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Associate Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management

DR. TONYALLE RUSH

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DAN SMITH

Chairman, Northwest Board of Trustees

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The Rocketeer 1 A publication of Northwest Mississippi Community College Campus Highlights 2-9 Covid on Campus ....................................................................................................... 3 Paragon Award 4 Achieving the Dream 5 Football Champions...................................................................................................6 Cheer Champions 7 CARES Act 8 New Buildings on Campus ......................................................................................9 Clubs ................................................................................................. 10-15 Phi Theta Kappa Officers 11 Pathfinders 11 Ranger Book Club 12 Student Government Association 12 TRIO 13 SMACS 13 OXFORD Cosmetology 14 Gamma Phi Beta ....................................................................................................... 14 Phi Theta Kappa 15 Surgical Tech 15 Fine Arts ......................................................................................... 16-19 Choirs 17 Entertainers 17 Theatre Performances ............................................................................................ 18 Marching Band 19 Athletics .......................................................................................... 20-37 Football 21 Cheerleaders 22 Men's Soccer ............................................................................................................ 23 Women's Soccer 24 Men's Basketball 25 Women's Basketball................................................................................................26 Baseball 27 Softball 28 Volleyball ................................................................................................................... 29 Rodeo 30 Sport Statistics 31 Awards and Events 38-45 Beauty Review 39 Homecoming 40 Spring Fling ............................................................................................................... 42 Phi Theta Kappa Academic Team 42 Hall of Fame 43 Mr. & Mrs. NWCC ..................................................................................................... 44 Graduation 45 Faculty & Staff 46-63 President ................................................................................................................... 47 Board of Trustees 48 Executive Council 50 Administration 51 Professional Staff..................................................................................................... 52 Faculty 54 General Staff 60
President DR. MICHAEL J. HEINDL
President of Instruction DR. MATTHEW DOMAS
President of Administration and Finance JEFF HORTON
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CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS

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ON CAMPUS COVID

Ahead of the Fall 2020 semester, Northwest announced a host of changes for the school year aimed at protecting the health and safety of students and employees. Along with adopting a hybrid instructional model, the college also distributed hand sanitizing stations across campus, required masks to be worn in all campus buildings and adopted a daily health check-in system. Additionally, the fall semester came to an early close before Thanksgiving to avoid much of flu season. Despite the changes, the Northwest community came together, forged ahead and completed another successful year!

NORTHWESTMISSISSIPPICOMMUNITYCOLLEGE COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES

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FALL2020

Heindl honored with Paragon Award

This spring, the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) named Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Michael Heindl as a recipient of the Paragon Award for New Presidents.

More than 500 college presidents nationwide were eligible for the award, with PTK selecting only 22 to receive the honor. The Paragon Award is given to new college presidents who have shown strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership and service among high-achieving students at their college. Recipients were nominated for the award by the students on their campus.

“As a former PTK member years ago when I was a community college student, I could not have dreamed that one day I would be receiving this honor as a community college president,” Heindl said. “Phi Theta Kappa does a tremendous job of serving some of the best and brightest students nationally and internationally, and I am deeply appreciative of being able to receive this honor in support of student success at Northwest.”

Presidents receiving the 2021 award were especially celebrated for the honor due to the particularly challenging year college leaders have navigated that included racial and political unrest and a global pandemic.

PTK recognized this year’s 22 honorees during PTK Catalyst 2021, the Society’s annual convention, broadcast live from Orlando, Fla., April 8-10.

Phi Theta Kappa recognizes the academic achievements of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helps them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges.

Jones, Wiley complete Leadership Academy training

In the spring semester, Dr. Parker Jones, assistant dean at the DeSoto Center, and Dr. Carolyn Wiley, associate vice president of Academic Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness, both completed a year-long training with the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy (MCCLA). The MCCLA is conducted by the Mississippi Community College Foundation in partnership with Mississippi State University. Throughout the training, participants work on projects and engage in sessions with community college presidents concerning current leadership issues, among other requirements.

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Northwest among first cohort in Achieving the Dream initiative

In February, Northwest was proud to be announced as being among the first cohort of seven colleges nationwide in Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) new Building Resiliency in Rural Communities for the Future of Work initiative.

The initiative aims to increase equitable student success by strengthening rural colleges’ capacity to prepare students for careers in today’s economy. The initiative is funded by the Cognizant U.S. Foundation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Community Focus Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation, Walmart.org, and Ascendium Education Group.

“Rural community colleges have long served as drivers of their communities’ economic and civic vitality, playing a critical role in ensuring social and economic mobility,” said ATD president and CEO Dr. Karen A. Stout. “As Achieving the Dream works to support our colleges in fostering diverse and equitable campuses, we are mindful of the importance of building a network that reflects the diversity of institutions across our country. This initiative adds to ATD’s experience working with other rural colleges in our network as well as the nation’s tribal colleges and universities, offering new learning opportunities around the role of rural community colleges as workforce and economic development engines.”

Building Resiliency in Rural Communities for the Future of Work will increase rural colleges’ capacity to succeed with wholecollege reform efforts, provide students with the workforce skills needed in today and tomorrow’s economy, and connect students with careers in the digital economy that pay family-sustaining wages. In addition, participating institutions’ reform efforts will include providing academic and personal supports and narrowing equity gaps.

“We at Northwest Mississippi Community College are honored to be joining this first Building Resiliency in Rural Communities for the Future of Work cohort,” said Northwest President, Dr. Michael J. Heindl. “We know that the vision of Northwest, ‘Transforming students’ lives, enriching our communities and striving for excellence in our educational programs and services,’ fits perfectly with Achieving the Dream goals of increasing capacity with whole-college reform efforts. These efforts include skills for students that are needed for today’s and tomorrow’s workforce and the opportunity to connect more students with careers in the digital economy that will pay family-sustaining wages.”

The other six colleges that have joined this initial cohort, and the ATD Network, include:

• Berkshire Community College – Pittsfield, MA

• Clovis Community College – Clovis, NM

• Columbia-Greene Community College – Hudson, NY

• Halifax Community College – Weldon, NC

• Louisiana State University-Eunice – Eunice, LA

• Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College –Cumberland, KY

“Achieving the Dream is thrilled to work with these colleges to build a deeper understanding across higher education — and among policy and funding communities for how rural colleges and their partners can promote the economic mobility of

students, particularly as part of our equity work,” said Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, ATD’s Vice President for Network Engagement. Funders of this important initiative are also looking forward to supporting these colleges as they begin their work.

“As we work to ensure equitable access to the education and training necessary to succeed in jobs driving the future, community colleges are key to reaching people in rural areas,” said Kristen Titus, Executive Director, Cognizant U.S. Foundation. “We are proud to support ATD and this initiative as colleges build the capacity to fulfill a critical role in our country’s economic recovery and in providing everyone with opportunities for economic mobility.”

“Equitable access to skills and real-world work experience is key to connecting students to good jobs, regardless of their ZIP code,” said Monique Baptiste, Vice President of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase. “As part of JPMorgan Chase’s efforts to advance racial equity and prepare people for the future of work, we’re committed to driving an inclusive economic recovery, including strengthening community college programs and connecting students to the skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce.”

“Rural community colleges are well equipped to provide upskilling opportunities for the rapidly changing workforce in their areas,” said Julie Gehrki, vice president of philanthropy for Walmart.org. “Walmart’s investment will enable Achieving the Dream to accelerate their work with these colleges, and we’re thrilled to support their effort.”

“We recognize that rural community colleges are anchors in their communities, providing opportunities for learners, employers and the local economy,” said Amy Kerwin, vice president –education philanthropy at Ascendium Education Group. “We’re pleased to support this cohort as they exchange ideas on how to initiate large-scale institutional change to prepare and increase the number of rural learners from low-income backgrounds that graduate and enter the workforce.”

In January, members of the cohort participated in a Learning Launch Kickoff Institute to onboard to the program and to ATD. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the cohort was featured virtually at a Spotlight Session as part of DREAM 2021. Additionally, there will be a Rural Convening this summer, as well as ongoing coaching and capacity building for the colleges through ATD.

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 300 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing equity gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas. ATD, along with nearly 75 experienced coaches and advisors, works closely with Network colleges in 45 states and the District of Columbia to reach more than 4 million community college students.

Learn more about Building Resiliency in Rural Communities for the Future of Work at achievingthedream.org.

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How the ‘West won.’

