississippi Delta to the White House, Wilkie never failed to seek out the humanity in each of his sources.

Wilkie chuckles with humble reservation when asked about his legacy. But one of his closest friends and former colleagues, Chancellor Emeritus Khayat, says Wilkie has served as the conscience of the university, the state and, at times, the nation.

“I would say Curtis served as a reminder of the truest course that we could take, even though we may not agree with it — we may not support him in it — but he was steady,” Khayat says.

Decades after a bitter departure from the South that raised him — even though Wilkie rejected much of the Southern way of life — he returned for the friends, football and shared humanity he’d left behind. Back in Oxford, he taught and inspired generations of students, published what many consider to be a masterpiece of reporting, and helped cement the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics as a national leader in free speech and political discourse.

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A Legacy Rooted in the South

Wilkie’s legacy was built on national campaign trails, international conflicts and revolutionary wars, but his journalism career began in earnest when he wrote about the riots that broke out on campus in 1962 after the enrollment of James Meredith (BA 63).

After making a name for himself covering the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta, Wilkie took a congressional fellowship in Washington, D.C., in 1969. He then covered Richard Nixon’s presidential campaign for The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilkie and his fellow journalists were immortalized in Timothy Crouse’s The Boys on the Bus. His next opportunity was due, in part, to his Southern drawl and Southern blood. Wilkie joined the Boston Globe staff in 1975, and as the paper’s resident Southerner, he was assigned to Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign, which is where he met fellow journalist Charles Overby (68, BGS 14).

“The people looked to him for his insights but also looked to him to have a good time with,” says Overby, chairman of the Overby Center and former CEO of both the Newseum and Freedom Forum. “Covering a presidential campaign is a little like going to camp, and so he was a camp leader.

“That’s when I first got to know him; he was nice to me. I was younger than him, but he knew I was from Mississippi and he was helpful, and I looked up to him.”

Wilkie covered presidents from Carter all the way to George W. Bush. He covered the invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and conflicts in Somalia and Romania. He spent time with PLO leader Yasser Arafat while under siege from Syrian fighters near Beirut.

North Toward Home

On his journeys, Wilkie befriended some of the South’s most important writers, including the likes of Willie Morris, author of North Toward Home and My Dog Skip, and Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day. As he continued traveling the globe and covering its most powerful decision makers, Wilkie began receiving calls from Morris, who recently had completed his own journey from New York back to Mississippi.

The calls, which began as late-night practical jokes, always contained the same message: “‘It’s time for you to come home, boy,’” Wilkie says, remembering Morris’ calls. “‘It’s time for you to come home.’ It was something we talked about. He was a lure.”

That’s when Wilkie moved to New Orleans, where he’d dreamed of living since he was a child in Summit. He spent many weekends in New Orleans, caring for his ailing mother.

In 1993, he was invited to watch Ole Miss play Georgia by childhood friend and Ole Miss classmate, Jackson attorney James “Butch” Cothren (BA 63, JD 67) and his wife, Pat (BAEd 68).

Soon, Wilkie established the Boston Globe’s Southern bureau and became a full-time resident of New Orleans, making the drive north to Oxford more often than he’d ever imagined.

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Watching No. 10

In 2001, Wilkie’s sports fandom finally got the better of him, and he moved back to the city he swore to never return to so he could closely watch Eli Manning (BBA 03) and the rest of the Ole Miss Rebels football team. He ultimately joined the journalism department’s faculty full time in 2003.

That year, Wilkie and Manning put a period on one incredible story, only to begin writing an even more impressive one.

Not long after Wilkie’s arrival at the university, thenChancellor Khayat wanted to find a way to honor alumnus and Pulitzer Prize winner Overby’s career in journalism. That effort culminated in the establishment of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. “(Charles) got Curtis, and he and Curtis have been like that,” Khayat says, holding his fingers together, indicating their bond. “Curtis was a real contributor to the quality of the journalism department and to the student experiences.”

Overby and Wilkie officially opened the center in 2007 and since have worked to make it a bastion of free speech, journalism and civil discourse.

Civility in disagreement, and in the face of criticism, is something Wilkie has been known for his entire career.

“One of the lost skills in modern journalism is the ability to disagree agreeably,” says Sid Salter, award-winning political reporter and chief communications officer at Mississippi State University.

“Curtis is a real master of that. He can ask piercing questions but ask it in a nice way and accept the answer in a nice way, and he doesn’t make the mistake of letting doing his job become personal.

“I think that was one of Curtis’ skill set, that he knew how to disagree agreeably and how to talk about difficult things in a way that still allowed his humanity to show through. I always admired that in him.”

What He Leaves Behind

Ronnie Agnew (BA 84), former executive editor of the state’s two largest news outlets and frequent guest and panel participant at the Overby Center, says Wilkie’s legacy is one of truth.

“Curtis is a truth seeker,” he says.

Agnew never worked directly with Wilkie, but as executive editor of Mississippi Public Broadcasting and former executive director of the Clarion Ledger, he has hired many journalism students — some from Wilkie’s classes — and admires his friend’s work in creating, promoting and teaching journalism.

But no matter what words they use to describe his legacy, most of those who were influenced by Wilkie trace it back to a time when he graciously and openly offered up his vast experience and knowledge as a resource to them.

Wilkie is still adding to his printed legacy. He has written five books — four while at UM — with a sixth to be published spring 2021, all of which are in some way intimately tied to his experiences as an Ole Miss student and reporter during the civil rights movement.

A Gracious Colleague

It was in his classrooms and the Overby Center where Wilkie brought the full force of his reporting career to bear.

Journalism icons, such as Tom Brokaw, were common guests in his classrooms and programming.

Rick Cleveland, sports columnist for Mississippi Today, a nonprofit news organization based in Jackson, remembers being impressed with how focused Wilkie’s students were.

“I’ve actually come up there and gone to some of his classes, and what’s really obvious to me is the respect that his students have for him and how there’s not anybody looking at their cellphones or doodling,” Cleveland says. “Everyone is locked in on Curtis when he talks because they know he knows.”

As a part of honoring his service to the university, the School of Journalism and New Media is promoting a scholarship endowment in his name.

“Much of professor Wilkie’s career has focused on the coverage of politics and issues related to social justice,” says Debora Wenger, interim dean of the school. “We thought it only fitting that part of his legacy would focus on supporting students pursuing our new political and social justice reporting emphasis within the school.

“We want to ensure that the kind of work that Curtis championed all his life will continue here in Mississippi and far beyond.”

Charles L. Hussey

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After 42 years, Charles L. Hussey (BS 71, PhD 74), UM associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Liberal Arts and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, also retired in December.

Hussey first came to the University of Mississippi in 1968 as an undergraduate student majoring in chemistry. He received the department’s flagship American Chemical Society certified Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1971. After graduation, he served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force at the Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory at the USAF Academy, where he was also an instructor in the Department of Chemistry.

He received the Air Force Commendation Medal for his research work on the development of molten, salt-based thermal batteries. He then returned to UM and has taught courses in analytical chemistry and electrochemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry since 1978.

Hussey served as chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry from 1997 until 2017 and then became the first associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Liberal Arts.

He has authored/co-authored more than 160 journal articles and book chapters and is co-inventor on five patents. Hussey has been the principal investigator/co-P.I. on more than $8 million in external grants. For more than 18 years, he served as a technical editor for the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, the world’s top-ranked journal devoted to the science of electrochemistry.

Hussey was elected fellow of the Electrochemical Society in 2007 and was designated as an emeritus member in 2017. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi and the Golden Key National Honor Society. In 2014, he received the Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award and the R&D Magazine Top 100 Invention Award.

At Ole Miss, he has been honored with the Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award, Faculty Achievement Award and 25-Year Service Award. In 2018, he was recognized with the Lift Every Voice Award for diversity and inclusion during Black History Month.

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elcoming Queen Latifah to the White House, working on Capitol Hill as a legislative correspondent and interning in the social office of former first lady Michelle Obama are just a few of the highlights alumnus Daniel Roberts (BA 14), policy communications manager for Facebook, can boast on his resumé — all before graduating from Ole Miss.

“I went up to D.C. my junior year and was supposed to go for three months and come back to campus to finish out my senior year,” Roberts recalls. “But I just fell in love with D.C. so much that I ended up never coming back to campus. I found a way to graduate from afar and finish my honors thesis while working full time for [the late] Congressman [Elijah] Cummings.”

A self-described “army brat” from Moss Point, Roberts was the epitome of an “overachieving” high school student with dreams much bigger than his Mississippi Gulf Coast roots.

“I was very determined to not only go to college but to get all of my college paid for,” Roberts says. “During my time at Moss Point High, I applied to so many scholarships, I received about $900,000 in scholarship offers — which is crazy.”

Despite the outpouring of offers from across the country, Roberts knew if he stayed in Mississippi for college, it was Ole Miss or nothing.

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After organizing a nonviolence walk in his hometown in light of a recent murder, Roberts gained attention in the press and caught the eye of Sen. Trent Lott (BPA 63, JD 67).

“I applied to Ole Miss and the Trent Lott Leadership Institute, and I was fortunate enough to receive the Trent Lott Leadership Scholarship,” he says. “I went to lunch with [Sen. Lott] later on, and he told me how he saw the article and that was one of the things that really helped him realize how involved I was and how I would be a great person to come to Ole Miss and benefit from the scholarship.”

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While completing his internship, he was offered an opportunity to work as a legislative correspondent on Capitol Hill.

A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Roberts made the difficult decision to accept the position and forgo his senior year at Ole Miss.

“One of my fraternity brothers said, ‘You can’t do this. Do you really want to miss all of the football games? This is your last chance to really be free and have fun,’” Roberts laughs.

“Thankfully, I had people in my life who were sounding boards and just told me to take a breath and pause and realize that [my] career will always be there, but this moment won’t be. I finally made the decision to stay in D.C., and I tell people that’s the best decision I could have ever made.”

A mentor and advocate, U.S. Rep. Cummings asked Roberts to make a promise.

“He was the person who took a chance on me,” Roberts

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Roberts’ achievements continued at Ole Miss, where he was enrolled in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, named to the Student Hall of Fame, a member of the Chancellor’s Leadership Class and Columns Society, and president pro tempore of the Associated Student Body. He also participated in the study abroad program, spending time in Ecuador, Germany and South Africa.

