Delta Currents

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by  Don Skelton, Director of Alumni and Foundation

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Delta Currents Fall, 1998 Delta Currents Vol 5, No. 1
Fall, 1998 Vol. 5, No. 1
President 4 Staff Notes
Dr. KentWyatt
VicePresidentfor Uniivrsity Advancement
Dr. Leroy Morganti
5 Editor's
© Copyright, 1998 Delta State University.
Tlie Delta Currents is published twotimesayearby
theOffice ofAlumni/Foundation with special assis- Homecoming
5 Scliedule
tance from the Office of Public Information, P.O. Box
3104, Cleveland, MS38733
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E-mail [email protected]
Photography by Bill Powell Campus News
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Design & LayoutbyThe Nautilus Group
Alumni/Foundation Staff
ExecutiveDirector.....Dr. DonA. Skelton 7 Alumni News
Assistant Director. FeliciaApplegate
Alumni Coordinator Debbie C. Davis
Development Coordinator..Keith Fulcher
Alumni Secretary. Missy Pearce 11 Foundation Report
Foundation Secretary.....Gracie Harkins
DevelopmentSecretary....Laura Owens "' '
Bookkeeper. Wendy McClain
12
Public Information Staff '
Director...Jody Correro
Photographer..Bill Powell
Sports Director.Bryan Roller
15 i)ports
Secretary..Gloria Enriquez
Board of Directors
Delta State University Alumni Association 17 Ronnie Havers Profile
Mickey Robinson, president;Jim Avery, president-elect;
Charles Holmes, vicepresident;RobertTaylor, secretary;
SusanMorgan, treasurer; Mellany Evans, Dist. I rep.;
PaulArtman, Dist. II rep.; Billy Morehead, Dist. Ill rep.; leC
Chris Kelley, Dist. IV rep.; George Bassi, Dist. V rep.;
Carole Pleasants, Out-of-State rep.; Billy Nowell;John
Aguzzi; BrianWalley; Eddie Gong; MarkGraham;Jody
Ray;ChristenAguzzi;DanaWarrington;SueThweattKing; 20 Baby Statesmen
Chip Cooper; Marshall Hughes; Lisa Ellis; Tammie
Beamon; Carla Cassibry;ArthurJohnston.
Board of Directors 21 Wedding
Delta State University Foundation, Inc.
Billy Nowell, president; Ned Mitchell, vice president;
David Work, secretary/treasurer;John Aguzzi;John M.
Alexander;John Brewer;Jim Brown; Dr. Robert Elliott; 22 InMemoriam
CarolineGaines;Jerry Hafter; Benoit Holloway; Roger
Malkin; Mickey Robinson; FrankSibley; Bill Crump;Jim
Finger; Frank Drennan; Calvin Dye; MikeSanders; Ron
Tubertini; Donald Green; PeterJemberg; Ginger Pepper;
George Walker; Louis Baioni; Elena Barham; Terrell 23 Fall Performing Arts le
Cobb;CurtisBuchanan;J.StacyDavidson;LarryEifling;
Harry Flowers; Gar\' Gainspoletti; Butch Scipper; Paul
Watson; Hunter Cade, investment advisor; Larry Lewis, 24 Upcoming Events
legal advisor;John Quon, faculty representative.
Delta Currents 3 Fall, 1998
staff Notes
Debbie Davis Named Hard At Work!
Coordinator of Alumni
Activities
Debbie C. Davis, Administrative Secretary
to the Vice President for University Advancement at
Delta State, has been named Coordinator ofAlumni
Activities.
Davis, who has
served in her current
position since 1993,
replaces Vicki
Fioranelli, who was
named Director of
Career Services &
Placement. Davis
assumed her new role
in July.
Prior to working in
the President's Office,
Davis was Senior
Secretary to the
Alumni Foundation
/
Director. She taught four years at Parks Elementary
School in Cleveland before joining the Delta State
staff in 1991.
Davis earned her bachelor of science degree in
elementary education from Delta State in 1974.
