The Patrons of Excellence Program was the first major donor club established by the Mississippi State University Foundation. It was launched in 1963 to provide 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 July 1, 1996, and December 31, 1996, include:
| A | Anonymous Donors (14 ); Mr. Ralph Abraham of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Adcock of Gulfport; Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Albert of Hattiesburg; Dr. Twila L. and Mr. Robert J. Alpe of Starkville; Ms. Cassie Anderson of Liberty; Mr. David Anderson of Liberty; Dr. James D. Ashmore of Muscle Shoals, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Avery of Cordova, Tenn. |
| B | Mr. Russell Baker of Broussard, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Baldwin of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Wiley J. Barbour of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Barron of Indianola; Mr. and Mrs. John Bean of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Knox T. Beavers of Baytown, Texas; Dr. and Mrs. A. Wayne Bennett of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Blackledge of Baton Rouge, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Blakeslee III of Gulfport; Mr. Kent M. Bloodworth of Batesville; Mr. and Mrs. Aaron D. Blount of Calhoun City; Mr. and Mrs. George L. Bobo of Tupelo; Dr. and Mrs. Drayton D. Boozer of Albuquerque, N.M.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bowen of Memphis, Tenn.; Drs. Catherine R. and Leroy H. Boyd of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Braddock Sr. of Ripley; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bramlett of Germantown, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Briscoe of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brister of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. Henry D. Brodnax Jr. of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Larry O. Brooks of Cordova, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. William M. Brooks of Mathiston; Mrs. Elizabeth Brookshire of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Donnie H. Brown of Iuka; Dr. and Mrs. Larry G. Brown of Starkville; Dr. Susan K. Brown-Skrobot and Mr. Frederick Skrobot Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bryan of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. W. Daniel Bryant of Pontotoc; Dr. and Mrs. Gary N. Bunner of Pheba; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Byars of Wayzata, Minn. |
| C | Mr. Robert Canizaro and Mr. David Trigiani of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Bill R. Carty of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Chapman of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chiles of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Choo of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene T. Clark of Jackson; Barbie and Mims Clayton of Olive Branch; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Clower of Liberty; Mr. and Mrs. Billy C. Coleman of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Gus W. Colvin Jr. of Alexandria, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. William W. Corhern of Lena; Dr. and Mrs. David Cornell of Starkville; Drs. Linda and William Cornell of Milan, Ohio; Yvonne W. and Bob Covin of Starkville; Ms. Judy Crowson of Meridian; Crumbley Paper Company of Laurel |
| D | Mr. and Mrs. Dan Curran of Louisville; Mrs. Carol P. Daily of Jackson; Mr. Timothy F. Daldon of Nesbit; Dr. John S. Daly of Ridgeland; Mr. A. F. Dantzler of Pascagoula; Mr. and Mrs. Glinda Davenport of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Davis Jr. of Grenada; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robert Davis of Shreveport, La.; Dr. Vincent P. De Santis of Notre Dame, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dees III of Southlake, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Denson of Starkville; Ms. Isabel M. Devine of Chickasaw, Ala.; Mr. John T. Dillard of Leland; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Dougherty of Baton Rouge, La.; Dr. and Mrs. Don Downer of Starkville; Mr. Herman L. Dungan Jr. of Prentiss; Mr. Levi J. Dunkin of Jackson |
| E | Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Eckberg of Thomasville, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edmonson of Madison; Mr. J. Thomas Edwards Jr. of Lakeland, Fla.; Sherry J. and Jeff Emerson of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Emmons Jr. of Beaufort, S.C.; Mr. Roy B. English of Vicksburg; Dr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Ethridge of Jackson |
| F | Mr. and Mrs. James R. Farrar Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farris of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Faulkner of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. Lloyd Faver of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ferguson of Kosciusko; Mr. and Mrs. Austin N. Ferrell Jr. of Hattiesburg; Dr. and Mrs. James L. Flanagan of Warren, N.J.; Mr. Charleigh D. Ford Jr. of Columbus; Dr. and Mrs. William Ford of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Forster of Louisville |
| G | Mr. and Mrs. James Galloway Jr. of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Mike D. Gamblin of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Gannaway of Tunica; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garrett of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gaskin of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Joe Germany of Chappell Hill, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Dink Gibson Jr. of Forest; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gibson of Jackson; Dr. Samuel P. Gillis of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goode of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodson of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gordy of Aurora, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gotliboski of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Gray of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gresham Jr. of Indianola; Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller Griffin of Columbus; Dr. and Mrs. John E. Griffin Jr. of Columbus; Dr. and Mrs. Roland P. Guest of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Tommy C. Gunn of Somerville, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. Guyton Jr. of St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Jan L. Gwin of Memphis; Mr. and Mrs. Julius P. Gwin of Fayetteville, Ga. |
