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Nineteen Ninety-Seven Defta State University k DeltaState University DEDICATION Coach Marchant Bill MarchantcelebrateswinningtheGSCtitlein1996.TheDiamondStatesmen, headedbyMarchant,wentontocapturethespotoffourthinthenation. With our sincerest appreciation for his outstanding efforts on behalf of the students, faculty, and staff at Delta State University, the 1997 BROOM edition ofthe is proudly dedicated to Coach Bill Marchant for his excellence as Head Baseball Coach of the DSU Diamond Statesmen. Marchant spent eight seasons as DSU Head Coach, having compiled a 283-127-1 record with the Statesmen from 1989 to 1996. His teams won Gulf South Conference championships in 1991, 1994, NCAA and 1996 and made five playoff appearances in eight seasons, including World Series appearances in 1994 and 1996. Coach Marchant, a 1968 Delta State graduate, was a freshman starter in 1965 and has been an essential part of DSU baseball since. Coach Marchant will continue on as an athletic administrative assistant at Delta State and will also continue his teaching duties as an instructor in the health, physical education and recreation department at the university. Page Title Dedication Flashback '96 Faculty Campus Life Features Organizations Sports Greeks Classes Each year "The > Last spring turned out to Broom" is sent for be an outstanding season publishing in February f for many of Delta State's Because of this early athletic teams. These next deadline, the annual is b few pages highlight many unable to publish most of Delta > ^i*?q9 of those events, as well as graduation and the 1996 State's xV^ <^" Hall of Fame. spring o \ events. x Springfest '96wasablast!Thesestudents enjoytheactivitiesonthequad. JohnCox andKatherineKellerareallsmiles DaveTownsend, starpitcherforthe 1996DSUDiamond ontheirgraduationday. Statesmen, getsreadyforthewind-up. College graduation is the day for which most students wait throughouttheirentirelives. With itcomesamixture ofemotionsand feelings. These students have star- ted their course toward the future by earning a college diploma, and they all have very bright futures ahead ofthem. Delta State has pre- pared these students for what lies ahead of them. It has provided them lifelong friends, much knowl- edge, and most importantly an oppor- tunity to be the best that they can possi- bly be. Many of these individuals will enter the workforce, some will further their educa- tions atprofessional schools, and manywill enroll as graduate students at Delta State. No matter what decisionsthese students makeintheirfutures, DSUwill always call them its own. Congratulations to the Class of 1996! These nursing students kick up their heels on Shawn Sipp and Connie Pitts are all graduation day. smiles on graduation day. Anwan Cody and Greg Hudson try to decide which side Molly Hoagland says a last goodbye to the tassle should really go on! DSU.