Delta Currents

12 Pages·1995·1.1 MB·English

by  Don Skelton, Director of Alumni and Foundation

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Students Rob Amour of Southaven,
Jay Buckley of Columbus, Mia Fioranelli anc
Jennifer Davis of Cleveland are pictured studying outside
as spring fever hits the Delta State Campus. Many blooming flowers adorn the
campus due to a generous donation of bulbs from Van Zyverdon Brosrlnc. of Meridian:
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TeresaGayWilsonto
PatrickKyleQuinnon
December31,1994inClarksdale.
LisaMarieSheffieldtoMarc
WayneAlfordonJanuary7, 1995 DELIA CURRENTS ispublished3timesperyear
inMoorhead. bytheDSUAlumniAssociationand
theDSUFoundation,Inc.
SusanDanetteCokertoShannon P.O.Box3104•DSU•Cleveland,MS38733.
KeithHollandonFebruary18, Dr.DonA.Skelton,Director
VickiFioranelli,AssociateDirector
1995inLambert. Clover"Russ"Russell BradTeague,AssistantDirector
BeverlyAnnBlairtoRodneyLane DearAlumni&Friends, 1994-95
WatersonMarch 11,1995in AlumniAssociation
Officersand
Grenada.
BoardofDirectors
1 am honoredtohavebeengiventhe
JacquelineLeighWaltersto opportunitytoserveas PresidentoftheDelta PRESIDENT,Glover'Russ"Russell,Jackson
MichaelJohnOdenwaldon PRESIDENTELECT,DonaldGreen,Clarksdale
December17, 1994inlaurel. StateAlumniAssociationandthankeachofyou VICEPRESIDENT,HarvevTackett,Cleveland
SECRETARY,NellBranch,Goodman
foryourvoteofconfidence. I welcomeanyideas, TREASURER.MickeyRobinson,Cleveland
Kim-SueGilmertoKenny0.Wise, suggestionsorconcernsonhowtheAlumni DISTRICTI,WorthSteen,Memphis,TN
IIIonDecember17, 1994inSilver DISTRICTII,ReggieBarnes,Clarksdale
City. Associationcanbetterserveyou. DISTRICTIII,JudyGarrenSmith.Madison
DISTRICTIV,ArthurJohnston,Ridgeland
As manyofyou know,the DeltaState DISTRICTV,MarkScott,Lucedale
GiniHerringtoDaleSorgenon ATLARGE,JimAvery,BatonRouge,LA
March 18, 1995inJackson. Foundationisconductingitsfirstmulti'million IMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT,JohnAlexander,Oxford
JSaulllyy8C,a1r9a9d4inientGoreJeanmveisllEe..Dukeon droalilsairngf$u5n,d0r0a0i,s0i0n0gdbryivteh.eWyeearha2v0e00s.et1aasgkoatlhaotf YFOOAUUCNNCGDAOAARUTLTNIUTAOMILNNNUBGUMOSNAAILRRUEPDPMRRNPEERSISEIESDPNIRETDENESATNI,TTDIE,EVdNEdLT,io,euSiGLtsoienBnpadghia,eonnLCiilP,neydMvlseeeeslmy,ap,nChdlBieosvy,elleTaNnd
yougivefreelyofyourtimeandmoneywhen ATHLETICALUMNIPRESIDENT,WallyPowell,Cordova,TN
J"eJnanmiifee"rHLayrnveelylWLhiipstceosmibd,eItoVJoanmes calleduponbythemembersofthefundraising HOMAEBVIEUACCTOKINOOANMLIAUCLMSUNMIANLPIURMEPSNRIIEDSEPINRDTEE,SNITTD,aElTNmrTaad,vgiNseeClDloaovWpiisel,rl,CilaCemlvsee,vleCallnaednvdeland
January7, 1995inStarkville. committee. MUSICALUMNIPRESIDENT,JimMcCutcheon,Cleveland
NexttimeyouareinClevelandorontheDelta NURSINGALUMNIPRESIDENT,VickiBingham,Cleveland
JuliaWilliamstoThomasLMacon, STUDENTALUMNIASSOCIATION,AmandaBarrett,Tchula
Jr.onJune 18„ 1994inSumner. Statecampus,Iinviteyoutodrivethroughand PRESIDENTIALAPPOINTMENT,BethMcDowellRidgeland
SonyaJoyArmstrongtoMitchell othbasterhvaevealltaokfetnhepliacmep.rTohveemPeenrtfsoramnidngadAdrittsioCnesnter, DSUOFfofuincdeartsiaonnd,Inc.
Terrell,Jr.onAugust13, 1994in BoardofDirectors
Kosciusko. thefinestinMississippi,willbeopeningthis
LouisBaioni,PresidentMemphis,TN,
Spring.Substantial renovationswillbegin shortly
BillyNowell,VicePresident,Cleveland,
SCtuarccyioF.oDneJmuinleio11t,oJ1a9m9e4siWnallace onBroom Hall.Youwillalsoseethatmajor JudsonThigpDeanv,iSdecWroertkar,yC/lTerveeasluarnedr,Cleveland,
Clarksdale. landscapingimprovementshavetakenplacesince Dr.CharlesBrock,Cleveland
Dr.WilliamAlford.Senatobia
SChharribsrteonpihaerR.McWKaitnsloenytoonFJraannukary theSdperviansgtagtriandguiacteisontoirsmMlaaystGytehara.ndIencourage AWlilleLnloiBuauimrsrePe.lClAh,rinPzo,olrSdth,GaSiwcbostotn
14,1995inGoreSprings. allgraduatestoremainactiveinDeltaStateand JefFRPoasuslCBaeplweenlclh,iaI,II,ClMeevmeplhainsd,TN
AudraMichelleJonestoRobertLee jointheAlumniAssociation. I encourageallother BillLaForge,Herndon,VA
JimTims,Cleveland
Grosmann,Jr.onJanuary21, 1995 Alumnitocontinuetotakeanactivepartinthe W.ParksJohnson,Jackson
inMemphis. DonnyMiller,Cleveland
Association. RexM.Deloach,Memphis,TN
AmberNicoleKnighttoAlex DeltaState'sHomecomingis October28, 1995. H.GuLyDiBalrwro,rtMho,nrColeev,eLlaAnd
Allegrezza,Jr.onFebruary10, MarkyourcalendarandIhopetoseeyouthere! KennyHawkins,Cleveland
1995inCleveland. LindseyMeador,Cleveland
GoDelta! EdKossman,Cleveland
SharonDeniseBankstoHarold NedMitchell,Cleveland
JonLevingston,Clarksdale
AlphonsoCallenonFebruary11, LarryO.Lewis,Marks
1995inAtlanta,GA. Russ Russell RussellStewart,Anguilla
PetePeden,Cleveland
LeighA.BrowntoThomas President Dr.StacyDavidson,Cleveland
CaptainViolaB.Sanders,Sidon
BradfordJanoushonDecember31, FrankW.Smith,Jr.,Grenada
1994inCleveland. JaneHearn,Jackson
Coverphotos In/VirginiaKaymv. JeanneR.Walker,Cleveland
DewyantitUndrariaWesleyto DougSpringer,Cleveland
Glover"Russ"Russell,Jackson
HarmonNealRobersonon HunterCade,Jackson
February 11, 1995inRenova.
