Making a Difference

From Sept. 1, 1999, to Jan. 31, 2000, the following Mississippi State alumni and friends made outright gifts, pledges, or deferred gifts of $10,000 or more to the university. The donors and their gift categories are:

Stephen D. Lee Society
$500,000 and above
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bryan of Memphis, Tenn.

Eugene Butler Fellows
$100,000 to $499,999
Anonymous (1); Mr. and Mrs. D.G. Fountain of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Gibens of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Graham Jr. of Metairie, La.; Drs. William and Karen Hulett of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Robison Jr. of Laurel.

Torchbearers
$50,000 to $99,999
Dr. and Mrs. C. Glendon Bradley of Alpharetta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mallory, Jr. of Starkville.

President's Club
$10,000 to $49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Arant of Sunflower; Dr. and Mrs. Danny Arnold of Las Cruces, N.M.; Mr. Melvin W. Barrentine of Austin, Texas; Mr. Fletcher T. Clark Jr. of Ruleville; Dr. and Mrs. Howard D. Clark of Morton; Mr. Malcolm E. Gillis of Toney, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hearn Lee of Portola Valley, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, III of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Iupe Sr. of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. Elton R. King of Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. and Mrs. Niles R. Moseley of Los Altos, Calif.; Dr. Terry Ozier of Brandon; David B. and Janet I. Roberts of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Shackouls of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Summerour of Kingwood, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Terreson of Houston, Texas; Dr. and Mrs. John L. Tilley of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitmire of Slidell, La.

Old Main Society
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ferretti of Shelby; Donald and Linda Garrett of Atlanta, Ga.; David L. Grady of Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. John Head of Jackson; Ms. Rebecca Harbor Jones of Madison, Ala.

Estates and Trusts
Estate of B.H. Bass, III of Clarksdale; John Bentinck-Smith Trust of Ithaca, N.Y.; Estate of Edwin B. Bridgforth of Jackson; Estate of Elizabeth P. Huckaby of Little Rock, Ark.

Corporations and Foundations
$100,000 and above
Chevron Companies of Pascagoula; The Oakwood Foundation of Tupelo; Tennessee Valley Authority of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Trustmark National Bank of Jackson.

Corporations and Foundations
$50,000 to $99,999
Robert M. Hearin Foundation of Jackson; ADTRAN of Huntsville, Ala.; Bank of Wiggins of Wiggins; Jesco Inc., of Tupelo; Peco Foods, Inc., of Bay Springs.

Corporations and Foundations
$10,000 to $49,999
Action Industries, Inc. of Tupelo; J. W. Bagley Foundation of Fremont, Calif.; Robert R. Bellamy Memorial Foundation of Coral Gable, Fla.; Chick-Fil-A, Incorporated of Atlanta, Ga.; The Columbus Brick Company of Columbus; Kelly Gene Cook, Sr.; Charitable Foundation of Jackson; Create Foundation of Tupelo; Dale & Associates Architects of Jackson; Dow Chemical Corporation of Midland, Mich.; Eutaw Construction, Inc. of Aberdeen; Exxon Corporation of Irving, Texas; Forestry Suppliers, Inc. of Jackson; Furniture Brands International of Tupelo; The Johnson-McAdams Firm of Greenwood; Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers throughout Mississippi; Munro Petroleum & Terminal Company of Biloxi; R.W. Distributors, Inc. of Brandon; Leo Seal Family Foundation of Gulfport; Severn Trent Environmental Services of Jackson; Shell Oil Company Foundation of Houston, Texas; Southern Ginners Association of Memphis, Tenn.; Tall Timbers Research, Inc., of Tallahassee, Fla.; Texas Gas Transmission, Inc., of Owensboro, Ky.; U.S. Poultry & Egg Association of Tucker, Ga.; Union Carbide Corporation of Houston, Texas.

EBF and SDL club members with donations/new pledges of $10,000 and above

$100,000 and above
Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Clark of Starkville; Mrs. Winifred B. Hartwig of Leland; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Thompson Jr. of Meridian.

$50,000 to $99,999
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Adkerson of New Orleans, La.

$10,000 to $49,999
Dr. C.E. and Mrs. Viola Bardsley of Ocean Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Everett P. Hailey Jr. of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sturdivant of Glendora; Mr. Joseph B. Whiteside of Tupelo.