After five years of waiting, the championship drought finally came to an end for Northwest football in December 2020.

With a 40-13 victory at Mississippi Gulf Coast, the Rangers brought home, not one, but two trophies for winning MACCC and National Community College Football Championship titles, granting Northwest its fourth national championship and its 10th conference title. The Rangers also snapped the Bulldogs' 21-game winning streak that dated back to the 2018 season.

"It feels great," Northwest coach Benjy Parker said. "Everybody in our league had ups and downs with COVID-19, but our entire conference deserves a pat on the back for battling and making it through the season. I'm just proud of our team for getting this win."

After the game, the Rangers were presented with another MACCC Coach of the Year award for Parker and the MACCC Championship trophy. Also, in a move that was announced just days before the contest, Northwest was also awarded with the National Community College Football Championship trophy, which will go down as a national title for the fall season.

Both honors are the first for Parker since taking over as head coach in 2016. Parker previously helped Northwest to a national championship in 2015 as the Rangers' defensive coordinator.

Northwest concluded the 2020 season at 6-0 overall, marking the program's first undefeated season since 2000 (10-0) and only the fourth all-time.

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Northwest cheer earns two championships at College Nationals

After a near 20-year absence, Northwest Mississippi Community College's cheerleading program made a triumphant return to the UCA and UDA College Nationals this week, earning a pair of national championships.

Under the direction of second-year coach Brandon Casey, Northwest competed in two categories, Game Day Cheer & Mascot and Open Cheer. In the Open Co-Ed Game Day division of the cheer and mascot category, Northwest earned a performance score of 94.9 in the semifinals and a 95.6 in the championship finals, finishing above Drury University and a pair of Division I programs, Northwestern State and Grand Canyon University.

In the Open Cheer category, Northwest rallied from a third-place finish in the Open Small Co-Ed semifinals to earn an 86.5 performance score in the finals, finishing ahead of Trine University and Coastal Alabama Community College.

"This was such an amazing opportunity for us," Casey said. "We are beyond blessed to have such a great support system from the college. Our athletes worked so hard all year long cheering on the Rangers and getting to represent Northwest by earning a pair of championships on the national stage is a huge honor."

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Health Sciences hosts CARES show and tell

In February, the School of Health Sciences held an impressive “show and tell” event to demonstrate how the school has benefited from CARES Act funding.

Through $1,599,743 in funding provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the School of Health Sciences was able to purchase equipment that is elevating students’ skills training experiences.

“It has impacted our programs across all of our 11 districts,” said Dr. Stephanie Mullins, dean of the School of Health Sciences. “This money has opened up opportunities for our students to learn in so many new ways, and provided more of that hands-on training that is so desperately needed in health care facilities.”

According to Mullins, much of the equipment is typically found at four-year universities, but not typically available to community colleges.

“It has gotten students excited about health care, and faculty so excited about teaching,” Mullins said.

Some of the equipment that faculty and students are most excited about includes simulation mannequins, a 3-D, touchscreen imaging table and electronic medical records.

“The mannequins are awesome in the way that when clinical sites shut down and we weren’t able to get our students into some of these facilities, the simulation mannequins provided our students with these hands-on opportunities,” Mullins said. “We have a birthing mannequin, and we can practice prenatal care, labor and delivery and even a baby-after-birth simulation.”

The 3-D anatomy table is not only being utilized by students in the School of Health Sciences, but is also available to all science programs. Additionally, with the days of paper patient charts behind us, students are using newly purchased electronic medical records to get students into the practice before they actually begin their careers.

With the 2020-2021 schoolyear looking a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mullins said she wondered at the start whether students would be nervous to enter health care. However, she said students are more excited than ever to serve others.

“Our motto at the School of Health Sciences is that you serve one to serve all,” she said. “As faculty, we serve one student, and that student is going to serve a patient. We’re going to multiply across the state, and hopefully have a real impact on health care in the state of Mississippi in helping to improve patient care.”

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Building toward the future

In the 2020-2021 school year, Northwest was excited to see physical growth across our campuses, with the addition of a number of new facilities that have either been completed or are currently under construction.

Those facilities include: Calhoun Hall, a 45,000-square-foot, two-story residence hall opening for occupancy in the Fall 2021 semester; the Northwest Health and Wellness Clinic, the college’s first on-campus health clinic, which opened in the fall of 2020; an additional fitness center on the main campus, outfitted with equipment purchased with a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield; a new 1,200-seat Performing Arts Center, under construction now; the Softball and Soccer Complex, slated to be finished by the spring of 2022; Panola Concourse, a workforce training center in Batesville that will house the college’s Diesel Technology program, among others; and Everest, the education and technology hub located in Water Valley that will house Base Camp Coding Academy and Northwest classrooms and office spaces.

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CLUBS

10 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021

Phi Theta Kappa - Sigma Theta Chapter Officers

Pathfinders

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First Row L-R: Abby Brown - Vice President of Fellowship, Jaiden Green - Reporter and Lauren Wilkinson - Historian Second Row L-R: Jacoby McCaskill - President and Jaynasia Bennett - Vice President of Scholarship Third Row L-R: Kristin Watson, Victoria Penny and Bonnie Griffis - Advisors First Row L-R: Sequoia Burdette, Mary Anna White, Feliyah Bland, Mary Alon James, Mary Farish, Anne Klaire Woods, Calandra Jackson and Deja Powers Second Row L-R: Nathan Dowling, Nicholas Bobo, Luisa Macedo, Levi Gosa, Aleechia Grace and Holden Stacy Not pictured: Ashley Latham, Caleb Southward, Kayleigh Guitrau, Meredith Johnson, Arquavious McKinney and Christina Wong

Ranger Book Club

Student Government Association Officers

CLUBS 12 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
L-R: Nathan Moore, Kyla Smith, Quintavias Lesure and Destin Mathis. L-R: Callie Millwood - President, Victoria Penny - Advisor, Natalie Gill - Vice President, Shelby Burchfield - Treasurer

TRiO- Student Support Services

Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS)

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L-R: Shay Carter - Advisor, Amanda Cravens, MC Landsgaard, Madison Oglesby, Luisa Macedo and Andrea Weeks First Row L-R: Marcus Daniels, Zaida Lugo- Gonzalez, Richard Atwood, Nadiya Robinson and Rhyneal Armstrong - Advisor Back Row L-R: Akili Mathews, Dyson Barringer, Willie Turner, La’Damion Watson, Nicholas Rutt and Darius Rucker

Cosmetology Club | Oxford Campus

Gamma Phi Beta | Oxford Campus

CLUBS 14 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
L-R: Patricia Gibbs, Grayce Baker, Jacqueline Murillo, Anna Grace Sansing, Anna Carson Parker, Mary-Hannah Hipp, Jada Newsome and Heidi Riley - Instructor First Row L-R: Megan Gallagher, Dana Blansett, MacKenzie Brownlee and Kenisha Petty Back Row L-R: Hannah Smith, Robert Traylor, Madeline Cook, Katera Burnette, Colby Jones, Amya Franklin and Danny Farmer

Phi Theta Kappa - Beta Eta Theta Chapter | Oxford Campus

First Row L-R: Stacey Spiehler, D.C. Bumgardner, Lyn Smith, Brittany Catchings, Autumn Aguirre, Robert Traylor - Vice President, Julian Fortner, Morgan Hicks, Esmerelda Munoz, Madison Riley, Amya Franklin, Katera Burnette Second Row L-R: Matt Johnson - Advisor, Colby Jones, Connor Graham, Hunter Burwell, David-Lane Wilkinson, Malorie Whitworth, Landon Parker, Zharia Harris - President, Maddie Cook, Laura Cannon, Michael Scruggs - Vice President and Josh Guest - Advisor

Surgical Tech | Oxford Campus

First Row L-R: Lanita Newsome, Colina Lowery, Melissa Gordon, Lyn Smith, Brittany Catchings, Candace Hobson, Autumn Aguire, Morgan Parker and Alden Smith Second Row L-R: Hunter Burwell, Atiana Darden, Jenisha Fayne, Joshua Jones, Shantika Walker, Jay Moskop, Kaylee Boatner, Harley Roach, Kristen Swords, Garrett Billingsley, Malorie Whitworth and Sarah Davis - Advisor

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FINE ARTS

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Choirs

(MEN OF NORTHWEST, WOMEN OF NORTHWEST AND CHAMBER CHOIR)

