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PRIDE
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LIONS’
A Fond Farewell,
A Warm Welcome
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A publication of
East Mississippi Community College
Pages 2-3
Volume 14, No. 1,
Spring 2014
NJCAA National
Championship Coverage
Pages 8-9, 18-19
Lion Hills bursting with potential Pages 16-17
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Relive the glory days!
PAST
and
PRESENT
CALL
(662) 476-5063
to order these
DVDs today!
COMING TO THE EMCC BOOKSTORE THIS FALL!
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PRIDE
LIONS’
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Larry Bell
Billie Dickson
Kathy Dyess, Chair
Tim Heard
Teresa Hughes
Linda Jackson, Secretary
Rupert L. “Rudy” Johnson
Robert McDade
Jimmie Moore
Ed Mosley
Jim Murray, Vice-Chair
Charles Rigdon
Bob Marshall, Board Attorney
ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Rick Young, President
Nick Clark, Vice President for Institutional
Advancement & Alumni Affairs
Debby Gard, Vice President for
Business Operations and Lion Hills Campus
James Gibson, Vice President for Financial Aid
Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Vice President
for Scooba Campus
Dr. Paul Miller, Vice President
for Golden Triangle Campus
Dr. Raj Shaunak, Vice President
for Workforce and Community Services
Mickey Stokes, Vice President for Athletics
Dr. Thomas Ware, Vice President for Instruction
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Kate Cherry, President
Terisa Mayatt Pittman, Vice President
Lisa Briggs, Secretary
FOUNDATION BOARD
Charlie Studdard, President
Philip Busbee
Nick Clark
R.B. Davis
Dikki Dyson
Johnny Fisher
Debra Gard
Ike Hopper
Teresa Hughes
Max Johnson
Linda Malone
Dr. Andrea Mayfield
Carles McComb
Mark McPhail
Dr. Paul Miller
Melissa Mosley
Michael Shelton
Cheryl Sparkman
George Spinks
Mickey Stokes
Marcus Wilson
Dr. Rick Young
Volume 14, No. 1 Spring 2014
Fast Forward
Lion Hills
is roaring,
with no
plans to
hit the
brakes.
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16-17
INSIDE
From the Director’s Chair..................................2
Simply the Best..............................................2-3
Lion Diary.......................................................4-7
Return to Form: Champs Again......................8-9
A Waking Giant...........................................10-11
Quick Takes: Around the District......................12
Moore Joins Board..........................................13
Alumni Events.................................................14
Homecoming 2014..........................................15
Sports.........................................................18-25
Philanthropy................................................26-31
In Memoriam/Obits..........................................32
The Lions’ Pride
The Lions’ Pride is the official publication of the East Mississippi Community College Development Foundation/Alumni Association. It is published by EMCC’s Public Information Office.
Project manager: Jason Browne
Design and layout: Rocky Higginbotham
Editors: Jason Browne, Nick Clark, Gina
Cotton, Rocky Higginbotham, Suzanne
Monk, David Rosinski
Contributing writers: Jason Browne,
Kate Cherry, Nick Clark, Gina Cotton,
Rocky Higginbotham, Paul Jones,
Suzanne Monk, David Rosinski
Contributing photographers: Lee
Adams, Stan Beall, John Bowen, Jason
Browne, Mitch Deaver, Chris Ellis, Craig
Fry, Paula Merritt, Suzanne Monk, Adam
Robison, Clint Scrivener, Bob Smith,
Kerry Smith, Chris Todd, Ben Watts,
David Allen Williams
Cover Photos: Jason Browne
East Mississippi Community College is commied to assuring that the College and its programs
are free from discrimination and harassment based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy,
religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information,
status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status protected by state or federal law. The following
person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Dr. Andrea Scott Mayfield, Vice President for the Scooba Campus
Davis Administration Building
P.O. Box 158
Scooba, MS 39358
(662) 476-5000
[email protected]
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FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR
Nick Clark, center, with Bill Buckner and his wife Patti before the
NJCAA National Championship football game in December 2013.
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this report. Indeed it is a sad time in
the lives of thousands of people who knew and loved Bill Buckner. Bill passed
away on May 23 from complications associated with leukemia.
Bill had one of the best Christian testimonies that I have ever witnessed.
Notice I said witnessed, not heard. He lived his life for Christ every day.
You have heard it said of someone that he or she not only “talked the talk but
walked the walk.” Bill Buckner was the epitome of that statement. He definitely
walked the walk. He literally touched thousands of lives, and everyone was the
better for having known him.
I was eating lunch with Bill several months ago, talking about everything: Football, hunting, timber management, EMCC, family, and finally we talked about his
health. I will never forget what he told me. Bill said, “Nick, I have the best of both
worlds. It is a win-win situation for me. If I die, I go to be with the Lord. If I live, I
get to keep on doing His work.”
Wow! What a powerful statement.
Bill and I played football together at Scooba. I used to laugh in telling Bill that I
made him an All-American. My blocking and protection gave him the time to run
Coach Sullivan’s pass-oriented West Coast-style offense. Bill would respond with,
“Where were you in the Jones game?” (when his jaw was broken). The truth of
the matter is, Bill made us all a lot better than we were. He was a great football
player and the most unselfish guy I have ever known.
I could write a book on the things that Bill has done for EMCC and for me personally. He was a great encourager and a leader who led from the front. He
served as chairman of the Sullivan Committee following the death of Buddy
Faulkner. And when he offered a suggestion for the Sullivan group, he led the
charge, made the phone calls and made the contacts to help assure the success
of the project.
He never let us get out of line either. He would admonish the group occasionally with that soft-spoken voice and a smile on his face. He was one of those guys
you just wanted to please. Bill used his ability as an athlete to glorify Christ. He
started the first Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle group at EMJC in 1965.
Bill had gone to Mississippi State and came back to start FCA at EMJC. As an
athlete, he was very active in FCA at Mississippi State and Delta State and, I am
sure, with the Atlanta Falcons as well. He was also very active in FCA during his
18 years of coaching. After coaching, he was called to the ministry of FCA as
state director, later becoming regional director for Mississippi, Alabama and the
Florida panhandle.
When he started as the state director in Mississippi, he was it! Now, FCA has
grown to a staff of 30 with six volunteers in Mississippi. I think that speaks volumes about Bill’s inner strength, confidence, determination and commitment to
God’s work. You can be assured, my friends, that Bill Buckner will be missed. I
leave you with this thought, “We don’t cry because it’s over, we smile because it
was.”
SIMPLY
In midst of continued
growth, EMCC tabbed
among nation’s best
We’ve known for years that EMCC is one of the best
community colleges in the country. Now we have independent verification.
Now we’re working toward dropping the “one of” part
to stand alone as, simply, “The Best.”
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program
named EMCC one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges earlier this year, making us eligible to compete for the 2015
Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million dollars in prize funds.
“The Aspen Prize is one of the
most prestigious recognitions in our
country for two-year colleges. Colleges do not apply for this recognition. Eligibility to compete comes
as a result of information in federal
reports as compared to criteria established by the Aspen
Prize Committee,” said EMCC President Dr. Rick Young.
“There are more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide, and EMCC was chosen as one of only 150 eligible to compete for the 2015 Aspen Prize. EMCC is
honored by this recognition, and we will be submitting an
application.”
But we’re doing much more than that.
Blessed Union
Our constant efforts to enhance the quality and accessibility of education available at EMCC will see major developments in outreach and infrastructure over the next
several years.
The first of these major improvements is the construction of a new $17 million Student Union and multi-purpose building at the Golden Triangle campus.
We broke ground on construction for the Union June 6
and anticipate completion some time in 2016. The twostory building, which will stand in the southwest corner of
the GT campus, will house a large commons area, cafeteria, book store, classrooms, a lecture hall, a computer lab
and multiple offices.
Stay in touch,
Nick
Nick Clark is EMCC Vice President for
Instutitional Advancement and Alumni Affairs
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An architect’s rendering of the new GT Student Union.
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The space freed by the new classrooms will
also allow for a reconfiguration of existing instruction areas at the GT campus, such as those
currently used by our Allied Health programs.
Even more space will become available at
the GT campus in several years following the
construction of what we’re calling the Center
for Manufacturing Technology Excellence 2.0.
CMTE 2.0
Booming economic development in the
Golden Triangle has led to a sharp increase in
demand for highly skilled labor. As the region’s
leader in workforce training, we must grow in
order to meet that demand.
Our goal is to build a brand-new facility
sometime in the next five years at the entrance
to the Global Industrial Aerospace Park in
Lowndes County that will house our Manufacturing, Technology and Engineering Division’s
credit and non-credit courses.
“We are working with area supervisors to
make this vision come true. This is a major economic development effort for the region,” said
Dr. Raj Shaunak, Vice President for Workforce
and Community Services.
The proposed facility will house degree programs such as Electrical, Electronics, Industrial
Maintenance, Automation & Control and Draft-
An architect’s rendering of the
proposed CMTE 2.0 to be built at
the Golden Triangle Global Industrial
Aerospace Park in Lowndes County.
ing & Design, along with Workforce courses
like Basic Manufacturing. It will also house targeted Workforce training courses, such as those
being developed for the new Yokohama Tire
Manufacturing Mississippi plant currently
under construction in Clay County (see pages
10-11).
Industry demand for technicians will lead to
the creation of three new non-credit programs:
Electromechanical, Mechatronics and Welding
Technician.
The facility will also host high school juniors and seniors in an effort to create Dual Enrollment pathways for students interested in
transitioning directly into the workforce or pursuing applied technology degrees at local universities.
Ops Center
EMCC’s nationally-recognized athletics
programs are also set to receive a new flagship
facility with a planned Athletics Operations
Center on the Scooba campus.
Slated to begin construction in 2015, this
53,000-square-foot, $5 million facility will be
located adjacent to Sullivan-Windham Field
and will house a 24,000-square-foot indoor
practice field along with coaches’ offices, conference rooms and class rooms. The building
will also be home to EMCC’s sports medicine
program and athletic training facilities.
Across the street from the new Athletic Operations Center, Keyes-Currie Coliseum is
scheduled to receive an 11,000-square-foot expansion that will increase seating capacity and
lobby space and see the addition of a VIP
lounge, a weight room, four renovated locker
rooms (men’s and women’s home and visitors),
meeting rooms and coaches’ offices. The $2.6
million project is also scheduled to begin in
2015.
And More…
The preceding infrastructure projects, as big
as they are, are only the items at the top of
EMCC’s list of coming improvements. Future
projects include a four-story dorm at the Scooba
campus.
An FM radio station is in the works at the
GT campus. And we’re looking to partner with
Mississippi State University on developing unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for agricultural
use. And we’re exploring partnering with Mississippi University for Women to expand athletic opportunities at both colleges.
There’ll be plenty more Ands to look for in
the coming years as we strive to make EMCC
“The Best” community college in the country.
An architect’s rendering of the
proposed Athletics Operations Center,
which will be located adjacent to
Sullivan-Windham Field in Scooba.
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Lion Diary
There’s always something going on at East Mississippi Community College.
Here’s a look at just a few of those events. More information and photos about
many of these items are available at EMCC’s website, www.eastms.edu,
or on the college’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/East.Mississippi.Community.College
July 12: Cantrell Wins Dual Awards
Golden Triangle campus history instructor Kelly Cantrell was honored in April as the Golden Triangle Development Link’s 2013 EMCC
Post-Secondary Educator of the Year. And that award came on the
heels of receiving the William Winter Faculty Scholar Award from the
Mississippi Humanities Council. Cantrell also garnered a Mississippi
Humanities Council Teacher Award in 2009.
July 15: IKTHOOS Church Camp
Nearly 200 IKTHOOS campers spent a week at the Scooba campus participating in Bible study, rallies, music and team games. The
camp, sponsored by Grace Community Church and Pine Bluff Baptist
Church in Starkville, marked its ninth year at EMCC.
Former EMCC President Dr. Tommy Davis congratulates Thelma McConnell at
McConnell’s reception in the library.
September 6: Thelma Briggs McConnell Day
EMCC, Scooba and Kemper County officials, friends and family
poured into the Tubb-May Library on the Scooba campus to congratulate Thelma Briggs McConnell at the ceremony officially opening the
Thelma Briggs McConnell Archives. McConnell donated much of her
collection of local historical documents and artifacts, which are now
permanently housed at the library.
Scott Stricklin speaks to Student Ambassadors in the Center for Manufacturing
Technology Excellence at the GT campus.
August 23: MSU AD Visits Student Ambassadors
Mississippi State University Athletic Director Scott Stricklin stopped
by the GT campus to chat with students selected as Student Ambassadors during the annual Ambassador Retreat.
August 28: Back to School Bash
Students were welcomed back to the GT campus with a party in
the breezeway between the library and the Math & Science building
that featured free snacks, T-shirt giveaways and fun activities. Representatives from campus clubs on hand recruiting and answering questions from students.
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September 30: Bucket List Golf Tourney
The Funeral Service Technology program at the Scooba campus
was one of the first to take advantage of the newly-acquired Lion Hills
Center with its Bucket List Golf Tourney fundraiser. Cash prizes were
up for grabs at the tournament, which raised money for FST students
to travel to industry events. FST instructor Octavia Dickerson said the
event was also a networking opportunity because “a lot of funeral directors play golf.”
October 7: Pink Out
Nursing students at the GT campus draped themselves in pink and
served up a buffet of pink food for an event to raise awareness for
breast cancer prevention. Nursing instructor Debbie Treloar, a breast
cancer survivor, spoke on the importance of prevention to local media.
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October 29: Reality Fair/Haunted Hallway
The annual Reality Fair, which introduces high school students to
EMCC and its various programs at the GT campus, came with a twist
last year. On the way out, high schoolers were offered the chance to
walk through the Haunted Hallway created and populated by EMCC
faculty and staff. Jumps and screams were plentiful.
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November 19: The Big Bad Musical
Mr. Wolf wasn’t the only fairytale character on trial when EMCC’s
Choir and Music Theater Workshop put a twist on numerous fables
with its performance of “The Big Bad Musical: A Howling Comedy.”
October 31: Scooba Industry Appreciation Luncheon
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn was the guest speaker for
the Scooba campus’ annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon. Electric
Mills Wood Preserving of Kemper County and the Kemper-Neshoba
Regional Correctional Facility both received best practices awards.
The Kemper Economic Development Authority received a special
recognition award.
November 8: LAN Party
The Computer Networking program and the Association of Information Technology Professionals at the GT campus created a new
event aimed at games with the AITP LAN Party. The Lyceum at the GT
campus stayed open late as students and community gamers brought
their video game consoles and televisions inside for a gaming party
and competition. All money raised went toward travel costs for AITP
members to represent EMCC at competitions.
The Mighty Lion Band makes its way through downtown Philadelphia.
