Summer 2010 - East Mississippi Community College

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In his 16-year career,
legendary East Mississippi
Coach “Bull” Cyclone”
Sullivan produced 31
All-Americans, including
All-American quarterbacks
for five consecutive
seasons. More than 200
of his players became
coaches, passing on his
legacy to new generations
of athletes.
And now, Mike Frascogna,
author of “Gridiron Gold”
and “Y’all vs. Us,” has
written a book about the
life of Coach Bob “Bull”
“Cyclone” Sullivan. The
book will be available in
August. You can order a
copy or pick one up at
Homecoming, Oct. 15-16.
Send your check to the
EMCC Development
Foundation; PO Box
158; Scooba, MS. Each
copy is $24.95 plus
shipping. To ensure
proper delivery, please
include a note with your
name, address and
phone number. You can
also purchase copies by
phone using a Visa or
MasterCard; call Gina
Cotton at (662) 476-5063.
East Mississippi Community College
Board of Trustees
Larry Bell
Charles Rigdon
Billie Dickson
Kathy Dyess
Lions’
Pride
Volume 10, Number 1
Tim Heard
Theresa Hughes, Secretary
Summer 2010
COVER
STORY
Linda Jackson, Chair
Rupert L. “Rudy” Johnson
EMCC put together a recordbreaking 27-7 season on the
basketball court. As the North
Division champions, the Lions
hosted the MACJC state
tournament – and went on to
capture the NJCAA Region 23
championship.
Robert McDade
Dennis Morgan, Vice Chair
Ed Mosley
Jim Murray
Bob Marshall, Board Attorney
Pages 16-17
Administration
Dr. Rick Young, President
Dr. Jacqueline Stennis, Vice President for Scooba Campus,
INSIDE
Student Affairs and Civil Rights
Dr. Paul Miller, Vice President for Golden Triangle Campus
and District Operations
Dr. Raj Shaunak, Vice President for Workforce and Community Services
Dr. Steve Vacik, Vice President for Instruction
Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness
Debby Gard, Vice President of Finance
Mickey Stokes, Vice President for Athletics and Campus Operations
James Gibson, Vice President of Student Services and Financial Aid
Nick Clark, Director of Institutional Development and Alumni Affairs
Alumni Association
The Lions’ Pride
The Lions’ Pride is the official publication of the East Mississippi Community College
Development Foundation/Alumni Association. It is published twice a year by EMCC’s Public
Information Office.
Sheila Aust, President
Lisa Briggs, Secretary
Project manager/editor: Suzanne Monk
Contributing writers: Nick Clark, Gina Cotton, Paul Jones, David Rosinski, Rick Young,
Margie Agnew
Contributing photographers: Suzanne Monk, Jenny Box, David Rosinski, Mitch Deaver,
Clint Scrivener, Paula Merritt
Design and layout: Tonya Downey
Cover photo: Spruce Durden
Foundation Board
Charlie Studdard, President
Carles McComb
Debby Gard
Theresa Hughes
Mickey Stokes
Linda Malone
Mark McPhail
Janet Briggs
From the Director’s Chair................................................................................................2
President’s Message ......................................................................................................2-3
Lion Diary ....................................................................................................................4-11
EMCC saddles up for the rodeo ..................................................................................12
For Ray Gildon, who always had time..........................................................................13
EMCC welcomes new board member ..........................................................................13
Homecoming, alumni events..........................................................................14-15, 24-25
Sports ........................................................................................................................ 16-23
Philanthropy ..............................................................................................................27-30
Alumni Updates ..............................................................................................................31
In Memoriam ..................................................................................................................32
Paul Miller
East Mississippi Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle
inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Max Johnson
Cheryl Sparkman
Marianne Stuart
Jairus Johnson
Johnny Fisher
Ike Hopper
Robert McDade
Dr. Jackie Stennis, Vice President for Scooba Campus
Davis Administration Building
P.O. Box 158
Scooba, MS 39358
662-476-5000
[email protected]
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The Lions’ Pride 1
FroM ThE
DirECTor’s Chair
East Mississippi
Community College is
poised for another
banner year.
Construction on
the new football
stadium is under way.
We plan to start
building Phase II of the
Chapel in the Pines
any day now, and the
new Student Union
building will be put out
for bids in September.
Additional student
Nick Clark
housing is on the way,
and we are planning a
capital campaign to help fund a new Regional
Corporate Services and Allied Health Building
near the Golden Triangle campus.
The excitement just continues to build at
EMCC. We have at least three groups of alumni
that are planning a reunion gathering at
Homecoming: the Korean War Veterans, football
players and band members. The Korean War
Veterans have had a reunion every Homecoming
for as long as I can remember.
This year, former EMJC Band members are
planning another reunion in honor of Mr. Gene
Crago. In addition, a group of former football
players is planning to meet for fun and
fellowship; look for details on pages 14-15.
Homecoming is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 16.
I hope you will plan to be a part of the EMCC
excitement!
In fact, if you are interested in starting a
reunion group or participating in one of these,
please call me. I will be delighted to assist.
On a personal note, it is with a very sad and
heavy heart that I write this report. My lovely
wife of 41 years passed away on May 27, 2010.
Dinni was a real fighter; with God’s help she
survived pancreatic cancer nine years ago.
However, the trauma of the cancer surgery and
subsequent treatments put a lot of stress on her
body. She lived a fairly normal life for nine years
before her liver just “played out.”
Thank you for the many, many cards, letters,
e-mails, phone calls, flowers, memorials and
prayers that you have blessed our family with
during this most difficult time.
Please stay in touch.
Nick Clark
Director of Development and Alumni Affairs
2 The Lions’ Pride
Summer 2010
By Rick Young
EMCC
EMCC...
We’re beginning to sound
like a broken record. Despite hard
times, East Mississippi
Community College is still
expanding in both enrollment and
educational programs. In short,
EMCC is, once again, the fastestgrowing community college in
the state.
Enrollment in the summer
terms was up more than 30
percent, for the second straight
EMCC President Dr. Rick Young at the
year, and an early registration
2nd Annual Sporting Clays Challenge Cup
push has already brought
thousands of students through
our doors to register for the fall
semester. Thanks go out to our hardCommunity College, Stephen Stringer has
working faculty, staff and counselors who
doubled the size of the Mighty Lion
have stayed late to get students squared
Marching Band. The sudden growth spurt
away for the fall – and for all the hard work made a move to Aust Hall necessary, and
that is yet to come.
last time I checked, he was busy getting
Our first class of Associate Degree
everything reorganized in his new space.
Nursing students started classes in January.
Planning for a new fellowship hall at
We are working to secure support for a new
Chapel in the Pines, as well as a new
facility to house all of EMCC’s current
Student Union building, continue at the
health care programs and provide room for
Scooba campus. We’ve included new
future growth in this area.
renderings from our architects, Pryor &
The overall mission of this four-story
Morrow, so you can see what they will look
facility has also been broadened to include
like.
economic development in the Golden
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t
Triangle area, and it has been renamed the
congratulate our athletic programs. The
Regional Corporate Service and Allied
men’s basketball team won the Region 23
Health Center. The first floor will serve the
championship. The Scooba campus
public with a gym/wellness center, medical
welcomed a new head baseball coach, Chris
clinic, coffee shop and child care services.
Rose, who comes to us after much success
The second and third floors will house
at Meridian Community College.
EMCC’s health-related programs. The
And this season will be the EMCC
fourth floor will provide rental space, as
football program’s last at the old Sullivanwell as a multi-service business resource
Windham Field. A new football stadium is
center with an online library, computer
under construction on the west side of
stations and meeting rooms.
campus, adjacent to Highway 16. We want
In other expansion news, Workforce
to recapture our heritage in athletics by
Services is becoming more active on the
giving our student athletes the resources
Scooba campus.
they need to succeed in sports and in the
Step one was a class about how to start classroom. The new football field will also
your own business. Over the summer, the
raise EMCC’s profile, and its state-of-thefirst group of Health Care Assistant students art amenities will make it a gathering place
graduated through an accelerated Workforce for the community.
class. New classrooms and lab spaces have
I look forward to seeing you at
been built. A carpentry class is under way,
Homecoming, Oct. 15-16.
and the next offering will be basic
manufacturing skills.
Dr. Rick Young is president of East
More good news. In his second year as Mississippi Community College.
band director at East Mississippi
still on the grow!
Left, EMCC’s first class of
Associate Degree Nursing
students
Right, architect’s rendering of
the entrance to the Regional
Corporate Service and Allied
Health Center
Architect’s rendering
of the new football
stadium
Architect’s rendering of Phase II,
Chapel in the Pines
Left, Bruce Hanson of EMCC in
Workforce Services’ new
carpentry lab
Right, band director Stephen
Stringer over the summer
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Campus News
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Feb. 2
Feb. 2: TIME grant kicks
off at Golden Triangle
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 is
available at EMCC’s
Website,
www.eastms.edu,
under the “Latest
News” category …
or on the college’s
Facebook page.
EMCC hosted a kick-off
reception on Feb. 2 for the TIME
grant, a three-year program
designed to give high school
students, teachers and
counselors an opportunity to
explore job skills needed by
modern technology companies.
TIME stands for Technology
Initiative in Manufacturing and
Engineering. Funded by the
National Science Foundation, the
$900,000 grant is a partnership
among Mississippi State
University, EMCC and Itawamba
Community College. The first
group of students to
participate, from Columbus
High School took classes at
EMCC, learning skills like
precision measurement,
blueprint reading and
manufacturing concepts,
earned real-world
certifications and toured
local businesses and
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industries. Students completed
their work on June 30. A
separate program for teachers
and counselors is under way this
summer.
In the photo: Rosie Lowery,
EMCC student and mother of one
of TIME student Corey Lowery,
visits during the reception with Dr.
Steve Vacik, EMCC vice president of
instruction.
Feb. 3: MUW offers tuition
guarantee to EMCC grads
Mississippi University for
Women announced it will offer a
Tuition Guarantee program for
Lowndes County students who
Feb. 5
have earned associate’s degrees at
East Mississippi Community
College. Dr. Bucky Wesley, vice
president for student services,
said, “This is an opportunity for
EMCC and MUW to partner in
ensuring access to higher
education for Lowndes County
residents.”
This program will allow
qualified students to attend
MUW tuition-free for up to four
semesters. EMCC offers a twoyear tuition-guarantee program to
high school graduates throughout
its six-county district. MUW may
eventually follow suit, Wesley said,
Campus News
Feb. 12-13
but the program is restricted to
Lowndes County students for
now.
“We’re trying to be good
stewards of the resources we
have. Right now we feel like we
can handle this reasonably well. If
this is successful we will move it
out further,” Wesley said.
The program is paid for by
donations from a consortium of
private Mississippi businesses.
In the photo: Callaway clock
tower, one of Mississippi University
for Women’s most notable
landmarks.
Feb. 4, Feb. 11: Return
of Career Boosters
EMCC students had a chance
to get advice about resumes, take
part in mock job interviews and
get career and degree counseling
at Career Boosters held Feb. 4 at
the Golden Triangle campus and
Feb. 11 at the Scooba campus. The
Career Booster events were
inaugurated in the 2008-09 school
year, and brought back by popular
demand in the 2009-10 school
year. In addition to EMCC staff
and students, about 50 business
leaders generously donated their
time and helped make the Career
Boosters a success.
In the photo: Noxubee County
District 1 Supervisor Larry Tate, a
community volunteer, advises a
student during a Career Booster.
Feb. 5: Scholars’ Olympiad
More than 100 high school
students competed for
scholarships in academic and
career-technical areas during the
Scholars’ Olympiad. The annual
event, now in its fourth year, was
held Feb. 5 at the college’s Golden
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Feb. 25-26
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Triangle campus.
“The Scholar’s Olympiad was
once again a tremendous success.
It was certainly exciting to have
area students on the EMCC
campus,” said Dr. Steve Vacik,
EMCC vice president of
instruction. “But more that, it is
encouraging to see the intellectual
ability of our young people on
display. It is no wonder more and
more businesses and industries
are seeing the potential for
settling in our state, both now
and in the future.”
Participating students came
from eight high schools in the
EMCC district. The overall school
winner was New Hope High
School. West Point High School
took second place, and Caledonia
High School finished in third
place.
In the photo: The overall
Scholars’ Olympiad winner, New
Hope High School, claimed three
individual first place ribbons, three
second place ribbons and two third
place ribbons – and swept the
automotive technology category.
Feb. 12-13: Rotary Club
saddles up for EMCC
The Rotary Classic Rodeo,
the Starkville Rotary Club’s
largest fund-raiser, is held at the
Mississippi Horse Park in
Starkville. This year, Rotarians
donated the proceeds from the
Feb. 12-13 event to East
Mississippi Community College’s
tuition guarantee program
through SOAR Starkville/
Oktibbeha Achieving Results. The
tuition guarantee program allows
qualified high school graduates to
attend EMCC tuition-free for up
to four semesters. In the photo: Rotary Club
emblem
Feb. 18: Capitol Day
More than 200 community
college students, faculty members
and administrators gathered at
the Mississippi Capitol Feb. 18 to
lobby lawmakers for more
funding. Community college
enrollments soared an average of
13 percent in the fall. East
Mississippi Community College
posted the largest increase, nearly
20 percent. In 2007, state lawmakers and
Gov. Haley Barbour committed to
mid-level funding, a per-student
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funding level for community colleges
midway between funding for K-12
students and regional public
university students. But, to date, that
commitment has not resulted in the
needed mid-level funding.
Rep. Kelvin Buck, D-Holly
Springs, and chairman of the House
Universities and Colleges
Committee, said state
representatives will do what they
can to make progress toward that
goal – despite recent state budget
cuts.
Campus News
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Feb. 26
Feb. 26
In the photo: Student
Ambassador Taylor Dinsmore of
Macon models the “Capitol Day”
T-shirt, which bills community
colleges as the “sweetest deal in
Mississippi.”
Feb. 19: Career-technical
staff hosts open house
College hosted an open house
Feb. 19 at its Golden Triangle
campus in honor of Career and
Technology Month. Prospective
students from the EMCC
district were able to meet local
business leaders, and the
college’s instructors and
students, and ask questions
about EMCC’s more than 30
career and technical programs.
In the photo: Career-technical
instructor Bob Lovelace and
student David Horton of Columbus
Education Appreciation Day –
Working for Academic
Excellence. Among the people
honored were instructor Gary
Gammill and student Stephanie
McCully, both of EMCC’s
Golden Triangle campus.
“Gary Gammill and
Stephanie McCully take the
initiative to go beyond the usual
standards of excellence set by
College,” said EMCC President
Dr. Rick Young. “They take a
proactive approach in everything
they do, and are always looking
for ways to expand and enrich
their lives, both in and out of
the classroom.”
