Patrons of Excellence
The Patrons of Excellence Program was the first major donor club established by the Mississippi State University Foundation. It was launched in 1963 and provides special recognition to individuals, businesses, and groups pledging $1,000 a year to Mississippi State. Members of the club remain active as long as they continue to contribute $1,000 annually. Those joining or renewing memberships in the Patrons of Excellence between April 1, 1998, and July 31, 1998, include:
| A | Anonymous (1); Mr. and Mrs. James Abernethy of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Ahlrich of Vicksburg; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Archer of Meridian; Dr. and Mrs. James D. Ashmore of Muscle Shoals, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. William S. Ayres of Leland |
| B | Mr. and Mrs. Percy J. Baker of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Baldwin of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barber of Belden; Dr. Michael Barnes of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. William R. Barnes of Canton; Mr. Marty D. Barnes of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Barrett of Brandon; Mr. John A. Barron of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Jr. of Destin, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. James Bennett III of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Benson Jr. of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Billups Sr. of Tupelo; Dr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Bishop of Clemson, S.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Blalock of Jackson; Mr. Kent Bloodworth of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bowen of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Brandon of Pontotoc; Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brent of Laurel; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Briscoe of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Broadfoot Jr. of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Brock of Baton Rouge, La.; Dr. Tami and Mr. Card Brooks Jr. of Madison; Dr. and Mrs. Larry G. Brown of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Brown of Petal; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brumfield of Inverness; Mr. James L. Bryan of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Buckley of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Gary N. Bunner of Pheba; Dr. and Mrs. Norvel L. Burkett of Knoxville, Tenn.; Mr. Douglas S. Burks of Columbus; Ms. Frances Burrell of Starkville; Dr. William G. Bush of Ridgeland; Mr. and Mrs. Kenny R. Bush of Philadelphia; Mr. James H. Bush of Jackson |
| C | Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Carley Jr. of Starkville; Mr. John A. Carter of Grenada; Dr. Robert and Mrs. Jamie Cater of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Caven of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Chapman of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chapman of Clarksdale; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Chapman of Reno, Nev.; Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Clark Jr. of Ruleville; Mr. and Mrs. Watts Clark of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. John C. Clay of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clayton of Indianola; Mr. and Mrs. William C. Clements of Owings Mills, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cleveland of Florence; Mrs. Marion P. Coggin of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. William Coltharp of Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Colvin Jr. of Alexandria, Ala.; Brig. Gen. K. V. Combs of Gulfport; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy R. Comer of Aberdeen; Dr. Krissten N. Cooper of St. Augustine, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cooper of Mooreville; Mr. John A. Cooper Jr. of Bella Vista, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. John B. Cox of Columbus; Mr. David M. Cox of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. David T. Cozart of Jackson, Tenn.: Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Crigler III of Huntsville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cummins of Clinton |
| D | Mr. and Mrs. William Dalton Jr. of Corinth; Mr. and Mrs. Travis Davis Jr. of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. John Dean Jr. of Leland; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Deas of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dendy of Jackson; Ms. Isabel M. Devine of Chickasaw, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deweese of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dickerson of Kosciusko; Mrs. Charles Donald Sr. of Port Gibson; Mr. Michael E. Doughty of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Douglass of Columbus; Dr. and Mrs. Donald Downer of Starkville |
| E | Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edmonson of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Eichelberger of Morton; Dr. Glenn T. Ellis of Starkville; Mr. Ray B. English of Vicksburg; Dr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Etheridge of Jackson |
| F | Mr. C. L. Farmer of Mobile, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farris of Starkville; Mr. T. Rick Faucette of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Favreau of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fesmire of Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Foil of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy C. Ford of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Foresman of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Fortunato of Natchez; Mr. John T. Foy of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. John Fraiser Jr. of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Furlow of Jackson |
