Alumni

Richie Caldwell                                         
MA, 2005

Following Hurricane Katrina, I became the third generation of my family to serve in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In Pearlington, Waveland, and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, I served as a documentary photographer, engineer’s assistant, and archivist to help preserve efforts of disaster response and recovery. Twice awarded commendations by my commanding officer and the General’s Coin for excellence, I then taught English 101 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the fall of 2006. I have returned to my hometown of Vicksburg, where I work as the operation manager of my family’s real estate brokerage firm that engages in the continued redevelopment of the old town community and the development of  the first traditional neighborhood where architectural styles mirror Vicksburg’s antebellum and historic homes. I also study in the MBA program at Millsaps College and cohost the morning talk radio show Live from the Klondike Restaurant.