November 28: Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Mighty Lion Band traveled to Philadelphia, Pa., on Thanksgiving day to march and play in the Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade, the nation’s oldest Thanksgiving parade.
December 9: The Great Golf Ball Drop
The Business & Marketing program at the GT campus hosted The
Great Golf Ball Drop at the Lion Hills Center. Wendi McMinn of West
Point won a $75 gift card when her golf ball came to rest nearest to
the hole after rolling downhill with 75 others. Students raised $300 for
travel expenses.
December 13: ADN Pinning
Fourteen Associate Degree Nursing students received their pins.
Marianne Johnson, RN, MSN, chief nursing officer/director of clinical
services at Trace Regional Hospital in Houston served as guest
speaker.
A group of gamers gather around a table for a multi-player game.
November 10: The Big Read Art Winner
Samuel Mingo of Philadelphia, an art major at the Scooba campus, won first place in the undergraduate college category of the 2013
Big Read Art Contest: Fahrenheit 451. The contest was sponsored by
the MSU Riley Center and community partner Meridian Museum of
Art. The artwork of all the winners, inspired by the book “Fahrenheit
451” by Ray Bradbury, was displayed Nov. 10-11 in the Grand Lobby
of The MSU Riley Center in downtown Meridian, before and after
Aquila Theatre’s production of “Fahrenheit 451.”
February 4: Beauty & Beau Pageant
Victoria Butler of Cedar Bluff was crowned “Most Beautiful” and
Dante Sanders of Vicksburg was the judges’ choice for “Most Handsome” at the annual pageant on the Scooba campus.
November 13: Proud to be an American Day
The annual GT campus program recognized and honored American veterans of all wars, but this year was dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Guest speaker for the event was Maj.
Gen. Augustus Collins, adjutant general of the Mississippi National
Guard.
November 18: Workforce Awards First Certificate to Inmate
Kemper County inmate Keith Reeder of Pearl became the first inmate to receive an Electrical Systems certificate from EMCC’s Workforce Services division. He completed EMCC’s Online Manufacturing
Technician Pathways Electrical Systems course while incarcerated.
The Top 5 Beauties were, from left, Morgan Corder of Starkville, Krissy Holmes
of Scooba, “Most Beautiful” Victoria Butler of Cedar Bluff, Rachel Clay of
DeKalb and Morgan McMahon of DeKalb.
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February 7: Scholars’ Olympiad
Seven high schools and more than 100 students participated in
EMCC's annual Scholars' Olympiad at the Golden Triangle campus.
New Hope High School walked away with the overall top spot. And the
top three students testing in each category will receive scholarships.
Participating schools included Caledonia High School, Columbus High
School, New Hope High School, Oak Hill Academy, Starkville Academy, Starkville Christian School and West Point High School.
Phi Theta Kappa honorees, pictured with PTK faculty sponsors, are, first row
from left, Rachel Clay of DeKalb, Laura Beth Hull of DeKalb and Rebecca Sepaugh of Mathiston. On the second row are Lauren Clay, Janet Briggs, Derrick
Conner and Kelly Cantrell.
March 20: Chef Hastings Cooks at Lion Hills
Dr. Rick Young receiving his award from MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum
February 7: Dr. Young Named MSU
College of Education Alumnus of the Year
EMCC President Dr. Rick Young was named Mississippi State University’s College of Education’s Alum of the Year and honored on the
MSU campus.
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February 21: Math Competition
The Golden Triangle campus hosted the Mississippi Conference of
Teachers of Mathematics’ district tournament. About 20 students from
five area middle schools participated. The top two testers from each
grade moved on to the state competition in April at Mississippi College
in Clinton.
Chef Chris Hastings, owner and executive chef of Hot and Hot
Fish Club in Birmingham, prepared a five-course meal for the Columbus Red Wing Garden Club at Lion Hills. Hastings won the 2012
James Beard Award for Best Chef in the South and defeated celebrity
chef Bobby Flay in a cooking competition on the Food Network’s program Iron Chef America.
April 1: Relay for Life
Students, employees and members of the community turned out at
Sullivan-Windham Field in Scooba as EMCC hosted its Third Annual
Relay for Life. The walk-a-thon also included games, vendors' booths
and activities as volunteers worked to raise $10,000 for the American
Cancer Society and cancer research.
February 25: Capitol Day
More than 40 EMCC students, faculty and staff members and administrators traveled to Jackson to remind legislators of their 2007
promise to provide “mid-level” funding to community colleges, halfway
between funding levels for K-12 and public universities.
February 28: Women In Science
and Technology Conference
More than 300 female high school students, some from schools
100 miles away, attended EMCC’s largest Women In Science and
Technology conference in the event’s 20-plus-year history at the
Golden Triangle campus.
March 7: PTK All-Academic Team
Three EMCC students were named to the Mississippi All-Academic Team during a ceremony March 5 in Jackson: Rebecca Sepaugh
of Mathiston, Laura Beth Hull of DeKalb and Rachel Clay of DeKalb.
Honorees were recognized at the State Capitol by the Mississippi Legislature and were the guests of honor at an awards luncheon.
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Cancer survivors make the first lap at Relay for Life.
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May 2: Tornado Relief
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The East Mississippi Community College 18-wheeler was parked outside Lyon Insurance in West Point for 12 hours gathering supplies for
those affected by the April 28 tornado in Louisville. EMCC worked with the United Way of Clay County to fill the truck before pulling out for
Louisville. Students, staff and faculty from EMCC’s Scooba campus also gathered supplies and donations to send to Louisville in a separate trip.
The EMCC football 18-wheeler sits in front of Lyon Insurance in West Point.
April 11: Creative Writing Conference at Lion Hills
The Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association
held its 2014 annual conference at Lion Hills April 11. EMCC swept the
poetry category and won Best Professionally Printed Literary Magazine.
April 25: Dr. Young Receives Gordon Award
Dr. Young received the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction at
the Phi Theta Kappa International Conference in Orlando, Fla., after
being nominated by the Scooba chapter of PTK. The award is presented to community college presidents based on their outstanding
support of Phi Theta Kappa.
April 24: Golden Triangle Industry Appreciation
May 15: Kemper County Community Dinner
EMCC's annual Golden Triangle Industry Appreciation Luncheon
recognized PACCAR with the Director's Award, Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Golden Triangle with the Best Practices Award and Special
Recognition for the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, Sen. Terry
Brown and retired EMCC Director of Workforce Services and Industrial
Services Otis Taylor. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves was the speaker.
A large crowd packed the board dining room of the F.R. Young Student Union on the Scooba campus for the Kemper County Community
Dinner. The first-of-its-kind, relationship-building evening provided an
opportunity for school officials to meet and discuss ideas with elected
officials and business leaders from the community.
Representatives from PACCAR accept the Director’s Award.
Scooba campus Vice President Dr. Andrea Mayfield and State Representative
Michael T. Evans at the Kemper County Community Dinner.
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National
Champs!
For the second time in three years, the Lions ripped through an undefeated season on their way to EMCC’s second NJCAA
national football championship and third MACJC state championship. Once again, the state title was won on home turf
Nov. 9 at Sullivan-Windham Field in Scooba as the Lions defeated Jones County 61-24 for the MACJC title. Then it was
oﬀ to the coast for another “home” game, as the Mississippi Bowl in Biloxi hosted the NJCAA national title game
Dec. 8. The Lions upended top-ranked Georgia Military College 52-32 to bring home all the trophies.
Above: EMCC President Dr. Rick Young, head coach Buddy Stephens and
athletic director Mickey Stokes accept the Mississippi Bowl and NJCAA national
championship trophies in Biloxi last December. At right: EMCC defensive lineman Jamison Goins and a member of the Jackson County-based Dream Program head upfield during one of two contests before the national title game.
More than three dozen Dream Program members, staffers and their families
braved the cold for an afternoon of football and fellowship with the Lions.
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2,300 TO BILOXI
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After nearly 60 years of waiting and one missed national championship, Jim Scribner refused to miss a second one.
Scribner, pictured here to the right of EMCC President Dr. Rick
Young, played football for EMJC in 1953 and ’54. He traveled 2,300
miles from his home in Martinez, Calif., over the course of 60 hours to
witness EMCC winning its second NJCAA national football title in Biloxi
last December.
Only it shouldn’t take 60 hours to travel that distance.
Business obligations prevented Scribner from traveling to Arizona in
2011 to witness EMCC’s first NJCAA title game. Then in December, he
made it as far as Houston, Texas, before bad weather grounded all
flights for 24 hours. After the skies cleared, Scribner finally made it to
Jackson, by way of Atlanta, and then Biloxi to see the Lions win it all.
“It was worth every bit of it. If I had it all to do again, knowing it
would be the same, I wouldn’t hesitate a bit,” said Scribner.
“To me, if it had been the World Series I wouldn’t have felt any better. Knowing the way the school was when I was there to being the
best in the nation is quite an honor. There’s a lot of pride knowing you
played at a school that rose up from nothing to a national championship.”
Above: EMCC head football coach
Buddy Stephens presents Senate President Pro Tempore Terry Brown with a
2013 NJCAA National Championship
team autographed ball, as assistant
coach Marcus Wood (left) looks on
along with Vice President/Director of
Athletics Mickey Stokes (right). On the
second row are assistant coaches (from
left): Scott Gasper, Derrick Steele, DeCarlos Holmes, Archer Sallis, Clifton
Collins, and Jordan Lesley. The Lions
were presented Senate Concurrent
Resolution 520 by Brown in recognition
of their 2013 national title. Top right:
Defensive lineman Jarran Reed, who
signed to continue his playing career at
the University of Alabama, whips the
big EMCC crowd into a frenzy at the
Mississippi Bowl in Biloxi. At right: The
statue of legendary coach Bull Sullivan
overlooks a standing-room-only crowd
for the MACJC State Championship
game at Sullivan-Windham Field.
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Tadaharu Yamamoto, president of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, meets and exchanges business cards with EMCC President Dr. Rick Young and Dr.
Malcolm Portera, workforce development consultant with the LINK and former Mississippi State University president and University of Alabama system chancellor,
at the Golden Triangle campus Center for Manufacturing Excellence.
On The Road To ...
In April 2013, Yokohama Tire Corporation of Japan signed an agreement with the state of Mississippi to locate its new
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi plant in Clay County. The plant is on schedule to open in late 2015 with 500
available jobs. If all goes according to plan, additional phases of production and expansion will bring more jobs until the
plant is at full strength with approximately 2,000 employees. EMCC has worked hand-in-hand with YTMM and the
Golden Triangle Development LINK since before the plant’s opening was announced, pledging to provide the specialized
training YTMM requires of its employees. This is the story of where we started and where we are in that process.
Sept. 20, 2013: YTMM executives make an official visit to the Golden Triangle campus to meet with EMCC officials and Workforce staff.
From left: Dr. Raj Shaunak, EMCC Vice President for Workforce and Community Servcies, walks YTMM officials through the training
process; EMCC Workforce instructor Dr. Jim Huerkamp shows YTMM officials one of the diesel engines donated to EMCC by PACCAR
for training; and Dr. Shaunak describes a piece of training equipment to YTMM officials during their tour of the CMTE.
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Sept. 23, 2013
YTMM executives and state officials break ground at the site of the new plant in Clay County.
Photo courtesy of NE Miss. Daily Journal
Dec. 21, 2013
YTMM executives and public officials host an information session at the Golden Triangle campus. Thousands of interested job seekers attend.
From left: Clay County Supervisor Shelton Deanes, far left, and West Point Mayor Robbie Robinson, center, attend the information session at the GT
campus; Dr. Shaunak with Mr. Yamamoto at the information session; and Mr. Yamamoto personally greets individuals attending the information session.
May 1, 2014
YTMM representatives speak with job seekers during the East Mississippi Job Fair at the Golden Triangle campus. To date, more than 500
people have been assessed by the Workforce Services team and nearly 200 are currently taking or have taken manufacturing classes aimed at
finding work with YTMM. To supply the 500-employee workforce needed to open the plant, more than 5,000 will be assessed and trained by EMCC.
The Future
Architect renderings of the sprawling, $1.2 billion dollar, 1 million-square-foot YTMM plant in Clay County.
The Workforce Services team wishes
Otis Taylor, right, retired director of Workforce services and industrial services,
farewell following the Golden Triangle Industry Appreciation Luncheon April 24. Taylor
spent 13 years with EMCC Workforce after a
career that took him to United Technologies
and Mississippi University for Women.
“Otis is a very dedicated, honorable and
customer-focused team player. He was always looking to improve EMCC and our
standing in the community,” said Dr. Raj
MR. TAYLOR TAKES IT EASY
Shaunak, Vice President for Workforce and
Community Services.
Taylor was an integral part of the Workforce team at a time that saw the arrival to
the Golden Triangle of manufacturers like
American Eurocopter (now Airbus), Severstal, PACCAR and, most recently, Yokohama. EMCC Workforce Services carried
out employee training for many of the hightech, manufacturing jobs now located in the
Golden Triangle. We offer our thanks and
wishes of good luck to Mr. Taylor.
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Shelley Rae Edwards, pictured at graduation ceremonies with Dr. Young, is EMCC’s first Dual Enrollment student to earn an associate’s degree prior to
graduating high school.
First of her kind
MAYHEW – Shelley Rae Edwards made
history in May when she became the first
EMCC student to earn her associate’s degree
before graduating from high school.
The Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit student
took full course loads of online classes each semester, including summers, beginning the summer prior to her junior year. She walked in the
Golden Triangle commencement ceremony just
days before participating in East Webster High
School’s graduation ceremony.
Cindy Johnson, EMCC director for the Dual
Enrollment/Dual Credit program, said Edwards’s graduation is an extreme example of
what is possible through Dual Enrollment, made
possible by her equally extreme dedication to
her goal.
Edwards plans to attend Millsaps College in
the fall.
GT’s All-Star
MAYHEW – This spring, Mathiston native Rebecca Sepaugh became the first-ever Golden Triangle
campus student
to earn the prestigious Guistwhite
Award through
Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society.
Sepaugh,
who graduated
from EMCC May
9, was homeschooled through
most of her high
school years, but
in just two years
of community college managed to
rack up nearly
Rebecca
$20,000 in scholarSepaugh
ships which she’ll
take to Ole Miss in
the fall. In addition to the $5,000
Guistwhite Scholarship, which is presented annually to just 20 community
college students nationwide, she also
earned a Coca-Cola Gold Scholarship through PTK and a William Winter Scholarship.
Sepaugh further cemented her
standing as one of the best students
ever to come out of the GT campus
by earning Mississippi All-Academic
team honors and graduating as one
of the first students to complete the
GT campus’s revamped Honors Program.
EMCC Hotel & Restaurant Technology program head
Dr. Linda Farrar and EMCC Culinary Arts student Ali
Browne speak with MUW President Dr. Jim Borsig at
a press conference to announce a partnership between the schools’ culinary programs.