In the photos: Gary Gammill,
Stephanie McCully
Feb. 25-26: Annual
Mass Choir Festival
Students and faculty
members from the state’s
universities and colleges
gathered Feb. 24 in Jackson for
the 23rd annual Higher
The EMCC Concert Choir
and Reflection Singers climbed
aboard the college’s big, white
bus and drove down to Meridian
Feb. 25-26 for the Mississippi
Community and Junior College
Mass Choir Festival. This year’s
festival was at the MSU-Riley
Center in downtown Meridian.
The EMCC Choir presented
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Feb. 24: HEADWAE
Awards in Jackson
three selections: “Festival
Sanctus” by John Leavitt, “The
Silence and the Song” by Mark
Patterson and “Shout Glory” by
Byron Smith. EMCC students
also performed with a mass
choir made up of about 400
students from all over the state.
In the photo: Quincy James of
Columbus and Brittney Brown of
Macon check their music before
the festival. Feb. 26: Humanities Council
honors EMCC instructor
EMCC history instructor
Kelly Elizabeth Cantrell was
honored with a Mississippi
Humanities Council Teacher
Award. The presentation of the
award came Feb. 26 during a
banquet at the Hilton in Jackson.
Among the accomplishments
that earned Cantrell this award
was a paper she wrote called,
“Cooking Up the Revolution:
Food and the Creation of
Americans,” which she
presented during the college’s
Proud to be an American
program in November. The
paper traces the evolution of
American cuisine from the
colonial era through the early
republic, and argues that
Americans expressed their
political leanings in the
Revolutionary era by changing
their diet. In the photo: Kelly Cantrell
Mar. 5
Feb. 26: WIST
Conference
More than 250 students from
area high schools attended the
Women in Science & Technology
Conference Feb. 26 at East
Mississippi Community College’s
Golden Triangle campus. The longstanding annual event gives young
women a chance to explore
career possibilities in areas like
health care, metal trades,
computers, aerospace engineering,
design and engineering, electronics
and transportation. Rachel
Forsyth of PACCAR was the
keynote speaker. The day also
included break-out sessions and a
panel discussion by five women
serving in the U.S. Air Force at
Columbus Air Force Base. In the photo: Chief Master Sgt.
Barbara Steffen introduces the panel
from Columbus Air Force Base. In
addition to the panel, CAFB was also
represented by seven other women
serving in the U.S. Air Force who
greeted attendees and answered
questions.
Campus News
Mar. 25
March 1: Riley, MSU
announce “Next Step”
scholarship program
Community College, Jones County
Junior College and East Central
Community College.
The Riley Foundation and
Mississippi State UniversityMeridian announced the Riley
“Next Step” Scholarship program.
The program is designed to
recognize students who have
excelled at the communitycollege or junior-college level and
want to pursue higher education
opportunities at MSU-Meridian
campus. The recipients of this
scholarship will be known as
“Riley Scholars” and will receive
full tuition to Mississippi State
University-Meridian for two years
– four semesters, fall and spring.
In the photo: EMCC alumnus
and current MSU student Zac Clay,
far left, was one of four students
asked to pose with the MSU mascot
for this “Next Step” publicity photo.
The other students represent three
other participating schools, Meridian
March 5: Mastering math
Apr. 22
Students from eight public
and private schools competed
March 5 in the District Junior
High Mathematics Tournament,
hosted by East Mississippi
Community College’s Golden
Triangle campus. Competing in
the math tournament were
students from Heritage Academy
in Columbus, Hebron Christian
School in Pheba, New Hope
Middle School in Columbus,
Caledonia Middle School,
Central Academy in Macon,
Starkville Academy, Lee Middle
School in Columbus and
Armstrong Middle School in
Starkville.
“I’m hardly an impartial
observer, because I teach
mathematics at EMCC, but I’m
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always so pleased to meet young
people with an interest in this
area,” said event organizer
Annalisa Ebanks. “It’s so
important to have a grasp of
mathematics, and know how to
apply those skills in your own
life. Whether you’re balancing
your checkbook or trying to
figure out how many miles to
the gallon your car is getting,
math is a part of daily life.”
In the photo: Hannah Park of
Hebron Christian School in Pheba
won first place in the eighth grade
competition. She is pictured with
EMCC recruiter Michael Black.
March 25: All-Mississippi
Academic Team awards
Four EMCC students were
named to the All-Mississippi
Academic Team during a
ceremony March 25 in Jackson.
The All-Mississippi Academic
Team recognition program
Apr. 28
applauds the scholarly
achievements and leadership
accomplishments of community
and junior college students
across the state of Mississippi.
Honorees were recognized at
the State Capitol by the
Mississippi Legislature, and were
the guests of honor at an
awards luncheon at the Jackson
Marriott. This program is
sponsored by the Coca-Cola
Scholars Foundation and
administered by Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society.
In the photo: EMCC honorees
are pictured with instructors at the
Mississippi Capitol. They are, first
row from left, instructor Susan
Carpenter, Adriana Rodriguez of
Brooksville, Katherine
Higginbotham of Starkville and
Stephanie McCully of Ackerman. In
the second row are Kyle Harriman
of Louisville, instructor Derrick
Conner and instructor Janet Briggs.
March 29-April 1:
Pine Grove Festival
College showcased the artistic
achievements of its students
March 29-April 1 during the
annual Pine Grove Arts Festival.
The festival has been celebrated
for more than 40 years at
EMCC’s Scooba campus, and the
Golden Triangle campus began its
own Pine Grove tradition in
2009. The festival includes
concerts, plays and art shows …
as well as good food and
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fellowship at outdoor events.
In the photo: Samantha
Johnson of Pheba acts in a
production of “He Calls Me by the
Thunder,” by Mississippi playwright
M.J. Euta.
April 17: Students fight
Multiple Sclerosis
EMCC students took part
April 17 in the Multiple Sclerosis
Walk at Probst Park in
Columbus. Fifteen EMCC
students – among them a
number of Student Government
Association and Phi Theta Kappa
members – marked EMCC’s
third year of participation in the
event. EMCC’s team worked
ahead of time to secure pledges
and raised $500 for the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society. The
faculty sponsors for the effort
were Delfi Wilson of EMCC’s
Golden Triangle campus and
Wendy Smith of the Scooba
campus.
April 22: Taming the
Employment jungle
College’s Golden Triangle
campus in Mayhew was the
place to be April 22 – as more
than 850 people gathered at the
Lyceum auditorium to meet
with nearly 50 employers at the
East Mississippi Job Fair.
Attendees also had chance to
meet with volunteers from
EMCC and the business
community for one-on-one
consultations about interview
skills, winning resumes and
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dressing for success. In the photo: Jim Murray of
Prestage Farms in West Point, right,
a member of the EMCC Board of
Trustees, speaks with EMCC
student Toby Cherry.
April 28: Annual Industry
Appreciation Luncheon
College hosted the 21st Annual
Industry Appreciation Luncheon
April 28 at its Golden Triangle
campus. The event celebrates the
college’s partnership with the
business community – and it
includes the presentation of the
Director’s Award, Best Practices
Awards and Special Recognition
Awards. This year’s luncheon
featured keynote speaker Dr.
Hank Bounds, commissioner of
the Mississippi Institutions of
Higher Learning.
The day’s top award, the
Director’s Award, went to
Severstal Columbus for
implementing superior workforce
training, demonstrating
management excellence with
superior outcomes, continuing to
improve and build upon superior
results and excellent systems and
deploying world-class processes.
Best Practice Awards went
to Weyerhaeuser Columbus,
Stark Aerospace and Baptist
Memorial Hospital, Golden
Triangle. Dexter Holloway and
the State Board for Community
& Junior Colleges received a
Special Recognition Award.
In the photo: Ray Hamer
accepts the Director’s Award on
behalf of Severstal Columbus.
May 7-8: Two days,
three graduations!
Nearly 700 students took
their next step toward academic
excellence during graduation
ceremonies at EMCC. The
Golden Triangle campus hosted
two graduation ceremonies May
7, one at 2 p.m. for academic
students, one at 6 p.m. for
career-technical students.
Students from the Columbus Air
Force Base branch participated
in these ceremonies. Graduation
at the Scooba campus was May
8 at 10 a.m. It included students
from the Naval Air Station
Meridian branch. For more about graduation,
read these items in the “Stories
May 7-8
Campus News
May 19
from Lion Country” album on
EMCC’s Facebook page:
“EMCC, Wedding Bells & the
Reluctant Graduate” and
“EMCC, Baseball & the Guy
Who Loves Numbers.”
In the photos: Golden Triangle
academic graduate Gary Strother
poses after the ceremony with one
of his biggest fans. EMCC board
member Tim Heard, right, catches
sight of his son, EMCC graduate
Christopher Heard, during careertechnical graduation at the GT
campus; at left is Dr. Delfi Wilson.
Instructor Eric Ford, with EMCC
ceremonial mace, and Dr. Rick
Young share a laugh before
graduation at the Scooba campus.
May 19: LINK honors
instructor Bill Gavin
Bill Gavin of East
May 24
Mississippi Community College
received the 2010 ColumbusLowndes Development LINK’s
Post-Secondary Educator of the
Year award. An instructor for
more than 30 years, Gavin
teaches drafting in EMCC’s
Career-Technical and
Workforce Services divisions.
During his career, he has also
taught at Lowndes County
Vocational Center and
Mississippi State University, and
serves on many local, state and
national committees. “I believe it is my
responsibility to teach and
make an impression on a
student’s life. I stress the
importance of punctuality,
honesty, loyalty, self-discipline
and responsibility. As young
people today prepare
themselves for employment, it
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is critical that these traits are
developed,” Gavin said.
“I take great pride in my
students and their performance
in the workplace. It is a great
comfort to hear from
employers that not only see the
quality of education that my
students have received, but also
the inner qualities that I have
had a part in developing.”
In the photo: Bill Gavin
speaks at an EMCC gathering.
May 24: Saying goodbye
to EMCC retirees …
College said farewell to these
honored faculty and staff
members who retired during
the 2009-10 academic year: Bill
Baldner of Meridian, coach and
health instructor, Scooba
campus, 25 years; Jannie
Hampton of Columbus,
maintenance, Golden Triangle
campus, six years; William
Lowrimore of Crawford,
drafting instructor, Golden
Triangle campus, 23 years;
Marsha Patterson of
Cottondale, Ala., art instructor,
Golden Triangle campus; seven
years; Frank Rogers of
Scooba, maintenance, Scooba
campus, 27 years; Clay Williams
of Scooba, coach and biology
instructor, Scooba campus,
seven years; and Kary Williams
of Scooba, mathematics
instructor, Scooba campus,
24 years.
In the photo: Drafting
instructor Ernie Lowrimore and his
sister applaud May 24 as
colleague Brenda Wilson sings a
song she wrote in honor of the
veteran teacher’s retirement.
June 3: Well done,
GED graduates!
East Mississippi
Community College held
commencement exercises June
3 for its latest class of GED
graduates. So far this year, 159
students have graduated from
this high school equivalency
program offered throughout
EMCC’s six-county district.
More than 30 of them took
part in a graduation ceremony
at the Lyceum auditorium at
EMCC’s Golden Triangle
campus.
“In our society, education is
June 11
Summer 2010
Campus News
June 14: Summer enrollment
jumps almost 35 percent
June 20-26
the great equalizer. Fifty years
ago, 60 percent of jobs could be
done by unskilled workers.
Rising technology has turned
that statistic upside down.
Today, 65 percent of jobs
require skilled workers, and
there are more new kinds of
high-tech jobs every year,” said
EMCC President Dr. Rick Young.
“I commend these graduates of
College’s GED program for
putting in the hard work
necessary to take that next
step for themselves and their
families.”
In the photo: GED graduate
Phillip “Trevor” Burns of Columbus
won a special award for making
the highest score on the GED
test. He is pictured with EMCC
President Dr. Rick Young.
MUW will offer completion
degrees that complement the
associate’s degrees offered by
EMCC.
“East Mississippi Community
College can now utilize the
power of a four-year, degreegranting university to recruit
future students by offering them
a seamless continuation of their
degree program in a bachelor’s
degree,” explained Dr. Bill
Mayfield, MUW dean of the
School of Professional Studies.
“They can do it at home
after work or, in some cases,
companies provide a couple of
hours of time during the work
day so their employees can
complete their degrees and the
company receives the benefit of
that new education.”
The V3 program, also called
V-Cubed, recalls Julius Caesar’s
famous three-word message to
the Roman Senate after his
defeat of Pharnaces II in the
Battle of Zela: “Veni, vidi, vici.”
Translation: “I came, I saw, I
conquered.”
In the photo: Emblem of
MUW’s V3 program
Enrollment in summer
classes at EMCC took another
swing upwards. As of June 14, a
total of 3,087 students were
enrolled –795 students more
than the same time last year.
“We’re happy to see so
many students taking summer
classes, whether they’re getting a
jump start on the next academic
year, or taking classes for their
own personal enrichment,” said
“At EMCC, we’re all about
knocking down the barriers that
stand between people and a
better future. If students have
scheduling barriers, counselors
can work around jobs and family
responsibilities. If the barriers
are geographical, we try to offer
classes in as many places in our
six-county district as possible.
And, of course, the tuition
guarantee program is still
available to high school
graduates in our six-county
district.”
In the photo: Students work
together in a science lab at
EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus.
June 11: MUW, EMCC sign
“V3” online agreement
An agreement between
EMCC and Mississippi
University for Women paved the
way for EMCC graduates to
take advantage of The W’s “V3
Online College” – the beginning
of a long-term partnership
between the two institutions.
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Summer 2010
Campus News
July 15
June 20-26: Skills USA
National Conference
EMCC students Dillon
Sawtelle of West Point and
Sharon Washington of Starkville
won the only two gold medals
awarded to Mississippi students
at the 46th Annual Leadership
and Skills Conference, held June
20-26 in Kansas City, Mo. Both
won in Job Skill Demonstration
categories, Dillon for a disc brake
job, and Sharon for an oil change.
The national conference followed
an earlier state-level competition
in April, hosted by Mississippi
Gulf Coast Community College.
In the photo: First-place
winners in the state competition
included, from left: Taylor Watson of
Sturgis, Automotive; Wesley Nickoles
of Columbus, Diesel; Dillon Sawtelle
of West Point, Job Skill
Demonstration A; and Sharon
Washington of Starkville, Job Skill
Demonstration B. Pictured behind
the students is EMCC instructor
Dale Henry.
July 15: Licensed Practical
Nursing graduation
EMCC held commencement
exercises July 15 for its latest
class of Licensed Practical
Nursing graduates. Fifteen new
nurses took part in the
graduation ceremony at the
Lyceum auditorium at the
college’s Golden Triangle
campus. The keynote speaker
was Dr. Keith Watson of West
Point, a pediatrician who
assisted in the training of the
class.
Watson had three pieces of
advice for the graduates: “First,
remember why you went into
this field. You wanted a career
where you could help people.
You’re there to take care of
another human being who trusts
you. Next, be human. People
don’t want a robot who walks
into a room, spits out a bunch
of big words and then leaves.