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Speak Out!!
Outstanding Alumni
Letterstotheeditorshouldbesentto Nominations Due
DeltaCurrents,Box3104DSU BarbaraVanderZwaagto
Cleveland,MS 38733 orfaxtoG01-846-4713. BradleyDickersononMay27,
.EachyearathomecomingtheAlumni 1995inGermantown,TN.
Keepupthegoodwork! EventhoughIammilesawayin AssociationpresentstheOutstanding
theforeigncountryofUtah,Iamstillandalwaysproud MelindaCarolSteentoKenneth
toheaDSUgraduate AlumnusoftheYearAwardtoaformer MylesWalcott,IIIonFebruary25,
SpringHeflinYoungblood,'89 studentwhohasdistinguished 1995inClarksdale.
BrighamCity,UT
himself/herselfbymakingsignificant
ChristyLeighWalkertoPaul
contributionstohumanorinstitutional AndersononMarch 11, 1995in
Thisis GREAT! Ihavethoroughlyenjoyedthenew programs inwhichasituation,institution,or CrystalSprings.
alumnimagazine. Notonlydoesitlookgood,hut
itkeepsmeinformedonDeltaStateandIlove movementhasbeen improvedbecauseof NicoleLynnNewmantoTerrell
readingaboutmyfriends. his/herpersonalparticipation. PorteronMarch4, 1995 inValley
StephenSutton,'87 Park.
Memphis,TN Theselection is madefrom nominees
submittedby membersoftheAlumni MargeryAnneSmithtoWilliam
Associationand thefinal selection is madeby AndrewBeckonMarch 11,1995
LovethenewdesignofDeltaCurrents, Wishwecould inCleveland.
reorganizethealumnimeetingforalumniinthe theawardscommittee.
Nashvillearea. Thelastget-togetherwascanceled Ifyouknowofsomeonedeservingofthis LisaMichelleWeeksto
duetothe1994icestorm. ChristopherAllenGigeronMarch
GeorgeF.Mangum honor,pleasesendtheir name,address, 11, 1995inCleveland.
Nashville,TN achievementsandhonorstothe DSUAlumni
DirectoratBox3104, Cleveland,MS38733. MelissaCarolHughestoTimothy
DaleBlackstockonMarch4, 1995
IwanttosaythatIamproudofthealumniassociationof inGreenville.
DeltaStateandwanttoheapartofit. DSUgavememy
start. IamAssociateProfessoratjarvisChristian JenniferJenkinstoPaxton
College. Itakegreatprideinsupportingmyalmamater. Doctors Three MogensononMarch 11, 1995in
Dr.HoseaL.Franklin,72 Clarksdale.
Clinton,MS CooperJohnson.BillyCarlMoore,andMarcello
Eduardo,allhaverecentlycompletedthe CarolynKinmantoJeffElmoreon
1LOVETHEDELTACURRENTS!!!!!!Iamimpressed requirementsfortheDoctorofPhilosophydegree July30, 1994inMesquite,TX.
whenIreadmyalumnimagazine.1especiallyenjoy fromtheUniversityofMississippi. Allthreeare
WeddingBellsandBabyStatesmen.1haveincludedthe professorsintheSchoolofBusinessandhavebeen WindalaSimoneWeirtoMichael
birthofournewbaby.1haveincludedacheckalsofor atDSUformorethannineyears. Mooreand SeanJohnsononMarch4, 1995in
mycurrentmembership.Ihopetomakeitbackto Eduardoobtainedtheirdegreesin financewhile Hernando.
homecomingoravisitsoon. Thanks! Johnson'swasinmanagement.
TammyLeeParkes,'88 CynthiaM.ThomastoStewart
Louisville,MS CliburnonNovember4, 1994in
Ft.Myers,FL.
AmandaHopePiercetoWilliam
Alumni Update RalphAzlin,Jr.onMarch25, 1995
inClarksdale.
Uneofthebest-read featuresofDeltaCurrents isthesectiononClassNews.Whatbetterwaytoletyour PatriciaVonteseRussellto
classmatesknowwhereyouareandwhatyouaredoingthan through "WithTheClasses?"Whynottellus WilliamDotyFarmeronApril 1,
aboutyourself- if you'verecently married,takena newjob,gottena promotion, 1995inCleveland.
changedaddresses,orwelcomed newchildren. CaseyMarieJefcoattoMichael
ShaneCookonMarch31, 1995in
Name Maiden Name Cleveland.
Social Security Number Work Phone NormaCharleenBrowntoJohnC.
SprolesonMarch 10, 1995in
Address Home Phone
Brookhaven.
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ReneeMichelleSwinneyto
EugeneVincentColumbuson
Grad. Year Date ofBirth
April8, 1995inTupelo.
Here's my update:
Mail to: DeltaCurrents,Box3104, DSU,Cleveland,Mississippi38733 orFaxto601-846-4713
Baby Statesmen In Memoriam
ThelmaKilpatrickMortimer,74,(classof
1942)ofBelzoni,aretiredteacher,died
December26,1994ofheartfailureat
HumphreysCountyMemorialHospital.
BlancheS.Francis,ofGunnison,MS,died
WalterIra,Jr.borntoMr.and December30,1994.