Active in Cleveland civic affairs, Davis served
as an officer in Ephfic Woman's Club, the Cleveland
Junior Auxiliary and the American Cancer Society.
While at Delta State she was a member of Kappa
Delta sorority, and she has served as an officer in the
Kappa Delta Alumni Association.
Davis and her husband, Steve ('74) have three
children, Jennifer, Rex (both Delta State students) Alumni Secretary Missy Pearce is caught
and Kathryn. They are active members of the
Cleveland First United Methodist Church. "in the act" ofpreparing mailoutsfor
Homecoming Reunions!
Announcements
To meet publishing deadlines only information received by July 15 is contained in this issue.
Two 24-page issues of Delta Currents are to be published during the 1998-99 school year and forwarded to
20,000 alumni & friends of DSU. Do we have your correct address? The Foundation donor/giving clubs
report will be included in the Delta State Annual Report, to be released in November.
Delta Currents 4 Fall, 1998
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Editor's
r Homecoming Schedule
J. alk about excitement! That time is now as we begin Friday. October 2. 1998
a new \'ear and prepare for Pig Pickin and Homecoming
'9S. Both events occur within two weeks of one another 10:45 am DSU Foundation Board Meeting
(Sept. 19/Oct. 3) and will provide us with the opportuni- WalkerAlum./Fnd. House
ty to "kick off" the '98 football season in style. Make 12 Noon Alumni Association/Foundation ,,
Boards Luncheon
your plans to be here!
reItasissurreeaslluvssptoeckianlotwo tohuartsytoafufawrheeinntwereeshteeadrifnrwohmaty'osu. It 2:30 pm DSU AWallukmenriAlAusms.n/.FnBdo.arHdouMseeeting
Walker Alum./Fnd. House
happening with Delta State and your fellow alumni. 5:00 pm Class of 1948 Social & Banquet
Here's a small sample:
Cleveland Country Club
7:00 pm Pi KappaAlpha/Zeta Beta Reunion
I have thoroughly enjoyed receiving the Delta Currents Airport Grocery
over the years. Congratulations on a job well done.
Tlianks so mnchfor all your efforts to keep DSU alumni Saturday, October 3. 1998
updated. [Dr. Robin Wilboume Lee '90/93]
9-12 Noon Registration
I received the latest issue ofthe DSU magazine, and it H.L. Noivell Uuiou, 2nd Floor
really looks good. Please accept my compliments. [Jeff 9:00 am Koffee Klatch
Bogue, '70] Reunion Classes of1938,1948,
1958,1968,1978,1988,1998
A special thanks to Norman Goering, Jr. '92, a CIS 9:00 am Yurkow ChairBreeikfast & '
instructor at Southwest Community College, who took Accounting Alumni Meeting
Su)iset Room, 1st Floor Union
tChoeunintivtiattoiavesktowchoyntiatcdtitdhne'ttahxavceolltehcetosrp'escioaflfiiczeedinDPSiUke 9:30 am GAtehnleertailcMAeleutminnigBoard and
license tag. As a result of his persistence the office will
3rd Floor, Union
provide the tag in the future. And yes, Norman, knowing 10:00 am Musical Entertainment
that $36 of the $50 cost for the "special" tag goes to Front ofUnion
Delta State should make its purchase more inviting to Aviation Dept. Open House
our alumni. Airport Hanger
And here is a request we need more of. Thanks John! 11:00 am Pep Rally/Cheerleaders & Band
Front ofNoioell Union
I haven't received any mail in some time ... please make 11-2 pm Pike/Zeta Beta Open House
certain you have my correct address. [John H. Walker Zeta Beta Chapter Room/Clark
'71] 11:30 am Alumni Recognition Luncheon
State Room, Union ($8 at door)
Keep those letters. E-mail and cards coming. We want 12 Noon 1978 Baseball Reunion/Luncheon
Walker Alum./Fnd. House
to hear from you and what you think about Delta
1:00 pm Tour ofCampus
Currents.