They want a person taking care
of them. Finally, always
remember it’s OK to say, ‘I don’t
know.’ It’s never wrong to say ‘I
don’t know,’ but it’s always
wrong not to find out the
answer. I learn something every
day.”
Lisa Pickett of West Point
won the Nightingale Award for
Excellence in Nursing. Pickett
started a new job right after
graduation at West Point
Women’s Clinic. She plans to
work for several years, then
return to EMCC to pursue a
degree as a Registered Nurse.
In the photo: Lisa Pickett,
center, with EMCC nursing
instructors, from left, Suzy Tillett,
Karen Taylor, Linda Hebert and
Karen Gray
July 26
July 26: Mighty Lion Band
moves to a new den
In his first year in Scooba,
new band director Stephen
Stringer has doubled the size of
the marching band, now called
the Mighty Lion Band. Stringer
joined the EMCC faculty in
2009, after a three-year stint at
Meridian High School, where he
doubled the size of the Wildcat
Band. He expects this year’s
band membership to grow to
about 70 members. And this
means, the Mighty Lion Band has
outgrown its den. Stringer is in
the process of re-locating the
band to new quarters in Aust
Hall.
In the photo: Band director
Stephen Stringer waits on the
sidelines at Sullivan-Windham Field
with his Mighty Lion Band.
Ending July 30: Early
registration blitz!
Finally, enrollment at EMCC
is growing fast, really fast. And
when thousands of students
show up at the last minute to
register for fall classes, the lines
can’t help but get long. So, over
the summer, administrators
made it their mission to
encourage students to register
early by offering an $80 discount
on registration fees. The
campaign was publicized in
newspaper and TV ads … and
drilled into the ground on
EMCC’s website and Facebook
pages. We hope it worked!
In the photo: Early registration
ad from the Commercial Dispatch
July 30
Summer 2010
Campus News
Rodeo comes to Lion Country
By Paul Jones
special to The Lions’ Pride
Intercollegiate
rodeo will debut at
East Mississippi
Community
College this fall.
In the works
for several years,
EMCC’s rodeo
Goodrich
program is under
the direction of head
coach Morgan (Gully) Goodrich –
a familiar name around the East
Mississippi sports landscape. The
former Kemper Academy standout
previously competed for the EMCC
women’s basketball team and, most
recently, served as an assistant on
Sharon Thompson’s Lady Lion
coaching staff.
Though basketball is close to
her heart, Goodrich said beginning
an intercollegiate rodeo program
from scratch is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity. A former Reserve
Champion as an All-Around
Cowgirl during her collegiate rodeo
days at the University of West
Alabama, Goodrich most recently
became the 2008 Champion
Breakaway Roper at the La Honda
Rodeo in California.
“I was very, very excited when
Dr. Young approached me with this
great opportunity,” Goodrich said.
“Rodeo is something I’ve
spent my whole life being involved
with, and it’s always special to be a
part of something from Day 1. My
husband has been in professional
rodeo for many years, and my dad
and brother are also involved in
rodeo.”
Keeping it in the family,
Goodrich’s husband, Wes, will be a
volunteer assistant coach. A veteran
member of the Professional Rodeo
Cowboys Association, he ranked
among the PRCA’s Top 20
cowboys in 2001 and 2002.
The couple has spent the past
several months mapping out the
logistics of building a rodeo
program from the ground up.
Affiliated with the nine-state Ozark
Region of the National
Intercollegiate Rodeo Association,
EMCC will join fellow in-state
member Northwest Mississippi
Community College and
neighboring North Arkansas
College, along with four-year
schools, such as West Alabama,
Troy, Tennessee-Martin, Murray
State, Southern Arkansas,
Arkansas-Monticello and Missouri
Valley College.
With more than 100 rodeos
sanctioned annually by the NIRA
throughout its 11 regions, Goodrich
said, it may take some time before
East Mississippi is able to host a
rodeo event.
“We’ve got to first get our feet
on the ground as a program and
then look at things down the road,”
Goodrich said.
“When we do get to that point,
we could host an event in West
Point or Meridian, among other
places. We definitely want to find a
place best suited for our fans, while
also providing a good environment
and setting for our kids.”
With their sights set on the
College National Finals Rodeo,
EMCC’s team will compete for
Summer 2010
INAUGURAL TEAM
Set to begin competition in the nine-state Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association this
fall, the inaugural 2010-11 East Mississippi rodeo team will be guided by head coach Morgan Goodrich, far
right, and her husband, Wes.
point awards in bareback riding,
saddle bronc, bull riding, steer
wrestling and calf roping in men’s
events, while the women will
compete in barrel racing,
breakaway roping and goat tying.
Men and women will also
participate in a combined team
roping event.
Planning for as many as 10
rodeo events for the school’s initial
2010-11 schedule, Goodrich has
been hard at work scouring the
state for talented riders. Fortunately
for EMCC, the school’s own sixcounty recruiting district is fertile
ground for rodeo talent, especially
in the West Point area.
With as many as four signees
hailing from the West Point area,
EMCC’s inaugural rodeo roster
figures to headlined by Will
Lummus of Oak Hill Academy. A
second-generation rodeo standout,
Lummus was Mississippi’s 2009
State Champion Steer Wrestler and
Reserve Champion Calf Roper.
Also expected to headline East
Mississippi’s debut rodeo squad is
Cody Warner, by way of Winston
Academy in Louisville. Already
attending EMCC’s Mayhew
campus, Warner is a National
Wrangler All-Star team member.
Currently made up of eight
men and two women, EMCC’s
rodeo roster also includes West
Point natives Taylor White, Ty
Miller and Jake Pollard, along with
Carson Bright of Mathiston, Jesse
Rush of DeKalb, Taylor Jane
Taggert of Starkville, D.D. Hunt of
Shuqualak and Sara Kate McIlwain
of Cedar Bluff. Goodrich plans to
have a 12-person roster for the
coming campaign.
“I’ve watched a lot of our
signees grow up, and many of them
are second-generation rodeo
performers,” Goodrich said. “I
know several of them have good
bloodlines for rodeo, so they all
have good potential.”
Paul Jones is a freelance writer
who lives in Starkville.
Alumni news
For Ray Gildon, who always had time…
By Suzanne Monk
EMCC
Toward the end of July, I drove up to
Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance in
Columbus to take a photograph of Jimmy
Galloway and his wife, Pam. The couple has
established a scholarship in honor of Pam’s late
father, Mr. Ray Gildon, who worked as a
mechanic for the Lowndes County School
District.
The new award is called the Ray Gildon
Excellence in Automotive Technology
Scholarship.
My idea was to raise the hood of a car and
take a photo of Jimmy and Pam Galloway
pretending to work on the engine. I thought that
would make a nice photo, but when I arrived, I
learned they had another idea.
“Listen, if you don’t mind, what we’d
really like to do is drive out to Pam’s mother’s
house and take the picture out there,” Jimmy
said.
“Pam got to thinking about it, and she
remembered her father’s truck. It’s one he
restored from the chassis up. We went out to her
mother’s house in the country, and we got the
truck started and backed out of the barn. Pam
spent all day yesterday getting it shined up and
looking nice. Would it be too much trouble to
ride out with me and take the picture there?”
No trouble at all.
We met Pam and her mother, Nealie
Gildon, at a peaceful house on a hill. And there,
parked under a tree, was a fully restored 1948
Ford F1 pickup.
“If it had wheels on it, my father worked
on it. He loved old cars, but he didn’t have time
NEW SCHOLARSHIP
Jimmy and Pam Galloway pose for a photo beside a 1948 Ford F1 pickup restored by Pam’s late
father, Ray Gildon. The couple has established a scholarship in Mr. Gildon’s name.
to spend on them until he retired. He actually
restored this truck from pieces of three trucks,”
Pam said.
“My father never went to mechanic’s
school, but he was always teaching himself, and
someone was always calling him because they
were broken down on the side of the road.”
So, the scholarship is a tribute to Ray
Gildon, who always had time to help.
“We’re big supporters of EMCC,” Jimmy
said. “We’d like to help young, aspiring,
mechanically adept students in the automotive
technology program. And we’d like to honor
Pam’s father. He was a humble, hard-working
benevolent man with a passion for his
profession.”
The first Ray Gildon Excellence in
Automotive Technology Scholarship will be
awarded to an EMCC student at the Golden
Triangle campus this semester.
Suzanne Monk is the director of public
information for East Mississippi Community
College.
EMCC BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WELCOMES NEW MEMBER
Rupert L. “Rudy” Johnson, left, the newest member of the EMCC Board of
Trustees, poses for a photo with EMCC President Dr. Rick Young during a
recent meeting of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior
College Trustees. An alumnus of Mississippi State University, Johnson holds a
bachelor’s degree in industrial arts, trade industry, and a master’s degree in
educational administration. He was assistant director of EMCC’s Golden
Triangle campus in Mayhew from 1980-90. For the past 20 years, he has
worked with the Golden Triangle Planning and Development District,
currently serving as its director. “I am glad to serve on EMCC’s Board of
Trustees. It has a lot of very good members who have the school, and its
staff and students, in their hearts,” Johnson said. “I look forward to working
with them and helping do anything I can to help provide a better quality of
education and a better workplace.” Johnson replaces R.S. “Scotty” Wofford
of Starkville, who retired after representing Oktibbeha County since March
1992. We would like to thank Mr. Wofford for 18 years of devoted service.
Summer 2010
Alumni news
Y’all come to…
HOMECOMING
EVENTS
By Suzanne Monk
EMCC
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FRIDAY, OCT. 15
5:30 p.m.
Sports Hall of Fame
Reception
Cafeteria East Room
6:30 p.m.
Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
Cafeteria West Room
Jimmy Kibe
SATURDAY, OCT. 16
9 a.m.
Foundation Board Meeting
Davis Administration
9 a.m.
Alumni Registration, Stennis
Lobby
Memorial Prayer, Korean War
Memorial Tailgating Area
Opens, Aust Hall
9:15 a.m.
Korean War Veterans’
Meeting,
Stennis 120
10 a.m.
Alumni /Foundation Joint
Meeting
Stennis Hall Auditorium
Charles Swoope
10:45 a.m. Campus Tours, Shuttle
Service
11:30 a.m. Alumni / Friends Luncheon
Alumnus of the Year &
Distinguished Service Award
Keyes Currie Coliseum
1:45 p.m.
Pre-game Recognition of
Hall of Fame Inductees
Sullivan-Windham Field
2 p.m.
EMCC vs. Pearl River
Half-time
Recognition of Alumnus of the
Year & Distinguished Service
Award Recipients
Homecoming Court
Presentation
Post-game Band & Football Players
Reunion
Cafeteria
Carles McComb
This year’s
Homecoming gathering
will have all the
events you’ve come
to expect – Sports Hall
of Fame induction,
alumni meetings,
luncheon in Keyes
Currie Coliseum and
recognition of the
Alumnus of the Year and
Distinguished Service
Award winner, campus tours, Lion
football and presentation of the
Homecoming Court.
But, this year, it will have a bonus feature, a reunion of
East Mississippi football players and band members.
“Some of us have begun to get in touch with each other
in recent years, and it has been very meaningful and
enjoyable. We want to rekindle old friendships and find a way
to stay in touch,” said Lester Smith, a “Bull” Sullivan era
football player.
“We won’t have an agenda of any kind. We just want to
pick up where we left off, when we left Scooba long ago.”
A group of football alumni met recently at East
Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle campus to
talk about the reunion. Jimmy Kibe is leading the charge to
locate former football players. He’s working a list, and trying
to let people know about the reunion.
“We thought about doing it on the morning of
Homecoming, but there’s so much going on. We finally
decided on a post-game reception,” Kibe said.
“And, we want to emphasize, it’s not just for football
players. All alumni are welcome to come and visit and
reconnect with each other.”
Things are moving along on the band side of the roster,
too. Alumni Janet Nester and JoAnn Kibe are working to
reunite Lion band members, especially those from the Gene
Crago era.
“My family lived right on campus, near where the
maintenance department is now, so I more or less grew up at
East Mississippi. I have a big list of band names, almost 200,
and I’m looking for addresses and telephone numbers,” Nester
said.
“If anyone out there was a band member, I’d appreciate it
if they’d give me a call.”
Suzanne Monk is director of public information for East
Mississippi Community College.
Don Edwards
Summer 2010
WHO TO CALL
For more information about the football and
band reunion, or to help out, call:
Football, Jimmy Kibe, (662) 328-8813
Band, Janet Nester, (601) 743-5624
Or JoAnn Kibe, (662) 328-8813
Alumni news
Homecoming in Scooba
BAND REUNION
The 1969 Lion yearbook
was dedicated to band
director Gene Crago,
left. Former students
JoAnn Kibe and Janet
Nester, far left, are
leading the effort to
organize a band reunion
during Homecoming this
year. They are pictured
after an organizational
meeting last year.
EMJC
MARCHING
BAND
This photo of Gene
Crago and the EMJC
marching band was
included in the 1956
Lion yearbook. Do
you see yourself
there?
FOOTBALL REUNION
A group of East Mississippi football alumni is
working on reunion plans. They are, from left,
Jimmy Kibe, Carles McComb, Don Edwards and
Charles Swoope. At left are the lists Jimmy Kibe
is working to locate former football players.
Summer 2010
Lions claim Region
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By Paul Jones
special to the Lions’ Pride
Entering the 2009-10 campaign, East
Mississippi menʼs basketball coach Mark
White liked the pieces he had assembled
through another solid year of recruiting.
Still, questions remained about the allimportant intangible known as team chemistry.
“Going into the year, I thought we had the
pieces of the puzzle needed to be successful,”
White said. “I knew we had a lot of individual
talent. But we had to see about the team
chemistry, which is so vital at any level.”
With White fitting the pieces together to
form the bond needed for team success, the
2009-10 Lions put together a record-breaking
27-7 season that included many school-first
accomplishments.
In claiming a first-ever MACJC North
Division title, EMCC earned the honor of hosting the state tournament. After finishing as
state runners-up to Pearl River, the Lions went
on to capture the NJCAA Region 23 championship and made the programʼs first appearance in the tradition-rich NJCAA Tournament
in Hutchinson, Kan.
“You have to give the kids all the credit,”
White said. “People never really know how
much we ask of them, and how much work
they put in, to get to this point. These players
showed as much work ethic as any group Iʼve
ever been around.”
The team earned a season-ending No. 12
national ranking, and the campaign was also
highlighted by several individual honors.
White was tabbed as the NJCAA District 15
Menʼs Basketball Coach of the Year.
Sophomore guard CoCo Ware was named
to the NJCAA All-American First Team and col-
lected NJCAA All-Region
23 honors for the second
straight year.
In addition, freshman
playmaker Deonte
Alexander was rewarded
for an excellent postseason by being selected to
the all-tournament teams
of the regional and national tournaments. The
Nashville native returns as
White
one of the top players in
the Mississippi junior college ranks after averaging 13.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.6
assists per game as a collegiate rookie.
