STAR ScholARShip SponSoR

Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc.

2012Education cElEbration

April 12, 2012JAckSon convenTion complex

EducAtion cElEbrAtion pinnAclE SponSorS

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or 63 years, the Mississippi Economic Council, Mississippi’s largest business and professional organization and the State Chamber of Commerce, has acknowledged education as a cornerstone in the process of helping Mississippi and its residents reach their potential.

This assembly is a salute to the state’s best and brightest. All who are assembled here today–students, teachers, and parents – are being honored. Each is a vital link in the education process.

MEC’s M. B. Swayze Educational Foundation partners for this Education Celebration are AT&T, BancorpSouth, entergy, mississippi powerand Trustmark.

Special thanks go to the Swayze Foundation’s other supporters in making this Education Celebration possible... •KellyGeneCook,Sr. CharitableFoundation,Inc. •ChemFirst/FirstMississippiCorporation CharitableEndowmentFund •SandersonFarms,Inc. •PublicEducationForumofMississippi •AndMECmemberswhoareserving aslocal,regional,andstatewide STAR sponsors.

F AGENDA8:00 a.m.rEgiStrAtion10:00 a.m.MiStrESS of cErEMony maggie Wade News Co-Anchor/Reporter,WLBT TV-3 Jackson, MSWElcoME DavidGates Division President, Atmos EnergyplEdgE of AllEgiAncE mary margaret Roark Miss Mississippi 2011invocAtion & rEMArkS KarenLindsey-Lloyd Director of Retention and Career Services, Mississippi College introduction of kEynotE SpEAkEr GloriaJohnson Director of Customer Service, Entergy Mississippi, Inc. Former STAR Student, Henry Weathers High School chAllEngE to StudEntS keynote Speaker patriciaM.(Tricia)Bridges,Ph.D. Mississippi Director, JBHM Education Group, LLC Former STAR Teacher, Oak Grove High SchoolSpEciAl AcknoWlEdgEMEnt JackSchultz Best-selling author, Boomtown USA: The 7 1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small TownsSpEciAl rEcognition VickiePowell Vice President of Foundation Programs Mississippi Economic Council •NationalBoardCertifiedTeachers •STARHallofFameMembers •STARStudentsandTeachers •PresentationofHallofFameAwardshiStory of kElly gEnE cook, Sr. chAritAblE foundAtion, inc.prESEntAtion of StAr ScholArShipS DeborahRochelle President,KellyGeneCook,Sr.CharitableFoundation,Inc.11:30a.m.•brEAk

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MiSSiSSippi EconoMic council 63rd AnnuAl MEMbErShip MEEting“Small Towns. BIG IDEAS” •Keynoter,JackSchultz •MusicalHeadliner,MavisStaples •Highlighter,theHonorablePhilBryant Governor, State of MississippirEcognition of StAr StudEntS & tEAchErS

1:45p.m.•Adjourn

he Mississippi Economic Council’s Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program has saluted the academic achievements of the state’s outstanding high school students and teachers for 46 years. This year’s class joins more than 20,000 top scholars and leading teachers whohave qualified for recognition in the STAR program, the most prestigious educationalrecognition program in the state. STAR Students are seniors with the highest ACT scores (minimum 25) andscholastic averages (minimum 93) in their high schools. They are chosen from more than 300 public, private, and parochial schools. STAR scholarships are provided by the Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc. This year, the top ALL-STAR Scholar will receive a four-year $24,000 scholarship awarded at $6,000 per year. The runner-up will receive a four-year $20,000 scholarship; the third-place scholar will receive a four-year $16,000 scholarship. The STAR Teachers of these top students each will receive a $500 award. Each of the remaining ALL-STAR Scholars will receive a $500 scholarship, withhis or her STAR Teacher receiving a $250 award.

KellyGeneCook,Sr.,wasbornin1930inFrench Camp, Mississippi. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. Mr. Cook was a pipeliner for more than three decades. He joined Houston Contracting Companyin1956andbecamevicepresidentand general manager for domestic and foreign operationsin1971.Inthiscapacity,hedealtwith pipelines throughout the Middle East, Brazil,Trinidad,Ecuador,andNigeria.In1976,he and a partner formed Gregory & Cook, Inc., apipelinecontractingfirminHouston,Texas.

Mr. Cook was active in the industry associations,servingontheboardsoftheInternational Pipeline Contractors Association and the American Pipeline Contractors Association. In1986,Mr.Cookandhiswife,Peggy,formedtheKellyGeneCook,Sr.CharitableFoundation, Inc. The Foundation primarily provides funds to supportreligious,charitable,scientific,andeducationalorganizationsinMississippi,Louisiana,andTexas. Mr.CookdiedonNovember27,1989.