| H | Mr. Thomas H. Hampton of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Harger of Delaware, Ohio; Mr. John Harper of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. George Harris of Winona; Jack and Sara Ann Harris of Inverness; Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Hartsog of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Havens Jr. of Huntsville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. George T. Heard of Decatur; Ms. Jane Hearn of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Henley of Memphis, Tenn.; Drs. Caroline K. and Donald O. Hill of Starkville; Dr. Julia Hodges of Starkville; Mrs. G. Pepper Holland of Mississippi State; Mr. R. K. Hollister Jr. of Pascagoula; Mr. and Mrs. Tad A. Honsinger of El Dorado, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. D. Ralph Horn of Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Hough of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Bailey E. Howell of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hughes of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Kent Hull of Greenwood |
| J | Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Johnson of Biloxi; Dr. and Mrs. Ray E. Johnson of Augusta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Johnson of Lula; Mrs. Bertie M. Johnston of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Charley W. Jones of Brandon; Dr. and Mrs. J. Felda Jones Jr. of Morton; Mr. Robert F. Jones of Amory; Mrs. Vernita E. Jones of Starkville |
| K | Mr. James W. Keasler of Marianna, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. David Allan King of Philadelphia; Mr. James Kirkley of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Knight of Cordova, Tenn.; Mrs. Elizabeth Ronan Kontio of Atlanta, Ga. |
| L | Mrs. Marcus D. Lamberth of Stuttgart, Ark.; Mr. Bruce H. Landreth of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Eason Leake of Jackson; Mr. Bill Long of Webb; Mr. and Mrs. Duncan L. Lott of Booneville; Mr. Ernest L. Lovell Jr. of Picayune; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Luder of Pensacola, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Lutz of Greenville |
| M | Mr. and Mrs. Hyman F. McCarty Jr. of Magee; Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McClain of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Carles McComb of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. George McCully of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McDonald Jr. of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. McGrath III of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. McKinney of Greenville; James F. McKinnis of Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. Ralph W. McLain of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. John W. McPherson Jr. of Indianola; Mr. and Mrs. John M. McRae of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. McRae Jr. of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. James M. Magee Jr. of Florence; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mansell of Hinsdale, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. James B. Markham Jr. of Greenwood Springs; Mr. and Mrs. James Art Massey Jr. of Germantown, Tenn.; Mrs. Angela L. Wilson-Matthews and Mr. James A. Matthews Jr. of Plantersville; Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank May Jr. of Newton; Mr. and Mrs. M. Terry May of Katy, Texas; Ms. Leslie Mayfield of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Meadows Jr. of Clinton; Ms. Darrelle B. Miller of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Mincher of Pensacola, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Robert Mitchell Jr. of Douglasville, Ga.; Mrs. Linda N. Mock of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Ethan E. Moore of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Alton C. Morris of Manchester, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Greg Morris of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. H. David Morris of New Albany; Mr. Jeff Moses of Carrollton; Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Murphey of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Murray of West Point; Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Myers of Jackson |
| N | Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Nelson III of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. Carl L. Nicholson Jr. of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Nickles of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. John B. Noblin of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. John O. Norton of Huntsville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nowell of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. George B. Nutt of Clemson, S.C. |
| O | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Oaks of West Jefferson, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. O'Quinn of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Oswalt of Mathiston |