“This past season, the main thing was the
guys really saw their hard work pay off,” White
said. “They got to see their rewards, as a team
and individually, and that makes it special. It
also serves for good motivation for next year.”
Whiteʼs Lions have made steady progress
during each of his three years as head basketball coach. Improving from 11-14 in 2007-08 to
17-11 two years ago and most recently to 27-7
this past season, the former Mississippi State
assistant coach now owns a 55-32 career
mark at East Mississippi.
“The third year is the one many coaches
like to point to and see where their program
is,” White said. “As coaches, we look for
improvements each year. This past year gave
us a lot of pride in seeing how hard work paid
off for our players.”
Looking ahead to next season, White
returns four players who played a lot as freshmen. Along with Alexander, the Lions bring
back 20-game starter Jonathan King, who
averaged 8.9 points and a team-best 7.0
rebounds an outing a year ago. The native of
Panama also shot 52 percent from his power
forward position.
Swing player Donovan Walker of Meridian
saw action in all 34 games, including five
starts, averaging 7.8 points on 51-percent
shooting as well as 3.7 rebounds per game as
a rookie. Also looking to step up for the Lions
in 2010-11 will be powerful guard Joe McCoy,
who showed his future potential with a 16point effort against Brunswick, N.C., in last
yearʼs NJCAA Tournament.
“Weʼve got four guys coming back who
made big plays for us last year,” White said.
“They will all help us tremendously next year,
and they give us a good core to build our team
around for next season.”
White appears primed to reap the rewards
of yet another outstanding recruiting class by
having signed a talented collection of players
this past off-season. Within their local recruiting district, the Lions have added guards
Raymond Walters of New Hope and
Caledoniaʼs Rickey McCollum, along with forward Marcus Heidelberg of Quitman.
The EMCC staff also scoured the state for
out-of-district talent and inked forwards Millaun
Brown of West Bolivar High School and Darris
Ollie of S.V. Marshall High School, as well as
guards D.J. Evans of Brandon, Tradarrius
McPhearson of Raymond and Dione Milsap of
Yazoo County.
“We are always looking for the right fits for
our program, and we believe these guys
should allow us to continue competing at the
highest level,” White said. “Like every season,
we want to improve on the year before, and
these guys should help us do that.”
Paul Jones is a freelance writer who lives
in Starkville.
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title
BANQUET: Members of East Mississippi’s first-ever NJCAA Tournament team pose
for a group photo on their way to the pre-tournament banquet.
at Keyes Currie Coliseum during the MACJC state
basketball tournament.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The 2009-10 men’s basketball team enjoyed the most
successful season in the history of the EMCC men’s basketball
program by winning the MACJC’s North Division championship
and finishing as state tournament runner-up. The Lions capped
the season by earning a first-ever national ranking and making
a school-first appearance in the NJCAA Tournament in
Hutchinson, Kan.
TOP GUARD
Nashville product Deonte Alexander is expected to be
one of the state’s top guards next year after earning
postseason all-tournament honors as a freshman.
LEADING
REBOUNDER:
A 20-game starter
for the 27-7 Lions
last season,
sophomore
forward Jonathan
King ranked as
EMCC’s leading
rebounder and No.
3 scorer
in 2009-10.
CONGRATULATIONS: EMCC head basketball coach Mark White gets a hug
from his wife, Brittany, after the Lions won the NJCAA Region 23 crown
with a 78-64 win over Itawamba Community College.
STRATEGY: Head coach Mark White talks strategy
ALL-AMERICAN
FIRST TEAM
Sophomore guard
CoCo Ware was
named to the NJCAA
All-American First
Team and collected
NJCAA All-Region 23
honors for the second
straight year. He will
play for the Mississippi
Valley State University
Delta Devils in the
2010-11 season.
After falling to Pearl River in the championship game of the
EMCC-hosted 2010 MACJC State Basketball Tournament, the
EMCC Lions knocked off Northeast Mississippi (86-79), Hinds
(81-74 in OT) and Itawamba (78-64) to capture the school’s
first NJCAA Region 23 men’s basketball title and earn a
first-ever berth in the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
National Championship. After claiming an opening-round
86-65 win over Brunswick, N.C., to advance to the championship
bracket, EMCC dropped decisions to Navarro, Texas,
and Northwest Florida State.
Guided by third-year head men’s basketball coach Mark
White, the 2009-10 Lions finished their record-setting season
with a school-best 27-7 overall record and 10-2 division mark.
Ranked as high as No. 8 nationally during the regular-season,
EMCC was ranked 12th in the final NJCAA national poll.
Sophomore standout guard CoCo Ware of Starkville closed
out a brilliant two-year playing career in Scooba by being
named to the 2009-10NJCAA All-American First Team after
ranking among the national leaders in scoring (19.4 ppg) and
steals (2.5 spg) for the second straight season. The two-time
NJCAA All-Region 23 selection helped lead the EMCC Lions
to a two-year composite record of 44-18, while totaling 1,196
career points (19.3 ppg), 382 rebounds (6.2 rpg), 168 steals
(2.7 spg) and 120 assists (1.9 apg).
Freshman point guard Deonte Alexander was chosen to the
MACJC’s All-North Division First Team upon the conclusion
of the regular season, while also earning a spot on the NJCAA
Region 23 All-Tournament team and NJCAA All-Tournament
team following postseason play. The Nashville product was
EMCC’s second-leading scorer (13.0 ppg) in 2009-10,
and averaged 3.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest.
With a career coaching record of 55-32 in his three seasons
at EMCC, Mark White garnered the 2009-10 NJCAA District 15
Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honor. Under White’s
guidance, the Lions have improved from an 11-14 team
in 2007-08 to 17-11 two seasons ago and most recently
to 27-7 this past year.
SportS
Lion FootbaLL:
By Paul Jones
It is no
secret that
the
resurgent
East
Mississippi
football
program
made
history in
2009. The
Stephens
numbers –
and honors – proved it.
Under the direction of 2009
NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the
Year Buddy Stephens, the Lions
captured the school’s first-ever
MACJC state football
championship and finished with a
school-best 11-1 record, capped
by a 27-24 victory over Arizona
Western in the Mississippi Bowl.
Ranked as high as second
nationally earlier in the season,
EMCC earned a program-high
No. 4 national ranking in the
final NJCAA/JCFootball.com
poll.
For the second straight year,
the Lions rolled through the
MACJC’s North Division with a
perfect 6-0 mark. Last year’s
division title led to a repeat
playoff berth to mark the first
time EMCC football had reached
the postseason in back-to-back
years.
“The big thing for our
coaches and players to realize is
that what we did was very, very
special. But it is also something
that doesn’t happen every year,”
said Stephens, who has a 19-3
two-year record.
“When people start talking
about having to defend our state
title, it sounds like somebody can
take something away from you.
But it will always be our part of
history, and no one can ever take
away what we did last year.”
This year, Stephens and his
staff have had to replace 10
players who inked scholarships
with Division FBS (I-A)
2010 FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 2
at Miss. Gulf Coast
7 p.m.
Sept. 9
HINDS
7 p.m.
Sept. 16
NORTHWEST MISS.*
7 p.m.
Sept. 23
at Itawamba*
7 p.m.
Sept. 30
at Coahoma*
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 7
NORTHEAST MISS.*
7 p.m.
Oct. 16
PEARL RIVER (HC)
2 p.m.
Oct. 21
at Miss. Delta*
6 p.m.
Oct. 28
HOLMES*
7 p.m.
* North Division games
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programs, including NJCAA AllAmerican quarterback Randall
Mackey (Ole Miss) and
defensive lineman Brandon
Lewis (Alabama). A quartet of
Lions (Billy Audrey, T.J. Ballot,
Quarter Cox and Pat Shed)
signed with UAB, while Lance
Lewis and Davao Simpson
headed to East Carolina together.
In addition, Claude Davis and
John Rice went to South Florida
and Western Michigan,
respectively.
With 27 players from their
2009 roster moving on to fouryear schools, the Lions also had
tandems sign with Southeastern
Louisiana (C.J. Jenkins and
Luther Chambers), TennesseeMartin (Dugan Brown and
Hedrick Blanks), West Alabama
(Alvin Ellis and Gabe Poe),
Alcorn State (Kenny Roby and
Avis Shelton), Central Arkansas
(Derrick Steele and Jermaine
Let) and Arkansas Tech (Anthony
Hines and Maurice Owens).
Also advancing to the next
level were Bill Franks (Delta
State), Stephan Johnson
(Kentucky Wesleyan), Truman
Norwood (Valley City State
University), Jeremiah McDonald
(Belhaven) and Deejay Watkins
(Stillman).
A year ago, Stephens didn’t
have to worry about staff
turnover, but he was busy in the
off-season replacing departed
assistant coaches Mike Volarvich,
Ed Holly and Tommy Ferrill.
Stephens was able to reel in two
of the most respected, veteran
community college coaches
anywhere with the additions of
Andy Siegal (offensive
coordinator) and Larry Williams
(defensive line coach). And he
got an up-and-coming coach in
Josh Pruitt from Troy University.
“On top of replacing a lot of
great sophomores, we’ve also had
POWER LINEMAN
Anchoring the EMCC Lions’
defensive line will be highly
touted 6-foot-6, 330-pound
Quinton Dial
to replace three great coaches,”
Stephens said.
“So we have to make sure
we are all on the same page. We
brought in some great guys, and
this will be a big year for us in
that regard. We have to make
sure we are all pulling in the
right direction and maintaining
our level of performance.”
Looking ahead to the fall,
the cupboard isn’t exactly bare,
however. The Lions return
several sophomores on the
defensive side, including
secondary members Izauea
Lanier of Gordo, Ala., Fred Tate
of Noxubee County and West
Point’s Perrance Ward. Anchoring
the defensive line will be highly
touted 6-foot-6, 330-pound
Quinton Dial of Clay, Ala.
“We have more experience
returning on defense, and that
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“new year, new opportunities”
will be our strong suit early
on,” Stephens said. “We need
our defensive guys to play at
a high level.”
Offensively, Stephens
faces the task of replacing
Mackey, who accounted for
7,005 yards of total offense
and 65 career touchdowns as
a two-year standout for the
Lions.
“We are not going to be
the same on either side of the
ball because of the new faces
coming and going,” Stephens
said.
“We will likely have a
different-looking offense,
because there will never be
another quarterback like
Randall Mackey. But one
thing about our system, we
will always mold our offense
around our personnel.”
Top performers
returning for the Lions’ newlook offense include former
Starkville High School
quarterback Brad Henderson,
running back Floyd Graves
of Newton County and
Meridian’s Marcus
McQuarley at wide receiver.
“We will run the same
type of stuff on offense and
still try to throw the ball
around,” Stephens said. “It
will just be new names on
the uniforms doing the
running and passing.”
And those new names
and faces will take their shot
at making history in 2010.
“What we did last year
was great, and I tell our kids
to take nothing for granted,”
Stephens said. “Nobody is
going to give them anything
based on what we did last
year. We have to earn our
own respect all over again
and earn our chance to play
for another state title. That is
what we are trying to instill
into our kids – it’s a new
year with new
opportunities.”
Paul Jones is a freelance
writer who lives in Starkville.
State champs get new stadium
By Paul Jones
The sports landscape in Scooba has brightened
over the last couple of years as EMCC reclaimed its
tradition of success in state and regional competition.
On the heels of new baseball and softball
facilities, and improvements to the basketball arena, a
football stadium is now taking shape on the west end
of the campus – a new home for Lions’ nationally
ranked football program.
“We’re hoping to have our new football stadium
open soon, depending on the construction schedule
and the weather over the next few months,” said
The timing couldn’t be better. The Lions are
coming off an 11-1 campaign, EMCC’s first-ever
MACJC state football championship and a No. 4
national ranking.
“In all that we do with East Mississippi athletics,
we strive to be the best,” Young said.
“Our top objective is to provide our studentathletes with the best resources. Now, thanks to
donations and support from alumni and fans, we are
able to give our football program a stadium that is the
equal of any in the state.”
Mickey Stokes, vice president of athletics,
agreed.
“We wanted to keep up with the success we’ve
had on the field,” Stokes said. “To do that, we have to
keep up with the improvement of our facilities. The
recent success we’ve enjoyed in football and other
sports makes it easier to get the support we need to
reach our goals.”
The new stadium will serve a dual purpose for
Lions’ head football coach Buddy Stephens and his
staff. First, it will give EMCC state-of-the-art
surroundings, including an artificial turf field and more
stadium seating. And, it helps the football program
when it comes to recruiting potential prospects to
Scooba.
“If we are going to continue competing with the
best programs, we need to provide our studentathletes with the best facilities around. We believe we
are doing just that,” Young said.
“We want to recapture our heritage in athletics by
giving our student-athletes the resources they need to
succeed in sports and in the classroom. Some of our
student-athletes would not have the opportunity to
attend college if not for sports.”
Designed with better accommodations for
campus visitors, the new football stadium will no
doubt attract more fans to the Scooba campus, who
will in turn appreciate a more enjoyable game
experience. And, the facility is versatile. It will also be
the home of EMCC soccer when that program is
reintroduced in Scooba.
“It’s going to be a great asset for our college and
our district,” Stokes said.
“Our football facilities have been outdated and in
need of replacement for a long time. We discussed
renovations to the old stadium, Sullivan-Windham
Field, but there were so many regulations that
required additional space that we just don’t have.
So we opted to build an entirely new stadium at a
new site.”
Young said improvements on campus will not
stop with the football stadium.
“We are certainly not finished with our growing
process. We are working on a Student Union building,
something we’ve never had on the Scooba campus,
and we will be adding a fellowship hall to the Chapel
in the Pines,” Young said.
“At our Golden Triangle campus, we opened a
new Humanities and Fine Arts building three years
ago and we’re in the planning stages for a building
that will house our nursing and health care programs
near the Columbus industrial park.”
The top priority for EMCC athletics and
academics, Young said, never changes – provide our
students with the best opportunities and the best
facilities we can.
Summer 2010
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Chris Rose steps up to the plate
By Paul Jones
Throughout his coaching
career, Chris Rose has been known
for his ability to spot baseball
talent. Earlier this summer, Rose
again displayed his knack for
spotting a golden opportunity at
College.
A proven winner and
established recruiter in the
Mississippi junior college ranks,
Rose was named the Lions’ new
head baseball coach in June after
five seasons as head coach at
Meridian Community College.
Rose replaced Tony Montgomery,
who compiled a four-year mark of
83-110 as head coach of the Lions.
“Dr. Rick Young and his
entire administrative staff have
been so supportive in my move,
and I could not be more
appreciative,” Rose said. “The
East Mississippi administration
has a great vision, and I share the
same goals for the program.”
Those visions and goals for
EMCC’s baseball program are
helped by recent improvements to
Gerald Poole Field on the Scooba
campus. Rose plans to use the
renovated baseball facility to his
advantage in the recruitment of
future players.
“When you build a facility
like this, it shows how important
this program is to East
Mississippi,” the Findlay, Ohio,
native said. “It is something that
will definitely reap dividends in
recruiting. I’m not sure I’ve seen a
better junior college field than the
one we have here at East
Mississippi.”
