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1941
Martha Anice Sanderson
(M.A. in Spanish), who was a Taylor Medalist as an Ole Miss
undergraduate, has spent her career as a secondary and junior college
teacher, including a stint of 40 years in Corpus Christi (Texas) area.
She was honored in 1983 as one of The Most Prominent Educators in
Texas. In 1996 she returned to her roots in Houston, Mississippi, where
she raises flowers, attends her childhood church, coaches Spanish, and
helps as needed in the local schools. She writes that it is not true
that "you can't go home again" and that her greatest contribution was
probably helping bridge the culture gap for the students she taught in
Texas.
1950
Richard E. Whalen
(M.A. in education) has held several academic posts, including
superintendent of schools in Wheeler, Mississippi; a faculty position
at Bradley University (Illinois); president of Black Hawk Junior
College (Illinois); dean of students at New Mexico Highlands
University; director of research at Long Beach, Mississippi; and
consultant for the Jackson County school system. (Loscan9921@aol.com)
1957
Malcom S. Nichols (MFA) taught for 30 years at the college level and has retired in San Diego.
1959
Joe Ann Shearer Lever (M.A. Biology) is Dean of the College of Arts and Science at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
1961
Nelson M. Carpenter
(M.A. Theatre) is now retired after teaching at the University System
of Georgia (Middle Georgia College) in the areas of Speech and Drama,
He now lives in Maysville, Kentucky, where he continues to teach
part-time at the local community college.
Jere Real
(M.A. English) recently retired from 30 years as professor of English
and film at Lynchburg, Virginia. He continues to contribute freelance
articles to various publications and to exhibit watercolor paintings.
1963
Mary Payne Hairald
(Master of Business Education) is a teacher and coordinator of the
Mississippi Cooperative Education Program at Nettleton, Mississippi.
She is the winner of many awards for excellence in teaching.
1970
Clarice Thompson Campbell
(Ph.D. in history) is a 92-year-old writer who won the 1998 Mississippi
Authors Award from the Mississippi Library Association for nonfiction.
Campbell has moved from Tupelo to retire near her children in Palm
Desert, California. Her second book, Civil Rights Chronicle: Letters
from the South (University Press of Mississippi), is a narrative of her
"small adventures" between 1956-1965 at Ole Miss, Tougaloo, and Rust
Colleges.
1972
Larry B. Barron
(MBA) is currently vice-president of sales and distribution (western
region) for Navistar International Transportation Corporation. He lives
in Sam Ramon, California. (Larry.Barron@navistar.com)
1975
Roy G. Keeton
(M.S. Physics) spent six years in the Navy, four years in operations
management of a commercial nuclear power plan, and 10 years as a
nuclear power consultant before becoming a financial planner and
investment advisor. He lives in Harrison, Tennessee, where he is
semi-retired.
1976
Robert W. Hamblin
(Ph.D. English) is director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at
Southeast Missouri State University and is co-editor of A William
Faulkner Encyclopedia (Greenwood Press). (Rhamblin@semovm.semo.edu)
Cora Potts Roten
(M.Ed. in special education) taught learning disabled students for 27
years at Ripley Elementary School and is now retired. She has two
children, Donald Perrin Rotten and Betty Roten France, who both
attended Ole Miss; and a grandson, Donald Perrin Roten, Jr., who also
graduated from the Oxford campus and from the The University of
Mississippi Medical Center with an M.D. degree.
1978
Romell W. Barry
(MPA) is currently a teacher with the Columbus Municipal School
District. Previously he had worked with the Jackson Public School
system and with the Mississippi Department of Rural Services. (RBarry2546@aol.com)
1979
Jane Clayton Hodges
(Ed.D.) has not slowed down after her retirement from her position as
director of the Mississippi University for Women’s Reading Center in
1996. She has founded a company, Literacy LLC, that produces books,
including Astronauts to Zippers, that are designed to help K-3 grade
children learn to read using a phonetic and multi-sensory approach. Her
books are now used in several Mississippi school districts. Hodges’
motivation for this undertaking were her studies at MUW, which
indicated that approximately 50 percent of youngsters incarcerated in
juvenile correctional schools would not have become involved in crime
if they had not been failing in school and had poor reading skills. To
learn more about her company and her books and learning materials,
visit web site www.TeachAnyoneToRead.com or write to Literacy LLC, 680
Rivermont Drive, Carrollton, AL 35447. (DrJane@Pickens.net)
1980
Ajit S. Dixit (Ph.D. Chemistry) currently works for the Ecusta Division of P.H. Glatfelter Company in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. (ADixit@Glatfelter.com)
1981
Merle Temple
(Master of Criminal Justice Administration) has climbed the ladder at
the Bell System; he is currently district manager for corporate and
external affairs for the company in Augusta, Georgia, where he serves
as company spokesman and coordinates a wide range of activities. He has
been recognized for his efforts on behalf of government, education, and
charitable organizations.
