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 July 31, 1997, include:
| A | Anonymous Donors (1); Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Adcock of Gulfport; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ainsworth of Daphne, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Allen of Lakeland, Fla.; Dr. Twila L. and Mr. Robert Alpe of Starkville; Mr. Sam Atwell of Moscow, Tenn. |
| B | Mr. Jim Bain of Tupelo; Mr. Haley Barbour of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. Wiley J. Barbour of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Barron of Indianola; Mr. George H. Barry Sr. of West Point; Ms. Margaret S. Bateman of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. Knox T. Beavers of Baytown, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Jr. of Destin, Fla.; Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Bennett of Starkville; Mr. Roger Bentinck-Smith of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bernheim of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold R. Betbeze of Hixson, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ricky J. Black of Jackson; Mr. Robert Blackledge of Baton Rouge, La.; Mr. Kent M. Bloodworth of Starkville; Mr. James W. Boozer of Madison; Boral Bricks/Delta Division of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Blake Boyd Jr. of Como; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Braddock Sr. of Ripley; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brister of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Brock of Springfield, Mo.; Mr. Eric O. Brockman of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks of Mathiston; Ms. Kathy Brown of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brunson II of Collierville, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bryan of Meridian; Mrs. John H. Bryan Sr. of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. W. Daniel Bryant of Pontotoc; Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Buckley of Starkville; Dr. Randal K. Buddington of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. George Buehler of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Bush Jr. of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Phil C. Buteau of Meridian; Mr. Thomas E. Buttross of Kokomo, Ind. |
| C | Canizaro-Trigiani Architects of Jackson; Mr. Eliot M. Capouya of Montgomery, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. James Carr Jr. of Baton Rouge, La.; Dr. Thomas G. Carskadon and Dr. Nancy McCarley of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Carter of Carrollton; Mr. Marvin E. Cash of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Catledge of Jackson; Mr. Robert Caveness of Marietta; Mr. Robert V. Chambers of Baton Rouge, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Danny Chancellor of Danville, Calif.; Mr. Joe Cheek of Kosciusko; Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Chiles of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene T. Clark of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Clower of Liberty; Mrs. Marion P. Coggin of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Billy C. Coleman of Columbus; Mr. Gus W. Colvin Jr. of Alexandra, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Lamar A. Conerly of Destin, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Cooley of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. William W. Corhern of Lena; Dr. and Mrs. David Cornell of Starkville; Drs. Linda and William Cornell of Milan, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Covin of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Omar D. Craig of Oxford; Mr. Jerry W. Craven of Meridian; Dr. Amy and Mr. John Crigler of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. James W. Crook of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Crow of Belden; Dr. and Mrs. Dominic Cunetto of Starkville |
| D | Mr. Timothy F. Dalton of Nesbit; Dr. John S. Daly of Ridgeland; Mr. Cluis C. Daniels of Collinsville; Mr. Harvey C. Danner Jr. of Blowing Rock, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Davis of Pleasant Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Davis of Shreveport, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Davis Jr. of Grenada; Mr. and Mrs. Lance E. Davis of Cheverly, Md.; Mr. Travis Davis Jr. of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. John Dean Jr. of Leland; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Deangelo of Garland, Texas; Mr. Marcus R. Delouche of Metairie, La.; Dr. Vincent P. DeSantis of Notre Dame, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Dickerson of Jackson; Mr. John T. Dillard of Leland; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Dougherty of Baton Rouge, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Douglass of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Michael DuBoise of Hattiesburg; Mr. Herman L. Dungan Jr. of Prentiss; Mr. Levi J. Dunkin of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dunlap of Batesville; Mr. and Mrs. Durward B. Dunn III of New Orleans, La.; Dr. Merrily S. Dunn and Mr. Edward Grandpre of Starkville; Mr. Stephen E. Duran of Powder Springs, Ga. |
| E | Mr. Larry W. Edwards of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Eley of Jackson; Engineering-Educational Services of Mississippi State; Mr. Ray B. English of Vicksburg; Dr. and Mrs. H. Werner Essig of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Chris P. Ethridge of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Ethridge of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Denis Everett of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ewing of Collierville, Tenn. |
| F | Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Fail of Orange Beach, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Faries of Portland, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Farlow of Newtown, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Farr of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Farrar of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farris of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Benton Fatherree of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Ferguson of Kosciusko; Mr. and Mrs. Haley Fisackerly of Washington, D.C.; Dr. and Mrs. James L. Flanagan of Warren, N.J.; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fondren of Baconton, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Forbes of Millry, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Fortunato of Natchez; Mr. Eugene Frauenheim of Charlotte, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Fulton of Vicksburg |