Savory partnership
COLUMBUS – A partnership signed with
Mississippi University for Women in November
will enrich the educational experience for culinary students at both schools.
EMCC President Dr. Rick Young joined
MUW President Dr. Jim Borsig to sign an
agreement which allows graduates of EMCC’s
Hotel & Restaurant Management Technology
program to seamlessly continue their educations in MUW’s Culinary Arts program.
In addition to The W accepting transfer
credits from EMCC’s program, MUW students
will have access to training opportunities in the
kitchen at Lion Hills.
“This opportunity is a win-win that gives
both groups of students an edge,” said Dr.
Young.
From EMCC to Chief of Police
Nichols knew he was bound for law enforceSTARKVILLE – New Starkville Police Dement. He had been an aircraft director on two
partment Chief Frank Nichols would be in law
aircraft carriers, the USS Kitty Hawk and USS
enforcement no matter where he went to colIndependence, and part of a then
lege. But he has no qualms about
record-breaking 112 straight days at
crediting East Mississippi Commusea when his boat was deployed to
nity College with starting him down
the Persian Gulf in 1990 as part of
the path that led to his current posiOperation Desert Shield.
tion.
After being promoted to Petty Officer
“I don’t think I could have gone
at just 19 years of age, he was “volto any other college and be where I
untold” as part of the Navy’s new
am today. And that’s because of the
Master at Arms military police profaculty at EMCC and the way they
gram. Once exposed to law enforceeased me along,” said Nichols.
Frank
ment, he never looked back. But he
Nichols, like many students at
Nichols
did remain in the military as part of
EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus,
the Mississippi Army National Guard,
was non-traditional, having been out
where he earned the Combat Action Badge
of school for nearly 10 years when he began
for engaging in enemy fire while in Bagdad in
attending in 1996.
August 2005.
“I was kind of intimidated to go back to
Nichols earned his associate’s degree
school,” he said.
from EMCC in 1999, a time when the Golden
It’s hard to picture Nichols being intimiTriangle campus had just a few hundred studated by anything. After a stellar stint in the
dents.
Navy fresh out of Starkville High School,
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“I loved it because there were a lot of
people my age and the faculty handled us
with kid gloves. That motivated me to go on
and get my bachelor’s (in sociology and educational psychology) from Mississippi State
University and my master’s (in criminal justice) from Troy University,” said Nichols.
Already a member of the SPD at the time,
he credits his success at EMCC with emboldening him to pursue higher degrees, which
would in turn open doors in his career, such
as providing the qualifications to be a chief of
police. But he didn’t want to be chief just anywhere. Nichols has turned down offers to
head other nearby police departments while
awaiting his chance. And in February, after 22
years with the SPD, his chance arrived.
And now EMCC has a chief of police on
its adjunct faculty, as well. Nichols began
teaching criminal justice courses at EMCC’s
Columbus Air Force Base extension in 2009
and began teaching online courses this January.
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Familiar ground
One EMCC veteran steps in for another as Lauderdale County trustee
Last October, EMCC bid
the municipal marketing profesfarewell to a 23-year trustee and
sional for Mississippi, Tennessee
welcomed the school’s former
and Alabama.
business manager back to the fam“It’s important that we have
ily as a member of the Board of
strong leaders from the Lauderdale
Trustees.
County community presLauderdale trustee
ent on our Board of
Dennis Morgan, who
Trustees. Jimmie Moore,
joined the Board of
and his fellow LaudTrustees in 1990, stepped
erdale trustee Ed Mosley,
down last September to
are our men on the
attend to his family busiground, our eyes and
ness. As the owner and
ears, so to speak, in
president of Morgan
Lauderdale County,” said
Plant Farm in Toomsuba,
EMCC President Dr.
Morgan was especially
Rick Young.
Jimmie Moore
well-versed in financial
“We’re currently atand hiring matters. He
tempting to increase our
also knew EMCC from
footprint in Lauderdale
inside and out: First as a
County, as well as seek1956 graduate, class
ing a larger financial conpresident and basketball
tribution from the county
captain, and later as a
for the unrivaled quality
trustee.
of our contributions in
“A lot of the trustees
building a stronger workcome from different
force in the area. Mr.
backgrounds and occupaMoore’s experience and
Dennis Morgan insight into the county are
tions. Some own businesses. Some work in
of great value to EMCC.”
government. My business backMoore said he’s impressed by
ground helps with budgeting and
EMCC’s profound growth in eninterviewing for leadership posirollment, infrastructure and intions,” said Morgan.
struction since his time with the
Jimmie Moore brings a similar
college, a period when Morgan
business savvy and familiarity with helped steer the college along with
EMCC to the board. The Meridian
the 11 other trustees.
native served 16 years as EMCC’s
“I have a unique perspective on
business manager in the 1970s and
the progress. I was at EMCC in the
80s. He later spent three years as
lean years when we didn’t have a
Kemper County administrator and
lot of brick and mortar money. I’m
currently works for Waste Pro as
somewhat amazed at the growth in
At top: Dennis Morgan with Dr. Rick Young during Homecoming 2012.
At bottom: Jimmie Moore with Dr. Bruce Hanson at Sullivan-Windham Field.
facilities and enrollment since I
left,” said Moore.
“I consider it a great honor to
serve on the board. The commu-
nity college system is the best educational value in the state and I
look forward to being a part of the
continued growth of EMCC.
THE ALUMNI REPORT: EMCC Memories
Kate Cherry
Memories!
Our lives are built on them, and
some of my most precious memories are of EMCC.
I attended Margie B. Aust Elementary School through the eighth
grade, which was next door to the
college. In the first grade the college’s recruiters visited us. Yes,
even in the first grade, and gave us
T-shirts to encourage us to attend
when we finished high school.
I have continued to live in Kemper County since five years of age
and have watched the college grow
tremendously from a very small
school to one of the greatest community colleges in the nation. How
about those Lions?!
Memories do keep us coming
back and participating in programs.
So, how can you participate? Keep
in touch through the EMCC Development Foundation, which is a constant source of information about
the happenings and needs of the
college.
Many of us, myself included,
were benefactors of scholarship
money provided through the generosity of those who attended before us. It is most important that we
support the Foundation with our
contributions to ensure the stability
of EMCC will last for generations to
come.
As president of the alumni association, I pledge my support to the
administration, faculty, staff and students. And I will work to promote
and protect our great name. Please
join me in celebrating a year of unparalleled excellence at EMCC.
Kate Cherry
President,
EMCC Alumni Association
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MORE CHANCES TO SUPPORT LION COUNTRY!
HOMECOMING 2014
2013 Homecoming Queen Rachel Clay and her father, Bruce.
The defending NJCAA national champion and MACJC state champion Lions
take on Jones County Junior College Oct. 4 at Sullivan-Windham Stadium in
Scooba. The contest will be a rematch of the 2013 MACJC State Championship contest between the Lions and Bobcats – a game EMCC won in convincing fashion, 61-24, last November.
On the morning of Oct. 4, alums will gather for the annual Korean War Memorial Prayer, Alumni Foundation meeting and other fellowship opportunities to
celebrate Homecoming.
Flint Tedder’s team out of Meridian shot the 1st Place Net score of a 46.
Pictured from left are EMCC Golden Triangle campus Vice President Dr. Paul
Miller with golfers Flint Tedder, Les Hull, Scott Johnston, Ricky Mauldin and
EMCC President Dr. Rick Young.
EMCC GOLF CLASSIC
The EMCC Golf Classic will be held Oct. 13 at Lion Hills in Columbus. The
tournament is a four-person scramble. Registration begins at 10 a.m. A complimentary lunch will be served at noon. Tee time is 1 p.m. Players and guests
can stay for a 6 p.m. dinner for a small additional charge.
The 17th Annual Old Waverly Golf Classic was held Oct. 22, 2013 in West
Point. The presenting sponsor was C Spire. The First Place Gross prize went
to the Harpole Steel Buildings team of Henry Pruett, Price McGiffert, Bunk Harpole and Mike McCleod with a 52. First Place Net went to the team of Flint
Tedder, Les Hull, Scott Johnston, Ricky Mauldin with a 46.
WILD GAME DINNER & AUCTION
The dining room at Lion Hills was filled to capacity during this year’s Wild
Game Dinner.
The “Bull” Sullivan Committee invites you to join us again at Lion Hills in
Columbus on March 6, 2015, for the 12th annual EMCC/Billy Joe Cross Wild
Game Dinner & Auction.
The social hour begins at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. Any company wishing
to partner with EMCC as a sponsor for this event is welcome to contact Gina
Cotton (info at bottom of page) in Alumni Affairs.
The Pryor & Morrow Quitman team of Brian Fleming, Chris Morrow, John
Roberts and Nicky Fleming finished 1st Place with a high score of 337/400.
The team is pictured with Golden Triangle campus Vice President Dr. Paul
Miller, far left, and Bull Sullivan Committee member Jimmy Kibe, far right.
SPORTING CLAYS CHALLENGE CUP
The Sporting Clays Challenge Cup will celebrate its seventh year on May
15, 2015, at Burnt Oak Lodge in Crawford. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and a
complimentary lunch follows the competition.
First Place Individual Shooter for the 2014 competition went to Brian Fleming of the Pryor & Morrow Quitman team, who shot 94/100. P&M Quitman took
the top spot at the competition with an overall score of 337/400 on the course.
The presenting sponsor of this event is Pryor & Morrow Architects and Engineers of Columbus.
For more information about fees or sponsorship opportunities, call Gina Co!on of Alumni Aﬀairs at (662) 476-5063
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Bradberry joins MACJC Hall of Fame
PEARL – Former EMCC quarterback and head football coach
Randall Bradberry was one of 15
individuals inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior
College Sports Hall of Fame April
29 at the Clyde Muse Center on
Hinds Community College’s
Rankin Campus.
The Sturgis native was recognized for a distinguished career of
nearly 40 years as an administrator,
educator and athletic coach at the
state, collegiate and high school
levels, all in Mississippi.
Bradberry was recruited to
EMCC by Bob “Bull” Sullivan and
joined the Lions in the fall of 1967.
With the honor of having played
quarterback for the Hall of Fame
coach during Sullivan’s final two
seasons on the Scooba campus,
Bradberry helped lead the Lions to
a two-year composite record of 155, including a state runner-up finish as a freshman. As a sophomore
team co-captain, he capped his
EMCC playing career by being
tabbed as a North Division All-Star
in 1968.
Randall Bradberry shows off his hardware with EMCC President Dr. Rick
Young following Bradberry’s induction into the Mississippi Community College
Sports Hall of Fame in April.
Bradberry went on to become
Delta State University’s starting
quarterback, establishing several
school passing records.
Upon graduating from DSU in
1971, Bradberry returned to his
high school alma mater to kick off
his coaching career. He became
head football coach at EMCC in
1976. Highlighted by a seven-win
season in 1978 and responsible for
the program’s first-ever state football playoff appearance in 1984,
Bradberry spent a dozen seasons at
the Lions’ football helm.
He also served as director of
athletics and dean of students, ultimately becoming interim president
before departing EMCC in 1988
for Copiah-Lincoln Community
College.
He became head coach at CoLin in 1990 and guided the Wolves
to a second straight South Division
title. Bradberry also served as the
college’s director of institutional
research while completing his doctorate degree in educational leadership with an emphasis in
community colleges from Mississippi State University.
Bradberry later joined the Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges as
commissioner of athletics for all
MACJC-sanctioned sports. He became the associate executive director for community college
academic programs before retiring
in 2008.
Left: The Harpole Steel Buildings team out of Columbus and Birmingham, Ala., shot the 1st Place Gross score with a 52 in the Old Waverly Golf Classic. Pictured from left are EMCC Golden Triangle campus Vice President Dr. Paul Miller with golfers Henry Pruett, Price McGiffert, Bunk Harpole, Mike McCleod and
EMCC President Dr. Rick Young. Center: John Roberts, foreground, presses the button to release a clay pigeon as the event’s Top Shooter Brian Fleming hits
one of his 94/100 targets. Right: EMCC alum Johnny Apple, second from right, donated this golf cart to the college at Homecoming.
2014 EMCC Sports Hall of Fame
We will honor our 2014 EMCC Sports Hall of Fame inductees with a reception and banquet on Friday, Oct. 3, in the F.R. Young
Student Union. Reservations are required to attend. The 2014 EMCC Sports Hall of Fame Class is as follows:
Thomas Adkins
Baseball
1968-70
Orlando Bobo
Football
1992-93
Junior Files
Football
1963-64
James J.J. Johnson
Football
1995-96
Steve Moore
Football
1969-70
George Belvin
Football
1963-64
Ronnie Carter
Football
1963
Rick Garner
Football
1967-69
John Mason
Football
1973-74
Eddie Permenter
Football
1963-64
LeGarrette Blount
Football
2006-07
Buddy Conn
Football
1964-65
Tom Goode
Football Coach
1992-2003
Don Massey
Football
1959-60
Rod Richards
Football
1956-57
Tommy Smith
Football/Basketball
1967-68
Antowain Smith
Football
1993-94
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Growth
EXPLOSION!
At the close of its first year as a
college campus, Lion Hills has accomplished its mission. Now it must live
up to its potential.
From the outside, East Mississippi Community College’s educational and recreational facility looks much the same as it did during its
former life as the Columbus Country Club. The
only outfacing evidence of a change in ownership is a wrought iron gate at the front entrance
adorned with a giant “LH” and bracketed by a
pair of lion statuettes in the adjacent flower
beds.
But inside and out, thousands of man hours
of labor were poured into renovations. Not just
for our students’ use but also for public use.
In the months following EMCC’s improvements, golf memberships at Lion Hills ballooned to over 350
A new irrigation system was installed and
bunkers reworked. A world-class chef and a
dining room remodeled in lush wood paneling
drew such large crowds to the restaurant that
would-be diners sometimes couldn’t find a
parking space. Approximately 30 civic clubs
meet at Lion Hills each month. Wedding receptions and class reunions are booked through
2015.
Elsewhere on the campus, the Hotel &
Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts program and the Recreational Turf Management
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The Lions’ Pride program share a newly-remodeled building.
The HRT/CA kitchen is stocked with industrial
grade ovens and refrigerators, and the Turf
Management garage is packed with specialized
riding mowers, tractors and other vehicles.
The improvements at Lion Hills are profound, but they’re still not enough.
“I’m not a patient person, and everyone
who works here knows that,” said Debby Gard,
Spring 2014
EMCC’s vice president for Lion Hills. “Sometimes I have to sit back and think where we
were a year ago and think of the tremendous
progress we’ve made.”
Gard, who has been the person on the
ground for EMCC at Lion Hills since it was
purchased in federal bankruptcy court in October 2012, crafted much of the vision for Lion
Hills along with EMCC President Dr. Rick
Young.