Mrs.WalterIraBoswell(Carolyn)
onNovember26, 1994in Dr.ArthurW.Lindsey,Jr.,65,(classof1950)
Greenwood. ofCleveland,adoctorattheClevelandMedical
Clinic,diedJanuary24,1995ofcanceratthe
TylerChristianaborntoMr.and BolivarCountyHospital.
Mrs.TracyScaif(Kimberly)on
December 13, 1994inConway, Campus MaryKateFlowers,78,(classof1936)of
AR. Memphis,TN,diedDecember8,1994atthe
RobertDashiellborntoMr.and Gets Facelift BaptistEastHospital.
Mrs.RoyMartin(Stacy SamB.Parker,(classof1952),ofStarkville,a
Scarborough)onNovember17, formerbasketballcoachofStarkvilleHigh
1994. DeltaStatecampus isbeingreturnedtoits from1964-1978,diedJuly20, 1994.
AndrewLeeborntoMr.andMrs. formerbeautyafterthegreaticestormof'94. Dueto JeffEdward'Trace"Frazier,III,24,of
BarryBurleson(Pam)onMay 19, theforesightoftheadministrationandhelpfromthe Cleveland,agraduateassistantbasketballcoach
1994. Federal EmergencyManagementAdministration a1t9D9e5ltianSYtaaztoeoUnCiitvye.rsity,diedFebruary11,
PeytonLawrencetoMr.andMrs. (FEMA),majorrenovationisunderway.
LDleocyedmbMietrch1e3l,l1(9H9a4yeisnWClaatrtkss)daolen. Streetsoncampushavebeenrepairedorre-coated. sDuopleorrveissoDr.,Cd.iMecdKoefithehaernt,f8a6i,luarereFteibrreudary22,
New,brighterantiquelookingstreetslightshavebeen 1995atHeritageManorNursingHome.
HaydenMichaeltoMr.andMrs. installed,andacampuswidelandscapingprojecthas
MichaelAnthony(PamCooper)on HubertTucker,52,(classof1965), head
February18, 1994. beenundertaken. Manyofthenewtrees,shrubbery footballcoachatNortheastMississippi
andgroundcoverareflowering. Anupgraded CommunityCollege,diedFebruary20, 1995of
GPraegsetoPnreGsotrondotnoM(rK.imanAddaMmrss.)on irrigationsystemhasbeeninstalledandcomplete iPnhjiulraideeslprheicae.ivedinanautomobileaccidentin
January3, 1995. renovationofthequadranglehasbeen started. The
giantoaktrees liningthequad havebeensignificantly BeverlyGriffis,(classof1954),ofStarkville,
AmandaGailtoMr.andMrs.Paul diedFebruary27,1995.
Elliott(LyndaGailLong)on prunedandnewoakshavebeenplantedbetween.
December 15, 1994inCleveland. Manyofthe5000springfloweringbulbs donatedto DianeTriplettP.Guyton,64,(classof1971),of
AnnaLouisetoMr.andMrs.Ed DeltaStatebyVanZyverdonNurseryofMeridianare SCtaanrtkrveillll'es,PdeiresdonFaelbrCuaarreyH2o7m,e1.995ofcancerat
Girling(KarenStevenson)on nowinfullbloomasevidencedbythecoverphoto.
NovemberS, 1994inMeridian. MargaretWade,82,ofCleveland,died
February 16, 1995attheBolivarCounty
JoelWilliamtoMr.andMrs. Hospital
WilliamLyleSkeltonon
November 10, 1994inClarksdale. IzoraA.Hilliard,classof1947,ofMadison,
diedJanuary11, 1995.
ElizabethMcShantoMr.andMrs.
ClarkOuzts(StephanieMcShan) WilburnWilson,68,classof1946,of
onDecember2, 1994inJackson. Cleveland,diedMarch 10,1995ofheart
failureattheBolivarCountyHospital.
MatthewGarretttoMr.andMrs.
MichaelJones(KathyGarrett)on EvelynDunlapWilkes,76,ofCleveland,died
December25,1994inVicksburg. March 12, 1995inMonroe,LA.
MartinIIItoMr.andMrs.Martin LouiseFogg,classof1969,ofRenaLara,died
Bray,Jr.(MelanieKalkbrenner)on March5, 1995.
December6, 1994inCleveland.
LydiaGracetoMr.andMrs.
WalterWrightAertker(Elaine In Memoriam
Davis)onNovember30, 1994in HI.(HenryLee)NowellJr.,74
BatonRouge,LA.
(Classof'43)diedofheartfailureApril6,athis
Sa(aHnordlalhMyrGsHr.aarAcrreitswh)aufsrraoLdemoeptWtheerdoPtbReyonMfr. Wat1Je9ern9nV5ialfaleneryd,Sawwriltalasibnre,eccaeonmDtplSeytUsienSlgeecnitineodtrMhfeirsMosimsDsSU hmMoeaSmcmnehoyorilicnaaarplCsalshceiivctpeailneFasunbndde.dumrHaaiendndgesehstrieosvntet3hdt8eoDyHeBelIoat.xraNt3Soet1anw4tue1er;leli.n
China. MississippiPageantinJuly. Cleveland,MS38733.
Baby Statesmen
From The
MaryHelentoMr.andMrs.Arlan
Director's Desk KimbleMakamson,Ir.(Mary
Elizabeth)onAugust15, 1994.
JayWallertoRev.andMrs.J.
"She has a cool and easy manner and a calmness HeithWilkinson(CaseyStevens)
onJanuary9, 1995inJackson.
few players ever reach. She will make an able leader"
QUOTE FROM 1932 YEARBOOK WilliamColintoMr.andMrs.
RolandJones(CorneliaWard)on
In 1973, Dr.AubreyLucasannouncedthat returningtoDeltaStatetoheadup itswomen's December21, 1994.
DeltaStatewould reinstateitswomen's basketball physicaleducationdepartment. Itwouldbe 14years BrittanyNicoletoMr.andMrs.
programand itscoachwould be laterthatshewouldbecomecoach LarryBradford(Dena)onMay9,
1991.
MargaretWade. Admittingthat, oftheLadyStatesmen.
atage60and followingabout Wade'scontributionsto HoustonBradleytoMr.andMrs.
withcancer, shedidn'tknowif women's basketball havebeenwell- BradYuille(SaraBrinkley)on
January 17,1995.
shewouldbeabletohandlethe documentedand recognized
physical demandsofthejob, nationallywiththenamingofThe JamesAndrewtoMr.andMrs.