✩The STAR program

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clinton high School

Jacob Kleiss Files Alix Davis Williams

dESoto cEntrAl high School

Daniel J. Earwood Dennis R. Cox

jAckSon prEpArAtory School

Jamie A. Aron Anna H. Freundt

jAckSon prEpArAtory School

James W. Vise, Jr. Lain Hughes

lAfAyEttE high School

Meagan H. Brown Virginia Cornelius

long bEAch high School

Alexander R. Hem Hale G. Switzer

MAdiSon cEntrAl high School

Neal M. Dixit Elizabeth W. Hawkins

MAdiSon cEntrAl high School

Marigail B. Knight Susan (Lee) Shivers

✩2012 All-STAR Students & Teachers ✩

MAdiSon cEntrAl high School

Yunchen (Betty) Liu Michelle D. Robinson

MAdiSon cEntrAl high School

Matthew T. Riddle William “Brett” Mayfield

MAdiSon ridgElAnd AcAdEMy

Joshua Ryan Daniels Beth M. Watts

MAgnoliA hEightS School

Edwin T. Moore Meg G. Woods

thE MiSSiSSippi School for MAth & SciEncE

Scully Y. Hsu Dennis W. Reed

ocEAn SpringS high School

Mackenzie L. Breeland Deborah A. Powell

oxford high School

Siyuan Wu Tamsie T. West

oxford high School

David H. Li James J. Reidy, Jr.

✩2012 All-STAR Students & Teachers ✩

pASS chriStiAn high School

Desiree M. Kiss Lou Richardson

SAint AndrEW’S EpiScopAl School

Blake P. Luehlfing Ruth L. Holmes

SouthErn bAptiSt EducAtionAl cEntEr

Sebastian D. Galante Cynthia K. Williams

StArkvillE high School

Brian Xu Ty A. Adair

✩2012 All-STAR Students & Teachers ✩

AckermanHighSchoolEmily P. MillerLinda K. Reed

AdamsCountyChristianSchoolKevin M. CampbellNicki N. Freeman

AlcornCentralHighSchoolRoger D. Brain, IIIRebecca W. Lewis

AmiteSchoolCenterAshley L. Felder

John M. CampbellAmoryHighSchoolLaura M. Patterson

Mary Beth BlackBaldwynHighSchoolMitchell O. Winstead

Judith S. GriffinBassfieldHighSchool

Lisa M. McMurryRobert Louis Thompson

BayHighSchoolChad M. Burch

Thomas L. WoodwardBayou AcademyJane D. Morgan

Maria D. JohnsonBelmontHighSchool

Nathaniel T. SparksWendy L. SparksBenton Academy

Rebecca L. HilderbrandTeresa L. Moore

BiggersvilleHighSchoolJordan N. Porterfield

Sara B. HaynieBiloxiHighSchool

Elizabeth A. McNeerNeketia Holloway

BlueMountainHighSchoolAmber L. PopeJeff W. Lollar

BogueChittoHighSchoolJesse E. HaralsonRandall S. Leggett

BoonevilleHighSchoolKenny J. Lindley

Brad JacksonBrandonHighSchool

Andrew S. WilsonKristie D. Hughes

BrookhavenAcademyAmy B. Wallace

DeAnna L. CulbertsonBrookhavenHighSchool

Stephen F. DaveyLeah A. Peavey

BruceHighSchoolMarissa J. VaughnStephen M. AdamsByhaliaHighSchoolMariah L. ClarksonPoonam Nandrajog

CaledoniaHighSchoolMichael D. HaydenAnnette C. SellersCalhounAcademyMorgan F. BoundsAngela J. Tindall

CalhounCityHighSchoolSarah C. Hardin

Lyn Hyde Blaylockcanton AcademyDaniel J. MarcumAlesha N. LeverittCantonHighSchool

Tiara F. TaylorMelvin L. GillumCarrollAcademyJames M. WilliamsElizabeth A. Wilson