| P | Mr. Raymond L. Page of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer Jr. of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Parker of Florence; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Patrick of Columbus; Mrs. Sara H. Patton of Durant; Mr. and Mrs. James E. Paxton of Saint Joseph, La..; Mr. and Mrs. Percy A. Payne of Houston, Texas; Dr. Thomas Pearson of Starkville; Ms. Martha C. Pilgreen of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Polk of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. William L. Polk Jr. of Starkville; Mr. Jeffrey G. Posey of Kingsport, Tenn.; Drs. Linda M. and Jonathan W. Pote of Mississippi State; Mrs. Fred Potts of Brooksville; Mr. and Mrs. W. Hunter Pratt of Inverness; Mr. and Mrs. W. Stan Pratt of Ridgeland; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Priebatsch of Jackson; Mr. Greg Puckett of Columbus; Mr. Todd H. Puckett of Pass Christian; Mr. Robert Putnam of Yazoo City; Mr. Charley H. Pyne of Lillian, Ala. |
| Q | Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Quarm of Rolling Fork |
| R | Mrs. Ruth S. Ramsay of Pascagoula; J. M. Randle M.D. of Albany, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Carvel L. Rayburn of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Reed III of Belzoni; Dr. and Mrs. R. Kirk Reid of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Francis N. Reilly of Plano, Texas; Henry A. Woody Riser Jr. of Monroe, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Rodger D. Riser of Madison; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Roberts of Cookeville, Tenn.; Mr. Charles W. Robertson of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. James C. Robertson of Holly Ridge; Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Robinson Jr. of Jackson; Mrs. Mitchell Robinson of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Rogers of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Rook of Starkville; Mr. Tim Rosenbury of Springfield, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Larry P. Rushing of Baton Rouge, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Randal C. Russell of Ridgeland |
| S | Mrs. Alline H. Salter of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Sid L. Salter of Forest; Dr. and Mrs. Edward P. Scott of Germantown, Tenn.; Mr. John D. Scott of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby S. Shackouls of Houston, Texas; Dr. Kenneth A. Shaw Jr. of Pine Mountain, Ga.; Drs. Carol M. and Paul H. Short of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Shouse of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Sims of Baton Rouge, La.; Mr. and Mrs. M. Wade Sims Jr. of Toomsuba; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sluder of Pensacola, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smachlo of Rexford, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Smith of Meridian; Mr. James C. Sneed III of Belden; Mr. John E. Solomon of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. William Sorrells of Germantown, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sparrow of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby B. Staples of Terry; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Steverson Jr. of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. William L. Stockton III of Hoover, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stogsdill of Starkville; Mr. Howard E. Stover of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Royce E. Strickland of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Stringer of Jackson; Bettye and J. B. Stroud Jr. of Thibodaux, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ray Strowd of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. James B. Stuart Jr. of Jackson; Mrs. Irma Stubbs of Baldwyn; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan of Okolona; Mr. Louis S. Summer of Hattiesburg; Mr. Robert D. Summers of Lake Jackson, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Sumrall of Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sumrall of Bay Springs |
| T | Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor of Louisville; Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Tipton of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Townsend of Meridian; Dr. and Mrs. Prentiss A. Turman of Hernando; Mr. and Mrs. Jett J. Turner of Jackson |
| U | Mr. and Mrs. Watts Ueltschey of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Umphlett of Meridian; Dr. and Mrs. Joe Ray Underwood of Starkville |
| V | Mr. and Mrs. Wade Vaughn of Pheba |
| W | Mr. and Mrs. Marion R. Walker Jr. of Gulfport; Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Wallace of Baton Rouge, La.; Miss Margaret A. Wallace of Cordova, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie L. Walton of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ware of Lucedale; Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Waring of Vicksburg; Mr. and Mrs. Nat I. Washburn Jr. of Tullahoma, Tenn.; Mr. H. G. Weddington of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin L. Wells of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. A. Randle White of Greenwood; Dr. and Mrs. Larry White of Starkville; Mr. Tom L. Wilburn of Columbus; Mr. Sam Y. Wilhite of West Point; Mr. James Williams of Pontotoc; Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Williams of Holly Springs; Drs. Jo and Joseph Wilson of Brandon; Ms. Robyn D. Wilson of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Dalton I. Windham of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Windham of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Doris J. Wise of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Woods Sr. of Picayune; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woody Jr. of Storrs Mansfield, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Wright of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Wylie Jr. of Louisville, Ky. |
| Y | Mr. and Mrs. Frank York Jr. of Jackson. |
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