Wadeacceptedthechallenge. WadeTrophy,awardedtothetop JimmyNewquistonDecember9.
1994.
Sixyears,fourstate women'scollegiatebasketball
championships,threeAIAW playerinthenation,andinduction KaitlynAmeliatoMr.andMrs.
GentryW.Boswell(Cindi
nationalchampionshipsand 157 intotheNational Basketball Hallof Chandler)onJanuary28, 1995.
winslater,"Coach"Waderetired Famein 1978.
DoriatoMr.andMrs.DanKing
ascoachoftheLadyStatesmen. Yes,shedistinguished herself
onDecember3,1994.
Raised inCleveland,Wade andwomen'sbasketballand helped
attendedCleveland Highand putherschool "on themap" WilliamWyatttoMr.andMrs.
BillLipsey(DanaBurrell)on
DeltaState. Shewasacenter-forwardonDelta nationally. ShewasawomanI rememberforher November9, 1994.
Statewomen'sbasketballteamswhichwonstate competitivefire,butgentlemanner;awomanwho
championships in 1930and 1931. Muchtoher commandedyourattention withouthavingtoaskfor JordanKimbalonAugust21, 1991
andJacobScottonJuly27,1994
dismay,in 1932thecollegedisbanded theteam, it;andawomanlookeduponbyherplayers withlove toMr.andMrs.KimbalBillingsley
statingthatthesportwas"tooroughforyoung and respect. (LisaScott)inMemphis.
ladies." MargaretWadedied February 16, 1995 following JohnThomasRobertson,IIItoMr.
Followinggraduation,Wade taughtandcoached alengthyillness,butthelegend sheleftbehindwill andMrs.JohnRobertson(Patricia)
onOctober21, 1994.
atCleveland HighSchoolfor 17years before liveforever,andyes,shewasanableleader.
JohnAustintoMr.andMrs.John
50 Year Golden Circle MDceCcaenmdbleirsh11(,Lo1r9i9K4iimnbrAlop)haornetta,
GA.
OnApril9thand 10thagroupofalumniwho directorDr.DonSkeltonwelcomedthegroupon
TaylorHarttoMr.andMrs.Gary
graduatedbefore 1945returnedtocampusto behalfofthealumniassociation. Hames(AnneHartHudson)on
celebratetheformationoftheFiftyYearGolden "Thiswasablueribbon,orshallwesay,green October7, 1994inGrenada,MS.
Circle. ThememberswereintroducedatHonors andwhiteribbonoccasion,"expressedVicki JoeWoodrowtoMr.andMrs.
Dayactivities,givenatourofthecampus, Fioranelli,associatealumnidirector."Thereare MalcolmQuon(MelanieChow)on
attendedtheRenaissance Performanceinthenew approximately550alumniwhograduated February2, 1995.
performingartsbuilding,servedatthePresidents between 1928and 1944forwhomwehavegood
WyndhamSheatoMr.andMrs.
homeandevenattendedundergraduateclasses addresses. Itwas staggeringtothinkthatso StephenSutton(Debra)on
withStudentAlumnimembers. manycaredandwereabletoreturnforthis December26, 1994inMemphis.
Theyweregreetedbyformeralumnidirectors event."
Dr.KentWyatt,andHughEllisWalker. Current
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In
HaileyMorgantoMr.andMrs. 1heDSUFoundationlaunchedthelargest continueDSU'scommitmenttoexcellenceand
KevinBaioni(LoriStanford)on distinctioninthesciences.
January6, 1995inMobile,AL. c—apitalcampaign intheUniversity'shistorylastfall DSUalumDeanSpradlinghasalreadymadea
andtheeffortishelpingDeltaState meet
ChandlerDawntoMr.andMrs. expandingeducationalandserviceneedsas it $400,000challengegifttoestablishTheEndowment
LewisStallings(JulieKingston)on fortheSciences. Everydollarcontributedforthe
January17, 1995inIndiana. preparesforthe21stCentury.Inthe 1st24weeks,
sciencesbyotheralumni,businesses,companiesand
thedevelopmentprogramhadreceived$ 1.3
Michael"Case"toMr.andMrs. friendswillbematchedbySpradlingonaonetofour
BrentMartin(MeredithPoole)on millionintotalcommitments. Thislevelof basisuptoatotalof$2 million.
February18, 1995. supportmakesthedevelopmentprogramthemost
Theendowmentincomewillbeusedfor
successful intheUniversity'shistoryandsetsthe
CharlesHenrytoMr.andMrs. instructionalequipment,studentscholarshipsand
Charles"Chuck"Hudson(Melanie stageforreachingthe$5 millioncampaigngoal.
development,academicprogramdevelopment,and
Outlaw)onFebruary14, 1995in TheFoundationandtheUniversityare
Greenville. specialservice/researchprojects.
directingtheirgreatesteffortstowardcreating
MollieRayburntoMr.andMrs. endowmentsforprogramenhancementsandin
BradEvans,Jr.(MellanyRayburn) areasthatarenotsupportedbypublicfunds. These ThePerformingArtsEndowment.. .$2,000,000
onFebruary25, 1995inIndianola. Thenew$8.5 millionPerformingArtsCenter
objectives includegoalsofa$2 millionendowment
BrannonEdwardtoMr.andMrs. toenhancetheUniversity'sscienceprograms,a$2 includesa 1,200-seatmainauditoriumandaseparate
TommyThompson(KathyKyte) recitalhall. Whilethestatefundedthe buildingof
onJanuary30,1995in millionprogrammingendowmenttosupportthe thecenter,thegoalsofexpandingeducational,
Fayetteville,GA. newPerformingArtsCenteranda$1 million
culturalandentertainmentprogramminginthe
facultyprofessionaldevelopmentfund. DSU
TaylorHarvietoMr.&Mrs.David facilitymustbemetthroughendowmentincome.
M.KuhnonMarch3, 1995. alumniandfriends may alsodesignategiftsand
Thisfundisbeingestablishedthroughthestrong
With the Classes pledgestootherprogramsofspecial interestto supportofalumniandfriendswho,through
them.