From the interior decorating to the business
policies, Gard’s influence is everywhere. And
so is her impatience.
“I want to start serving Thursday night dinner. We’re out recruiting more civic clubs. I
want to host more golf tournaments. There’s a
lot of landscaping left to do. I want to expand
the Culinary Arts program and add a landscaping program to go with Turf Management,” she
said.
While those goals seem fairly standard for a
golf course, Gard and EMCC administrators see
them only as objectives on the way to the ultimate goal of marrying college and community
at Lion Hills.
“We’ve put ads in the papers explaining that
we’re open to the public.
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At left, EMCC students prepare meals in the practice kitchen at Lion Hills, where they assisted in hosting the Wild Game Dinner (center).
At right, part of the new grounds equipment; and below, Turf Management students get their hands dirty with a little landscaping project.
“That seems to be the biggest thing people
don’t understand. Lion Hills is not just for
members. It’s for everyone,” said Gard.
What’s Cooking?
Half a mile east down Military Road, in a
small brick building adjacent to the golf course,
in a kitchen packed with stainless steel equipment and culinary ingredients, Dr. Linda Farrar
can finally stretch out.
Not in a personal sense; Farrar’s immaculately styled hair is the widest feature of her
slender frame – but in a professional sense.
Farrar originated the Hotel & Restaurant
Management program for EMCC back in 1997
and served as its lone instructor until this year.
Constricted by limited kitchen and classroom
space at the Golden Triangle campus – and limited opportunities due to the GT campus’s location out in the fields of Lowndes County – she
finally has the appropriate square footage and
venue at Lion Hills to create the robust program
EMCC deserves.
As it turns out, things are still tight. There’s
just more space to fill up.
“So many people were applying we had to
close registration. We hired two adjunct instructors, both of whom have taught for Mississippi
University for Women’s Culinary program. But
we had to cap the lab classes at 14 students. It’s
a challenge to get all these classes scheduled to
use the kitchen where we’re not on top of each
other,” said Farrar.
Luckily, the main kitchen in the clubhouse
at Lion Hills relieves some of the pressure on
the practice kitchen while simultaneously allowing students to rack up work study hours.
Booming lunches and a never-ending schedule
of events at the clubhouse provide invaluable
experience in buffet cooking, catering receptions or outdoor dining by the pool.
“Lion Hills also provides an opportunity for
these students to learn about how to run a golf
course or a country club. Both the front-of-thehouse marketing and hospitality and back-ofthe-house business like how much banquets
cost, how much to rent rooms for, labor costs,
etc.,” said Farrar.
For the students in EMCC’s Culinary program, a one-year certificate program, who want
to learn how to make gourmet food, the opportunities are similarly bountiful.
Many of Farrar’s students and instructors
assisted at Lion Hills during the 2014 Wild
Game Dinner alumni fundraiser, preparing
dishes such as fried quail and frog legs in the
kitchen. Culinary students were on hand to help
when Chef Chris Hastings, owner and executive chef of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham and the 2012 James Beard Award winner
for Best Chef in the South, prepared a special
meal at Lion Hills a few weeks after. Not to
mention Farrar’s students have won the Mississippi Culinary DECA competition for the past
four years in a row.
Despite the rapid growth, Farrar and her
programs aren’t slowing down. In 2013 EMCC
signed a deal with MUW that would allow
EMCC grads to transfer credits to The W to
pursue a bachelor’s degree in the culinary program. In exchange, MUW students have access
to Lion Hills for work study. Several MUW students were in the kitchen during the Wild Game
Dinner.
Farrar eventually hopes to add night classes
to the schedule and open classes up for audit, so
community members can sit in on classes to
learn without receiving college credit.
But her programs can’t monopolize all of
their new building. They have to share with
their new neighbors.
Green Grass Guys
The instruction building at Lion Hills is actually a two-parter. There’s the brick portion,
where the practice kitchen and classroom
spaces are housed. But the rear two-thirds is essentially a big metal garage chock full of shiny,
new equipment.
It’s here that instructor Danny Smith and
the students in EMCC’s 1-year-old Recreational
Turf Management program launch their excursions onto Lion Hills’ 18 holes.
“We work closely with the grounds crew. I
try to work with their regular schedules. If they
cut tees three days a week, I try to get them to
let my students do some of the work,” said
Smith.
Smith’s experience in horticulture and
grounds keeping is extensive, both as a worker,
administrator and instructor. He taught horticulture at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus from
1983-90, left to take the supervisor of landscaping job at MUW for 17 years, then returned to
EMCC 6 years ago to oversee landscaping.
He says the expedience of a two-year degree in turf management will be ample to get
most of his students a job, but will also prepare
them for four-year programs at any number of
universities.
“Lots of landscaping companies are looking
for foremen. Not someone with a bachelor’s degree, but someone who is familiar with different turf grasses and knows how to run the
equipment. Or they could go into business for
themselves maintaining residential lawns. The
job market is pretty good in this area,” said
Smith.
The prerequisites for the work are obvious,
but still a reality to be reckoned with.
“You’ve got to be willing to work in the
heat and the cold every day. There are not many
people in this industry that sit in an office,” said
Smith.
Pieces to the Puzzle
Gard doesn’t spend much time in her office,
either. With Farrar and Smith, golf operations
manager Del Faulkner, golf pro and coach Benjiman Williams and accountant Cheryl Hubbard
handling the office, she has the team she wants
in place. But she still has to beat the bushes to
let people know Lion Hills is for literally everyone.
Corporate packages, which allow any four
people from a business to play any time, are
available to businesses. Coach Williams offers
lessons for beginning golfers to veterans.
Swimming lessons are available for kids. Mulligan’s, the BYOB bar, is still live every Friday
night. Brunch, lunch and dinner are open to the
public.
And EMCC gets its use out of the facility.
The Alumni Golf Classic will be hosted at Lion
Hills this October. It was the site of an administrative retreat. ABE classes could be on the
horizon. Evening cooking classes, too.
Gard’s goals for Lion Hills are simple and
plain, but not yet fully realized.
“I want something EMCC going on here all
the time. But I want everybody to use Lion
Hills,” she said.
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Taking it to the top
Stephens, EMCC football program continue to reach unprecedented heights
By Paul Jones
Before the arrival of head
coach Buddy Stephens nearly
seven years ago, the East Mississippi Community College football
program was often considered an
afterthought among the junior college gridiron ranks. However, that
mentality has certainly changed
during recent years with the Lions
consistently ranking among the
state’s most dominant football programs as well as reaching the pinnacle of national success.
In his six years at EMCC,
Stephens has compiled an overall
record of 56-10 as the NJCAA’s
fourth-winningest football program. Dating back to the 2008 season, the Lions have claimed two
NJCAA national championships,
three MACJC state titles and five
MACJC North Division crowns.
Even more impressive is that
Stephens and his assistant coaches
have elevated the program to national prominence so quickly.
Prior to Stephens’ arrival on the
Scooba campus in December
2007, the Lions had only experienced one previous playoff berth
in the school’s football history and
had not produced a winning football campaign during the decade
before his hiring.
Yet through all of the Lions’
recent success on the field, what
makes Stephens smile even more
is to see his players succeed off the
field and improve their lives once
they exit the program.
“The success is satisfying, the
championships are nice, and it is
great to see our guys move on to
play on Saturdays or even in the
NFL,” Stephens noted. “But the
most gratifying thing for me is
when I see our kids complete their
degrees, move onto successful jobs
and then return to campus for a
game or come visit us at practice.”
However, Stephens is also
quick to point out that the success
during his tenure has been a collective effort. Seeing that teamwork mentality when he
interviewed for the EMCC opening is what helped sell Stephens on
the opportunity in Scooba.
“What sold me was (EMCC
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Above: EMCC head football coach Buddy Stephens celebrates with his players during the 2013 season, one which culminated in the school’s second NJCAA National Championship in the last three years. Below: Stephens speaks to
members of the media following a big Lion victory.
President) Dr. (Rick) Young’s vision for our whole athletic program,” Stephens recalled. “Even
to this day, he wants to be the best
in everything. He continues to
want outstanding graduation rates
with our kids leaving with degrees.
“I also knew we had a very
football-rich area to recruit with
excellent athletes. You put all of
those things together and it was an
easy sell to me.”
Stephens has also worked
alongside numerous coaches on his
various staffs who have moved on
to be successful coaches elsewhere. That coaching tree has produced coaches at various levels of
football all across the country.
“We hire very good people
here at EMCC,” Stephens added.
“Sometimes those coaches are really young in their careers, and it is
my job to help them any way I
can. I try to help coaches attain
their goals just like we do with our
players. It is a testament to our
program when our coaches move
up the ladder.”
But, while they are here with
him on the Lions’ staff, Stephens
remains appreciative of the loyalty
shown by his assistant coaches.
“It is a grind all year long and
you can’t relish in past accomplishments or it will catch up with
you the next year,” Stephens said.
“We stick with the commitment
we’ve made as a staff and it remains the cornerstone of our success.”
And many generations from
now, Stephens wants proud EMCC
alumni to return to the Scooba
campus basking in the light of
football accomplishments achieved
by their beloved Lions.
“We were given the torch to
bear when we came here to make
sure we laid a foundation to last
many, many years,” Stephens
noted. “We want people to reflect
back on this time and know that it
was a great period for East Mississippi Community College.”
Paul Jones is a freelance
writer who lives in Starkville
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Title: Defining moment came early
By Paul Jones
During every national championship journey, there’s always that
moment where a head coach realizes his team could produce a special season. Sometimes that
defining moment comes during a
specific game with a seasonchanging rally or perhaps through
a series of events that leads to a
desired result.
For East Mississippi Community College, that journey was immediately set into motion on the
heels of consecutive one-point setbacks that prematurely ended the
team’s 2012 campaign and
snapped the program’s 20-game
winning streak. The year-long
process of fulfillment was ultimately completed last December
in Biloxi with the Lions’ 52-32
Mississippi Bowl victory over
Georgia Military College in the
2013 NJCAA National Championship Game. Another 12-0 season on the gridiron earned EMCC
the program’s second national title
in three years.
“I believe what made us really
believe we could be a special team
is when we got everybody together
for our first practice in fall camp,”
recalled EMCC head coach Buddy
Stephens, whose 56-10 career head
coaching record in Scooba also includes three MACJC State/NJCAA
Region 23 championships and five
MACJC North Division titles. “I
knew we could be good after seeing their work in the summer. But
in that first practice I saw how determined they were. They had the
mindset that they had a point to
prove and were not going to leave
any doubt.”
The 2013 Lions didn’t leave
any doubt whatsoever. EMCC’s
potent spread-offense attack paced
the NJCAA with an average of
62.2 points per game and established a new all-time NJCAA single-season record with 7,327 yards
of total offense. The Lions often
put games away in the first half
and continued to put the pressure
on opposing defenses all year long.
“The big key was the offense
Above: Lakenderic Thomas leaps to celebrate with teammates C.J. Bates (10) and David Mahaffey following a touchdown in the NJCAA National Champlionship Game victory over Georgia Military in December. Below: The Lions gather
for the traditional trophy shot following their national title-game win in the Mississippi Bowl in Biloxi.
moving the ball so well,” Stephens
noted. “We stayed injury-free and
had guys who were unselfish. Our
offensive guys all worked for the
same goals and our coaches did a
fantastic job with the game plan. I
felt like we would be explosive
from the get-go, but our guys really stayed after it and grinded all
season on offense.”
The Lions’ defensive numbers
a year ago were just as impressive,
as East Mississippi led the nation
with 67 sacks and finished second
among the NJCAA team ranks
with 30 pass interceptions. The
Lions also ranked second nationally by allowing just 9.8 points an
outing, including an early-season
stretch that produced five shutout
wins during a six-game span.
“What made us very good was
our ability to play all three parts of
the game while doing everything
well,” Stephens added. “There
were so many times where our defense sparked us, or we returned a
kick or blocked a punt to get us
going through special teams.”
Entering his seventh season at
the EMCC football helm, Stephens
remains just as proud of his players moving onto the next level.
With East Mississippi averaging
around 22 players signing with
four-year universities each year,
the 2013 Lions touted a near-100
percent success rate of sophomores
graduating and moving onto the
next level as signees, walk-ons or
students.
“We always have room for improvement on the field, but our
graduation rates also continue to
be very good,” Stephens stressed.
“Our kids are graduating and moving on. That is the primary objective for our program and our main
objective in recruiting.”
writer who lives in Starkville
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White, Lions reflect on exciting year
By Paul Jones
The East Mississippi Community College men’s basketball team
saw its run of four straight NJCAA
national tournament appearances
snapped this past season. But
there were plenty of things for veteran head coach Mark White to
smile about concerning his seventh
season in Scooba.
The 2013-14 Lions finished
20-7 overall and second in the
MACJC North Division standings
while posting the program's fifth
straight 20-win campaign. After
finishing as state tournament runners-up, EMCC advanced to the
NJCAA Region 23 Tournament
semifinals before suffering a heartbreaking loss to eventual NJCAA
national champion Jones County
on a last-second, three-point shot
in overtime.
“The group we had this past
year was one of my favorite
groups I’ve ever had the privilege
of coaching,” White said. “We had
a great group of kids and it was the
closest group we’ve had, chemistry-wise. They were so close off
the court and have built relationships that will last a lifetime.”
EMCC’s season was nearly
just as special as the previous four
campaigns. Including identical
73-72 losses to JCJC in the regional semis and to Itawamba in
the state championship game, the
Lions’ seven setbacks a year ago
came by an average margin of just
3.6 points per loss.
“It goes in cycles and that’s the
way sports is,” White noted. “In
our seven losses, we were either
ahead or tied with two minutes or
less remaining in each game. It
can be very frustrating when that
happens.”
The 2013-14 East Mississippi
hoops edition was driven by solid
play in the backcourt, led by the
talented sophomore tandem of Jacolby Mobley and Avery Woodson.
The team’s top two scorers at 16.5
and 15.7 points per game with 133
made 3-pointers between them are
headed to Tennessee-Chattanooga
and the University of Memphis, re-
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Above: EMCC coach Mark White, sitting center, addresses his team during a timeout in an early-season tournament in
Florida. Below: Avery Woodson, a University of Memphis signee, flies in for two points for the Lions.
spectively. Fellow guard Mack
Foster, who averaged 7.1 points
this past season, has signed with
Louisiana-Monroe.
Joining Mobley at Chattanooga
will be Davon “Chuck” Ester, who
averaged 8.4 points and 5.6 rebounds an outing for the Lions.
Also in the EMCC frontcourt this
past season, former Kemper
County High School All-American
Devonta Pollard thrilled the home
crowd by averaging 12.0 points
and 6.4 rebounds for the Lions.
Pollard has signed with the University of Houston.