| G | Mr. and Mrs. Merrill L. Gallion of Meridian; Mr. Jeff Gannaway of Tunica; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Gathings Jr. of Jackson; Mr. Frank Genzer Jr. of Biloxi; Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Gholston of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Dink Gibson Jr. of Forest; Mrs. Amelia M. Ginn of Golden; Mr. John M. Goode of Plantersville; Mr. William F. Grady of Tupelo; Dr. Philip R. Graham of Tupelo; Dr. William Graves and Dr. Elizabeth Nybakken of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Gray of Iuka; Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Grove of Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Curtis Gunn of Somerville, Tenn.; Mrs. Mary A. Gunter of Newton |
| H | Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fox Haas of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Hambrick of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. S. R. Hammond Jr. of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hankins of Magee; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hannaford of Cleveland; Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Hannon of Mobile, Ala.; Mr. Billy Harbison of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. Carey F. Hardin of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Harger of Delaware, Ohio; Mr. John Harper of Starkville; Dr. Sandra and Mr. Martin Harpole of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. James J. Harris of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hartlein of Jackson; Dr. Shirley and Mr. Rod Hastings of Starkville; Mr. Jerry D. Hatcher of Counce, Tenn.; Mrs. Wilma Havens of Huntsville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Haynes Jr. of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Hazard III of West Point; Mrs. Diane and Mr. Richard Hewlett of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Benton M. Hilbun of Tupelo; Mr. James F. Hill of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hobart III of Greenville; Dr. Julia E. Hodges of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hodges of Madison; Mr. Zeke Hodges of Sherman; Mr. Timothy D. Hogan and Mrs. Jacqueline V. Hogan of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Alton P. Holmes of Tallulah, La.; Drs. Ken and Anna Hood of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopper of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Howard of Laurel; Mr. John W. Howell of Stewart; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Howorth of Oxford; Dr. and Mrs. Stacy Hughes Jr. of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. David Hunt of Clarksdale; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Hunter of Southaven; Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Catherine C. Hunter and Mr. Shawn M. Hunter of Atlanta, Ga. |
| J | Mr. and Mrs. William Jamieson of Fulton; Dr. and Mrs. Ray E. Johnson of Augusta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Johnson II of Columbus; Mr. John M. Johnson of Starkville; Ms. Marilyn J. Johnston of Southhaven; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Jones of Moorhead; Mr. and Mrs. J. Carlton Jones of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Jones Jr. of Greenville; Mrs. Novis M. Jones of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Jordan of Madison |
| K | Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kean III of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Keenum of Alexandria, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Kennedy of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. David Allan King of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kyle III of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kyle of Jackson |
| L | Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Landrum of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Langston of Starkville; Mr. William W. Langston of Plantersville; Dr. and Mrs. J. Lauderdale III of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lee of Belden; Mr. and Mrs. Alan Leff of Athens, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby T. Lindsey of Columbus; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Little of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Loden of Richmond, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Joel S. Logan II of Hamilton, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. William L. Long of Webb; Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Lott of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. William D. Lott of Greenwood; Mr. Ernest L. Lovell Jr. of Picayune; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowe Sr. of Clinton; Mr. William S. Luckett of Jackson |
| M | Mr. and Mrs. Michael Massengill of Ripley; Mr. James Matthews and Mrs. Angela Wilson-Matthews of Plantersville; Mr. and Mrs. Les Mayfield of Yazoo City; Mr. Zollie B. McAlpin Jr. of Florence; Mr. and Mrs. William H. McCann of Shuqualak; Mr. D. S. McClanahan of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. McCollum of Corinth; Mr. and Mrs. James McConnell of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. McEnany of Plant City, Fla.; Dr. and Mrs. William McGovern of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. Roger McGrath III of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. William McIntyre Jr. of New Orleans, La.; Mr. M. L. McMillan of Minter City; Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Meiners of Jackson; Dr. Samuel T. Miller of Mississippi State; Mr. Henry Mize of Booneville; Mr. Mark H. Mize of McComb; Mrs. J. H. Montgomery of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Mooneyham of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Moore of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Osler K. Moore of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Moore of Golden; Mr. and Mrs. Duke Morgan Sr. of Shaw; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Morris of Columbus; Mr. William H. Mullen of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Murff of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Murphree Jr. of Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. W. Carroll Murphy of Brandon |