| G | Mr. and Mrs. Mike D. Gamblin of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Gannaway of Tunica; Mr. and Mrs. David J. Gardiner of Swampscott, Mass.; Mr. Frank Genzer of Biloxi; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gotliboski of Houston, Texas; Dr. Karl Grady of Cincinnati, Ohio; Drs. William H. Graves III and Elizabeth Nybakken of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Gray of West Point; Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jesse Greer of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greene of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. John Griffin Jr. of Columbus; Mr. Gregory M. Grim of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Grondin of Columbus; Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Guest Jr. of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Maury B. Gunter of Newton; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Guyton of Lakewood, Colo. |
| H | Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hackett of Brandon; Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Hall of Shreveport, La.; Mr. Frederick W. Hamilton of Newton; Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hand of Huntsville, Ala.; Dr. Thomas H. Handy of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hannaford of Cleveland; Mr. Billy Harbison of Greenville; Mr. John Harper of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. George Harris of Winona; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris Jr. of Brandon; Mr. Thomas G. Harris of Fort Pierce, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Walt Harrison III of New Albany; Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Hartsog of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hatmaker of Edmond, Okla.; Dr. and Mrs. Merrill M. Hawkins Sr. of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. William T. Hawks of Hernando; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hayes of Corpus Christi, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. George T. Heard of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. B. Keith Heard of Washington, D.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Eddie J. Helms of Slate Springs; Dr. and Mrs. James V. Hemphill III of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Henley of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. Frank E. Herring of Winona; Mr. Nubbin Herring of Jackson; Mrs. Diane W. and Mr. Richard Hewlett of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hilbun Jr. of Starkville; Drs. Caroline K. and Donald O. Hill of Starkville; Dr. Joseph C. Hillman Jr. of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Hogan of Columbus; Mrs. G. Pepper Holland of Mississippi State; Mr. Harry Holliday of Ripley; Mr. Alton P. Holmes of Tallulah, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Holmes of Indianola; Mr. and Mrs. Tad A. Honsinger of El Dorado, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hough of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Bailey E. Howell of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. William H. Huff of Aliceville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Hufford of Sandy, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hughes III of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. James K. Hull of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. David Hunt of Clarksdale; Mrs. Catherine C. and Mr. Shawn M. Hunter of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hurst Jr. of Goshen, Ky.; Dr. Wiley C. Hutchins of Columbus; Dr. Marian L. Huttenstine of Mississippi State |
| I | Mr. and Mrs. Pat Irvan of Memphis, Tenn. |
| J | Mr. and Mrs. Durk Jager of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Jones of Moorhead; Mr. and Mrs. Charley W. Jones of Brandon; Dr. Gordon S. Jones of Columbus; Mrs. Vernita E. Jones of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. John K. Jordan of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Jordan of Madison |
| K | Mr. Dwight S. Keady Jr. of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kearney of Germantown, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Keasler of Marianna, Ark.; Mr. Henry W. Kemp II of Pontotoc; Mr. Terry N. Kemp of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. David Allen King of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Kunio Kinjo of Waltham, Mass.; Mr. James Kirkley of Columbus; Ms. Angelina G. Kitchens of Utica; Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Knight of Cordova, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kontio of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kyle of Jackson |
| L | Mrs. Burlene Lamberth of Stuttgart, Ark.; Mr. William W. Langston of Plantersville; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lavender of Columbus; Mr. and Mr. John Edwin Lee Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hearn Lee of Daly City, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Lewis of Quitman; Capt. and Mrs. Frederick R. Lickfold III of McKinney, Texas; Dr. Russell C. Linton of Columbus; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Little of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. William L. Long of Webb; Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Lott of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Luke of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Lutz of Greenville |
| M | MSU Orientation Leaders of Mississippi State; Dr. and Mrs. Barton MacNeill of Sturgis; Mr. James M. Magee Jr. of Florence; Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Mahoney of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. James Markham Jr. of Greenwood Springs; Dr. and Mrs. David S. Martin of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Les Mayfield of Yazoo City; Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. McAlexander of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Hyman McCarty Jr. of Magee; Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McClain of West Point; Mr. D. S. McClanahan of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Kyle McCoy of Laurel; Mr. and Mrs. George C. McCully of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. McCully of Eupora; Mr. and Mrs. Roger McGrath III of Yazoo City; Dr. and Mrs. Chester McKee of Starkville; Mr. James F. McKinnis of Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. M. L. McMillan of Minter City; Mrs. Faye McNeill of Lucedale; Mr. and Mrs. James L. McRae of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. John McRae of Starkville; Mrs. R. H. McRae of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. H. Thomas McWilliams of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. Alan Meierhoefer of West Hartford, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. William Metts of Louisville; Dr. Samuel T. Miller of Mississippi State; Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell of Gulfport; Dr. and Mrs. Jesse Mitchell Jr. of Douglasville, Ga.; Mrs. Linda N. Mock of Saltillo; Dr. and Mrs. David B. Moffett of Meridian; Hon. G. V. Montgomery of Alexandria, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry C. Mooney of Kosciusko; Dr. and Mrs. James E. Moore of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Moore of Golden; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Morris of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Alton C. Morris of Manchester, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. H. David Morris of New Albany; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Morton of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Mullen of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Murphey of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Murray of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Myers Jr. of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Myrick of Washington, D.C. |