“It was the best offensive team
we’ve had and we averaged 80
points a game,” White stressed.
“We could really score the ball and
had really good guards. We just
didn’t have the killer instinct we
needed with our rebounding.”
With the exception of returning
sharp-shooting guard Antonio Finley of Meridian, plus the availabil-
ity of East Central CC transfer
Chris Rhoney, the Lions will have
a totally different look as the 201415 basketball season tips off. Having also transferred in at the break
this past year and expected to contribute immediately for EMCC
will be Virginia native Gervelle
Kidd.
Among the newcomers include
Dontavius Self (Starkville), Juan
Davis (West Point) and J'Vaughnte
Harris (Meridian) from the Lions’
local district area. Other EMCC
signees coming on board will be
Denarrius Gray (Scott Central),
James Jordan (Raymond), Daniel
Simmons (Biggersville) and former Pascagoula teammates LaDatren Deas and Ladarron Johnson.
“We went back to getting players from winning programs and
that’s what we’ve done with this
class,” White added. “All of these
kids come from winning programs
and are used to playing in state
championship games. We went
after kids who are tough and hardnosed, and we’re counting on that
philosophy to make a big difference for us next season.”
writer who lives in Starkville.
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SPORTS
Dedicated sophomores lead to title
By Paul Jones
The East Mississippi Community College women’s basketball
program enjoyed a rewarding
bounce-back season this past year
while adding another division title
to head coach Sharon Thompson’s
coaching resume.
With their best record since
participating in the 2009 NJCAA
Division I National Tournament in
Kansas, the 16-9 EMCC Lady
Lions claimed the program’s third
MACJC North Division title in six
years with an 11-1 division record
a year ago.
“We had a good season and the
key to it all was the good core of
sophomores we had returning,”
said Thompson, who completed
her ninth season as the Lady
Lions’ head basketball coach.
“This sophomore class came in
here, worked hard during the summer and continued to make
progress throughout the season.”
With any given season at the
junior college level, a team’s roster
from year-to-year typically remains fluid. But for Thompson
this past season, she credited that
sophomore class for their determination to finish what they started.
“That speaks volumes about
this group of sophomores,”
Thompson noted. “They came
back, stuck with it, and it paid off
for them and our program. They
really kept it together during the
season and were committed to
winning our division and having a
successful season.”
Thompson, a former standout
player at Mississippi State University, always points to defense and
rebounding as staples to her program. But this past season, her
squad was also able to put pressure
on opponents on the offensive end
of the floor.
The Lady Lions averaged an
improved 64.3 points per game as
a team and had eight players to average five points or better during
the season. Sophomore Takera
Mitchell, a Delta State University
signee, led EMCC’s balanced offensive attack with 12.5 points per
Above: Kyra Gulledge (left) and Takera Mitchell will both take their talents to the next level after helping head coach
Sharon Thompson (below) and the Lady Lions to the MACJC North Division championship.
contest from her backcourt position.
Post player Kyra Gulledge, a
transfer from Furman University,
played a significant role on both
ends of the court a year ago for
EMCC while averaging 9.0 points
and a team-high 7.1 rebounds an
outing. The former H.W. Byers
High School standout will continue her collegiate career at Murray State University.
“I am a defensive-minded
coach and defense and rebounding
are what we are going to stress
every year,” Thompson noted.
“However this past year, we could
really score and it was different
people doing it each night. That
made it difficult for teams to scout
us because of our balanced scoring.”
Looking ahead to the 2014-15
campaign, the Lady Lions will
have to replace virtually their en-
tire team. But they won’t have a
group completely void of experience. During the offseason,
Thompson added a pair of transfers in highly touted former Mississippi State signee KiKi
Patterson of Columbus along with
Alecha Gibbs of Richland, who
played last season at Palm Beach
Atlantic University. The Lady
Lions have also added incoming
freshmen Cambrielle Campbell
(Brandon), Annessia Durham
(Raymond), Tajee Harper (Germantown) and Breanna Jernigan
(Tupelo) as well as junior college
transfers Robneicha Rush (Kemper
County) and twins Angeline and
Angelique Earl from McComb.
“We are going to be young
next season, but it won’t be the
kind of youth we faced two years
ago,” Thompson added. “We have
added some transfers to the mix
that will bring in some experience.
We also had another good recruiting year which should keep us on
track to compete for more championships in the years to come.”
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Rose, Lions enjoy resurgence
By Paul Jones
Entering this past baseball season, East Mississippi Community
College head coach Chris Rose
had a good feeling about the
makeup of the Lions’ baseball
team. Those original thoughts by
EMCC’s fourth-year baseball
coach came to fruition as the 2014
Lions produced one of the school’s
best seasons on the diamond
within the past two decades.
A veteran, sophomore-laden
East Mississippi squad finished
32-13 overall en route to winning
the MACJC North Division championship and earning a spot in the
MACJC state playoffs. The Lions’
18-6 league mark produced the
school’s first division baseball title
since 1998, while the 32 victories
were the most for the EMCC program since 1990.
“I was very proud of our team
and I think we set the foundation
this year,” Rose said. “There is an
expectation level here now and we
proved we can win at East Mississippi.
“I could not be more proud of
our staff, our players and the support we received from our administration to make it all possible. I
wish we could’ve gone further in
the playoffs, but winning the North
Division in an exceptionally competitive league is a great accomplishment.”
Led by an 18-man sophomore
class, Rose also pointed to the
character and work ethic of his
club regarding their success.
“I really believed we would be
highly competitive with a shot to
win the division,” Rose revealed.
“Once the team got together and
were practicing, I had that belief
then. From the character to the talent, I knew this group was going to
work. The addition of (transfer
shortstop) Chase Nyman in January made us that much better.
“Credit needs to go to our assistant coaches Garrett Harris, Jarrod Parks and Hawk Seal for the
excellent jobs they continue to do
in recruiting and day-to-day coaching. Our administration also
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Above: Colton Caver is congratulated at the plate following one of his three home runs this past spring.
Below: EMCC head coach Chris Rose helped guide the Lions to the program’s most wins since 1990.
played a huge role in making
Scooba and EMCC a place that
guys desired to be.”
Nearly hitting .300 as a team
this past season, Nyman led the
way for the Lions at the plate with
his .378 batting average to earn
first-team all-state honors. Tyler
Odom (.336), Kyle Liberto (.327)
and All-Region 23 outfielder
LeDarious Clark (.325) also
topped the .300 mark.
On the mound, freshmen
J’Daylin Jackson (8-1) and Andrew Crane (6-1) were a combined
14-2 between them. Jackson
joined Nyman and Clark on the
MACJC’s All-North Division First
Team. Sophomore closer Conner
Burton also enjoyed a stellar season by turning in a 5-2 pitching
record and recording seven saves.
“It was really a complete team
effort throughout the season with
different guys stepping up to have
big hits or making big pitches
when it counted,” Rose added.
Despite the loss of six starting
position players, the 2015 EMCC
edition will feature pitching aces
Jackson and Crane along with battery mate Dylan Vuncannon behind the plate. The Lions will also
look to rising sophomores Liberto,
Blake Key and Brandon Acker for
additional contributions next
spring.
“My glass is always half full,”
Rose stressed. “Our guys played
with confidence from start to finish this season and that was huge
for our program. In looking back,
two years ago is where we really
started to move forward when we
brought in this outstanding sophomore class. They made a huge impact on our program and I expect
us to keep moving forward.”
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SPORTS
Lady Lions pile up big numbers
By Paul Jones
In what has become the norm
of late, the East Mississippi Community College softball team once
again made a run at a division
championship this past season en
route to making yet another postseason tournament appearance.
Under the guidance of secondyear head coach Kyndall White,
the 2014 Lady Lions participated
in postseason tournament action
for the sixth consecutive season.
In doing so, EMCC’s 27-22 overall
record this past year marked the
most single-season wins in the history of the school’s fastpitch softball program. A former standout at
Auburn University, White has directed East Mississippi to 51 total
victories and a combined 33-15 division record over the past two
seasons.
“I thought the season went
well and we had a lot of sophomores who really took on good
leadership roles,” White said. “We
had a lot of talent at the plate and
in the field. The girls put in a lot
of hard work.
“It was a special sophomore
class for me, too, because it was
my first class. I know that group
is going to move on and be successful. The sophomore class
knew what we wanted out of them
and they prepared so well for that.
That group helped us to set the
foundation and it was like having a
set of 12 coaches on the field.”
With six regulars batting .326
or better during the season, the
2014 Lady Lions compiled a .311
team batting average, including an
impressive .354 mark against division competition.
Leading the way offensively
for EMCC were sophomore outfielders Corey Dawkins and Jade
Albritton, who batted .395 and
.364, respectively. Catcher Abby
Roberts, who will continue her
collegiate career at the University
of Alabama in Huntsville, hit .338
this past season in addition to receiving MACJC North Division
Best Defensive Player honors for
the second straight year.
Above: Jade Albritton (9) is congratulated by teammates following one of her team-high five home runs last spring.
Below: Catcher Abby Roberts prepares to make a throw to first base during the 2014 season. Roberts was named the
best defensive player in the MACJC North Division for a second consecutive year.
“Our strong point was really
the offense this year,” White noted.
“We put a lot of runs on the board.
Our defense was strong, too, this
season but it was our offense that
really came up huge for us in some
very big games.”
Obviously, with an experienced group this season, the Lady
Lions will have to fill several holes
for the 2015 campaign. Along
with the return of impact freshmen
Kristen Mitchell (.333), Kasey
Stanfield (.326) and Pepper Baker
(.252) for next season, White and
assistant coach Taryn Gray are putting the finishing touches on another successful recruiting class.
“When I came in here, I knew
the expectations were to make the
playoffs and compete for championships,” White emphasized.
“That is what East Mississippi is
all about – being No. 1 in everything we do here. You can’t always control some things that
happen on the field, but we can
control our hustle, attitude and energy. Those three things will be
constant in our program.”
With valuable experience at the
Southeastern Conference level,
White understands just how obtainable consistent success can be
with the necessary resources available and the proper attitude present.
“We have been in the running
for the (MACJC) North Division
title,” White said. “If we can get
that one timely hit or another
timely pitch during a critical moment of a game, we can definitely
get that title. That is our goal and
we want to keep building that
focus and attitude to keep EMCC
softball on the map for years to
come.”
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Strong finish creates optimism
By Paul Jones
The East Mississippi Community College rodeo team finished
off another solid campaign during
the 2013-14 season. And the
youthfulness of the talent that
helped produce much of last year’s
success has EMCC rodeo coach
Morgan Goodrich even more excited about the coming year.
“We just had a really good
group of kids that practiced so
hard and worked hard at everything,” said Goodrich, who is assisted with EMCC’s rodeo
program by her husband, Wes.
“They really gained from that experience this year and finished the
second semester very strong. So,
we look forward to the experience
they now have under their belts
and hopefully we can carry over
that momentum into next season.”
This past season, the EMCC
men’s squad finished fourth in the
Ozark Region standings, while the
women’s team posted a sixth-place
finish. Along with capturing the
school’s third men’s team title in
the program’s brief four-year history at this past year’s Northwest
Mississippi rodeo, East Mississippi
will be represented in the College
National Finals Rodeo for the
fourth straight year this summer.
EMCC’s team roping tandem of
Colt Fisher and Justin Pruitt is
slated to participate in June’s
CNFR to be held in Casper, Wyo.
While having competed for
EMCC only during the spring semester after transferring from
other schools, Fisher and Pruitt
still managed to garner enough individual points to place second regionally in the team roping header
and heeler categories, respectively.
On the women’s side, KoryAnn
McCuiston placed fourth regionally in breakaway roping.
“We had 14 kids rank among
the region leaders and that is very
good considering we are competing against a lot of four-year universities with seniors and juniors,”
Goodrich noted. “It took us a bit
to get it figured out at first because
of our lack of experience compet-
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Above: Kory Ann McQuiston competes in breakaway roping for EMCC in a rodeo competition at the University of West
Alabama. Below: Shane Overby finds his target for the Lions during calf-roping competition.
ing at this level. But, we really put
it all together and became more relaxed our second semester. We
were able to put together two good
runs in events and that experience
started to show during the second
semester.”
This past year also marked the
first full season that EMCC’s cowboys and cowgirls had an opportunity to practice daily in their own
on-campus rodeo facility. Naturally, that made for a much more
comfortable setting for the team as
a whole which in turn produced
better results.
“It was so nice to have that
combination of everything we
needed,” Goodrich added. “We
were able to get into a good routine in August. It helps us so much
to be able to compete in our own
practice facility. The comfort level
also adds a lot more structure to
our practices.”
With the school’s added facility and annual success on the intercollegiate rodeo scene, everything
continues to carry over into the recruiting scene for Goodrich and
EMCC’s rodeo program. Along
with garnering interest from rodeo
prospects throughout Mississippi
and across the United States,
EMCC is also beginning to attract
national attention by sending cowboys and cowgirls to competitive
university-level rodeo programs.
“With the recognition we’ve
received over the last four years
and the success we’ve enjoyed, we
are now sending kids to four-year
schools and some of them are even
competing against us now,”
Goodrich said. “Everything has
really come together for our program, especially within the state,
thanks to the support we continue
to receive from school administration and our community in general.”
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SPORTS
Fantastic freshmen catch fire
By Paul Jones
The East Mississippi Community College golf team began the
2014 season journey playing in the
cold conditions of practice rounds
in January and February. Once
again, the Lions responded by
warming up on the links to compete for championships at season’s
end.
Guided by veteran coach Dale
Peay, the Lions capped the 2014
campaign by capturing team runner-up honors at the NJCAA Region 23 Golf Championship.
EMCC earned the program’s fifth
regional appearance in six years by
finishing just five strokes off the
pace with a fourth-place team
showing a week prior at the
MACJC State Championship.
“We had a lot of success and I
was very proud of our young
men,” Peay said. “And the big
thing is that we had all freshmen
playing in the Region 23 tournament. That is a quality group of
young men and they were a hardworking group.
“Back in January and February,
they were working in the miserable
and cold conditions. They were
out there playing and not complaining one bit.”
The freshman quintet responsible for East Mississippi’s most recent golf success was comprised of
in-state products Hunter Harmon
(Calhoun Academy), Steven
Eilders (Ridgeland), W.D. Newlin
(Bruce HS) and Trent Humber
(Caledonia) along with Arkansas
native Chase Chitwood.
Harmon led the way for the
youthful Lions for the better part
of the regular season. Based on
his consistent play and team-leading stroke average during the year,
the Vardaman native collected second-team all-state honors and became EMCC’s fifth NJCAA
National Championship participant
in six years under Peay’s guidance.
