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Ole Miss Alumni Review SUMMER 2013 Vol. 62 No. 3

Summer 2013

Intellectual Energy Unleashed Barksdale Honors College invests in stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bright future

Duo channels talents into successful magazine Alumna on reality show shares story of survival

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28 Delta Dawn Duo channels talents into successful magazine By Tom Speed

34 Paging Dr. Walters Alumna on reality show shares story of survival By Annie Rhoades

38 Getting around on Game Day Football parking changes aim for accessibility, safety

20 Intellectual Energy on the cover

Unleashed

Barksdale Honors College invests in stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bright future By Tina H. Hahn

departments 6 From the Circle

The latest on Ole Miss students, faculty, staff and friends

16 Calendar 42 sports

UM student vaults to victory Signee wins state golf title

46 arts and culture 48 Rebel Traveler 52 alumni news

On the cover: The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College attracts Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic stars and teaches them to become citizen-scholars in the state, nation and world. Illustration by Amy Howell

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Bill May (79), Jimmy Brown (70) president president-elect Richard Noble (68), Trentice Imbler (78) president-elect vice president Larry Bryan (74), Kimsey O’Neal Cooper (94) vice president athletics committee member Mike Glenn (77), T. Michael Glenn (77) athletics committee member athletics committee member Sam Lane (76), A lumni A ffairs Staffmember , O xford athletics committee Timothy L. Walsh (83, 91), A ffairs Sdirector taff, O xford A lumniexecutive Timothly L. Walsh (83), executive director Joseph Baumbaugh, systems analyst III Joseph Baumbaugh, systems analyst Allie Bush (12), Web developer III Clay Cavett Cavett (86), (86), associate associate director director Clay Martha systemsprogrammer programmer Martha Dollarhide, Dollarhide, systems II II Sheila Dossett (75), senior associate director Sheila Dossett (75), senior associate Julian Gilner (04, 07), assistant director director Port Kaigler (06), alumni assistant Julian Gilner (04), assistant director and senior club coordinator Sarah Kathryn M. Hickman (03), Annette Kelly (79), accountant assistant director for marketing Steve Mullen (92), assistant director Port Kaigler (06), alumni assistant and for marketing club coordinator AnnieAnnette RhoadesKelly (07, 09), (79),publications accountant editor AnnaSpeed Smith(91), (05),publications alumni assistant Tom editor and club coordinator Scott Thompson (97), assistant director Scott Thompson (97, 08), assistant director Jim Urbanek (97), assistant director for Jim Urbanek (97), assistant director communications for communications Rusty Woods (01), assistant director for Rusty Woods (01), associate information services director information services James for Butler (53), director emeritus (60, 66),director WarnerWarner Alford Alford (60), executive executiveemeritus director emeritus The The Ole Ole Miss Miss Alumni Alumni Review Review (USPS (USPS 561-870) 561-870) is published published quarterly quarterly by by The the University is University of of Mississippi Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Affairs. Alumni Association offices are located at Triplett Alumni Center, 651 Grove Loop, University, MS 38677. Telephone 662-915-7375. 111529 AA-10504

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Chancellor Dear Alumni and Friends,

More than 2,000 new freshmen and their families visited campus this summer for two days of tours, academic advising and fun discussions designed to help them become comfortable with their new home. They’ve gotten the lowdown on where to find late-night snacks, learned about easy ways to personalize residence hall rooms and hung out with new classmates. And they discovered that they are part of a historic growth trend at this university. This new class sees the challenges and the reasons for excitement in being part of the largest freshmen class ever and contributing to what may be the most significant year-over-year growth ever. They’ve seen how we’re accommodating growth with the many buildings under construction, roads being repaired and improved, and new parking and public transportation alternatives being offered. It’s not a sleepy campus right now; it’s a university bustling with energy and activity and enthusiasm about the future. To these new students, this hustle and bustle is an endorsement of their decision to join us; they’re part of a trend; they’re among others of their generation who see Ole Miss as a great place to be. For those who have worked on this campus or visited it for many years, the dust and noise and heavy trucks are a strange intrusion on this beautiful campus, creating some inconveniences and some change in habits that are sometimes difficult. That’s the nature of growth, however, and while the changes are sometimes uncomfortable, they signal a strong public endorsement of the opportunities available here. One change that will take some adjustment concerns parking. Our Traffic and Parking Committee spent a year studying our transportation network and examining possible solutions to dramatic growth. There were pros and cons to every choice, but representatives from many university constituencies sorted through the options to develop a three-year plan to improve our parking infrastructure, relieve traffic congestion and improve safety. Already, we’ve issued thousands of new parking hangtags through a streamlined auto registration system, reclassified several parking areas and expanded the Park and Ride shuttle system. We’ve also worked with the city to extend the hours of the Oxford-University Transit bus system. For our alumni and friends, there will be some adjustments for you on your next visit, and we’ll be working hard to make that as painless as possible. You’ll notice that we’re making progress in updating and expanding many campus facilities. The project to modernize and expand food service at Johnson Commons will continue through the fall, with its spectacular new dining area expected to open this winter. Renovations at Lamar Hall, the old law school building, also are progressing, and several new classrooms will open in the fall. You’ll be amazed at the progress on Phase 2 of the National Center for Natural Products Research, which will dramatically boost laboratory space. And finally, we’ll say goodbye to Guess Hall this year, as we make way for new residence halls. These changes will require some preparation in advance of your next trip to Ole Miss and some patience when you arrive, but I hope you join us in our enthusiasm about the positive change that is reflected in these short-term challenges. These are exciting times for your university! Sincerely,

Daniel W. Jones (MD 75) Chancellor

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President

Dear Alumni and Friends,

I have known for a long time that we have something special at Ole Miss, but my year as president of the Ole Miss Alumni Association has made this knowledge clearer to me than ever before. It has been a privilege to be in this position and to get to know so many fellow Ole Miss alumni and friends. As always, this issue of the Alumni Review provides insights into some of the best of Ole Miss. Among the features is an article on the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, which has had a meaningful impact on our growing academic reputation. The record freshman class hails from 23 states and one foreign country, as well as from Mississippi, and these students bring an average GPA of 3.94 and an average ACT score above 30. Quite impressive! I encourage you to take the time to read the other stories in this issue as well. Since this is my last Alumni Review letter, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the many students whom I have had the opportunity to get to know. Many young people attend our university who are serious about their education, have served others and are preparing to become the next generation of successful leaders who will make a difference in our university, state and world. Our support of them and of Ole Miss matters. The leadership of Ole Miss, from Chancellor Dan Jones to Provost Morris Stocks to Athletics Director Ross Bjork, has shown me a clear “whatever it takes” mindset focused on making every aspect of our university even better. I have also noted this attitude prevalent in practically every university employee I’ve encountered. The results are becoming more and more tangible, and we are quickly becoming a less well-kept secret. I am most appreciative of the dedicated Alumni staff who truly does an exceptional job. It has also been my good fortune to work with many alumni who spend their time and resources on behalf of Ole Miss simply because they love their university. The Alumni Association board, local club leadership and alumni, who are involved with many other aspects of our university, are helping to provide the margin of excellence that we all enjoy. As a final comment, I would like to thank my wife, Susan, who has been an incredible partner in this endeavor. She not only made my job easier but also more enjoyable. Jimmy and Susan Brown will provide outstanding leadership for our alumni this next year, and I trust that each of you will support them as well as all things Ole Miss. Hotty Toddy,

Larry H. Bryan (BBA 74)

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ALUMNA DEVELOPS BLUES CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN

ississippi four th-graders will get a chance to learn more about the state’s history through the words and images of blues musicians as part of a new curriculum launched by the Mississippi Arts Commission. The 18-lesson Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum, including an interactive, multimedia resource page, is available free at http://www.msbluestrail.org/ curriculum. The curriculum is the brainchild of project director Mary Margaret White (BA 05, MA 07), who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in Southern studies. White credits her connection to the Mississippi Blues Commission, the governing body of the Mississippi Blues Trail, as the inspiration for the curriculum. “When folks come to Mississippi, they want an authentic experience. That’s where the Blues Trail comes in,” says White, MAC’s folk and traditional arts director. “While the markers tell the stories of these great musicians — how they lived and how their music continues to influence music today — I was painfully aware that many young Mississippians knew little about our blues history.” The curriculum’s 18 lessons are spread across six core areas: music, meaning, cotton, transportation, civil rights and media. Although the curriculum is designed specifically for fourth-

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graders studying Mississippi history, teachers may modify the lessons to accommodate students through 12th grade. Each lesson also is aligned with established state and national standards, which help teachers share the skills needed for high student performance on standardized tests. These standards include the Mississippi Studies Framework for social studies and music, the National Standards for Music Education, and the new Common Core Standards for writing, language, speaking and listening. Besides providing the curriculum online free of charge, MAC has printed copies of the teacher’s guide, which will be distributed at four regional workshops this fall. Participating teachers can earn continuing education units and will learn how to best use the curriculum in the classroom. The four workshops are scheduled for Sept. 14 at the B.B. King Museum in

Indianola, Sept. 21 at the University of Mississippi’s Blues Archive, Sept. 28 at the 100 Men Hall in Bay St. Louis and Oct. 19 at the Mississippi Department of Education auditorium in Jackson. AR Above: Cover of Blues Trail Teacher’s Guide

Members of the Ole Miss Forensics team competed with students from 109 other schools at the China Open Debate Tournament in Xi’an.

Debate Winners UM STUDENTS TAKE TOP HONORS AT CHINA OPEN

wo University of Mississippi forensics team members won top honors at the fourth annual China Open at Xi’an International Studies University. The China Open is the International Debate Education Association’s premier competition in China, aimed at contributing to thriving debate communities and encouraging interactions among debaters. Taking first place were Isaac Lichlyter, a 2013 UM graduate and Croft Institute for International Studies scholar from Pelham, Ala., and Austin “Woody” Wood, a senior political science major from Dallas. David Miller, a sophomore political science major from Clinton, also represented UM at the contest. “All of the competitors in the final round were extremely polished, so I felt very honored to be chosen by the panel of judges,” Lichlyter says. “Even more so

because the panel included both Chinese and American judges, which meant our rhetoric had to be based in a multicultural understanding of the arguments. It was an incredible experience.” His teammate was equally enthusiastic about the victory. “It was unbelievable,” Wood says. “That really was an eye-opening experience and one I will cherish forever because it helped illuminate the vastness of our activity.” With 109 other schools in attendance, this was UM’s first venture onto the international debate stage. Willamette University in Oregon is the driving force behind a series of regional tournaments throughout China in the fall semester that concludes with an international invitation to participate in the China Open. All debates are conducted in English. Most of the teams are either hybrid or “friendship” teams, in which a Mandarin

student is paired with an Englishspeaking student. Miller was paired with Yiming Zhao, who goes by her nickname “Amy,” a freshman English major and Mandarin Chinese national attending Xi’an Jiaotong University. The topics for two of the elimination round debates — students debated a different topic every round during the preliminaries and elimination rounds — concerned China’s presence in space and the need for international communities to focus on domestic rather than foreignpolicy issues. U M Fo re n s i c s b e g a n t h i s ye a r competing in the British Parliamentary Worlds Style debate competitions. BP Worlds Style is an internationally relevant debate style that uses the traditional skill sets of logic, reasoning and research but encourages an international view, using a principle-driven approach to creating and debating a motion. AR Summer 2013 7

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Circle Kennedy Letters Find Home at Ole Miss ATTORNEY DONATES LETTERS TO HONOR HIS FATHER

ifty-one years ago, President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy wrote letters of appreciation to U.S. Marshal Ernst S. Mike after the riot at the University of Mississippi that was sparked by the institution’s integration in 1962. “The courage and dedication which you demonstrated while in great personal danger prevented a serious and tragic incident from becoming a disaster for our country,” President Kennedy wrote. “Had you failed, our country would have suffered irreparable damage.” Attorney George Ready of Hernando

recently donated the two letters to UM’s Archives and Special Collections. He acquired the letters at an auction and donated them to the university to commemorate his father, William Ready, one of the few white civil rights attorneys in Mississippi during the 1960s. “I specifically purchased them with the idea of donating them to the University of Mississippi in honor of my father, who for 60 years gave himself so tirelessly to civil rights for all people in Mississippi,” Ready says. “The William E. Ready Collection is a wonderful addition to our holdings on the integration of the University

of Mississippi, adding another layer of history that enriches our ability to share the story with the public,” says Leigh McWhite, political papers archivist and associate professor. “The archives will place the two letters, as well as a newspaper article from U.S. Marshal Mike’s hometown in Tennessee, in a digital collection to increase their accessibility.” A Meridian resident, William Ready fought to integrate Mississippi schools and represented the Loyalist Democrats who sought to integrate the traditionally segregated Democratic Party in Mississippi. AR Photo by Kevin Bain

George Ready (left) and William Ready show two letters, being donated to the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library, to Andy Mullins, recently retired chief of staff to the chancellor.

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Captivating Commencement Address EVERS-WILLIAMS ENCOURAGES GRADUATES TO ‘SOAR AND BE FREE’

make an acceptance speech. Later, during a press conference, she did comment about what the honor meant to her. “I was very emotional about that (the award),” she said. “That’s why I did not get up to say ‘thank you.’ I deeply appreciate it. It speaks to all the emotional feelings I’ve gone through about the University of Mississippi.”

civil rights in this country. Eve r s -Wi l l i a m s w a s n o s t a l g i c , poignant and inspirational during her delivery. She reflected upon the painful 50-plus-year history between the Evers family and Ole Miss, acknowledged the progress that has been made in human equality and envisioned future evolution in societal attitudes. Photo by Nathan Latil

eclaring her belief in their individual and combined power, renowned civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams challenged University of Mississippi graduating seniors to become active in making the state, nation and world a better place for all people. “I believe in you, and I hope you believe in yourselves, too,” Evers-Williams said on May 11 as she delivered the main address at the university’s 160th Commencement. “Soar! Not only for yourselves, nor just for the betterment of Mississippi, but for betterment of all mankind. Soar, and be free.” Evers-Williams, who worked for more than 30 years to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her well-known civil rights activist husband, Medgar Evers, is a former chairwoman of the NAACP and is widely credited with restoring the organization’s reputation and saving it from bankruptcy. Most recently, she delivered the invocation at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, becoming the first woman to deliver a prayer at a presidential inauguration. “The lifelong work of Dr. EversWilliams to keep her husband’s memory alive and to progress his dream has been pivotal in the pathway from adoption of laws calling for fairness to the adoption of fairness into our societal expectations and interpersonal relationships,” said Chancellor Dan Jones (MD 75), who presented the third University of Mississippi Humanitarian Award to the speaker, honoring her and her slain husband’s memory. “You helped deliver many from the oppression of injustice and others from the oppression of hate. The denial of admission to the University of Mississippi for your husband was an expression of institutionalized injustice in this university, this state and this nation. As we recognize the two of you today, we offer our regret and apology for that injustice to you, your family and to countless others. We are grateful for your sacrifice and for your remarkable lives.” Visibly moved, Evers-Williams didn’t

Chancellor Dan Jones congratulates Myrlie Evers-Williams on receiving the University of Mississippi Humanitarian Award, which she was presented during the university’s 160th commencement in May.