CathedralHighSchoolKandice C. Bailey

Jean Nosser BiglaneCenterHillHighSchool

Caitlin R. HenleyCynthia L. StanleyCentralAcademy

William A. Thomas, IIIPam P. Norris

CentralHindsAcademyAbby J. Thompson

Ann S. GordonCentralHolmesChristianSchool

Taylor C. BishopDoralyn S. KillebrewCentrevilleAcademy

Katie C. BerryScarlet A. Savoye

CharlestonHighSchoolCherry N. Mathis

Melissa R. FaulknerClarkdaleHighSchool

Gregory A. ThomasKenneth D. Hardy

ClevelandHighSchoolTyler M. GainesRobert E. Card

ClintonHighSchoolJacob K. Files

Alix E. WilliamsClintonHighSchool

Andrew M. WeissRichard G. West

ColumbiaHighSchoolAmy C. Miller

Kenneth A. SmithColumbusHighSchool

Skyler T. GordonDeneen Sherrod

copiah AcademyStephanie G. Cunningham

Kevin L. RoosCorinthHighSchoolAbbigaile L. NoyesDebra N. Madjlesi

CorinthHighSchoolJames D. HaworthDana M. Bullard

CrystalSpringsHighSchoolCierra N. Moore

Cecilia R. McGowanD’IbervilleHighSchool

Conrad P. StockstillAmber R. ThibodeauxDeerCreekSchool

Keelyn C. FreyJulie B. BrownDeltaAcademyIan H. WindhamMichael P. Young

DeSotoCentralHighSchoolDaniel J. Earwood

Dennis R. CoxEastCentralHighSchool

Danny L. Hand, Jr.Denise Tucker

EastMarionHighSchoolShassidy L. RamshurDeborah M. Sanders

east Rankin AcademyAshley N. MillerRenea H. Rhodes

EastUnionHighSchoolKelly N. Pickens

Terri C. HoodEastWebsterHighSchool

Clayton K. HudspethLavelle McAlpin

EnterpriseHighSchoolKelsey R. HuxKathy McKone

EnterpriseHighSchoolAllen M. Fain

Lona M. MoffettEthelHighSchool

Adam K. SteenCorey W. Parish

EuporaHighSchoolDaulton K. Newman

Brenda S. MasonFalknerHighSchoolMatthew A. Peterson

Pamela A. MooreFlorenceHighSchoolAlexander K. Gunter

Lisa A. ByrdForestHighSchoolValencia A. Lloyd

Chantelle HerchenhahnForestHillHighSchool

Courtney J. WarnerDaniel J. FullerForrestCounty

AgriculturalHighSchoolRichard S. ChamblissElizabeth H. Chance

FranklinHighSchoolRustin P. CombsCharles S. Moore

GautierHighSchoolBradley S. Floore

Laura A. SeymourGermantownHighSchool

Mary H. ArtmannShannon K. Cox

GreeneCountyHighSchoolAllison N. Dickson

William R. RicksGreenville-WestonHighSchool

Bendel L. FultsJames D. Johnson

GreenwoodHighSchoolQuenton H. Stevenson

Sriram C. NallaniGrenadaHighSchool

Anna E. HeimbachLisa S. Wilbourn

GulfportHighSchoolAbigail J. Cox

Andrew J. GunkelHamiltonHighSchool

Samuel M. PerkinsVicki C. Dobbs

HancockHighSchoolLaura E. WilsonApril P. Davis

HarrisonCentralHighSchoolKyle A. Stoner

Sharon M. JohnsonHatleyHighSchool

Bethany G. SummerfordShae Koenigsberger

HattiesburgHighSchoolJyron D. VickersScott R. Johnson

HebronChristianSchoolRuth A. Foster

Gerald M. Nason, IIIHeidelbergAcademy

Kacey B. HolifieldKimberly L. Holifieldheritage Academy

Samuel K. GlusenkampEsther O. McElhinneyHernandoHighSchool

George M. HilliardJames W. High

HillcrestChristianSchoolJames W. FountainRussell W. Bridges

HollySpringsHighSchoolKatie I. Robinson

Maya Miller-VedamHornLakeHighSchoolSamantha N. Newman

Patricia WinstonHoustonHighSchoolAlexandria D. MooreWm Richard Shirey

✩2012 STAR Students & Teachers ✩

IndianolaAcademyKatherine C. TynerAllen W. Snowden

IngomarHighSchoolStephen L. Baldwyn

Roben J. DentonItawambaAgriculturalHighSchool

Bethany N. WilemonChristopher D. Johnson

Jackson AcademyThomas W. TardyBarbara B. Neely

JacksonPreparatorySchoolJames W. Vise, Jr.

