President’s Report www.wmcarey.edu Spring 2020

THE WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Winters School of Music Receives a String Quartet from the Jiménez Family Story on page 28 Letters from

Dear Members of the Carey Family:

If you are a current or former student, employee or supporter, you are a member of the Carey Family. I am pleased to share this current issue of The Carey Magazine with you. It is the annual President’s report and contains much information regarding the current status of William Carey, including a listing of our supporters for 2019. I encourage you to examine it carefully.

You will notice that this issue has an emphasis on the liberal arts. Carey began as a liberal arts institution and for the first half of its existence, offered only a liberal arts curriculum. While most of our growth in the past twenty years has been in professional graduate programs, we continue to value the liberal arts as the foundation for all learning. A liberal arts education is designed to help students develop the ability to think broadly and critically, and William Carey fills the undergraduate experience with abundant opportunities for students to do just that. Through curricular enhancement, study abroad, community service, internships and now undergraduate research, a student who spends the first four years at Carey will graduate with a sense of place, the power of thought and the impetus to turn thought into positive action.

As I open my computer to proofread the above comments, I am confronted with the reality of the day—coping with the COVID virus. Since being president, I have wrestled with rebuilding our coast campus after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, recovery from the financial crisis, the January 2017 tornado and now this unknown. We will support our students to complete the trimester online and then contemplate the steps beyond that are now in the darkness. The circumstances that confront our students now will strengthen them to face an uncertain future. We trust that the One who came to bring light will lead us as we continue to serve Him.

God bless,

Tommy King President

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UNIVERSITY 4 School of Education Becomes Largest in the State 6 Reorganization of Winters School of Music and Ministry Studies 7 Winters School Partners with Word Music 8 Carey Offers Spanish Major 8 Physical Therapy Program Earns Full Accreditation 9 WCU at Baton Rouge General’s Inaugural Nursing Class Graduates 10 Carey Hosts Two Historically Significant Art Exhibits TRADITION 12 Minister and Spouse Appreciation Supper 12 Criminal Justice Program 13 Veterans’ Day Breakfast FACULTY 14 Faculty Notes 15 Dr. Tommy King Recieves Hattiesburg Leadership Award 16 Dr. Fruzsi Johnson Named 2020 Mississippi Mother of the Year 16 The Department of Language & Literature STUDENTS 17 Student News 18 Not All Final Exams Are Created Equal 19 Theatre Students Win Awards at Regional Festival 19 Performance Students Present “Poetry, Dance and Music Showcase” ATHLETICS 20 Carey Soccer 20 Men’s Doubles Team Wins Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Championship ALUMNI 21 Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Scott Hummel 22 Alumni Spotlight: Writing Duo 24 Building a Lasting Legacy 25 Campaign for the Future 26 Health Science Naming Opportunities 28 Class Notes 30 Alumni & Faculty Passings PRESIDEN’S REPORT 32 Winters School of Music Receives a String Quartet from The Jiménez Family 34 Donor List 38 Honor Roll of Donors 39 Covenant Society 40 Enrollment: The Big Numbers for Fall 2019 41 2019 Financial Information 42 Ways to Give 43 Friends of Carey Discount Card

COVER PHOTO: Pawlikowski cello donated by Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Jiménez to the strings program at Carey.

William Carey University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor, master, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of William Carey University.

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Dr. Ben Burnett and Dr. Tommy King discuss the growth of the School of Education. School of Education becomes in the state LARGEST521 undergraduate and graduate students earned education degrees in 2018.

