Hays C. Mayo of Lawrence, Kan., a retired chemical engineer and former executive director of fertilizer manufacture for Farmland Industries, has received a special award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at the organization's 1999 Ammonia Safety Symposium for his many contributions to the industry.

Bob Kochtitzky of Jackson is director of the Mississippi 2020 Network, which recently won the national Environmental Achievement Award for its "Our World Discovery" program at Orange Grove Elementary School in Harrison County. The program guides students through environmentally friendly activities such as composting cafeteria leftovers, growing vegetables, planting trees, installing bird houses, and recycling paper and aluminum. Presented by the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, the award recognizes innovative environmental solutions to today's environmental problems.

Donald E. Meiners of Jackson has retired after a 39-year career in the electric service business, most recently as president and CEO of Entergy Mississippi. The stockholders and employees of Entergy have established the Donald E. Meiners/Entergy Endowed Scholarship at Mississippi State, which will provide a $2,500 award each year to a student in the College of Engineering.

Jack L. Fitzgerald of Palm Springs, Calif., is the author of Contessa, a fictional "autobiography" of a world renowned film star who reveals a shocking secret at the end of her career. The book was published in November 1999 by ToExcel Publishers and is available in bookstores.

Ray Harvey has retired after 39 years with Mississippi Chemical Corp. in Yazoo City. He most recently was a field representative in the area of marketing and distribution.

Robert Kennon Jayne of Houston, Texas, president of Applied Innovative Management and a retired Army colonel, has belatedly received the Silver Star for his actions in the Vietnam War. Jayne is a Fellow in the Society of American Military Engineers.

Mickey Holliman, president and CEO of Furniture Brands International, was the subject of a feature article in the Nov. 29, 1999, issue of Forbes Magazine. Furniture Brands' subsidiaries include Thomasville, Broyhill, and Lane.

John L. Harvey has retired from Mississippi Chemical Corp. in Yazoo City following 37 years of service. He was a field sales representative in the area of marketing and distribution.

Tom Salmon of Greenville, a pediatric dentist, is a past member of the board of trustees of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and past president of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry.

Leland E. Ferguson of Tyler, Texas, has retired from IBM after more than 30 years of service. He currently is a part- time faculty member in the School of Business Administration at the University of Texas, Tyler campus, where he teaches managerial strategy and policy.

Dwight Blissard Jr. of Little Rock, Ark., president of Blissard Management and Realty Inc., has been elected president of the Little Rock Realtors Association for 2000. He recently served as 1998-99 president of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Lung Association.

Sara Matthews Scales (M.A. '68, M.A. '72) of Silver City, N.M., is the reference librarian at Western New Mexico State University.

Robert E. Trotter of Columbus, a physician, has been named District Health Officer for the Northeast Public Health Dsitrict II by the state Department of Health.

Patricia Gray (M.Ed. '67) of Galveston, Texas, state representative for District 23, has been named one of the 10 Best Legislators in 1999 by Texas Monthly magazine. The magazine recognized Gray in its July 1999 issue for her work in negotiating a compromise between lobbyists for optometrists and ophthalmologists in the state, and for introducing and securing passage of a wide range of critical legislation.

Shannon

Stan O. Harbour of Englewood, Colo., has retired from Chevron Corp. after more than 32 years of service which included assignments in the U.S., Denmark, Scotland, England, Kazakstan, and Papua New Guinea. At the time of his retirement, he was facilities engineering manager for production operations of Chevron Nuigini Ltd. in Papua New Guinea.

J. Grover Shannon is a professor in the Soybean Breeding Program of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri-Columbia, and is holder of the Haggard Endowed Chair and Professor of Soybean Breeding. He previously was senior Midsouth soybean breeder for Delta and Pine Land Co. in Scott.

Harold A. Cross of Brandon, commander of the Mississippi Air Guard and assistant adjutant general, has been promoted to the rank of major general by the U.S. Senate. He is responsible for the 2,600 Mississippi Air Guard members who constitute an air refueling wing in Meridian, a strategic airlift wing in Jackson, and a combat readiness training center in Gulfport. He also is an adviser to the Director of the Air National Guard in Washington, D.C., and is a combat veteran of Panama and Operation Desert Storm.

J. Carryl Seaman III of San Antonio, Texas, senior vice president of operations at USAA Federal Savings Bank in San Antonio, has been named to the board of directors of PULSE EFT Association.

Brackstone

Sam Brackstone ('70, M.Ed. '72) of Memphis, Tenn., has been appointed assistant vice provost for extended programs at the University of Memphis. He previously was director of conferences and seminars and director of the Fogelman Executive Center.

Thomas M. Caldwell of Winona is a farmer, raising soybeans and corn in Carroll and Montgomery counties. He also manufactures the ATV Deer Kaddy.