Lain HughesJacksonPreparatorySchool

Ariel J. ChengDavid Ollar

JacksonPreparatorySchoolJamie A. Aron

Anna H. FreundtJimHillHighSchool

DeAnna M. BrownTracee N. Thompsonkemper Academy

Kayla L. BarrettIva L. Cumberland

kirk AcademyAnna M. Greenlee

Canon J. BeisselKosciuskoHighSchool

Sydney A. DuranJamie E. Sample

KossuthHighSchoolAnnaleigh E. Coleman

Connie L. BlackardLafayetteHighSchool

Meagan H. BrownVirginia Cornelius

LakeCormorantHighSchoolTkeyah Davis

Lee Ann MillerLakeHighSchool

Asia N. BakerCarol A. Alexander

LamarChristianSchoolLaurel K. Duty

Jessica P. McMillanLamarSchoolIsaac A. Futrell

Kimber L. WoelfelLanierHighSchool

Jordan D. HunterChloe’ L. Garth-Elkins

LaurelChristianHighSchoolJacob Wolfe

Ray HarbaughLaurelHighSchoolShaquita D. Pulliam

Kristin P. WaltersLawrenceCountyHighSchool

Daniel K. KingRebecca R. Gravesleake Academy

Hunter M. ArnoldAnn R. Crapps

LeakeCentralHighSchoolGeorge C. WoodsMichael E. Tucker

lee AcademyZachary I. Flowers

Beverley W. ThomasLongBeachHighSchool

Alexander R. HemHale G. Switzer

LoydStarHighSchoolBretton C. Crosby

Lydia R. KingLumbertonHighSchool

Michael S. SmithMason S. Smith

MadisonCentralHighSchoolMatthew T. Riddle

William B. MayfieldMadisonCentralHighSchool

Jared N. PowellChuck L. Reynolds

MadisonCentralHighSchoolNeal M. Dixit

Elizabeth W. HawkinsMadisonCentralHighSchool

Amit TzivionDeborah P. Reed

MadisonCentralHighSchoolMarigail B. Knight

Susan F. ShiversMadisonCentralHighSchool

Charles P. KingJudy L. Jenkins

MadisonCentralHighSchoolYunchen B. Liu

Michelle D. RobinsonMadisonRidgelandAcademy

Joshua R. DanielsBeth M. Watts

MageeHighSchoolWilliam D. WalkerDavid M. Nicholas

MagnoliaHeightsSchoolEdwin T. MooreMeg G. Woods

manchester AcademyMary M. Hitt

Debbie B. CrislerMantachieHighSchool

Jared K. WoffordShelley S. Taylor

MarshallAcademyBenjamin A. BreithauptBelinda B. MassengillMcAdamsHighSchool

Jonathan K. HallArrik L. Newsome

McLaurinHighSchoolJacob E. PruettSteve E. Pruett

MeridianHighSchoolDaniel S. MayLynn B. May

MississippiSchoolformathematics & Science

Scully Y. HsuDennis W. Reed

MississippiSchoolformathematics & Science

Jonathan M. MillerDennis W. Reed

LakeCormorantHighSchoolTkeyah Davis

Lee Ann MillerLakeHighSchool

Asia N. BakerCarol A. Alexander

LamarChristianSchoolLaurel K. Duty

Jessica P. McMillanLamarSchoolIsaac A. Futrell

Kimber L. WoelfelLanierHighSchool

Jordan D. HunterChloe’ L. Garth-Elkins

LaurelChristianHighSchoolJacob Wolfe

Ray HarbaughLaurelHighSchoolShaquita D. Pulliam

Kristin P. WaltersLawrenceCountyHighSchool

Daniel K. KingRebecca R. Gravesleake Academy

Hunter M. ArnoldAnn R. Crapps

LeakeCentralHighSchoolGeorge C. WoodsMichael E. Tucker

lee AcademyZachary I. Flowers

Beverley W. ThomasLongBeachHighSchool

Alexander R. HemHale G. Switzer

LoydStarHighSchoolBretton C. Crosby

Lydia R. KingLumbertonHighSchool

Michael S. SmithMason S. Smith

MadisonCentralHighSchoolMatthew T. Riddle

William B. MayfieldMadisonCentralHighSchool

Jared N. PowellChuck L. Reynolds

MadisonCentralHighSchoolNeal M. Dixit

Elizabeth W. HawkinsMadisonCentralHighSchool

Amit TzivionDeborah P. Reed

MadisonCentralHighSchoolMarigail B. Knight

Susan F. Shivers

MadisonCentralHighSchoolCharles P. KingJudy L. Jenkins

MadisonCentralHighSchoolYunchen B. Liu

Michelle D. RobinsonMadisonRidgelandAcademy

Joshua R. DanielsBeth M. Watts

MageeHighSchoolWilliam D. WalkerDavid M. Nicholas