In 1954 — the year the U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education declared all public-education entities open to all citizens regardless of race — Medgar Evers applied for admission to the UM School of Law. After denial of his admission, he committed his life to justice and fairness for all through work as the field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi. His commitment to justice eventually led to his martyrdom, which was a tipping point in the struggle for

“You all have the power — power to do what is right, to do what is just,” Evers-Williams said. “I hope that you realize and take seriously the roles you will play in your communities, the state, nation and the world.” The Vicksburg native spoke to graduating students, their families and other guests that included this year’s class of nearly 2,500 spring candidates for undergraduate and graduate degrees, plus more than 900 August graduates. AR Summer 2013 9

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Circle Landmark Lung Transplant MEDICAL CENTER MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOMENTOUS SURGERY

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the School of Medicine, had granted Hardy permission to do a human lung transplant under certain agreed-upon conditions. So after further testing, Hardy’s team offered Russell the option of a transplant of his diseased left lung. Russell accepted, and on June 11, when a donor left lung became available, the transplant took place. But what Photo courtesy of UMMC

n June 11, 1963, Dr. James D. Hardy and his surgical team became the first to successfully transplant a lung from one human to another, and the shock waves of their achievement can still be felt 50 years later. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Hardy was an up-and-coming director of surgical research at the University of Tennessee at Memphis when Dr. David Pankratz, dean of the School of Medicine at the still-under-construction University of Mississippi Medical Center, recruited him to become chairman of surgery in 1953. Within a year, he began to concentrate on what would become the next leap in surgical evolution: organ transplantation. “Transplantation was just coming into its own,” says Dr. Richard Yelverton, a resident of Hardy’s from 1960-65. By the early 1960s, the ethical structure of medical science still had not caught up to its seemingly limitless potential, according to Dr. Ralph Didlake, professor of surgery, director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities and a former resident of Hardy’s. “ We had these rapidly moving technologies in the middle of this complicated ethical environment, a complex equation that had not yet been solved.” Hardy was preparing to offer one solution at least. In spring 1963, all he needed was the right patient. On April 15, 1963, 58-year-old John Russell, a prisoner at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, was admitted to University Hospital with a history of repeated bouts of pneumonia that antibiotics had failed to improve. Squamous cell carcinoma had rendered his left lung all but useless, and his right lung had been weakened by advanced emphysema. He also suffered from kidney disease. Dr. Robert Marston, then dean of

James D. Hardy

attention came with the surgery was extremely short-lived. Before the operation had concluded, Hardy received an urgent call from the emergency room. He asked Dr. Martin Dalton, a senior thoracic surgery resident and member of his surgical team, to report to the ER. When Dalton arrived, he found an African-American man who had suffered a gunshot wound at close range. Dalton attempted to stop the man’s bleeding and revive him, to no avail. Dalton pronounced the time of death and went to notify the man’s family. It was then that he learned the man he had been trying to

save was civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Russell, the lung-transplant recipient, died 19 days after the history-making surgery. It was his kidney disease — not the newly transplanted lung — that led to his death. As significant as Hardy’s contribution was to medical science, the lung transplant was equally important to medical ethics, Didlake says. “This transplant was part of a larger picture, part of the surging advance of medical technology. It was certainly part of a bigger evolution that pushed medical science forward,” he says. “At the time, Dr. Hardy was asking the right questions about the morality of these transplants. These questions helped establish boundaries for what could be done.” Throughout the last 50 years, medical science has benefited from additional perspectives to human biological research by philosophers, theologians and bioethicists. Now, more structured ways to approach experimental therapies have been developed, and more ethical, rigorous methods to test new treatments have been put in place. “We can look back and say there is still a place for individuals who are willing to do bold things, who are willing to take risks and to advocate for treatments and theories in which they believe very strongly,” Didlake says. “Even though we have these new, rigorous oversight structures in place, there’s still a place for the intellectually courageous.” Dr. Martin McMullan, professor of surgery, special adviser to the vice chancellor and former Hardy resident, put it succinctly. “No matter what operation or what seminal event occurs, somebody has to be the first to do it,” he says. “The value of Dr. Hardy’s first transplant was to show the world that transplants were likely doable.” AR

All the Way from China RICK GREGORY NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UM-DESOTO

ick R. Gregory, former president and dean of the International College of Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University in Guilin, China, is the new executive director of the University of Mississippi-DeSoto in Southaven. Gregory’s appointment was approved by the Board of Trustees of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, and he assumed his duties July 1. “It is my privilege to have the opportunity to join the excellent staff and faculty serving at the University of Mississippi-DeSoto,” Gregory says. “During the interview process, I was most impressed with the commitment of Ole Miss toward the regional centers. I was also impressed by the communities these regional centers serve. I am looking forward to being part of these communities as we partner together in moving Mississippi and the Mid-South forward.” Before joining UM, Gregory taught at the undergraduate, master’s and

doctoral levels, creating programs at each. Founding dean of the Cook Graduate School of Leadership at Dallas Baptist University, he served as vice president in student affairs, executive vice president and vice president responsible for global initiatives and partnerships. “We are excited to have Dr. Rick Gregory coming to the university,” says Lynne Murchison, director of credit programs for UM’s Division of Outreach and Continuing Education. “He brings to us a varied experience at all levels and talents that we believe will help us to continue growth at the DeSoto campus.” As executive director, Gregory is responsible for oversight of all operations, including recruiting, admissions, financial aid, advising, class schedules and discipline. He will supervise a staff of nearly 20 employees and assist 45 to 50 faculty members who teach there. Gregory also is the financial officer for the center. Gregory graduated from Howard Payne University, Sam Houston State

Rick R. Gregory

University and the University of Houston with a bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree, respectively. He previously worked at Dallas Baptist as vice president, dean and professor of leadership in DBU’s Gary Cook Graduate School of Leadership and vice president for executive and student affairs. Gregory also served as president of Howard Payne. AR

UMMC PROFESSOR NAMED HONORARY FELLOW AT COLLEGE IN LONDON

r. James N. Martin Jr., professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of maternal fetal medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been unanimously elected to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in London as an ad eundem, or honorary, fellow. He received the award at the organization’s World Congress meeting in Liverpool in June. “This award recognizes the major contributions that you have made to our specialty and the well-being of women,” said Dr. Anthony Falconer, president of the Royal College. The RCOG encourages the study, advancement and practice of obstetrics and gynecology through postgraduate

James N. Martin Jr., M.D.

medical education, training and publication of clinical guidelines and reports. Its international office works with other

international organizations to lower maternal morbidity and mortality in underresourced countries. Martin earned his M.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, trained in obstetrics and gynecology at North Carolina Memorial Hospital, completed a clinical research fellowship with the World Health Organization at Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, and a maternal fetal medicine fellowship at University of Texas Science Center at Dallas. He joined UMMC in 1981 to practice and teach maternal fetal medicine. He has more than 500 scientific publications to his credit, many focusing on pregnancy-related complications including HELLP syndrome, placental ischemia and preeclampsia. AR

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Circle Career Milestone RETIRED DEAN NAMED EDUCATION ALUMNA OF THE YEAR

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etired University of Mississippi administrator Bonnie Buntin is the recipient of the School of Education’s 2013 Alumna of the Year Award. Buntin (BA 73, SpecEd 94, PhD 00), who retired as dean of the university’s DeSoto Center in 2011, was selected for the award in honor of her more than 30-year career in public education, both as a speech pathologist and preschool coordinator in the DeSoto County public school system and as a UM

degree programs with an enrollment of more than 1,000 students. In 2005, she was promoted from director of the campus to dean. Buntin credits the surge in graduation and enrollment during her administration to increased full-time faculty at the campus and collaborative programs such as the 2+2 program with Northwest Mississippi Community College. The 2+2 program sets associate degree graduates from the college on track to obtain a bachelor’s degree in education or other fields from UM in just two years. “ D r. B u n t i n’s leadership as dean of the DeSoto Center was a huge asset to helping expand the School of Education’s reach and impacting educators and students in North Mississippi,” says UM School of Education Dean David Rock. “She understood the importance of making education accessible and what that could mean for a community.” Buntin holds a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology from UM, a master’s degree in speech pathology from the University of Bonnie Buntin, pictured with School of Education Dean David Rock, is the School of Education’s Alumna of the Year. Memphis, as well administrator. She was honored during During her leadership from 1996 to as an educational specialist degree and the school’s annual awards ceremony 2011, the center went from offering only doctorate in educational leadership, both May 10 at The Inn at Ole Miss. a few classes to providing more than 11 from UM. AR

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“I’m so surprised and honored by this,” Buntin says. “The quality of my education at Ole Miss was excellent, and the School of Education always supported me as a graduate student and as an administrator.” Looking back at her tenure at UM, the Southaven resident says she is most proud of the spike in undergraduate and graduate-level graduation seen at the regional campus in the fields of education, business, social work and more.

A Great Responsibility NEW MISSISSIPPI TEACHER CORPS DIRECTOR CHOSEN

areas,” says Brady, a native of Farmington, Conn. “I was an alternate-route teacher. The last program I coordinated used a similar model for training noneducation majors to become teachers, so this really is a tailor fit.” With the June 30 retirement of Teacher Corps co-founder Andy Mullins, who served as co-director of the program and chief of staff to the chancellor, and Teacher Corps co-director Ryan Niemeyer’s recent appointment as director of the UM chapter of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, Brady was selected to become the program’s primary administrator. He will also serve as a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education. “I am delighted Dr. Brady has chosen to come down to be the director of the Teacher Corps,” says Mullins, who plans to return to UM part-time in October to

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eacher and education veteran Tom Brady will join the University of Mississippi faculty as the director of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, one the most selective alternateroute teacher-training programs in the nation. As the new director of the 24-yearold program, Brady will join the UM School of Education, Mississippi’s largest producer of teachers and educational leaders, on Aug. 1. Brady has more than 15 years’ experience as both a high school mathematics teacher in Connecticut and Massachusetts and as a faculty member at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Mass. He will be the first full director of the program, breaking away from a previous structure with two co-directors. “This program really spoke to me because it impacts children in high-needs

Sam Hayman teaches English to seventh- and eighth-graders during Mississippi Teacher Corps summer school at Holly Springs High School.

Tom Brady

teach in the School of Education. “I’m confident that we’re putting the program in very capable hands. He has run an alternate-route program before, and he has the know-how and personality to work with young teachers in school districts that need help.” The Teacher Corps, which receives its primary funding from the Mississippi Legislature, has attracted some of the nation’s top college graduates to teach in the state’s most demanding classrooms in the Delta and other critical-needs areas. More than 460 teachers have graduated in its history. The program recruits from leading colleges and universities and only accepts individuals with degrees in fields outside education, ranging from the humanities to professional disciplines such as business and law. The two-year program requires teachers to complete course work at the School of Education to earn a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. It also qualifies teachers to apply for an advanced Mississippi teacher’s license from the Mississippi Department of Education. AR

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Circle Poetic Perseverance JOSHUA KRYAH SELECTED AS SUMMER POET IN RESIDENCE

oet Joshua Kryah was selected as the seventh annual Summer Poet in Residence at the University of Mississippi. Kryah is the author of two poetry collections, We Are Starved (2011), published by the University of Colorado Press as part of its New Mountain West Poetry Series, and Glean (2007), selected for the 2006 Nightboat Books Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, FIELD, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review and Ploughshares, among others. “I learned about the Summer Poet in Residence program from an old friend, and past SPiR, Jake Adam York,” Kryah says. “Jake told me how wonderful the program was, how much time he had to write and how much he enjoyed interacting with the community, both students and other folks, there at Ole Miss. This all sounded wonderful to me, so I decided to apply.” The Summer Poet in Residence program is designed to provide ample writing time to the poet while also

Joshua Kryah

allowing UM’s summer course offerings to be enriched by the presence of an active poet on campus. Kryah will also be invited to serve as judge for the Yalobusha Review’s Yellowwood Poetry Prize. “To have the opportunity to dedicate myself for an extended period of time to writing is incredibly supportive and encouraging,” Kryah says. “I’m just incredibly

excited to have the time and space to write.” Beth Ann Fennelly, UM associate professor of English and director of the MFA program in creative writing, says Kryah had applied to the program twice before and both times had been a finalist; this year he applied again with a new work sample. “My colleague in poetry, Ann FisherWirth, and I were thrilled to select Joshua Kryah for this year’s Summer Poet in Residence,” Fennelly says. “I’m amazed by the facility of his mind and imagination.” Kryah was also an attractive candidate because of his interdisciplinary interests. “He’s taught Interdisciplinary Studies at UNLV and George Mason for the last five years,” Fennelly says. “One of the SPiR’s duties is to make class visits because partial funding comes from summer school, and Josh has so many interests that I know the students will respond to his offerings.” Previous summer poets include Traci Brimhall, Jay Leeming, Sandra Beasley, Jake Adam York, Tung-Hui Hu and Paula Bohince. AR

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UM ADMINISTRATOR ANDY MULLINS LEAVES LEGACY OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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ndy Mullins retired June 30 after nearly two decades at the University of Mississippi and a career dedicated to improving K-12 and higher education. During Mullins’ 42-year career in public service, he served as special assistant or chief of staff to two governors, three state superintendents and three Ole Miss chancellors. He also was behind the Mississippi Teacher Corps formation. “Andy Mullins has been untiring in his careerlong commitment to education, whether as a classroom K-12 teacher, a college professor, an author, a highly respected adviser or an innovator focused on giving Mississippians a better chance at success through better education,” says Chancellor Dan Jones (MD 75). “His career accomplishments have been truly extraordinary, but just as important has been the example he set for those who choose a career in public service. He set incredibly high goals, and he was unswerving in his commitment to achieving them.” AR

Calendar August

hrough Aug. 3 Ongoing exhibit: “Into the Flatland: Photographs by Kathleen Robbins.” Open to the public. UM Museum. Email museum@olemiss.edu.

Exhibit: ‘Into the Flatland: Photographs by Kathleen Robbins’ Through Aug. 3

hrough Aug. 17 Ongoing exhibit: “Portraits as Landscapes, Landscapes as Portraits: Yoknapatawpha County in the 1960s.” Open to the public. UM Museum. Email museum@olemiss.edu.

hrough Jan. 24 Ongoing exhibit: “Preserving Our Past: Highlights from Archives & Special Collections.” Open to the public. Faulkner Room, J.D. Williams Library. Call 662-915-7639.

Sports Reunion: Gertrude C. Ford Ballroom, The Inn at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. Call 662-915-7375. ‘The Skinning House,’ 2007, Kathleen Robbins, digital c-print, on loan from the artist

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Club Season: Mississippi Gulf Coast Ole Miss Club Annual Meeting. Murky Waters, Gulfport, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Email james. kaigler@hancockbank.com.

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Alumni Association Scholarship Recipient Social: Front of Triplett Alumni Center. Time TBA. Call 662-915-7375.