“I was a huge overachiever in college, but I think the culmination of my Ole Miss experience was my time interning at the White House for first lady Michelle Obama,” he says. “I really attribute Ole Miss to so many of the opportunities I had through studying abroad and through the Washington Internship Experience. It was what set the groundwork and allowed me to get a full-time job in Congress before I graduated.”

Friend and fellow Honors College alumna Kendra Redding (BSN 15, MSN 18), critical care registered nurse at Mississippi Baptist Health Systems in Jackson, is not at all surprised by the achievements of her “biggest supporter” and “personal adviser.”

“Daniel and I first met freshman year of college,” Redding says. “I chuckle to myself when I think back to college when I frequently used to think to myself, ‘Daniel is going to be the president one day!’ I laugh because it just goes to show how much confidence I had in him, his abilities and his future.

While the presidency isn’t on Daniel’s radar these days, I wholeheartedly believe that if that was a goal he wanted, it was

a goal he could have achieved. For [him], the sky is the limit.”

In 2013, Roberts accepted an internship in the social office of Michelle Obama, helping to coordinate all the major events attended by the first family at the White House.

“Events ranged from a governor’s ball one evening to a Medal of Freedom Award [ceremony] the next day,” he says.

“My favorite memory was the Memphis Soul concert with PBS. Justin Timberlake and Queen Latifah came, and I was assigned to escort Queen Latifah around the White House for two days — that was crazy!”

Besides all the fun moments he enjoyed, the significance of the internship was not lost on him.

“Getting that internship was one of the happiest moments of my life,” Roberts says. “Being an African American from Mississippi and seeing a person that looks like you in the White House — which had never happened in history — and then having the opportunity to go and work for them … the gravity of that moment felt so heavy and so pure. I get tingles thinking about it.”

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BIG APPLE BOUND

With the Obama Administration drawing to a close in 2016, Roberts knew his time at the White House was likely coming to an end. On the advice of mentor Ashley Etienne, communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, he made the leap from public to private sector and accepted a position in crisis communications with Edelman, a public relations and marketing firm in New York City.

“That was a really tough transition,” he says. “It was hard to explain to the private sector how your skills are transferrable.

[Ashley] told me the best way to really get communications (particularly public relations) experience is to go to an agency.

When you’re at a firm like that, you’re dealing with multiple clients at a time, trying to land stories and building relationships with reporters.”

After spending a year with Edelman, Roberts became interested in the entertainment industry and made the move to Viacom to serve as international communications manager.

“I got to go to the BET Awards, the Kids’ Choice Awards and the MTV VMAs,” he says. “We would do publicity and organize interviews with the celebrities, influencers and the press. That was really fun.”

With a love of policy and the urge to shift into an industry that could see regulation and political implications, Roberts decided to break into the technology industry.

He worked as head of East Coast communications for Lyft for less than a year before landing his current role of policy communications manager at Facebook.

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“I was so excited that Facebook offered to move me back to Washington, D.C., because New York is a terror,” Roberts laughs. “It is nonstop stressful every single day, so I was happy to get the offer to come back.”

In his current role, Roberts serves as a spokesperson for tech policy and diversity issues of interest to officials at all levels of the U.S. government, including the administration, Congress and state and local governments.

“The people I work with at Facebook are some of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met,” he says. “They’re so smart, so savvy, and their work ethic is infectious. It makes me want to do more and be more creative. I also really enjoy working with reporters to shape and frame stories and put out the facts.”

While he attributes a large portion of his career to taking “calculated” risks, Roberts also stresses the importance of having not only mentors but advocates in your life.

“One of the things I admire the most about Daniel is his optimism, his unwavering faith in God and the strength he has through him,” Redding says. “I think one of the main reasons for Daniel’s success is that he has no expectations for failure. From the day I met him, his only option was success. His only trajectory was up. He knew what he wanted, visualized it daily and had no fear of going after his vision.

Daniel is the type of person that easily inspires others to dream big and go after the life they want.”

For Roberts, the relationships he’s built over time, as well as having people speak up on his behalf when he’s not in the room, have been critical to his success.

“Take those calculated risks, and have those people in your life that are mentors,” he says. “Build a board of advocates that are there to not only guide you through your decision making, but also fight for you and elevate you when you’re not in the room.

“It’s not about networking, it’s about true relationship building. When people hear the word networking, they think of casual encounters and exchanges, while for me it’s been people who’ve actually helped me get to the next part of my career. People that have seen my work and are willing to put their name on the line.”

Roberts hopes to continue his work in communications and public relations with some of the world’s largest organizations and, one day, be at the helm of the communications team as a chief communications officer for a Fortune 500 company.

“My parents always told me: ‘Aim for the moon, and if you miss, you’ll be amongst the stars,’” he says. “Throughout my life, I’ve shot for the biggest, boldest, wildest opportunities in the world and was able to reach a lot of them because of my parents and God. I had that support at home that really pushed me to believe that I can honestly do anything.”

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reflects. “Giving a senior in college a full-time role on Capitol Hill as a legislative correspondent is rare. A lot of people who graduate would kill for those jobs.

“I’ll never forget, he looked me in my eyes and said, ‘Look Daniel, I have faith in you. I’ll give you this job, but the one thing you have to promise me is that you will graduate.’ I get teary eyed even thinking about it because he saw more in me than I saw in myself. That was the foundation that really allowed me to do a lot of things that I’ve been able to do in my life.”

After a year in that role, Roberts worked as legislative correspondent for federal relations for the National Governors Association. Eager to return to the White House, he began serving as legislative analyst in communications and legislative affairs for the Office of Management and Budget in 2015.

“In this role, I was able to learn the ins and outs of how to talk to the press and how to develop messaging,” Roberts says.

“At the end of it, I was promoted to pretty much draft President Obama’s statements on policy. Anytime a bill was going to be passed for Congress, I was the person that would write his opinion on the bill, and then issue his veto threat.

“If you can imagine, a young 24-year-old at the time doing such a crazy role. I was up all night grinding my teeth and constantly stressed, but it was the coolest, most fascinating job I’ve ever had. Being able to walk into the White House every day and know that the work you’re doing is actually moving the needle in policy — not just in the U.S., but the globe — was incredible.”

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tephanie Moss (BS 88), chief operating officer at Parent to Parent of Georgia and University of Mississippi alumna, has provided many parents and kids ways to strengthen their bonds.

“E ach year, we assist more than 6,000 Georgia families of individuals with disabilities from birth to adulthood in building their capacities to be better decision makers,” Moss says.

Moss has worked in the disability field for her entire career — starting as a behavior specialist at the Georgia Retardation Center/Brook Run before switching to psychometrist duties in 1993 with the Fulton County Central Center for Mental Retardation Services.

A move to the Georgia Department of Human Resources’ Babies Can’t Wait program in 2000 led to Moss’ mission with Parent to Parent.

“I worked for the state of Georgia and for various county government programs for adults and children with disabilities before moving into the Stephanie Moss nonprofit sector,” Moss says.

Moss joined the organization as the parent training and information center director. In addition to her current COO duties with Parent to Parent, Moss also works as a technical assistance specialist for the Early Childhood Technical

Assistance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Parent to Parent got its start in 1980, serving as a channel to provide emotional support to families of children with disabilities through a three-year project of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. The outfit became a nonprofit in 1983 and used the next several years to develop an accessible database of resources and information.

Moss came on board in 2007 when the group received a couple of grants — the Family Health Information Center and Parent Training and Information Center grants. Thanks to those new resources, Parent to Parent tripled in size.

That growth spurt has continued in the 13 years since.

In 2020, Parent to Parent had to allocate resources for special-needs students in different settings due to t he C OVID-19 p andemic. Br ickand-mortar-based special education instruction gave way to working and schooling from home. Programs had to be either expanded or started from scratch.

“It has been challenging for everyone,” Moss says. “For families with children impacted by disabilities or special

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health care needs, it has been even harder. Families were faced with [figuring out] how to continue to safely get the special education, therapies and specialty medical care that is so critical for their children.”

For families working from home, Parent to Parent provides a special-needs database on the organization website where Georgia residents can search for service providers.

“I am enormously blessed to work for an organization that never missed a beat and continued to work to help Georgia families meet these challenges and more,” Moss says.

Many of those staff members have a personal stake in the success of families they serve. They see the challenges daily from a firsthand perspective.

“Most of our staff are also themselves families of children with disabilities and special needs,” Moss says.

“They have worked tirelessly to juggle the needs of their own families as well as the needs of the families we serve throughout Georgia.

“I am in awe of the ways our staff have changed what they do and how they do it so families continue to have a place to call for assistance during the pandemic.”

Those steps through Memorial Stadium led Moss to Ole Miss where her major may have changed as an undergraduate, but a common thread ran throughout.

“Growing up as the child of a parent who lived with physical disabilities due to polio as a child, I don’t think I realized that I was being drawn into the world of disabilities and social services,” Moss says. “But when I got to Ole Miss, each choice was still in a related field (physical therapy, psychology).”

As she found her footing in classrooms, Moss already had a community of existing friends.

“I had grown up a Rebel,” Moss says. “I made friends from all across the country who remain friends to this day.

I also had the comfort of knowing many of my friends from Jackson were there as we all adapted to being on our own for the first time.”

After Moss earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Ole Miss in 1988, she enrolled in a graduate program for child clinical/school psychology at LSU. “That was much to my father’s dismay,” Moss says. “To this day, he says he never paid off a student loan (or any loan) faster.”

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Opportunities in Oxford

Moss formed an early connection with the University of Mississippi and can easily pull up her childhood memories of it.

“Going to Ole Miss games at Memorial Stadium in Jackson with my parents,” Moss says, “it was never more fun than when I was old enough to finally get to walk around and explore on my own with my sister during games.”

Before she moved to Baton Rouge as a graduate student or set foot in Georgia, Moss made her mark in Oxford. Kathy Williams (BPA 80), who served as adviser to the Alpha Delta Chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity, saw Moss’ outstanding efforts on campus and in the community.

“From day one, I knew there was a part of Stephanie that truly cared about others,” Williams says. “She always saw the

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best in everyone. She wanted to do the best she could to make people feel special and accomplish their dreams. She believed if you dreamed it, you could do it.”