MagnoliaHeightsSchoolEdwin T. MooreMeg G. Woods

manchester AcademyMary M. Hitt

Debbie B. CrislerMantachieHighSchool

Jared K. WoffordShelley S. Taylor

MarshallAcademyBenjamin A. BreithauptBelinda B. MassengillMcAdamsHighSchool

Jonathan K. HallArrik L. Newsome

McLaurinHighSchoolJacob E. PruettSteve E. Pruett

MeridianHighSchoolDaniel S. MayLynn B. May

MississippiSchoolformathematics & Science

Scully Y. HsuDennis W. Reed

MississippiSchoolformathematics & Science

Jonathan M. MillerDennis W. Reed

PascagoulaHighSchoolRyan J. Huckaby

Catherine A. JohnsonPassChristianHighSchool

Desiree M. KissLou RichardsonPearlHighSchoolZachery H. Davis

Kim M. LaFontainePearlRiverCentralHighSchool

Hayden A. SkantzDebi L. Joubert

PelahatchieHighSchoolAshley N. Johnson

Donna L. McMillianPerryCentralHighSchool

Robert A. HulseyMargaret H. CobbPetalHighSchool

Jordan J. EarlsWilliam E. Kirby

PhiladelphiaHighSchoolJonathan S. BroderickGwendolyn G. Barron

PicayuneMemorialHighSchoolJesse I. Pfadenhauer

Mavia PassmorePillowAcademy

Kristen L. StephensMarietta Branch

PineGroveHighSchoolRachel D. Welch

Suzanne C. DixonPisgahHighSchool

Taylor A. PorterAmy H. Hunt

PontotocHighSchoolAaron N. Tutor

Shannon L. HolcombPoplarvilleHighSchool

Ashton E. RogersMatthew R. Jackson

PortGibsonHighSchoolWaynesha E. Blaylock

Karen W. MartinPrentissChristianSchool

Katie C. ParishDaniel R. Quick

PresbyterianChristianHighSchoolRachel E. LambertDoris M. Wheat

PuckettHighSchoolLauren A. Anderson

Libby CookPurvisHighSchool

Haylee K. GreenDana D. Coghlan

QuitmanHighSchoolPhillip M. MartinKerri B. Weaver

RaleighHighSchoolDallas C. MurphyChris J. Murphy

RaymondHighSchoolEmily E. Randle

Lonzo MillerResurrectionCatholicHighSchool

Cecilia N. CriddleStacey L. Miller

RichlandHighSchoolJessica N. SaultersAmy S. Rummage

RichtonHighSchoolWhitney T. Thoms

Sabina J. AllenRidgelandHighSchool

Piero R. BracamonteAllen Marett

RipleyHighSchoolCaleb E. StubbsAnita G. Hood

RiversideHighSchoolStephanie N. Tosses

Robert D. LewisSacredHeartCatholicHighSchool

Casey D. PhillipsPaul R. VanZandt

SaintAloysiusHighSchoolAndrew B. Bell

Eleanor R. Phillips

SaintAndrew’sEpiscopalSchoolBlake P. LuehlfingRuth L. Holmes

SaintJosephCatholicHighSchoolTimothy D. Shinn

Michael MohrSaintJosephCatholicHighSchool

Kevin C. MuzziCeleste H. DeAngelo

SaintMartinHighSchoolSavannah J. MitchellLynn Zimmerman

SaintPatrickCatholicHighSchoolJohn P. McMackinSusanne M. Tavel

SaintStanislausCollegeJohn-Paul L. Drouilhet

Dawson T. McCallSalemHighSchool

Whitney J. YarboroughKaren E. Tynes

SaltilloHighSchoolDwight L. Temple

Greg S. DavisSeminaryHighSchool

Samuel A. LottTodd W. Lowery

SenatobiaHighSchoolRandi M. Robison

Gail L. EavesShannonHighSchool

Kelli N. SpearmanPatricia S. Griffin

Simpson county AcademyCurtis L. Smith

Barbara W. FullerSmithvilleHighSchool

Taylor A. BoozerDonna J. Ratliff

SouthJonesHighSchoolMason W. Robertson

Jonathan A. McKenzieSouthPanolaHighSchool

Jesse T. LouwerensJoshua R. Quong

SouthPontotocHighSchoolJanie F. Pickering

Brandy B. ClinganSouthavenHighSchool

Amy M. SouthernMaggie S. Dennis

SoutheastLauderdaleHighSchoolChesla A. Jarman

Kristi J. LantermanSouthernBaptistEducationalCenter

Sebastian D. GalanteCynthia K. WilliamsStarkvilleAcademy

Lauren E. AtwellCarrie B. Perkins

StarkvilleHighSchoolBrian Xu

Ty A. AdairStoneHighSchoolRobert B. Parker, Jr.