With a new baseball facility
in place and his vast baseball
connections already coming in
handy, Rose is committed to
winning.
“With this opportunity come
expectations. But I did not come
here to fall short,” Rose said. “I
would have not taken the job if I
didn’t think we could get it done.
It’s a brand new challenge and one
I am very excited about.”
A former catcher and later an
assistant coach at the University of
Mobile in Alabama, Rose is no
stranger to success on the
diamond. In compiling a career
mark of 186-93 over five seasons
at Meridian Community College,
Rose guided the Eagles to a pair of
MACJC state championships and
an NJCAA Region 23 title in
2009.
“I really enjoyed my time at
Meridian,” Rose said. “But this
job opened up and, after I met
with the administration, I saw the
direction they wanted to take with
this program.”
Without question, EMCC
administrators and supporters hope
to see Lion athletic teams
competing for championships
across the board. Over the past
two years, the Lions have been
ranked among the nation’s top 10
football teams and claimed the
school’s first-ever state football
championship last fall. Basketball
Summer 2010
PRESS CONFERENCE
Chris Rose, left, poses for a photo with Mickey Stokes, EMCC vice president for athletics, after a
press conference June 10 announcing that Rose would be joining EMCC as its new head baseball
coach.
has also achieved new-found
success, with the men making
school history with a program-first
NJCAA Region 23 title in March.
On the women’s side, the Lady
Lions took the Region 23 title two
seasons ago, and the EMCC
softball team has made back-toback state tournament showings.
“I will definitely use our
recent athletic success here on the
recruiting side of things,” Rose
said. “It shows what we can do
here if we have the right things in
place. We get to show what other
sports have done, and that is an
exciting thing.”
As for the immediate future,
Rose wants to focus primarily on
the Lions’ pitching staff during the
2011 campaign. At the same time,
he credits the team’s
improvements on offense and
defense this past year.
“We really need to
concentrate on arms and upgrade
where we are there,” Rose said.
“We are excited about what we
have coming back on offense and
defense, as well as what we have
coming in. We just need to get
better on the mound.”
All of this optimism could go
a long way toward reaching new
heights with the Lions’ program.
Never one to shy away from
expectations, Rose has his own
lofty goals for EMCC baseball.
“It needs to be a mindset
change, where we expect to win
every time we step on the field,”
Rose said. “At the end of the year,
our goal is to be in the postseason.
Anybody can win once they get
there, and anybody can get hot at
the right time. We just need to win
enough games to put ourselves in
that position.”
Paul Jones is a freelance writer
who lives in Starkville.
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Softball has its eye on the postseason
By Paul Jones
Consistency
and stability. Those
are the two key
ingredients head
coach Kate Neely is
meshing together in
the East Mississippi
softball program. In
Neely’s second full
Neely
season at the helm,
the Lady Lions were able to produce
satisfying results for the second
straight season.
A year after reaching the state
tournament for the first time since
2002, EMCC softball was back in
the postseason again in 2010. The
freshman-laden Lady Lions finished
a challenging slate with a 20-30
overall record, but their impressive
18-6 league mark garnered runnerup honors in the MACJC’s North
Division standings.
“This past year was very
important to us,” said Neely, who is
assisted by Casey Finch.
“The athletics program across
the board is becoming very
successful here at East Mississippi,
and we always want to be moving
forward. Our softball team went
from third place in 2009 to second
place in the division this year. With
a couple of breaks, we could have
won the North Division. We want to
continue moving forward each
season.”
A key factor in EMCC’s steady
progress in 2010 was the play of
NJCAA All-Region 23 sophomore
pitcher Courtney Nunn. The
Jonesboro, La., native posted a 1622 mark and 3.30 ERA in the circle
this past spring, while striking out
217 batters in 231.1 innings of work.
For her efforts, Nunn was voted
to the MACJC All-North Division
First Team, in addition to being
tabbed as the division’s Best
Defensive Player. Nunn was joined
on the first team by EMCC
freshman outfielder DeShuni
Sanders of New Hope, who led the
2010 Lady Lions with a .358 batting
average, 37 runs scored and 22
stolen bases.
Along with Sanders’ rookie
impact at the plate, on the bases and
in the field, the Lady Lions will
again count on the versatile play of
rising sophomore Mallory Pace
during the coming season. A former
standout at Northeast Lauderdale
High School, Pace ranked second on
TEAM LEADER
EMCC freshman outfielder DeShuni Sanders of New Hope led the
2010 Lady Lions with a .358 batting average, 37 runs scored and 22
stolen bases.
HEAVY BAT
A former standout at Northeast Lauderdale High School, Mallory
Pace ranked second on the team in batting average (.329) and runs
batted in (23).
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the team in batting average (.329)
and runs batted in (23) to earn
second-team all-division honors.
Neely is just as proud of her
team’s work off the field.
“We have a great group of girls
and that makes our job as coaches
that much easier. When you
basically lose half your squad from
year to year, you have to make sure
you recruit good people. These girls
also excelled in the classroom, with
four of our players earning 4.0 grade
point averages,” Neely said.
“With the season we had, it is
obvious these girls worked hard on
the field and with their conditioning.
We did come up short in some
games, but they were always giving
us good effort.”
Next spring, the Lady Lions
will return a solid nucleus for
another anticipated run at the
postseason. Along with Sanders and
Leigh Ellen Barefield in the outfield,
EMCC also returns steady outfielder
Courtney Castleberry from
Clarkdale High School in
Lauderdale County.
Headed by Pace as the team’s
ideal utility player capable of
competing at a number of different
positions, EMCC also brings back
the right side of the infield with
Cayla Coleman at second base and
Justine Jenkins at first base.
Versatile Whitney Sumrall also
returns to the mix for the 2011
campaign.
Another valuable dual-position
player is 6-foot, two-sport standout
Nashedra Barry, who led EMCC
with three home runs and 25 RBIs
as a .311 hitter this spring – despite
playing only half the softball season
after the completion of the
basketball campaign. The former
Columbus High School performer
also posted a 3-2 pitching mark as a
freshman in Scooba.
“It doesn’t get any easier from
year to year. This game changes
every year, from the way we play to
the way we condition. But we want
those changes to keep us moving in
the right direction,” Neely said.
“Last year we had a couple of
games that we lost in the late
innings. It was due to us not
capitalizing on opportunities, and
that is something we have to change
this next year. We have to make the
plays that make the difference in
close games.”
Paul Jones is a freelance writer who
lives in Starkville.
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thompson: ‘ready to keep it going’
By Paul Jones
Despite a roster filled with
inexperience and youth, head
coach Sharon Thompson’s
EMCC Lady Lion basketball
team achieved a primary goal in
2009-10 by advancing to the
postseason for the second
consecutive year.
“Unfortunately at the junior Thompson
college level, the turnaround is so quick. We
only returned two players from our team that
won the NJCAA Region 23 championship the
previous year. Plus, we had 12 freshmen last
season,” said Thompson, who will enter her
sixth season at the East Mississippi women’s
basketball helm in 2010-11.
“But our goal all year was to keep getting
better, and that’s what we did.
“We were able to make the Region 23
tournament again and finished tied for third in
the MACJC North Division. Even with our
inexperience, we wanted to get to a point
where we could make some noise in the
postseason.”
Coming off a 25-7 campaign in 2008-09,
during which they made the program’s first
NJCAA Tournament appearance since 1978,
the Lady Lions achieved their goal of making
the postseason for the second straight year. In
posting a 15-13 overall record and 8-4
divisional mark, EMCC advanced to the
regional semifinals this past season by
knocking off state champion Jones County.
“We had so much experience on that 200809 team. This past year we found ourselves, at
times, starting four freshmen. To see what we
did accomplish, it just speaks volumes about
the kind of kids we had this year. These girls
gave us a chance to win in every game, and we
remained competitive throughout the season,”
Thompson said.
“We want solid student-athletes in our
program who work hard both on the court and
in the classroom. I’m very proud of the fact
that we had several players with grade point
averages of 3.0 or higher.”
Headed by 2009-10 NJCAA All-Region 23
forward Martika Hull signing with McNeese
State, the Lady Lions sent three players from
this past year’s team to NCAA Division I
programs. Also moving on together to the next
level were freshman post players Shelby
Crawford and Rickiesha Bryant, who inked
with Tennessee-Martin.
Looking ahead to the fall, Thompson
brings back a solid nucleus with three returning
starters, including Columbus natives Natalie
SOPHOMORE TALENT
Returning sophomore Natalie Tate of
Columbus, No. 10, finished second on
the EMCC women’s basketball team last
year in scoring (12.0 ppg), assists (2.6
apg) and steals (2.3 spg).
Tate and Nashedra Barry. Tate finished second
on the team in scoring (12.0 ppg), assists (2.6
apg) and steals (2.3 spg) as a rookie, while
Barry ranked third in scoring (6.5 ppg) and
second in rebounding (4.6 rpg) a year ago.
The EMCC women look to also get
production from returning sophomores
Shanteria Tate and RoTasha Windom from
nearby Noxubee County and Kemper County
high schools, respectively. Tate led the Lady
Lions in assists (3.0 apg) in addition to
averaging 5.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per
contest as a 21-game rookie starter. Windom
contributed 3.4 points and 3.6 boards an outing
in starting the final seven games of her
freshman campaign.
“We’ve got some girls returning who
earned valuable playing time this past year,”
said Thompson, who is 40-20 over her last two
campaigns.
“We’ve got an athletic corps with
experience coming back for us. These girls
were so competitive last season and were
willing to work hard. The way we finished last
season should also help and keep us in the
running next year.”
Summer 2010
DOUBLE THREAT
Nashedra Barry of Columbus ranked
third in scoring (6.5 ppg) and second in
rebounding (4.6 rpg) on the 2009-10
basketball squad – and was also a
standout on the EMCC softball team.
Along with bringing back a solid corps of
sophomores, Thompson has also secured a
talented group of newcomers.
Former Starkville High School teammates
Kala Williams and Kierra Jones will be
reunited in Scooba after Jones spent last season
at Meridian Community College. The Lady
Lions will also welcome another transfer in
Columbus native Jamie Gunter, who averaged
5.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 30 appearances
as a collegiate rookie last season at LouisianaLafayette.
East Mississippi will also welcome local
backcourt performer Chadisty Hickman from
Kemper County High School and out-ofdistrict guard Shanika Turner of North Pike
High School. Forward Raven Howard from
Baton Rouge, La., is also expected to make an
impact as a rookie.
“We looked to fill in the missing pieces
with this year’s recruiting class,” Thompson
said. “We’re ready to get going again and keep
it going.”
Paul Jones is a freelance writer who lives in
Starkville.
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Golf team rallies late in season
By Paul Jones
The 2010
campaign featured
mixed reviews for
the East Mississippi
golf squad. After
starting out slow
with a pair of fifthplace finishes, the
Lions seemed to
Peay
come together and
enjoyed some late-season success.
But in the end, a seventh-place
effort in the MACJC State
Tournament was not good enough to
earn a repeat invitation to the
NJCAA Region 23 event.
“We played kind of the way I
figured it would go,” EMCC head
golf coach Dale Peay said. “We
didn’t quite play up to our
capabilities, but we did improve late
in the season. We could have been
more consistent this year, and we all
had our struggles. But we did have
some good moments.”
One of the year’s bright spots
was the play of sophomore Michael
Lauseng. The Louisiana native led
the team with a 75.3 stroke average
and battled for the prestigious
Hubert Tucker Award, as the state’s
stroke-average leader, right up until
the final regular-season tournament.
“Michael had a tooth removed
two days before that tournament and
was leading that race until the last
day,” Peay said. “If he had been
completely healthy and played his
normal game, Michael would have
been the first East Mississippi golfer
to win that award.”
Freshman Jackson Bryant also
enjoyed a solid rookie campaign for
the Lions. The Natchez native posted
a stroke average of 78.6 for the year
and qualified for the NJCAA Region
23 tournament with a 12th-place
finish at the state tournament. Bryant
came within two strokes of
becoming the second EMCC golfer
in as many years (joining 2009 entry
Hal Larkin) to qualify for the
national tournament.
As a team, the Lions rallied late
in the regular season to finish second
at the Copiah-Lincoln event and tied
for third at Northeast Mississippi’s
tournament.
Glancing ahead to 2011 minus
sophomores Lauseng, Trey Adams,
Will Black, Garrett Alford, Andrew
WORLD-CLASS GOLF TOUR
The 2009-10 EMCC golf team poses for a photo at the Atlanta Athletic
Club during last year’s World-Class Fall Golf Tour.
FAULKNER EXCELLENCE IN GOLF AWARD
EMCC golf coach Dale Peay, left, presents the Henry W. “Buddy”
Faulkner Excellence in Golf Award to Trey Adams of Belmont. The
ceremony came March 5 during EMCC’s annual Wild Game Dinner at
Old Waverly Golf Club. The annual award honors EMCC alumnus Buddy
Faulkner, who passed away in October. A member of the Class of 1964,
Faulkner was named Alumnus of the Year in 1994 and inducted into the
EMCC Sports Hall of Fame for football and baseball in 2001. Faulkner
was also the chairman of the “Bull” Sullivan Memorial Division of the
EMCC Development Foundation.
Hicks and Reed Aldridge, Peay will
return only Bryant and Ian
McAdams, who compiled a 79.3
stroke average this past spring.
“Jackson and Ian had a couple
of good tournaments and got some
great experience,” Peay said. “They
will be our leaders next year and we
expect some good things from both
of them.”
Peay will welcome a
Summer 2010
newcomer class that features a pair
of high school teammates – Bobby
Bowlin and Weston Wallace – from
Northwest Rankin, both of whom
finished among the top six in the
Mississippi Junior Golf
Association’s 2009 Player of the
Year Division A rankings.
“We have also signed Zac
Taylor of Caledonia, who played in
the state championships during his
junior and senior years,” Peay said.
“The guys above Bobby and
Weston in the state rankings have all
signed with four-year schools. So
we feel we are getting the best
golfers in the state that are going to
junior college. As always, we are
trying to find the best guys to fit into
our program. We want to find the
best eight guys for our roster and
continue to keep this program
moving forward.”
Peay also continues to credit
the opportunities created by
EMCC’s World-Class Fall Golf
Tour for his team’s steady
improvement the past few years.
Last fall, the Lions toured the
Atlanta area and had the benefit of
playing on some championship golf
courses.
“We are always looking for
some great courses to play at and it
helps us tremendously. Last year, we
played at the Atlanta Athletic Club,
which is hosting the PGA
Championship next year. We also
played at The Golf Club of Georgia
in Alpharetta, which has hosted
several men’s NCAA
championships,” Peay said.
“We were also able to play at
Eagle’s Landing and at Lake Lanier
Islands. The fall tour is something
we definitely look forward to every
year, as we are again this coming
fall.”