Through leadership positions in Phi Mu, Williams and Moss became friends. Williams notes that when Moss was given a task, she made sure she completed it with the best possible outcome.

“I decided that I wanted Stephanie to be part of my team,” Williams says. “She became an invaluable employee at my shop on the Oxford Square (Williams’ on the Square). Stephanie worked for me for several years. I was so proud of her when she decided to get her master’s degree.”

Moss’ involvement in Phi Mu afforded her an avenue to apply for scholarships awarded through the organization.

“Because of my belief in the opportunity our scholarships could provide for so many young women, I had been a donor and supporter of these initiatives,” Williams says.

“I was overjoyed when Stephanie was awarded one of our scholarships. After (her) graduation, Stephanie and I continue to stay in touch. I even had the honor of being part of her wedding party.”

Atlanta Atmosphere Moss found a waiting welcome crew when she arrived in Atlanta after obtaining her master’s degree. She had met her future husband, Michael Moss (BBA 89), at Ole Miss. He was in Atlanta when she got there, along with a bunch of other Rebels. That led to both reconnecting with friends and the formation of new relationships. Moss volunteered to be on the board of the Atlanta Ole Miss Club and stayed involved

Moss (right) at an Ole Miss baseball game at Swayze Field with Angela Maloney (BBA 06) of Oxford

Moss and her husband, Michael (BBA 89), at ‘Ole Miss Night’ at an Atlanta Braves game

at that level until a few years ago when she became president of the club.

The sheer size of Atlanta and the large number of Ole Miss graduates provide lots of resources and some challenges.

“Atlanta is such a fun and vibrant city with ever-increasing numbers of students choosing Ole Miss for their college experiences,” Moss says. “But the greater Atlanta area is also so large that it is challenging to plan events and watch parties in locations that are convenient for everyone. We rely a lot on social media to keep everyone connected and continue to reach people from all parts of north Georgia.”

While Moss has been assisting children and parents, she has also been waiting to once again experience the sights and sounds of a fully vibrant Atlanta — ranging from small-venue live music to seeing the year-round festivals throughout the city and north Georgia.

“My husband used to work for the Atlanta Braves, so we still enjoy catching a Braves game at The Battery,” Moss says.

“We are also in such close proximity to the north Georgia mountains and the Smoky Mountains that a relaxing getaway to a cabin in the woods or a great hike to beautiful vistas and waterfalls is something we are able to enjoy year-round.”

Williams says anytime she is in Atlanta, she tries to get together with Moss.

“Stephanie gives of herself,” Williams says. “She sees the best in everyone. Due to her desire to make the world a better place, she has found her calling as the COO of Parent to Parent of Georgia. The difference she is making in the lives of families and individuals who are impacted by disabilities is remarkable.

I am so proud of the woman she has become and honored to call her my friend and Phi Mu sister.”

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REBELS KNOCK OFF NO. 7 INDIANA TO WIN OUTBACK BOWL n a season filled with uncertainty, fireworks, heartbreak and adversity, the Ole Miss Rebels restored their rich tradition of postseason football, earning their first bowl bid in five years.

Lane Kiffin’s squad made the most of it, putting together a valiant effort in Raymond James Stadium to knock off the No. 7-ranked Indiana Hoosiers 26-20 in the 2021 Outback Bowl, concluding the 2020 football season with its first bowl win since the 2016 Sugar Bowl.

“Really an awesome day for us, coming down here, being out of a lot of players,” says Ole Miss head coach Kiffin. “Glad to come away with this against the No. 7 team. Credit to our players. There were teams around the country stepping up with players out. I told our players, ‘Why can’t we be one of those teams?’ Really cool for our seniors to go out like this.”

Down four key playmakers on offense, the Rebels totaled 493 yards of total offense against one of the nation’s top defenses.

Matt Corral completed 30 of 44 passes for 342 yards and two scores through the air. He became the fifth quarterback in school history to eclipse the 3,000-yard mark and tied Eli Manning for third in school history with 29 touchdown passes single season.

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receiver, John Rhys Plumlee had five catches for 73 yards, two of which led to the go-ahead score with minutes left to play. Casey Kelly added 49 yards on six catches and a score — all career-highs.

On the ground, Henry Parrish Jr. and Snoop Conner combined for 106 yards on 33 carries and a score coming from Conner.

As strong as the Rebels were offensively, it was the defense that sealed the deal in the end. Ole Miss claimed the lead on a Corral-to-Drummond touchdown connection with 4:12 left in the game, but Luke Logan’s PAT attempt missed, opening the door for Indiana to win with a touchdown and extra point.

However, the Rebel defense locked down as a key tackle-forloss by Keidron Smith and a sack by freshman Cedric Johnson put Indiana behind the sticks on its final drive, ultimately leading to a game-sealing fourth-down stop.

Defensively, Jacquez Jones led the Rebels with 13 tackles, followed by nine tackles each from Otis Reese and A.J. Finley.

As a unit, the defense gave up a season-low 20 points to go along with a season-low 201 yards through the air. The Hoosiers went 7-for-17 on third down, and only managed to fail on fourth down once in four attempts, including the gamewinning stop, capping off year one of the Lane Kiffin era with an Outback Bowl championship.

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OLE MISS FOOTBALL INKS TOP 20 CLASS ON EARLY SIGNING DAY

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he first full recruiting class of the Lane Kiffin era is off to a strong start as the Ole Miss football team inked 24 signees for the Class of 2021 and closed the day at No. 18 in the team rankings by both 247Sports and Rivals.

The Rebels boast 12 signees with a four-star rating and 12 three-star prospects according to the national recruiting services. Of the 24 total signees, 16 are mid-year enrollees and will get a head start on their careers in Oxford in the coming weeks.

“I think it’s a really good class,” head coach Kiffin says. “We have to remember where we’re at with COVID issues.

I’ve said when that happened and these dead periods, the bigger schools that have been winning over the last few years, I think that was going to help them. If kids can’t go visit places, it’s hard to win them over. Kids not coming here, which is one of the strong points here — the game-day environment, the pregame, the town, the university. Just made the most of the situation we’re in.

With that being said, to sign a top-20 class, you have to give a lot of credit to our recruiting people and our assistant coaches.”

The day began with a pair of signees on the defensive front with JJ Hawkins and Taleeq Robbins inking in red and blue. Demarcus Smith joined later on, along with two junior college D-linemen, Jamond Gordon and Isaiah Iton, formulating a strong group of signees up front that Kiffin and Co. hope will only improve.

Defensive back was another clear point of emphasis for this Rebel class.

Ole Miss felt good about its standing in the secondary going into the day, and verbal commits Trey Washington, Kyndrich Breedlove, Dink Jackson, Tysheem Johnson, Demarko Williams and Elijah Sabbatini all made it official.

The Rebels also added two more names to the defensive backfield in fourstar prospects Markevious Brown and MJ Daniels.

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VOLLEYBALL ANNOUNCES 2021 SPRING SLATE

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fter an abbreviated fall schedule, the Southeastern Conference announced the continuation of the 2020-21 volleyball season with Ole Miss set to play 16 matches over nine weeks in the spring, including eight hosted at the Gillom Center.

Under the first season of head coach Kayla Banwarth, the Rebels returned to the court Jan. 29-30 at home to take on the Florida Gators to open up a two-week homestand.

Ole Miss will travel to Starkville for its first road trip of the spring for matches against in-state rival Mississippi State Feb. 11-12.

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home matches of the season against Tennessee Feb. 18-19, followed by Auburn the next week, Feb. 27-28.

The Rebels will hit the road for their final three series, with a trip to South Carolina the first weekend of March with matches March 6-7 and then to Lexington, Kentucky, March 12-13 to face Kentucky. Ole Miss will have a bye the third week of March before heading to Athens, Georgia, matching up against the Bulldogs March 24-25 to conclude the season.

The schedule includes a week at the end of the season for any makeup matches for all schools. Television information and start times will be announced at a later date.

the offensive side, highlighted by a Starkville product in quarterback Luke Altmyer.

Kiffin’s staff also secured an excellent crop of receivers and maintained t he pip eline of outst anding t ig ht ends coming through the program.

Receivers Bralon Brown, JJ Henry and Brandon Buckhaulter, as well as one of the nation’s most coveted tight ends, Hudson Wolfe, will look to continue the tradition of top-flight playmakers in Oxford. Qua Davis also added his name to the list of offensive weapons coming to town.

Those playmakers will have some excellent protection up front, as the Rebel staff inked three offensive line prospects: Micah Pettus, Cedrick Nicely and Jayden Williams. The addition of Erick Cade made it four signees on the line.

Finally, Ole Miss signed one of the nation’s top kickers, Caden Costa, out of Mandeville, Louisiana, who earned a 4.5-star rating from Chris Sailer Kicking.

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ATHLETICS STARTS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT excel in this new role. With her vision and dedication, Ole Miss can be at the forefront of these discussions in college athletics.

“Over the past year, we’ve expressed how it’s not enough to just talk about social issues; there must be action. This is another meaningful step in addressing change in our community.”

The Social Responsibility & Engagement department strives to enhance the experience of student-athletes, staff and coaches by cultivating an environment that aligns with the core values of Ole Miss Athletics.

“I would first like to extend my gratitude to Keith and our campus leadership for their commitment to the continued growth of our student-athletes and staff,” Saxon says. “College athletics is ever changing, and I believe the progression of our program is a testament to our dedication in supporting the holistic development of our

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s part of its ongoing mission to advance the social impact and personal growth of its student-athletes and staff, Ole Miss Athletics launched the Department of Social Responsibility & Engagement.

Leading the new unit is Jennifer Saxon (EdD 18), who was promoted to senior associate athletics director for social responsibility and engagement. Saxon is in her seventh year as part of Ole Miss’ senior athletics leadership team and has led the Student-Athlete Enhancement office.

“We are excited to invest in this important area and provide our student-athletes and staff the resources necessary to reach their fullest potential through social impact,” says Keith Carter (BA 01, MBA 16), Ole Miss vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics.

“Jennifer has provided tremendous leadership on this subject during her time on campus, and I look forward to seeing her

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Joining Saxon on the new department’s staff are Ravin Gilbert, counselor, and Veronne Clark, assistant.