Carol Y. Hall

StringerHighSchoolJoseph D. Gillis

Kimberly D. BrownSumrallHighSchool

Eric T. BennettGregory M. Faler

Sylva-BayAcademyJohn T. Hillman

Amy W. BlackwellTaylorsvilleHighSchool

Chayne M. ThrashMalinda I. DawsonTerryHighSchoolMadelyn K. DavisLesley R. Cotten

TishomingoCountyHighSchoolJames L. South

Lorie A. McCalmonTremontHighSchool

Emalee E. YieldingAmanda G. YieldingTri-county AcademyMegan N. Heathcock

Elizabeth S. ClarkTrinityEpiscopalHighSchool

Madeline M. IlesBrandt A. Dick

TupeloChristianPreparatorySchoolAnna M. MilamCarole Pollock

TupeloHighSchoolEli B. Jones

Jeannie C. SaulsTylertownHighSchool

James H. Kemp, Jr.Kristi L. Herring

UnionHighSchoolJesse Ladd

Mandy S. FeaselUniversityChristianSchool

Scarlett M. SalterWanda H. Caperton

VancleaveHighSchoolJoseph W. Ross

Kathy O. HudsonVardamanHighSchool

Brianna F. CaradineLeah E. Edington

VicksburgHighSchoolDaniel L. KeesAnn Habeeb

WalnutHighSchoolErica N. RixieJoel E. Barnes

WarrenCentralHighSchoolNathan T. Martin

Andrew H. RainerWashingtonSchoolCatherine A. Kronfol

Jane E. StephensWaterValleyHighSchool

James M. ColsonTracey N. VarnerWayne AcademyAmon T. StanleyMavis D. Walker

WayneCountyHighSchoolNathan R. Ford

Andrew J. PierceWessonHighSchool

Christal N. DavisAlbert L. Brown

WestHarrisonHighSchoolErik M. JohnsonJanice W. Stewart

WestJonesHighSchoolSara Kiparizoska

Lisa G. CavesWestLauderdaleHighSchool

Dallas E. RileyEdith P. Fogarty

WestLincolnHighSchoolColton S. WelchJenna K. Wall

WestMarionHighSchoolJacob D. StringerWarren J. Sager

WestUnionHighSchoolLeslie A. Willard

Kimberly H. ClaytonWilkinsonCountychristian Academy

Michael C. WilkersonJames D. Benton

WinonaHighSchoolHayley M. RamagosMcCall T. AldridgeWinston Academy

Mary-KatherineBlackBrenda A. Sinclair

YazooCityHighSchoolBrezana B. Cross

Martha A. McRavin-Oliver

BarbaraW.FullerBarbara W. Fuller earned her Associates degree from Copiah-Lincoln Community College and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has done post graduate work at the University of Southern Mississippi and Missis-

sippi College. She has been teaching for 40 years. Fuller teaches Secondary Honors English and Senior Projects at Simpson County Academy. Awards and Honors include William Winter Teacher Scholar, Simpson Academy Teacher of the Year for three years, Who’s Who Among Teachers, Veterans of Foreign Wars National Citizenship Education Teacher, Simpson County Soil and Water Conversation Educator of the Year, Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction for two years.

RobertDarylLewisRobert Daryl Lewis attended Delta State University where he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He has been teaching for 27 years. Lewis taught 11th and 12th grade U.S. History, Government and Economics. He retired in 2011; however,

he will teach Spanish this fall at Deer Creek School in Arcola, Mississippi. His honors include Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction 2011, DAR, Mississippi, U.S. History, SAPT 2008-2010. Moreover, six students earned perfect scores on U.S. History SATP in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008.

Tammy SkinnerTammy Skinner earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree from Blue Mountain College and her Master’s degree from the University of Mississippi. She has done postgraduate studies in Physics, chemistry, and biotechnology education at

Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women and the University of Mississippi. She has been teaching for 24 years. Skinner is the Chemistry and Physics teacher at Southern Baptist Educational Center (SBEC). She is a Member of the National Science Teachers Association. Her honors include DeSoto County Foundation for Excellence in Education Grant Recipient, 2011, 2007; Teacher of the Year SBEC 2009, 1995 and 1991; and Southaven Rotary Teacher of the Month February 2000, April 1998 and March 1995.

2012HallofFame Recognition as a STAR Teacher is a unique honorbecausetherearenotests,rankings,orothermeasurements.Thehonorisbestowedbythe STAR Student. Each STAR Student selects one outstanding teacherwhoseinfluencehashelpedthatgraduatingseniorachieveacademicexcellence.The STAR Teacher designation is recognition of the distinctive role that teachers play in the lives of students. The STAR Teacher Hall of Fame is reserved forteacherswhohavebeenchosenSTARTeacherat least 10 times. TheSTARprogramis46yearsold.TheHallofFamewasestablishedin1985throughcontributionsbyFirst Mississippi Corporation, which through its successor–ChemFirst Inc.–has sponsored the awards annually since that time. This year, three classroom teachers have qualifiedforHallofFameinduction,bringingto68thenumberofoutstandingteacherswhohave reached this teaching milestone. The 2011-2012 Hall of Fame inductees will receiveaspecialawardmadepossiblethroughthegenerosity of the ChemFirst/First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Endowment Fund.