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Football: Ole Miss vs. Southeast Missouri State (SEMO). Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit www.olemissfb.com.

Presentation: “Irish and Scottish Music from the Kenneth Goldstein Collection.” Faulkner Room, J.D. Williams Library, noon. Call 662-915-7408.

Football: Ole Miss vs. Southeast Missouri State Sept. 7

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October

Presentation: “American Revolution as a Civil War.” Faulkner Room, J.D. Williams Library, noon. Call 662-915-7408.

-5 Civil War Conference: Keynote address by historian Eric Foner. Open to the public. Time and location TBA. Call 662-915-7148.

-6 Southern Foodways Symposium: Time and location TBA. Call 662915-3368.

Kenny Rogers Gala Reception and Concert: Ford Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. Call 662-915-2787. Football: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit www.olemissfb.com. School of Education Tailgate: Lawn of Triplett Alumni Center. Three hours prior to kickoff. Email sunny@olemiss.edu.

1963 Football Team Reunion: Time and location TBA. Call 662915-7375.

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1983 Football Team Reunion: Time and location TBA. Call 662915-7375. Tour: Historical tour of Ole Miss and Rowan Oak. Departure from Ole Miss DeSoto campus, 9 a.m. Call 662-342-4765. M-Club Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony: Time and location TBA. Call 662-915-7375.

Football: Ole Miss vs. LSU. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit www.olemissfb.com.

Nutrition and Hospitality Management 100-Year Celebration: 5-7 p.m. Location TBA. Call 662-915-7371. Alumni Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony: The Inn at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. Call 662-915-7375. Football: Ole Miss vs. Idaho, Homecoming. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit www.olemissfb.com. Reunion: Pride of the South Marching Band. Time and location TBA. Call 662-915-7375.

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Intellectual Honors College invests in state’s bright future had White (BA 08) — a graduate of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College — doesn’t know what he will be doing in 20 years, but he knows what kind of impact he wants to have on the world. At 27 years old, he’s beginning with Mississippi.

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The Rhodes and Truman scholar first took his strong Honors College foundation gained at the University of Mississippi to Washington, D.C., where he learned how states conduct education policy through stints at the U.S. Department of Education

Honors College 2013 graduates Betsy Bruening and Charles Moore

and the Pew Charitable Trust. With his Rhodes Scholarship, he then moved to England to earn a master’s degree in economic and social history. Afterwards, he became director of policy for then-Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant. After serving as deputy campaign manager of now-Gov. Bryant’s successful primary victory in 2011, White chose Harvard for law school.

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“I will graduate in May 2014, and then I’ll run back to Mississippi as fast as my legs will carry me,” White says. “I’ve long been passionate about public education policy in Mississippi. I think education is the gateway to a bright economic future for our state — the ticket of opportunity for every young person who is willing to take advantage of it.” Mississippi moves forward when that caliber of talent is available to make contributions — the return Jim Barksdale (BBA 65) hoped to achieve when he and his now late wife, Sally McDonnell Barksdale (BSC 65), invested the initial $5.4 million gift to expand the university’s Honors Program into the Barksdale Honors College in 1997. Since that time the Barksdale family has generously provided more than $27 million for the Sally McDonnell Ba rk s d a l e Ho n o r s C o l l e g e (SMBHC), a name change that occurred after Sally Barksdale’s death in 2003. Private gifts from alumni and friends have established competitive awards to recruit academically talented students to SMBHC, including the McDonnell-Barksdale, Doris Raymond, Harold Parker Jr. Memorial and Lynda M. Shea scholarships. “Mr. Barksdale and his family have made one of the most important investments in our state’s history to ensure that homegrown talent stays home and makes this state a better place to live and learn.” says White. “Their investments in the SMBHC set off a chain of ripples that will expand and be felt for generations.”

Energy

unleashed By Tina H. Hahn

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Shad White

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Make This Place Your Home Jim Barksdale — a champion for education in Mississippi and the former president and CEO of Netscape — reflects on his decision to help build an Honors College at his alma mater. “I had hoped it would allow the university to shelter a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and increase the number of students attending Ole Miss from within the state, keeping them from going to school outside of Mississippi,” he says. “I also hoped it would provide an outstanding curriculum and environment that would make it world-class.” UM celebrated its Phi Beta Kappa charter in 2001, becoming the state’s first public university to shelter a chapter of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization in liberal arts. Reader’s Digest named SMBHC one of the top three honors colleges among U.S. public universities in 2005. The real mark of success, however, is in the enrollment that has more than tripled and the careers graduates enjoy while contributing to society. This fall, the Honors College welcomes 357 freshmen (out of 1,264 applicants) in its Class of 2017. The students hail from 24 states and one foreign country, with 62 percent being from Mississippi. This impressive freshman class boasts an average 3.94 high school GPA and a 30.3 ACT. The college’s total enrollment now stands at 1,143 compared to the first SMBHC class of 121 students in 1997.

Douglass Sullivan-González

Douglass Sullivan-González, dean since 2002, reflects on the development of UM’s successful Honors College. “An incredible hunger for excellence in Mississippi converged with a prepared faculty, an extremely supportive administration and an Honors College staff ready to take risks to make this initiative work well,” he says. “We are making a significant difference in reversing the brain drain: High performers have an option to stay in Mississippi, and we are witnessing the return of remarkable alumni to address Mississippi’s challenges. We will be forever indebted to the Barksdales for the incredible and consistent gifts to make the Honors College come to life. This support is seminal, transformative and visionary.” Honors education began at Ole Miss in 1952 and morphed into the Honors Program led by the late George Everett (BA 64). Students contracted individual courses with professors and pursued additional work to supplement their course loads. The Barksdale gift expanded the program into a full college with its own building, where students, faculty and staff have built a dynamic learning community. Now more than 50 Honors courses per semester are offered in small seminar formats featuring conversation and debate — not lectures — as the crucial means to develop the essential skills of critical thinking, communication and writing. All students write a capstone honors thesis in their senior year, with work based on exploratory research. The Barksdale funding also makes possible experiential-based courses as well as

competitive fellowships to support more than 40 students’ study abroad or internships. In total, the Honors College encourages scholars to become engaged within and without the classroom. Honors students and graduates are challenged to find solutions for issues Mississippi and the world face. That’s the case with Dr. Hannah Gay (BA 76, MD 80), a University of Mississippi Medical Center pediatrician who recently achieved a functional cure in an HIV-positive infant. For her significant work, she has been named to Time magazine’s 2013 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. “I was very fortunate to be able to take advantage of the Honors Program at Ole Miss during its early years. In the Honors sections of the 100- and 200-level humanities courses I took, small class sizes allowed for a lot of interactive learning with the professors and with other students who had similar interests,” says the physician and researcher. “The professors constantly challenged us to dig deeper into the subject matter, and that set a good precedent for my future study in other classes.”

Dr. Hannah Gay

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New Vitality Permeates Campus

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“I knew if the Honors College could be successful — and it has been — it would become an intellectual hallmark for the University of Mississippi in national conversation,” says John Winkle, professor of political science who was an architect of the college. “The Honors College has breathed a new vitality into the intellectual life of the university. It provides rich and unparalleled learning experiences for its students and faculty. Everyone associated with the Honors College comes away from the experience with a new awareness of and appreciation for the complexity and ambiguity that is the world around us.”

The educational opportunities are too numerous to list, but chief among them is Freshman Ventures, which offers freshmen the chance to travel to various regions, from Los Angeles to small fishing towns in Maine, “to interview common (and some fairly uncommon) Americans, probing who we are, what we have achieved, what we can achieve and how one leads a good life,” as stated in the Honors College brochure. The opportunities continue throughout the undergraduate experience. For example, some SMBHC students traveled to Vercelli, Italy, digitally mapping a 10th-century text called the Vercelli manuscript as part of the Lazarus Project, which has a multispectral lab to analyze documents. While in Italy, the students were able to assist in imaging a 12th-century map of the world, one of only 12 in existence. Leigh Anne Zook, an international studies major and intelligence and security studies minor from Huntsville, Ala., says, “These are priceless artifacts, and thinking of how few people have seen these, and the ones who have are experts in their fields, and me as a sophomore being able to work with these manuscripts — it’s an absolutely wonderful experience.”

Becoming Leaders in State, Nation Barksdale, whose wife, Donna, now joins him in supporting the SMBHC, keeps an eye on his investment. “I have always been impressed and delighted with the Honors College students I’ve met over the years,” he says. “The quality of these students verifies that our intentions and efforts are paying off. It is my hope that these students, as they enter the world after they graduate, will become the leaders of our state and nation. They have certainly been given the kind of background to make this possible, if they have the dream and the drive.” That background comes in part from travel, study abroad, research, internships and fellowships, and provides partnerships with the UM schools of Medicine and Law. For the Barksdale Award, one of the college’s competitive fellowships, the application asks: If you had $5,000 to put toward a dream, where would you go and what would you do? How would you expect to be different when you returned? Annually, two students are chosen to receive the award to help them pursue their ambitious, independent dreams. Vince Chamblee (BA 10, BAccy 10), a native of Fulton and former recipient of the coveted Barksdale Award, answered those questions by traveling to Geneva, Dubai and Tanzania in an effort to see for himself the efforts to eliminate human trafficking. In Switzerland, he interviewed creators of the Berne Initiative and learned about a grassroots process to create migration-management policies. On the streets of Tanzania, he saw how a dollar

Vince Chamblee

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Gregory Heyworth (left), UM associate professor of English, Joseph Barabe (middle), senior research microscopist for McCrone Associates, and Honors College students Caleb Ezell, Elizabeth Wicks and Eleanor Anthony test possible Picasso collages using imaging technology.

translates to meeting an everyday need and how communities carry out their own versions of justice. Chamblee also pursued a five-week term at the University of Edinburgh and a subsequent 10-week internship with the Scottish Parliament, seeking interaction with a government to which the needs of an autonomous Scottish people were finally being communicated within the country’s borders. Chamblee, who had never flown on a plane until he was 17, reached into the backpack he had used for four years during his graduation ceremony. “It was my ‘aha moment’ because I had currency from six countries in the front pocket of that backpack,” he says. “That represented a great deal because I knew being part of the Honors College had opened doors and propelled me to experience the world.” As a student, he also pursued studies at the London School of Economics. As an alumnus, Chamblee joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, where he rose to a senior associate, and devoted a year to serving as president of the Ole Miss Club of New York.

Challenged to Serve Like all Honors College students, Chamblee was involved in the SMBHC’s required Community Action Challenge, the vanguard of UM Chancellor Dan Jones’ vision of a university committed to “transformation through service.” Students are strongly encouraged to become agents of change in Oxford, their hometowns or around the globe. “The service component of the Honors College is brilliant,

and the values it teaches have stayed with me. I don’t believe you can just throw money at a need; you’ve got to get your hands dirty to make a difference,” says Chamblee, who has just moved to Memphis to join Diversified Trust. “I now want to make an impact closer to home. I have a profound appreciation and affection for Mississippi and my university.” Sullivan-González speaks of students’ projects with pride. “Mary Margaret Saulters established a food bank on campus with other Honors students and then took that experience, reflected on it academically and wrote an award-winning project on farmers’ markets and food-security issues. Days after final exams this past semester, I found Honors students in a chemistry lab helping to authenticate a possibly lost Picasso. Our students redefine service projects!” Chamblee and Meaghin Burke (BSPh 00, JD 06) are among those who honed leadership skills through serving as SMBHC student director, a position similar to Associated Student Body president. “I was responsible for running the Honors Senate and being a liaison between the Honors students and the faculty and staff,” says Burke, a Goldwater Scholar who now works as the intellectual property research counsel at the Mississippi Law Research Institute, a division of the UM School of Law. “I served [as student director] at a fascinating time because some of us were under the old Honors Program, and some of us were under the new Honors College, so the students’ concerns were varied. The experience helped me learn to work with many different groups of people and to balance the concerns of multiple groups.” Summer 2013 25

Build for More of the Best

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“We find ourselves in the uncomfortable position of turning down highly qualified students who a decade ago would have found an opening in the SMBHC,” says Sullivan-González. “Now we examine the applicant pool and marvel. Honors College students have ‘ramped up’ the intellectual energy on the Oxford campus. Faculty [members] now answer tough questions as often as they ask them, and nationally known visitors find themselves fully engaged and not just applauded.” Among guests who have delivered lectures and interacted with students are Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel; Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist George Will; U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell; Pulitzer Prize-winning author, foreign policy analyst and human rights advocate Samantha Power, recently nominated by President Obama to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; paleontologist and conservationist Louise Leakey; Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and author Thomas Friedman; the father of sociobiology E.O. Wilson; veteran NBC journalist and author Tom Brokaw; Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow; and “A Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor. Exploring additional opportunities is foremost on the minds of SMBHC faculty and staff, who help students pursue coveted scholarships and fellowships offered through national and international competitions to fund postgraduate study and research. They match students to programs, assist with producing competitive applications and prepare them for rigorous interviews. Students have captured numerous prestigious awards, including being named Rhodes, Goldwater, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, Marshall, Mitchell, Truman, Rotary Ambassadorial and Udall scholars as well as Soros and National Science Foundation Graduate fellows and Tau Beta Pi laureates. Intellectual exploration can take an entertaining turn, too, as students Madeleine Achgill, Maia Cotelo, Vera Gardner, Jessica Hiskey, Jenn Miller, Stephanie Trippel and Matt Williams can attest. They will represent the SMBHC at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. To capture this honor, the students participated in activities focusing on the cultural impact of soccer and the issues of water, race, economics and government in Brazil.

The growth of SMBHC calls for additional resources and space, with a $6.3 million expansion and renovation of the Honors College building on Sorority Row getting under way. Barksdale is providing a gift for the construction, and the university will cover some of the expenses and seek other private gifts. To be completed by fall 2015, the project will add close to 16,000 square feet on the building’s east side and reconfigure existing space.

Longtime ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Tom Brokaw discusses the future of journalism with a University of Mississippi Honors Journalism class.

“We are embarking on a great adventure to see where our citizen scholars can take us,” says Sullivan-González. “We will need more room, and we will need more money to finance their explorations, supporting them while they ask hard questions and seek the harder answers. Private support is needed for scholarships, fellowships and facilities. We ask additional alumni and friends to join in supporting our efforts, which truly are making a difference in Mississippi and beyond. We all are going to have fun watching these young people make us jealous and proud.” AR Tina H. Hahn is the communications specialist for University Development and the University of Mississippi Foundation. University Communications contributed to this story.

Renovation/expansion of the Honors College is expected to be completed by fall 2015.