Josh McPherson and Nathan Dowling Not pictured: Austin Polk, Brandon Baxter, Eli Mitchell, Ian

Juan Narvaez, Landon Page, Noah White Aaliyah Seals, Ally Wideman, Anna Kathryn Edgeworth, Aubrey Triplett, Chapell Chumley, Courtney Yoder, Emma Bichon, Isabelle Sutton, Lilli Melton, Savannah Robertson, Shelby Duncan and Skye Kirby

Entertainers

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First Row L-R: Kaitlyn Williams, Derrika Taylor and Abby Zarback Second Row L-R: Meghan Harries, Kalan Meredith, Sarah James, Whitney Moss, Abby Luckett, Emma Deurstock, Abby Brown, laNiya Flemons, Ariana Spaulding, Elisa Stocking, Mia Parker and Ana Brooke Watts Third Row L-R: Art Beronio, Joshuas Genelle, Jeremiah Sands, Jacquavious Johnson, Max Oswalt, Nathan Rister, Coley Martin, Matt Reeves, Logan Ross, Matt Deikhaus, Caanan Dulin, Duggan, First Row L-R: Mia Parker, Alexandria Wideman Second Row L-R: Art Beronio, Nathan Dowling, Elisa Stocking, Abby Frances Zarback Third Row L-R: Jacquavious Johnson, Chapell Chumley, Matthew Dieckhaus, Meghan Harries, Ana Brooke Watts and Noah White

Fall & Spring Theatre Performances

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TWO ROOMS (Spring 2021) THE SPITFIRE GRILL (FALL 2020)

Marching Band

DRUM MAJOR

Hanna Glover

ALTO SAX

Melissa Darby

Hunter Dodge

Kyle Eichelberger

Elijah Geis

Kylin Gordon

Emily Hargett

Jaxon Harper

Isaac Johnston

Jaylon Merriweather

Micah Morrow

Angel Rubio

Nathan Rust

Stanton Smallwood

Tanner Smart

Ariana Spaulding

John Stevens

BARITONE

Ian Crosby

Donovan Jackson

Chauncey Johnson

William Kirksey

Darrell Lawson

Colin Rueschhoff

Logan Shive

Tyler Willingham

CLARINET

Seth Broughman

Carol Chapman

Ariel Cordero

Jada Cox

Macayla Cummings

Hannah Dolan

Grace Henry

Sarah Holsomback

Chelsea Ortiz

Lara Rivera

Hailey Shurden

Nolan Smith

Kaylee Spencer

Tempest Stricklnd

Lindsay Styers

Brandon Walker

Andrea Weeks

Joshua Witt

FLUTE

Hannah Brensdal

McKenzie Dickerson

Alison Hartfield

Rebecca Jackson

Lexie Johnson

Dorothy McClure

Kylynne Mockridge

Shannon Pierce

Raylah Quarles

Kenzie Robertson

Shaylynn Thompson

MELLOPHONE

Taylar Dulaney

Kinley Gregg

Kami Lucero

Luisa Macedo

Joshua Parks

Austin Perry

BASS DRUM

Nathan Dowling

Ian Engelke

Austin Glass

Bailey Mortensen

Nadiya Robinson

SNARE DRUM

Cameron Echols

Malik Edwards

Benton Kirkland

Luke Moore

TENORS

Jakevon Deal

Jack Wallace

BASS GUITAR

Michael Fassbinder

DRUM SET

Ben Pruitt

ELECTRIC GUITAR

Adam Cantrell

MARIMBA

Megan Boling

Abby Dickerson

Adrian Jackson

SYNTHESIZER

Canaan Dulin

Nancy Winebarger

VIBRAPHONE

Meredith Johnson

Derrika Taylor

PICCOLO

Kayla Antonie

Emilie Dandan

John Goodson

SOUSAPHONE

Keith Booker

Ledarrius Manning

Wesley Marjay

Quaylon Morgan

Keunte Pittman

Ayden Rabalais

Logan Ross

TROMBONE

Roger Braniff

Abby Brown

Brady Daugherty

Tamia Dowell

Tyler Edwards

Eduardo Espinoza

David Faulkner

La'Niya Flemons

Haden Franklin

Benjamin Gregory

Wyatt Hara

Mary Landsgaard

Carlos Perez

Landon Pugh

Hannah Ray

Nathan Rister

Noah Young

TRUMPET

Brandon Baxter

Isaiah Drapes

Makayla Gandy

Clara Garner

Dee Gerard

Eric Jackson

Dylan Johnson

Jordan Mensi

Caleb Miller

Silas Montgomery

Jose Parra

Taylor Pegram

Matthew Reeves

Allison Stapor

Brandon Ware

GUARD

Jayla Andrews

Amy Bonner

Brandi Byrd

Madalyn Ennis

Jaslyn Forrest

Mykala Gugert

Ivy Henderson

Dèja Powers

Kierra Sanford

Kylie Tygart

Chloe Walker

Lauren Yates

Jasmin Harris

Nayeli Martinez

RANGERETTES

Emma Bichon

Merrie Blalack

Kayla Calvi

Joanne Castellanos

Kym Chung

Anna Edgeworth

Viktoria Fulp

Breasia Hoskins

Chloe Huckaby

Grace McCulley

Jordon Pitts

Bailey Shamnis

Isabella Sutton

Naomi Thompson

Jaqueline Wheeler

Ashanti Wright

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ARTS

ATHLETICS

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Photo by Alyssa Peyton
TheRocketeer 21 ATHLETICS Football
Oakley
Benjy
Parker Head Coach Stan Hill Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Scott
Wide Receivers Jim Jones Offensive Line
Paige Anders Defensive Coordinator Rashad Pittman Defensive Line
# NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 1 Desmyn Baker LB So. Clinton, Miss. 1 E. Jai Mason WR Fr. Jackson, Miss. 2 Micheal Campbell LB So. Horn Lake, Miss. 3 Cameron Wynn WR So. Chattanooga, Tenn. 4 D.T. Sheffield WR Fr. Corinth, Miss. 5 Jaquerrious Williams RB So. Tupelo, Miss. 6 Keyon Fordham WR So. Palmetto, Fla. 7 Randy Anderson ATH Fr. Oxford, Miss. 8 Roderick Daniels DL Fr. Horn Lake, Miss. 9 Tyson Keys TE So. Hattiesburg, Miss. 10 Michael Hiers QB R-So. Birmingham, Ala. 11 Jalen May WR So. Houston, Miss. 12 Drew Dabney TE/P So. Oxford, Miss. 13 Byron Pearson DB Fr. Oxford, Miss. 14 Jamie Shaw RB So. Taylor, Miss. 15 Nijel McGriff DL So. Jacksonville, Fla. 16 Drea Shumaker DB Fr. Louisville, Miss. 17 Hunter Hulsey QB R-Fr. Madison, Miss. 18 Jykeveous Hibbler DL Fr. Louisville, Miss. 19 Jacoby Jones WR So. Tunica, Miss. 20 Kevin Nelson II DB Fr. Walls, Miss. 21 Stephen Hall DB Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 22 Napoleon Collier DB So. Ridgeland, Miss. 23 Kenyatta Harrell RB Fr. Pearl, Miss. 24 Fred Watson, Jr. DB Fr. Horn Lake, Miss. 25 Rontavious Person DB Fr. Oxford, Miss. 26 Levi Walker III DB So. Laurel, Miss. 28 Jarvis Townsend DB So. Pearl, Miss. 29 Kalen Chambers DB Fr. Southaven, Miss. # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 30 Kylan Robinson LB So. Southaven, Miss. 31 Dakara Shoto LB So. Brandon, Miss. 32 Fred Harris, Jr. LB Fr. Brandon, Miss. 33 Sam Brumfield LB Fr. Pearl, Miss. 34 Tavion Prather DL Fr. Oxford, Miss. 35 Tucker Barefoot K/P Fr. Clinton, Miss. 44 A.J. Toliver DL Fr. Oxford, Miss. 45 Jaylon Webb DL So. Mantee, Miss. 50 Deshaun Brooks DL Fr. Corinth, Miss. 51 Ryan Lipscomb OL So. Oxford, Miss. 52 Ethan Bumgarner OL Fr. West Point, Miss. 53 William Stewart LS Fr. Hernando, Miss. 55 Vance Van Every OL So. Hernando, Miss. 56 Davion Carter OL Fr. Pearl, Miss. 58 Spencer Jansen OL Fr. Hernando, Miss. 63 Zachary Bond OL Fr. McHenry, Miss. 65 Matt Williams OL R-Fr. Nesbit, Miss. 71 David Duvall OL Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 72 Jakobe McLaurin OL Fr. Clinton, Miss. 73 James Mitchell III OL Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 74 Jay Mickle OL Fr. Picayune, Miss. 75 Austin Wilson OL Fr. Oxford, Miss. 76 Wyatt Davis OL Fr. Madison, Miss. 77 Dylan Christman OL Fr. Oxford, Miss. 80 Joshua Montague WR Fr. Brandon, Miss. 81 Kaleb Long WR Fr. Tampa, Fla. 88 Tanner Gillis K/P Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 90 Kasey Cowan DL Fr. Athens, Ga. 94 Rayyan Buell DL Fr. Hornell, N.Y.
Charles Jones Defensive Backs Ben Moortgat Strength & Conditioning Coach