✩HallofFameMembers Ms. Beverly S. Ballard Louisville

Mrs. Marjorie S. Ball Jackson

Ms. LaDoska Bennett New Site

Mr. Leland Benton Florence

Mrs. Linda Bowers Corinth

Mrs. Bettee Boyd Hattiesburg

Mrs. Marion L. Brown Belzoni

Mr. Bill L. Caldwell Columbus

Mr. LeRoy Callahan Forest

Mr. F. Clay Campbell Summit

Mrs. Diane T. Carter Louisville

Mrs. Diane P. Cauther Canton

Mr. Joe E. Chumbley Dennis

Mrs. Peggy Davis Clayton Meridian

Mr. Thomas W. Clayton Fulton

Mrs. Deborah W. Coker Meridian

Mrs. Ann R. Crapps Morton

Dr. Paul Cuicchi Starkville

Mrs. Pat Dye Starkville

Ms. Joyce Easley Columbus

Mrs. Rona R. Eckles Hernando

Mrs. Susan F. Edwards Eupora

Mrs. Barbara W. Fuller Mendenhall

Mrs. Twyla E. Gist Clarksdale

Mrs. Ann S. Gordon Raymond

Ms. Barbara Graham Sumrall

Mr. Edgar A. Gregory Myrtle

Mrs. Jane P. Gregory Pontotoc

Mr. Gilbert Griffin Tylertown

Mrs. Kate H. Halbrook Belzoni

Mr. Robert Henley Grand Bay, AL

Mrs. Betty Herring Kilmichael

Mrs. Joann G. Herrington Meridian

Mr. Torrey Hollingsworth Sandhill

Mr. Jerry R. Hughes Golden

Mr. Thomas B. Knotts Bay Springs

Mr. Robert D. Lewis Avon

Ms. Sue Love Walnut

Mrs. Joyce J. Mabry Liberty

Mr. Lawrence E. Marett Amory

Mrs. Zana McBride Hickory Flat

Mrs. Allos McCallum Tylertown

Mr. Charles L. McCullouch Louisville

Ms. Jane T. McCurdy Bay Springs

Mrs. Patty McInnis Waynesboro

Ms. Teresa Moore Benton

Mrs. Peggy S. Myatt Hattiesburg

Mrs. Melanie Nance Flora

Mr. Hiawatha Northington Natchez

Mrs. Mary Ann E. Norwood Pelahatchie

Mrs. Dot Parsons-McClendon Brookhaven

Ms. Jean Owens Paulson McHenry

Mr. Dean Pearce Corinth

Mrs. Helen Perry Brooksville

Mrs. Ouida Rieves Sardis

Mrs. Marietta M. Rutledge Marks

Mrs. Jamae J. Sellari Clinton

Ms. Tammy Skinner Southaven

Mr. Richard Simpson Lexington

Ms. Mary Kathryn Sims Bay Springs

Mr. Mark E. Tigner Mantachie

Mr. Eddie Vaughn Ackerman

Rev. Bernard Waites Woodville

Mrs. Nancy S. Wals Woodville

Mrs. Sharon L. Walters Laurel

Mr. Richard G. West Clinton

Mr. Van R. Worley Sandhill

NationalBoardCertifiedTeachersMississippi can take pride in its rank of 7th in thenationforthenumberofeducatorswhohaveearnedthestatusofNationalBoardCertifiedTeacher.In2010-2011,92teachersinMississippiearnedNationalBoardCertification.Now,atotalof 3,317 Mississippi teachers hold this title. Today,97,291teachersarerecipientsofNationalBoardCertificationacrossthecountry.

NationalBoardCertificationisasymbolofprofessionalteachingexcellence.Itwascreatedsothatteachers,likeprofessionalsinotherfields,canachievedistinctionbydemonstratingthrougha demanding performance assessment that they meet high and rigorous standards for what accomplishedteachersshouldknowandbeabletodo.

Thiscertificationisofferedtoteachersonavoluntarybasis.Whilestatelicensingsystemsset requirements to teach in each state, National BoardCertificationestablisheshighandrigorousadvancedstandardsforexperiencedteacherstodemonstrateaccomplishedpractice.Itisavailabletoallteacherswhoholdabaccalaureatedegree,have taught for a minimum of three years, whetherinapublicorprivateschool,andhaveheld a valid state teaching license for those three years.

✩2012 StAr tEAchErS Who hAvE EArnEd nAtionAl boArd cErtificAtion

Teacher School Ms. Rebecca W. Lewis Alcorn Central High School Mrs. Mary Beth Black Amory High School Ms. Kristie D. Hughes Brandon High School Mrs. Poonam Nandrajog Byhalia High School Mrs. Lyn H. Blaylock Calhoun City High School Mr. Melvin L. Gillum Canton High School Mrs. Alix Davis Williams Clinton High School Mrs. Debbie Neal Madjlesi Corinth High School Mrs. Dana Miller Bullard Corinth High School Mrs. Kathy McKone Enterprise High School - Lincoln County Mrs. Lona M. Moffett Enterprise High School - Clarke County Mrs. Brenda S. Mason Eupora High School Mrs. Pamela A. Moore Falkner High School Mrs. Lisa Alford Byrd Florence High School Ms. Chantelle Herchenhahn Forest High School Mrs. Roben Jackson Denton Ingomar High School Mrs. Rebecca Reid Graves Lawrence County High School Mrs. Michelle D. Robinson Madison Central High School Ms. Susan Frances (Lee) Shivers Madison Central High School Mr. Dennis W. Reed Mississippi School for Math and Science Mrs. Mary Maragrett King NewAlbanyHighSchool Mrs. Ester M. Potts New Site High School Mr. William Andrew Wilson Olive Branch High School Mrs. Tamsie T. West OxfordHighSchool Mrs. Catherine A. Johnson Pascagoula High School Mrs. Kim M. LaFontaine Pearl High School Mrs. William E. Kirby Petal High School Mrs. Gwendolyn G. Barron Philadelphia High School Mrs. Amy H. Hunt Pisgah High School Mr. F. Allen Marett Ridgeland High School Mrs. Anita G. Hood Ripley High School Mrs. Brandy B. Clingan South Pontotoc High School Mrs. Maggie S. Dennis Southhaven High School Mrs. Kimberly D. Brown Stringer High School Mrs. Mandy Sessums Feasel Union High School Mrs. Leah Easley Edington Vardaman High School Mrs. Lisa G. Caves West Jones High School Mrs. Brenda A. Sinclair Winston Academy Col. Martha A. McRavin-Oliver YazooCityHighSchool