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Duo channels talents into successful Delta-lifestyle magazine By Tom Speed

Melissa Townsend (BA 94), editor-in-chief, and Scott Coopwood (BA 84), publisher, are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Delta Magazine, an improbable startup that has become a mainstay for its readers. Their appreciation of the Delta has become a cornerstone of the editorial tone of the magazine — a conduit among people who feel a special connection to the region. Some of those people live in the Delta, some used to, and some only have an unexplainable affinity for it. Delta Magazine helps connect those people through the soul of the soil. “You hear people talk about Delta roots a lot, but it’s really true,” says Townsend. “It’s six degrees [of separation] to this person or the next, and it really kind of feels like, whether you know that person in the magazine or not, that you have a connection to them in some way.” Delta was named one of the most “notable launches” in 2003 by Samir Husni, UM professor of journalism, Hederman Lecturer and director of the Magazine Innovation Center, in his annual Guide to New Magazines. Scott Coopwood and Melissa Townsend at Po Monkey’s Lounge outside of Merigold Summer 2013 29

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ublishing an upscale, glossy magazine in one of the poorest areas of the United States [was notable],” Husni says. “It needed a daring, thoughtful, gambling entrepreneur because if Scott would’ve followed any statistics, any research, any focus groups or any analytics, all the results would have said don’t do it. But one thing I like about Scott is that he’s not afraid of swimming against the current.” and put in their stint down there,” he says. “And that’s what I did.” Coopwood learned the music business was a difficult way to make a living and, on the advice of a friend, purchased a failing business journal. All of a sudden, he was in the publishing business. By the time he and Townsend met, he was fully immersed in the publishing world with multiple successful ventures under his belt. He’d moved back to the Delta, sold his Jackson company and started a new busi-

Before the Magazine Coopwood, a guitar-playing motorcycle enthusiast, moved to Jackson to start a record label following his graduation from Ole Miss. “Like many Ole Miss graduates who stay in Mississippi, they move to Jackson 30 Alumni Review

ness publication called the Delta Business Journal. He had a sister company called Coopwood Communications — a full-service advertising and public relations firm. He was also publishing a weekly Sunday paper, the Cleveland Current. His business in all areas was thriving. Then he came up with a crazy idea to publish a lifestyle magazine called Delta. Nobody thought it would work. His family, lawyers and accountants all pleaded with him not to do it. Then he met Melissa Townsend.

She had been working in Chicago for eight years, when she moved back home to the Delta with her fiancée. “I came kicking and screaming,” she says. “To be honest, I didn’t want to come back.” Though her degree was in journalism, she had parlayed her educational background into a marketing career, first working her way up at the local alternative weekly in sales. After about five years, when the Internet boom was still bubbling, she took a job with a dot-com startup that consolidated music search engines. She went from there to a corporate marketing job with Disney/ABC, servicing three Southern states. “I think I got the job because of my Southern accent,” she says. He r c a re e r t r a j e c t o r y was moving upward when she moved to Belzoni, Miss.; however, it wasn’t all bad. Though she’d had success during her career in Chicago, she had strayed from her journalism background and was seeking a more creative outlet. When she met Coopwood, she had been home about six months and was beginning to appreciate her native soil more, an appreciation that can perhaps only be cultivated upon returning from a long absence. “When I came back, I kind of saw the Delta through a new set of eyes,” she says. “I really thought, and still do, that it just stands apart as a unique region culturally and visually.”

Mayberry Upbringing Like Townsend, Coopwood perhaps had to step away from the Delta to appreciate it more. Coopwood, a seventh-generation Mississippian and fifth-generation Deltan, had shown an independent spirit from an early age. His parents divorced when he was 15 years old; his mother moved to Connecticut and his father to Clarksdale, 20

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miles from their family home in Shelby. He convinced his parents to let him stay in that home while he finished high school. His father retained his dental practice in Shelby, and his great uncle J.W. Thomas lived just two doors down and promised to keep an eye on him. “I said, ‘Look, I’ve got my dogs here and my friends,’” says Coopwood. “‘I want to go to school here, and this is my life.’ So I talked [my father] into letting me try this, letting me stay in that house. He said, ‘OK, but only until January.’ I made sure everything went well, then in January I talked him into May.” His father would send him a monthly check to take care of household bills, but the responsibility of maintaining the home was Coopwood’s. Consequently, he matured at an earlier age than his peers and nurtured his already budding sense of individuality. “It was a good experience,” he says, “because by the time I was 21 or 22 and getting into the music business, I was probably ahead of the game mentally. But it was kind of a different background.” After high school, he went to Ole Miss, where he majored in English and pledged with Kappa Alpha fraternity. Coopwood kept the house in Shelby and would often bring his college buddies home for dove hunts and other excursions. He held on to it until he was 26, then sold it. He went against the traditions of his family in some ways.

“I’m the first one in my family in five generations not to farm cotton,” says Coopwood, as he loosens his tie and reclines on a chair in his spacious office in the Smith building in downtown Cleveland. His maternal grandfather was mayor of Shelby for 40 years, and that sparked an interest in politics from an early age, which was later reflected in the pages of the Delta Business Journal. He says he picked up an artistic eye from his father’s side of the family, and that’s helped him in publishing too. The small-town life and the irresistible pull of the place is what made him want to stay then and what brought him back later. “It was a typical Mayberry upbringing for me,” Coopwood says. “You’d ride your bike, and dogs would follow you. It was a great time growing up.”

Though his foray into the record business only lasted a few years, it gave Coopwood a background that would equip him for the future, the ability to envision something and build it from the ground up. When the numbers told him it was time to give up the record business, he put together a resume and started looking for a job. “I thought since I’d promoted records with press releases and radio and all that, I’d probably be good in the advertising business,” Coopwood says. “But I beat the door down of every ad agency in Jackson and couldn’t beg them for a job. So that’s when I turned to publishing.” As luck would have it, a former classmate told Coopwood about a publication called Forward Mississippi magazine. Though he knew little of the publishing world, he bought a 50 percent interest and started learning. “For ward Mississippi was a unique thing,” says Coopwood. “It came out twice a year, and people bought space to publicize their company. It was statewide. I would run out and sell [to] 10 different companies.” During this venture, Coopwood met many business leaders who would later be supporters and allies. Having found his footing in publishing, he discovered another publication that was going into bankruptcy. He submitted the winning bid for The Jackson Journal of Business and bought it outright. “Back in that time period in Jackson, you had some powerful leaders that wanted to promote Jackson, and those men liked that we were promoting Jackson,” Coopwood says. “They were surprised that a guy in his upper 20s was trying to resurrect this business journal.” Resurrect it he did, and the business thrived for the next several years. Then the old home place came calling.

Returning Home While running The Jackson Journal of Business, Coopwood learned that his great uncle J.W. Thomas, the one who lived down the road when he was living on his own in high school, died and bequeathed his house to him. The house was big and beautiful, but it needed restoring. Summer 2013 31

Coopwood and his wife, Cindy, spent their weekends there, painting and refurbishing. Eventually, it occurred to them that they could live there, and he could commute to Jackson a few days a week. “I loved it up here; I’d rediscovered home,” he says. When their two sons were born, the rigors of the commute began to take their toll. “We had children, two little boys backto-back, and it just became too tough. It’s about an hour and 45 minutes. I’d go down Tuesday and come back Thursday night and that kind of thing. And we didn’t want to move back to Jackson.” That’s when he took a gamble. Feeling the pull of home, Coopwood sold everything in Jackson and started the Delta Business Journal, the first publication of its kind in the region. He set up shop in the shed behind his house, and other than some help from Cindy, it was a one-man operation. “I sold every ad, wrote every story, took every picture,” Coopwood says. “I billed and collected, did the whole thing.” Soon he moved the office to Cleveland so he could hire employees. He rented three rooms in a law office called the Smith building, the same building he later bought. In time, his advertisers were calling on him to produce advertising materials for other purposes. “I noticed that when I’d sell an ad, a lot of times [it] didn’t have a logo,” Coopwood says. “So not only was I selling the ad but coming up with the copy and tagline and logos, and you name it. Just doing it for free. So that would turn into people wanting to turn the ad into a trifold brochure. So then I thought, ‘I’ve got to start charging people!’” That’s how he ended up in the advertising business after all, and Coopwood Communications was born. The company went on to represent several big clients, including the Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville. Business was booming, but it soon leveled out. He found himself trying to sell advertising to local shops that had no business advertising in a business journal. So he had a light-bulb moment and decided to give them a publication that would help them reach their audience. It would be a lifestyle magazine that would attract a primarily female readership and would have retail shops as its core advertising base. As it turns out, his editorial focus was right on target. 32 Alumni Review

“As a whole, the majority of magazines in America and worldwide have a female bent to them, in part because of the marketplace and [in] part because of the purchasing power of women,” Husni says. Still, he felt he needed someone to run it for him. He knew Townsend was that person from the moment he met her.

The Delta Effect “We had to develop the style of the magazine,” Townsend says. “We were just a baby. We had to figure out who we were. Scott knew that I had a good eye for stories from our first meeting. We talked about cultural things I knew about the Delta that we’d end up doing years later. At some point he really handed me the ball, and I ran with it while he was running his advertising agency and other publications.” From the first issue, it was apparent that their formula was working. Subscriptions poured in from day one. It may have surprised some of the naysayers but not Townsend. “I remember that first crazy deadline, and we were so excited and looking at the layout on the computer, thinking, people are not going to believe this!” she says. “And people really did flip out. It was a cool experience. When those first few issues came out, there was really an attitude and a sentiment around the Delta with many of our core readers, more my parents’ age, that didn’t really realize what they had in their own backyard.” The chemistry between Coopwood and Townsend helped define the magazine and propelled it to a readership of nearly 50,000 people 10 years later. “Melissa plays a major role,” Husni says. “Scott is the creative visionary who can always see and identify the big picture, but he’s always operating from cloud nine. Melissa is the weight tied to Scott’s feet to bring him down to the ground to execute that vision.” Delta Magazine now has subscribers in every U.S. state and many overseas. Coopwood and Townsend have expanded into the realm of book publishing, last year winning an IPPY (Independent Publisher’s Book Award) for the coffee-table book, THE DELTA: Landscapes, legends and legacies of Mississippi’s most storied region, a commemoration of their 10 years of publishing.

Through it all, a shared vision drives the magazine. “One thing remains constant, and that’s inspiration,” Townsend says. “The ‘Delta’ has this powerful creative effect on everything we publish. It’s just there. We look to the land and the history and the beauty to inspire everything we do, from the shopping and food sections to features. When you ride the roads of the Delta, it’s that feeling that you are inside a place, that you are somewhere uniquely Southern.” Over the past 10 years, the Delta has increased its exposure as a tourist destination, and Delta Magazine, along with Coopwood’s other publications, is in the position to strengthen that exposure. With the advent of the statewide Blues Trail, Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, B.B. King Museum in Indianola and forthcoming Grammy Museum in Cleveland, tourism may become a new economic engine for the area. “Tourism is the cornerstone of moving forward,” Coopwood says. “Agriculture is going to be here. As long as that wonderful dirt is

here, someone is going to farm it. But it doesn’t supply the jobs it once did. I’m big on tourism, and I think we have a unique place that people want to see. We just need a plan to move forward.” Coopwood might just be the man with that plan. “History books will talk about Scott and his role in the Delta and his role in the state later,” Husni says. AR

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elivering babies, seeing patients, filming a reality TV show for Bravo and still managing to squeeze in a workout and trip to the salon are all in a typical day’s work for Dr. Jacqueline M. Walters (BS 86, MD 93).

Also known as “Dr. Diva” on the hit Bravo reality TV show “Married to Medicine,” Walters lives by the philosophy “work hard, play hard” and only slows down to catch a few hours of sleep each night. When Walters, who practices in Atlanta, was approached about joining the show, she was under the impression that she’d be serving as a mentor to physicians’ wives and helping viewers understand doctors’ lives with and without the white coats. “Little did I know that’s really not what the show was about at all,” Walters laughs. “But it’s been a good process for me because I’ve been able to be true to myself. I’m typically pretty calm, whether life has given me that or that’s just who I am.” According to her longtime friend, colleague and fellow castmate Dr. Simone Whitmore, Walters was a star long before Bravo came calling. “She’s such a diva and was a celebrity in her head way before the show,” Whitmore says. “That’s just how she carries herself. She’s a hoot and a good friend to have. I also greatly admire and respect the fact that she’s a strong woman.” While Walters is a board-certified physician in obstetrics and gynecology with a thriving practice that boasts celebrity patients, that’s just one of the many facets of this energetic, two-time breast cancer survivor’s life.

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Fulfilling a Dream

Born in Port Gibson, Walters is the daughter of two teachers who constantly emphasized the importance of a good education. “They were really big on making good grades, and it was never an option not to,” Walters says. “My parents are definitely a huge influence in my life.” Walters knew she wanted to be a physician from an early age. After graduating from Jefferson County High School in 1981, she began her education at Alcorn State University. However, uncertainty over being able to achieve her childhood dream was constant throughout her undergraduate years. “I was nervous going to Alcorn,” Walters says. “We didn’t see a lot of physicians where I grew up in that small town, so I just didn’t know it was obtainable.” She soon found herself on the nearby campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center initially pursuing a degree in medical technology. While there, Walters quickly gained confidence among her peers to pursue a medical degree. “Once I got there and saw other people at UMMC, I then said, ‘I can do this,’” she says. Not wanting to burden her parents with the high cost of attending medical school, Walters took a brief break from her education to work for a couple of years and save money. After receiving her medical degree in 1993, she relocated to Macon, Ga., to complete her residency in obstetrics and gynecology with Mercer University and soon found herself opening a practice in Atlanta with her former chief resident, Dr. Katia Castillo, in 1998.

Life-changing Diagnosis

According to Walters, from that point, life has happened. She married her husband, Curtis Berry, in 2002, and the couple soon decided to have a baby. However, an initial breast cancer diagnosis in 2004 followed by a second in 2008 put those plans on hold permanently. “The first time I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, I was pregnant,” Walters says. “I ended up miscarrying at some point during the time I received my diagnosis.” Walters learned the news of her diagnosis after calling the lab for her pathology report. “When [the pathologist] read that I had infiltrating lobular carcinoma, I’m thinking, ‘Wait a minute — that’s cancer,’” Walters says. “I said, ‘No, you must be reading something wrong. I’m calling for my own pathology report.’” Walters quickly learned the report was indeed hers and, after consulting with physicians, made the decision to have a lumpectomy. After receiving a phone call confirming that the surgery had removed all of the cancer, Walters couldn’t wait to go out and celebrate the good news with her family. However, a second somber phone call altered those plans. “I promise you, two hours later, I got a phone call back saying, ‘Oh my goodness, the margins aren’t clear — you have to have this surgery again.’” After a year of treatment, which included chemotherapy and radiation, Walters and her husband again made plans to have a Jacqueline M. Walters, M.D., OB/GYN, and husband, Curtis Berry 36 Alumni Review

child, only to find out that her body had become menopausal due to the rigorous treatment she had received to combat her breast cancer. Failed attempts with infertility treatments then led the couple down the path to adoption, which was promptly halted with a second crushing breast cancer diagnosis in 2008. “I thought, ‘Are you kidding me, God? This has to be a joke,’” Walters says. “I can’t be an OB/GYN going through nausea, vomiting, chemo, radiation, feeling sick and anything a pregnant woman could have other than being pregnant.” Walters made the difficult decision after her second diagnosis to have a double mastectomy, which led to complications and numerous subsequent surgeries. “Anything you could have happen, I promise you I had it,” Walters says.