Meet in Front ofNowell Union
2:00 pm KICK OFF - DSU vs WestAlabama
Phone: [phone], ext.6;
Parker Field
E-mail [email protected]. 1938 Class Reunion
CKecR \Js Out Sunset Room, 1st Floor, Union
1948 Class Reunion
Delta State has a web page! WalkerAlum./Fnd. House
Look for us at this address: 5:00 pm Tailgating Party at Shumate Park
http://wiviv.deltast.edu/ Sponsored by the Class of1988 '
Thenexttimeyoutraveltheinformationsuperhighway,stopatDeltaState'swebsite. 5:00 pm Classes of'58,'68,'78,'88
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schedules,tuition&fees,faculty,staffandstudentdirectories,plusmuchmore.Usethe
addressaboveandGetLinkedToDeltaState.
Delta Currents 5 Fall, 1998
Campus News
DSU Professor Named Mississippi Philological Association) has moved its home
base from USM to Delta State with Language & Literature
Head of Nursing Chapter
professors SusanAllen Ford, Bill Spencer and Carolyn
Elkins serving as editors.
Dr. S. Alicia Williams-Evans •Dr. Keith Atkinson, associate professor ofAccounting,
is the new president of the was named chair of the Department ofAccounting.
Mississippi Nurses Associa- •Dr. Chester M. (Bo) Morgan, associate professor of
tion District No. 30. History, was named chair of the Department of History.
One of the nation's first criti- •Dr. Karen Bell, holder of the Ph.D. degree in German
cal care nurses and a profes- Languages and Literature from Queen's University,
sor of nursing atDelta State Kingston, Ontario, isjoining the foreign language faculty.
for the past four years, •Marion Barnwell, assistant professor of English received
Williams-Evans has 15 years a special achievement award from the Mississippi Institute
of administrative and acade- ofArts and Letters forAPlace CalledMississippi.
mic experience.
Anative of Tulsa, Okla., she Nobel Laureate to
received herBSN from the
MSN
University ofTulsa, Head
Elliott
degree in psychiatric-nursing
illiams-Evans
from the University of
Oklahoma and a Ph.D. in Symposium Lineup
human environmental sci-
ences from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Gertrude Elion, who, with SirJames Black and Dr.
Amember ofthe American Association of Nursing, George Hitchings, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology/
Williams-Evans was certified as a Family Nurse Medicine, will be the featured lecturer for the Elliott
Practitioner in 1997. She is married to Kenneth Evans Symposium at Delta State University on October 1-2.
and thev have two children. Elion, Black and Hitchings are credited with key victo-
ries in the fight againstheart disease, peptic ulcers, hyper-
Campus Updates
tension, leukemia and other cancers, malaria, bacteria,
gout, infections and herpes.
• Dorothy Shawhan, chair of the Division of Languages
and Literature, was named Woman ofAchievementby The 1988 Nobel honorees made discoveries of practical
the Mississippi Association ofUniversity Women. significance which revolutionized pharmacology. Their
work has prolonged orimproved the lives ofmillions, and
• Dr. CooperJohnson, assistant professor of
Management, was named chair ofthe Division of virtually all of their discoveries remain important in con-
temporary medicine.
Management and Marketing.
• William Tony Wilson, //Great Booksr/
assistant professor of
Accounting, received certifica-
Program Added
tion as a Certified Financial
Services Auditor from the
organization's certification TO Curriculum
committee. Wilson's designa-
tion as a CSFA is the mark of
Delta State University's School ofArts and Scienceshas
internal auditing expertise in
the fin-ancial services indus- added the "Great Books" Program to its 1998-99 curricu-
lum as an interdisciplinary study, featuring works from the
try.
• Dr. Mary Jean Lush, associ- Graeco-Roman and theJudeo-Christian traditions, those
from the beginnings of the modern world and those from
ate professor of Business
Education, was named coor- the modem world.
dinator ofGraduate and "This course ofstudy involves a rigorous examination of
Mary jean Lush Non-Traditional Programs for great works of Literature, Philosophy, History, Natural
Sciences and Social Sciences," said Dr. Richard Myers,
the School of Business.
•POMA (Publications of the Deanofthe School ofArts and Sciences.