Clements

Joel C. Clements of Waynesboro has been appointed chairman, president, and CEO of First State Bank and chairman and CEO of its parent company, First State Corp.

Martin Miller Hobbs Jr. of Moss Point recently retired from U.S. government service after 30 years in the shipbuilding industry.

Everette Ramage of Huntsville, Ala., has been promoted to vice president of engineering for the Enterprise Network Division of Adtran Inc. He also serves on the Engineering Advisory Committee for the College of Engineering at Mississippi State.

Michael L. Wise is director of the Peace Corps in El Salvador. He oversees the efforts of 98 volunteers who work throughout the Central American country to improve methods and practices in agriculture, forestry, and conservation.

Brewer

Jerry G. Brewer of Senatobia, co-owner of Brewer Realty & Appraisal Service, is the 2000 president of the 4,500-member Mississippi Association of Realtors.

William C. Phillips of Pine Bluff, Ark., has been promoted to vice president of operations for Southwest Power Pool. He previously was director of coordinated operations.

James T. Henry has retired from Chevron USA following a 27-year career. He most recently was manager of process engineering at the company's Pascagoula refinery.

Francisco Amador of Miami, Fla., is sales manager for Central and South America for Morgan Price & Co., a paper broker headquartered in Miami.

Wayne Jones of Louisville is a coach and teacher at Louisville High School.

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Dedeaux

Tomlinson

Mary Jo Ayres of Leland, an educational consultant, author, songwriter, and president of Natural Learning, has received two awards from Parents' Choice, a nonprofit consumer guide to children's books, videos, tv programming, and toys. Ayres' awards are for her cassettes "32 Natural Learning Songs from A-Z" and "Natural Learning Fun Songs."

Edwin K. Dedeaux of Jackson, manager of engineering for Allen & Hoshall Ltd., has been elected a Fellow of the American Consulting Engineers Council.

Sandra Curtis Dorn (M.Ed. '77) of Jacksonville, Fla., has retired from federal civil service in 1999. She was a management analyst and assisted with the closure of Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Jacksonville, which was mandated by BRAC law. She is a recipient of the Navy Civilian Meritorious Service Medal.

Robert T. Tomlinson (Ph.D. '79) of Stevens Point, Wis., has been named assistant chancellor of student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He previously was dean of student affairs at South Dakota State University.

William L. Waller Jr. of Jackson, justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court and a colonel in the Mississippi National Guard, has been honored as the Distinguished Army ROTC Alumnus of the year by Mississippi State's Army ROTC Department. Waller has served the Guard at all levels of command through Commander, and presently is acting as Assistant Chief of Staff, HQ STARC. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and of the U.S. Army War College.

David H. Wesley of Houston, Texas, has joined Bank United in Houston as senior vice president of credit policy. He previously was with SunTrust banks in Orlando and Tallahassee, Fla.

John Larry Fry of Moss Point, a principal in the Grenada School District, has been named 1999 Principal of the Year by the Mississippi Association of School Administrators.

Julia Young Porter of Hammond, La., received a Ph.D. in educational leadership, research, and counseling from Louisiana State University in May 1999.

Leonard C. Martin of Jackson, a partner in the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Martin concentrates his practice in taxation and estate planning.

Glenn McCullough of Tupelo was sworn in last fall as a director of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He had served Tupelo as mayor for the previous two years. Prior to that, he was state director of the Appalachian Regional Commission. As a TVA director, McCullough will help manage the nation's largest generator of electrical power. TVA also is charged with resource management and development in the Tennessee Valley, as well as economic development in the region.

Phillips

Prentice

Lynn M. Phillips of Starkville, president of Phillips Financial Advisory Inc., has attained the designation of Certified Retirement Counselor.

Thomas E. Prentice Jr. of Starkville has been named vice president and business development officer for Merchants & Farmers Bank of Starkville. Prentice is a member of the MSU Alumni Association's national board of directors.

Hull

Calvin T. Hull of Dallas, Texas, has been named senior director in the Commercial Services Division of the Dallas office of Cushman & Wakefield of Texas.

Reagan

William S. "Josh" Reagan of Brandon, head baseball coach at Brandon High School, has been named to the Hinds Community College Sports Hall of Fame. He was a pitcher and outfielder for Hinds, helping the team compile a 39-14 record from 1975 to 1977. During his subsequent baseball career at Mississippi State, he compiled an 11-1 pitching record.

Robert E. Batte of Madison, Conn., has joined the International Strategic Marketing Department for Avelox, promoting a new antibiotic that soon will be released in several countries.