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FCA AIMS TO BE A REASSURING PRESENCE AT OLE MISS

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or almost anything that interests a University of Mississippi student, there’s an organization for that — from mountain climbing to international culture to animal rescue.

One spiritual organization — the Fellowship of Christian Athletes — seeks to be both reassuring and revolutionary in the lives of those students whose focus is on both academics and athletics.

“Being a collegiate student-athlete is no joke,” says Elle Muirhead, a defender for the Ole Miss soccer team. “We live in a crazy, fastpaced world of sports where you’ve always got something to do and somewhere to be.

Finding a place you can really refill your tank is hard to come by.”

“FCA has provided me with a strong community of believers that love the Lord and want to excel on and off the field of competition,” says Rebel football wide receiver Jared Farlow. “The FCA staff here at Ole Miss have … played a big part in helping me overcome

some of the adversities I have faced.”

FCA is not merely an oasis. It’s also a staging ground where athletes and the people who work with them both build their own faith and seek to help others.

“The vision of FCA is ‘to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes,’” says Jonathan Fulcher, director of FCA at Ole Miss.

Group Bible studies, one-on-one discipleship and opportunity for worship during team travel are part of FCA’s focus. Athletes and coaches also have opportunities to share their faith through FCA across the region.

“Ole Miss athletes are respected throughout this area, and it is a great platform to be able to achieve the advancement of God’s word,” says Lee Paris (BA 79, JD 82), FCA-Ole Miss board chairman.

The organization also emphasizes the practical benefits that Christians should have on their communities.

“If people are growing in the faith and they have more of the Holy Spirit, they have more peace, patience, joy, self-control and so on,” Paris adds. “They’re better citizens of the world, and regardless of whether someone has a theological conversion because of them, they’re going to be blessed by association.”

FCA’s impact on student-athletes can be lifelong, as evidenced by Keith Carter (BA 01, MBA 16), vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics.

“FCA was (a) huge part of my life while in college and gave me the opportunity to worship with other like-minded athletes,” he says. “I think it can be a vital part of the spiritual journey for athletes and help keep them focused on their faith. I am a big believer in the platform that FCA can be in the lives of so many young people.”

For more information on the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the University of Mississippi, please visit olemissfca.org.

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Another Swing at It BASEBALL EARNS PRESEASON TOP 5 RANKING

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le Miss baseball ended the 2020 season as one of the hottest teams in college baseball, and the Rebels will start the 2021 campaign right back near the top of the rankings.

Collegiate Baseball released the first preseason rankings for the 2021 season, slotting Ole Miss at No. 5 in the country.

The Rebels are one of three Southeastern Conference teams in the top five, along with No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Vanderbilt.

LSU (No. 7) and Mississippi State (No. 9) round out a group of five SEC squads in the top 10. Georgia, South Carolina and Arkansas are also representing the league in the top 25, while Texas A&M, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn all landed in the top 50.

Ole Miss was tied for the best record in the nation at 16-1 before the campaign was cut short due to the spread of COVID-19. The lone loss came in the 2020 opener at the hands of No. 1 ranked Louisville. The Rebels fought back and won that series, and when the season concluded, they were on a 16-game winning streak — the longest in college baseball this year and just one shy of the program record.

The Rebels closed the year ranked in the top five nationally and extended their streak to 36 consecutive weeks in the top 25.

Head coach Mike Bianco was named National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball at season’s end.

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Government, Big Pharma and the People: A Century of Dis-Ease b y Mickey

C. Smith (PhD 64), 502 pages, $160 (hardcover), Productivity Press, ISBN: 978-0367433352 This book focuses on the pharmaceutical industry, its struggles with government and its relationship to the consumer from the e arly 20t h centur y to the present. The dynamic tension between the three participants — government, Big Pharma and the people — is described and explained to lead to an understanding of the controversies that rage today.

Smith identifies stakeholders, with physicians as a major focus, and describes the significance of prescriptions as social objects and the processes by which physicians make choices on behalf of their patients. The author ties it all together with how Big Pharma affects and is affected by each of these groups.

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pages, $18.95 (paperback), Dogwood Press, ISBN: 978-1733875752 A college party that Wayne Jacobs and the love of his life, Missy Vance, did not really want to attend. A final beer Wayne did not need before he got behind the wheel. A horrific crash that killed Missy and, in many ways, destroyed Wayne, a beloved young man from a good Leakesville, Mississippi, family with a bright future.

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roofer goes about his bu s i n e s s an d l ive s out his life, a cloud of despair hangs over his head.

T h o u g h Wa y n e paid his debt to society, spending 20 years b ehind b ars at t he state penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta, he just cannot let go of the guilt. Reminders of Missy are everywhere, not the least of which is her still-grieving and angry mother, Margie.

Then Lacy Chamberlin hits town.

The young journalist from Memphis has a fas cination with the 30-year-old a c c i d e nt . Ho r r i fied when even his mother and their pastor agree to discuss what happened, Wa y n e a n g r i l y refuses to respond when Lacy begins

leaving messages for him.

W h a t Wa y n e does not know is that Lacy carries a secret. Her goal is not just to ask Wayne a few penetrating questions, but unburden herself in a way that will turn his life upside down all over again.

A spellbinding tale, Missy will make you laugh, cry and think about what is really important in life ... and why it is so crucial that we learn to forgive.

Randy Pierce grew up in Greene County, Mississippi, and splits time

living there and in Oxford. He has served in the state Legislature, on the Mississippi Supreme Court and has been the director of the Mississippi Judicial College in Oxford since 2016.

Missy is his fourth novel.

The Final Game b y P.S. Harper (BSES

01, MA 04), 203 pages, $17.95 (paperback), WestBow Press, ISBN: 978-1973683872 P.S. Harper vividly describes the story of college football’s most decorated athlete, Jaxon Bull. After winning three Heisman trophies and two national championships, Jaxon is injured in his final home game, and that’s where the book opens. As he lies on the ground, being treated by the training staff, Jaxon reflects on his relationships with those closest to him. The way he loves God and loves others will motivate the reader to be a better person. As the storylines of each person come together at the end of the book, Harper’s characters will challenge readers in the way they interact with and love others.

P.S. (Scott) Harper worked his way through school at t h e Tu r n e r C e nt e r. A f t e r graduation, he helped with the strength-and-conditioning program at Ole Miss Athletics for nearly a year before returning to school to earn a master’s degree. Today, he is director of facilities and operations for campus recreation at Auburn University.

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ITALIAN LAKES SEPT. 18-26, 2021

Tour Operator: Gohagan

Northern Italy’s fabled Lake District beckons with its sublime landscapes of shimmering glacial waters, soaring Alpine peaks and bijou towns. Immerse yourself in the distinct bella figura Italian style that has inspired poets, composers, artists and philosophers for centuries. Stay for one week in the heart of the quintessentially Italian città di Como, at the lakeside, belleépoque Palace Hotel, just steps from

2021 REBEL Traveler the local market. Cruise by private boat on Lake Como, Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta. During expert-guided excursions, explore authentic villages and cultural treasures. Visit Bellagio, Villa del Balbianello, Stresa, Isola Bella, San Giulio and Sacro Monte di Orta, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In Milan, visit the Duomo and Teatro alla Scala, and enjoy a specially arranged viewing of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” Enriching lectures and the exclusive Village Life Forum with local Lombardy residents provide personal perspectives of daily life and cultural heritage. This intimate and comprehensive soggiorno, at just the right pace, includes exceptional accommodations, specially arranged meals and all excursions. Verona and Venice post-program option is available. — From $3,895

EASY COMPANY: ENGLAND TO THE EAGLE’S NEST SEPT. 18-30, 2021 Tour Operator: WWII Museum

Made famous by The New York Times’ bestseller Band of Brothers and the critically acclaimed miniseries that followed, the stories of the Easy Company members were immortalized by the National WWII Museum founder, Stephen E. Ambrose. On this unforgettable, 13-day travel experience, you will follow in the footsteps of Easy Company, from England to the hedgerows of Normandy, along “Hell’s Highway” in the Netherlands, through the foxholes surrounding Bastogne, and atop the Eagle’s Nest. Led by expert battlefield guides, and accompanied by original cast members from the miniseries, this tour immerses you in the incredible lives of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. — From $6,995

COASTAL LIFE OF THE ADRIATIC SEA SEPT. 24-OCT. 2, 2021 Tour Operator: Gohagan

Cruise from Athens to picture-perfect Venice through the historic Corinth Canal along the stunning Dalmatian Coast. Enjoy a custom-designed, seven-night itinerar y aboard the

Hassan Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

exclusively chartered, five-star small ship Le Bougainville, featuring private balconies in all of its ocean-view suites and staterooms. Visit five countries and up to eight UNESCO World Heritage sites, exploring the influence of the Roman, Greek, Byzantine, Venetian and Slavic civilizations. This comprehensive program features ports inaccessible to larger vessels, including the Bay of Kotor, Korčula and Hvar. In Greece, visit the sacred, ancient Greek site of Delphi and Corfu’s Old Town, rooted in the eighth century B.C.; in Albania, tour the remarkable archaeological site of Butrint; in Montenegro, visit Kotor’s medieval fortifications and architectural sites; and in Croatia, see Dubrovnik’s beautifully restored, 15th-century walled city and tour Split’s Roman Diocletian’s Palace. To further enhance your cruise, enjoy the exclusive Coastal Life Forum with local residents and a traditional folk music performance. Athens and Cape Sounion pre-program and Venice post-program options are offered. — From $3,895

MOROCCO SEPT. 24-OCT. 2, 2021 Tour Operator: AHI

Embark on an exciting eight-night journey that showcases Morocco’s ancient cities, vibrant culture and

riveting history. Begin with six nights in Marrakech and explore the city’s walled medina, bustling with shaded souks and a centuries-old square filled with storytellers and musicians. Admire the Palace Bahia, constructed by architect El Mekki, and see the splendid minaret of Koutoubia Mosque. Delve into Morocco’s fascinating culture during a calligraphy lesson and culinary tour at the Amal Women’s Center, and engage with a Berber family during an outing to the Atlas Mountains. Discover the gardens of Marrakech, including the subtropical Jardin Majorelle, and thrill to a special Moroccan feast accompanied by local music. Cap off your adventure with two nights in Casablanca, where you’ll explore the city’s architectural wonders, and journey to nearby Rabat to marvel at the Hassan Mosque. Enjoy an extensive meal program featuring wine with dinner. — From $4,090