Delta Currents 6 Fall, 1998
Alumni News
&
Delta Pine Land
Executive Retires
Longtime Delta and Pine
Land Company executive
Bill Arnold ('68) recently
retired after a career which
began there as an accoun-
tant and concluded as head
of the company's Inter-
national Division with
operations in 22 countries.
A
native of Beulah, he
hasbeen with D&PL for
more than 17 years, serv-
ing as controller, vice presi-
dent of Finance, of
Corporate Development,
and of International
Developmentbefore being
selected to head its
International Division in
1995.
Arnold led the develop-
ment team which enabled
D&PL to successfully intro-
duce the world's first commercial transgenic cotton seed. As president of
the International Division, he oversaw establishment ofjoint venture rela-
tionships in China and Argentina and strengthened the company's overall
operations, especially inAustralia, SouthAfrica, Mexico, Greece, Spain and
Turkey. 50th Career Marathon
In announcingArnold's retirement, D&PL president Murray Robinson
said, "Bill Arnold's leadership in the development of the firm's transgenic Bill LaForge ('72) approaches the
products and his leadership ofour International Division have been invalu- finish-line, completing his 50th life-
able contributions to the success and growth of Delta and Pine Land." time marathon, and his 19th run at the
Boston classic. Also a triathlete and a
Teague Promoted At Ole Miss Whitewater enthusiast, he will top
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50,000 career miles the equivalent
Brad Teague, ('92 & '95) former assistant director ofthe DSUAlunmi oftwice around the earth.
Association and Foundation, has been named associate director of the Formerly chief of staff to U.S.
Loyalty Foundation at Ole Miss. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS),
In his third year with the Foundation, Brad is responsible for public rela- LaForge is an attorney with the law
tions initiatives, including fundraising endeavors and marketing tools. He firm of McGuiness & Williams in
is also responsible for all office operations, including financial and comput- Washington, D.C., and specializes in
er database management. government relations. Apast-presi-
Teague is in the process of completing his doctorate in Educational dent of the DSU Alumni Association
Leadership with emphasis in Higher Education Administration. and member of the DSU Foundation
board of directors, he was selected
Delta State's alumnus of the year in
1992.
Delta Currents 7 Fall, 1998
DSU's 1998 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year
Ned
A. Mitchell, Class of 1962
NedA. Mitchell ofCleveland is the University's OutstandingAlunmus of 1998, and he
\vill be honored at Homecoming festivities on October 3rd.
A 1962 graduate, Mitchell earned the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education with a
major in Social Science. He compiled an outstanding record while a student at Delta
State where he was a member ofthe Men's Honor Council, Kappa Delta Pi and the
Inter-Fratemit}' Council, He was also selected to Who's Who inAmerican Colleges and
Universities and was named Senior Class Favorite.
Additionally, Mitchell was a three-year letter winner in football and was a member of
the M Club. He was one of the founding members ofthe men's social fraternitv. Delta
Alpha Omega, which later became the University's Kappa Alpha Order. Following his
graduation, Mitchell was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa honor circle at Delta
State.
Mitchell currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President ofBolivar Insurance
Agency, Inc. in Cleveland. He is also a member of the board ofdirectors ofFirst National
Bank in Cleveland. He began his career with the Travelers Insurance Co. following his graduation from Delta State,
and he has remained in the insurance profession since. Mitchell founded Mississippi Insurance Managers, Inc., an
insurance management company inJackson, and he currentlv serves on its board of directors.
Mitchell has ser\'ed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents ofAmerica. A leader for reform in insurance
law in Mississippi, he received theJ.H. Johnson Award, the state's most prestigious insurance recognition award in
1981, and in 1985, hewas the recipient of a presidential citation at the national convention for his work with the
Independent Agents ofAmerica.
Active in local and area civic affairs, Mitchell is past president of the Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of
Commerce, the Bolivar Council Industrial Foundation, the ClevelandArts Council, and he is a past president ofDelta
State Universit}''s Foundation. He now serves as the DSU foundation board's vice-president.
