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Volume 10, Number 1April 2013

Bobby Britt and Danita Hobbs, both of Brookhaven, have been named to the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation board of directors. Britt is a 1963 graduate of Co-Lin and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is the owner of Bobby Britt Insurance Agency, Inc. in Brookhaven. He is past president of the Co-Lin Foundation Board of Directors and was selected as Co-Lin’s Alumnus of the Year in 1994 and inducted into the Co-Lin Foundation Hall of Fame in 2006. He is married to Gloria Britt and they

have two children, Melissa Cummins and Michael Britt, and four grandchildren. Hobbs received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, a master’s degree from Jackson State University and has completed additional study at Mississippi College. She spent 27 years working in education, serving as an elementary teacher and principal in the Brookhaven School District before her retirement in 2011. She currently serves as operations coordinator for Hurst Review Services and as educational consultant for Bailey Education Group. She is married to Lyle

Hobbs and they have two sons, Blake and Justin. The Co-Lin Foundation is a tax exempt organization that solicits, receives and manages gifts made to the college.

Two new members named to Co-Lin Foundation Board

Foundation inducts nine The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation inducted nine new members into its Hall of Fame at a major donor appreciation

banquet on March 23 at the Thames Center on the college’s Wesson cam-

pus. Inductees include: Drs. Donald and Catherine Perry Cotten of Hat-tiesburg; Dr. and Mrs. James F. Nations of Raymond; Dr. E. Kenneth Walley of Ridgeland; Dr. Steve Wells of Bowl-ing Green, Ky.; Raiford and Edna Earle Crews of Crystal Springs; Alton and Jean Ricks of Wesson; and Lynn and Margaret Howington, Patrick and Celeste Lowery, Larry Killingsworth and Sheila Killing-sworth, all of Brookhaven.

Drs. Donald and Catherine Cotten Drs. Donald and Catherine Perry Cotten have both held faculty and

administrative positions in educa-tion throughout the South. They

established the Drs. Donald and Catherine Cotten Scholarship

at Co-Lin in 2011. Dr. Donald Cotten is a 1966 graduate of Co-Lin and earned bachelor’s and master’s

degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate in science education from West Virginia University. He was an instructor and chairman of the science depart-ment at Co-Lin in the early 70s. Dr. Catherine Cotten has served in teaching and administrative positions in educa-tion at the K-12, community college, and university level. She was an instructor at Co-Lin in 1971 and was inducted into the Co-Lin Literary Hall of Fame in 2000. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. in science education from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Raiford and Edna Earle Crews Raiford and Edna Earle Crews are being honored for their contributions to support various programs of the college. Edna Earle Patridge Crews graduated from Holmes Community College and Mississippi College. She also received a master’s degree from Mississippi College. She taught English in the Jackson Public School system before she began teaching at Co-Lin in 1966, where she taught English for 34 years until her retirement in 2000. Raiford Glen Crews is a 1953 graduate of Co-Lin and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi College in math and chemistry. He taught math and science at Co-Lin High School and the college. He worked for the Mississippi

Employment Security Commission for 42 years until his retirement in 1997. Lynn and Margaret Howington

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The Co-Lin Foundation inducted nine new members into its Hall of Fame at the annual Major Donor Appreciation Dinner held March 23 in the Thames Center on the college’s Wesson campus. Those inducted are fi rst row, from left: Sheila Killingsworth, Edna Earle Crews, Peggy Nations, Jean Ricks and Margaret Howington. Middle row, front left: Dr. Catherine Cotten, Patrick Lowery, Dr. James Nations, Dr. Steve Wells, Logan Kill-ingsworth and Lynn Howington. Back row, from left: Dr. Donald Cotten, Raiford Crews, Dr. Kenneth Walley, Larry Killingsworth and Alton Ricks.

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(continued from page 1)Hall of FameHowington Scholarship, which they helped es-tablish in memory of Howington’s mother, Anita Wroten Ball, a 1936 Co-Lin graduate. Lynn Howington is a 1950 graduate of Co-Lin High School and attended the college. He re-ceived on-job training at Kings Daughters Medi-cal Center and worked in radiology for 36 years before he retired in 1997. He works part time for a local car dealership. Margaret Howington received a bachelor’s degree in math education from Mississippi Col-lege and a master’s degree from Mississippi State University. She worked as a teacher for 30 years, mostly in the Brookhaven Public School system, and spent a short tenure at French Camp Academy until her retirement in 1996. Today she spends her time tutoring and works as a real estate agent.