Peay praised the school’s
administrative decision to move
EMCC’s golf program from Scooba
to the Golden Triangle branch a few
years back.
“We are now within 20 minutes
of five different courses,” Peay said.
“We’ve really benefitted from that,
and it pays off during the season and
off-season.”
Paul Jones is a freelance writer who
lives in Starkville.
Alumni neWS
Jo i n u s f o r t h e s e
East Mississippi alumni
gather several times a year for
fellowship. If you’re not already
a “regular” at these gatherings,
choose an event or two and
renew your ties to Lion Country.
Wild Game Dinner &
Auction: The “Bull” Sullivan
Division presented the 7th
Annual EMCC/Billy Joe Cross
Wild Game Dinner and Auction
March 5 at Old Waverly Golf
Club in West Point. More than
160 EMCC alumni and friends
attended – a record for the event.
As always, the evening featured
the cuisine of celebrity chef Billy
Joe Cross and fast-talking
auctioneer Nick Clark sold a
mountain of items donated by
EMCC supporters, alumni and
staff members.
The next Wild Game Dinner
& Auction will be Friday, March 4.
Sporting Clays Challenge
Cup: A new event celebrated its
second anniversary this year. The
Sporting Clays Challenge Cup,
presented by Pryor & Morrow
Architects, was held May 28 at
Burnt Oak Lodge in Crawford.
The team from Burnt Oak
Lodge won the first place team
award; that team was made up of
Rusty Hicks, Jay McCrary, Pat
Popwell and John Robertson.
One of two Pryor & Morrow
teams – made up of Gordon
Flowers, Chris Morrow, David
Morrow and Al Puckett –
claimed second place. And third
place went to Bill Colloredo,
Sonny Jameson, Tony Rosetti and
Brad Suggs of Old Waverly Golf
Course.
The next Sporting Clays
Challenge Cup will be May 27.
Old Waverly Golf Classic:
The 15th Annual Old Waverly
Golf Classic will be held the
Kathy Dyess of the EMCC Board
of Trustees and her husband,
Dwight Dyess, Wild Game Dinner
Coach Tom Goode, left, Kenny Dill and Jessie Harmon, Wild Game
Dinner
Kline Shepherd, Wild Game
Dinner
Steven James, left, EMCC instructor Johnny Fisher and Darren Leach,
Wild Game Dinner
Cheryl Sparkman, left, and
Marjorie Studdard, Wild Game
Dinner
week before Homecoming on
Monday, Oct. 4. Registration
begins at 10 a.m. Lunch is served
around noon, and tee time is
1 p.m.
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Oop Swoope, left, Charles Swoope and Jimmy Kibe, Wild Game Dinner
Alumni news
A l u m n i E ve n t s
Tony Rosetti, Old Waverly Golf Club team, Sporting Clays
Challenge Cup
Chris Morrow, left, and his son, David, at the Sporting Clays Challenge Cup
Brodie West, left, and Brad Arinder of the West Brothers team, Sporting
Clays Challenge Cup
Homecoming: The EMCC
Sports Hall of Fame Induction
will be Friday, Oct. 15. The
reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
at the cafeteria on the Scooba
campus, followed by the banquet
and induction ceremony at
6:30 p.m.
Homecoming kick into high
gear on Saturday, Oct. 16, with
alumni meetings, band and
football reunions, the alumni
luncheon, recognition of the
Alumnus of the Year and
Distinguished Service Award
winner, presentation of the
Homecoming court … and, of
course, the Lions’ match-up
against Pearl River Community
College.
For more about
Homecoming, see pages 14-15.
Rick Garner, driving, with Rick Bishop in the passenger seat and Tommy
Johnson riding behind, Garner team, Sporting Clays Challenge Cup
Keith Cherry,
McDade &
Company
team, Sporting
Clays
Challenge Cup
Summer 2010
AluMNI NEWS
Scarborough inducted into Hall of Fame
By David Rosinski
EMCC
Former East Mississippi basketball player
Tom Scarborough was inducted into the
Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of
Fame in April.
Scarborough was a two-year basketball
letterman (1950-52) for East Mississippi Junior
College, following an outstanding prep career
at Hickory High School. Scarborough helped
lead the Lions to a two-year composite
basketball record of 52-14 in earning All-state
honors both seasons in Scooba. After
graduating from East Mississippi, he went on
to Delta State, where he was named to the Allconference basketball squad and earned the
team’s best defensive player award.
“On behalf of my family, I am very
honored by this
selection into the
Mississippi Community
College Sports Hall of
Fame,” Scarborough
said.
“The close-knit,
family environment
of the Scooba
campus afforded me
the opportunity to
continue my
education at Delta
State. I remain very
grateful for my
college experiences
in helping to provide a solid
foundation for my career both personally and
professionally.”
Upon graduation, Scarborough served in
the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Stuttgart,
Germany, and worked in the intelligence field
as a cryptologist until 1956.
After serving his country, Scarborough
began a successful 25-year high school
basketball coaching career in Arkansas and
Mississippi. At Madden High School, his teams
claimed six county championships and he
received two coach of the year honors. During
his next stint at Beulah Hubbard High School,
Scarborough twice guided the boys’ and girls’
teams to fourth-place state finishes. He
completed his coaching career at Newton
Academy, where his girls’ team finished as
state runner-up in 1985-86.
A member of East Mississippi Community
College’s inaugural Sports Hall of Fame
induction class, Scarborough worked for the
Mississippi Employment Service from 19661984 before getting into the insurance and
financial planning business in 1990. As a
financial planner, he has also enjoyed
tremendous success as his company’s top
producer, and has received numerous awards
and accolades for his work.
Scarborough and his wife, the former
Audrey McKee, have two daughters and three
grandchildren. Currently residing in Decatur,
Scarborough is very active in his church,
serving as deacon and church clerk, along with
teaching adult Sunday school classes and
serving on various committees.
Scarborough was joined during this year’s
Fame induction ceremonies in Jackson by:
Marvin Hogan (Coahoma); A.J. “Red”
Mangum (Copiah-Lincoln); Van Chancellor
(East Central); Edsel “Tad” Thrash (Hinds);
Greg Robinson (Holmes); Paul Johnson
(Itawamba); Gwen Sullivan-Magee (Jones
County); Paul Phillips (Meridian); Sam Latham
(Mississippi Delta); George Vernon Ehlers
(Mississippi Gulf Coast); David “Nub”
BASKETBALL COACH
EMCC alumnus Tom Scarborough, center, was
a stand-out player for EMCC and later
coached high school basketball for 25 years. A
member of EMCC’s inaugural Sports Hall of
Fame class, Scarborough is pictured at the
Fame banquet with two other EMCC Hall of
Famers, Mac Robinson, left, and Max Johnson.
Strickland (Northeast Mississippi); Jamie
Howell Sr. (Northwest Mississippi); J.E.
Loiacano (Pearl River); and Bobby Nelson
(Southwest Mississippi).
This year marked the fourth class of the
Fame. Scarborough joins previously elected
EMCC inductees Elbert “Lum” Wright (2009),
Don Edwards (2008), Ken Waddell Sr. (2008),
Bob “Bull” Sullivan (2007), Bill Buckner
(2007), and Clyde “Baby Doll” Pierce (2007).
David Rosinski is director of sports
information for EMCC. E-mail him
at [email protected].
MAKE A NOMINATION
Alumnus of the Year  Distinguished Service Award  EMCC Sports Hall of Fame
Next year’s Alumnus/Alumna of the Year and Distinguished Service Award winner will be honored during Homecoming. Nominees for Alumnus/Alumna of the Year
must have attended EMCC at least 15 years ago; alumni status is not required for Distinguished Service Award nominees. In both cases, the winner must be able to
attend ceremonies on Homecoming Day. To make a nomination for either award, send a letter to: Nick Clark, Director of Development and Alumni Affairs; East
Mississippi Community College; P.O. Box 158; Scooba, MS 39358.
Your letter should include:
Name of nominee

When nominee attended EMCC/EMJC

Address of nominee
Nominee’s history, accomplishments and contributions  Your name, address and telephone number
You can also download nomination forms on EMCC’s Web site; visit www.eastms.edu and click
on the “Alumni” button. For more information, call (662) 476-5075 or (662) 476-5063.
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The financial support of alumni and friends is essential to maintain the level of excellence we have come
to expect from the fastest-growing community college in Mississippi. Here’s a look at those who have
made contributions of $200 or more – and Cub-level supporters who gave between November 2009
and May 2010.Thank you for being a part of the East Mississippi Community College success story!
Meridian Coca-Cola Bottling
Co.
Mr. Richard Price
Scooba United Methodist
Church
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Secrest
Mr. C. H. Simpson
Dr. N. James Smith, Jr.
John and Marjorie Briggs
Solomon
Sports Specialty, Inc.
Wesley Foundation
Mr. Bobby Westmoreland
Lion King
$2,000 – $4,999
LONG SERVICE TO EMCC
Seven members of East Mississippi Community College’s board of trustees were recognized for
their years of service in July during a meeting of the Mississippi Association of Community and
Junior College Trustees. Pictured with EMCC President Dr. Rick Young are, front row from left:
Larry Bell, Oktibbeha County, 20 years; Billie Dickson, Noxubee County, 20 years; Linda Jackson,
Kemper County, 20 years; and Dennis Morgan, Lauderdale County, 20 years. In the second row
are Ed Mosley, Lauderdale County, 20 years; and Tim Heard, Lowndes County, 10 years. Not
pictured is Teresa Hughes, Noxubee County, 10 years.
Foundation Club
$25,000 - up
President’s Club
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams, Jr.
AT&T
Cellular South
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Davis,
Jr.
Mr. Ikie Ethridge
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W.
“Buddy” Faulkner
Mr. X. M. Frascogna
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopper
Kenneth E. and Dottie Smith
Boring Charitable
Foundation
Ms. Pansy Light
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Orr
Pryor and Morrow Architects
The Citizens Bank
The Elizabeth M. Irby
Foundation
Cadence Bank
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Cloar, Jr.
Mr. Billy Joe Cross
EMCC Forestry Club
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Furr
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Garner
Stanley and Margaret Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Ike D. Hopper
Mississippi Power Educational
Foundation
Ms. Elizabeth B. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rigdon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Smith
Sodexo, Inc.
The Create Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Rick Young
Super Lion King
$5,000 - $9,999
Louis and Ruth Anderson
Ms. Oneta P. Baker
BankFirst Financial Services
Bancorp South
Al and Brownie Briggs Bounds
Mrs. Bessie Briggs
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Clark
EMCC Alumni Association
East Mississippi Electric
Power Association
Electric Mills Wood
Preserving
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Fisher
Judge Little Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Galloway
Gipson Steel, Inc.
Global Pharmaceutical Corp.
Frederick and Peggy Harbour
Mrs. Jimmie Hopper
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Jeffries
Mr. Max Johnson
Mr. Ronald Marion
Ms. Linda Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDade
Mr. John Meacham, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Aust
Mr. Johnny Baker
Baptist Student Union
Mr. Eddie Briggs
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Briggs
Browder and Sons Veneer
Co., Inc.
Mr. Louis E. Bryan
Albert C. Clark
Dr. and Mrs. John Clay
Columbus Nissan, Inc.
Columbus Orthopaedic Clinic
Commercial Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Couch
Dwight and Kathy Dyess
Mr. and Mrs. Don Edwards
EMCC Society of Exceptional
Students
Mr. Jimmie Evans
Mr. Kevin Flaherty
Mr. Jack Forbus
Galloway, Chandler, McKinney
Insurance
Mr. Mike Godfrey
Mr. Elmer Higginbotham
Mr. and Mrs. Gert Hill
Mr. Rick Hodges
Mr. Pete Hodo
Mr. and Mrs. Garry V. Hughes
IBM International Foundation
J & J Wholesale Florist
Mr. Joe Jackson
Mr. Tommy Johnson
Dr. Scott Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kitchens
Mr. James Koutroulis
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Lee
Mr. Van Lee
Danny and Carolyn Lipscomb
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCann
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Mr. Carles McComb
Mr. Mark D. McPhail
Mr. Hu Meena
Mr. Glenn Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Rigdon
Mr. and Mrs. Bruff Sanders
Sara Lee Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Salmon
Mr. Buddy Sauls
Scooba Presbyterian Church
Mr. Kline Shepherd
Dr. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Smith
Southern Ionics, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sparkman
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Stennis
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Stovall,
Jr.
Underwriters Group, Inc.
Mr. Cecil Vaughan, Jr.
Wade Lunday and Associates
Mr. Billy Walton
Ms. Margaret S. Womble
Pride Leader
$1,000 - $1,999
Mr. Tommy Abston
Alply, Inc.
Mrs. Joyce Aust
Mr. and Mrs. David Barge
Andy and Sherry Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Box
Briggs Chapel Memorial
Church
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Otho W. Brown, Jr.
Mr. George Bryan
Mr. Joe Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buckner
Mr. and Mrs. Conner Clark
Ms. Blanche Clay
Collinsville Chevron, LLC
Columbus Bank Association
Mr. Charles “Bulldog” Coggins
Coy United Methodist
Church
Crystal River
Dr. Ed Davis
Ms. Patricia W. Dehmlow
DeKalb Baptist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Eiland
Ellis Construction
Mr. and Mrs. Billy C. Eskridge
Exxonmobile Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Farr
Mr. John S. Featherston
Ms. Carol Floore
PhilanthroPy
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
Chris Rose and his wife, Dana, pose for a photo with EMCC board members Dennis Morgan of
Lauderdale County, left, and Bobby McDade of Kemper County. The photo was taken after a press
conference in June announcing that Rose would be joining EMCC as head baseball coach.
Patrick and Debby Gard
Mr. Hoot Garriga
Dr. and Mrs. Bill Gates
Graham Roofing
Greater Columbus Lions
Green-Save, Inc.
Mr. Karl M. Hansen, Jr.
Harpole Steel Buildings, Inc.
Ms. Bobbye Henderson
Henderson Steel
Mr. Carl Hildreth
Mr. Darwin Holliman
Renee Hood and Company
Mr. David Hopper
Jeff Anderson Regional
Medical Center
Coach William Jones
Dr. Ann Marie Lamb
Liberty Baptist
Mr. Thomas Mayberry
Mr. J. Roy McComb
Moody Farms
Moody Land and Timber, Inc.