GRAND DANUBE SEPT. 30-OCT. 14, 2021 Tour Operator: AHI

Experience eight European countries, and sail the mighty Danube River on this unforgettable journey. Our carefully curated itinerary introduces f a s c i n at i n g l a n d m a r k s a n d e pi c landscapes, including the fairy-tale Wachau Valley. Plus, bookend your adventure with stays in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Prague, Czech Republic. Awaken each day to new discoveries, including Roman ruins, cathedrals, synagogues, mosques and fortresses — all part of the region’s dynamic history. Feast your eyes on Budapest illuminated at night, explore medieval towns, and witness the Iron Gate Gorge, an engineering marvel. Taste delicacies in Croatia’s Slavonia region and enjoy a folk show and Viennese waltz performance. And, enjoy a selection of included excursions selected to immerse you in the destination’s cuisine, architecture and local life. This program offers first-class ship accommodations and deluxe hotels and an extensive meal plan featuring wine and beer with lunch and dinner. There is no single supplement for solo travelers. — From $5,390 W I N TE R 2 021

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Class Notes ’50s

SANDY WILLIAMS (BBA 57)

COL. GAYLEN C. ROBERTS (BA 63) of Can-

DAN EDNEY (MD 80) of Vicksburg was

of Corinth was honored as a 2020 recipient of the Jack Reed Sr. Northeast Mississippi Community Leadership Award during the CREATE Foundation’s annual meeting in November at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo.

ton, Georgia, was reelected as chair of the Cherokee County Board of Ethics for the sixth consecutive year.

named one of two 2020 Men of the Year by readers of The Vicksburg Post and the newspaper’s annual Best of the Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

’60s

ROGER T. CLARK (BBA 62, JD

70), longtime circuit judge for Hancock County, was honored in December by county officials following his retirement on Nov. 30. Clark was first appointed to the bench in 2005 and was reelected in 2010, 2014 and 2018.

’70s

ALON BEE (BA 79) of Jack-

son, along with his children Blake Bee (BA 04) of Washington, D.C., and Paige Bee Dodgen (BA 09) of Abbeville, recently honored the memory of his wife, Vicki (BSN 80), with a gift to create a private neonatal intensive care room in her name in the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi, the new pediatric expansion at UMMC.

MICHAEL FLEMING (BAEd 83) of Jupiter,

Florida, was honored on Sept. 1, 2020, with the raising of the U.S. flag above the U.S. Capitol by request of Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott for 37 years as an educator in the Palm Beach School District.

WHITMAN SMITH (BAEd 89, MEd 94)

ERNEST B. LIPSCOMB III (BSChE 63, JD 65)

MARY KAY DAVIS (BAEd 72) of New Madrid,

recently joined the law firm of Riley Pope & Laney LLC in Charleston, South Carolina, as special counsel.

Missouri, was appointed in December to the New Madrid County school board.

retired in May 2019 as director of admissions at the University of Mississippi. He began a second career as realtor with Re/ Max Legacy Realty in Oxford.

LEE H. MATTHEWS (PhD 78) of Kenner, Lou-

RANDY WATKINS (83) of Madison was

director of the Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County in Mount Ida, Arkansas.

isiana, was presented the Janet R. Matthews, Ph.D., Outstanding Mentor Award for 2020 by the Louisiana Psychological Association.

JIM MOUNCE (BA 66, JD 69) of Tupelo was

ROBERT (RANDY) WHITE JR. (BSHPE 78)

named to the 2021 class of inductees of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Watkins won the 1977 National Junior Golf Championship and played on the PGA Tour.

selected by Itawamba Community College as its Alumnus of the Year for 2020.

of Ripley, Tennessee, was appointed by Bishop William McAlilly to serve as president of the United Methodist Men for the Memphis Conference, covering west Tennessee and western Kentucky.

BARRY I. MICKEY (BA 67) was appointed

AUBREY PATTERSON (BBA 64) of Tupelo was

honored as a 2020 recipient of the Jack Reed Sr. Northeast Mississippi Community Leadership Award during the CREATE Foundation’s annual meeting in November at the BancorpSouth Conference Center in Tupelo.

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’80s

SUSAN DIO (BSChE 83) of

T h e Wo o d l a n d s , Te x a s , retired as chair and president of BP America in July 2020.

’90s

JOHN BARKER ( B BA 9 0 ) ,

ow n e r an d pre s i d e nt of Two Rivers Ford in Donelson, Tennessee, was named one of 41 finalists for the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year award by the National Automobile Dealers Association. The winner will be announced in February.

ALUMNI News KEVIN BROWN (BSEE 94) of Greenwood

was named president of Viking Range, a Middleby Corp. company. Brown is responsible for the overall operations, sales and engineering initiatives at Viking Range.

’00s

EARL DISMUKE (BFA 07) was

DAVID HUDSON (BSPh 93) of Kosciusko was

selected in December by the Oxford Board of Aldermen to construct an art installation on the South Lamar roundabout. Dismuke’s proposed artwork is part of a series titled “Victory Dance.” The two sculptures are 16 feet tall and made of welded steel.

named Holmes Community College 2020 Alumnus of the Year in October.

MATTHEW DUFFUS (MA 01) of Shelby,

MICHAEL VAN VECKHOVEN (95), dealer

and owner of New South Ford in Meridian, was named one of 41 finalists for the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year award by the National Automobile Dealers Association. The winner will be announced in February.

CHARLES WILLIAMS (BSCvE 96) of Clinton

was named Jackson public works director in October.

’10s

MARSHALL HENDERSON (BUS

18) was awarded the Pete Lewis Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, named after UM’s longtime learning specialist Pete Lewis, will help Henderson as he works toward his master’s degree in hospitality management.

BAILEY MARTIN (BAJ 19) of Jackson was

North Carolina, authored the book Dunbar’s Folly and Other Stories. The eight stories present a host of characters all in search of a meaningful life amid the challenges and opportunities of contemporary America.

hired in November as press secretary for Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves.

STUDENT MEMBERS CADE SLAUGHTER, a senior from Hattiesburg,

was elected Mr. Ole Miss by the university’s student body.

TAYLOR B. MCNEEL (BBA 05, JD 08) of

Pascagoula was confirmed in December by the U.S. Senate as a new federal district judge for the southern half of Mississippi.

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Eone Veazey Caldwell (49) of Batesville, Oct. 16, 2020

William Basil Earnest (49) of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2020

Robert Howell Haralson Jr. (BAEd 48) of Hickory Valley, Tenn., Nov. 20, 2020 Millicent Merritt Howell (BAEd 49) of Philadelphia, Dec. 6, 2020 Harriet Harrison Humphreys (47) of Jackson, Oct. 20, 2020

Jeanne Ferrell Jacobs (BAEd 48, MA 49) of Joliet, Ill., Oct. 8, 2020 Harold James (MBA 49) of Ethel, Sept. 26, 2020

Jane Adams Reid (BA 44) of Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 5, 2020

Thomas Creagher Turner (MedCert 45, BS 45) of Madison, Nov. 20, 2020

Buford Ellsworth Wells (BA 49, LLB 51) of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 14, 2020 Mary Jane Waller Young (42) of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2020

SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE Christina (BAccy 07, MAccy 08) and Joseph Adams (BA 07, DMD 11) welcomed the birth of their son, Ellis Knox, on Nov. 27, 2020.

BIRTHS

Ellis Knox, son of Christina White Adams (BAccy 07, MAccy 08) and Joseph Clay Adams (BA 07, DMD 11), Nov. 27, 2020.

Susan Noel, daughter of Rebecca Noel Adler (BA 06, MA 08) and William Scott Adler, Sept. 9, 2020.

Thomas Charles, son of Caitlin Loder Bagwell (MA 12) and Trey Bagwell, Sept. 17, 2020.

Katherine Elizabeth, daughter of Janet Watkins Dickens (JD 12) and Wesley Franklin Dickens (MA 13), July 20, 2020.

Mary Gwen, daughter of Suzanne Elizabeth Weaver Jackson (BA 08) and Daniel Garrett Jackson (BA 09), May 11, 2020.

Charlotte Ann, daughter of Julie Kathryn Pace and Jeff Davis Pace III (BA 10), Aug. 21, 2020.

Sawyer Rayburn, son of Cara P. Scott (BSPh 99, PharmD 01) and Shea S. Scott (BBA 99, JD 02), Dec. 1, 2020.

Linden Thompson, daughter of Stephanie Rice Williams (BS 05) and Ryan Jerome Williams (BSCvE 05), May 18, 2020.

WEDDINGS

Taylor Nicole Dodd (BA 20) and Robert Moore Perry Jr. (BA 20), Sept. 5, 2020.