| N | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson III of Birmingham, Ala. |
| O | Mr. and Mrs. Don W. O'Bannon of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. K. Ramsay O'Neal of Hattiesburg; Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ogden of Federal Way, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Oldham of Cordova, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Oswalt of Mathiston |
| P | Drs. Sam and Mary Pace of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Parrish of Brandon; Mrs. Sara H. Patton of Durant; Mr. and Mrs. James E. Paxton of Saint Joseph, La.; Dr. Gwen Perkins of Starkville; Mr. A. J. Pitts of Belden; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Polk of Hattiesburg; Mr. Michael R. Poole of Huntsville, Ala.; Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Portera of Mississippi State; Mr. Jeffrey G. Posey of Kingsport, Tenn.; Drs. Jonathan and Linda Pote of Starkville; Mr. Billy Powell of Troup, Texas; Ms. Whitney K. Powers of Charleston, S.C.; Mr. and Mrs. W. Stanley Pratt of Ridgeland; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Prentice of Starkville; Ms. Hazel Presson of Fort Smith, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny M. Prewitt of Lakeland, Fla.; Dr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Priestly of New Orleans, La.; Mr. Greg Puckett of Columbus |
| R | Mr. and Mrs. Earnest H. Randall Jr. of Richardson, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Reed III of Belzoni; Mr. Lance A. Reeder of Flora; Mr. and Mrs. James M. Rester of Destin, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. G. Carey Revels of Hattiesburg; Mr. James T. Robbins Jr. of Amory; Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Roberts of Forest; Mr. Charles W. Robertson of Terry; Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson of Holly Ridge; Dr. and Mrs. Roy H. Ruby of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Randal C. Russell of Jackson |
| S | Mr. Donny Schilling of Hollandale; Mr. William M. Schmitt of Germantown, Tenn.; Mr. John D. Scott of Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. Donald Seago of Jackson; Drs. Paul and Carol Short of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lee Shouse of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. Joel F. and Dr. Mary A. Shows of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Maury Shurlds of Maben; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons of Hattiesburg; Dr. and Mrs. Harry C. Simrall of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Emery Skelton of Winterville; Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Skipper of Sandhill; Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Smith of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith Sr. of Baton Rouge, La.; Ms. Janet Marie Smith and Mr. Bart Harvey of Baltimore, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Spencer A. Smith of Pelham, Ala.; Mr. Milton J. Smylie of Jackson, Tenn.; Mr. John T. Solomon of Jackson; Mr. James T. Somers Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; Dr. and Mrs. John G. Sparrow of Jackson, Tenn.; Dr. and Mrs. Charles Sparrow of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. James Spears Jr. of Greenwell Springs, La.; Ms. Lisa C. Spence of Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Steverson Jr. of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Stewart of West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mr. Michael C. Stoddard of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stogsdill of Starkville; Mr. Howard E. Stover of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Stringer of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ray Strowd of Jackson; Mrs. Irma Stubbs of Baldwyn; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sumrall of Bay Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Sumrall of Laurel |
| T | Dr. Arthur R. Taylor III of Lewisburg, Tenn.; Dr. and Mrs. Clayborne D. Taylor of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. D. Kenneth Taylor of Como; Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Taylor of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. Terry L. Taylor of Saratoga, Calif.; Mr. Van P. Taylor of Como; Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Templeton of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Thames of Alpharetta, Ga.; Mr. James P. Thomson of Hopkinsville, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Troskey of Parkland, Ill.; Dr. and Mrs. Prentiss Turman of Hernando; Mr. and Mrs. Jett J. Turner of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Turnipseed of Sumner |
| U | Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Unland of Moses Lake, Wash. |
| V | Mr. and Mrs. David Vaughn Jr. of Pheba |
| W | Dr. Charles A. Waggoner of Mississippi State; Ms. Angela Walker of Fayette; Mr. J. J. Walker Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. William Walters of Clarksdale; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Walden of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie L. Walton of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ware of Lucedale; Mr. Robert W. Warren of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Watson of Starkville; Mr. Sheldon B. Webster of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weddle of Brandon; Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Welch of Starkville; Mr. Andy White of Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. James T. White Jr. of Madison; Mr. Joseph B. Whiteside of Tupelo; Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitmire Jr. of Slidell, La.; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Wiley Jr. of Jackson; Mr. George D. Williams of Port Gibson; Mr. and Mrs. James M. Williams of Pontotoc; Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee Williams of Cartersville, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Williams of Birmingham, Ala.; Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Williams of Starkville; Mr. James A. Matthews Jr. and Mrs. Angela L. Wilson-Matthews of Plantersville; Mrs. Doris J. Wise of Starkville; Mr. Kirk Woodard of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woody Jr. of Storrs Mansfield, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wooley of Knoxville, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Wray of Ocala, Fla.; and Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Wright of Destin, Fla. |
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