1940's Theentirefund-raisingefforttookrootinthe contributions,arenamingtheaterchairsandareas
SueThweatKing,43,was generosityofDSUalumDeanSpradling,a 1954 ofthebuildinginhonorormemoryofafriendor
selectedqueenofCleveland lovedone.
Jr.AuxiliaryCharityBall1995. DeltaStatemedicaltechnologygraduatefrom
Privatefundswillbeusedforperformingarts
Clarksdale. Spradlingpersonallycommitteda
1950's series,cooperativeprogrammingwithareaschools
$400,000challengegrantinthesciencesareaand
Dr.LawtonOwens,ofCleveland, andartsorganizations,andnationalandinternational
waspresentedwithaplaqueby hisleadershipled FoundationandUniversity
theU.S.O.inWashington,DCfor officialstodevelopabroaderprogramtoreachall entertainersandspeakers.
outstandingservicetothe
organization. DSUalumniandregionalbusinesses,corporations
FacultyProfessional
andfoundations.
JaniceMitchell,'54ofMemphis, DevelopmentEndowment $1,000,000
The"CampaignforDeltaState:ChangingVision
TN,hasbeenteachinginthe Endowmentincomeisalsoneededtoassist
MemphisSchoolSystemfor32 IntoReality"willsubstantiallyadvancethe
years,andispresentlyteachingat FoundationandtheUniversity. Thefollowing outstandingDeltaStatefacultymembers. Fundswill
ColemanSchoolinRaleigh. beusedtosupportprofessionaldevelopment
financialprojectionscoverafive-yearpledge
19G0's period,allowingalumni,corporations,foundations, programs, forstart-upgrantfundingor"seed
Jimmie L.Burrell,'69ofTampa, andfriendstomakemoregenerousfinancial money"andforserviceandoutreachprograms
FL,hasbeenpromotedtoSenior throughouttheDelta.
IntelligenceSpecialistSpecial "investments"overamulti-yeartimeframeto
OperationsCommand,atMacDill expandendowmentandotherfundstoenhance
AFB,FL. Total $5,000,000
qualityinstructionandoutreachforDeltaState.
DeltaStateUniversityreceiveslessthan61
RobbieRiggin,'S3,ofLearned,
servesasmayorofLearnedand TheEndowmentfortheSciences .$2,000,000 percentofitstotalbudgetfromthestateof
parttimeEnglishteacherfor . Mississippigeneralrevenuefund. DSUisa"state-
HindsCommunityCollege. DeltaStateUniversityhasoneofMississippi's
FredRossi,'64,ofMorrisNJ,was outstandingscienceprograms,particularlyinthe assisted"ratherthan"state-supported"institution.
namedAdministratorofMorris, Therearenoprojectionsfornewdollarsfromthe
NewJerseyTownship.Heserved areasofpre-medandalliedhealth. Acommitment
15yearsasMorrisCounty hasbeenmadetobuildastrongendowmentto state. Becausethistrendislikelytocontinue,the
Administrator.
public-privatepartnershipthatcurrentlyexists must Your Role as a DSU Alum
MichaelT.Hall,'69,ofPortland,
bestrengthenedifDeltaStateisgoingtocontinue YourgiftorpledgeasaDSUgraduateisextremely TX,isnowservingasthe
qualityeducationand studentdevelopment intothe importanttothe DSU Foundation Development CommandChaplainatthenaval
21stCentury. Program. stationinIngleside,TX.
Thefirststepintheprogram's implementation Ifall DeltaStatealumnigavejust $1 eachdayover WalterM.CampbellIII,'68,was
wastoreceivefinancialsupportwithinthe athree-tofive-yearperiod,theneachgiftwould recognizedasOutstandingFaculty
Universityfamily, includingtheDSUFoundation rangefrom$1,095to$1,895. DSU's morethan MemberintheCollegeofBusiness
atNortheastLouisianaUniversity
Board,theAlumniAssociation Board,faculty, staff 20,000alumni havethepotential to makeahuge byODKin1994.
andadministration. TheFoundationandAlumni impactontheFoundation'sfirstmajordevelopment
JeanetteSnell,'60,ofBooneville
Associationboardshavecommitted $390,000 ingifts program. Also, manyalumniareemployedat retiredafter28yearsofteaching.
and pledges. Administration,facultyandstaff companieswith matchingcontribution programs. ThomasE.Lord,'67,ofJackson,a
26yearveteranwiththe
membershavemadecommitments totaling$71,000 Thus,ifthecompanymatchestheemployeegiftto MississippiEmploymentSecurity
ingiftsandpledges. DeltaState,theoriginalgiftcanbedoubledoreven Commission,hasbeennamedits
Itis importantfortheUniversity"familytobe tripled. director.
thefirst supportersofthedevelopmentprogram. TheDSUFoundationandUniversityaskyouto PhileneP.Allen,65,ofCleveland,
This includesyouandyourmorethan20,000fellow personallycontributeandenlistothers togive. You wasrecentlynamedtheWomanof
alumniwhomustdemonstratetobusinessleadersas alsocanbehelpful inidentifyingbusinesses, CDihsatpitnecrtioofnDbeylttahKeaAplppahaGaSmimgama.
wellasstateand nationalfoundationsthatyou companiesand DSUfriendsthatwill supportthe
believeinyouralma materandaresupportingitwith effort. Dr.AnneGaddisCross,'68,of
Ripley,wasamong77outstanding
bothmoneyandtime. Funds neededforthespecialprogramobjectives studentsandfacultymembers
Foradditional information,pleasecontactthe should notbeconfused withannualgiving. Yearafter fromMississippicollegesand
DSU Foundation DevelopmentProgram,Alumniand year,annualgivingprovidesunrestricted fundsto cspoemcimaulnrietcyogcnoiltlieognesfwrohmotrheeceived
Foundation House, Box3141,Cleveland,MS38733, supplementDeltaState'soperatingbudget. Youare MississippiLegislatureduringthe
601/846-4709. nowbeingaskedtomakeacommitmentoverand 8thannualHEADWAEprogram.
abovewhatyouarenowcontributingonanannual JohnnyParker,'68,ofFoxboro
—
basis aspecialgiftorpledge. MA,hasbeennamed"strength
coachoftheyear"intheNational
FootballLeague.Parkerjust
completedhissecondseasonwith
theNewEnglandPatriots
followingnineyearswiththeNew
Development Council Leadership YorkGiants.