He recently served as chair of TEAM CLEVELAND, an affiliate of the Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of
Commerce. Mitchell is a board member and president-elect of the Mississippi Main StreetAssociation, a statewide
organization promoting development in towns and cities across the state. A native of Cleveland, Mitchell is a member
of the Cleveland Historic Commission.
Delta State'sAthleticAlumniAssociation recognized Mitchell as the "Distinguished Statesman of the Year" in 1993.
Mitchell and his wife, Bettve, have three daughters, Allyn Mitchell Evans, Suzanne Bailey Mitchell andJennifer
Mitchell, and three grandchildren.
MANNING NAMED BELLSOUTH AREA MANAGER
Carolyn White Marming ('83)hasbeen named Area Manager ofthe Delta Region for
BellSouth. Aveteran in the telecommunications industry. Manning comes to the corpo-
rate and external affairs department from a managerial position with the small business
services division of BellSouth. She began her career with BellSouth as a service advisor
in the Greenwood area. Prior to working with BellSouth, Manningheld managerial posi-
hons with AT&T including sales and service.
Manning replaces Jim Finger who is retiring from BellSouth after 39 years of service,
during which he held managerial positions inJackson, Meridian, Grenada and
Green\'ille. Verv active in community, civic and church activities in Greenville, Finger is
a current member of the DSU Foundation board of directors.
Manning recently received one ofMississippi's 50 Leading Business WomenAwards
for her outstanding contributions to the economic success ofbusinesses and for her con-
tributions to the betterment of Mississippi.
Active in community affairs. Manning has been involved in numerous arts, education
and philanthropic organizations. Most recently, she worked with TheArts Alliance,
Jackson Symphony League and the Metro Chamber of Commerce. She earned a BBA from Delta State and the MBA
degree from Colorado State University. Manning and her husband, Clyde, are the parents of two grown children.
Delta Currents 8 Fall, 1998
Alumni News
Three Cheers for Lucy David Work, Sr. of Cleveland has been named this
year's recipient of the Gladys Castle "Friend of Delta
State" Service Award, presented annually to a non-alum-
Lucy Canizaro Williams ('65) has dedicated the past 15
nus.
years ofher life to coaching cheerleaders at Kirby High Others being recognized are Beth Guest Embry ('86) of
School in Memphis, Tenn. Since receiving a B.S.E. degree Ridgeland, recipient of the Kent Wyatt Young Alumnus
in HPE&R and Psych- ServiceAward and Brooke Balof of Clarksdale, recipient
ology from Delta State,
of the H.L. Nowell Student Alumni Service Award.
Lucy has earned graduate
degrees in Psychology and Alumni Chapter News
Administration/Super-
vision from the University
ofSouthern Mississippi Travel Group to Jackson
and Memphis State
On June 9 the DSU Travel Group enjoyed a delightful
University.
She has taught and trip to tour Splendors ofVersailles inJackson.
coached the cheerleaders
at Kirby since 1967. She Natchez hosts meeting
not only has coached and
The Southwest Mississippi Chapter alumni ate "High-
fostered these students,
but she has made cheer- on-the-Hog" as they enjoyed Couchon d'lait at the home
ofTom & Stacy Craning in Natchez.
leaders on and off the
floor her top priority. Lucy New
York meeting ''washed//
never turns an interested
student away from cheering because they cannot meet Several DSU representatives made their way to New
the financial obligations. She has fundraisers throughout
York on June 13 for the "Mississippi in the Park" picnic
the vear to ensure everyone has a chance to participate. but the weatherman had different ideas as the event was
Williams coached her first coed squad at Kirby High
canceled.
School in 1985. She has guided her teams to the National
Cheerleading Championship every year since 1984-85
and has won the Junior Varsity division in addition to Jackson Area alumni get
achieving top five finishes nationally every year in the
together
Varsity Coed division.
Because ofher dedication and sincere genuineness and A large crowd was on hand to enjoy catfish and fellow-
concern for her students, Williams was named 1997-98 ship at their summer meeting on July 17 at theAg
West Tennessee Cheer Coach of the Year by the Tennessee Museum.