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Burnett said the School of ata for academic year 2017-18 Education seeks practical ways was posted in late January by the U.S. Department of Education’s to tackle the problem. Recent DIntegrated Postsecondary projects, large and small, Education Data System and confirmed through undertaken by his faculty include: the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning’s website. • Last year, Carey received a three-year According to the data, Carey out-performed $600,000 grant from the Mississippi the next-largest school of education by almost Department of Education to pilot a “teacher 70 graduates. Of the top five schools of residency” program for undergraduate education in Mississippi, two showed decreases students in partnership with two Gulf Coast in number of education graduates in 2018. school districts; “The teacher shortage is alarming and • Carey has entered into partnerships with we’re very focused on helping solve the several school systems to offer “alternate problem. All of our faculty members had route” programs to help people who have a careers in K-12 education before joining bachelor’s degree earn teaching certificates; William Carey. On average, they have 27 years • Through a scholarship program, Carey is of experience in K-12 education. We are all helping assistant teachers complete their passionate about helping the schools in our degrees and earn teaching certificates; state,” said Dr. Ben Burnett, dean of the School • WCU and Pearl River Community College of Education. partnered on a program that allows “Having the largest number of graduates community college graduates to remain on from the combination of our graduate and the Pearl River campus while working with undergraduate programs is encouraging to Carey faculty toward a bachelor’s degree; us, but we still have a long way to go to make • A WCU-sponsored leadership academy for a truly significant impact on the teacher principals all over the state helps upper-level shortage.” administrators share winning strategies to retain classroom teachers;

“Having the largest number of

graduates from the combination of • Carey hosts “teacher round-ups” to answer questions from people who are interested our graduate and undergraduate in becoming teachers and new teacher symposiums, where experienced educators programs is encouraging to us, pass on successful classroom techniques; • Earlier this year, WCU offered K-12 teachers but we still have a long way to an online, tuition-free class that can assist in the renewal of their Mississippi Educators go to make a truly significant License. More good news: Undergraduate impact on the teacher shortage.” enrollment in education is still climbing at Carey. In fall 2019, the School of Education posted a record 25 percent enrollment increase — Dr. Ben Burnett over the prior year. Dean of the School of Education

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Reorganization of Winters School of Music and Ministry Studies The Winters School of Music and Ministry Studies has been reorganized into the Winters School of Music and the Cooper School of Missions and Ministry Studies to reflect the outstanding growth in these areas.

DR. DANIEL CALDWELL will serve as vice president for Christian

development and church relations. WORD MUSIC IS ONE OF THE NATION’S LARGEST PUBLISHERS OF CHURCH CHORAL MUSIC. THE DR. WES DYKES will serve as COMPANY RELEASES ABOUT 1,500 dean of the Donald and Frances Winters PRINTED AND ONLINE PRODUCTS School of Music, which will house the EVERY YEAR TO HELP CHURCHES departments of music therapy, music CREATE MEANINGFUL WORSHIP education, worship, performance, and EXPERIENCES. ONE OF THOSE music technology. PRODUCTS IS SHEET MUSIC. WORSHIP LEADERS CAN CHOOSE MUSIC FOR THEIR CHURCHES DR. BRETT GOLSON will serve AT WORD MUSIC’S WEBSITE, as dean of the Cooper School of Missions WORDCHORALCLUB.COM, AND and Ministry Studies, which will include LISTEN TO ONLINE RECORDINGS the biblical studies, philosophy, and OF CHOIRS PERFORMING Christian ministry (intercultural studies) DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS.

departments. Usually, the recordings are performed by studio session singers. But in the case of two anthems (so far) arranged by WCU

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music professor Dr. Luke Gambill, the choir ‘performance’ and the audience is not simply Dr. Luke Gambill conducts the Carey performing on Word Music’s website is the watching. We want them to actively engage Worship Choir as they sing “Hallelujah for Carey Worship Choir. with us in worship to the Lord,” Dykes said. the Cross” during chapel service on Jan. 15. “I’ve known Dale Mathews, president of Anthems sung by the Carey Worship Word Music, for decades. I used to work for Choir on Word Music’s website are “Ain’t No him when he was the head of another large Grave” and “Hallelujah for the Cross.” In mid- church music publisher and we stayed in December the choir recorded a third song, touch over the years. Dale began hiring me “Love Came Down,” during a session at Temple as a freelancer to do arrangements for Word Baptist Church. Also arranged by Gambill, it is Music,” Gambill said. scheduled for release in May or June. “And now, the Carey Worship Choir is The sheet music carries the university’s logo featured on their website. What’s really unique and credits Dr. Gambill, Dr. Dykes and the Carey about our partnership is that worship leaders Worship Choir. It also includes information can hear a real choir singing, not professionals. about three new degrees in the Music Studies Maybe they’ll think to themselves, if the Carey in Worship program: choir can pull off this arrangement, we can, • Bachelor’s degree in music with a too.” concentration in Worship Leadership The Carey Worship Choir is two years old. It • Bachelor’s degree in music with a was founded by Dr. Wes Dykes in 2018, shortly concentration in Worship Technology after he was named dean of the Winters School • Fully online master’s degree in Church Music of Music & Ministry Studies. For more information, visit www.wmcarey. “The worship choir is an interactive edu or call (601) 318-6175. experience because what they do is not

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LEFT Drs. Covarrubias and Maqueda love teaching Spanish

RIGHT Spanish students enjoyed making and presenting art projects.