Unmatched Strength

sense. But we fight to look pretty.” According to Walters’ husband, the foundation is a wonderful opportunity to give back. “I think 50 Shades of Pink is a needed endeavor that’s going to make a difference in helping a lot of women feel better about themselves and be able to cope with a lot of what they’re going through,” Berry says. Walters’ life’s mission is to educate women on their health and promote a healthy, active lifestyle. She believes that “thin is in” and that women should focus on being beautiful both inside and out. “She’s someone that’s really committed and dedicated to her craft, which is medicine, and to the people that she serves as a doctor,” Berry says. “Her patients love her, and most of the time she goes over and above in taking care of their needs. She’s a very good person and driven to succeed in whatever she does.” Walters’ plate is certainly full as she forges ahead with her recently opened clinic, WOW Aesthetics; her blog; 50 Shades of Pink Foundation; TV appearances; and her ever-growing practice; however, she doesn’t plan on slowing down as she somewhat cautiously looks forward to filming a second season of the Bravo TV show. While filled with lots of drama and uncomfortable situations at times, Walters is hopeful that her time spent on “Married to Photo by Getty Images

Throughout her entire journey, Walters managed to somehow continue to work, seeing patients in the mornings before receiving four hours of chemotherapy in the afternoons. “I needed to work, mentally,” Walters says. “As a physician, my mind was on that crazy treadmill of ‘what if,’ so I needed to come back to work and think of other people and not myself.” According to Walters’ husband, his wife’s strength and determination are unmatched. “I have never seen anyone stronger in going through something for a l o t o f p e o p l e t h a t ’s completely devastating,” Berry says. “She got the news, and, of course, she had her down moments, but she’s a believer that she was going to get better.” While her battle with breast cancer has been long and hard fought, Walters celebrated being five years out from her second cancer diagnosis on June 16, her husband’s birthday. This celebration coincides with the rollout of Walters’ foundation, 5 0 Sh a d e s o f Pi n k , o n her birthday, July 27. The ‘Married to Medicine’ cast: Dr. Jacqueline M. Walters (left), Quad Webb-Lunceford, Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah foundation focuses on Huq, Keri Wells and Dr. Simone Whitmore empowering women whose lives have been touched by breast cancer, through support and Medicine” has given her a platform to empower and encourage women while showing viewers that you can achieve your dreams helping them look and feel good. “We give women comfort and beauty by helping find the despite unforeseen obstacles. “I think sometimes life will take you from the place you right clothing, wigs and all the things they need to look good, as well as the comfort stuff to help them get through that whole dreamed of to a place you never dreamed you could be,” Walters transition,” Walters says. “I think women need to cry it out says. “I have a great life despite everything that’s gone crazy for me. because breast cancer takes away your whole femininity in a I’m so rewarded with having the opportunity to give back.” AR

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Getting around on Game Day Football parking changes aim for accessibility, safety

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The grounds are being prepped, tickets sales are soaring and a certain buzz is in the air that can only be described as Ole Miss football, as the highly anticipated 2013 season rapidly approaches. As Rebel Nation descends on the Ole Miss campus in droves this fall, a new game-day parking plan awaits its arrival. Aimed at making parking more accessible and safer, Ole Miss Athletics, along with Parking and Transportation Services, introduced the changes that go into effect with the 2013 season. All Ole Miss Athletics Foundation members have the opportunity to request a season parking pass on campus. In the past, that privilege was reserved for only those at the highest giving levels of the Athletics

Foundation, but now it is open to all members by visiting www.givetoathletics.com. Any available game-day parking passes after Aug. 1 will go on sale to the general public. “Having the nation’s best game-day atmosphere means constantly striving to improve all aspects of the experience,” says Ross Bjork, Ole Miss director of athletics. “As our crowds and demand continue to grow, a new organized parking model was necessary to ensure our fans, season-ticket holders and donors are afforded the cen-

tralized lots on campus. Our fans, alumni and friends are the backbone of our athletics department, and we are excited to provide them this opportunity first.” As part of the new plan, all campus parking on game day will require a parking pass. In addition, parking on sidewalks will be prohibited to better ensure safety and fulfill requirements recently mandated for ADA parking. Access to the Grove for drop-off and pickup will be limited to entrance on University Avenue.

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“After thoroughly reviewing our game-day parking situation and discussing it with numerous stakeholders involved, we are confident there are opportunities to make real improvements to the game-day experience when it comes to parking and transportation options,” says Isaac Astill, UM director of parking and transportation. “The new model will ensure increased fairness, safety, compliance with ADA regulations and a more pleasant environment coming to and leaving an Ole Miss game.” For those unable to obtain one of the approximately 6,000 campus parking passes, more shuttles with greater convenience will be available from locations off campus. The university is working with the City of Oxford to finalize the new shuttle-service plan. Residential housing (residence hall and fraternity/sorority parking) lots will be excluded from the game-day parking plan, and special provisions will be made for faculty with Saturday work needs on campus. Also exempt are overnight guests at The Inn at Ole Miss and those with Grove Society and Alumni Drive parking passes. For complete information on Ole Miss game day, visit www.olemissfb.com. AR

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Game-day Parking FAQs Other than University Avenue, will there be other “drop-off” locations around campus for those who don’t have parking passes? No. The only access to those without a parking pass will be University Avenue. How is ADA/HC parking affected? Season passes will be sold in the HC/ADA section of the South Lot (Highway 6 and Taylor Road). Additionally, all ADA spaces in donor lots around campus will be on sale only to those qualifying via state-issued handicap placard. If we do not sell out of the spaces for the season, then they will be sold game by game to those who require such assistance. Can I park in residence hall areas? What about on the street on Rebel Drive/Sorority Row? Only students will be allowed to park in residence hall areas. Rebel Drive will have several lots accessible to members with parking passes for those lots. Sorority Row is designated Residence Hall parking only.

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I buy 12 season tickets. How do I get multiple parking passes to accommodate my group if I only qualify for one? You have two choices: 1) You can qualify for two parking passes at the $2,500 giving level for football; or 2) You will need to create separate accounts and become a member in each account in order to purchase multiple passes. What’s happening with RV parking? Can you still park for free at the intramural fields, and, if so, what time do they open? All RV parking will be consolidated into two lots for this football season. Both lots will be located on Old Taylor Road. The stalls will cost $1,500 each, which is in addition to any giving for priority seating. RVs may pull in after 3 p.m. on Fridays, but their specific stall may not be available until after 6 p.m. to allow parkand-ride/academic vehicles to leave. RVs visiting campus without a parking pass will be directed to the intramural fields. The intramural fields will still be free for RV parking and will open Friday at 3 p.m.

Will Gertrude Ford Boulevard be open to the public or parking pass only? Gertrude Ford Boulevard will only be accessible to those with parking passes. Will parking open up after the game to allow people to pick up from the Grove? Yes. We will continue to allow people to pick up supplies from the Grove after the game, with or without a parking pass as they have done in the past. If I don’t have a parking pass, where can I park? It is recommended that you park at the Jackson Avenue Center or Oxford Convention Center, where you will have convenient access to the shuttle service. Additionally, local churches and businesses in Oxford are expected to be selling spaces, or you may park freely in any legal stalls on side streets. Parking is not allowed along Jackson Avenue. The City of Oxford will enforce all parking laws on its streets.

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Sports Best Finish KENDRICKS WINS NCAA POLE VAULT CHAMPIONSHIP

Barnabas Kirui and Brittney Reese. “It was a great competition,” Rebel head Coach Brian O’Neal says. “Sam battled through some adversity, and there was a little bit of gamesmanship, but at the end of it all, when the bar was on the line, Sam was money. I’m really proud of him and proud of the job that Coach Kendricks has done with him. When you believe in yourself and your coach and your training, special things happen, and Sam’s performance tonight was a byproduct of that.”

school record of 9.99 set at the NCAA East Preliminary in May. His third-place NCAA result is the best in school history in the 100 meters. The following day, Young placed second in the 200 meters with a time Photos courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics

ith stellar performances from Sam Kendricks and Isiah Young, the Ole Miss men’s track and field team placed eighth at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships for its best finish in school history. Kendricks, a sophomore from Oxford, opened the meet at historic Hayward Field in Track Town USA by winning the pole vault on June 5. Young, a senior from Junction City, Kan., capped the championships on Saturday by finishing runner-up in the 200 meters. With his winning clearance of 18-8.25, Kendricks became the first athlete in school history to win an NCAA title in the

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pole vault. His title is the 13th individual national championship in program history, and he has become the eighth Rebel to win at least one NCAA title. The others are Ralph Spry, George Kersh, Greg Saddler, Savanté Stringfellow, Antwon Hicks, 42 Alumni Review

Before this meet, Kendricks previously placed third at this year’s NCAA Indoor Championships and was 10th at last year’s NCAA Outdoors as a freshman. Young placed third in the 100 meters with a time of 9.96, which bested his own

of 20.17. His result was again the best in school history at that distance, beating his own previous record of fourth at last year’s championships. “Isiah’s leadership and maturity level has been incredible,” O’Neal says. “He runs a 9.96 and backs it up with a 20.17 in the 200. Those are great numbers, and typically in any other year, those are good enough to win. He’s a star and has been a great ambassador for Ole Miss and our track and field program.” AR

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unior catcher Stuart Turner and junior right-hander Bobby Wahl continued to pull in All-America honors in mid-June, when Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released their annual teams. Turner was named a first team selection at catcher by Baseball America, while Wahl was named a second team selection by the NCBWA. A finalist for the Johnny Bench Award honoring the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top catcher, Turner performed at a high level both offensively and defensively for the Rebels this season, most impressively with his defense behind the plate. The junior backstop threw out 51 percent of runners this season, gunning down 21-of-41 base runners on steal attempts to lead the Southeastern Conference in that category and all Bench Award finalists by a large margin with his defense. At the plate, Turner hit .374 for the season with 51 RBI, 44 runs scored, 15 doubles and five home runs. He led the team at the plate and finished fourth in the SEC in batting average this past season as he helped Ole Miss post a 38-24 record and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time in the last 13 seasons. An All-SEC first team selection, Turner was recently drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft with the 78th overall pick. Besides his recognition by the NCBWA, Wahl was also named an AllAmerica selection by Collegiate Baseball earlier this season. The right-hander finished the season with a perfect 10-0 mark on the year and a 2.03 ERA, leading the Rebels on the mound as the Friday night starter to anchor the weekend rotation. Wahl is

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the first regular starter to hit the 10-win mark for the Rebels since Pete Montrenes in the 2001 season.

Wahl was drafted in early June by the Oakland Athletics in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB Draft. AR

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A Brookhaven Academy graduate, Ross is a four-time 2A Mississippi state

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ncoming Ole Miss freshman Jacob Ross captured the State Games of Mississippi amateur golf championship held at the Northwood Country Club in Meridian. The Brookhaven native birdied two of his final three holes on the last day to grab the Division A, 16-18 boys crown. Ross carded a 3-over 74 on day one, but he rebounded with a 1-under 70 in the second round for the come-from-behind victory. “It’s one of the bigger events in the state, and it’s not just golf,” says Ross. “It’s baseball and all the other sports, so it’s exciting to be the State Games champion.”

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who is working hard but not getting much notice. His friends believe that he needs one big case to show off his talents. Defending Hal Boyd, known as the Butcher of Belhaven, on arson and four murder charges, looks like that big case as the world media, hungry to fill 24 hours a day of nonstop news coverage, converge on Jackson, Miss. Soon the Boyd case looks like a career ender, when Brooks announces to his defense: “Not guilty by reason of insanity. My client was so insane that he believed that the person he intended to kill was a vampire.” The world media ridicule the “vampire defense,” and Brooks and his defense team become the laughing stock of the legal profession. Ridicule becomes the least of Brooks’ problems, when he discovers that a satanic cult is intent on exacting murderous revenge against Boyd and his defense team for daring to defend him. Kidnapping and multiple murders occur at a dizzying pace as the action careens from the city to the swamp to the courtroom. James D. Bell (BAEd 75, JD 77) is a retired judge who received the highest bar association approval ratings ever given to a Mississippi circuit or county judge. He is a Mississippi native and lives in Ridgeland with his wife, Joanne. Vampire Defense is his first novel.

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at the height of the Iraq War, Maj. Brad Cummins fails to save an injured American soldier yet must mend the Iraqi national maimed in the same IED blast. Cummins survives the medical tribunal’s inquest over the GI’s unexplained death but endures rigid criticism from his peers. Still blaming himself for losing the soldier after successful surgery, he is haunted by the Iraqi’s words, “Maybe you should rethink what you really are.” When he returns from deployment, Cummins resumes surgical practice with his twin brother in Mississippi — until he discovers his twin shot to death in a suspected robbery. When he finds their name tags mistakenly switched, he cannot forget a haunting, anonymous message — “I will give you a little wiggle room” — and is certain that he was the intended target. But when the police, and even his fiancée, discount his fears as paranoia, Cummins is forced to uncover the truth — even if that means risking his life and the lives of those closest to him. A native of the Mississippi Delta, Dr. Darden North (BA 78, MD 82) is a board-certified physician in obstetrics and gynecology. North has written three other novels — Fresh Frozen, House Call and Points of Origin, the latter of which received a national Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Award, Southern Fiction category. North lives with his wife, Sally, in Jackson. Information presented in this section is compiled from material provided by the publisher and/or author and does not necessarily represent the view of the Alumni Review or the Ole Miss Alumni Association. To present a recently published book or CD for consideration, please mail a copy with any descriptions and publishing information to: Ole Miss Alumni Review, Ole Miss Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677. AR

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he Ole Miss Alumni Association is offering a number of spectacular trips for 2013 and 2014. Alumni and friends obtain group rates and discounts. All prices are per person, based on double occupancy and subject to change until booking. Airfare is not included unless noted. For a brochure or more information, contact the Alumni office at 662-915-7375. The most current and complete listing of trips and prices is available on the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s website at www.olemissalumni.com/travel. ISLAND LIFE IN ANCIENT GREECE AND TURKEY SEPT. 24-OCT. 2, 2013 Join us for this exclusive nine-day odyssey to the windswept paradise of Greece’s ancient islands and Turkey’s fabled coast. Cruise from Athens to Istanbul aboard the exclusively chartered, deluxe small ship M.S. L’Austral. Meet local residents during the specially arranged Village Forum™ for a personal perspective on the true character of the Aegean Sea’s maritime culture. Carefully designed, expert-led excursions are highlighted by the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the classical ruins of Delos, the Old Town of Rhodes, the Monastery of St. John on Pátmos and legendary Troy. Extend your voyage with the Athens pre-cruise option and the Istanbul or Cappadocia postcruise option. — From $4,595 CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND SEPT. 24-OCT. 6, 2013 Cruise on the ship Regatta from Quebec to New York City, and experience the Canadian and New England fall scenery like never before. Activities in the ports