Patrick and Celeste Lowery Patrick and Celeste Lowery are being hon-ored for their contributions to the Jason Counts Memorial Scholarship, established in memory of Patrick’s nephew, and other college programs. Patrick is a 1987 graduate of Co-Lin and re-ceived a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has been a CPA for 23 years and is a partner in Low-ery, Payn & Leggett CPA Firm. He currently serves as CEO of Hurst Review Services. Celeste attended Co-Lin from 1985-1987 and received a bachelor’s degree in counseling from the University of Southern Mississippi. She graduated from Co-Lin’s Associate Degree Nursing program in 1997 and received a M.S.N. from the University of South Alabama in 2012. She has worked as a nurse in labor and delivery and hospice care and currently serves as vice president of faculty services at Hurst Review Services.

The Killingsworth Family Larry Killingsworth and Sheila Killing-sworth are being honored for their contributions to the Trent Killingsworth Memorial Scholar-ship, established in memory of their son Trent. Trent was a 2000 graduate of Brookhaven Academy and a 2002 graduate of Co-Lin. He was killed in a car accident at age 22 in Hatties-

burg, four months before he would have gradu-ated from the University of Southern Mississippi where he was pursuing a degree in business. The scholarship in Trent’s memory was made possible by funds raised at the first annual Trent Killingsworth Trap Shoot, and the family plans to make it an annual event.

Dr. and Mrs. James F. Nations Dr. and Mrs. James F. Nations are being hon-ored for their contributions to the James Lewis Scholarship. Dr. Nations is a 1956 graduate of Co-Lin High School and a 1958 graduate of the college. He attended Delaware State in Dover, Del., and Mississippi College, where he received a degree in business and economics. He received a Ph.D. in church administration from Twin-Cities Uni-versity in West Monroe, La. He worked for Bell Telephone for 28 years and has served as a pas-tor for over 24 years. Margaret (Peggy) Shelton Nations, originally from Chesapeake, W.Va., attended McLaughlin Business School and Staut School of Music in Charleston, W.Va., and Hinds Community Col-lege. She has worked as an accountant, auditor, and computer programmer and as a librarian as-sistant, and has taught piano for many years.

Alton and Jean RicksAlton and Jean Ricks are being honored for their contributions to the Alton and Jean Ricks schol-arship that they established in 1992. Alton Ricks is a 1948 graduate of Co-Lin where he was on the basketball team and was selected as Mr. Co-Lin. He received a bachelor’s degree from Delta State University, and a mas-ter’s degree from the University of Mississippi. He worked as a high school teacher and basket-ball coach before returning to Co-Lin where he worked for 34 years, serving as basketball coach and athletic director, director of student activi-ties, counselor, and dean of students before his retirement in 1989. Jean Ricks received a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College and a master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. She taught business education at Co-Lin High School for 11 years and was a business instruc-

tor for the college for 21 years. She retired in 1994 as coordinator of business technology.

Dr. E. Kenneth Walley Dr. E. Kenneth Walley is being honored for his contributions to the Eva A. Walley scholar-ship, which he established in honor of his moth-er, as well as other Co-Lin programs and schol-arships. A Vicksburg native, Dr. Walley is a 1968 graduate of Co-Lin. He received a bachelor of science from Mississippi College, a master of science in orthodontics from St. Louis Univer-sity and a doctor of dental surgery from the Uni-versity of Tennessee. He is an orthodontist with practice locations in Jackson and Madison. He also serves as clinical professor of orthodontics at The University of Mississippi School of Den-tistry.