National DevelopmentCouncilChairs Dr.RobertElliottandDr.MaryElliott 1970's
StateDevelopmentCouncilChair Mr.EdKossman ThomasW.Carson,79,of
StateDevelopmentCouncilCo-Chair Mr.NedMitchell Decatur,MS,wasselectedasEast
NationalAlumniGifts DivisionChair Mr.GloverA."Russ"Russell,Jr. CoeunttsrtaalndCionmgmHuEniAtDyWCAolElegfea'csulty
FoundationBoardGifts Division Chair Mr.LouisBaioni memberforthe 1994-95term.
Medical/ScienceGifts DivisionChair Dr.Charles Brock
PerformingArtsGifts DivisionChairs Ms.CarolineGainesandMr.JimTims ColonelTomWatts,ofBelgium,
hasbeenassignedtoU.S.Mission
County DevelopmentCouncilsDivisionChair Mr.NedMitchell toNATOandpromotedto
Campus FamilyGifts Division Colonel.Hewasthefirstprofessor
AdministrationChair Dr.RichardMyers ofmilitarysciencein 1980atDSU.
Faculty Chair Dr.CurtLamar
MarkNorwood,'78,formerlyof
StaffChair PenneyGong Cleveland,hasacceptedaposition
PlannedGivingCommitteeChair Mr.HughEllisWalker withUnionPlantersBankin
Public RelationsCommitteeChair Mr.JodyCorrero Jackson.
ArchieJames,'76,ofAtlanta,is
Others servingas countyoralumni chapterleaders: SouthernAreaManagerof
BusinessTransformationand
Mr. PaulArtman Ms.JoyBarret Ms.AllenCapps Mr.JeffRossCapwell
responsibleforIBM's
Mr. BillCrump Ms.GeorgieFisher Mr.GaryGainspoletti Mr.BenGaston reengineeringeffortsinthe
Ms.JaneHearn Mr.BenoitHolloway Mr.Charles Holmes Mr.PeterJernberg Southeast.
Mr.MarkKoonce Mr.Jon Levingston Mr. ReeseManning Ms.AnnMaxwell
FormerCantonMayor,'73,Sidney
Rev.MitchellMcDonald Mr.MalcolmNorwood Mr.WayneNuckles Mr.JohnQuon Runnels,hasbeennamedDirector
Ms.ChalieCarrollRay Mr.MickeyRobinson Ms.ViolaB.Sanders Ms. LindaSandifer ofEconomicDevelopmentforthe
Mr. FrankW. Smith Mr.JudsonThigpen Mr. RonTubertini Dr.LenageneWaldrup WestMemphis,ARChamberof
Commerce.
Mr. BillyJoeWaldrup Dr.JaneWeare Mr.DavidWork
BillyMoore,71,ofLongBeach,
waschosenasWho'sWhoAmong Mo
AmericanTeachersin1994. On
The
NateFairconnetue,74,ofBaySt.
Louis,isAssistantPrincipalat
HarrisonCentralHighSchoolin
Gulfport.
MiltonAllen,75,ofOverland
Park,KS,isPresidentofAgripro
SeedCo.inShawneeMission,KS.
RolandJones,76,ofTampa,FL,
wasnamedTeacheroftheYearat
RobinsonHighSchoolinTampa.
SusanWiggins,74,co-ownerof
thewomen'sclothingstore,The
WishingWell,openedhernew CarolynManning
storeinCleveland,MS.
CarolynBettyFowler,70,of CarolynManning,a 1983 DSUgraduate,is
Vicksburg,wasnominatedasthe RegionalSalesManagerfortheSouthern Regionof
Vicksburg-WarrenSchool AT&T'sConsumerSales Division. ThisAT&T
District'srepresentativeforthe
MississippiTeacheroftheYear division wasthe 1994 recipientoftheU.S.
andwasgiventhe$1,000Anne CommerceDepartment'sMalcolm BaldridgeNational
MorrowLindbenAerospace
QualityAward,ofwhichCarolynwasinstrumental
EducatorAward.
inobtaining. TheBaldridgeAwardisCorporate ThomasE.Lord
RonnieVaughn,70,CEO,and
America's equivalenttotheOscarsandcarriesa
LouiseBuckelsVaughn,'69, 1homas Lord,a 19G7DeltaStategraduate,was
presidentoftheformerCleveland greatdealofcloutinbusinesscircles. Manningwas
FederalSavingsBankhave extremelyinvolvedinthecompany'squalitydivision recentlyappointedexecutivedirectorofthe
changedthenametoCleveland Mississippi EmploymentSecurityCommission. He
CommunityBank. andwastheRegionalQualityManagerwhen has servedhisentirecareerwithMESCandhas
applicationwasmadefortheBaldridgeAward. She
DonKirkseyPhd.D.,70, experience inallthemajorfunctionsofthe
waspromotedto RegionalSalesManager,but
formerlyofSunflowerCounty, commission. "Inhis26yearswiththeagency,Mr.
hasbeenappointeddirectorof remained involved inthequalitydivision.
worldwideresearchallianceat Manning's presentresponsibilities include:sales Lordhasworkedinallthreebranches—employment
GaLxo,Inc.,apharmaceuticalfirm service,unemploymentinsuranceandbusiness
inDurham,NC. tmhaannag4e,r00c0ovAeTr&inTgc1o4ntsrtaacttesedanCdorpoovreartseeeCianrgdmore management. Hisallaroundknowledgeofagency
Dr.SharonNelmsCampbell,75, accountsthatgeneratemorethan $750millionin operations madehimanexcellentcandidateforthe
hascompletedherdoctoratein job,"saidtheCommissionChairmanJimIngram.