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of call offer a variety of activities such as seeing the original manuscript of Anne of Green Gables in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; the Halifax Citadel on Nova Scotia; and touring the Vanderbilt Marble House in Newport, R.I. Free round-trip airfare from select cities is included. — From $4,299 CULTURAL TREASURES OF THE BLACK SEA AND THE CRIMEA SEPT. 25-OCT. 3, 2013 This exclusive nine-day travel program includes a cruise aboard the six-star, all-suite small ship M.V. Silver Spirit and showcases four of the Black Sea’s most intriguing destinations — Istanbul, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine. It also includes a $500 per couple shipboard credit and complimentary beverages

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throughout the cruise. Unpack only once, and explore Istanbul, Odessa, Nessebar (a UNESCO World Heritage site) and the historic Crimean Peninsula — Sevastopol, Khan’s Palace and Livadia Palace, site of the famous 1945 Yalta Conference. Istanbul pre-cruise option and Cappadocia post-cruise option are offered. — From $6,699, including airfare AUTUMN IN AMERICA’S HEARTLAND SEPT. 28-OCT. 7, 2013 Explore the wonders of autumn from Minnesota to Missouri along the Mississippi River: the brilliant reds, yellows, oranges and purples of the foliage among limestone river bluffs, and the one-ofa-kind communities of classic riverside America. Start in Minnesota’s capital, St. Paul, a cultural city rich with fascinating

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museums and lovely parks, before boarding the American Queen, an authentic paddlewheel steamboat that brings to life the river lore of Mark Twain, complete with a towering showplace and multiple onboard restaurants. Cruise to the picturesque town of Red Wing, and let the past come to life on a walking tour of its many historic sites. Visit La Crosse, a college town highlighted by towering bluffs and a scenic river walk. Take in a three-state fall vista in Dubuque, the “Masterpiece on the Mississippi.” Stroll the elegant parks and modern bridges of Davenport, and experience the unique, scenic landscapes of Burlington. Continue south to the boyhood home of Mark Twain, Hannibal, Mo., a bountiful source of American lore. Autumn in America’s Heartland concludes in St. Louis, its famed, high-rising Gateway Arch dominating the cityscape. — From $1,995 SYMPHONY ON THE BLUE DANUBE SEPT. 29-OCT. 11, 2013 Visit six countries and up to eight UNESCO World Heritage sites on this exclusive, comprehensive and carefully crafted 13-day journey showcasing the musical heritage of the European masters. Explore the medieval gems of Prague and Kraków, and embark on a five-night river cruise on the legendary

Blue Danube from Budapest, Hungary, to Passau, Germany, through the stunning Wachau Valley aboard the deluxe M.S. Amadeus Elegant. Experience the exciting centers of music in some of Europe’s greatest cities that inspired the musical genius of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss. Enjoy a program of classical music-themed performances and tours. A Budapest pre-program option and Warsaw post-program option are offered. — From $4,895 PEARLS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN OCT. 10-18, 2013 Spend seven nights on the Riviera, cruising the Mediterranean. Six ports of call offer various activities that include exploring St. Tropez, seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and seeing the 12thcentury Capuchin monastery and 11thcentury cathedral in Amalfi/Positano. Free round-trip airfare from select cities is included. — From $5,398 VOYAGE OF ANCIENT EMPIRES OCT. 11-19, 2013 Join us for this spectacular nine-day journey featuring a seven-night cruise on the Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian seas to the resplendent shores of southern Italy, Sicily and Malta. Cruise aboard the exclusively chartered, five-star M.V. Tere Moana, relaunching in 2013 after

major refurbishments and featuring only 45 deluxe staterooms. Experience the highlights of Malta and Sicily, the sparkling Amalfi Coast and the perfectly preserved past in Pompeii. Cruise past the volcanic island of Stromboli, and visit six UNESCO World Heritage sites. Extend your journey with the exclusive Valletta pre-cruise option and Rome post-cruise option. Space is limited on this unique itinerary. — From $5,995 CUBAN DISCOVERY OCT. 18-25, 2013 Cuba’s turbulent economic and political past and vibrant, culturally rich present unfold on this rare, enriching journey developed for the Ole Miss Alumni Association. The exclusive opportunity to explore Cuba is organized and operated by Go Next Inc., which has been issued a people-to-people license by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which authorizes registered travelers of this educational exchange program to visit Cuba. During visits to Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad and Santa Clara, meet with diverse locals, from dancers and teachers to visual artists and entrepreneurs, to uncover the fascinating history and realities of this intriguing nation. Availability is limited; other dates are available. Call 800-842-9023. — From $4,399 Summer 2013 49

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Supper” — da Vinci’s immortal Renaissance masterpiece and an unforgettable symbol of northern Italy and world-class art. — From $3,699 PANAMA: 100 YEARS LATER JAN. 5-15, 2014 Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the marvelous Panama Canal on a 10-night full transit cruise. The Panama Canal is both an engineering masterpiece and a natural wonder. Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the passageway crosses the huge, man-made Gatun Lake and the amazing Gaillard Cut, blasted out of solid mountainside. The great locks raise and lower your ship along a 50-mile waterway — sometimes with just inches to spare on either side. Venture through the virgin rain forests, and bask in the sun on the world’s most beautiful beaches. Multiple ports will give your vacation variety: quaint villages one day, Mayan ruins the next, peppered with relaxing beach trips and adventurous excursions both sailing above the

trees and diving deep beneath the seas. — From $2,280 SWITZERLAND AND THE ITALIAN LAKE DISTRICT *OLE MISS ONLY* JAN. 18-27, 2014 Enjoy four nights in Lausanne, Switzerland, and four nights in Como, Italy, including stays in hotels that overlook Lake Geneva and Lake Como, on this trip exclusively for Ole Miss. Excursions beyond the two cities include outings through the countryside and to nearby historic monuments. From Lausanne, see Montreux, Chillon Castle, Geneva, Annecy, and enjoy chocolate and wine tastings. From Como, visit Stresa, Lake Maggiore, and cruise on Lake Como to Bellagio. This unique vacation to Lausanne and Como promises beautiful scenery, magnificent art and architecture, excellent food and wine, and most importantly, the camaraderie and fun of traveling with Ole Miss colleagues and friends. — From $4,638, including airfare

the Taj Mahal. Come face to face with the mysterious Sphinx in the company of the ancient Pyramids. Explore the colorful souks and treasures of Berber kings in the celebrated medina of Fez. To learn more about this expedition or to make a reservation, call our tour operator, TCS & Starquest Expeditions, at 800-454-4149 or 206-2540228. — From $67,950 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Feb. 5-18, 2014 This spectacular 14-day journey captures the essence of Australia and New Zealand and features an exclusive three-night Great Barrier Reef cruise aboard the intimate Coral Princess. Accompanied by a marine biologist, observe the wondrous underwater world from a glass-bottom boat or while snorkeling. On land, experience the magnificent natural wonders and dynamic cultures of Down Under with stays in Queenstown, Te Anau, Sydney and Cairns. Enjoy a scenic cruise on Milford Sound, see the stunning vistas of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, and learn about the rich heritage of the Aborigines. Auckland pre-program and Ayers Rock post-program options are offered. — From $3,995

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EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA JAN. 31-FEB. 13, 2014 Join us for this spectacular 14-day journey featuring a nine-night cruise to Antarctica, Earth’s last frontier. Cruise aboard the exclusively chartered, intimate M.S. L’Austral, the finest vessel in Antarctic waters, featuring private balconies in 95 percent of the deluxe, ocean-view accommodations. Experience the White Continent in its unspoiled state — fantastically shaped icebergs, turquoise glaciers, bustling penguin rookeries and breaching whales. Accompanied by the ship’s exper t team of naturalists, board sturdy Zodiac craft for excursions ashore, and observe Antarctica’s abundant wildlife. Also, spend two nights in vibrant Buenos Aires. Extend your journey with the exclusive three-night Iguazú Falls post-program option. This unique itinerary sells out every year. — From $7,995

AROUND THE WORLD BY PRIVATE JET FEB. 1-23, 2014 Explore the world’s most treasured and legendary places — places that define the human experience, where natural splendor merges with the majesty of human achievement. Travel by private jet with a team of world-class experts and professional staff for a level of service, security, comfort and convenience that makes this journey a truly unforgettable experience. Climb the terraced steps, and touch the seamless walls of the ancient Inca citadel, Machu Picchu. Feel the protective gaze of the Easter Island moai statues. Bask in the radiant beauty of lush, tropical Samoa. Immerse yourself in the underwater splendor of the Great Barrier Reef. Welcome the sun among Angkor Wat’s astoundingly beautiful temples, and watch it set amid Africa’s greatest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania. Stand enthralled before the majesty of

VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY: WONDERS OF THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS FEB. 7-15, 2014 This incredible nine-day journey features a four-night cruise in the Galápagos Islands, a nature lover’s dream destination and UNESCO World Heritage site, aboard the firstclass small ship M.V. Santa Cruz. This exploration vessel is fully equipped for the complete Galápagos experience, from a glass-bottom boat to a team of certified naturalists and complimentary snorkeling gear. Visit seven islands and see the exotic birds, animals and plants that inspired Charles Darwin, including species unknown elsewhere in the world. On mainland Ecuador, enjoy deluxe hotel accommodations in Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Guayaquil. The six-night post-program option features Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and historic Lima, Peru. — From $3,795 Summer 2013 51

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MARY LIBBY PAYNE (BA 54, LLB 55) of Pearl was named Woman of the Year in the legal judicial category by the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women. LEE DAVIS THAMES (BA 58, LLB 60), of Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC in Ridgeland, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.

’60s

JOHN CORLEW (BA 65), of Corlew, Munford & Smith in Jackson, received the Mississippi Bar Foundation’s 2013 Professionalism Award. CLIFF HODGE (BBA 64, JD 67), of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, joined the firm’s Jackson office as senior counsel and a member of the business litigation group. DAVID W. HOUSTON III (BBA 66, JD 69), former U.S. bankruptcy judge, joined the Tupelo office of Mitchell McNutt & Sams.

’70s

MEREDITH ALLEN (BBA 74), president and CEO of Staplcotn of Greenwood, was featured in the Delta Business Journal. DAVID COFFMAN (BBA 75, JD 77), of Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes PLLC in Jackson, was awarded the 2013 Professionalism Award by Capital Area Bar Association. DENNIS DOLLAR (BA 75) of Birmingham was appointed to the University of Mississippi’s Department of Political Science alumni advisory board. MARTHA A. DOTY (BS 76) of Birmingham earned her Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicer (CCMS) designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

director of publishing for the Library of Congress since 1995. DR. HANNAH GAY (BA 76, MD 80) of Jackson was named Woman of the Year in the health/ medical category by the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women. BRYAN JONES (BBA 72) of Yazoo City created the Robert W. Steinriede Faculty and Staff Development Fund at Mississippi Delta Community College.

DARRYL STEVENS (BA 74, BA 79) was named assistant dean of graduate and professional programs for the Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University in Orange, Calif. ROBERT E. WARD JR. (BBA 78) of Madison was promoted to senior vice president, chief financial officer with Farm Bureau Insurance.

SUSAN L. KELLEY (BA 71) of Southport, Fla., retired to the Republic of Panama.

E. STEPHEN WILLIAMS (JD 75), a shareholder in Young Wells Williams Simmons PA in Jackson, was inducted as a fellow of the Mississippi Bar Association Foundation.

DR. MICKEY KOURY (BS 76, MD 82), a surgeon with Baptist Medical Clinic-Thoracic Surgery in Jackson, was appointed for three years as cancer liaison physician for the cancer program at Baptist Medical Center.

MARTIN C. WILLIAMS JR. (JD 75), professor of law at the University of South Carolina, was named a fellow of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, one of the four Inns of Court in London.

WILLIAM N. LAFORGE (JD 75) of Cleveland was named president of Delta State University. ARCHIE R. MCDONNELL JR. (BBA 74), president and CEO of Citizens National Bank in Meridian, was named the Distinguished Banking and Finance Alumnus at the University of Mississippi. CLAUDE R. MCGAUGHEY III (71) received the Kentucky Derby trophy after his horse Orb won the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. LARRY NABORS (BA 77, MS 84, PhD 90, SpecEd 01) was named president of Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead. JAMES L. PETTIS III (BA 79, JD 83), partner-in-charge of the Jackson office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP, was selected to chair the taxation section of the Mississippi Bar Association.

WOODS EASTLAND (JD 70) of Indianola received the 2012 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award during the National Cotton Council’s 2013 annual meeting.

WILLIAM N. REED (BA 72, JD 77), of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC in Jackson, was re-elected to the board of directors of TerraLex, a global legal network of law firms.

W. RALPH EUBANKS (BA 78) of Washington, D.C., was appointed editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review. He previously served as

ROBERT W. STEINRIEDE (BBA 72) of Yazoo City attended the announcement of the Robert W. Steinriede Faculty and Staff Development Fund

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at Mississippi Delta Community College.

’80s

PHIL AYERS (BSPh 84, PharmD 96) of Ridgeland was named vice-chair of the Nutrition Support Council for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties in Washington, D.C. JOHNNY BARRETT (BBA 80) of Oxford was elected to a three-year term on the Mississippi Bankers Association board of directors. DOUG BOONE (BBA 86), of Jackson, senior director of the project management office at Saks Fifth Avenue, passed the certification exam and received the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the Project Management Institute. ALLEN BRELAND (BA 80, MBA 83) of Forest was named CEO of Bank of Forest. GLORIA A. ROBERTSON-BURLESON (BSPHE 85) of Alexandria, Va., retired from the U.S. Air Force on May 1 after 22 years of service. VIRGINIA CARLTON (BBA 86, JD 89) of Jackson was named Woman of the Year in the military category by the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women. DENNIS COKER (BBA 89) of Sugar Land, Texas, joined the managing board of natural soda ash producer OCI Wyoming LP.

GEORGE COSSAR III (BBA 83), of Entergy Mississippi Inc. in Senatobia, was elected chairman of the board of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi for 2013. DR. J. CLAY HAYES JR. (BA 87, MD 91), cardiologist with the Jackson Heart Clinic, was named to the board of directors of Trustmark National Bank in Jackson. PHILLIP JOLLY (BA 83) of Madison, Ala., was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. JULIA OTT (BA 87) of Ridgeland joined Mississippi Investment Management Co. as director of client services.

WILLIAM TRAVIS (BPA 87) of Argyle, Texas, a fifth-generation nephew of Alamo commander William Barret Travis, recited the prose of the famed “Victory or Death” letter as the original document was returned to the Alamo for the first time since it was written in 1836.

financial services consulting practice at Pegasystems.

DR. JACQUELINE M. WALTERS (BS 86, MD 93) launched 50 Shades of Pink Foundation, a foundation focused on assisting women diagnosed with cancer. Walters appears on the Bravo reality TV show “Married to Medicine.”

SUSAN GEIGER (BS 96), a physical therapist at Jackson’s Methodist Rehabilitation Center, was selected the 2012 Health Professional of the Year by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Alabama-Mississippi chapter.