Dr. Steve Wells Dr. Steve Wells is being honored for his con-tributions to the Johnnie and Pauline H. Wells Scholarship, which he established in memory of his parents. He is a 1962 graduate of Co-Lin High School and a 1964 graduate of the college. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Mississippi. He later re-turned to Ole Miss and received a Ph.D. in ac-countancy in 1994. Dr. Wells devoted his professional career to public practice as a certified public accountant, certified fraud examiner, and certified manage-ment accountant. He was elected to serve the Lincoln County area in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1975 and again in 1983. He served on the accounting faculty at Millsaps College, Mississippi College, the University of Central Florida, Alcorn State University where he was also an administrator, and Western Ken-tucky University where he currently serves as Chairman of the Department of Accounting and Professor of Accounting. The Hall of Fame honors persons and or-ganizations who have given a cumulative total of $10,000 or more to the Foundation. Plaques honoring the Hall of Fame members hang in the college’s cafeteria in the Henley Building on the Wesson campus.

Datavion Smith Memorial Scholarship established A scholarship honoring Datavion Smith will be awarded by Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation beginning in the fall of 2013. Smith, a senior at Brookhaven High School, died Dec. 23, 2012. The scholarship is being awarded as the result of a gift by his mother, Tremeka Smith, of Bogue Chitto. Smith is a social worker at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb. Datavion was Smith’s only son.

The Datavion Smith Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Wesson Campus entering freshman who is a Brookhaven High School graduate. The scholarship recipient must maintain a 2.0 or better grade point average. Co-Lin Foundation will announce the recipients of Wesson campus scholarships for the 2013-14 school year at an awards day ceremony and reception April 17.

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Scholarship established in memory of Russell A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Keith Russell, a 1965 graduate of Co-Lin High School and a 1967 graduate of the college. Russell died suddenly Jan 2, 2013. He was also a graduate of Mississippi College and an en-trepreneur and businessman. He lived in the Southaven area and was a member of Desoto Hills Baptist Church. His daughter, Holly Franklin is a 1996 graduate, and his grand-son, Hunter is currently a student at Co-Lin. Gifts can be made to the Keith Russell Memorial Schol-

arship fund at Co-Lin Foundation, P. O. Box 649, Wesson, MS 39191 and desig-nated to the Keith Russell Scholarship.

Sara Conerly Bruce Scholarship endowed Former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove and his wife, Dr. Melody Bruce Musgrove, of Madison have completed the endowment of a scholarship at Copiah-Lincoln Community College honoring Dr. Musgrove’s mother, Sara Conerly Bruce, with a gift to the Co-Lin Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded beginning in the fall of 2013 to a student majoring in education or religion. Mrs. Bruce was a native of Poplarville and grew up in Oakvale in Lawrence County. She graduated from Co-Lin in 1949 and received a degree in elemen-

tary education from Missis-sippi College. Mrs. Bruce was a devoted alumna of Co-Lin and a life member of the Alumni As-sociation. She taught for 25 years in Simpson County. Mrs. Bruce and her husband, Maxie Bruce, Sr., had two children, Dr. Musgrove and a son, Maxie, Jr., of Waynesboro who also assisted in endowing the scholarship. The endowed scholarship fund was started on the occasion of Mrs. Bruce’s 80th birthday. She died January 16, 2013 in Mendenhall at the age of 83. Dr. Musgrove is director of the Office of Special Education Programs for the U. S. De-partment of Education. Governor Musgrove served as Mississippi’s governor from 2000 to

2004. He also served as lieutenant governor from 1996 to 2000 and served in the Mississippi Senate. He is currently an attorney with the firm Copeland, Cook, Taylor and Bush in Ridgeland.

Annual Golf Classics scheduled

for Natchez and Wesson

The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation has set the Natchez Golf Classic for Thursday, April 25 at Beau Pre’ Country

Club in Natchez, and the Wesson Golf Clas-sic is planned for June 20 at Wolf Hollow Golf Club on the Wesson campus. Both the 13th annual Natchez Golf Classic and the 20th annual Wesson Golf Classic are four-man scrambles. Players may enter as part of a team or join the play as an individual and be placed on a team. For a fee of $l000, corporate sponsors can play in both tournaments. Proceeds from the tournaments benefit the Copiah-Lincoln Community Col-lege Foundation. The fees for both classics are the same. Corporate team sponsorships are $550 and include four players, a sponsorship sign and eligibility for a corporate team tro-phy. Hole sponsorship/player packages

are $150 and include one player and a sponsorship sign.