accountingatLouisianaTech revenueandover3 billion minutesofusetothe
University. AT&Tlongdistancenetworkannually. LordearnedaB.S. inbusinessadministration
withanemphasis inpolitical sciencefrom DSU. He
BpirlilnyciMpoaolroef,L7o1n,goBfeSaacuhciSerc,hoaol theSmhaencargeedimtesnmtudcehgroefehsehresrueccceeisvsedt.oMDealntnaiSntgateand is ratedaCertifiedAssessorbythe Departmentof
wasselectedasWho'sWho specificallypointstotheinfluencethatDr. Lawton LaborRegionIVStateEmploymentSecurity
AmongAmericanTeachers. Agencies ExecutiveDevelopmentProgram. Lordis
Owens,Chairman Emeritus,DivisionofManagement
Mrs.CatherineHoganBuck,73,of andMarketing, hadonhermanagementstyle. She oneofthefirstMississippianstocompletethestate's
Tunicawasrecentlyhonoredat Certified PublicManagerProgram,receivinghis CPM
theMississippiPublicHealth states," IhavefoundpracticalapplicationofDr. in 1993. HeisafoundingmemberoftheMississippi
Association'sannualmeeting Owens'principlesofmanagementtobehighly
whereshereceiveda20year effective. Additionally, I learnedfrom himthe SocietyofCertified PublicManagers.
serviceaward. LordisanativeofGreenwoodandhasbeen
importanceofsettinghighexpectationsforthose
Dr.MaryAliceCates,72,of people1amresponsiblefor;encouragingtheir extremelyactivethroughouthiscareerinthe
Cleveland,waselectedPresidentof MississippiChapter,InternationalAssociationof
theMississippiAssociationof creativity,supportingtheirindividualismand PersonnelinEmploymentSecurity. Hewasstate
MarriageandFamilyCounselors. applaudingtheirsuccesses. Ifindgreatsatisfaction
The1994DSUyearbookwas Presidentin 1978. Lordhasalsobeeninvolvedinthe
inhelpingpeopleperformatanoptimumleveland
dedicatedtoDr.Cates. Jaycees,UnitedMethodistChurch,andtheMESC
amgratefultoDr.Owensforthesesimplepleasures."
TerriSpringer,77,ofJacksonhas ManninghasalsodoneMastersofBusiness CreditUnion. HeisaformerBoyScoutleaderand
beennamedAssistantDirectorof wasnamedtoOutstandingYoungMenofAmerica.
HMeudmicaanlRCeesnotuerrceinsJaatcMkesotnh.odist AUdnimvienrissittrya.tiMoannwnoirnkgiinsMmaarrrkieetdinwgitahtMtewrocechrildren Lordis marriedandhastwodaughters. They
resideinJackson.
andresidesinAtlanta.
1
Alumni
e New Life Members CharlesBarron,'75,hasbeen
appointedthenewschooldistrict
bincethelastalumnimagazine,thefollowing SuperintendentinShaw.
E alumnihavebecomelifemembersofthe
r alumniassociation. Lifeduesare$300foran MDeDn,nihsasCabteeesn,p79r,omooftCeudmbteorland,
individualand$400percouple. AccountExecutiveintheassociate
Paymentscanbemadein$50annual brandsdivisionoftheKelly-
installments. Formoreinformation, SpringfieldTireCompany.
callthealumnioffice601-846-4705.
BeauGarverick,'93 Dr.TenaLongGolding,'79,of
Hammond,LA,recentlyreceived
JamesS.Chambless,'69 herdoctoratedegreeinmathfrom
JerrodF. Hammack,'92 LouisianaStateUniversity.
HarryL.Howarth MarySanders,76,ofAckerman,
BillieN. Keys,17 hasbeennamedAssistantVice-
JamesandJulieMcDaniel,'93, '94 President,CreditAdministration
ofNBCsystem.
JohnScott&MandySuber,'93,'93
WilliamE.andCandace Dr.MichaelSanders,78,has
receivedhisdoctoratefrom
Lloyd,Jr.,'84,'88 GeorgiaStateUniversity.
DennisL.Evans,Jr., '94
ElinorWoo,'93 RonnieWise,79,ofCleveland,the
BolivarCountyLibrarySystem
PaulM.andDonnaBelenchia,Jr. '70 Director,waspresentedwiththe
DarrylDarnellAdams,'84 association'sGoldenBookAward
forthemostoutstandingeffortby
Mrs.ConnieBaldwinMorgan, '91
Jeanette W. Hyde anindividualwhohascontributed
Dr.Geneand LindaHamon, '81 tolibraryawareness.
JeanetteHydeofRaleigh,N.C.,a 1962graduateof Dr.CharlesandBeckyBrock,Jr. '81 & '85 RickieLPannel,77,ofIndianola,
DeltaStateUniversity,assumedthedutyas Mr.WilloandLouiseGoodwin, '58&'56 recentlyannouncedhiscandidacy
AmbassadortoBarbados, Dominica,St. LuciaandSt. MichaelE.Weeks,'90&'Si forSunflowerCountySupervisor
forDistrict3.
Vincentand theGrenadinesinApril of1994. Hyde
was swornintohernewposition, byVicePresident DSU Accounting Counts BeverlyHuntGuest,73,of
Marvell,AR,waselectedDistrict
AlGore,alongtimefriendoftheHyde's. Uponher USUsnewaccountinggraduateprogramhasreceived TeacheroftheyearfortheMarvell
departuretotheislands, HydespokeoftheUnited monetarysupportforagraduateaccounting PublicSchoolsin'94,'95.
scholarship. Dr.JerryWilliams,Chairofthe
State's long-timefriendshipwiththeCaribbean DepartmentofAccountingandCoordinatorofGraduate 19S0's
islandsandwhatliesahead. "Ourcommongoalsare Programs,saidthescholarshipwillallowDSUto Dr.EugeneAllen,'88,ofLos
to pursueopen markets,sustainabledevelopment competeforthetopundergraduates intheaccounting Angeles,willbeplayingthepartof
field. DeltaStatecontinuestoleadthestateinpassrate anNBCreporterintheupcoming
andahigherstandardoflivingforallourcitizens." ontheCPAexam. DanielBarfield,Cleveland;Cheryl BillyCrystalmovie"ForgetParis".
HydeisafounderofTriangleBankandTrust Bonnette,Grenada;lamesGaston,Cleveland;Don Themoviewillopenatthetheater
Powers,Greenville;StanleyRobinson,Drew;Ali earlythissummer.