Chitwood, from Jessieville, Ark.,
excelled during the postseason in
making a run at both the state and
regional tournament titles. After
forcing a playoff for medalist hon-
Above: The EMCC golf team, pictured at the 18th EMCC Alumni Golf Classic at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point
last fall, from left: Head coach Dale Peay, Trent Humber, Hunter Harmon, Chase Smith, John Pittman, W.D. Newlin,
Chase Chitwood and Steven Eilders. Below: Hunter Harmon was one of the freshmen who helped the Lions to a strong
finish in the spring of 2014 by earning all-state honors to qualify for the NJCAA National Championship Tournament.
ors at state a week prior, Chitwood
engaged in a 10-hole playoff at regionals before missing out on a national invite by a single stroke as a
result of a 50-foot eagle putt by his
Jones County counterpart.
“The more experience they
gained, the better they got,” said
Peay of his rookie squad. “The
group really bonded during our fall
tour and they all got along very
well. When we brought in those
freshmen, I said then it was the
most talented class we’ve signed.
They went on and proved it on the
course.”
With the Lions’ success on the
links over the past several years,
the word is certainly getting out
about East Mississippi golf. In developing that bond with young
men who then leave EMCC to
make their mark on society also
gives Peay opportunities to reach
out to prospective student-athletes.
“To be honest, the players
we’ve had in the past also help us
a lot when it comes to recruiting,”
Peay noted. “They are telling guys
in their hometowns about their experiences at East Mississippi.
“With more expectations, it
definitely puts more pressure on us
as a program,” Peay admitted.
“But our guys have handled it so
well. They come in knowing we
expect to compete for the state and
region championships. Those continue to be our goals and that is
what kids come here to help us
win.”
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Foundation Club
$25,000 and up
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams, Jr.
Anonymous
AT&T
Mrs. Oneta Pearce Baker
Mrs. Dottie Smith Boring
C Spire Wireless
The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Cloar, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Tommy Davis
Ikie E. Ethridge
Mr. and Mrs. Henry “Buddy” Faulkner
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Frascogna
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Garner
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopper
Elizabeth M. Irby Foundation
Pansy Light
Meridian Coca-Cola
MS Power Education Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Orr
Pryor & Morrow Architects and
Engineers
Renasant Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rigdon
Sodexo, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Rick Young
President's Club
$10,000-$24,999
Dr. and Mrs. Louis T. Anderson
Mr. John Apple
AT & T Foundation
BankFirst Financial Services
Cadence Bank
Mrs. Leola Knight Cowart
East MS Electric Power Assn.
Encore Rehabilitation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Fisher
Create Foundation
J. W. Furr
Golden Triangle Development Link
Mrs. Peggy Harbour
Henderson Steel
John M. Hodge
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Hopper
Wade Lunday
Elizabeth B. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith
Sports Specialty
Charles and Marjorie Studdard
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Vaughan
Mr. Chip Wells
Super Lion King
$5,000-$9,999
Johnny H. Baker
BanCorp South
Betty Morgan Benton
Al and Brownie Briggs Bounds
Carolyn D. Bourrage
Bessie Ann Cherry Briggs
Billy and Frances Brown
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Leo had to wait in line just like everyone else to receive his free t-shirt during
the Back to School Bash last August. Students at the Golden Triangle campus
were also welcomed with activities and snacks.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Clark
Columbus Orthopaedic Clinic
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Dyess
EMCC Alumni Association
EMCC Forestry Club
Founders Federal Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Galloway
Hoot Gipson
Mike Godfrey
Jimmy Gray
Jimmie G. Hopper
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Jeffries
Max H. Johnson
Mr. Tommy Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Jones
Liberty Fuels Company, LLC
Judge Little
Linda Eldridge Marsh
Jay McCrary
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McDade
John Meacham
Mr. and Mrs. Hu Meena
Pilot Club of Columbus
Electric Mills Wood Preserving
Richard Price
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Rigdon
Hollis Roofing, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rowell
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Salmon
Mr. Buddy Sauls
Scooba United Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Secrest
Mr. and Mrs. Kline Shepherd
Chuck Simpson
Mr. Roy Simpson
John and Marjorie Briggs Solomon
Eddie Al and Cheryl Sparkman
Buddy and Robyn Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Stovall
Mr. Milton Sundbeck
Robert H. Temkovits
Mr. Bobby Westmoreland
Lion King
$2,000-$4,999
Tom Adkins
American Eurocopter
Anderson Regional Medical Center
Clay Armstrong
Corbett Legge & Associates
Ken and Sheila Aust
Bill Baldner
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwin Box
Brasfield and Gorrie, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie J. Briggs
Greg and Janet Briggs
Louis E. Bryan
Bill and Patti Buckner
Burnt Oak Lodge
Donald E. Canada
Albert Clark
Dr. and Mrs. John Clay
Old Waverly Golf Club
Browder & Sons Veneer Co.
Columbus Bank Assoc.
Century Construction
Andrew and Christine Couch
David E. Crawley, III
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Dunbar
Mr. and Mrs. Don Edwards
Velocity Sports and Entertainment
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Charles Eskridge
Jimmie Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Farr
Kevin Flaherty
Jack Forbus
IBM International Foundation
Bill and L.L. Gates
Mr. and Mrs. Wink Glover
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Green
Underwriters Group, Inc.
National Guard
Mike Gully
Ms. Rufina Gully
Bunk Harpole
Mr. and Mrs. Hiawatha Harrison
Mrs. Elmer J. Higginbotham
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Hildreth
Mr. and Mrs. Gert Hill
Rick Hodges
Pete Hodo
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Holbrook
Garry V. Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hunter
Joe Jackson
Jon Jackson
Coach William Jones
Jimmy and Jo Ann Kibe
Mrs. Mary Lou Kitchens
Jim Koutroulis
Edward J. Lee
Van E. Lee
Danny and Carolyn Lipscomb
Mrs. Martha Marion
Richard and Dawn McCann
Mr. and Mrs. Carles F. McComb
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. McPhail
Mr. and Mrs. Dick McSpadden
Commercial Bank of Meridian
Glenn Miller
Mitchell Automotive Center
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Murray
Noxubee Baptist Association
Frank Portera
Clyde Pritchard
Molpus Forest Products, Inc.
Al and Anna Puckett
Mac & Betty Robinson
Langston Rogers
Michael Ross
Lanelle Brown Russell
Bruff and Melanie Sanders
Tom Scarborough
Scooba Presbyterian Church
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Skipper
Carolyn Smith
N. James Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Sparkman, III
Slay Steel, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Stennis
Rea, Shaw, Giffin, and Stuart
Gun Dog Supply
Flint Tedder
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew "Bulldog"
Turner
Billy D. Walton
Mike Waters
Weyerhaeuser
Coach Mark White
Yvette Wilkerson
Margaret S. Womble
Pride Leader
$1,000-$1,999
4-County Electric Power Assn.
Tommy & Janith Abston
Joel Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Andrews
Jose and Rosa Arellano
Joyce Craig Aust
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Mrs. Phyllis Aust
Liberty Baptist
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Barge
Big Oak United Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Briggs, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Brown
Bradley Joe Bryan
Martin and Joanne Buchanan
Jerry & Gayle Butler
John and Jeanette Chancellor
Terry and Kate Cherry
Briggs Chapel Memorial Church
DeKalb Assembly of God Church
Shuqualak Baptist Church
Circle M Plantation
Mr. and Mrs. Conner Clark
Beth C Clay
Blanche Clay
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
Charles "Bulldog" Coggins
Dr. David Cole
Bobby Collins
Community Bank
T. E. Lott & Company
WAR Construction, Inc.
Panola Construction
Coy Methodist Church
CPI, Inc.
Billy Joe Cross
Dr. Ed Davis
Patricia W. Dehmlow
DeKalb Baptist Church
Commercial Bank of DeKalb
Dr. and Mrs. Conrad DiMichele
Lance and Phyfa Eiland
Mr. Leon Ellis
Highlands Entertainment
John Featherston
Carol P. Floore
Exxonmobile Foundation
Jerry & Cris Hayes Foundation
Sam's Club Foundation
Sara Lee Foundation
Doug Fowler
Patrick and Debra Gard
Hoot Garriga
Gator Athletics, Inc.
Jack Gordman
Marie V. Gordon
Green-Save, Inc.
Miller Griffin
Pillar Sales Group
Bubba Hampton
Karl Hansen
James (Cubby) E. Harris
Phil Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Heard
Bobbye May Henderson
Wayne Henson
Darwin Holliman
David Hopper
Rudy Johnson
Colbert and Debbie Jones
Dr. Anne Marie Lamb
Matt Lautar
Starkville Civic League
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Limerick
Greater Columbus Lions
Collinsville Chevron LLC
Fabricators Supply, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Marshall
Thomas Mayberry
Dr. Andrea Mayfield
J. Roy McComb
Tony and Ruby McCullough
Ben McDade
Mildred Cade Mickler
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The nursing programs at the Golden Triangle campus raised more than
$22,000 for research last Oct. 13, when they held the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
Students received help from local organizations and 275 walkers showed up to
take part in laps around the campus.
Cora T. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Moore
Charlie and Pam Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morrow
Doug Moulds
Dr. David F. Mullins
Jack Newell
Northeast Metal Processors
Jason Pepper
Peggy Persons
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Peters
Billy W. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Poole
Richard Powell
Will Raiford
Robbie Robinson
Graham Roofing, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rose
Frances Rush
Subway of Scooba
North Atlantic Security
Structural Steel Services
Dr. and Mrs. Kimble Shepherd
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smith
Lori M. Smith
Dr. Jackie Stennis
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Stokes
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Studdard
Dan Sullivan
Robert Cooper Sullivan
Kemper County Board of Supervisors
Noxubee Farm Supply
George Taylor
Lucent Technologies
Charles A. Temkovits
The Commercial Insurance Agency
Coach Sharon Thompson
Moody Land & Timber, Inc.
Deborah Treloar
Don Vaughan
Digital Sports Video
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Waddell
Steve and Lynn Waddle
Wal-Mart
Emily Warren
West Brothers Construction, Inc.
Doug Wilkerson
Barbara (Bobbie) S. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Young
Lion
$200-$999
Boyce Adams
Paul K. Adams
Robert and Margie Agnew
Doug and Jane Aldridge
Mark Alexander
Tim Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Allsup
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Allsup
Alply, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Amick
Amsouth Bank
Marcus & Nelia Anderson
Jason Armstrong
George Arrington
Trey Askew
Nolan J. Atkins
Adventure ATV
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Atwell
Dan Augustine
June and Bubba Aust
Automotive Machine Company, Inc.
George Nick Autrey
James L. Bailey, Jr.
Kevin L. Baird
Bobbie Neal Baker
A Touch of Home Bakery
Bank of America
Guaranty Bank
Ann Barefield
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barge
Charles Barnett
Jackie C. Barrett
John A. Barron
Brenda Barton
Barry & Karen Beach
James Bearden
Romie Bearden
Glynn Beasley
Jerry L. Beavers
Harry Bell
Mr. and Mrs. George Belvin
Benefits Management Group, Inc.
Angela Bennett
Tommy Bennett
Billy F. Benton
Dawn Best
Jennifer Bible
Rick Bishop
Barry and Margaret Black
Stevan Black
J. L. Blankenship
Barry Boatner
Jerry W. Boatner
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Boggess
Danny Bohon
David Boteler
Beth Boyd Bounds
Mr. Sean Bowie
Kelby Bowman
Timothy and Laura Bowman
Larry Box
Andy and Sherry Boyd
David Boyd
Ruth Hutcherson Boyd
Sharon Boyd
Sherry Boyd
Stephen H. Boyd
Randall Bradberry
Mike and Suzanne Brady
Community Bank of Brandon
Hines & Linda Brannan
James T. Briggs
John Lyle and Lisa Briggs
Mary Ruth Briggs
Tom Briggs
Tommy and Polly Briggs
C.B. Bright
H.D. Brodnax
Williams Brothers, Inc.
David Brown
Dr. James Brown
Mr. John Brown
Tanzie Brown
Robert Brownlee
Donna C. Bruce
Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Bruton
David and D. D. Bryan
Joe Bryan
Minnie Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes Bryan
Builders Sunday School Class
H.D. Bullock
Kemper County Farm Bureau
Kimberly Burk
Diane Burnham
Jon Burt
Johnny Burton
Johnny and Beverly Burton
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Busbee
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bush
Jim H. Butler
Larry & Joann Butler
Bobby Cade
Mrs. C.M. Cade
Mrs. C.A. Cade
Gary A. Cagle
Jenny Caldwell
Calvary Baptist Church
Joseph A. Cammaleri
Chip Campbell
James Cantrell
Mary Caraway
Carl Hogan Automotive Inc.
Gayla Carpenter
Roger Carr
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Janelle Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Carter
Justin Casano
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Caskey
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Caskey
Cathy Castleberry
Tracey K. Caver
Barbara R. Cavey
Golden Triangle Dental Center
Univ. Miss. Medical Center
Frank Chailand
William R. Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Chancellor
Will Chancellor
Eka Chemicals
Marion Chevron
Tina Chick
DeKalb Methodist Church
Green Chapel Baptist Church
Hebron Methodist Church
Scooba Baptist Church
Jim Clark
Young Adult Methodist SS Class
Lauren Clay
Dianne Cleveland
Mrs. W.D. Clifton
Greater Meridian Health Clinic
Falcon Contracting Co., Inc.
Morgan Construction Co.
Prince Oil Co. Inc.
Bottled Water Co.
Capital Bolt & Screw Co.
John O'Neal Johnson Motor Co.
Sanderson Construction Co.
Sunbelt Wholesale Supply Co.
Philip A. Coco
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Cody
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Coleman
Cliff Collins
James Collins
Bill Colloredo
Dodie Colvin
Kemper Chamber of Commerce
Dialogic Communications
H & O Truck and Trailer Company
Newell Paper Company
Gulf South Piling & Construction
McAdams Consulting
Mrs. Jimmie Cook
Henry Cooley
Coon Agency
Clay County Co-Op
Herman Cooper
Will Cooper
Conway Copies, Inc.
Fred Corley
Chris Cornett
Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corp
Hall Management Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cotton
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cotton
Mississippi Beef Council
Jerry Wayne Covington
Rachel M. Covington
Elonda Cox
Coy & Lynville Methodist Church
William Crozier
E.B. Culpepper
Mike Culpepper
Glen Cunningham
Marvin D. Cunningham
David Curtis
George Curtis
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy P. Daniels
Jim and Pauline Darby
W. T. Davis, Jr.
Rebecca Davis
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EMCC President Dr. Rick Young shows off his Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction. Dr. Young received the award at the Phi Theta Kappa International
Conference in Orlando, Fla., in April after being nominated by the Scooba
campus chapter of PTK.