Patty Queen-Harper of Alexandria, Va., is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, attached to the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Jeff Carter of Ridgeland, director of human resources for Baptist Health Systems in Jackson, has received the 1999 Distinguished Service Award from the Mississippi Hospital Association Society for Human Resources Administration.

Heflin

Greg Grim of Oak Ridge, Tenn., has been promoted to corporate vice president with Science Applications International Corp.

Paul G. Heflin has been promoted to studio principal of The Hillier Group's Washington, D.C., office. He also is the operations director and a senior project manager for the office. The Hillier Group is the third largest architectural firm in the nation, with locations in eight cities.

Michael J. Niezgoda of Tampa, Fla., a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, recently transferred from his assignment as commander of the Communications Squadron at Charleston AFB, South Carolina, to United States Central Command at MacDill AFB, Florida. In his new assignment, he deals with command and control interoperability issues with U.S. coalition partners in the Persian Gulf area.

Turner

Renee Turner of Vicksburg has been named support for others project manager for the Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Turner has been with the Vicksburg District for 16 years and is a member of the Society of Military Engineers.

Eddie L. Seaton Sr., a U.S. Navy officer, has transferred to the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission in Seoul, Korea, for two years.

Pamela Griffis McCaffrey of Jackson has been named public relations director for the Alabama-Louisiana-Mississippi Divisional Headquarters of the Salvation Army.

William Keith Bradford of Jackson has been named manager of membership/billing services for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi.

Marcus E. Killebrew of Springdale, Ark., has been promoted to general manager and vice president of sales and production of the Deli Division/Food Service Group at Tyson Foods. He previously was vice president of sales/marketing for the company's Fresh Refrigerated/Deli Division.

Nicky Cobb of Greenville is a vice president with Union Planters Bank.

Cathy White Crow (M.Ed. '89) of Starkville has been promoted to assistant supervisor with the Division of Medicaid, Starkville Regional Office. She previously was a Medicaid specialist with the division.

Dave Dickson of Indianola has been promoted to executive vice president of Community Bank in Indianola. He also is advisory member of the board of directors.

Haley R. Fisackerly of Little Rock, Ark., has been promoted to director of system regulatory strategy for Entergy Services in Little Rock. He previously was a lobbyist for Entergy in Washington, D.C.

Sam Jaudon of Oxford has been promoted to Postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service in Tupelo.

Houston Bass IV of Florence, Ala., has been named market area executive for SouthTrust Bank in Florence.

David R. Ford Sr. (M.B.A. '90) of Jackson is the general manager of a five-state region for DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson.

Lee Thomas (M.Ed. '91) of Pensacola, Fla., has been named academic department head for the Behavioral Sciences/Human Services Department at Pensacola Junior College. He recently earned a doctorate in educational psychology at Auburn University.

Claudell H. Weaver of Louisville has retired as special education director for the Louisville Public Schools, following a 17-year career as a teacher and administrator.

Elizabeth Meeks Cobb of Greenville is a pharmaceutical representative for Abbott Inc.

Todd Hagan (M.P.P.A. '92) of Corinth completed certification requirements from Novell as a master certified netware engineer in August 1999 and recently joined ACT in Corinth as a network administrator.

Brent Hayman of Alamo, Tenn., has been named total quality manager with ABB Power T&D Co. in Alamo.

Mickey Gay of Brandon has been named manager of corporate training for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi. He previously was a business process engineer with the company.

Linda Leigh Lickfold of Atlanta, Ga., has been named director within Infrastructure Services of Alltel Information Services.

Carter B. Mills of Charlotte, N.C., is senior data base analyst for The Convergency agency in Charlotte.

Ronnie Sleeper of Corinth has been promoted to zone vice president for Fleetwood Retail Corp. He oversees the company's operations in north Mississippi, west Tennessee, and Arkansas.

Cagle

Michael Blaine Anderson (M.S. '94) of San Diego, Calif., is a probation officer with the U.S. Districts Courts in San Diego.

James W. Cagle of Pearl has been promoted to a senior manager in the jackson office of Horne CPA Group.

Brian Griffin of Mobile, Ala., is owner of Brian Griffin Landscape Co. in Mobile.

Brent Hathcock of Columbus has joined the staff of Cypress Pharmaceutical in Madison as director of regulatory.

Debashis Guha Patra of Brookfield, Wis., has been promoted to manager of management consulting services in the Milwaukee office of Ernst & Young LLP. Patra's areas of expertise include enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, and e-commerce.

Aime Beth Anderson of San Diego, Calif., is a medical resources staffing coordinator for Eastridge Group temps in San Diego.

Mary Beth Boyer Black (M.S. '94) of Amory has been named 1999 Mississippi Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education.

Luther T. Buie (M.S. '95) of New Orleans, La., has been promoted to director of diversity education at Tulane University.