IN MEMORIAM 1930s

Emily Hosmer De Montluzin (BAEd 35) of Florence, S.C., Oct. 20, 2020

1950s

Martha McMullan Aasen (BA 51) of Westport, Conn., Oct. 23, 2020 Bert Park Allen (BBA 59) of Oxford, Oct. 10, 2020

Tracy White Barrett (BA 51) of Southern Pines, N.C., Dec. 4, 2020 John Hubert Bertels (BA 58) of Florence, S.C., Oct. 2, 2020

Thomas Neville Boschert (BA 50, MA 85, PhD 95) of Duncan, Oct. 26, 2020 Charles Lawrence Brocato (BBA 57, LLB 61) of Brandon, Oct. 1, 2020 William Wallace Bumpas (BAEd 58) of Madison, Dec. 6, 2020

Ernest Carlisle Cadden Jr. (BM 56, MEd 64) of Amory, Oct. 3, 2020 Grathan Brigance Christian (BA 53) of West Point, Sept. 2, 2020

Elizabeth Haggart Craig (MBEd 58) of Fletcher, N.C., Feb. 24, 2020 Shirley Wagner Crawford (BSHPE 57) of Oxford, Nov. 8, 2020

Robert Pearson Finley (BA 59, MA 60) of Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 26, 2020 Iva Hill Flowers (BAEd 58) of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 9, 2020

John Douglass Glass (BBA 57, MBA 59) of Germantown, Tenn., Dec. 2, 2020 Benjamin Leslie Hammack (MD 58) of Madison, Nov. 27, 2020 Costa Homan Hill (59) of Oxford, Oct. 10, 2020

Edward Rowen Joyce Jr. (BSChE 50) of Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 15, 2020 Bobby Ray Lee (BSPh 57) of Gulfport, Nov. 7, 2020

Charles Hilere Leggett Sr. (BBA 50) of Purvis, Oct. 4, 2020

Sylvia Pippin Lessenberry (BAEd 53) of Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 17, 2020 Frederick Joseph Mannino (LLB 53) of Diberville, Nov. 18, 2020

Lester Montgomery Maples Jr. (BSCvE 53) of Chipley, Fla., Nov. 25, 2020 James P. Modisette (MBA 58) of Fayetteville, Ark., Nov. 3, 2020 Elton Lane Montgomery (56) of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 25, 2020 Robert Edward Neblett Sr. (BSHPE 58) of Clinton, Nov. 3, 2020 Jacquelyn Carter Peden (BS 56) of Starkville, Sept. 25, 2020

Albert Dashiell Perkins III (BA 54) of Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 7, 2020 John William Potter (50) of Greenville, Oct. 13, 2020 Sally Greenlee Reid (59) of Batesville, Dec. 9, 2020

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ALUMNI News Dorothy Johnson Sales (52) of Jonesboro, Ark., Oct. 15, 2020 Jack Lewis Short (BBA 51) of Wellsboro, Pa., Sept. 6, 2020

Elizabeth Ann Dugard (MFA 69, SpecEd 89) of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec. 7, 2020

Henry Deck Stone (MedCert 52, BA 52) of Batesville, Oct. 6, 2020

Francis Gordon Evans (BSPh 63) of Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 10, 2020

Robert Lore Vick (BSPh 52, MS 54) of Houston, Texas, Oct. 13, 2020

Charles Kamper Floyd Jr. (BBA 64) of Oconomowoc, Wis., July 29, 2020

Nona Joan Short (BA 59) of Raleigh, N.C., Nov. 19, 2020

Robert Samuel DuVall (BBA 63) of San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 1, 2020

Lloyd O’Neil Tate (BBA 59) of Montreat, N.C., Oct. 19, 2020

Eugene Love Fair Jr. (BA 66, JD 68) of Hattiesburg, Dec. 2, 2020

Gloria Joy Graham Wells (50) of Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2020

Roger Mayo Flynt Jr. (BBA 62, LLB 64) of Oxford, Oct. 6, 2020

1960s

Walter Joseph Gex III (BBA 61, LLB 63) of Diamondhead, Nov. 12, 2020

Frederick Michael Abraham (61) of Vicksburg, Nov. 12, 2020 Allen Carey Anthony (BAEd 69) of Pope, Dec. 9, 2020 Bill Russell Baker (MA 67) of Clinton, Nov. 9, 2020

Glenn Thomas Batten (MCP 64) of Summerville, S.C., Oct. 4, 2020

Dennis Murphree Ford (BBA 64, JD 67) of Oxford, Dec. 8, 2020

John Frank Gibson Jr. (JD 66) of Monticello, Ark., Nov. 22, 2020 Lucy Corrigan Gill (BS 60) of Hernando, Nov. 11, 2020

Gwynne Middleton Gladden (BA 61) of Germantown, Tenn., Sept. 28, 2020

Joel Floyd Butler (BBA 61) of Osprey, Fla., March 20, 2020

Julia Raburn Grimes (BAEd 67, MEd 75, SpecEd 80) of Mantachie, Nov. 8, 2020

Sara Trusty Champion (BAEd 61, MCS 72) of Water Valley, Dec. 7, 2020

John Leonard Harris (BSHPE 60) of Rimersburg, Pa., Dec. 5, 2020

Chester Joe Courtney (BBA 60, MBA 61) of Dermott, Ark., Sept. 26, 2020

Lyman Earl Huckeby Sr. (MCS 65) of Sikeston, Mo., June 30, 2019

Winston Robert Davis (BA 65) of Longwood, Fla., Nov. 5, 2020

Claude Wallace Ketron Jr. (MEd 65) of Blountville, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2020

Larry Leon Carruth (BSChE 63) of Palos Park, Ill., Dec. 1, 2020

Homer Vernon Harris (BBA 63) of Oxford, Nov. 11, 2020

Philip David Cooper (BSHPE 69) of New Albany, Oct. 5, 2020

Charles Edward Haywood Sr. (BA 63) of Suwanee, Ga., Oct. 6, 2020

Roger Wayne Dalton (MS 60) of Newport News, Va., Sept. 28, 2020 Alma Wynelle Scott Deese (MA 62) of Clinton, Oct. 3, 2020

Lessley Oliver Hynson (BAEd 68, MEd 69) of Laurel, Dec. 1, 2020 James Streett Kaigler (BBA 66) of Oxford, Nov. 30, 2020 Frank Lee Jr. (BSPh 63) of Jonesboro, Ark., Dec. 3, 2020

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MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN BENEFITS STUDENT HEALTH rom Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020, a portion of each annual, three-year, parent and life membership was set aside to donate to University Health Services while it has faced the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as normal student health needs. As a way to display alumni commitment to the university, new members received a special “Fight for Your Ole Miss” car decal, a line in the Ole Miss “Forward Rebels” fight song. The campaign raised $15,715 for University Health Services.

“Providing health services for students during the pandemic has presented many challenges,” says University Health Services Director Alex Langhart (BA 12, MHCA 15), adding that Health Services’ dedicated providers and staff have risen to the occasion to provide testing and

public health guidance concerning COVID-19.

“In caring for our student population, we need enhanced infection controls, quality safety measures and an abundance of personal protective equipment for our staff,” he says. “We are so grateful for the support of the Alumni Association. With their help, we can continue to secure the supplies we need to best serve our campus community during this unprecedented time.”

Alumni Association Executive Director Kirk Purdom (BA 93) says OMAA is very grateful to those who participated in this campaign.

“It is appropriate that the Alumni Association join the fight to protect our students and campus community during this challenging time,” he says. “As our fight song says, we will always fight for Ole Miss.”

Dr. Ann J. Abadie Mr. and Mrs. George G. Abide Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Acton Julian C. Adams Mr. Lawrence Adams Jr. Ms. Brianna Charlee Adkins Mr. Larry T. Agostinelli Dr. Michael T. Aiken Dr. and Mrs. Michael H. Albert Mrs. Sylvia A. Albertson Mrs. Michelle K. Albritton Mr. and Mrs. Daryl C. Albury Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Aldridge Mr. Austin Bruce Alexander Mrs. Marjorie M. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Owens F. Alexander Jr. Mr. Roy E. Alexander Jr. Mr. Phillip J. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Alston Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Amari Mr. Parker Noble Amis Mr. James Geoffrey Amos Dr. Chimaobi Obilo Amutah Ms. Margaret E. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Olen L. Anderson Dr. Cheri L. Anglin Ms. Jill E. Arce Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Argo Sr. Mr. Milton P. Armor Mr. Travis Michael Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Perry L. Arrington Mr. and Mrs. Adam P. Askew Mrs. Daisye R. Askew Mr. Eric W. Atkinson Ms. Rebecca Brooke Atkinson Mr. Edward E. Authier Mr. Gary A. Avery Dr. Jimmy L. Avery Mr. and Mrs. Hesham Baeshen Ms. Caitlin Loder Bagwell Dr. Bill Russell Baker Dr. William C. Baker Jr. Mr. Hunter Townsend Ball Mrs. Faye H. Banks Mr. Jackson Alexander Baraff Mr. and Mrs. Mark Barausky Ms. Jessica Payton Barba Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Barbour Mr. Thomas A. Barfield Mr. Brian Devin Barisa Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Barkley Mr. James C. Barksdale

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Bondurant Mr. Kevin Kepler Bonner Mrs. Jenny B. Borden Mr. Sid Boren Mr. and Mrs. Jim Borthwick Mr. David R. Boswell Mr. Grant M. Boucek Ms. Linda Hall Boudreaux Mr. Robert R. Bourne Dr. Otis J. Bouwsma Mrs. Carolyn V. Bowden Mr. and Mrs. Rumell A. Bowens Dr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Bowers Mrs. Janet H. Bowman Dr. Beverly Y. Langford and Mr. Charles P. Boyd Mr. Matthew Kevin Boyd Dr. Judith L. Bradley Mrs. Susan Spears Bradley Mr. Beau Bradshaw Mrs. Angela L. Bradwell Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Brady Mr. Jeffrey Thomas Brantley Mrs. Diane G. Brawner Mr. Paul V. Breazeale Mr. Jeffrey Breen Mr. David Joseph Breland Mr. and Mrs. Mendum D. Briscoe Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Brister Mr. Jake Edward Brito Mr. Raymond H. Brocato Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Brock Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Brogan Drs. Jeffrey H. and Robin W. Brooks Mrs. Cassie C. Brothers Mr. JD Brower Mrs. Amy M. Brown Mr. Charles F. Brown III Mr. Daniel C. Brown Ms. Janna KaLayne Brown Mr. John W. Brown III Mr. Kevin P. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Brown Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Titus Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Browning Mr. Jon L. Browning Mr. Benjamin Drew Broyles Mrs. LaUna Gray Brubaker Ms. Leigh Ann Brubaker Mr. and Mrs. Rene B. Bruun Dr. Anita S. Bryan Mr. Harry Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Donny R. Bryant

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Barnes Mr. Lee G. Barnett Ms. Lynn W. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Barron Mr. Jeff Bartusch Dr. Kimberly A. and Mr. Timothy J. Bartusek Ms. Donna T. Bass Dr. and Mrs. Frank O. Batson Jr. Mr. James L. Baucom II Mr. David L. Baumbaugh Mrs. Susan D. Baxley Mr. Christopher E. Baxter Mr. Glen T. Beach Ms. Antonia S. Beavers Mr. Ronald O. Beene Dr. Richard G. Belew Ms. Crystal Danielle Bell Mr. Josh B. Bell III Mrs. Kathryn F. Bendall Ms. Claire Elizabeth Benge Mr. Charles W. Benn Jr. Mr. James K. Bennett Mr. Robert H. Benton Mr. Diedric Cavil Berg Mrs. Sylvia B. Berringer Ms. Aimee Bertrand Ms. Channing Marie Bessire Ms. Kathy B. Best Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Bethay Mr. David S. Beverly Mrs. Melissa E. Bibb Dr. Jerome L. Billingsley Mr. James L. Bills Mrs. Shelly Robertson Birdsong Mrs. Connie P. Bishop Mrs. LaTeasha J. Blackmon Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Blackmon Jr. Mr. Randy H. Blair Col. Thomas B. Blake Mr. and Mrs. Stan T. Blaylock Mrs. Marietta L. Blunt Mr. Harry R. Board Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Boatright Mr. William H. Bobbs Ms. Anne Tai Boehringer Mr. Baptist F. Boetto Mr. R. Michael Bolen Mr. John W. Bolich Ms. Emily Hillman Bolling Mr. Gerald W. Bond Mrs. Jill Ward Bonds Mr. William A. Bonds