Mr. Charlie Morgan
Mr. Doug Moulds
Mt. Pleasant Methodist
Church
Dr. David Mullins
Mr. Gene Murphy
Northeast Metal Processors
Mr. Jason Pepper
Mrs. Peggy Persons
Mr. Billy Phillips
Pillar Sales Group
Mr. Richard Powell
Pritchard Engineering
Mr. Harmon A. Robbie
Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Robinson
Mr. Frances B. Rush
Lanelle Brown Russell
Sam’s Club Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Scarborough
Second Mile Band
Mr. Kimbel Shepherd
Shuqualak Baptist Church
Sigma Phi Sigma
Mr. Roy Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. James Skipper
Dr. W. S. Smith, III
Southern Ionics
Eddie Al and Cheryl
Sparkman
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Strohm
Structual Steel
Dr. Jackie Stennis
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Studdard
The Commercial Insurance
Agency
The Peoples Bank and Trust
Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thomason
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Turner
Mr. Ricky and Dr. Joyce
Walker
Wal-Mart
West Brothers Construction
Weyerhaeuser
Ms. Yvette Wilkerson
Lion $200 - $999
Mrs. Paul K. Adams
Ms. Jane Aldridge
Mr. Joel Alexander
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Amsouth Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Anderson
Mr. Clay Armstrong
Mr. Jason Armstrong
Mr. Trey Askew
Ms. June Craig Aust
Mr. George Nick Autrey
Mr. Cam Bane
Mr. Scott Bane
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barge
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie C. Barrett
Mr. John A. Barron
Ms. Brenda Barton
Mr. Ronald Baum
Barry and Karen Beach
Mr. James Bearden
Romie Bearden
Mr. Glynn Beasley
Bell Building Supply, Inc.
Mr. Harry C. Bell, III
Ms. Angela Bennett
Tommy and Anita Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Benton
Ms. Dawn Best
Big Oak Methodist Church
Barry and Margaret Black
Mr. Danny Bohon
Mr. Jerry Boatner
Mr. Orlando Bobo
Mr. David Boteler
Ms. Beth Bounds
Mr. Larry Box
Mr. David Boyd
Mr. Stephen H. Boyd
Ms. Sharon Boyd
Ms. Ruth H. Boyd
Boyles Moak Insurance
Mr. Randall Bradberry
Ms. Marion Breckenridge
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Briggs, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lyle Briggs
Ms. Mary Ruth Briggs
Mr. C. B. Bright
Mr. H. D. Broadnax
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown
Dr. James Brown
Mrs. Janelle Brown
Mrs. Tanzie Brown
Ms. Vickie Brownlee
Ms. Donna Bruce
Mr. and Mrs. David Bryan
Mrs. Minnie Bryan
Mr. Wilkes Bryan
Martin and Joanne Buchanan
Burford Electric Services, Inc.
Builders Sunday School Class
Ms. Kimberly Burk
Ms. Diane Burnham
Mr. Joe Burns
Mr. Jon Burt
Mr. Jim Butler
Mr. Larry Butler
Mrs. C.M. Cade
Mr. Joseph A. Cammaleri
Donald E. Canada
Mr. James Cantrell
Capital Bolt and Screw
Company
Ms. Mary Ruth Caradine
Ms. Mary Caraway
Carl Hogan Automotive, Inc.
Coach Roger Carr
Col. William R. Chambers
Mr. Teddy M. Cheatham
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Cherry
Ms. Tina Chick
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Chism
Choir and Music Theater
Workshop
Mr. Jim Clark
Mr. Brock Clay
Mrs. W. D. Clifton
Mr. Philip A. Coco
Mr. Billy Coleman
Mr. David Coleman
Mr. Bobby Collins
Mr. Bill Colloredo
Community Bank
Mr. Will Cooper
Mr. Chris Cornett
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cotton
Mr. Dan Cotton
Ms. Rachel Covington
Elonda Cox
Coy and Lynville Methodist
Church
Coye Assembly of God
CPI Group, Inc.
Ms. Barbara R. Cruey
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Culpepper
Mr. Marvin Cunningham
Dr. D. K. Curtis
Dan and Cindy Dabbs
Mr. Jimmy P. Daniels
Danny’s Cars and Trucks
Mr. Jim Darby
Mr. R. B. Davis
Ms. Vanessa Davis
Mrs. Mary Jane Daws
Mr. Wilmer C. Daws, Jr.
DeKalb Methodist Church
DeKalb United Methodist
Women
Deposit Guaranty
Dialogic Communications
Mr. Kenneth D. Dill
Dr. and Mrs. Conrad
DiMichele
Mr. Norman Downey
Ms. Mary Jane Dudley
Ms. Wilma Duncan
Mr. Jerry Dyess
Ms. Bonnie Edwards
Mr. Michael Edwards
Mr. Gary Eldridge
EMCC Faculty and Staff
Mr. Dennis Erby
Ms. Amy Esslinger
Mr. Keith Evans
Falcon Contracting Company,
Inc.
Farm Bureau Ins. Agency
Mrs. Emmett Farrar
Dr. Linda L. Farrar
Fifteenth Ave. Baptist Church
Farris Brothers
Mr. John Files
Mr. Truman Finchum
Mr. Tom Fisher
Mr. Walter Fleming
Dr. Clint Fletcher
Mr. Mattson Flowers
Mrs. Marilyn Young Ford
Mr. Tommy Fortner
Mr. Dennis Foster
Mr. Kennedy Foster
Four County Electric Power
Association
Mr. Doug Fowler
Mr. Steve Fredrickson
Mr. Michael D. Fulton
Mr. Gregory J. Fuselier
Richard and Sandy Gardner
John and Helen Garrison
Dr. and Mrs. James Gatewood
General Pump and Equipment
Mr. Delane George
Ms. Susan George
Larry and Grace Gibson
Mr. Jerry Gibson
Kim Gibson
Ms. Doris W. Gipson
Golden Triangle Golf
Association
Mr. Tom Goode
Mr. Walter Goode
Don and Anita Goodwin
Mr. Paul Goolsby
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Gordman Insurance
Mrs. Marie Gordon
Rev. James Granger
Ms. Patsy Grasse
Dr. Billy Gray
Mr. Gene Gray
Mr. James M. Gray
Mr. Robin Gray
Mr. Donnie Grayson
Mr. Jason D. Green
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Green
Ms. Janie Gregg
Mr. Miller Griffin
Mr. Bryce Griffis
Mr. Stacey Gosvenor
Mr. Toxey Haas
Mr. Edward E. Haddock
Mr. Wade Hailey
Mr. Rhett Hailey
Mr. Bubba Hampton
Mr. Bubba Hannah
Mr. Wayne Hanson
Ms. Sherry Harbour
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Harcrow
Ms. Viola Harper
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrell
Mr. James Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Hiawatha
Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hays
Mr. Timothy Heard
Hebron Methodist Church
Mr. Donald Hefner
Ms. Retha H. Henderson
Mr. Wayne Henson
Mr. Perry S. Hendrix
Mr. Danny Hicks
Mrs. Judy Higginbotham
Mr. Bill Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter
Ms. Veranice R. Hill
Hill’s BP
Mr. Chris Holbrook
Mr. Gains A. Holder
Hollis Roofing, Inc.
Mr. Dennis Hopper
Ms. Gail Hopper
Ms. Janice Hopper
Mr. George Hubbard
Mr. Joe Hudnall
Mr. Bob Hudson
Ms. Earline Hull
Mr. Les Hull
Ms. Nelda Humphries
Mrs. Tonya Hunt
Dr. Zachary M. Hutchens
Mrs. Joe C. Hutcherson
Mr. Otis Hutcherson
Mrs. Sandra Irby
Ms. Bessie Jackson
Mrs. Ethel Jarvis
Mr. Phil Jenkins
Mr. Ben Jones
Billy and Judy Jones
Colbert and Debbie Jones
Mr. Garry H. Jones
Dr. James Jones
Mr. Jeff Jowers
JPS Elastomerican
Mr. C. Keen
Ms. Tina Keenan
Ms. Diane Keith
Mr. L. C. Kellogg, Jr.
Kemper Academy Class of
1990
Kemper Academy Class of
2001
Kemper Baptist Association
Kemper Chamber of
Commerce
Kemper County Board of
Supervisors
Kemper County Farm and
Building Supply
Kemper County Economic
Dev. Authority
Mr. Bill Kennedy
Ms. Sue Key
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kibe
Mr. Claude K. “Pat” Knight, Jr.
Mrs. Richard Knox, Jr.
Ms. Sylvia Lackey
Mr. Jack Lamour
Mr. Steve Landwehr
Mr. Bob Langford
Mr. Roy Lanier
Mr. Michael Lee
Ms. Mable Lester
Ms. Wanda Lilly
Ms. Charline Limerick
Mr. Oliver Limerick
Mr. Marvin Little
Little London Apts.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lockley
Ms. Judy Lofton
Mr. Sam J. Logan
Dr. Chester Lott
Lowndes County Cattlemans
Association
Corey Luke
Mark and Brenda Luke
Mr. Timothy Luke
Mr. and Mrs. David Lummus
M and F Bank
Mr. Brandon Mabry
Mr. Greg Malatesta
Phillip Maples
Marion Chevron
Mr. Bob Marshall
Mr. Don Massey
Mr. Richard Mathis
Ms. Belinda McKee Matlock
Mr. Gary Matlock
Mrs. Genevieve Maxon-Stark
Ms. Ann Maxwell
Ms. Linda May
McAdams Consulting
Mr. Jay McCrary
Mr. Jim McAlexander
Ms. Alma McAlister
Mr. Rocky McBride
Mr. Dwight McComb
Ms. Thelma McConnell
Ms. Lynn McCoy
Mr. James McCulloch
Mr. Ben McDade
Mr. D. N. McDaniel
Mr. and Mrs. Mike McGrevey
Mr. James E. McKern
Mr. Prentiss McLaurin
LION FAN
Longtime EMCC supporter Ikie Ethridge of Lauderdale County
cheers for the Lions during the MACJC state basketball
championships at Keyes Currie Coliseum.
Ms. Barbara P. McLaurin
Mr. Richard G. McSpadden, Sr.
Dan and Sue Meacham
Meridian Coach and Travel
Mr. Joe Miller
Mr. Jacob Mills
Mr. Demando Mingo
Mississippi Bottled Water
Company
Mississippi Annual Conference
Mitchell Automotive
Mr. John C. Mitchener
Ms. LaPari Morant
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Mosley
Ms. Sue Mosley
Mr. Jim Murray
Coach Kate Neely
Mr. Lee Wayne Neely
Mr. Kent Newton
Mr. Richard Newton
Ms. Irene M. Nichols
Noxubee County Baptist
Associaiton
Old Waverly Investments
Mr. Douglas Olinger
Mr. Carol Ott
Mr. and Mrs. Al Oubre
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond
Overstreet
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Papas
Mrs. Bobby Neal Parker
Ms. Chrystal Parker
Mr. Robert A. Patrick, Jr.
Van and Sheila Pearson
Ms. Jewell Peden
Mr. Mike Perkerson
Ms. Janell Perkins
Dr. John Perry
Ms. Kiyomi E. Persons
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Peters
Phi Theta Kappa
Mr. Clyde “Baby Doll” Pierce
Pilgrim’s Foodliner
Rhen W. and Nell M. Pierce
Pontotoc Loans
take a step toward excellence! 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
$25,000 and up
____ Pride Leader
$1,000 - $1,999
____ President’s Club
$10,000 - $24,999
____ Lion
$200 - $999
____ Super Lion King
$5,000 - $9,999
____ Cub
$25 - $199
____ Lion King
$2,000 - $4,999
Development Foundation
P.O. Box 158
Scooba, MS 39358
662-476-5063
I will support EMCC with a gift of $ _______ for the following:
___ General Support
___ The Chapel in the Pines
___ Athletics
___ Annual Scholarships
___ Classroom/Laboratory, Golden Triangle Campus
___ Fine Arts
___ Virginia’s Garden
___ Student Services Building, Golden Triangle Campus ___ Tuition Guarantee
___ Endowment of Scholarships ($5,000 in lump sum or over 5 years)
Comments _____________________________________________________________________________________
When mailing a contribution, please include this form, and your name, complete mailing address, and phone number.
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Coach Mark and Brittany
White
Mr. Patton Whitten
Mr. Felix Wicks
Mr. David Wilder
Mr. John C. Williams
Mr. Shane Williams
Mr. Wayne Wilson
Mr. R. S. Wofford
Mr. Peter Wood
Wood Carriers, Inc.
Ms. Barbara S. Young
Young Adult Methodist Sunday
School Class
Mr. Lee Younger
Cub $25 - $199
BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
EMCC President Emeritus Dr. Tommy Davis and his wife, Rita, show their support for the Lion
basketball team during the MACJC state basketball championships.
Mr. Gerald Poole
Mr. Oscar Poole
Mr. Richard Poole
Mr. Don Pope
Ms. Betsy Porter
Dr. Steve Porter
Mr. Frank Portera
Mr. Ron Posey
Ms. Beth Powell
Price McGiffert Construction
Mr. Harry Puckett
Mr. Robert Ramage
Rea, Shaw, Griffin, and Stuart
Rebecca Sunday School Class
Ms. Linda H. Reed
Ms. Donna Richards
Mr. Doug Richardson
Mr. Hollis P. Risley
Mr. Thomas L. Rivers
Langston Rogers
Mr. Gail Rolison
Mr. Pete Rowell
Mr. Tim Roye
Rush Foundation Hospital
Mr. John Sampietro
Ms. Barbara Sanders
Mr. Jimmy Sanders
Mr. Hob Sanderson
Ms. Melinda Sciple
Hubert B. Scrivener
Foundation
Seven Oaks Funeral Home
Severcorr, LLC
Mr. Steve Sharp
Mr. Chris Sharzinski
Dr. Raj Shaunak
Ms. Dorothy Shaw
Mr. Herman Shaw
Mr. David Shelton
Slay Steel, Inc.
Mr. David E. Skelton
Skelton Funeral Home
Mr. Lester Smith
Mr. Richard Smith
Mr. Robert Smith
Mr. Dusty Snider
Southwire
Mr. Eddie Sparkman
Spencer Furniture Appliance
Mr. Chase B. Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Spencer
Ms. Lisa Spinks
Dr. Walt Starr
State Farm Companies
Foundation
Coach Buddy Stephens
Mr. Wayne Stewart
Ms. Marsha Stoddard
Ms. Charlene Stokes
Mr. and Mrs. Don Stokes
Mr. Mickey Stokes
Mr. David Stowe
Mrs. Tammy Sudduth
Rev. Auzie Sullivan
Ms. Bobby Sullivan
Mr. Dan Sullivan
Sunbelt Wholesale Supply Co.
Mr. Homer Swain
Summer 2010
Mr. Steve Swedenburg
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Swoope
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Swoope
T’s The Big One
Mr. Larry Tabor
Mr. George Taylor
Mr. Flint Tedder
Mr. Charlie Temkovits
Mr. Robert Temkovits
The Taylor Group
Ms. Suzanne Thomas
Mr. Donnie Thornton
Mr. Bobby Thrash
Ms. Billy Travis
Triangle Federal Credit Union
Trustmark National Bank
Underwriters Group
Tommy and Debbie Upton
Joe and Lynn Utsey
W.G. Yates and Sons
Construction Company
Mr. Ken Waddell, Sr.