First Row L-R: Makayla Ales, Hartley Houston, McKenzie Riley, Kaylie Burrows, Reagan Oschner, Rainy Bordelon, Makyla Brannon, Jessie Roberts and Molly Brewer Second Row L-R: Brandon Casey, Skylar Casey, Rivers Reich, Kayleigh Guitrau, Kayla Horne, Katie Gentry, Dixee Smart, Kaleigh Keel, Jordan Johnson, Mary Mason Langford, Christina Evans, Molly Brewer and Dr. Michael Heindl Back Row L-R: Wayne Brown, Caleb Southward, Weston Phipps, Nolan Pestana, Zach Letson and Cullen Southward Not pictured: Lydia Moyer and Ben Rowsey

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TheRocketeer 23 ATHLETICS Men's Soccer # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 00 Dustin Brown GK So. Olive Branch, Miss. 1 Peyton Coker MF/D So. Olive Branch, Miss. 3 Jay McCaleb F/MF So. Hernando, Miss. 5 Blaine Galbraith F/MF/GK Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 6 Nolan Blakney D/MF So. Greenwood Springs, Miss. 7 Dylan Riley D So. Olive Branch, Miss. 8 Davion Rosenthall F So. Grenada, Miss. 9 Brendon Galbraith F/MF So. Nesbit, Miss. 10 Jake Heinze D/MF So. Olive Branch, Miss. # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 11 Miguel Sosa D Fr. Horn Lake, Miss. 12 Luis Cosme MF Fr. Bayamon, P.R. / 13 Leo Gutierrez D So. Horn Lake, Miss. 16 Ethan Peterson F Fr. San Antonio, Texas 18 Aaron Cook F/MF Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 19 Sidney Black, Jr. MF/D Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 20 Dereck Gomez F/MF Fr. Southaven, Miss. 22 Caleb Merritt D Fr. Olive Branch, Miss.
Hogan Head Coach
Mark

Women's Soccer

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# NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 1 Maggie Olive G So. Olive Branch, Miss. 2 Trinity Baynham GK So. Southaven, Miss. 3 Molly Rose MF Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 4 Logan Tomlinson MF/D So. Olive Branch, Miss. 5 Isabelle Cardenas F So. Houston, Texas 6 Hayley White D So. Southaven, Miss. 8 Sarah Kate Burns F/MF Fr. Corinth, Miss. 9 Arie Hicks F/MF So. Southaven, Miss. 12 Katelyn Rock MF So. Oxford, Miss. 13 Ally Bailey F So. Olive Branch, Miss. 14 Jessica Jaimes MF So. Olive Branch, Miss. # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 15 Kristina Medford MF Fr. Horn Lake, Miss. 16 Avrey Handley D Fr. Hernando, Miss. 17 Miranda Loeffel MF Fr. Collierville, Tenn. 19 Kathryn Langston D Fr. Southaven, Miss. 20 Cody Dowell D/MF So. Byhalia, Miss. 21 Eliza Olive F/MF Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 24 Precious Dennis F/D So. Hernando, Miss. James Beattie Head Coach Alex Young Volunteer Assistant Coach Ben Moortgat Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
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# NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 0 Jaylon Sanders G Fr. Southaven, Miss. 1 Forte Prater G Fr. Starkville, Miss. 2 DeAntoni Gordon F So. Mobile, Ala. 3 James Richards III G So. Southaven, Miss. 4 Deveon Miller F/C So. Holly Springs, Miss. 5 Kavonte Tunstall G/F So. Byhalia, Miss. 10 Carlos Curry F R-So. Albany, Ga. 11 Tyler Lang F Fr. Mobile, Ala. 12 Quen Kyles C R-Fr. Horn Lake, Miss. # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 15 Cori Bell G Fr. Holly Springs, Miss. 20 Zatryrusious Jones G So. Horn Lake, Miss. 22 Trey Jackson G/F Fr. Starkville, Miss. 24 Mario Fenner, Jr. F/C So. Como, Miss. 25 T.J. Hannah F Fr. Saltillo, Miss. Shane Oakley Head Coach Nick Williams Assistant Coach
Men's Basketball
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NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 0 Tierra Trotter G Fr. Bryant, Ark. 1 I'Yana Ragin G Fr. Baldwyn, Miss. 3 Sha'Kirria Everett G/F Fr. Waynesboro, Miss. 5 Nariah Alexander G/F Fr. Senatobia, Miss. 10 Sa'Maria Jones G Fr. Taylor, Miss. 12 Ashton Stanley F Fr. Waynesboro, Miss. 15 Kolten Blakeney F/C Fr. Taylorsville, Miss. 20 JaDajah Reynolds G Fr. Ocean Springs, Miss.
Women's Basketball #
POS YR HOMETOWN
Hodum G So. Kossuth, Miss.
Curenity Emerson F Fr. Ruston, La.
Ebony Fulford G Fr. Ellisville, Miss.
Nylah Ballard F/C Fr. Adamsville, Ala.
Kate Hansford F Fr. Senatobia, Miss.
# NAME
21 Morgan
22
23
25
30 Presley
Coach
Coach
Troy Howell Head
Carla Bartee Assistant
TheRocketeer 27 ATHLETICS Baseball # NAME POS B/T YR HOMETOWN 1 Noah Hattier INF R/R Fr. Collierville, Tenn. 2 Alan Kivett RHP/INF R/R Fr. Tallulah, La. 3 Caleb Hobson OF R/R Fr. Pontotoc, Miss. 4 Peyton Mills INF/P R/R So. Southaven, Miss. 5 Kelton Hall INF R/R So. Ingomar, Miss. 6 Alonzo Hunt RHP R/R Fr. Horn Lake, Miss. 7 Cade Spratlin C/INF L/R So. Bruce, Miss. 8 Garrett Riggs C/INF R/R So. Southaven, Miss. 10 Colton Presley LHP/OF L/L Fr. Hernando, Miss. 11 Jake Savage RHP R/R Fr. Hernando, Miss. 12 Ty Leatherwood C/INF R/R Fr. Collierville, Tenn. 13 Colton Peel P/INF R/R So. Houston, Miss. 14 Dillan Fiveash RHP R/R Fr. Hernando, Miss. 15 Landon Rogers OF R/R Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 16 Zach Willingham LHP L/L Fr. Cleveland, Miss. 17 Hammer Franks OF/P L/R So. Mooreville, Miss. 18 John Luke Marlin RHP R/R Fr. Tupelo, Miss. 19 Tyler Byrd INF R/R Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 20 Cade Bell INF/P R/R So. Guntown, Miss. # NAME POS B/T YR HOMETOWN 21 Joel Wilkinson INF/P R/R Fr. Blue Springs, Miss. 22 Will Logsdon RHP R/R Fr. Hernando, Miss. 23 Tucker Richmond INF R/R So. Madison, Miss. 24 Peyton Puckett INF R/R Fr. Tupelo, Miss. 25 Judah Buckner RHP R/R Fr. Starkville, Miss. 26 Josh Hill RHP R/R Fr. Indianola, Miss. 27 Dylan Hale INF/OF L/R Fr. Southaven, Miss. 28 Wesley Lester INF/OF R/R Fr. Inverness, Miss. 30 Cameron Lancaster UTIL L/L Fr. Southaven, Miss. 32 McGreger Lee INF R/R Fr. Big Creek, Miss. 34 Brady Logan C S/R Fr. Hattiesburg, Miss. 35 Owen Bruce RHP R/R Fr. Oxford, Miss. 36 Peeko Townsend UTIL R/R Fr. Pontotoc, Miss. 38 Benton Williams C/OF R/R Fr. Senatobia, Miss. 39 Latham Hill RHP/INF L/R Fr. Winona, Miss. Mark Carson Head Coach Bill Selby Assistant Coach Domenick Carlini Assistant Coach
28 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 ATHLETICS
# NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 0 Haleigh Buchanan C/INF Fr. Tunica, Miss. 1 Laila Armstrong OF Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 2 Mary Britton Faulkner OF So. Senatobia, Miss. 3 Meredith Owen OF/INF Fr. Covington, Tenn. 5 Oakley Laughter OF So. Lewisburg, Miss. 7 Morgan Langley OF Fr. Southaven, Miss. 9 MyCala Helms INF So. Winona, Miss. 11 Maddie Brower INF Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 13 Saige Koczka OF/UTIL So. Southaven, Miss. 14 Mallory Hunt RHP Fr. Cleveland, Miss. # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 15 Molly Beth Ferguson INF So. Southaven, Miss. 16 Kaylei Peterson P So. Clinton, Miss. 17 Caylee Comer INF Fr. Brighton, Tenn. 19 Molly Harris C/INF Fr. Senatobia, Miss. 20 Meagan Allen P/INF Fr. Lepanto, Ark. 30 Kaitlyn Bednarek INF/OF Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. Chelsea Bramlett Head Coach Dustin Young Assistant Coach
Softball
TheRocketeer 29 ATHLETICS Volleyball # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 1 Kamryn Conner DS So. Horn Lake Miss. 2 Julissa Soto OH Fr. Cordova, Tenn. 5 Elizabeth Perkins OH So. Southaven, Miss. 7 Taylor Smith DS Fr. Hernando, Miss. 8 Chariah Mabry MB/MH Fr. Walnut Ridge, Ark. 9 Maggie Kate Kuchta MB/MH Fr. Water Valley, Miss. 10 India Jeffries OH/MB Fr. Southaven, Miss. 11 Sydney Sides OH/MB So. Southaven, Miss. # NAME POS YR HOMETOWN 12 Allison Greene OH Fr. Corinth, Miss. 16 Alexia Davis S Fr. Horn Lake, Miss. 18 Kapria Manning S So. Olive Branch, Miss. Allison Burchyett Head Coach Maddie Hammond Manager Jaclyn Gronke Manager Caroline Aldridge Manager