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Mr. William L. Rogers III Dr. Charles W. Rooks Mrs. Barbara M. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosebery Jr. The Hon. John C. Ross Jr. Mrs. Lauren Hayes Rotondo Mr. William L. Rottgering II Mrs. Allyn T. Roulhac Dr. Lauren Kaye Rowe Mr. Miles Joseph Roy Mr. Charles B. Royals Mr. and Mrs. David R. Roylance Mr. and Mrs. David C. Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Rubick Mr. and Mrs. R. Weston Russ Jr. Ms. Lindsey Nicole Rutherford Mr. and Mrs. Bryan B. Rutledge Mrs. Rosemary Rutledge Mr. W. Matthew Ryan Ms. Mary Helen Rychlak Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Sala Jr. Mr. Patrick Ryan Salter Dr. and Mrs. Mark V. Sandefur Ms. Celetta Lee Sanders, CAE Mrs. Naomi C. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Nick Sanders Mr. Brooks Lamar Sanderson Jr. Mr. Taylor Bradley Sandroni Mr. David G. Sansing Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth H. Sansing Mr. Scott A. Saporito Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Sapp Mrs. Mary R. Sawyer Mr. Thomas E. Sawyer Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Scales Dr. George Schmelzle Mr. Justin B. Schmidt Mrs. Cheryl W. Schminke Mr. and Mrs. William H. Schoenberger Mr. William Michael Schuerman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Schultz Mr. Mason Thomas Scioneaux Ms. Beverly W. Scott Mr. T. C. Scott Dr. James E. Seale Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Seawright Mr. Todd L. Sedwick Mr. Gus G. Sermos Mr. David E. Seuzeneau Mr. Paul M. Shanafelt Mr. Danny A. Shannon Mr. William W. Shannon Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Shaw Jr. Mr. Joseph Reed Shaw Mrs. Hazel Barnes Shedd Mrs. Karen Marie Sheffield Dr. Thomas E. Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Sheu Mr. Ronald N. Shinault Mrs. Hayley Williams Shirley Ms. Haley Nicole Shiver Ms. Kathryn B. Shoalmire Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Shull Dr. W. R. Shurley III Mr. John M. Simmons Mr. Markus Glen Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus A. Simmons IV Mr. John F. Simon Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Simon Mr. and Mrs. John S. Simpson II Dr. and Rev. Edward B. Sisson Dr. Robin Sears Sistrunk Dr. Catherine C. and Mr. Henry F. Skelton III

Mr. Jeffrey E. Skinner Mr. and Mrs. Tim Sloan Mrs. Adina M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. David L. Smith Drs. Edward E. and Margie L. Smith Mr. Gerritt Smith Mrs. Gloria F. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Smith Mr. Julius M. Smith Mrs. Katy Stennett Smith Dr. and Mrs. Larry D. Smith Mrs. Linda M. Smith Mr. Matthew Coleman Smith Mr. Montie Louis Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Q. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith Mr. and Mrs. William M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy G. Smithson Mr. William D. Smothers Mr. and Mrs. Jeff D. Snyder Mr. John A. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Sobotka Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Spaht Dr. Linda Spargo Mr. C. Gregory Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Speights Mrs. Susan H. Sperry Mr. Christopher M. Springer Ms. Casey Carol Stafford Mrs. Linda G. Staggs Mr. James E. Stahnke Jr. Mr. Connor Staib Mr. Harold J. Stamps Ms. Bethany Grace Stanfill Mr. Elliott Dean Stanley Dr. James F. Stanovich Ms. Martha J. Stark Mr. Howard W. Steadman Jr. Mr. Drew Austin Steele Mr. and Mrs. Karl R. Steinberger Mrs. Jeanne-Marie G. Stelter Mrs. Nancy K. Stengel Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Stephens Jr. Dr. Ashley and Mr. Jarrod Stewart Ms. Brianna Alexa Stiebling Mr. and Mrs. Chad Stockett Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stone Dr. Brian Henry Stone Mr. and Mrs. John B. Stone The Hon. William Hardee Stone Mrs. Angela Storey Ms. Cheryl L. Storey Dr. Stephen R. Stricker Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Strickland Jr. Drs. Matthew W. and Donna W. Strum Mr. Andrew G. Sudduth Ms. S. Jennifer Sugarman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Sullivan Dr. Karen Sullivan Ms. Tammy Michelle Sullivan Mr. Robert B. Sullivant Justice and Mrs. James C. Sumner Ms. Baylee Elizabeth Swanson Ms. Mallory Ann Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Sweat Mrs. Martha M. Swindle Mrs. Margaret W. Tabor Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Taormina Mr. Edward D. Tate Mrs. Margaret G. Tatum Mrs. Amy Kilpatrick Taylor Mrs. Georgia Ledbetter Taylor

ALUMNI News Mr. Joe H. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Taylor Mr. Ryan Paul Taylor Mr. Boltin Charles Teeter Dr. and Mrs. Sumudu P. Tennakoon Dr. Tonya Thames-Taylor Ms. Emma Kristine Tharp Mr. Jeremy Tharp Dr. James Tate Thigpen Mrs. Agnes K. Thomas Ms. Ginger M. Thomas Drs. Jack A. and Michele B. Thomas Ms. Samantha Christine Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Scott Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Doug Thompson Mr. Gerald Scott Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Scottie A. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Tidwell Ms. Haleigh Nicole Tieken Mr. and Mrs. Danny C. Timmons Mr. G. Wayne Tiner Ms. Pamela K. Tobak and Mr. Noah Daniel Tobak Mr. John G. Todd Ms. Virginia A. Tohill Mr. and Mrs. Stanton S. Toler Mr. Gordon T. Tollison Mrs. Gina B. Tompkins Mr. J. R. Toole Mrs. Linda S. Townes Mr. Charles M. Trayal Jr. and Ms. Sharon Morgan Mr. Marcus A. Treadway III Mrs. Laura Young Trevathan Mrs. Linda H. Trigg Mr. Juan J. Trippe Mr. Edward Atkins Trout Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel G. Troutt Mr. Adam S. Trowbridge Jr. Mr. Charles T. Troxler Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Troyka Mr. Jerry Allen Truitt Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Tubertini Ms. Kristin Tucker Ms. Ashley Drinkard Tupman

Mr. David M. Turbeville Mr. Guy N. Turnbow Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Tutor Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Upton Jr. Mrs. Billy Ruth M. Van Brocklin Mr. Duane Van Fleet Jr. Ms. Clara Lauren Van Horn Mrs. Christie W. Vance Mrs. Lesley Hardy Vance Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Varner Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Varner Mr. Thad Whatley Varner Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Vaughan Mr. Jeffrey T. Vaughan Mr. Nolan Hays Vaughan Mr. and Mrs. Moses W. Vernon Ms. Katharine Tison Millington Vestal Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Viator Mr. Billy K. Vickrey Ms. Jessica Leigh Wadlington Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Waite Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Wakefield Mr. Benjamin Michael Waldrop Mrs. Jacquelyn Hope Walker Mr. Leslie Jackson Walker Jr. Drs. Marc E. and Caroline A. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Walker Mrs. Pamela V. Walker Mr. Robert Daniel Walker II Mrs. Wendy Collier Walker Mr. and Mrs. William M. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Corey L. Wallace Ms. Patrice J. Wallace Mr. Philip D. Walley Mr. and Mrs. Blake Walters Mrs. Lauren Stennett Walters Mrs. Christina D. Wantz Mr. John M. Ward Mr. Steven Kyle Ward Mr. and Mrs. William T. Ward Mrs. Barbara Kohlheim Warren Ms. Barbara J. P. Washington Ms. Candace La’Faith Washington Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Wasson Mr. and Mrs. William B. Waters

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ALUMNI News Eddie O’Neal Loper (BS 66) of Ocean Springs, Nov. 1, 2020

Vikki Ransom Hudson (BS 71) of Harrison, Ark., Nov. 27, 2020

Randall Louis McDonnell Jr. (BA 68) of Biloxi, Oct. 4, 2020 Janet French McElroy (62) of Pass Christian, Oct. 13, 2020

Andrew Jackson Knight (MEd 71, EdD 72) of Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 23, 2020

John Thomas Mize Jr. (BBA 69) of Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 19, 2020

Betty Ann Jones Miller (BSW 76) of Brandon, Dec. 1, 2020

Carolyn Jones Mortimer (BAEd 63) of Flora, Oct. 2, 2020

Jo Anne Pine (MD 72) of Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 15, 2020

Patricia Lynne Simonetti Newman (BAEd 68) of Wynne, Ark., Oct. 15, 2020

Vernon Sessions Pleasant Jr. (BBA 76) of Brandon, Nov. 3, 2020

Shirley Wilemon Ramsey (MEd 65) of Belden, Oct. 4, 2020

Joseph Lawrence Sellers Jr. (BAEd 75) of Booneville, Oct. 14, 2020

Lewis Raymond McCaffrey (BSPh 68) of Bogue Chitto, Nov. 15, 2020

Katherine Robinson Johnson (BA 74) of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 28, 2020

Loyce Cain McKenzie (MA 62) of Madison, Nov. 20, 2020

Robert Dewey Knight (BBA 70, MA 00) of Oxford, Nov. 11, 2020

Mary Sue Moore (BAEd 65) of Calhoun City, Sept. 22, 2020

Milton Clyde Pardue Jr. (BA 78) of Loganville, Ga., Aug. 22, 2019

Charles Terry Mothershed (BSME 60) of Indialantic, Fla., April 14, 2020

Sherry Merchent Pittman (BAEd 77) of Tupelo, Oct. 15, 2020

Edmund Julius Phillips Jr. (LLB 63) of Newton, Oct. 20, 2020

Keith Wayne Ray (BSPh 71) of Thaxton, Nov. 20, 2020

John William Richardson (BSME 64) of Arlington, Texas, Nov. 19, 2020

Nancy Person Sheffield-Edmundson (BAEd 70, MEd 75) of Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 6, 2020