Mrs. Donna Wade
Water Service Company
Mr. Mike Waters
Lance and Carol Walters
Watt Equipment
Mr. and Mrs. Woody Webb
Mr. Earl Weeks
Mr. C. H. Welch
Mr. Jonathan Wells
Mr. Charles B. White
Mr. Joe L. White
Roy and Linda Adams
Robert and Margie Agnew
Mr. Mark Alexander
Richard and Charlotte
Armstrong
Kelly Atwood
Jean Atwood
Ken and Sheila Aust
Ms. Julia Autrey
Barefield Poultry Farm
J. L. Blankenship
Hines and Linda Brannan
Paula Brooks
Mr. David Burns
Ms. Wynelia Cherry
Mr. Ashley Chism
Mr. Eddie Coleman
Mr. Fred Corley
Ms. Rebecca Davis
Billie C. Dickson
Mr. John Douglas
David and Kathy Dye
Mr. Dikki Dyson
Niko Edwards
Marcus D. Evans
Huiel and Debbie Farmer
Coach Casey Finch
Charlotte Fredrick
Mrs. Sharon Frey
Ms. Taunya Graham
Vernon and Gladys Gregory
Ms. Lisa Greer
Mr. Frank Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. George Hailey
Ms. Judy Hairston
Johnny and Theresa Harpole
James “Cubby” Harris
Roger Henry
Ms. Herta Holly
Mr. John Irwin
Ms. Christina Jackson
Mr. Jay Johnson
Bobby Jones
A. J. Kilpatrick
Fran Knight
Termie Land
Matt Lautar
Wanda Lawrence
Judd Lisenby
Mike and Carol Martini
Dr. Andrea Mayfield
Wesley and Linda McCool
Billy and Jean McCulloch
Mr. Mac McLellan
Mr. David Miller
Mr. Rachel Miller
Mr. Robert Moncrief
Tim and Susan Morgan
Mr. Patrick Nelson
Mr. Russ Nowell
Noxubee Farm Supply
Ms. Penny O’Quinn
Terri Pace
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker, Jr.
Mrs. Tammy Parkes
Mrs. Catherine Penick
Ms. Della Phillips
Ms. Diana Pruett
Al and Anna Puckett
Mr. John Quarles
Mr. Joe Rebecca
Mr. Wayne Richard
Mr. Dustin Roberts
Mrs. Rita Rushing
Mr. Jim Scribner
Ms. Tina Seals
Bobby and Judy Shackouls
Mr. Stanley Shows
Mr. and Mrs. James Smith
Mr. Jackie Spencer
Mrs. Mildred Staten
Mr. Joe Studdard
Mr. Vic Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Swain
Ms. Janie Tarlton
Ms. Tracie Thomason
Ms. Deborah Treloar
Gene Tullos
Union United Methodist
Church
Ellis Vaughn
Sparky and Mary Ann Walker
Senator Giles Ward
Ms. Karen Wedgeworth
Ms. Hope Wellborn
Mr. John Wiggins
Mr. Randolph Williams
Mr. James Woodfin
Mr. Roland Wright
Alumni updAtes
Class of 1999
Class of 2004
Toshia Vernette Jones and
Undray Tyrone Dunlap were
married May 8, 2010. The bride is a
graduate of Starkville High School
and East Mississippi Community
College. She is employed by H&R
Block. The groom is a graduate of
West Point High School and is
employed by Golden Triangle
Waste Services.
Brooke Leigh Shepherd and
Anthony Lynn Toler were
married May 15, 2010. The bride is
a graduate of New Hope High
School and EMCC and is employed
by Columbus Scrap Metals Inc. The
groom is a graduate of Aberdeen
High School and Itawamba
Community College. He is
employed with Toler Construction
Company.
Class of 2001
Class of 2008
Brandi Rashel Scarbrough
and Adam Monroe
Carmichael were married June
4, 2010. The bride is a graduate of
Meridian Community College and
is currently in nursing school. The
groom earned an associate’s
degree from East Mississippi
Community College and is
employed at Nelson Hall
Chevrolet.
Jorga Sue Edmonds and
Christopher Gilbert Wilson
were married May 1, 2010. The
bride is a graduate of Starkville
Academy and EMCC, and is
currently attending Mississippi
State University. The groom is a
graduate of Oak Hill Academy,
EMCC and MSU. He is employed
by Aflac Insurance Company.
Class of 2002
Class of 2009
Adrian Fields and Frederick
Turner were married April 10,
2010, at the Stephen D. Lee Home.
The bride is a graduate of
Columbus High School and is
employed by the Commercial
Dispatch. The groom is a graduate
of West Lowndes High School and
EMCC. He is employed with
Triangle Maintenance.
Hollie Elizabeth Blair and
Derek Charles Lampkin were
a graduate of Vaughn’s Beauty
College and is employed as a
licensed cosmetologist at
Brickerton Day Spa. The groom is a
graduate of EMCC, where he
earned an associate’s degree in
electrical technology. He is
employed at Minteq International
at Severstal.
Kayla Joanna Murphy and
Kevin Charles Hatcher were
married November 7, 2009, at First
Baptist Church in Columbus. The
bride is a graduate of New Hope
High School, EMCC, the University
of Mississippi and the University of
Mississippi Medical Center. She is
employed by Rehab at Work as a
physical therapist. The groom is a
graduate of Caledonia High School
and is pursuing a degree in
secondary education and coaching
at Mississippi University for
Women. He is employed with
Hatcher and Livingston
Construction.
Marcie Lynn McClain and
Justin Blake Atkinson were
a 2004 graduate of the University
of Mississippi. She is employed by
the Social Security Administration.
The groom is a graduate of EMCC
and is the owner of the Ole
Country Store in Steens.
Other Classes
Rebecca Lynn Boatner and
Stephen Landon Hood were
married June 5, 2010. The bride is a
graduate of Benton Academy,
EMCC and MUW. The groom is a
graduate of Holmes Community
College and MSU. He is a civil
engineer with the Mississippi
Department of Transportation.
Barbara Rachelle Dale and
Tommie Lee Epps Sr. were
married November 21, 2009, at the
Scooba Reunion Building in
Scooba. The bride is a graduate of
Kemper County High School,
Meridian Community College and
EMCC. She is an employee of
Noxubee General Hospital. The
groom is a graduate of Livingston
High School and is employed at
Mannington Wood Flooring.
Elizabeth Ashley Genin and
Jonathan Blake McCuiston
were married May 1, 2010. The
bride is a graduate of Northeast
Mississippi Community College and
Itawamba Community College. She
is employed at Baptist Memorial
Hospital as an ultrasound/X-ray
technologist. The groom earned an
associate’s degree in industrial
technology from EMCC and is
employed at Columbus Rubber and
Gasket.
Phylicia Holmes and Daniel
Cox were married November 21,
2009. The bride is a graduate of
Lamar County High School and
currently attends EMCC. The
groom is a graduate of New Hope
High School and earned an
associate’s degree in liberal arts
from EMCC. He is currently
attending MUW.
Hailey Elizabeth Hillhouse
and Travis Wayne Stewart
III were married May 29, 2010. The
bride is a graduate of Eupora High
School and attended Holmes
Community College. She is
employed by Mississippi Home
Care in Starkville. The groom is a
graduate of EMCC and Mississippi
State University. He is employed
by the Mississippi Forestry
Commission.
Summer 2010
Jill Hopkins and Robert Spell
Jr. were married April 24, 2010.
The bride is a graduate of ICC and
NEMCC. She is employed by A. G.
Rhodes Nursing Home. The groom
is a graduate of EMCC, MSU and
Kent State University, with degrees
in communications and
anthropology. He is a licensed
practical nurse.
Britney Nichole McElroy and
Andrew Bryant Pippin were
a graduate of the University of
West Alabama and Northeast
Lauderdale High School. She plans
to teach elementary education in
the fall while pursuing a master’s
degree. The groom earned an
associate’s degree in forestry from
EMCC and is employed by Barrett
Logging.
Marilyn Kate Riley and
Joseph Heath Atkins were
married April 24, 2010. The bride is
a graduate of Bayou Academy and
Delta State University. She is
employed by Viking Range
Corporation, where she is a
culinary buyer and inventory
manager. The groom is a graduate
of Lee High School. He earned an
associate’s degree in electronics
technology and instrumental
technology from EMCC, and is
employed by Waters Truck and
Tractor.
Haley Robertson and
Edmund Brock were married
April 10, 2010. The bride is a
graduate of Nanih Waiya
Attendance Center. She has a
degree in drafting and design from
EMCC and is employed at
Weyerhaeuser Inc. The groom
graduated from Columbus High
School and attended EMCC. He is
employed with Thermal Control
Inc.
student at EMCC, where Mrs. Ford taught for 16
years. She is survived by her daughters, Olivia Reese
and Dr. Beth Jackson; five grandchildren; and four
great grandchildren.
Tim Gibson and Virginia Sullivan
Timothy O’Neal Gibson died on November 2,
2009, at his residence. He was a retired conductor of
the Kansas City Southern Railroad. He was a stroke
survivor for more than 11 years and an active
member of the Tom Maynard Stroke Support Group.
Mr. Gibson was inducted into the EMCC Sports Hall
of Fame in 2005 for football and baseball, 19631965. Survivors include his devoted wife, Mary
Harmon Gibson of Meridian; children, Jan Miller
and her husband Eddie, Jason Gibson, April Britton
and her husband Jimmy, Brittany Gibson, Tammy
Boyette and her husband Bobby, all of Meridian, and
Ricky Dickerson and his wife, Julie, of Florence;
nine grandchildren, Dru, Jett, Alex, Connor, Landon,
Allie Claire, Chris, Hunter and Ashton; sisters;
JoAnn Wilkinson, Frances Sharp and Patsy Ingle;
and one brother, Ricky Gibson.
Woodrow Thomas Covington Jr. died February 24,
2010. He was the retired owner of Covington Fish
Farm in Daleville. Mr. Covington graduated from
East Mississippi Junior College in 1954. He was an
All-American in basketball and a member of the
EMCC Sports Hall of Fame. Survivors include his
children, Brandy Daily, Drew Covington and Tom
Covington; three grandchildren; and one brother,
Jerry Covington.
Edna Harbour Holloway Ford, 87, died March 17,
2010, at her residence in Preston. She graduated
from Meridian High and Mississippi State University
with special honors. Mrs. Ford’s love for literature
and English inspired countless students over the 49
years of her teaching career. She was honored by
former students, Dr. John and Beth Clay, when they
established the Edna Harbour Ford English Literature
Scholarship at East Mississippi Community College.
The scholarship is presented annually to a deserving
Adrian Perry Gaither III, 72, died April 12, 2010.
He graduated from Central High School in Memphis.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in English from
Memphis State University, and his master’s degree in
English at Mississippi State University. Mr. Gaither
taught English at Noxubee High School and East
Mississippi Community College for more than 35
years. He is survived by his wife, Judy Sledge
Gaither; two daughters, Emily Gaither Smith and
Julia Broox Gaither Fox; one son, Adrian Perry
Gaither IV; and three grandchildren.
Graham Garrison Heleniak, 45, died February 28,
2010. Born in Memphis, he moved to Pontotoc
where he grew up and attended school. He was an
avid football fan and participated in school sports. He
earned an associate’s degree in mortuary science
from EMCC. He had worked with U.S. Tire since
1992 and as a licensed mortician since 1987. Mr.
Heleniak is survived by his wife, Tammy Anne
DeAngelo Heleniak of Oxford; one daughter, Sarah
Elizabeth Heleniak; and his parents, Stan and Martha
Heleniak.
Joseph Wrencher McNeil, 36, died March 25,
2010. He was born to Kenneth McNeil Sr. and the
late Margarine Moore-McNeil. He graduated from
Kemper County Schools and from East Mississippi
Community College, where he majored in vocational
agriculture and forestry. He is survived by Joequela
Kirk, Joseph Kirk, Christina Terry, Kenneth McNeil
Sr., Peggy Scott, Robert James Houston, Patrick
Renard Moore, Adrian Douglas Moore and Kenneth
Jerome McNeil Jr.
Annie Cross Moore died October 25, 2009. She was
a graduate of East Kemper High School and East
Mississippi Community College. She was the owner
of C&M Trading Post in Geiger, Ala., where she
worked until her health failed. She was an active
member of the Sunflower Baptist Church in Scooba.
Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband, Tony
Charles Moore Sr.; one daughter, Chiquita Grace;
one son, Tony Charles Moore Jr.; and two
granddaughters.
Dottie E. Murphy, 81, died March 24, 2010, at
Magnolia Regional Health Center. She was a native
of Kemper County and a graduate of Kemper
Summer 2010
County High School and EMCC. She was a licensed
nursing supervisor, hospital administrator and
administrator of Whitfield Nursing Home. Ms.
Murphy is survived by one brother, Meck Main
Murphy; two nieces, Barbara Correro and Nancy
Abercrombie; and seven nephews.
Charles Andrew Owens died February 21, 2010.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran who graduated from
East Mississippi Community College. He was
employed by the U.S. Postal Service and was a
metallurgist with the Bureau of Standards U.S. Mint
in Washington, D.C. Survivors include his siblings,
Grace Dunigan, Dorothy Thornton and the late Jack
M. Owens Sr.; and two grandsons.
John E. “Red” Reed, 85, died November 25, 2009.
Mr. Reed attended DeKalb High School and served
in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in
World War II in the 512th Police Battalion of the 4th
Armored Division, receiving five Battle Stars. After
his service, he returned to DeKalb and earned his
GED at East Mississippi Community College. Mr.
Reed worked for the Department of Transportation
for 45 years. He is survived by his wife, Mildred
Reed; one son, Dave Reed; and one granddaughter,
Scout Reed. He is also survived by his brother, Coy
S. Reed of DeKalb.
Arthur Paul Scales died February 24, 2010. Mr.
Scales graduated from Starkville High School. He
received his Bachelor of Science, Master of
Education, and Educational Specialist degrees from
Mississippi State University. He served as director of
vocational-technical education at EMCC in Scooba
and with the Research and Curriculum Unit at MSU.
He returned to the Starkville School District and
served there until his retirement. He was a veteran of
the U.S. Navy and received many awards and honors
in recognition of his contributions to his profession
and his community. He is survived by his wife,
Audrey Scales; son, John Scales; daughter, Susan
Huffman; five grandchildren; and one great
grandchild.
Quentin Spencer
Quentin Spencer, 20, died April 20, 2010. He was
born January 14, 1990, to Tremelle Cooper and the
late Angela Howell, and Kathyleen Gorham and the
late Ollie Gorham. He was a sophomore at East
Mississippi Community College.
The people listed on this page passed away between
October 2009 and May 2010.
Keeping up with EMCC!
You’ve got a new way to keep up with what’s
going on in Lion Country. Find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/East.Mississippi.Community.
College. The site includes news, updates, photo
galleries and more. And, once you’ve joined the
site by hitting the “Like” button, you can post on
East Mississippi Community College’s “Wall.” As
a matter of fact, we’re thinking about making a
separate Facebook page for EMCC Alumni. If that
sounds like a good idea to you, send an e-mail to
Suzanne Monk, director of public information, at
[email protected].
www.facebook.com/East.Mississippi.Community.College
Alumni Office
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