2/26/2020 - Jackson, Miss.
State elected officials to address honorees, guests
Higher education in Mississippi is the focus of the 33rd annual HEADWAE program, which will honor outstanding students and faculty members from 34 Mississippi public and private universities and colleges on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the State Capitol.
Elected officials, along with Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr., Commissioner of Higher Education, and Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board, will provide remarks. Honorees will also enjoy a tour of the Capitol and will be recognized by the Senate and House of Representatives.
Higher Education Appreciation Day-Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE) was established by legislative resolution to honor individual academic achievement and the overall contribution of the state's public and private institutions of higher learning. The program is chaired by Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann.
"We are so pleased that our state elected officials will address the honorees and their guests at the State Capitol," said Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr., Commissioner of Higher Education. "The Legislature established this program in recognition of the difference that post-secondary institutions, their students and faculty, make for our state. It is wonderful to have their contributions recognized through this program each year."
Elected officials will address the group at 2:00 p.m. in Room 216 at the State Capitol. The honorees will be recognized by the Legislature in the Senate chamber at 4:00 p.m.
| Institution | Student Honoree | Faculty Honoree |
|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University | Makayla Nicole Wiley | Melissa Christine Mason |
| Belhaven University | John Bruening | Seth Parry |
| Blue Mountain College | Richard Dalton Tudor | Gregory Wayne Long |
| Coahoma Community College | Aniya Johnson | Robert Rockett |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Joseph Bryden Herring | Angela Smith |
| Delta State University | Elizabeth Chandler Swindle | Eckward N McKnight |
| East Central Community College | Emilee Jane Tadlock | Robert Curtis Skipper |
| East Mississippi Community College | Amber Lynn Chancellor | Eljenette Blocker West |
| Hinds Community College | Maria Fernanda Serratos | Phillip Cockrell |
| Holmes Community College | Britton English Grace | Angela Jones Miles |
| Itawamba Community College | Kalyn Nicole Johnson | Edana Pounders Nail |
| Jackson State University | Patrick L. Stanley | Ronica Arnold Branson |
| Jones College | Donavan Blake Hinton | Cody Lane Robertson |
| Meridian Community College | Brandon Michael Harkins | Sandy Hemmingway Clark |
| Millsaps College | Luca Kistner | Patrick D. Hopkins |
| Mississippi College | Aaron Feazelle | John P. Anderson |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Melandy Guillen | Amy Creel Biles |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Terrell William Jordan | Madeline Lynn Zimmerman |
| Mississippi State University | Jacob Scott Manning | James C. Giesen |
| Mississippi University for Women | Hallie Grace Cole | Kristi DiClemente |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Derica S. Pitters | John Q. Zheng |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Elizabeth Morgan Cowan | Morgan Reynolds Tucker |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Satsha Marquise Burden | Lisa Chambers Strong |
| Pearl River Community College | Alyssa Jordan Necaise | James R. Elbers |
| Reformed Theological Seminary | Emily Goeglein | Michael Hillerman |
| Rust College | Briejana Asha Tate | Gemma Douglas Beckley |
| Southeastern Baptist College | Mae Lois Evans | Corbey Bertrand Jones |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Jacelyn Jade Latham | Debera Stogner Reeves |
| Tougaloo College | Vanetta Vantrice Brownlow | Lucy Katherine Johnston-Josey |
| University of Mississippi | Barron Charles Mayfield | John Young |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Jared Michael Akers | Jennifer Craft Bain |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Ryan Johnson | Alan M Shiller |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | Grace Elizabeth Andrews | David Benjamin Schreiner |
| William Carey University | Caleb Glen Golson | Thomas James Rauch |
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The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.
John Sewell
Director of Communications
Telephone: 601.432.6333