Physical therapy program earns full accreditation arey’s physical therapy program has received full accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical CTherapy Education (CAPTE). The three-year, doctoral program includes Carey classroom instruction, hands-on practice of techniques, and clinical rotations at healthcare organizations that provide physical therapy services Offers to patients. As with other doctoral degree programs in healthcare-related fields, accrediting agencies do not consider granting full accreditation until a program’s inaugural class has graduated. The inaugural physical therapy class graduated in August 2019. CAPTE awarded the program full accreditation in November. Dr. Tommy King congratulated the Physical SpanishMajor Therapy Department’s director, Dr. Cynthia Scott, and her staff. THE SPANISH MAJOR, INCLUDING AN OPTION FOR TEACHER “We didn’t just wake up one morning and LICENSURE, LAUNCHED IN THE FALL OF 2014. ALTHOUGH THE decide to have a physical therapy program. It took PROGRAM WAS OFFERED IN PREVIOUS YEARS, IT WAS DISCONTINUED five years of planning, recruiting, reports and site visits to bring us to this day. I thank our talented and UNTIL INCREASED INTEREST PROMPTED ITS REINSTATEMENT. THE dedicated faculty and students for their hard work,” PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY LED BY DRS. CHERYL MAQUEDA AND JANIE King said. COVARRUBIAS, AND UNDER THEIR GUIDANCE, IT HAS EXPANDED Dr. Scott said, “I think of John 1:16 as a motto TO INCLUDE STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES IN SEVILLE, THE for our program: ‘From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.’ Grace has marked this ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST EVER WCU SPANISH CLUB, AND program in so many ways. Just to mention a few, PARTNERSHIPS WITH SPANISH SPEAKERS ON CAREY’S CAMPUS AND IN the generosity of the administration and the board THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. of trustees as we navigated uncharted territory; the Spanish is spoken by approximately 406 million, making it the second most widely spoken miracle of acquiring the talented and experienced language in the world. Additionally, approximately 30 million people living in the United States faculty and staff members who lead the program; speak Spanish. As employers seek to hire bilingual candidates, the ability to speak Spanish the benefits of an advisory committee who were opens doors for students in nearly every profession. active in guiding the program and providing advice The Spanish major must fulfill the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements, as well as and insight; and the grace extended by faculty additional requirements for teacher licensure. WCU is offering a $20,000 scholarship over four members and students to each other.” years for students seeking a Spanish major. For more information about WCU’s doctoral For more information, visit https://www.wmcarey.edu/program/spanish program in physical therapy, call (601) 318-6584 or visit www.wmcarey.edu/physical-therapy. 8 | CAREY MAGAZINE UNIVERSITY

WCU at Baton Rouge General’s Inaugural Nursing Class

WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY AT BATON ROUGE GENERAL HELD COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES FEB. 21 FOR ITS INAUGURAL CLASS OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE NURSING GRADUATES. Medical Center, the curriculum enables students College of Health Sciences. “We are honored to have been an integral toGraduates earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing Two graduates received special awards during part of developing these new nursing graduates. in 18 months. After passing the National Council the ceremony at Jefferson Baptist Church. Elizabeth Throughout the BSN program, they have Licensure Examination, WCU nursing graduates Guidry received the Nightingale Scholar Award. exemplified the knowledge, character, and will accept positions in a wide range of healthcare April King received the Nurse Crusader Award. fortitude essential to professional nursing,” said settings. Dr. Karen Lyon, executive director of the Louisiana Dr. Catherine Belden, director of WCU at Baton “We are very proud of this inaugural State Board of Nursing, was the commencement Rouge General. graduating class. They are a fine group of nurses speaker. “We are delighted to have these graduates join who will positively affect healthcare in any areas For more about the WCU at Baton Rouge our alumni family and look forward to watching that they care to be employed. We believe they General campus, call (225) 953-7017 or visit their progress as they begin careers in nursing.” will be the first of many nurses produced by our www.wmcarey.edu/nursing. The nursing program accepted its first students William Carey University at Baton Rouge General in fall 2018. Located at Baton Rouge General campus,” said Dr. Janet Williams, dean of the WCU