NAME YR HOMETOWN

Cade Cowan So. Slayden, Miss.

Cody Dowell So. Olive Branch, Miss.

Cody Gilbert Fr. Floresville, Texas

Jacorey Golden Fr. Houston, Miss.

Jacob Hodges So. Ripley, Miss.

Zach Johnson So. Inverness, Miss.

Anna Clair Johnston Fr. Coldwater, Miss.

Mary Gracin Johnston Fr. Coldwater, Miss.

Gracen McClain Fr. Pinson, Tenn.

Logan Tomlinson So. Olive Branch, Miss.

30 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 ATHLETICS Rodeo
NAME YR HOMETOWN Shelli Benton Head Coach Photos by Paul Nolte

Stats and Records

FOOTBALL

Overall Record: 6-0; Ranked #1 in the nation by JCGridiron.com

Conference Record: 5-0

2020 Games:

v. Itawamba W, 16-14

@ Northeast W, 34-28 (OT)

v. Coahoma Canceled

@ Delta W, 26-9

@ Holmes W, 41-13

v. Delta W, 44-6

MACCC/National Community College Football Championship Game

@ Mississippi Gulf Coast W, 40-13

Team Awards and Achievements:

Mississippi Association of Community Colleges North Division and Conference Champions; National Community College Football Champions; Eighteenth North Division title in program history; Tenth conference championship in program history; Fourth undefeated season in program history; Fourth national title in program history.

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List (GPA 3.75-4.00)

Sam Brumfield, Rayyan Buell, Wyatt Davis, David Duvall, Fred Harris Jr., Michael Hiers, Hunter Hulsey, Jacoby Jones, Jay Mickle, Tavion Prather and Vance Van Every

Fall 2020 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Zachary Bond, Tanner Gillis, Tyson Keys, Jalen May, Rontavious Person, William Stewart and Matt Williams

Spring 2021 President’s List (GPA 3.75-4.00)

Sam Brumfield, Rayyan Buell, Ethan Bumgarner, Davion

Carter, Wyatt Davis, David Duvall, Michael Hiers, William Hulsey, Jacoby Jones, Jay Mickle and William Stewart

Spring 2021 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Drew Dabney, Tanner Gillis, Frederick Harris, Vance Van Every, Dylan White and Kiyon Williams

JCGridiron.com Preseason Watch List

Hunter Hulsey (QB), Jaquerrious Williams (RB), Jacoby Jones (WR), Cameron Wynn (WR), Nijel McGriff (DT), Kevin Smith

(OLB), Jarvis Townsend (S)

JCGridiron.com Preseason Teams

First Team - Nijel McGriff (DT)

Third Team – Jaquerrious Williams (RB)

Fourth Team – Cameron Wynn (WR)

MACCC Player of the Week

Michael Hiers, v. Northeast

Michael Hiers, v. Holmes

Jaquerrious Williams, v. MGCCC, Offensive

Byron Pearson, v. MGCCC, Defensive

Tucker Barefoot, v. MGCCC, Special Teams

2020 Mississippi Gridiron MACCC All-Gridiron

MVP – Michael Hiers (QB)

Jaquerrious Williams (RB), Vance Van Every (OL), Nijel McGriff (DL), Roderick Daniels (DL), Desmyn Baker (LB), D. T. Sheffield (RS)

All-MACCC North Division

Offensive MVP – Michael Hiers (QB)

Defensive Back MVP – Desmyn Baker (LB)

First Team – Jaquerrious Williams (RB), Jacoby Jones (WR), Vance Van Every (OL), Byron Pearson (DB)

Coach of the Year – Benjy Parker (passed Ricky Woods to move into second all-time in wins, trailing only Bobby Ray Franklin)

JCGridiron.com Fall All-Americans

First Team – Michael Hiers (QB), Nijel McGriff (DT)

Second Team – Vance Van Every (OL)

Third Team – Jaquerrious Williams (RB), Jacoby Jones (WR), Tyson Keys (TE), Kylan Robinson (LB), Desmyn Baker (LB), Jarvis Townsend (S)

Rangers at the Next Level

Desmyn Baker (LB) - Rice

Nijel McGriff (DL) - Louisiana

Tucker Barefoot (K) – Southern Mississippi

Jalen May (WR) – Southern Mississippi

Zach Bond (OL) – Samford

NWCC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Bryan Sparacino (QB, 1994-95)

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ATHLETICS

Team Awards and Achievements:

National Champions in Open Coed Gameday

CHEER

National Champions in Traditional routine- Small Coed Open

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Mary Mason Langford, Reagan Ochsner and Audrey Tapp

Fall 2020 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Ma’Kayla Ales, Molly Brewer, Wanyé Brown, Kaylie Burrows,

Overall Record: 6-6

Conference Record: 4-4

2021 Matches:

Kaleigh Keel and Lydia Moyer

Spring 2021 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Makyla Brannon, Christina Evans, Mary Langford, Lydia Moyer, Reagan Ochsner, Rivers Reich and Allie Smith

Spring 2021 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Kaylie Burrows, Emma Evans, Kaleigh Keel and Jessie Roberts

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Trinity Baynham, Hannah Metzger, Katelyn Rock and Hayley White

Fall 2020 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Ally Bailey, Sarah Kate Burns, Isabelle Cardenas, Arie Hicks and Addisyn Hughes

Spring 2021 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Trinity Baynham, AvreyHandley, Katelyn Rock, Molly Rose and Hayley White

Spring 2021 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Sarah Kate Burns and Eliza Olive

MACCC/Region 23 Playoffs: @MGCCC L, 0-1

Team Awards and Achievements:

Team claims victory over Copiah-Lincoln in new Head Coach

James Beattie’s Debut (4/2/21)

MACCC Player of the Week

Ally Bailey – April 5-11

32 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
@ CLCC W, 3-0 @ SMCC L, 1-3 @ MCC W, 5-2 @ ECCC L, 1-3 @ Hinds CC W, 2-1
v. ICC W, 5-2 @ #2 Holmes CC L, 2-3 v. #18 ECCC L, 0-1 v. Hinds CC W, 2-0 @ ICC W, 4-0 v. #2 Holmes CC L, 0-6
(2OT)

