Making a Difference

From August 1, 1998, to January 31, 1999, the following Mississippi State alumni and supporters 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. R. Hal Parker Jr. of Brandon.

Eugene Butler Fellows
$100,000 to $499,999
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Head of Jackson; Mrs. Pauline S. Lewis of Clarksdale; Mr. and Mrs. John W. McPherson of Indianola; and Mr. and Mrs. Graham Somerville of Pascagoula.

Torchbearers
$50,000 to $99,999
Dr. and Mrs. W. Pepper Ashford of Acworth, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Hays Biggs of Springdale, Ark.; Mrs. Elliott K. Harbison of Greenville; and Mr. Crymes G. Pittman of Jackson.

President's Club
$10,000 to $49,999
Anonymous Donor; Dr. and Mrs. Drayton D. Boozer of Albuquerque, N.M.; Mrs. Pauline B. Christian of Houston, Texas; Ms. Felicia T. Collums of Woodland; Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Forbes of Mississippi State; Dr. Judy C. and Mr. Newt F. Hamlin Jr. of Austin, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. B. Keith Heard of Washington, D.C.; Dr. and Mrs. Ose F. Henderson of Columbia, S.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Jordan Jr. of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. George Kappler Jr. of Guntersville, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Langston of Starkville; Mrs. Carolyn Malone of Starkville; Drs. Gisele and Jimmy D. Moss III of Port Arthur, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Montgomery of Canton; Dr. and Mrs. William E. Parrish of Starkville; Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Portera of Starkville; Mrs. Ruth S. Ramsay of Pascagoula; Mr. and Mrs. David B. Roberts of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Robison Jr. of Laurel; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby S. Shackouls of Houston, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sheely of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson D. "Buck" Simmons of West Point; Mr. and Mrs. W. Gordon Snyder of Mission Hills, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Templeton Jr. of Starkville; Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Waggoner of Jackson; Ms. Angela Walker of Fayette; and Ms. Vonna L. Zellner of Roswell, Ga.

Old Main Society
(Planned Giving)
Anonymous Donor; Mrs. Lou T. Ball of Gainesville, Fla.; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carl Jr. of Greenwood.

Corporations and Foundations
$500,000 and above
Anonymous Donor.

Corporations and Foundations
$100,000 to $499,999
Phil Hardin Foundation of Meridian; Hansberger Precision Golf of Pontotoc; Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corp. of Mississippi State; and Procter and Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Corporations and Foundations
$50,000 to $99,999
Chevron U.S.A. of Pascagoula.

Corporations and Foundations
$10,000 to $49,999
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers of New York, N.Y.; J. W. Bagley Foundation of Fremont, Calif.; Bonds Company Incorporated of Burnsville; Harry H. Bush & Jeanne C. Bush Foundation of Laurel; The Wesley A. Caldwell Foundation of Jackson; J. C. Cheek Sod & Erosion Contractor Inc. of Kosciusko; Chevron Companies of Jackson; Choctaw Incorporated of Jackson; Community Foundation of Greater Memphis; Cypress Semiconductor of San Jose, Calif.; Dickerson & Bowen of Brookhaven; W. W. Dungan Farms of Philadelphia; Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, Tenn.; Exxon Company USA of Houston, Texas; Fairchild Construction of Hattiesburg; Follett College Stores of Elmhurst, Ill.; Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Mississippi; Haas Outdoors Incorporated of West Point; Hood Industries of Hattiesburg; Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel of Tupelo; Keys Constructors Inc. of Madison; Mitsubishi Electric Information Center of Cambridge, Mass.; Novus International Inc. of St. Louis, Mo.; Sharkey-Issaquena Alumni Chapter; Tippah County Alumni Chapter; Tanner Construction Company Inc. of Ellisville; and Union Carbide Corporation of Danbury, Conn.

Lifetime Members
The following lifetime major gift club members made additional donations or pledges of $10,000 or more during the period:

$500,000 and above
Anonymous Donor; Mr. and Mrs. Hunter W. Henry of San Marcos, Texas; Robert M. Hearin Foundation of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby P. Martin of Ripley; Mr. and Mrs. Davis Mortensen of Greensboro, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Leo W. Seal Jr. of Gulfport; and Mr. and Mrs. Dave C. Swalm of New Ulm, Texas.

$100,000 to $499,999
Anonymous Donor; Mr. and Mrs. James D. Bryan of West Point; and Mrs. Winifred B. Hartwig of Leland.

$50,000 to $99,999
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap of Batesville and Mr. and Mrs. Alvis T. Hunt of Jackson.

$10,000 to $49,999
Action Industries of Tupelo; Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Bardsley of Ocean Springs; Robert R. Bellamy Memorial Foundation Inc. of Miami, Fla.; Kelley Gene Cook Sr. Foundation of Jackson; Dow Chemical U.S.A. of Placquemine, La.; Mr. and Mrs. James E. Garrison of Murray, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Holliman of Belden; Mr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Irby Jr. of Jackson; and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sturdivant of Glendora.