| N | Dr. Samuel D. Newell Jr. of Belden; Lt. Col. Fred A. Nichols and Maj. Joni L. Nichols of Chester, Va. |
| O | Mr. and Mrs. John Oglesby Sr. of Chatham; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Owen of West Memphis, Ark. |
| P | Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pace of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Parker of Florence; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Parker of Florence; Mr. Sam B. Parker of Florence; Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Parks of Leawood, Kan.; Mr. Rayburn Parks of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. James E. Paxton of St. Joseph, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew N. Pearson of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Pearson of Belzoni; Mr. R. S. Peoples of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips of Grenada; Mr. and Mrs. William Polk Jr. of Starkville; Drs. Jonathan and Linda Pote of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. Hunter D. Pratt of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Price of Goodwater, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. John F. Prince of Columbus; Mr. Kirk M. Purnell of Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| R | Mr. and Mrs. Montie L. Ramsey of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond V. Ray of Vicksburg; Mr. Lance A. Reeder of Flora; Mr. and Mrs. William C. Reeves of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Rhea of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rice Jr. of Starkville; Mr. Quentin L. Rives of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. James Roberson of New Albany; Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson of Starkville; Mr. Steve Rodgers of Inverness; Dr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers of Harrisville; Dr. and Mrs. Jack B. Ross of Ridgeland; Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rula of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Larry P. Rushing of Baton Rouge, La. |
| S | Dr. William D. Salisbury of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Sammons of New Orleans, La.; Mr. and Mrs. James Sanders Jr. of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Mike W. Sanders of Cleveland; Mr. David B. Sayle of Germantown, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schroeder of Pascagoula; Mr. Gerald A. Seaman of Verona; Mr. Edward Seitz of West Point; Mr. Robert P. Shannon Jr. of Germantown, Tenn.; Dr. Audrey and Mr. Chan Sidney Jr. of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Simmons Jr. of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons of Hattiesburg; Ms. Evelyn Simmons of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Emery Skelton of Winterville; Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Skipper of Sandhill; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sluder of Pensacola, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Tommy E. Smith of Ocean Springs; Mr. R. E. Smith of West Point; Mr. Stokes Smith of Columbus; Mr. Milton J. Smylie of Jackson, Tenn.; Mr. Jim Sneed of Belden; Mr. John E. Spring Jr. of Madison; Ms. D. Lynn Spruill of Starkville; Mr. Charles A. Stacy Jr. of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Jody Steverson of Ripley; Mr. and Mrs. Kyle T. Steward of Arlington, Va.; Mr. Michael C. Stoddard of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stogsdill of Mississippi State; Mr. Henry B. Stone of Niceville, Fla.; Mr. Shelton Stone of Starkville; Mr. Royce Eckford Strickland of Greenwood; Mr. Louis S. Summer of Hattiesburg; Mrs. Natalie M. Summerour of Lucedale; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sumrall of Bay Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sumrall of Monicello; Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Sumrall of Laurel |
| T | Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tarsi of Boyle; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Taylor of Auburn, Ala.; Mr. Charles R. Taylor of Mooresville; Mr. Terry L. Taylor of Huntsville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thaggard of Meridian; Mr. Samuel C. Tonos of New York, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Towles III of Decatur, Ala.; Mr. Brent D. Trulove of Southaven; Mr. and Mrs. C. Wayne Tubb of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Allan H. Tucker of Germantown, Tenn.; Mr. William S. Twitty of New Albany |
| W | Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Wade of Bogalusa, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wade Jr. of Newton; Mr. Floyd D. Wade of Meridian; Dr. Charles A. Waggoner of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. William Walters of Clarksdale; Mr. Jim E. Ward of Huntsville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Waring of Vicksburg; Mr. Everett Webster III of Meridian; Mr. James E. Wedgeworth of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. West of Shannon; Dr. and Mrs. Larry R. White of Starkville; Mr. Andy White of Brandon; Mr. William E. Whittington of Prentiss; Dr. and Mrs. Billy D. Williams of Pascagoula; Mr. James D. Williams of Pontotoc; Mr. and Mrs. Don Windham of Philadelphia; Mr. Stanley G. Wise Jr. of Corinth; Mrs. Doris Wise of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Y. Wiseman of Kosciusko; Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wooley of Knoxville, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. John Wright Sr. of Jackson; Mr. L. G. Wright of Quitman; Mr. John L. Wyatt of Big Creek |
| Y | Mr. and Mrs. H. Yarbrough Jr. of Bainbridge, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Jim L. Yonge of Starkville; and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Younger of Brandon |
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