CompanyandapartnerofKittyHawkInvestments Sinkular,Memphis;RenSmith,ChipDardaman,
in North Carolina. Aprivateinvestor,Hydeserved Grenada;andChaseWright,Memphis;haveall recently AliceSkelton,'82,anativeof
onanumberofbusiness,publicserviceandacademic passedallrequirementsoftheCPAexam. Greenville,MS,hasmovedto
lacksonfromCaliforniatoaccept
boards. In NorthCarolina,sheservedon theBoard thepositionofexecutivedirector
Murder By The Book
ofTransportation,theGlobalTransparkAuthority oftheMississippiDemocratic
and theCommissionon InternationalAffairs. Sheis Dr'r.DeanJames,classof1980;hasbeen Party.
aformerownerofseveralretailstores in Fayetteville, nominatedforthe1995EdgarAllanPoe MaryStone,RN,'86,ofCleveland,
N.C,andisalsoaformerteacherandsocialworker. ASwwaanrsdonf)o,rBhiysacWo-oamuatnh'orsedHawnodr:kA(wGiutihdJeetaon chearsticfoimcpatlieotneadsraenquAidruelmtenNtusrsfeor
HydeattendedWakeForestUniversitybefore MysteryFictionbyWomen(Berkley;$10). PractitionerfromtheUniversity
obtainingherEnglishdegreefrom DeltaState. She EachyearinApril,theMysteryWritersof ofMississippiSchoolofNursing
wentontodograduateworkattheUniversityof AbmoeorkihcaasbbeesetnownsomtihneactoevdetfeodraBewsatrd. This mpoesmtbmearstoefr'tsheprDoegltraamS.taMtaerNyurissiang
NorthCarolinaandatNorthCarolinaState Critical/BiographicalWorkof1994.Itisa faculty.
comprehensiveguidetotheworksof
University. Hydestudied FrenchandGreekand
contemporaryfemalemysterywriters. MarionRaines,'81,received
lived inGreeceinthe 1960's. Sheisanativeof lamesisdirectorofcatalogingatthe nationalcertificationasaCertified
Hamtonville,N.C.and is marriedtoWallaceN. Hvde. HoustonAcademyofMedicine-TexasMedical SpecialistinMedicalSurgical
CenterLibrary. Heisalsoseniorstore Nursing.Sheisoneofonly1
managerofMurderByTheBook,Houston's RN'sinMississippitoreceivesuch
onlybookstoredevotedentirelytocrimeand recognition.
mysteryfiction.
JacquelineHarris,'81,ofClarksdale,
hasbeenappointedtoserveasa
boardmemberfortheClarksdale
CitySchoolBoard.
DavisBurke,'88,ofFayetteville,NC,
hasbeenpromotedintheUSArmy
forthethirdtimeinfiveyearsof
serviceandisstationedinPanama
forthreeyears.
BillyC.Moore,'81,from Cleveland,
receivedhisPh.D.fromthe
UniversityofMississippi.
Rev.JohnThomasShields,75,
formerlyofBrookhaven,hasbeen
Athletic Alumni Honorees
electedtoserveaspastorofCollins
PresbyterianChurch.
WallyPowell,'85,AthleticAlumnipresident,congratulatesPhilipFarr,'61,onhis
GregLaFosse,'86,formerlyof selectionforthe"DistinguishedStatesmanAward"atthe 1995SportsHallofFame
Cleveland,hasbeenpromotedto Banquet. Alsopictured (LtoR]areHughEllisWalker'52,recipientofthe"Lawrence
trainingofficeratTrustmark StewartAthleticServiceAward",andJimWilliams,'62,whowashonoredforhis
NationalBank.
manyyearsofservicetoDSUathletics.
LeeHayes,'87,ofColumbia,TN,was
named1994ClassAStateBaseball
CoachoftheYearbytheTennessee
BaseballCoachesAssociationafter
hisbaseballteamwonthestate
championship.Hewasalsoinducted
intotheTennesseeBaseballCoaches
HallofFame.
SheilaCurcio,'89,ofClarksdale,has
beenpromotedtoVice-Presidentof
UnitedSouthernBank.
HollyWroten,'89,ofTupelo,was
namedastheEducationalTherapist
forNorthMississippiMedical
Center'sBehaviorHealthCenterin
Tupelo.
GlyndaHeath,'87,ofFlorence, Sports Hall Of Fame Inductees
recentlyjoinedthePrudential
BittickRealtyTeamasaSales
Executivecoveringtheentire (LtoR) GaleDavis,'63,ofAlbany,Georgia,WilloGoodwin,'58,ofBiloxi,Jim
Jacksonarea. Miles, '66,ofSenatobia,Alvin Ratliff,71,ofOwingsville,Kentucky,andTommy
Worthey,71,ofClevelandwereinductedintotheDSUSportsHallofFameatthe
GlennKitchens,'86,ofSaltillo,was annualAthleticAlumni BanquetonMarch25.
selectedasSTARteacherfor1994'
95atMoorevilleHighSchool.
LarryBradford,'86,ofColumbus,has
Football Statesmen
beenhiredparttimewiththe
MississippiStateUniversityBand.
Game
Selected to All^Star
BrianR.Holt,'85,ofBossierCity,
LA,hasacceptedapositionas
DirectorofCardiopulmonary
SPeurlvmiocensaratySMuemdimciitneInastnidtuteof fiveDSUfootball seniorswereselectedtoplay Mciososr.d,iwneatrienagllstpaifcfkteodpbayrtitchiepagtaem.e'stalent
RehabilitationinBossierCity. inthefirstannualNationalCollegeFootballAll-Star
SummersandKlimczakweresecond-teamall-
Classic,playedMarch 11,atUniversityHighStadium
BethMcArthurTibbs,'88,of GulfSouthConferencepicksthisseason,whileCorey
Cleveland,willcompletehertraining inOrlando,Fla. Smithwasathird-teamall-Americanand 1993 all-
inpediatricsinJuneandjoin JasonSummers,anoffensiveguardfrom
practicewithherhusbandBoband GSCselection.
herfather-in-lawRobertTibbs,'53, Pensacola,Fla.,JasonKlimszak,akickerfrom Thegamemarksthefirsttimetopcollegeseniors
inCleveland. Deerfield,111.,CoreySmith,strongsafetyfromWest
fromallthreemajorcollegefootballdivisionshave
Point,Miss.,MichaelYoung,atightendfromDurant,
showcasedtheirtalentsonthesamefield.
Miss.,andErickBrady,offensivetacklefromPetal,