Other individual players can do-nate $100 and be assigned a team. A cart, green fees, and two mul-ligans per person are included with each package. Businesses who do not wish to play can participate in the event by sponsoring a hole for $75. In conjunction with the Natchez tournament, the Natchez Area Alumni Chap-ter will sponsor a ball drop. Tickets are $25 each, and the payout will be 20 per-cent of the proceeds. The remainder of the proceeds will go toward chapter de-velopment and a Co-Lin Natchez Campus scholar-ship fund. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win. The Foundation is re-sponsible for accepting and managing gifts that benefit the college and student and faculty

scholarships. For more information, contact the Co-Lin Foundation at (601)

643-8313 or e-mail david.camp-bell@colin.edu.

Ronnie and Melody Bruce Musgrove

Russell

Your gift makes a difference Gifts from alumni and friends such as you help provide needed equip-

ment for classrooms, support for student learning activities, scholarships,

faculty development and much more. When you give, you make a difference

in the lives of students and the future of Southwest Mississippi. Won’t you

consider supporting Co-Lin with a gift today?

Donations can be sent to Co-Lin Foundation, P.O. Box 649, Wes-

son, MS 39191. The Co-Lin Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization. Gifts

to the Foundation are tax deductible to the extent of IRS regulations.

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Dr. Dennis L. Granberry (’66) was a pre-dental major who was involved in as many campus activities as he could cram into his busy schedule. He was a mem-ber of the tennis team, the band, the chemistry club, the French club, Student Christian Association, the chorus, Wesley Foundation, Inter-national Relations Club and Phi The-ta Kappa. Today, Granber-ry is an orthodon-tist in the Hatties-burg area where he established his practice in 1973. He earned a M.S. in Orthodontics from Georgetown University and complet-ed his dental school training at the Univer-sity of Tennessee at Memphis. He was a captain in the Air Force for two years and has been board certifi ed for over 20 years and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Granberry is involved in numerous community and professional organiza-tions and serves as teacher/lecturer at the dental hygienist program at Pearl River Community College. He is a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Erin, have two sons, Lee and Eric. Dr. Granberry says that Co-Lin more than prepared him for the Ivy League. “I found the teachers that I had at Co-Lin High School and the college to be just as good as those I had elsewhere in college. I worried that I might not be able to make it, but I was just as prepared for dental school as my friends who came from big-ger schools all over the country.”

Venetia “Nish” Ackerman Smith (’83) of Cordova, Tenn., was one of the most popular students on campus. She and her twin brother, Charlie, were known and

liked by the majority of the student body. Smith was a member of the band, Trail-blazers, food service committee, Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges and was selected as Miss Co-Lin. After Co-Lin, Smith graduated from the Associate Degree Nursing program at Southwest Mississippi Community Col-lege. She went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Ala-bama, followed by a master’s degree to become a family nurse practitioner at the University of Memphis. Today Smith works as a board certifi ed family nurse practitioner with The Little Clinic, Inc. in Tennessee. She is a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Memphis Inter-denomina t iona l Faith Associa-tion, Collierville Chamber of Com-merce, Country-wood Neighbor-hood Association and American As-sociation of Nurse Practitioners. She has a daughter, Whitney Claire Smith of Mem-phis, Tenn. Smith says that after an unsuc-cessful stint at a university right out of high school, that making the deci-sion to begin again at Co-Lin turned out to be the most important decision she ever made. “I believe today as I did 30+ years ago. Co-Lin is “The Place to Be” anything you dream to be… I am and will always be forever grateful.” Dr. Todd Sullivan (’05) was selected to the Co-Lin Hall of Fame, and it is easy to see why. He was a member of numer-ous campus organizations and activities such as Alpha Omega Science Club, Sig-ma Kappa Delta, Phi Beta Lambda, presi-dent’s council, Trailblazers, the Student

Government Association, and Phi Theta Kappa, in which he served as vice presi-dent of service. He was a National Dean’s List scholar, a member of the All Missis-sippi Academic Team, Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges and was selected as a campus favorite. Today, Dr. Sullivan is a resident veteri-narian at Mississippi State University Col-lege of Veteri-nary Medicine. He received a B.S. from Uni-versity of Mis-sissippi Medi-cal Center and a Doctor of Veter-inary Medicine from Missis-sippi State Uni-versity. He is a mem-ber of Pine Lake Church in Starkville, where he is a member of the worship choir and serves as a small group leader and a children’s minis-try leader. He and his wife, Stacie are par-ents to a son, Wade Jackson. Dr. Sullivan says Co-Lin was the per-fect start to his educational career. “I have spent many years as a student, but still think of Co-Lin as my educational home and foundation. “My best memories at Co-Lin are of time spent in Phi Theta Kappa. The many friendships that were formed during PTK, one of which led to meeting my wife, have led to a now successful net-work of Co-Lin graduates. I am so thank-ful for my time at Co-Lin.”