Vanessa A. Davis
Pres Dawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Daws
Railroad Center Daycare
Gary Dedeaux
DeKalb Christ Assembly
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dennis
Porter & Singley Family Dentist
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Dickson
Ken Dill
Boykin-Coleman Dirt
Portia Dooley
Maloney Glass & Overhead Door
Norman Downey
Carol Driskill
Ben and Mary H. Dudley
Liz Dudley
Robert D. Dugan
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Dupre
Jerry V. and Kathleen I. Dyess
Edwards Storey Marshall Helveston &
Easterling
Thomas and Michelle Easterling
Bonnie Edwards
Mike Edwards
Springer Engineering, Inc.
B & G Equipment, Inc.
Contract Services and Equipment
Pump & Equipment
Watt Equipment
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Erby
Lance Eskridge
Amy Esslinger
Jim Ethridge
Jeremy and Connie Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Billy E. Ezelle
Barefield Poultry Farm
Debbie Farmer
Allen Farms
Cub Lake Farms
J & J Farms
Mrs. Emmett Farrar
Linda L. Farrar
Karen Farrow
Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church
John Files
Casey Finch
Truman D. Finchum
Tom Fisher
Betty Carol Thompson Flanagan
Bill Fleming
Dr. Clint Fletcher
Mattson Flowers
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Floyd
Hubert B. Scrivener Fndn.
Marilyn Young Ford
Dennis Foster
Frank Foster
Mark and Karla Foster
Frank Chiles Insurance Agency, Inc.
Grace H. Franks
Steve Fredrickson
Sharon Frey
Charles Friend
Michael D. Fulton
Gregory J. Fuselier
Eugene M. Futato
Edward Garrard
John Garrison
Mrs. Delane George
Susan George
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gibson
Jerry Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gibson
Kim Gibson
Larry and Grace Gibson
Mike and Kim Gibson
Rebecca Gibson
Mrs. Tim Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Gibson
Robbye Gilbreath
Mary Nell Gill
John Gilliam
Doris W. Gipson
Hampton W. Glover, III
Coye Assembly of God
Golden Triangle Golf Assoc.
Tom G. Goode
Walter Leslie Goode, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Goodwin
Paul Goolsby
Eddie Gore
Rev. and Mrs. James Granger
Lucas Grantham
Bill T. Gray
Gene Gray
Robin Gray
Jason D. Green
Janie R. Gregg
Bryce Griffis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grondin
Insurance Advisory Group
Scooba Focus Group
Taylor Group
Daryl Guest, M.D.
Eddie Haddock
Betty Gayle Hailey
George L. Hailey
Wade Hailey
Janie F. Hailey-Tarlton
Judy Beazley Hairston
Cynthia Hall
Peter Hankinson
Sherry Harbour
Bobby & Thretha Harcrow
Phillip's Hardware
Michael Hardy
Viola W. Harper
Caroline Bryan Harrell
Daniel Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Harrison
Carolyn Hay
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hays
Thomas and Stacy Hays
Philip and Lynn Brooks Head
Donald Hefner
Mr. and Mrs. Shane Hegwood
Mr. and Mrs. James Henders
Retha Hand Henderson
Perry S. Hendrix
Roger Henry
Brian and Mary M. Henson
Kelly Herrington
Danny Hicks
Judy Stokes Higginbotham
Veranice R. Hill
Laura E. Hines
Whitney Hodges
Gains A. Holder
Brian Hollis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holloman
Zak Holloway
Angela Holmes
DeCarlos Holmes
Seven Oaks Funeral Home
Skelton Funeral Home
Kenneth Hood
Renee Hood
Bobby Hooks
Gail Hopper
Janice Hopper
Mary and Dennis Hopper
Rush Foundation Hospital
West Alabama Animal Hospital
Waffle House
George E. Hubbard
Richard and Sandra Hubbard
Betsy Hubbuch
Joe Hudnall
Shelia Hudnall
Bob Hudson
Jimmy Hudson
Henry B. Hudspeth
Jim Huerkamp
Teresa Hughes
Dewayne and Lucy Hull
Earline Hull
Les Hull
Teresa Hull
Nelda D. Humphries
Ed and Tonya Hunt
Chad Hunter
Zachary M. Hutchens
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hutcherson
Wood Carriers Inc.
Boyles Moak Insurance
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Prince Investments
Snowden Forestry Investments
Southern Outdoor Investments
George Irby
Leland and Glynese Irby
Sandra Irby
Charles and Linda Jackson
Dwight Jackson
Rodger D. James
Ethel B. Jarvis
Phil Jenkins
Hal Johnson
John K Johnson
Kim Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jolly
Ben Jones
Billy and Judy Jones
Bobby Joe Jones
Bryan Jones
Garry and Rhonda Jones
Jim Jones
Kandice Jones
Napoleon Jones
Wes and Renee Jones
Jeff Jowers
Tina Keenan
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Keene
Diane Keith
L. C. Kellogg, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kelly
Cathy Kemp
Lamar Kemp
Kemper County Baptist Association
Kemper County Economic Dev. Auth.
Bill Kennedy
Foster Kennedy
Kyle and Cindi Kennedy
A. J. Kilpatrick
Marilyn Klaus
Claude Pat K. Knight
Cletius Knight
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Knox
Univ. of Lafayette at LA
Sylvia Lackey
James Randal Lagergne
Jason Laird
Steve Landwehr
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Lang
Bob Langford
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Langston
Roy Lanier
Jack Larmour
Kemper County Civic League
Noxubee County Activity League
Jane Lee
Lindy Lee
Michael Lee
Mable Lester
Walter F. Lewis
EMCC Library
Wanda Lilly
Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Litwiller
Prairie Livestock
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Livingston
E. G. Johnson Enterprises, LLC
Equine Mega Omega, LLC
Harrison, Jackson, McGowen, LLC
Lawrence Motors, LLC
Oil Mop LLC
RTR, LLC
Stockman's Supply, LLC
Local Express #2
Brenda Pilgrim Lockley
Sam Logan
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Chef Chris Hastings works with the kitchen staff at Lion Hills in March. Hastings, owner and executive chef of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham and
winner of the 2012 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the South, prepared a
five-course meal for the Columbus Red Wing Garden Club.
Danny Martin Logging
Dr. Chester Lott
Danny Lott
Charles Love
Lowndes Count Cattleman's Assoc.
Benpak, LTD
Corey Luke
Timothy Luke
Mr. and Mrs. David Lummus
Zelton Mabry
Greg Malatesta
Maloney Management
Progressive Group Management
Phillip Maples
Anthony's Good Food Market
T & D Mini Market
Hubbard Maroney
Don R. Massey
Richard Mathis
Belinda McKee Matlock
Gary Matlock
Ricky Mauldin
Genevieve Maxon-Stark
Ann Maxwell
Linda May
Jana Mayatt
Alma McAlister
Rocky McBride
Kate and Josh McCarty
Angela McCollum
Dwight McComb
Thelma Briggs McConnell
Wesley and Linda McCool
Lynn McCoy
Grindle McCray
Mrs. Dodie McCrory
James McCulloch
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight N. McDaniel
Nelson McDaniel
April McDougle
Price McGiffert
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGrevey
Donald McKee
Robert and Tonia McKee
Jim McKern
Prentiss C McLaurin
Barbara P. McLauring
Marcille McLendon
Sue Meacham
Mercier Electrical and Mechanical Inc.
Patterson Co. Medco
Ed Medley
Mars of Meridian
Joe Miller
Timothy G. Miller
Jacob Mills
DeMando Mingo
Prestage Farms Mississippi, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Mitchener
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mitchener
Tony Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Moore
Rosemarie Moore
Tammy Moore
LaPari Morant
Bobby and Becky Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Morgan
Tim and Susan Morgan
Dr. Larry Morris
Debra Morrow
Bobbie Mosley
E.T. & Nellie Mosley
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mosley
Mitch Mosley
Donna Moulder
Marlan Theodore Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Myatt
George and Leisa Neel
Lee Wayne Neely
Neshoba County Gin Assn.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Nester
Jacqueline Newton
Richard E. Newton
Irene Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Nickels
Elmer Nielsen
Northeast MS Coca-Cola Sales &
Distribution
Sallie Oglesby
Doug Olinger
OmniBank
Grayson's Optical
Manuel Orman
James C. Ott
A.J. Oubre
Break Away Outdoors
Hass Outdoors, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Overstreet
Terri Pace
David Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Papas
Tammy Parkes
NAPA Auto Parts
Ken Pate
Robert A. Patrick, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pearson
Van Pearson
Keith Peel
Mr. and Mrs. Mike A. Perkerson
Janell Perkins
Dr. John F. Perry
Kiyomi E. Persons
Mitzi Phelps
Clyde Pierce
Rhen W. & Nell M. Pierce
Pilgrim Foodliner
Charlie Pilkinton
Henry Pilkinton
Tracy and Pam Pitcher
Glynn Pittman
Terisa Pittman
Hill's BP Truck Plaza
Bank Plus
GCM, Inc. of West Point
Gerald D. Poole
Oscar Poole
Donald Pope
Dudley Ann Pope
Betsy Porter
Mrs. Valcus Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Posey
Beth Powell
Mrs. Kathy Powell
Diana Pruett
Harry Puckett
Paula Rainey
Bob Ramage
Chris and Deana Ramey
Melissa Ramsey
Nancy Ramsey
Meadowview Ranch
Larry Taylor Ray
Linda H. Reed
Magnolia Outpatient Rehab
Old Mexico Mexican Restaurant
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rhea
Donna J. Richards
Wayne Richards
Clay H. Richardson
Doug Richardson
Angie Rigdon
Hollis Risley
Thomas L. Rivers
Ricky and Lynn Roberson
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Paul Roberts
Nina Roberts
Bobbie J Robinson
Steve Rogers
Gail Rolison
Rita Rushing
George Rutledge
Victor Rzepecki
Turner Shaw Fence Sales, Inc.
Boswell's Golf Car Sales
John Sampietro
Sanders, Inc.
Charles Sanders
Glen Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sanders
Joe Charles Sanders, Sr.
Rita Satcher
Thomas F. Scarbrough
Bobby and Melinda Sciple
Linda Sciple
Teresa Louise Sciple
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scoggins
Charles Scott
Jim Scribner
Randy & Michele Scrivner
Tina Seals
Electric Motor Sales & Service
Noxubee Tire Service
Shamrock Medical & Office Supplies
Stanley Shannon
Steve Sharp
Dr. Raj Shaunak
Sunbelt Shavings
Dorothy W. Shaw
Herman Shaw
Thomas and Jean Sheffield
David C. Shelton
Michael Shelton
Robert and Kathleen Shine
Stanley Shows
Galen Shumaker
Melissa Simmons
Claude Simpson
David E. Skelton
Bettye Bounds Sledge
Virginia Sloan
Bud Smith
John and Beth Smith
Margie R. Smith
Nelson Smith
Rob and Lori Smith
Dr. Todd Smith
Dr. W.S. Smith
Dusty Snider
Southeastern Pro Rodeo Association
Southwire
Chase B. Spencer
Lisa Spinks
Louie Spinks
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Sproat
Clay Stafford
Jimmy Standland
John W. Starr
Ed Staten
David Stephens
J. Steven Stewart
Wayne Stewart
Macon Stockyard, Inc.
Charlene Stokes
Don and Sue Stokes
Sara Stokes
Fred Stoops
David and Marilyn Stowe
Gerald Stuart
Marianne G. Stuart
Laws Stained Glass Studios, Inc.
Tammy Sudduth
Auzie Sullivan
Bobbie Sullivan
Bobby Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Sullivan
Kemper Co. Farm & Building Supply
Leann Swafford
Homer F. Swain
Steve Swedenburg
Gary Bradley Swink
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swoope
Warren "Oop" Swoope
Larry Tabor
Mr. Dale Tate
Dawn Tate
Dr. Jim Taylor
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jim Terry
Forever Green Plants & Things
Suzanne Thomas
Larry & Nancy Thomason
Larry Thompson
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Kemper County inmate Keith Reeder is pictured with (from left) EMCC Workforce Trainer Ben Harris, Scooba campus Workforce Coordinator Dr. Bruce
Hanson and Warden Johnny Crockett of the Kemper-Neshoba Regional Jail.
Reeder, of Pearl, became the first inmate to receive an Electrical Systems certificate from EMCC’s Workforce Services division last November.
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Pat Thornton
Bobby F. Thrash
John Tierney
Central Miss. Land & Timber
Leslie Touchstone
On Time Transportation
Meridian Coach & Travel
Bill Travis
David J. Triplett
Trustmark Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Underwood
Mark Underwood
Union United Methodist Church
Triangle Federal Credit Union
Debbie Upton
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Utsey
Sam Vaughn
Korean War Veterans
David and Brenda Vowell
W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Co.
Wade, Inc.
Donna R. Wade
Delita and Don Waldron
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walker
Dr. Joyce and Mr. Ricky Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Sparky Walker
Steve Walker
Michael Wallace
Lance & Carol Walters
Pete Ware
Dr. Thomas Ware
Mr. Bubbles Car Wash
Becky Watson
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Weatherford, Jr.
Linda Weatherly
Dr. and Mrs. Don Weaver
Woody and Cathy Webb
Earl and Siglinda Weeks
C. H. Welch
Jonathan Wells
West Point Livestock Auction
Bill West
Don West
Delta Western
Nikita Whitaker
Joe L. White, Jr.
Charlie White
Patten Whitten
Felix Wicks
Mr. and Mrs. R. Lamar Wilbourn
David Wilder
Prairie Wildlife
Jerry Wilkerson
Dr. and Mrs. William
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Williams
John L. Williams
Randy Williams
Shane Williams
Wayne & Sandra Wilson
Stephen and Teresa Windish
Al Wiygul
WLS, Inc.
Mrs. R. S. Wofford
Scarlett Wolverton
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wood
Marcus Wood
Peter Wood
Johnny Young
Russell Young
Lee Younger
Cub
$25-$199
Vowell's Market Place #7
Michael and Lauri Abney
Beasley General Agency, Inc.
Jeffery Wilson State Farm Agency
Dinsmore's Central Heat and Air
Ken and Joanna Alford
Steve Allen
Wright Glass and Aluminum
Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Amacker, Jr.
Rebekah C. Angle
Jamey Anthony
Kurt T Appel
Linda Arledge
Cassie F. Arnold
Geneva Atkins
Tosh and Missy Atkins
Kathlene and Robert Atkinson
Mr. Bobbie W. Attkisson
Mr. and Mrs. George Aust
Bo Haarala Autoplex
Shirley Autrey
Wayne Baines
Hayley Ballard
Jimmy Barham
Elizabeth Barnacastle
Billy and Patricia Barr
Pauline Beaird
Ms. Jeanette Beard
Curtis Beazley
Cynthia Belcher
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bennight
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Billingsley
Meeka T Bland
True Blue
Shan's Paint and Body
Mr. and Mrs. John Bonham
Holly Borntrager
Nancy Boswell
Meridith Bowlby
George Bradford
Richard Brandon
Guy Brickman
Faulkenbery's Bridal
Terry and Mary Bridges
Selena Broome
Al Brown
Rebecca Brown
Russ and Tammy Brown
Mr. Ernest Bryan
Larry and Peggy Bullion
Mr. and Mrs. Loren W. Burger, Jr.