Janis Ballenger Rubane (Cert 65) of Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 31, 2020 Alva Hill Rutledge (BSCvE 63) of Madison, Oct. 5, 2020

Vivian Smith Saunders (BA 60) of Darwin, Minn., Nov. 20, 2020

Marthana Hamblin Sewell (BA 60) of Odessa, Texas, Nov. 24, 2020 James Cairy Thaxton (BSHPE 65) of Conyers, Ga., Nov. 4, 2020

Bruce E. Simmerman (BBA 70) of Hattiesburg, Nov. 4, 2020 Patricia Land Stevens (BA 74) of Ridgeland, Nov. 1, 2020

Beverly Ann Tribble (BAEd 76) of Spring, Texas, Dec. 1, 2020

Russell Douglas Thompson (LLB 64) of Ocean Springs, Oct. 3, 2020

1980s

Betty Lucretia Turner (MEd 65) of Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 13, 2020

William Hoover Brame (BBA 81) of Madison, Nov. 25, 2020

James William Watson Jr. (BBA 66) of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 22, 2020

Paul Ray Cuevas (BSPh 86) of Picayune, Nov. 5, 2020

Malcolm Lamar Wilkinson (BSPh 60) of Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 13, 2020

Donald Derek Duncan (BBA 85) of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2020

May Lee Yang (BSC 63) of Fremont, Calif., May 5, 2020

Lewis Dale Holloway Sr. (EdD 81) of Florence, Nov. 16, 2020

1970s

Carl Edward Langley III (BBA 80) of Oxford, Nov. 28, 2020

William Lewis Triemer (MSS 69) of Gulf Breeze, Fla., Jan. 2, 2020

William Theodore Bounds Jr. (PhD 86) of Conway, Ark., Oct. 15, 2020

Eleanor Jean Hale Vaughan (61) of Vaughan, Oct. 22, 2020

Catherine Elizabeth Coward (MD 88) of Fairhope, Ala., Sept. 3, 2020

Robert Nolen Whitmire (BA 62) of Jackson, Tenn., Nov. 5, 2020

Morris William Davis (PhD 84) of Hemet, Calif., Feb. 26, 2020

Larry Lee Wozencraft (BSPh 62) of Lucedale, Feb. 24, 2020

David Deleon Henderson (JD 86) of Lakeland, Fla., Nov. 10, 2020 Stacey Butler Koenenn (BBA 89) of Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 26, 2020

Robert Owen Allen (JD 72) of Brookhaven, Oct. 30, 2020

Leo Francis McNally Jr. (DMD 84) of Puyallup, Wash., Nov. 17, 2020

Sheila Ann Bailey (BBA 79) of New Albany, Oct. 26, 2020

Winnie Duhon Riley (MAccy 81) of Ethel, La., Oct. 19, 2019

Phillip Dennis Bogard (BS 73) of Jackson, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2020

Fredrick Rosco Thompson (BSEE 81) of Madison, Ala., Nov. 24, 2020

Charles Harold Braun Jr. (BS 74) of Richmond, Texas, Nov. 6, 2020

Richard Darren Wingo (BBA 87) of Pontotoc, Nov. 30, 2020

Peggy Gaddy Armstrong (MEd 79) of Tupelo, Nov. 9, 2020

Jo Miller Orr (MM 80) of Tupelo, Nov. 17, 2020

Kenneth Leo Blandford (BBA 70) of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 1, 2020

Edward Ray Rivers (MA 82) of Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 24, 2020

Carolyn Kirk King Bramlett (MEd 72, BAEd 72) of Columbus, Oct. 4, 2020

Kirby Pipkin Walker III (BBA 80) of Gainesboro, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2020

Robert Lee Carter III (BBA 76) of Senatobia, Sept. 24, 2020

Glen Dwight Zediker (BA 86) of Water Valley, Oct. 1, 2020

Elizabeth Michael Curlee (MA 70) of Booneville, Nov. 12, 2020

1990s

Patricia Fleming Dunmore (JD 79) of Natchez, Oct. 10, 2020

Rita Lilly Berthay (BSW 92, MEd 98) of Saltillo, Oct. 6, 2020

Kenneth Irvin Cronin (MD 74) of Clinton, Nov. 24, 2020

Charlotte Huddleston Deaton (MEd 77) of Booneville, Dec. 1, 2020 Darlene Dawson Evans (BSN 78) of Carthage, Oct. 3, 2020

Larry Thomas Ferguson (BA 71) of Ellerslie, Ga., Oct. 18, 2020

Jerry Lee Gentry Sr. (MEd 72) of Pearland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2020

Irwin Lee Greenbaum (MA 76, PhD 77) of Lowell, Mich., Oct. 2, 2020 Brenda Stovall Hare (MBEd 75) of Fulton, Oct. 13, 2020 John Kent Henderson (BA 72) of Carthage, July 6, 2020

Rita Jo Tatum Hendricks (BAEd 70, MEd 87) of Collins, Oct. 20, 2020 62

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Lisa Sprinkle Adams (BAEd 90) of Olive Branch, Dec. 6, 2020 Ryan Patrick Bramlett (98) of Pontotoc, Nov. 1, 2020

Carrieann Marie Ingalls (Cert 99) of Anamosa, Iowa, April 20, 2020 Leigh Scitzs Key (JD 91) of Meridian, Nov. 20, 2020

Ralph Preston King II (BA 90, JD 93) of Ocean Springs, Oct. 2, 2020 Brian Alan Metzger (BBA 98) of Oxford, Oct. 13, 2020

Melody Collette Patterson (BAccy 90) of Cordova, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2020 David Lowrey Ramsey (BPA 93) of Oxford, Dec. 1, 2020

ALUMNI News 2000s

Mark Vincent Frezzo of Memphis, Tenn., May 11, 2020

Johnnie Lee Isbell Harvell (MEd 01) of Corinth, Oct. 3, 2020

Peggy Montgomery Harvey of Canton, Nov. 15, 2020

2010s

Carolyn Peeples Ellis Jones of Greenwood, Nov. 17, 2020

Bethea Brown Jones of Columbus, June 26, 2020

William Andrew Connor Gallagher (12) of Gulfport, Nov. 25, 2020

Martha Yates Jumper of Booneville, Dec. 5, 2020

Vanessa Lorraine Miller (BAEd 17, 20) of Winona, Dec. 2, 2020

Robert Eugene McArthur of Jackson, Nov. 16, 2020

STUDENTS

Jewel Dean Stokes Posey of Flowood, Nov. 8, 2020

Christopher Blake Little (13) of Jackson, Oct. 26, 2020

Doris Oakes Kellum of Itta Bena, Nov. 26, 2020

Clinton Richard Mooney of Water Valley, Nov. 19, 2020

Gabriel Sloan Locastro (20) of Shannon, Dec. 4, 2020

Walter Irwin Reinhardt of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 3, 2020

FACULTY, STAFF AND FRIENDS

Waheed Uddin of Oxford, Nov. 14, 2020

Kevin Ray Strahm of Kinsley, Kan., Sept. 29, 2020

Virginia Ledbetter Aucoin of Franklin, La., Oct. 29, 2020

Clarence Roscoe Vappie of Baldwin, La., Oct. 31, 2020

Don L. Cheek of Oxford, Oct. 31, 2020

Karen Lynn Winfield of Diberville, Oct. 29, 2020

Landon Allen Davenport of Bullard, Texas, Nov. 20, 2020

Due to space limitations, class notes are only published in the Alumni Review from active, dues-paying members of the Ole Miss Alumni Association. To submit a class note, send it to records@olemiss.edu or Alumni Records Dept., Ole Miss Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848. Class notes also may be submitted through the Association’s website at olemissalumni.com. The Association relies on numerous sources for class notes and is unable to verify all notes with individual alumni.

Doris Hawkins Carter of Madison, Oct. 3, 2020

Edward Louis Clinton II of Oxford, Oct. 2, 2020 Fay Spruill Davidson of Oxford, Oct. 20, 2020

Frank James Davis Jr. of Gore Springs, Nov. 30, 2020 Annette Tennison Deaton of Booneville, Oct. 4, 2020 Michael Earl Dowell of Ridgeland, Nov. 15, 2020

Elizabeth Oehmig Field of Centreville, Nov. 11, 2020

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OMAA LAUNCHES ‘OLE MISS MEMORIES’ BOOK PROJECT id your time at the University of Mississippi shape your character in a memorable way? Did you make friends or mentors for life, discover your career path, or even meet your future spouse while attending Ole Miss?

All Ole Miss alumni have stories, and a new “Ole Miss Memories” hardcover book project from the Ole Miss Alumni Association seeks to capture them for future generations.

The Alumni Association has partnered with Dallas, Texas-based Publishing Concepts, the same company that produces the popular hardcover Ole Miss Alumni Directory every five years. As with that project, alumni will receive postcards inviting them to call a 1-800 number listed on the card. The company’s staff is trained to capture Ole Miss memories and will lead alumni through the process of telling their Ole Miss stories. Each story will be recorded, transcribed and, along with submitted photos, published in a book that will be available for purchase.

The Alumni Association will receive the audio recordings as well as the transcriptions, with the goal of making them available electronically.

Alumni can expect to receive a postcard about the project in late February. The book is slated to ship to buyers in March 2022.

“We believe this is a great opportunity for us to preserve the

special memories of our alumni for future generations, while offering a one-of-a-kind keepsake for alumni,” says OMAA Executive

Sample pages from another school’s project

Director Kirk Purdom (BA 93). “All of our collective alumni memories make up the story of Ole Miss. I hope all alumni participate in this special project.”

Show your Ole Miss pride Show your loyalty to Ole Miss by owning an official University of Mississippi license plate.

Mississippi residents pay an additional $51 a year for the affinity plate, $32.50 of which returns to the university and is applied toward student scholarships and keeping the Grove and University Circle green and vibrant.

Ole Miss affinity license plates also are available in some other states, including Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Washington D.C. For more information visit olemissalumni.com.

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