’90s

RICHARD BROWN (BBA 93) of Mandeville, La., was promoted to practice leader in the North American

URIC B. DUFRENE (PhD 92) of New Albany, Ind., was named executive vice chancellor for academic affairs with Indiana University Southeast.

DR. ALLEN HARWAY (BA 99, MD 05) of Senatobia joined the medical staff of Mississippi Urology Clinic.

Something to Celebrate POPULAR EVENT DESTINATION NEARS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

n Aug. 29, The Inn at Ole Miss will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the completion of its eight-story tower expansion and renovation. The original Alumni House opened more than 60 years ago and played host to numerous overnight guests. But the tower, completed in 2008, boasting 49 suites, a 5,600-square-foot ballroom and state-of-the-art boardroom, added the needed space to accommodate large meetings, wedding parties and other special events. The flexible meeting space and state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment allow The Inn to serve a variety of needs. “The Inn is a great place for any meeting big or small,” says Gaye Bukur, general manager. “We have hosted every type of group from family reunions to the candidates participating in the 2008 Presidential Debate.” With an increase in national media attention, Oxford, along with the Ole Miss campus, has increasingly become a popular locale for destination weddings. Averaging 20 special events each year, the hotel houses the Gertrude C. Ford Ballroom, which can be transformed into an opulent setting for elegant rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions. The Inn boasts its own in-house catering kitchen and banquet staff with Executive Chef Corbin Evans at the helm. With a background in Cajun cuisine and a flair for “farm-to-table,” Evans meticulously creates diverse menus to satisfy every palate. Additionally, brides have at their disposal the assistance of a catering manager to help with all the details that go into their special day. Unlike other local venues, the rental fee for the ballroom includes everything from tables, chairs and linens to dishes and flatware. Servers are also on hand for the event.

“Our seasoned staff helps make decisions based on what we know works and what will make the client happy,” says Nadia Thornton (BBA 03), assistant general manager. “Onsite banquet managers ensure that events run smoothly and are happy to help with any last-minute issues.” For more information, visit The Inn’s website at www. theinnatolemiss.com or call 662-234-2331. AR

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le Miss alumni and friends in New York celebrated the 34th annual Mississippi Picnic in Central Park on Saturday, June 8. The picnic featured music, art and a healthy dose of Southern hospitality. The Mississippi Catfish Cooking Team served up Simmons farm-raised fried catfish, and McAlister’s Deli supplied its famous sweet tea. AR

DOUG HEDERMAN (BBA 93), president and CEO of Hederman Brothers, received the 2013 Silver Medal Award from the American Advertising Federation in Jackson.

CHRISTOPHER CONGER (BSFCS 08) and his wife, Kate Conger (BSFCS 08), owners of Conger’s Smoke Shack, claimed Best Barbecue in San Antonio in the Barbecue Madness tournament.

REGINALD H. TURNER (BBA 92) of Atlanta was named president of Westwood CollegeAtlanta Northlake campus.

TAYLOR DIXON (BBA 08) was promoted to appraisal review officer at Trustmark Bank in Jackson.

REV. THOMAS WARD (BA 94) was appointed by Bishop Bill McAlilly to the Extended Cabinet of the Tennessee Conference as director of the Office of Ministerial Concerns in Nashville.

L. KASIMU HARRIS (MA 08) of New Orleans, writer and photographer, was featured in the March issue of Southern Living magazine.

DR. LOUANN WOODWARD (MD 91), associate vice chancellor for health affairs and vice dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, was appointed to the nationally recognized accrediting body for U.S. and Canadian medical schools.

’00s

R. WILLIAM ANDERSON (BA 01), a police officer with the University of Mississippi Police Department, received the Medal of Valor from the Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officers Association. DR. CLAY BORDEN (BS 01, MD 05), an otolaryngologist, joined the staff of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. KACEY COLE (BA 05) accepted a position with Capstone Collegiate Communities and relocated to her hometown of Hattiesburg.

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ROBERT KING (BAccy 08), CPA/ABV, CVA, CFE, of Hattiesburg, was elected president of the Mississippi chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. MARTIN ALEXANDER KNIGHT JR. (01) of Collierville was named Big Brother of the Year for the state of Tennessee by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Memphis. JOSHUA LINDSEY (BA 01) of Diamondhead was named 2013 Mississippi Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education and the Mississippi Teacher Center. MICAH MCCULLOUGH (BBA 08), CCIM, vice president, was named 2013 Commercial Realtor of the Year by the Mississippi Commercial Association of Realtors. C. TYSON NETTLES (JD 04) was named partner at the Hood Law Firm LLC in Charles-

ton, S.C., 2013 “Rising Star” in litigation and elected 2012-13 vice-chairman of the South Carolina Board of Architectural Examiners. DARCY ROSS (BAccy 05, MBA 06) was promoted to Bank Security Act officer and assistant controller with First National Bank of Oxford.

’10s

KENNETH BENNETT JR. (BBA 12) of Olive Branch received his private pilot’s license and instrument rating along with endorsements for flying high performance, tailwheel and complex aircraft. KALYN DENNIS (BAJ 11) accepted a position as event coordinator with the Nashville Health Care Council. BRITTANY DUHON (BAJ 11) accepted the position of sales coordinator and receptionist with the Sheraton New Orleans hotel. BLAKE KIRBY (BSCvE 12) was hired as engineer in training in the Roadway Design Division of the Mississippi Department of Transportation in Jackson. TONY KLEIN (MA 10) of Estherville, Iowa, coached the Estherville-Lincoln Central girls’ basketball team to a state runner-up finish in Class 3A. KIMBERLY TAFT (JD 12) joined Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Carlson in Jackson as an associate.

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WEDDINGS Stephanie Ann Bishop and Mark Allen Russell (BSCvE 08), Feb. 23, 2013.

Grayson Elizabeth, daughter of Elise Hayles Lee and Preston H. Lee III (BBA 04), March 4, 2013.

Dennie Elizabeth Brumfield (Cert 81) and Thomas C. Naugle Jr. (BA 61), March 16, 2013.

Mary Genevieve, daughter of Carol Anne Miconi (BAccy 04) and Warren Neil Miconi (BA 10), April 4, 2013.

Mary Adelaide Collins (BA 11) and Michael Riley Moore (BA 10), March 9, 2013.

Stephen Elliott, son of Anne E. Montagnet (BBA 92, MS 96) and O.S. Montagnet III (JD 95), April 25, 2013.

Lauren Suzanne Crum (BM 07) and Kelly N. Duncan (BM 00), June 8, 2013.

Allie Ruth, daughter of Melissa A. Morrison and James Walter Morrison (BBA 03), Jan. 6, 2013.

Mary Haley Davis (BA 12) and David L. Chaney Jr., May 18, 2013. Lauren Elizabeth Holland (BBA 06) and Benjamin Kelly Williamson (BBA 06), March 9, 2013. Kenna Cristine Holloway (BS 12) and Andrew Michael Grice (BA 12), Oct. 27, 2012.

Harris Griffin, son of Jessica Boggan Pressgrove (BAccy 05, MAccy 06) and Jason Edward Pressgrove (BBA 02), March 9, 2013.

Dorothy Meade Miller (BBA 09) and Thomas Goff Carlisle (BBA 09), April 27, 2013.

IN MEMORIAM 1930s William Franklin Guyton (BA 38, BSCvE 45) of Austin, Texas, March 2, 2013

Jacqueline Michelle Shelby (04) and Julian Delars Gilner (BA 04, MA 07), April 27, 2013.

Maurine Weinberg Lipnick (BA 34) of Indianola, March 1, 2013

Newton Haskin James (MA 39) of McComb, June 13, 2013 Charlotte Todd Parker (BA 37) of Water Valley, March 16, 2013

BIRTHS Mary Alexander, daughter of Mary Shellie Carr (BS 09) and Patrick Louis Carr (BA 08), April 27, 2013. Jackson Harris, son of Caitlin Taylor Greene and Zachary Harris Greene (JD 05), Aug. 10, 2012.

1940s Estelle Perry Allen (BSC 46) of Indianola, April 3, 2013 Susan Montgomery Barnes (BA 44) of Ridgeland, March 8, 2013 Charles Bidgood Jr. (BSCvE 49) of Meridian, April 21, 2013

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Robert E. Bobo Jr. (BBA 47) of Clarksdale, April 19, 2013

John Clifton Gable (BBA 56) of West Point, April 24, 2013

Jarratt Lewis Brunson (BBA 49) of Pasadena, Calif., Feb. 24, 2013

Bobby Jones Garraway (LLB 57, BBA 57) of Bassfield, April 28, 2013

Claude Featherstone Caffey (BSPh 48) of Mobile, Ala., Jan. 21, 2013

Patrick H. Gill Jr. (BS 52, MedCert 52) of Macon, March 3, 2013

Billy Klingman Chapman (BA 48, LLB 50) of Houston, Texas, May 7, 2013

Hugh Maxel Goforth (BSME 58) of Oxford, April 29, 2013

Archie Lewis Dickson, USAF (Ret.) (LLB 46) of Baton Rouge, La., April 3, 2013

Edward Stephenson Hanrahan (BS 51) of Huntington, W.Va., Feb. 20, 2013

Frank Anthony “Hank” Farino Sr. (MA 48) of San Diego, Calif., May 11, 2013

Patricia Taylor “Patsy” Harvey (BSC 52) of Magnolia, March 11, 2013

Cecil Cole Fox (BBA 49) of Canton, June 13, 2013

William E. Hendrix Jr. (BSChE 57, MS 58) of Kernersville, N.C., March 25, 2013

Esta Stanley Furr (BA 44) of Tupelo, May 25, 2013

Franklin D. Hill (BA 59) of Poplar Bluff, Mo., April 3, 2013

Mildred Cook Gordon (43) of Greenville, June 12, 2013

Minnie Shaw Holland (BAEd 57) of Madison, May 30, 2013

Sidney Lanier Hurdle (LLB 49) of Holly Springs, March 9, 2013

Bettye Windham Johnston (BBA 57) of Bay Springs, May 11, 2013

Alice McBee Landrum (BA 42) of New Braunfels, Texas, Feb. 23, 2013

Kathryn Pickens Kitchens (BAEd 51, MEd 79) of New Albany, May 6, 2013

Ruffin Thomson Lowry (BA 42, LLB 47) of Lafayette, La., March 19, 2013

William Edward LaMastus Jr. (BBA 59) of Drew, March 20, 2013

Jonne Williams Mabus (BAEd 43) of Brandon, May 31, 2013

James Oliver Maner (BSPh 58) of Grenada, May 13, 2013

James Torrey Majure (BBA 48) of Jackson, March 29, 2013

Joe Dodson Massey (56) of Denham Springs, La., April 5, 2013

Torrence Holder Maxey (BAEd 41) of Montgomery, Ala., May 28, 2013

James Robert McLemore (BBA 56) of Monroe, La., March 15, 2013

John Walter McArthur Sr. (BA 47) of Hattiesburg, Feb. 24, 2013

Raymond A. Moleski (MBA 50) of Naugatuck, Conn., April 19, 2013

Ulmer Lamar McNeill (BBA 49) of Macon, May 7, 2013

Dorothy Brown Morson (BAEd 53) of Clarksdale, March 5, 2013

James Robert “Bill” McPeters (42) of Corinth, March 2, 2013

Malcom Aubrey Myers (50) of Pascagoula, April 1, 2013

Mary Alice Dillman Mohead (49) of Clarksdale, April 29, 2013

Norman L. Neyland (BBA 50) of Kenner, La., April 29, 2013

Cleon Stevens Moore (BS 49) of Gainesville, Fla., April 2, 2013

James Edward Parkin Sr. (BSPh 50) of Madison, May 24, 2013

Jewel Weldon Raulins (48) of Meridian, May 24, 2013

W.H. Perkins Sr. (BBA 52) of Southaven, June 8, 2013

Eleanor Smith Slaughter (BA 47) of Columbus AFB, March 22, 2013

Joan Johnson Peyton (BAEd 50) of Brookhaven, May 18, 2013

Annis Gregory Stout (BAEd 44) of Merced, Calif., June 12, 2013

Richard N. Pletcher (BSPh 51) of Downers Grove, Ill., Sept. 16, 2012

Joe Eltidge Thigpen (MedCert 48) of Bryan, Texas, April 16, 2013

Roy M. Prestage (BBA 51) of Hernando, June 10, 2013

Robert Wilson Tribble (49) of Memphis, Tenn., April 30, 2013

Bette Crawley Pritchartt (51) of Covington, La., June 8, 2013

Farar Martin Truly (BSC 42) of Fayette, May 18, 2013

William Howard Pritchartt Jr. (50) of Covington, La., March 5, 2013

Jesse B. Tutor (BSPh 42) of Meridian, March 30, 2013

James Charles Ratcliff (MedCert 54) of Ridgeland, May 13, 2013

William Charles Warner (MedCert 40) of Memphis, Tenn., April 27, 2013

Billy V. Renfroe (BBA 52) of Gulf Breeze, Fla., May 6, 2013

Posey Humphrey Wideman (41) of Madison, April 18, 2013

Leonard Dexter Rosser (BBA 50) of Germantown, Tenn., June 5, 2013 Alton Webb Sims (BPA 53, MA 54) of Jackson, April 26, 2013

1950s Joe Davis Brown Sr. (BSCvE 55) of Clinton, March 30, 2013

Richard Laurence Smith (BBA 50, LLB 51) of Saltillo, April 29, 2013

Perrin L. Caldwell Sr. (BBA 53) of Senatobia, April 27, 2013

Roby Lee Stegall (LLB 51, JD 68) of Hattiesburg, April 27, 2013

Katherine Haley Carr (BA 59) of Falls Church, Va., March 6, 2013 Ella Bradsher Chacey (BBA 56) of Yanceyville, N.C., April 14, 2013 Carl Richard Coers III (BS 56, MD 59) of Fort Worth, Texas, March 9, 2013 James H. Colmer Sr. (LLB 50) of Pascagoula, May 12, 2013 Thomas Raymond Crews (LLB 51) of Jackson, March 30, 2013 Gerald Paul Crystal (BBA 56) of Jackson, May 1, 2013 Billie Robertson Dotson (BSN 55) of Laurel, March 4, 2013 Nina Nosser Dottley (BSHPE 50) of Vicksburg, March 28, 2013 Gene Herrin Dubuisson (56) of Gautier, March 1, 2013 Charles Ben Dunaway (BSPh 59) of Columbia, May 6, 2013 Sarah Bayliss Ervin (BAEd 59) of Montgomery, Texas, April 26, 2013 Henry Nolen Fancher (BBA 51, LLB 56) of Hot Springs National Park, Ark., Jan. 28, 2013 Wayne Lee Farrell (BSPh 50) of Lake City, Fla., April 15, 2013 Sally Herring Fisher (59) of Batesville, March 11, 2013 58 Alumni Review