Stafford's Big Burger
Sue Burkhalter
John Burt
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Burton
Carey Nelson Butler
Mr. and Mrs. David Butler
Lateshia Butler
Lauri Anne Cameron
Ken Canida
Harold Carleton
Brenda Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carpenter
A & M Used Cars
Auto Parts Center
Ed Chaney Tire Center
Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Chancellor
Chris Chism
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Clark
Hollingsworth Dental Clinic
Newton County Animal Clinic
Daniel and Sheri Coker
Melanie Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie J. Coleman
Joyce Renee Coleman
Ricky and Sandra Collier
Mary Collins
Sherry Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Comans
Williston Timber Company, Inc.
McElroy Electrical Company
Richton Tie and Timber Company
Toms Realty Company
Tractor Supply Company
H. E. Mosley Construction, Inc.
Jay Harris Construction, Inc.
Hugh Cooper
James Benny Cooper
Laura Copeland
William Corder
David and Susan Cordes
Ila Cornelius
Lew Cornelius
Kathleen Covington
Ray E Crawford
George Henry Cummings
Dr. and Mrs. David Curtis
Craig Martin, DMD
David B. Dale
Mrs. Maggie Dale
Sarah and Evan Dauterive
John L Davidson
Dan Davis
Maggie Davis
Taylor and Susan Davis
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Lynn Dean
Scott Dedwylder
Octavia Dickerson
Robert Donald
John Dudley
Johanna Dufour
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Dunn
Jeanette Dunn
Dikki Dyson
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Eldridge
Tim Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ellis
Environmental Engineers, Inc.
Bobbie Ethridge
Tommie Ethridge
Marcus Evans
M & L - A Little Bit of Everything
Longino Farms, Inc.
Twisted Pine Farms
Nowell Flake
Mr. and Mrs. Mose Fleming
Parker Florist
Amy Fondren
Mr. and Mrs. Artis Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ford
Kimberly Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gaddy
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Gafford, Jr.
Nancy Gallott
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gammill
Eddy Garner
Judy Garrett
Rhonda Gigandet
Mary Gorsuch
Ralph Goss
Harold D. Graham
The Grapevine
Mr. and Mrs. Chett Gregg
Barbara J. Griffin
Prater's Grocery
Miller's Gymnastics
Everett Hailey
Jeff and Stacey Hall
Steve Hampton
Bubba Hannah
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Hanson
Hailey's Hardware, Inc.
Laura Harmon
Johnny and Theresa Harpole
Garrett and Amy Harris
Jimmy D. Harris
Margaret Harris
Ron Hartness
Rocky Higginbotham
Mrs. Brandy Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill
Joyce Hill
Carolyn Hobgood
Dennis Holliman
Aliceville Manor Nursing Home
Rachell Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Horton
Seal-Laird Veterinary Hospital
Till-Newell Animal Hospital
Brittany Howard
Paul and Terri Howard
Cheryl Hubbard
Robert and Alice Hughes
Thomas and Mitzi Hughes
Betty Hull
Joye Lynn Hull
Lisa Hull
Mike and Jennifer Hull
Patti Hull
Kelly Hunt
Tara Lynn Hurt
Windham Tractor and Implement
Twin States Flooring Installation
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Ballard Insurance
Marvin and Bridgette Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Terry James
Phillip Jenkins
Diane Jernigan
City Jewelry
Julie Johns
Cecil Johnson
David C. Johnson
Bill Johnston
Scott and Holly Johnston
Stephen Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Jones
Ruth Josey
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Keeton
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, Jr.
William Kennedy
Janelle Key
Bobby Knight
Carlie Knox
Wilson Mat Krueger
Charlie Roberson Contract Hauling
Chiropractic 1st, LLC
Edna Grayce's, LLC
FST Starkville, LLC
McKibben Ag Services, LLC
Simply Irresistable, LLC
Wall to Wall Plumbing, LLC
James W. Latham, Jr.
Mary Latham
Proud Lawn
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Layton
Jordan Lesley
James Lever
Christopher Liberto
Linda Lindley
The Clothes Line
Charles Little
Jane Livingston
Patricia Locke
Reed Logging
Jermango Demar Long
Robert J Lovelace
Eddie Lowe
James and Geraldine Lowe
Ladonna Lowe
Mississippi Welding and Machine
Susan Mackay
Family Flea Market and Antique Mall
M. M. Mallard
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Massey
Peeples Building Materials
Georgette J. Mattina
Merlinda Mays
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton McBrayer
Virginia McBrayer
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds McCain
James Clark McCully
Jay McKee
Ms. M. S. McKelvaine
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery McKnight
Jackie McLaughlin
Frank Messina
David Mikkola
John Ray Miles
Jonathan Wade Miles
Joseph and Tammy Miles
Ms. Joni Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller
Rick Miller
Jim Milstead
Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell
John and Shery Mitchell
John and Suzanne Mitchell
Nedra Mitchell
Connie Monk
Dora Moore
PHILANTHROPY
Randell Moore
Tenisha Moore
Ben Morgan
Debbie Mosley
Melissa Mosley
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mosley
Mr. and Mrs. David Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neal
Wayman Newell
Eddie and Chrystal Newman
Elliott Newton
Ronny Nicholson
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Odom
Jarrod Parks
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Parnell
S. Patterson
Shannon Pendergrass
Catherine Penick
Doyle Perkins
Scott Peterson
Whiddon Photography, Inc.
Cecil Pittman
Allen Plumbing
Cash and Carry Cleaners of West
Point
First National Bank of Pontotoc
Donald Porter
Lynne Posey
Deep South Pout
Joe and Frances Price
Zoo Crew Promotions
John and Martha Quarles
Mrs. Jimmye Ransburgh
Carol Read
Marc and Melinda Reeves
El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant
Marge Ann Revere
Susan Reynolds
Stan Rice
Sue Richards
Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson
Mr. C. V. Rickman
Phillip Rickman
Carolyn Ring
Ms. Jerry Roberson
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Roberts
Amy Rogers
William V. Rogers
Joey Rose
Joseph Rowell
Rev. James A. Ruffin
Massey Super Mart Auto Sales, Inc.
S & S Trailer Sales
Donna Sanders
William Sansing
Rod Scott
Tommy Scott
Glenda Sellers
Central Financial Services
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Shivers
Premier Paint Body Shop
Randy Shults
Mr. and Mrs. George Simmerman
Ronald Singley
Beverly Slaughter
Paula Sledge
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sliman
Cindy Smith
Evelyn Smith
Jerry Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith
Marilyn Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith
Wendy Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Smith
Steve's on the Square
Janice Stanfield
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Steed
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Stephens
Travis and Sue Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stockman
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Stokes
Stribling Drug Store
Mike Stringer
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stringer
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sullivan
Jones County Medical Supplies, Inc.
Shamrock Medical & Office Supplies
Newton County Farm Supply, Inc.
Brown's Farm and Garden Supply
Lauderdale County Farm Supply
Lowndes Farm Supply
Philadelphia Printing & Office Supply
Reeder Farm Supply
Sake Sushi
Belinda Swart
Charlotte Swearingen
Mid Mississippi Regional Library System
Bobbie Jo Taylor
Carolyn Butchee Taylor
Mr. Jerry Taylor
Otis Boyd Taylor
Belt Tech Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Teer
Go Physical Therapy
Cheryl Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Thomas
John C. Thomas
Amy Thompson
Carlos & Jackie Thompson
Mitzi Thompson
Lillie Thornton
Katherine Timmons
Rodney Tingle
The Added Touch
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Townzen
Larkin and Larkin Trucking
Monroe Tufline
Gene Tullos
Brent Unruh
Marietta Unruh
Nancy Vaughan
John Vaughn
Jill Vick
Michael and Sommer Vick
Mary Beth Cox Vickers
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Vincent
John and Kristi Voss
Jennifer Staten Vragovic
Lester Waddell
Barbara Wade
Clifton Smitty Wade
Marvin Warren
Dana Weatherford
Karen Wedgeworth
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Welborn
Dr. and Mrs. Carl M. White
Cathy White
Kyndall White
Christi Whitten
Elizabeth Wiggins
Jeffrey and Jo Anne Willers
Debbie Williams
Melissa Wilson
Nathan Winkles
Dental Works, Inc.
Leeper's Metal Works
Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Lee Wright
J. Lynn Wright
Tommie Joe Wylie
Paul and Brenda Wynne
Doris Yoder
Yoo Yoo Yogurt
Kelley Ann Young
Lisa M. Young
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Etna Jean Scarborough Gray
George L. Hailey
Decatur October 31, 2013
Louisville February 20, 2014
A Newton County native, Gray graduated from
Hickory High School before attending EMJC, then
Delta State. She played basketball at Hickory High and
EMJC with her eventual sister-in-law, Audrey McKee
Scarborough, and the two were inducted into the
EMCC Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. During her time
in Scooba, Gray was a member of the Economics Club
and the Bird Club.
Gray taught elementary school for nearly 30 years
in Meridian and Forest. She and her husband of almost
30 years, the late Paul Gray, made their home in Forest.
Etna Jean
Gray returned to Newton following her husband’s death Scarborough Gray
and attended Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, where she
taught Sunday school and sang in the choir.
She is survived by three children and eight grandchildren.
George Hailey played basketball at EMJC, but his
29 years as a coach defined him.
The Louisville resident closed his career with a
record of 867 wins and 17 losses.
He coached at seven high schools, winning the
state tournament at Lambert in 1962, and was voted to
the Coaches Hall of Fame in 1987 and the EMCC
Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Hailey also worked as an educator and high school
principal and served two enlistments in the Army. He
earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of
George L.
Southern Mississippi and his master’s degree from MisHailey
sissippi State University.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ceceile, one son, one grandson
and two great-grandchildren.
George Edward Hubbard
Audrey McKee Scarborough
A Forest native, Hubbard graduated from
Scooba High School on the
EMJC campus, where he
was voted a Class Favorite.
He attended EMJC briefly
before serving as a medic in
the Army in Korea.
Years later he was instrumental in establishing
an annual reunion event on the George Edward
Scooba campus, which continHubbard
ues to this day during Homecoming festivities, for all
EMJC students who served in the military during
the Korean War. A monument to those students
stands outside the Davis Administration Building.
Hubbard is survived by his wife of 47 years,
Brenda, two children, six grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
Audrey Scarborough was
raised in Newton County
and attended Hickory High
School before moving on to
play basketball with her
eventual sister-in-law, Etna
Scarborough Gray. The two
attended Delta State together
and were inducted into the
EMCC Sports Hall of Fame
together in 2006. With her
Audrey McKee
husband, Thomas ScarborScarborough
ough, by her side, Audrey
worked as a special education
teacher in Coahoma and Newton public schools, a
case worker at a care home, a licensed cosmetologist and was a charter member of Grace United
Baptist Church. The couple also lived in Germany
for a time during the Korean War.
She is survived by Thomas, their two children,
three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Forest February 22, 2014
Decatur February 4, 2014
Fred “Tick” Scoggins
Leroy, Ala. April 3, 2014
Tick Scoggins traveled
the world during his time in
the Army. And when his deployment in Europe during
the Korean War ended, he
used the G.I. Bill to attend
EMJC.
In addition to playing
football, which earned him
a spot in the EMCC Sports
Hall of Fame, Scoggins
Fred “Tick”
served as class vice president
Scoggins
during his sophomore year
and was inducted into Phi
Theta Kappa honor society.
He met his wife, Marilyn, at Livingston College in Alabama and the two were married in
1959.
He is survived by Marilyn, three children,
seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
The EMCC family remembers these Lion alumni who passed away between July 2013 and April 2014:
Jimmy Anderson
Brooksville, MS
November 1, 2013
Polly Ann Buchanan
Porterville
November 30, 2013
Hazel E. Bloodworth
Brandon
January 6, 2014
John Russell Dudley
Former Instructor
Scooba
July 2, 2013
Jerome Waverly
Briggs
Meridian
December 13, 2014
Charles F. “Cy”
Fleming
Scooba
December 25, 2013
Ermagene Bryan
Meridian
August 29, 2013
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The Lions’ Pride Don Herschel Luke
Preston
October 8, 2013
John Roy Prewitt
Bardstown, Ky.
April 26, 2013
Lucile Boyd McGee
Macon
September 26, 2013
Beatrice “Bea” Ross
DeKalb
November 11, 2013
John D. Hunter, Sr.
Carthage
April 10, 2013
Susan K. Moates
Former Instructor,
EMCC Trustee
West Point
February 27, 2014
Sherry Dodd Ross
Columbus
November 29, 2013
Dennis L. Johnson
Columbus
June 23, 2013
Frances J. Overstreet
DeKalb
December 31, 2013
Sam R. “Tiny
Heard, Jr.
Brooksville
July 9, 2013
Martha Lindley
Hightower
Macon
January 8, 2014
Spring 2014
William T. Stovall, Jr.
EMCC Sports
Hall of Famer
Phoenix, AZ
March 2, 2014
Belinda Townsend
Walker
Meridian
June 21, 2013
Raymond Andrew
Winters
Ethelsville, Ala.
October 10, 2013
Ruth Boydstun
VonKohn
Oxford
January 5, 2014
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ALUMNI OFFICE
P.O. BOX 158
SCOOBA, MS 39358
Development Foundation, P.O. Box 158, Scooba, MS 39358 662-476-5063
Absolutely! I will help EMCC to enrich its future. I understand my gift is tax deductible.
I/We pledge a total amount of $____________ to the EMCC Development Foundation Annual Fund. I/We will give $____________
beginning in __________ (month) of __________ (year). Please send a reminder ____ monthly ____ quarterly ____ annually
OR Enclosed is my/our annual fund gift of $______________ (Please make check payable to EMCC Development Foundation)
_____ Foundation Club
_____ President’s Club
_____ Super Lion King
_____ Lion King
$25,000 and up
$10,000 - $24,999
$5,000 - $9,999
$2,000 - $4,999
_____ Pride Leader
_____ Lion
_____ Cub
$1,000 - $1,999
$200 - $999
$25 - $199
I will support EMCC with a gift of $ ______________ for the following:
____ General Support
____ The Chapel in the Pines
____ Foundation House
____ Athletics
____ Annual Scholarships
____ Classroom/Laboratory, Golden Triangle Campus
____ Fine Arts
____ Tuition Guarantee
____ Endowment of Scholarships ($10,000 in lump sum or over 5 years)
When mailing a contribution, please include this form, and your name, complete mailing address and phone number.

Spring/Summer 2014 - East Mississippi Community College

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