MEN'S SOCCER

Overall Record: 1-9-1

Conference Record: 1-6-1

2021 Matches: @ CLCC L, 1-2 (2OT) @ SMCC L, 1-3

Overall Record: 8-8 Conference Record: 6-6

2021 Games:

NJCAA Region 23 Tournament:

@ JC W, 72-70

@ #11 PRCC L, 56- 68

Team Awards and Achievements: Second Consecutive Postseason Appearance

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Caleb Merritt

Fall 2020 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Collin Foster, Leo Gutierrez

Spring 2021 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Charley Brooks and Aaron Cook

MACCC Goalkeeper of the Week

Blaine Galbraith – April 12-18

NWCC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Kenny Porter (2002-03)

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 Vice President's List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Cori Bell

MACCC Player of the Week

DeAntoni Gordon, March 29 - April 4

All-MACCC

First Team – DeAntoni Gordon

NJCAA Region 23 All-Tournament

DeAntoni Gordon

NJCAA All-Region 23

DeAntoni Gordon

2020 All-American JUCO Showcase

Carlos Curry

DeAntoni Gordon

Rangers at the Next Level

DeAntoni Gordon – Arkansas-Little Rock

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@
@
@
L,
v.
L, 0-2 @
CC L, 1-2 v. ECCC W, 3-0 v.
CC L, 0-7 @
L, 2-5 v. Holmes CC L, 1-7
MCC L, 2-4
ECCC T, 1-1 (2OT)
Hinds CC
0-4
ICC
Holmes
Hinds
ICC
@
L, 74-77 v. ICC W, 66-57 @ NEMCC L, 54-64 v. CCC W, 69-67 @ Holmes CC L, 59-82 v. MDCC W, 83-55 @ ICC L, 65-70 v. NEMCC L,
@
W,
L,
L,
EMCC
70-83
CCC
71-50 v. Holmes CC
84-90 (2OT) @ MDCC W, 68-65 v. EMCC
55-66 v. CCC W, 83-68 @ ICC W, 61-58

ATHLETICS

Overall Record: 5-11;

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

NJCAA Region 23 Tournament:

@ ICC L, 68-76

Team Awards and Achievements:

Second Consecutive Postseason Appearance

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List

Tali Delgado, Morgan Hodum, Ashton Stanley

Fall 2020 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Nariah Alexander, Curenity Emerson, Presley Kate Hansford

MACCC Player of the Week

I’Yana Ragin, February 8-14

All-MACCC

Second Team – Kolten Blakeney, Tierra Trotter

NJCAA Region 23 Play-in:

Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame

Don Edwards (Coach, 1987-2019)

VOLLEYBALL

NJCAA Region 23 Tiebreaker v. ICC L, 1-3

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Kamryn Conner, Allison Greene, Maggie Kate Kuchta, Taylor Smith

Fall 2020 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Elizabeth Perkins

Spring 2021 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Kamryn Conner, Allison Greene and Elizabeth Perkins

Spring 2021 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

India Jeffries, Chariah Mabry, Kapria Manning, Sydney Sides, Taylor Smith and Julissa Soto

34 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
Conference
v. EMCC L,
v. Holmes CC W,
@ MDCC W,
v. ICC L,
@ NEMCC W, 75-58 v. NEMCC W, 69-50 v. CCC L, 45-59 @ Holmes CC L, 68-69 v. MDCC L, 66-79 @ CCC L, 33-68 @ ICC L, 55-72 @ CCC L, 58-71 v. ICC L, 56-57 @ EMCC L, 39-81
Record: 4-10 2021 Games:
53-78
72-64
77-74
65-69
v. NEMCC W, 72-61
Overall Record: 6-12 2021 Matches: @ PRCC L, 2-3 v. Coastal Alabama-East W, 3-2 @ Gadsden State CC L, 1-3 @ Snead State CC L, 0-3 v. #20 Wallace State L, 0-3 v. Coastal Alabama-East W, 3-1 @ #20 Wallace State L, 0-3 v. Bevill State W, 3-0; W, 3-0 @ Lawson State CC L, 1-3 @ PRCC L, 0-3; L, 0-3 @ ICC L, 1-3 v. PRCC L, 0-3 v. ICC W, 3-0 @ Bevill State CC W, 3-1 v. PRCC L, 2-3

Overall Record: 24-18; Conference Record: 16-12

2021 Games:

W, 5-2

NJCAA Region 23 Playoffs

@ #20 ECCC L, 4-5

@ #20 ECCC L, 5-13

Team Awards and Achievements:

Preseason Rankings: #4 NJCAA; #19 Collegiate Baseball

Newspaper

BASEBALL

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Cade Bell, Judah Buckner, Noah Hattier, Josh Hill, Will Logsdon, John Luke Marlin, Colton Presley and Zach Willingham

Fall 2020 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Dylan Hale, Alan Kivett, Ty Leatherwood, Jake Savage and Benton Williams

Spring 2021 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Cade Bell, Owen Bruce, Judah Buckner, Dillan Fiveash, Dylan Hale, Noah Hattier, Latham Hill, John Marlin, Colton Presley, Garrett Riggs, Ryan Spartlin and Zachary Willingham

Spring 2021 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

McGreger Lee, Wesley Lester, Will Logsdon, Colton Peel and Landon Rogers

MACCC Player of the Week

Kelton Hall, January 25-31

Peyton Mills, February 1-7

NJCAA Player of the Week

Peyton Mills, February 1-7

NWCC Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

Ronald McMinn (1963-64)

Taylor Walker (2007-2008)

All MACCC

First Team - Peyton Mills (INF)

Honorable Mention - Caleb Hobson (OF), Colton Peel (P), Kelton Hall (INF)

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v. CCC W, 11-1; W 15-5 EMCC L, 6-9; L, 12-17
@
@
@
@
@
@
v. #11 NEMCC W, 13-3; L, 4-14
CCC W, 11-5; W, 12-2 v. MCC L, 2-6
ECCC W, 6-4
EMCC W, 5-2 v. #7 PRCC L, 0-9; L, 0-12
MGCCC L, 5-9; L, 3-4
#11 NEMCC W, 12-8; W, 11-0
MCC L, 5-8; L, 6-7 v. CCC W, 8-6; W, 11-2
@
v. #14 JC W, 5-2; W, 3-2
Holmes CC W, 12-4; L, 2-3 v. Hinds CC L, 5-8; W, 1-0
v. Holmes CC W, 12-5; W, 13-6
v. MDCC W, 12-9; L, 3-5 (10)
v.#9 ECCC W, 5-4 (10); W, 6-4 @ CLCC W, 19-4; L, 3-6
v. #11 ICC W, 15-5; L, 7-13 @ SMCC L, 0-10;

ATHLETICS

2020-21 Events:

@ Missouri Valley College 8th @ West Alabama

MEN'S RODEO

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Best Individual Finishers:

1st Place, Bull Riding (3/27/21) – Jacorey Golden

3rd Place, Bull Riding (3/20/21) – Jacorey Golden

3rd Place, Team Roping (9/19/20) - Brandon Tomlinson & Brennan Tomlinson

Region Standings:

8th Place, Bull Riding – Jacorey Golden

19th Place, Team Roping – Brandon Tomlinson & Brennan Tomlinson

Team Awards and Achievements:

9th Place Overall in National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association - Ozark Region

2020-21

Spring 2021 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Cody Dowell and Zachary Johnson

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Caroline Crawford

Best Individual Finishers

3rd Place, Barrel Racing (4/24/21) – Cody Dowell

6th Place, Barrel Racing (9/24/20) – Caroline Crawford

Region Standings

16th Place, Barrel Racing – Cody Dowell

NWCC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Team Awards and Achievements:

10th Place Overall in National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association - Ozark Region

Kindyl Scruggs (2012-15) inducted into NWCC Sports Hall of Fame

Kindyl Scruggs (2012-15)

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DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP @
7th @
8th
DNP
DNP
DNP
Three Rivers College
@ Southern Arkansas
@ Murray State
EMCC
PRCC
@ Arkansas Monticello
@ UT Martin
@ NWCC
Missouri Valley College DNP @ West Alabama 9th
Rivers College DNP @ Southern
DNP @ Murray State DNP @ EMCC DNP @ PRCC DNP
Arkansas Monticello DNP @ UT Martin DNP @ NWCC 7th
Events : @
@Three
Arkansas
@
WOMEN'S RODEO