Lannett Edwards of Knoxville, Tenn., is a research assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Tennessee, where she received the Outstanding Faculty Award for 1999. Her research emphases are in the areas of cloning techniques and transgenic livestock.

Bonnie J. Hemsley of Laurel has joined the law firm of Gholson & Orr as an associate attorney.

Angela Aston Lucas (M.S. '94) of Columbus is the new director of residence life at Mississippi University for Women.

Scott Owen of Birmingham, Ala., is an account manager with Kendall Healthcare.

Scott Stricklin of Hewitt, Texas, has been named assistant athletic director for media relations at Baylor University.

Christopher Lee Burrus (M.B.A. '96) of Peachtree City, Ga., has been named a strategy analyst in revenue management with Delta Air Lines in Atlanta. He previously was senior analyst with Trans World Airlines in St. Louis, Mo.

Tara Madden Calloway of Brandon is a sales manager for McRae's in Northpark Mall.

James Dewayne Hamrick of Concord, N.C., has been named manager of engineered solutions at Cardinal Logistics Management.

Lisa Ann McManus of Northport, Ala., is an account executive for Hecklers Online, an Internet-based company and network of web sites.

Madrina Delise Bokenkamp (M.A. '97) of Houston, Texas, is a health care marketing associate for Popham Walter Architects, which supplies architectural, engineering, and interior design for the offshore, commercial, and health care industries.

Benjamin H. Clapp of Morton teaches third grade at Morton Middle School.

Joseph Coker has joined the Jackson office of Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel as an intern architect.

Cass W. Everitt of Madison, Ala., has joined Physitron Inc. in Huntsville as a software engineer.

James Robert Glover of Wylie, Texas, has been named financial operations analyst for the Nation Retail Business Unit of Pagemart Wireless in Dallas.

Nancy Jill Lischkoff (M.S. '95) of Birmingham, Ala., is the marketing director for Medical Center East in Birmingham.

Joseph M. Poitevin Jr. of Jackson, a licensed architect with Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel, has completed the professional licensing requirements to become a registered architect in the state of Florida.

Anne Howell Stricklin of Hewitt, Texas, is a high school and community college English teacher.

John Boland of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has joined Cincinnati Insurance Co. as a claims representative.

Natalie Andrews Boland of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is a school psychometrist.

Brian Glen Greenwood has moved to Hillsboro, Ore., and is employed by Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects of Portland.

Jonathan Barry Beedle of Hattiesburg is seeking a graduate degree in sports administration at the University of Southern Mississippi and is working as a graduate assistant in the university's Athletic Department.

Kevin David Blankenship of Arlington, Texas, received a master's degree chemical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is now a process engineer for North Texas Cement Co. in Midlothian.

Amy Marie Leggett (M.A. '99) of San Antonio, Texas, is a pre-kindergarten teacher with the Natalia Independent School District in South Texas.

Robb Mercer of Englewood, N.J., has joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a consultant.

John D. Morgan of Columbus is maintenance and community service supervisor for the city of Columbus. He previously was assistant superintendent at the Country Club of Birmingham, Ala.

Eric Perakslis of Doylestown, Pa., has been promoted to assistant director of drug discovery at the R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute.

Jennifer Hood Springer of Saltillo has been named staff designer at Action Lane. She previously was a graphic designer in the company's marketing department.

Carla Lowery of Columbus has joined the architectural firm of Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel as director of management information systems.

Blake Michelle Thames of Hattiesburg works in marketing and financial administration for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Center in Hattiesburg. Thames also is a member of America's Junior Miss Council and is a volunteer for Mississippi's Miss Hospitality Pageant and the Boy Scouts.

Wagnon

Cherish Brown has joined the architectural firm of Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel as an administrative assistant in the Columbus office.

Richard Wade Phillips of Edinburg is a medical social worker with Sta-Home Health Agency in Philadelphia.

Bill Wagnon of Birmingham, Ala., has been named associate vice president for communications at Birmingham-Southern College. He previously was associate director of university relations at Mississippi State and associate editor of Mississippi State Alumnus magazine.

Amber Chrisman Dunlap of Birmingham, Ala., is the corporate communications coordinator for United Investors.

Panicker

Charles David Dunlap of Birmingham, Ala., oversees media and public relations efforts for Olympic sports for the Southeastern Conference.

Mark Wilson Fodrey of Columbia, Mo., has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He began pilot training in February.

Girish K. Panicker of Lorman has received a Ph.D. in horticulture at Mississippi State and has been named project coordinator of the USDA's Soil Conservation Research Project at Alcorn State University. While in graduate school at MSU, he received the Joseph B. Edmond Award for outstanding achievement.

Cicely K. Zuber of Columbus is a teacher at West Lowndes Middle School.