Dr. Dennis L. Granberry

Where are they now?Dr. Dennis L. Granberry (’66), Nish Ackerman Smith (’83) and Dr. Todd Sullivan (’05) are all serving in the medical fi eld, and they each credit Co-Lin for giving them a great start. Here’s what they are up to today:

Granberry then

Granberry today

Smith then

Smith today

Sullivan then

Sullivan today

To submit alumni for “Where are they now?”

contact Angela Furr at (601) 643-8498 or email angela.furr@colin.edu.

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JOSEPH BULLEN (‘06) is the Marketing Director at First Natchez Radio Group and Director of “Listen Up Y’all,” an interac-tive online news source focusing on regional news and community content. Bullen is a member of the Co-Lin Natchez campus Hall of Fame. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Alcorn Uni-versity. He is currently pursuing an MBA. He and his wife, Kayla (’06) are parents to a daughter, Chloe.

KEITH CLINE (’97) and his daughter, Anna Rai, enjoyed dancing at the Band and Colette Alumni Chapter’s second annual Princess Ball in February. The event for fathers and daugh-ters is an annual fundraiser for the Clyde Wil-son Memorial Scholarship. (Photo by Nothing Negative Photography)

Awards Day ceremonies and

receptions scheduledAwards Day ceremonies and

receptions for scholarship recipients and donors are planned

for:natchez Campus

April 15Wesson Campus

April 17Simpson County Center

April 18

Alumni NewsNominations sought for Alumna/Alumnus of the Year Nominations are being sought for Co-Lin’s Alumna/Alumnus of the Year, The Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame and the Band and Colette Alumni Chapter’s Hall of Fame and Stanley Stewart Out-standing Young Alumni award. Alumna/Alumnus of the year nominations will be accepted until August 1. Criteria for se-lection include three areas: what the person has done for Co-Lin, his or her accomplishments in their chosen profession, and what he or she has done for their community. The man and woman selected will be honored during Co-Lin’s 2013 Homecoming. Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame nominations may be made until July 1. Those nominations can only be made by members of the Co-Lin Ath-letic Alumni Association, which includes former Co-Lin athletes. An Athletic Alumni Association committee will select fi ve members for induction into the Sports Hall of Fame. Nominations for the Band and Colette Alumni

Chapter’s Stanley Stewart Outstanding Young Alumni award and the Hall of Fame may be made until July 1st. Recipients of the young alumni award should be alumni who have truly distin-guished themselves since leaving Co-Lin, and who have become a source of pride and/or inspi-ration to the Co-Lin community. A Hall of Fame nominee should have successfully demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities in business and industry, community service, or public life and brought distinction to Co-Lin. Nominations for these awards are accepted from members in good standing of the Co-Lin Band and Colette Alumni Chapter. Induction/award ceremonies for these hon-ors will be held during Homecoming 2013. All nomination forms are available at www.colin.edu/alumni or by calling the Alumni Offi ce at (601) 643-8313 to receive a form via mail or fax. Nomi-nations should be submitted to the Co-Lin Alumni Offi ce, P. O. Box 649, Wesson, MS 39191.

The Co-Lin High School Class of 1962 met for a reunion during Homecoming. Those at-tending were front row, from left: Dennis James, Marcia Shehea Teaster, Linda Elkins Ger-ald, Audrey Smith Cupit, Eleanor Barry Burge, Jane Rankin Stegall, and Bernice Furlow Benoit. Back row, from left: James Earl White, Johnny Cook, Jimmy Anderson, Ray Hamil-ton, Ira Bland, Carl Ray Keys, John Ed Brent, Skipper Manson and David Myers.