Overall Record: 20-18

Conference Record: 15-13

2021 Games:

v. Calhoun CC L, 4-9

v. EMCC W, 6-5

@ ASU W, 14-2; W, 13-4

@ PRCC L, 1-10; L, 11-19

v. EMCC W, 10-9; W, 9-8

v. #4 MGCCC L, 10-14; L, 7-16

v. NEMCC W,10-7; W,13-10

v. MCC W, 9-1; L, 5-10

@ CCC W, 17-0; W, 19-4

@ #8 JC L, 7-8 (8); L, 0-7

v. Holmes CC W, 6-5; W, 9-0

@ Hinds CC L, 5-6; L, 3-4

@ MDCC W, 21-10; W, 14-0

@ #2 ICC L, 1-4; L, 1-8

v. SMCC L, 1-3; W, 15-7

@ ECCC W, 8-7; W, 18-4

v. #5 CLCC W, 7-4; L, 2-6

MACCC Tournament (@ICC)

v. #3 MGCCC L, 4-1

v. NEMCC W, 12-6

v. #9 CLCC L, 3-8

NJCAA Region 23 Tournament (@LSU-Eunice)

v. #2 JC L, 0-5

@ #15 LSU Eunice W, 12-6

v. #9 MGCCC L, 8-10

SOFTBALL

Individual Awards and Achievements:

Fall 2020 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Laila Armstrong, Caylee Comer, Molly Beth Ferguson, Mallory Hunt, Oakley Laughter, Kaylei Peterson

Fall 2020 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Meagan Allen, Kaitlyn Bednarek, Aunesty Dilworth, Mary Britton Faulkner, MyCala Helms, Morgan Langley

Spring 2021 President’s List (GPA 3.75 – 4.00)

Megan Allen, Kaitlyn Bednarek, Madelyn Brower, Caylee Comer, Mallory Hunt and Oakley Laughter

Spring 2021 Vice President’s List (GPA 3.50 – 3.74)

Lauren Buchanan, Molly Harris, Mycala Helms, Morgan Langley and Meredith Owen

MACCC Player of the Week

Saige Koczka, March 22-28

Rangers at the Next Level

MyCala Helms (C, INF) – Delta State

First Team All-MACCC: Saige Koczka and Maddie Brower

MACCC Honorable Mention: MyCala Helms and Kaitlyn Bednarek

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AWARDS & EVENTS

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2021
Beauty Review
Beauties L-R: Morgan Hodum - 3rd alternate, Annakathryn Clary - 1st alternate, Rivers Reich - Most Beautiful, Brenna Feltman - 2nd alternate and Jessie Roberts - 4th alternate

Homecoming 2020

40 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 EVENTS AND AWARDS
2020 Homecoming Court L-R: Kyla Brown, Grayce Baker, Kaylie Burrows, Katelyn Jolly, Brandi Harrison, Jaynasia Bennett, Lauren Weaks, Jordon Pitts - Homecoming Queen, Jayla Andrews and Abigail Wardlaw
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Phi Theta Kappa Academic Team

This spring, Northwest was excited to announce that four students have been named to the 2021 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) AllMississippi Community College Academic Team.

Abigail Brown of Olive Branch, Anmol Malhotra of Batesville, Hannah Holmes of Horn Lake, and Nicholas Gibson of Hernando were all named to the team. Malhotra was named to the First Team, and Brown, Holmes and Gibson were all named Second Team honorees.

According to Kristin Watson, a Northwest PTK advisor, AllMississippi Team honorees are selected through a Northwest campus committee and a PTK national committee. The AllMississippi teams are recognized as some of the most outstanding PTK students, and each recipient is awarded a scholarship to pursue their educational goals.

“These students work hard in their academic pursuits, and this allows them an opportunity to be recognized for all their contributions

in not only academics, but also the community,” Watson said. “We commend these students on being selected through a rigorous application process through Northwest and the national PTK organization.”

Brown, a Psychology student, and Malhotra, a Pharmacy student, attend classes at the main campus. Holmes, a Business student, and Gibson, a Biology student, attend classes at the DeSoto campus.

Malhotra also received the Walgreens Pharmacy Technician Certification Scholarship, which is awarded to only 30 students nationwide and will cover the cost of the Pharmacy Technician Certification exam fee.

PTK is an international scholastic and leadership honor society for two-year colleges. The All-Mississippi Academic Team program is coordinated by PTK, the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges and the Mississippi Community College Board.

42 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 EVENTS AND AWARDS
2021
Spring Fling

Hall of Fame

TheRocketeer 43 EVENTS AND AWARDS
Devontre Burdette Chapell Chumley Skylar Gardner Luisa Macedo Raylah Quarles Matthew Silvers Aubrey Triplett Tabitha Willis SENATOBIA CAMPUS DESOTO CAMPUS Courtney Carlson Anna Davis Nicholas Gibson Kierra Hudson OXFORD CAMPUS Shonta Bowen Andreas Diercks Katelyn Jolly
44 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 EVENTS AND AWARDS
Mr & Mrs. NWCC
Cade Spratlin and Mary Mason Langford David Lane Wilkinson and Grayce Baker Arquavious McKinney and Shakerian Harris SENATOBIA CAMPUS DESOTO CAMPUS OXFORD CAMPUS

Students graduating in Northwest’s fall and spring ceremonies made the most of the non-traditional celebration, taking part in the Drive-Thru Commencement events with style.

Graduates donned fun accessories in addition to their regalia, arrived in vehicles decked out for the occasion and proudly received recognition for their achievements with family and friends in tow, cheering them on. In spite of the unusual school year caused by the pandemic, we are so proud of the way in which our students have embraced change and adapted to the challenges at hand. We cannot wait to see all that these students accomplish going forward. Go Rangers!

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EVENTS AND AWARDS Graduation

FACULTY & STAFF

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Northwest President Dr. Michael J. Heindl

Board of Trustees

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President Dr. Michael J. Heindl Chairman Dr. Adam Pugh Lafayette County Vice Chairman Cory Uselton DeSoto County Secretary Alee Dixon Tate County Board Attorney John T. Lamar Jr. Tate County Jamie Anderson Tallahatchie County Dr. Rachell Anderson Tunica County William H. Austin Jr. DeSoto County Jerry Barrett Tate County Judy Bland Quitman County Steve Bostick Benton County Jean Ann Casey Calhoun County

Board of Trustees

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Steve Cummings Yalobusha County Bill Dawson Marshall County Diana Grist Benton County David Hargett Tallahatchie County Sammy Higdon Yalobusha County Jamie Howell Panola County Dr. Evelyn Jossell Quitman County Dr. Lisa Langford Calhoun County Chuck Thomas Marshall County Steve White Lafayette County Dorothy Wilbourn Panola County

Executive Council

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Dr. Matthew Domas Vice President of Instruction Patti Gordon Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Jeff Horton Vice President of Administration and Finance Phyllis Johnson Dean of eLearning Dr. Don Jones Dean of Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center Dr. Stephanie Mullins Dean of School Health Sciences Dr. Keith Reed Dean of DeSoto Center Dr. Tonyalle Rush Associate Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management Dan Smith Chief of Staff Dr. Carolyn Wiley Associate Vice President of Academic Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness Dwayne Casey Associate Vice President of Workforce Solutions & Career Technical Education
FACULTY AND STAFF TheRocketeer 51 Administration
Mary Ayers Director of Physical Plant Jonathan Bostick Director of Evening Programs, DC Joel Boyles Director of Union Services Zabron Davis Chief of Campus Police Angela Dortch Director of Admissions & Records Darlene Greenlee Assistant Dean of Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center Jere Herrington Director of Recruiting Lekeisha Hibbler Director of Financial Aid Dr. Jeremy Isome Dean of Early College Programs Dr. Parker Jones Assistant Dean of DeSoto Center Amy Latham Director of Information Technology KayLeigh McCool Mitchell Director of Marketing & Strategic Communications Brian Oakes Director of Athletics Dr. Ginger Robbins Dean of Enrollment Services Margaret Ross Director of Student Success Center Matthew Sellers Director of Accounting Dr. Lawrence Shaffer Director of Evening Programs, LYTC Erika Stanford Director of Human Resources