STATEWIDEAtmos Energy - JacksonJBHM Education Group - JacksonMaddox Foundation - HernandoMississippi College - Clinton

REGIONALBarksdale Management Corporation - JacksonCapital Oil, Inc. - Jackson Chevron Product Company - Pascagoula Joe McGee Construction Company, Inc. - LakeLower Pearl River Valley Foundation - PicayuneMississippi Professional Educators - JacksonMississippi Power - Gulfport Renasant Bank - TupeloSanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel

coUnTYAnderson-Tully Worldwide - VicksburgBrandon Petroleum Properties - Laurel Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation - GreenwoodDouble Quick/Gresham Petroleum - Indianola Holmes Community College - GoodmanItawamba Community College - FultonMasonite Corporation - LaurelNorth American Coal Corporation/Red Hills Mine -Ackerman North Mississippi Health Services - TupeloPalace Casino Resort - BiloxiSynergetics Diversified Computers Services, Inc. - StarkvilleThe Center for Education Innovation - Jackson The King’s Daughters Medical Center - Brookhaven

2012 Student & Teacher Sponsors

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commUniTYAllenBeverages,Inc. - GulfportB & B concrete company, inc. - TupeloBancorpSouth -TupeloBank of Forest - ForestBank of Morton - MortonBelhaven University - JacksonBlakemanBrister&PutmanFinancialGroup- WinonaBlue Mountain College - Blue MountainBurns Cooley Dennis, Inc. - JacksonCadence Bank - StarkvilleCal-MaineFoods,Inc.- Jackson ClarkeCountyChamberofCommerce - QuitmanCityofClinton - ClintonCollaborativeLawyerandMediator - MendenhallCommunity Development Partnership-PhiladelphiaCopiah-Lincoln Community College - WessonCorinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works - CorinthCovenant Bank - ClarksdaleCovington County Chamber of Commerce - CollinsCrosthwait, Terney & Noble, PLLC - IndianolaDeltaElectricPowerAssociation - GreenwoodDunn Roadbuilders, L.L.C. - LaurelFirstNationalBankofPicayune - PicayuneFirst State Bank - Waynesboro Branch -WaynesboroGrenadaStar- GrenadaHesselbein Tire Company, Inc. - JacksonHood Companies, Inc. -HattiesburgIF-I Foundation -HattiesburgIngallsShipbuilding - PascagoulaIveyMechanicalCompany - KosciuskoJohn M. Christian - LaurelThe koerber company, pA -HattiesburgDewey H. Lane, M.D. -Fairhope,Alabama

LaurelOil,LLC - Laurella-Z-Boy South - NewtonLTMEnterprises,DBAMcDonald’s-JacksonMagnolia State Bank - Bay SpringsMarion County Development - Partnership-ColumbiaMerchants & Farmers Bank - Holly SpringsMississippi Community College Foundation - JacksonMississippi Sshool Boards Associates, LLC- ClintonMississippi Society of CPAs - JacksonMississippiValleyStateUniversity - Itta BenaMorris Petroleum - RidgelandMunicipal Energy Agency of Mississippi - Jacksonnorbord mississippi, inc. - Guntownnewton county Bank - NewtonOxford-LafayetteCounty ChamberofCommerce/EDF -Oxfordpip printing - Ridgeland PlantersBank&TrustCompany - IndianolaPrinceOilCompany,Inc. - PhiladelphiaRobot Coupe - JacksonR.W. Reed Co. - TupeloSayle, Sandifer & Associates - GreenvilleSingingRiverElectricPowerAssociation - LucedaleSouthMississippiElectricPowerAssociation-HattiesburgSouthern ionics, inc. - West PointStaffers, Inc. - JacksonTeleSouthCommunications - JacksonThomasson Company - PhiladelphiaThompson & Associates, LLC - JacksonTheUniversityofSouthernMississippi -HattiesburgTunica County Chamber of Commerce & EDF - Tunica

Firms in BOLD are sponsors of multiple 2011 STAR Students.