1982
Geneva Waits England
(M.Ed. in English, specialists in English) teaches English composition,
literature, and creative writing at Holmes Community College. She says
that after 37 years of teaching, she is "still not burned out" because
of her thirst to help "anyone willing to work hard at learning". She
adds that "learners have to be rewarded, and I know that I have." (Gengland@holmes.cc.ms.us)
1985
Patrick O. Smith
(Ph.D. Psychology) is Associate Professor and Fellowship Director at
the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center. (Posmith@familymed.umsmed.edu)
1987
Kenneth G. Ray
(M.S. in chemistry) is QA manager for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
for Pharmacia and Upjohn in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During his years as a
graduate student at The University of Mississippi, he was president of
the Associated Graduate Student Body when this group was first getting
off the ground. (Kenneth.G.Ray@am.pnu.com)
1988
Becky Elmore
(M.S. Chemistry) is an international business development manager for
Hewlett Packard’s Chemical Analysis Group, where she oversees
multi-national industry projects and testing equipment in the areas of
environmental, forensic, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical projects. (BECKYELMORE@HP-USA-om24.om.hp.com)
Wilda Pounds
(MEd) currently teaches physical sciences and astronomy at Northeast
Mississippi Community College in Booneville. She previously taught
science at Booneville High School for 15 years and then worked with the
gifted and talented program at Booneville Middle School.
1989
Houston Bass IV (MBA) is a market area executive for SouthTrust Bank in Florence, Alabama. (Houston.Bass@SouthTrust.com)
1990
Richard G. Howe (M.A. Philosophy) has a completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy at the University of Arkansas. (howerg@juno.com)
John G. Richards
(M.S. Engineering Science) has worked for 10 years in the Far East as a
civil engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers. He is currently
stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
Randy M. Wadkins
(Ph.D. in Chemistry) is an assistant professor of Oncology, Division of
Experimental Therapeutics, at the Cancer Center of the Johns Hopkins
Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Previously he worked as a
research associate in San Antonio, Texas.
1992
Sheb Lee True
(Ph.D. in business administration) is associate professor and director
of the Mexico Study Tour Program at Kennesaw State University in
Atlanta. He has joint academic appointments in the departments of
Marketing & Professional Sales and Leadership and Professional
Development. (Strue@coles2.kennesaw.edu)
1993
Nola K. Gibson (Ph.D. in Educational Leadership) is the Director of Enrichment and Special Projects at Millsaps College. (Gibsonk@topaz2.millsaps.edu)
Michelle Callaway Speas (M.S. History) now lives in Winston Salem, NC. (mspeas@oakridgemilitary.com)
1994
Cindy Harden Dugan
(Master of Music Education) serves as a music appreciation teacher at
Holmes Community College, Grenada Center and a classroom music teacher
for grades one and two at Kirk Academy. She is also a national
certified piano teacher, with a studio of 34 pupils. She lives in
Grenada, Mississippi.
1995
Chuck Yarborough
(M.A. in Southern studies) teaches history at the Mississippi School
for Mathematics & Science in Columbus. He serves on the Mississippi
Humanities Council and is on the board of directors for the Mississippi
Historical Society. He also published a teacher's guide for the
traveling exhibit, "Crossroads of the Heart: Creativity and Tradition
in Mississippi." For a free copy of this guide on the Internet, go to
www.arts.ms.us/crossroads.main.html. (Cyarboro@msms.doe.k12.ms.us)
1996
Collin Billingsley
(Ph.D. in educational psychology) is a psychology faculty member at
Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville. This past year
he received the Mississippi Counseling Association Research Award. His
research is in the area of attentional processing and occupational
behavioral health. (Cbillin@necc.cc.ms.us)
1997
Davis Buchanan (M.A. History) is director of the Stanly County Museum in Albemarle, North Carolina.
Brendan J. Conroy
(M.A. English) is a secondary school administrator at St. Ignatius
College Preparatory School. She has previously served as a teacher and
chair of the English department. (CONROYB@ignatius.org)
Charles S. "Ted" Olson
(Ph.D. English) is an assistant professor of English at East Tennessee
State University and director of that school’s Appalachian-Scottish and
Irish Studies Program. His book, Blue Ridge Folklife, was published by
the University Press of Mississippi.
1998
Jean Dona
(Ph.D. Education) is Educational Programs Coordinator for the Community
Development Commission for the County of Los Angeles, California. (Jdona@lacdc.org)
Rebecca R. Edwards
(Ph.D. Chemistry) works for the Eastman Chemical Company at their
Arkansas Division in Batesville. She can be contacted at Eastman
Chemical Co., Arkansas Eastman Division, P.O. Box 2357, Batesville, AR
72503 (edwardsr@eastman.com)
2002
Nailah Isoke
(M.A. Art Education) redesigned the Gradaute School's logo and also the
logo of the Graduate Student Council. (Doesn't it look great?!) She may
be reached through email: nail_iso_2000@yahoo.com
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