Professional Staff

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Brittani Aiken Assistant Director of Admissions & Records Amanda Arman Enrollment Specialist, LYTC J. Robin Beavers Assistant Director of Recruiting Steven Bennett Financial Aid Counselor, LYTC Suzanne Brown Assistant Director of Financial Aid Forrest Bryan Workforce Solutions Coordinator, LYTC Debbie Burnside Bookstore Manager, DC Edward Carroll Director of Campus Life and Housing Jennifer Corbin Graphic Designer Natalie Ehrhardt Communications Specialist Brie Engle Assistant Bursar Ketia Francis Adult Education Teacher, DC Brian Hale Operational Support Specialist Courtney Hicks Instructional Librarian, DC Jenny Hurt Insitutional Advancement Specialist

Professional Staff

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Michael Johnson Enrollment Specialist, DC Missy Kelsay Disability Coordinator Stevie McGee Network Technician, LYTC Benjamin Moortgat Strength and Conditioning Coach Leisl Mote Athletic Academics Coordinator Dr. Laquita Parker Director of Student Support Services TRiO Alyssa Peyton Pirani Assistant Director of Marketing & Strategic Communications for Digital Media Stacy Scott Workforce Solutions Coordinator Anthony Tolbert Adult Education Teacher, DC Brianna Turner Web Developer/Designer Denise Vannucci Technical Support Specialist Pam Wooten Facility Use Coordinator
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Faculty
Beth Adams Humanitites Alyssa Algee Fine Arts Dr. Barton Allen Director of Physical Therapy Assistant Program Leah Arrington Director of Business Instruction Tamer Bahloul Business, DC Dr. James Baker Social Science Lisa Barber Career Technical, LYTC Darrell Barnes Natural Science, DC Rochelle Beaver Health Sciences Andrea Bedworth Fine Arts, LYTC Shelli Benton Career Technical Maya Berry Digital Librarian Dr. Saundra Bishop Fine Arts Robert Blount Career Technical Martin Bolen Business Pam Brisco Health Sciences Jared Brownlee Fine Arts Kathy Buchanan Career Technical, LYTC Jarrod Calloway Social Science Melissa Cannon Mathematics
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Faculty
Ashley Chavis Fine Arts Dr. Carol Cleveland Natural Science, LYTC Ashley Coey Health Sciences John Calvin Cooper Career Technical, DC Julie Correro Director of Education Instruction Phillip Correro Natural Science Dale Davis Director of Humanties Instruction Natacia Davis Writing Center Coordinator, DC Sarah Davis Health Sciences, LYTC Sarita Drake Health Sciences, DC Sheena Etherton Career Technical Tenise Faulkner Librarian, DC Wayne Ferguson Director of Mathematics Instruction Jeanie Finzer Health Sciences, LYTC Tim Flake Fine Arts, LYTC Christine Fleming-Hicks Social Science, DC Robert Foster Education Kelly Grace Health Sciences James Graves Natural Science Josh Green Director of Writing Center
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Faculty
Bonnie Griffis Social Science Josh Guest Mathematics, LYTC Jennifer Hale Assistant Dean of ELearning Glynda Hall Business Dr. Erin Harrington Health Sciences James Harrison Fine Arts Caroline Heller Humanities, LYTC Sarah Holt Natural Science, DC Kevin Hopson Business Albert House Fine Arts Caroll Huebner Humanities Katina Johnson Health Sciences, LYTC Matt Johnson Social Science, LYTC Perk Johnson Career Technical Jennifer Jones Mathematics Mary Kat Jones Business Michele Katterjohn Social Science, DC Thomas Koslowski Mathematics, LYTC Susan Leake Mathematics Debra Lenox Health Sciences, DC
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Faculty
David Lindsey Career Technical, DC Deborah Littrell Career Technical, LYTC Suzette Logan Career Technical, LYTC Michael Loper Natural Science, LYTC Jay Lowrey Humanities, LYTC April Martin Career Technical, LYTC Jeremy Massey Career Technical Laurie Maxwell Humanities Summer McBride Health Sciences Laura McCain Librarian, LYTC Audrie McCann Career Technical, DC Sandy McGehee Health Sciences Anissa McGinnis Natural Science Courtney McMullen Health Sciences Lance Mejia Humanities John Mixon Director of Fine Arts Instruction Daniel Moore Health Sciences, DC Lauren Murphree Health Sciences, LYTC Lucia Nelson Fine Arts, DC Whitney Nickels Social Science
FACULTY AND STAFF 58 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
Faculty
Daphne O'Neill Humanities, LYTC Gary Pagels Social Science, DC Dr. Linda Parham Fine Arts, DC Rebecca Pekich Social Science, DC Victoria Penny Instructional Librarian Heidi Riley Career Technical, LYTC Walter Ruby Career Technical Casey Saturday Health Sciences April Shappley Career Technical Stacy Shoaf Health Sciences, LYTC Sandra Smith Business Lela Stennett Education Amy Stewart Business Julie Stokes Natural Science, LYTC Susan Sugg Career Technical, DC Shanda Taylor Social Science, LYTC KuntebommanaThimmaiah Natural Science, DC Padma Thimmaiah Natural Science, DC Deborah Thompson Career Technical, DC Kara Desiree Tidwell Health Sciences, LYTC
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Faculty
Christopher Tingle Social Science Carla Townsend Social Science, DC Jeff Triplett Fine Arts June Turner Humanities Chris Twilley Social Science Philip Underwood Humanities John Ungurait Fine Arts Kristin Watson Director of Social Science Instruction Sam Weakley Fine Arts, DC Michael Weldy Education Jennifer Whitehead Fine Arts Carrie Wigley Health Sciences, DC Cathy Wilburn Career Technical, LYTC Monica Williams Health Sciences Amanda Wilson Social Science Dr. Melissa Wright Director of Learning Resource Center

General Staff

FACULTY AND STAFF 60 Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
Pam Abram Custodian, DC Jeff Barham Building Maintenance and Keymaster Assistant Vanessa Betts Custodian, LYTC Heather Boyd Admissions Specialist Jenna Boyd Professional Tutor, DC Nathan Boyd Lead Plumber Barry Briscoe Computer Programmer Katie Brown Admissions Advisor Carolyn Burton Custodian Alex Greggory Coker Police Officer, DC Steve Cook Maintenance, DC Betty Gay Darnell Administration Assistant, DC Little Davis Administration Assistant, DC Michael Davis Police Officer, LYTC Mike Dottorey Recruiter Robert Drewery Police Officer, LYTC Breana Drinkard Custodian Sandra Edwards Media Assistant, LYTC Billy Elliott Maintenance, DC Angela Fletcher Career Navigator, DC

General Staff

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LeAnna Flores Financial Aid Counselor, DC Donna Harvey Instructional Materials Specialist Kelly Hayes Recruiting Office Coordinator Kenny Hodnette Maintenance, DC RD Hunt Custodian, DC Monica Jackson Admissions Advisor Rosie Johnson Custodian Samantha Latham Administration Assistant Leslie Legendre Administration Assistant Cortney Leishman Admissions Specialist Ricky Long Custodian, LYTC Prabha Malhotra Library Assistant, DC Jessica McAlexander Payroll Officer Rebecca Moore Residence Hall Supervisor Kathlene Motley Custodian, DC Gerald Nichols Network Technician Garrett Nickens Technical Support Specialist Kim Perkins Office Manager Ray Pitts Police Officer, DC Benjamin Plummer Custodian, DC

General Staff

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Doris Ramsey Custodian Stacian Reed Financial Aid Advisor Terri Reeves Business Office Manager, DC Melissa Rich Human Resources and Payroll Assistant Miriam Rowan IT Project Coordinator Dshaunta Sanford-Catchins Residence Hall Supervisor Ashley Scott Financial Aid Counselor Joyce Scurlock Custodian, DC Susan Sinquefield Administration Assistant Kim Steinman Assistant ELearning Coordinator Melissa Tatum Receptionist, DC Rita Taylor Catering Manager Earl Thompson Custodian, DC Derick Turner Custodian, DC Candice Umberger Financial Aid Loan Officer John Greg Wallace Police Officer, DC Richard Walley Building Maintenance and Keymaster Sherry Warren Bookstore Manager, LYTC Gladys Wheatley Custodian Patricia Wilbourn Custodian

General Staff

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W.T. Wilburn Residence Life Coordinator Barbara Williams Residence Hall Supervisor
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