Secondary Schools Athletic Association.
Lucy is credited with playing an integral role in the Northeast Mississippi Chapter
achievements of the DSU national championship squads
as numerous Kirby products (9 of 14 members last year) hosts alumni
have continued their education and participation here.
The Northeast Mississippi Chapter met for fun, food &
1998 Alumni Service fellowship by the pool at the Executive Inn in Tupelo.
Prior to the meeting The Peoples Bank hosted DSU facul-
Awards Recipients ty and staff for a round of golf at Big Oak GolfClub.
Memphis Area schedules meeting
Mickey Robinson, president of the DSU Alumni
Association, announced that the following are to be rec- The MemphisArea Chapter has scheduled a meeting for
ognized at theAssociation's homecoming luncheon on alumni and friends at the home ofCarole Pleasants on
Oct. 3 at Delta State. Sept. 17.
Selected as the recipient for the Hugh Ellis Walker
ServiceAward, presented annually to an alumnus, is Sue
Thweatt King ('41) ofCleveland.
Delta Currents 9 Fall, 1998
Alumni News
Corporate Executive Credits tion as the most instrumental factor in whatever success
others attribute to him. "They're the ones who got it
Delta State for Success done," he says.
Aresident ofGulfBreeze, FL, Bradshaw has served on
HenryA. (Brad) Bradshaw, a 1960 graduate ofDelta
the board ofthe Pensacola Chamber ofCommerce, United
State, recentlyretired fromArmstrong World Indus- Way, Baptist Hospital, and the Pensacola Art Museum. His
tries, Inc., as president ofWorldwide-Building Products wife, the former Katie Freeland of Lucedale, also attended
Operations.
Anative of Lucedale, Brad began his 33-year career in Delta State. They are the parents of two sons.
1963 with the now $3 billion corporation as a produc-
tion line chemist in Pensacola, FL. In 1968 he became
chiefchemist at the company's Jacksonplant, and a
year later was named production supt. for the start- Wanted:
up ofa manufactur-
ing location in Young Alumni!
Marietta, PA.
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^i''i\ Pensacola to assume Association needs you!
the position of gener- Your voice is needed to:
al manager of manu- * help plan and implementprograms and activities
facturing for all which will be ofservice to young alumni ofDelta State
building products. In University, and
1990 he was elected * provide leadership and guidance from a yoiing alumni
by the company's perspective.
board of directors to Young alimnni are the future of the Delta StateUniversity
be Group Vice Alumni Association. This is an excellent opportunity for
President of that you to meet new friends, network, and give something
operation and four back to your university.
years later the board Ifyou are interested in becoming involved in the DSU
elevated him to Alumni Association at the local, state, or even national
President. level, please fill out the formbelow and mail or fax it to:
For much ofhis career, Bradshaw took the leadership YoungAlumni Program, P.O.Box 3104, Cleveland,
MS
role in plant start-ups, acquisitions, and joint ventures 38733 or (fax) 601-846-4713.
in the United States, Europe and Asia that have enabled
Armstrong to become the world leader in the mineral
fiber ceilings business. Partial recognition ofhis
achievements came in 1995 when his organization won
the Malcolm Baldridge National QualityAward. On
behalf of the thousands ofpeople who worked in his Name
operation, Bradshaw accepted the award from President
Clinton. Social Security #_
Reflecting on Bradshaw's years with the company,
Armstrong Chairman and CEO George Lorch said, Address
"Brad has a deep respectforpeople at all levels of the
organization and has developed a strong team ... and Phone (home)_
his forthright style has built trust throughout the orga- (work)_
nization, which has achieved a new level of operating
excellence in all areas, from safety to profits." Class Year
Bradshaw credits his physics degree from Delta State
and his Chemistry degree from Florida State for the
technical knowledge that was instrumental in his suc- YoungAlumni Program, P.O.Box 3104, Cleveland,
MS
cess, especially through his manufacturing assignments. 38733 or (fax) 601-846-4713.
He is quick to point to the people within his organiza- I I
Delta Currents 10 Fall, 1998