Charles O. Stanback (BA 58, MD 63) of Columbus AFB, Feb. 4, 2013 Richard Gerald Straughan (BSPh 52) of Gulfport, June 2, 2013 Charles Henry Thomas Jr. (53) of Shuqualak, May 7, 2013 John Michael Thro (59) of Norfolk, Va., May 18, 2013 Marion Frederick Toms Jr. (LLB 56) of Hendersonville, N.C., March 15, 2013 Ronald Leneil West (BSPh 58) of Hattiesburg, April 24, 2013 Vivien Clyde “Whit” Whitmire (BS 57) of Gulf Breeze, Fla., May 19, 2013 Dorothy Baggett Wilkes (BAEd 50) of Tunica, March 6, 2013 John C. Williams Jr. (BSHPE 56, MEd 59) of Canton, June 3, 2013 Mary Stewart Yeager (BSC 59) of Jackson, May 28, 2013 1960s John Howard Albrecht (MA 60) of Eatonton, Ga., Jan. 31, 2013 Jacqueline Martin Ashford (BAEd 61) of Charlotte, N.C., May 29, 2013 William Edward Atkinson (BA 69) of Pickens, April 8, 2013 Carr Marion Black (BBA 65) of Jackson, April 18, 2013

Richard Cohron Bryan Jr. (BBA 66) of Belzoni, June 7, 2013

Edward Posey Lobrano Jr. (BA 62, JD 65) of Brandon, May 4, 2013

Robert Edward Campbell (MEd 66) of Grenada, May 3, 2013

Sarah Keeton Martin (BAEd 69, MEd 73) of Booneville, April 8, 2013

Carolyn Prestage Chatham (BAEd 60) of Fulton, Feb. 25, 2013

Carolyn Haga McLain (61) of Belzoni, April 30, 2013

Bernard T. Clark (BBA 69) of Blue Mountain, Feb. 24, 2013

Joan Constance McMillan (BS 63) of Mendham, N.J., April 21, 2013

Edwin Tharp Cofer (BA 66, JD 69) of Grenada, April 23, 2013

Nancy Pass Metts (BAEd 69, MEd 72, EdD 94) of Oxford, April 10, 2013

Kenneth Lane Coleman (65) of Oxford, March 31, 2013

Anthony Gerald Muzzi Jr. (BSEE 61) of Hernando, May 7, 2013

Gail Stingleton Conner (66) of Bay City, Texas, April 26, 2013

Linda Golden Partridge (BAEd 62) of Oxford, April 8, 2013

Charles B. Durrett (BBA 62) of Plantation, Fla., April 8, 2013

Billy Rivers Penn (MD 62) of Baton Rouge, La., April 27, 2013

Henry Woodson Earle Jr. (MCS 64) of Lexington, March 3, 2013

Patricia Cost Persons (BSC 60) of Adkins, Texas, May 24, 2013

Marvin Earl Elliott (MCS 65) of Jackson, May 6, 2013

William Daniel Potter (MD 60) of Gulfport, March 24, 2013

David L. Fenstermacher (BA 66, MBA 71) of Augusta, Ga., May 21, 2013

Myron O. “Mike” Schneiderwent (MCS 64) of Superior, Wis., May 10, 2013

Helen McDonald Hallford (MBEd 69) of Robertsdale, Ala., April 29, 2013

William P. Sissell (MCS 62) of Batesville, April 21, 2013

John Earl Harwell (EdD 61) of Tyler, Texas, Feb. 8, 2013

Emerson Stringer Jr. (BBA 62) of Columbia, April 12, 2013

James Edward Hewlett (BBA 64) of Oxford, June 3, 2013

Frederick Gerald Tate (62) of Manassas Park, Va., March 28, 2013

Rolfe Lanier Hunt Jr. (LLB 62) of Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2012

Philip Baird Terney (BPA 65, JD 68) of Greenville, April 17, 2013

Gordon O’Neal Inman (61) of Oxford, March 23, 2013

Dianna Steijen Thames (BAEd 65) of Jackson, June 2, 2013

Elizabeth Ann Brockman Jefcoat (BA 69) of Ridgeland, April 21, 2013

Kenneth M. Walcott Jr. (BBA 63) of Hollandale, April 13, 2013

H. Perry Jones (PhD 69) of Monroe, La., March 19, 2013

James William Warren Jr. (BA 69, JD 72) of Holly Springs, March 18, 2013

Joseph Stanley Layne (PhD 65) of Memphis, Tenn., April 9, 2013

Earl Ray Webb (63) of Sumrall, May 20, 2013

Mary Bourland Leathers (MA 64) of Tupelo, April 22, 2013

William Walter White (MEd 68) of Gainesville, Fla., April 18, 2013

Joe T. Lee (60) of Jonesboro, Ark., May 19, 2013

Jack Rabun Whitley (BAEd 66) of Lexington, S.C., April 1, 2013

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1970s J. Scott Aiken (BA 72) of Hattiesburg, April 23, 2013

Lynda Bagguley Pipkin (BAEd 75, MEd 90) of Coffeeville, April 27, 2013

John McBee Barbour (BBA 73) of Winona, Feb. 27, 2013 Nova A. Carroll (JD 79) of Madison, May 12, 2013

James Stephen “Steve” Purdon (BA 72, BS 76, MD 81) of Oxford, March 3, 2013

Jim Causey (BSHPE 73, MEd 74, PhD 83) of Ripley, Tenn., May 18, 2013

James L. Quinn (BAEd 71, MURP 73) of Tallahassee, Fla., June 8, 2013

Marlene Warner Chunn (BAEd 73, MEd 77) of Tupelo, May 1, 2013

Gladys Estes Riley (MBEd 79) of Plantersville, March 16, 2013

Donald Gean Clark (BBA 71) of Pontotoc, Feb. 23, 2013

Mary Jo King Rogers (MEd 73) of Fort Wayne, Ind., April 23, 2013

Carolyn Cole (BAEd 70) of Jackson, Tenn., March 23, 2013

Harry Weathersby Stamps (76) of Long Beach, March 9, 2013

Mark Jeffrey Corey (BBA 72) of Greeneville, Tenn., April 19, 2013

Garland Seale Stewart Jr. (MD 71) of Columbus, May 19, 2013

Ralph Stanley Crow (MM 78) of Water Valley, April 8, 2013

Robert McCullar Suratt (BA 73, MURP 74) of Water Valley, May 8, 2013

Eddie Lee Golden (77) of Gulfport, March 25, 2013

Mitchell Andrew Thomas Jr. (MD 78) of Meridian, Sept. 22, 2012

John Whitaker Hamilton (MEd 70) of Oxford, Feb. 27, 2013

Catherine Jones Walton (BAEd 76) of Palmetto, Fla., March 1, 2013

Gerald Wayne Havard (BSHPE 72) of Gloster, April 16, 2013

Suzanne Alford Zuccaro (BAEd 74, MEd 76) of Natchez, March 3, 2013

Margaret Livingston Pryor (BAEd 72) of Tupelo, Feb. 21, 2013

Glen Dale Hulsey Jr. (BA 76) of Corinth, June 1, 2013 Charles V. Imbler Jr. (BBA 79, MBA 80) of Belden, April 9, 2013 Angelo Dick Ippolito (MEd 70) of Brandon, Fla., April 27, 2013 Alan Keith Jean (BA 73) of Caruthersville, Mo., April 3, 2013 John Aaron Lee (BBA 75) of Carrollton, April 1, 2013 Linda Laumbattus Leemon (71) of Wellington, Fla., March 9, 2013 Julia Akins Mallard (MEd 79) of Pontotoc, April 14, 2013 James R. Miles Jr. (BS 77) of Weatherford, Okla., April 29, 2013 James Arthur Peters (MFA 75) of Gulfport, May 24, 2013

1980s George Basil Blackwell Jr. (BPA 82) of Meadville, Feb. 27, 2013 Peggy C. Brown (BAEd 81, MEd 83, SpecEd 89) of Coffeeville, March 12, 2013 Larry Durwood Craft (BBA 82) of Pearl, March 3, 2013 James R. Davis (BBA 81) of Oxford, May 1, 2013 Wade Herman Ditcharo (DMD 85) of Brookhaven, Feb. 3, 2013 Karen Lindley Eaves (BA 87, MS 88) of Madison, May 9, 2013 Reba Littrell Hobbs (MBA 86, JD 88) of Bakersfield, Calif., April 25, 2013

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Correction: On page 20 of the winter 2013 issue, the timeline incorrectly listed 1967 as Lucius Williams’ first year as an administrator at Ole Miss. The correct year is 1975.

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Ryan Colby Cook (BSCJ 08) of El Paso, Texas, March 4, 2013

Xanaka Hill Burgess of Oxford, April 11, 2013

John Leland Grantham Jr. (BBA 01) of Corinth, March 6, 2013

Leslie Alice Grossmayer Byrd of Gulf Shores, Ala., May 14, 2013

Joshua Elisha Morgan (BBA 06) of Saint Louis, Mo., April 13, 2013

Will Davis Campbell of Nashville, Tenn., June 3, 2013

Niles David Puckett (JD 09) of Starkville, March 16, 2013

Jim Cosman Sr. of Roswell, Ga., Jan. 7, 2013

Benjamin Luke Turner (07) of Shreveport, La., June 5, 2013

Margaret Loker “Peggy” Cottrell of Houston, Texas, May 14, 2013

Theron Guenther Wilkes (MEd 01) of McCarley, March 7, 2013

Bud Davis of Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 23, 2013

Nathan Lemuel York (MA 01) of Rossville, Ga., Jan. 8, 2013

Robert Truesdale Folk of Oxford, March 8, 2013 Rosie Archie Glass of Greenwood, April 5, 2013

2010s John Standrod Callon II (11) of Aberdeen, March 8, 2013

Robert J. Goss Jr. of Cleveland, April 27, 2013

Brooks Michael DeGutis (13) of Germantown, Tenn., March 11, 2013

James G. Heard of Oxford, June 12, 2013

William Rasco Magee (BA 12) of Jackson, May 4, 2013 Price William Thornal (13) of Tallahassee, Fla., March 29, 2013 Faculty and Friends John Wesley Banks of Grenada, April 1, 2013 Norma Darbison Barnes of Madison, June 9, 2013 Rita Brignac Bizzell of Cleveland, April 14, 2013 Margaret Michael Bodron of Fairfax, Va., Jan. 10, 2013 Gary Boyd of Walnut, Feb. 25, 2013 Betty Priest Brown of Oxford, June 6, 2013

Lela Maxine Harper of Oxford, June 11, 2013 Billy Lee Jones of Booneville, May 19, 2013 Ellen M. Kane of Bay Saint Louis, April 7, 2013 Dianne Lasater Keenan of Nashville, Tenn., May 26, 2013 Russell Ralph Leggitt of University, March 13, 2013 Betty Kittrell Manson of Seneca, S.C., March 30, 2013 Elizabeth Good McMahon of Oxford, May 10, 2013 Margaret King McMullin of Jackson, March 26, 2013 William Merrick of Madison, April 15, 2013 Frances Newsom Moore of Byhalia, March 3, 2013

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Run-off solution sought E-Edition booming Erosion problems wash away county officials’ patience BY ALYSSA SCHNUGG Staff Writer

The Lafayette County Planning Commission has ordered the owners of Williams Equipment Co. to

POMERANZ HONORED Ole Miss left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz was named as the recipient of the 2010 Cellular South Ferriss Trophy given to the top collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi. For more details on the honor, see Page 6.

BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED A local businessman who has been on the lam from the law was arrested last week. Get the details on Page 2.

EDUCATION NEWS Turn to Pages 6 and 7 of Education to find out what’s happening with local teachers and students.

UM GRADS Many of the students graduating from the University of Mississippi earlier this month were from the Oxford area. Turn to Pages 5 and 10 to read the names of the locals who picked up a diploma.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Guinness World Records has recognized a Minnesota man as the tallest man in the United States. The Guinness World Record Association measured Rochester’s Igor Vovkovinskiy (voh-kov-IN’-ski) at 7 feet, 8.33 inches tall during NBC’s “The Dr. Oz Show” on Monday. He edged out Norfolk, Va., sheriff’s deputy George Bell by a third of an inch. The 27-yearold Vovkovinskiy is originally from Ukraine but moved to Minnesota with his mother when he was 7 years old for treatment at the Mayo Clinic for a pituitary disease that spurred his rapid growth. Vovkovinskiy now attends the Minnesota School of Business and is pursuing a degree in paralegal studies. Guinness says the world’s urkey’s Sultan tallest man is Turkey’s Kosen. He measures in at 8 feet, 1 inch tall.

produce a plan of action on how it intends to solve erosion issues once and for all at its construction site located across from the Cumberland subdivision. “I need a schedule of how this is going to progress with a time frame I can put my hands on by June 1,” County Engineer Larry Britt said at Monday’s Planning Commission meeting. Williams Equipment started con-

struction in the summer of 2008 on its new home for the commercial business on 4.3 acres of land located on Highway 6 West. Since construction began, neighbors have complained the runoff from the graded property has caused silt to run onto their lawns, destroying grass and bushes, as well as cause local flooding. A year ago, a cease and desist order was issued until erosion problems were handled.

“We have had some problems with erosion out there that we’ve been dealing with for a year and a half,” Britt said. When 3 inches of rain fell in Oxford within 30 minutes last week, the issue resurfaced when silt and water caused erosion on some of the adjoining landowners’ property.

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Meanwhile, a new Interior Department report released today found that staffers in the Louisiana office of the Minerals Management Service violated a number of federal regulations and agency ethics rules, including accepting gifts from oil and gas companies and using government computers to view pornography. pornography The report by the department’s acting inspector general follows up on a 2007 investigation that revealed what then-Inspector General Earl Devaney called a “culture of ethical failure” and conflicts of interest at the minerals agency. agency

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called the latest report “deeply disturbing” but stressed that it only covered a period from 2000 to 2008. He said he wants the investigation expanded to include agency actions since he took office in January 2009. BP filed its site-specific exploration plan for the Deepwater Horizon in February 2009. The Obama administration has come under increasing pressure as frustrations build, oil washes up in delicate Louisiana wetlands, and efforts to cap the well prove unsuccessful.

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Members of the Oxford School Board set a public hearing for June 14 at 5 p.m. for the public to discuss the district’s 2010-2011 budget. Despite continued budget cuts from the state during the past several months, the Oxford School District has put together a budget for the coming school year that ensures no jobs will be cut. The school board has a proposed $29 million budget that, while not yet finalized, won’t cut jobs and won’t raise the tax rate. On Monday, Gov. Haley Barbour signed the FY 2011 education funding bills, House Bill 1622 and House Bill 1059, Mississippi Department of Education Superintendent Tom Burnham said. “HB 1622 is the primary funding bill that we recommend (districts) develop the FY 2011 budget around,” Burnham said. “HB 1059 is contingent upon the passage of federal legislation that would extend the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage provided for in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.”

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Starting in the $350â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Brand new. A stroll to the square.

Finishes include granite slab counters, wood floors, crown molding, stainless steel appliances and a metal roof. 3 Bedroom, 3.5 Bathrooms. Come pick your lot and choose your finishes today! Search the entire Oxford Market at www.MarkClearyOxford.com 662.234.5621 â&#x20AC;˘ 1923 University Ave Oxford, MS 38655 Each office independently owned and operated.