CALL FoR enTRieS!Participants are needed for the Alumni Art Exhibition sponsored by the Co-Lin

Community College Art Series.

Exhibition Dates: October 1 – 31, 2013Eligibility:

Any Alumni of Co-Lin studio art classes.Deadline to enter:

Friday, September 13. 2013Contact: Janet Campbell Smith Fine Art Division Chair (601) 757-0194 Janet.smith@colin.ed

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Waters to be inducted into MACJC Sports Hall of Fame Bucky Waters, of Benton, a former football player and coach at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, will be inducted posthumously into the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet set for April 23 on the Rankin Campus of Hinds Community College. Waters played tackle for the Wolfpack from 1939-1941. He also played baseball during that time. Waters went on to serve as a two-way tackle at Southern Miss, making his debut during the magical 1941 sea-son, which was the year the Eagles opened the season with a 70-0 win over Georgia State, won their next six games and then after a 0-0 tie with Southwestern Louisiana, won their final two games to complete a 9-0-1 year. After serving in the military during World War II, Waters returned to play in 1946 and 1947 for Coach Reed Green, where he helped lead the team to a 7-3 record both years. In 1947 he was elected permanent captain of the team. Waters also played with the 1947 Southern Miss baseball team as an infielder. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Southern Miss in 1970. Following his career at Southern Miss, Waters enjoyed a successful

career as a coach and school administrator in Mt. Olive. He returned to Co-Lin in the early 1950s, serving as a social studies teacher and coach for the high school and as an assistant coach for the college from 1951-1955. Waters worked in school administration until 1970, and then went to work with the Mississippi Department of Education. Waters was inducted into the Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. He was married to Lucy Magee Waters, originally from Brookhaven, and they have three sons: Jim and wife Deb-bie, Wyatt, and Joel and his wife Susan, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Waters died in February 2002. Other members of the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame from Co-Lin are Carl Medley, Alton Ricks, the late Henry “Hook” Stone, M. K. Turk, the late “Chunkin” Charlie Ward, Alton Greenlee, A.J. “Red” Mangum, the late Bob Ricketts, and Gwyn Young.

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The annual reunion luncheon for players and friends of former Co-Lin coaches Wal-lace Hargon and A. J. “Red” Mangum is planned for Saturday, June 1 at Poppa’s Res-taurant in Brookhaven. The program begins at 11 a. m. The two men were football coaches at Co-Lin in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Mangum was head football coach at Co-Lin from 1954 to 1960, and Hargon was assistant football and track coach from 1957 to 1959 and athletic director and head football and track coach from 1960 to 1963. All former players, spouses and friends are invited. Additional information is avail-able from Jimmy Wooten at 601-643-5662 or Alton Greenlee at 601-643-5877.

Annual coaches’ reunion set for June

Waters

Congratulations to Coaches Gwyn Young (‘71) and Nikki Williams (‘07) and the Lady Wolves Basketball team on winning the 2013 MACJC state championship.

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Congratulations - Dale Berry (’77) on being elected to the Simpson County School Board.

Melvin Smith (78) on being named to the coach-ing staff at Auburn University. Smith played football at Co-Lin and has coached at Mississippi State University.

Jim Nowell (’85) on being named head coach of Franklin County High School football team.

Megan Kellum (’98) on completing the certification process to be-come a certified lymphatic therapist.

Crystal Freeman (’09) on being named Corrections Corporation of America’s 2012 Employee of the Year.

Hayley Hall (’11) on receiving an internship at one of the top account-ing and business advisory firms in the nation, Ridgeland-Horne, LLP.

Herbert Davis (attended) on being named head coach of Lawrence County High School football team.

Tucker Peavey (attended) on being named the new head football coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Peavey played football at Co-Lin in 1981-82 prior to transferring to Southern Miss.

Wedding Bells - Beverly Kimball (’05) married John Cooper, Jr. on November 7, 2012.

Mac Beassie (’08) married Kelsey Jackson on August 25, 2012.

Kelli Herrington (’08) married John Rushing on December 22, 2012.

Ryan Rachal (’08) married Jessica Matthews on January 26, 2013.

David New, III (’09) married Jerry Latham on February 23, 2013.

Alex Dunaway (’10) married Devin Guillot on November 10, 2012.

Adam Brinson (’12) married Misty Riley (at-tending) on February 16, 2013.

Amanda Dunn (attended) married Stephen Crain on December 22, 2012.

Lauren Trippe (attended) married Bryan Nobile (Assistant Baseball Coach) on January 26, 2013.

Lauren Mitchell (attended) married Justin Arm-strong on March 2, 2013.

Kellie Case (attended) married Shae Smith (at-tending) on March 30, 2013.

New Arrivals - Bonnie (’00) and Justin (’00) Thompson are proud parents of Chloe Brooke, born on De-cember 7, 2012. Bonnie is the secretary in the Counseling Center on the Wesson campus.

Smythe (’00) and Neil (attended) Haley are proud parents of Abbi Gale, born on December 14, 2012.

Brad (’01) and Lisa Wilson are proud parents of Maylee Cate, born on December 12, 2012.

Michael (‘01) and Lydia (‘02) Barnett are proud parents of Hayden Belle, born on January 1, 2013.

Scott and Lori Steele (‘01) McMullen are proud parents of Carleigh Jane, born on Feb-ruary 13 2013.

Lindsey (’03) and Brad Massey are proud parents of Olivia Grace, born on December 31, 2012.

Carissa VanDan (’04) and Andrew Johnson are proud parents of Jase Blayne, born on February 11, 2013.

Cody (‘06) and Margaret (‘08) Cunningham are proud parents of Josiah Martin, born on Janu-ary 27, 2013.

Brett (‘08) and CaryAnne (‘10) Rake Hart are proud parents of. Molly Rachel Hart born on February 6, 2013.

Brad and Kim Hamilton are proud parents of Laney Brooke, born on January 30, 2013. Brad is a mathematics instructor on the Wes-son Campus.

In Memoriam- Ruth Cowart-Dale (’38) passed away on December 6, 2012.

Reba Ward (’40) passed away on January 26, 2013.

David Kimble, Jr. (’41) passed away on February 5, 2013.

Martha Hennington (’42) passed away on December 23, 2012.

Nancy Wentworth Corley (’49) passed away on December 25, 2012.

Sara Conerly Bruce (’49) passed away on January 16, 2013.

Lucile Redd Leggett (’49) passed away on February 16, 2013.

Charles Andrews, Jr. (’50) passed away on December 23, 2012.

Annie Martin Tucker (’50) passed away on January 14, 2013.

Willis Joe Robertson (’50) passed away on February 10, 2013.

Tracking the Classes

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Foundation/Alumni StaffDavid Campbell,

Executive Director of Foundation/Director of Alumni Affairs

Angela Furr, Associate Director of Alumni Affairs

Danielle White, Foundation & Alumni Affairs

Secretary

Alumni AssociationPatrick Brown, President

DeeDee W. Case, Vice PresidentLindsey Hatten, Secretary

AdministrationDr. Ronnie Nettles, President

Dr. Jane HulonVice President of Instructional Services

Teresa BusbyVice President of the Natchez Campus

Dr. Dewayne MiddletonVice President of the Simpson Co.

Center

Michael Tanner Vice President of Business Affairs

Chris WarrenDean of Admissions and Records

Brenda SmithDean of Student Services

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or other factors prohibited by law in any of its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment practices.

Joe C. Brown (’52) passed away on November 9, 2012. He was a lifetime member of the Alumni Association.

Donnie Lambert (’57) passed away on January 2, 2013.

Eddie Givens (’66) passed away on February 17, 2013.

Keith Russell (’67) passed away on January 2, 2013.

Mitchell Waldon (’68) passed away December 2012.

Isabel Ray (’86) passed away on February 7, 2013.

Andrew “Andy” Ratcliff (attended) passed away on December 8, 2012.

Donn Nations (attended) passed away on December 10, 2012.

Herman Cavin (attended) passed away on December 11, 2012. He was a former drafting and design instructor on the Wesson campus.

Mildred Gladden (attended) passed away on December 24, 2012.

Hazel Martin (attended) passed away on January 4, 2013.

Lana Brister (attended) passed away on January 10, 2013.

Tim D. Blalock (adjunct government instructor Natchez Campus) passed away January 17, 2013.

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