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Carey Hosts Historically Significant 2Art Exhibits

Dr. Joshua Bernstein speaks with his daughters about the exhibit’s first panel, which shows young children in a 1933 gym class in Latvia. Only seven of them would survive the Holocaust. His wife, Dr. Diana Bernstein, listens as she holds their son.

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HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT AT THE LUCILE PARKER GALLERY

Carey hosted an opening reception February 11 for a traveling exhibit from the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem – “Shoah: How was it Humanly Possible?” The Yad Vashem is dedicated to preserving the memory of Jews who fought against their Nazi oppressors and Gentiles who aided Jews in need, researching the Holocaust and preventing such events in the future. It’s not a flashy exhibit. There are no headphones or interactive touch screens. It’s simple, a room hung with large panel boards, each focusing on one aspect of the Holocaust. The first panel shows a 1933 photo taken in Latvia of a second-grade gym class of 35 children and two teachers. The narrative observes that only seven survived World War II. People assembled for the reception were quiet, circulating in small groups, reading the In attendance were 19th Amendment words, studying the images. committee members, left to right: Hattie Dr. Neil Solomon, president of Temple B’nai Phalen, DAR; Peg Ciraldo, League of Israel, spoke to the group gathered at Lucile Women Voters; Mary Dryden, Hattiesburg Parker Gallery. City Council; Barbara Hamilton, host, “I’ve made it part of my life’s mission to William Carey University ; Meg Paul, make people aware of what happened. My Healthcare father’s family came from Lithuania and my mother’s family came from Hungary in the 1920s and 1930s. Most of their siblings and ancient history. This was yesterday. And if it SUFFRAGE AND ART AT THE relatives were killed in various concentration happened yesterday, it can happen tomorrow.” SARAH ELLEN GILLESPIE camps. So, this is very personal to me because Dr. Tommy King spoke about WCU’s MUSEUM OF ART I’m part of a generation that has connections decision to bring the exhibit to Hattiesburg. to the people who suffered during that time,” “When Carey sponsors tours of Israel, we As part of the City of Hattiesburg’s year- Solomon said. make a point to visit the Yad Vashem Museum long celebration of the Women’s Suffrage “But that’s slowly changing. Survivors will in Jerusalem. Our mission is to provide accurate Movement and the 1920 passage of the 19th be dying. Direct family connections to that information and to support persecuted people Amendment granting women the right to vote, generation will be smaller and smaller. So, it worldwide. We feel that it is in keeping with Carey hosted a Suffrage and Art Gallery Talk & depends on us to tell generations going into this mission to share this exhibit with our Coffee on Jan. 31, at the Sarah Ellen Gillespie the future what really happened. This is not students and the community,” King said. Museum of Art. Dr. Ed Ford, assistant professor of graphic design, and Dr. Rick Wilemon, university support specialist, gave gallery talks highlighting the history of the suffrage “I’ve made it part of my life’s mission to movement, women in art history, and showcasing women artists from Mississippi make people aware of what happened.” from that time period. Dr. Neil Solomon President of Temple B’nai Israel

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Minister & Spouse Supper Appreciation

Criminal Justice Program Adds Forensic Science Minor The Criminal Justice program, housed at the Tradition campus, added a forensic science major in Fall 2019. he Tradition campus hosted a The much requested addition fills a Minister and Spouse Appreciation vacancy on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as Supper on Thursday, October 3, the first of its kind. The program offers T2019, honoring Southern Baptist classes in forensic photography, crime ministers and their spouses who serve locally. scene documentation and latent print Dr. Brett Golson, dean of the Cooper School of examination, and allows an opportunity Missions and Ministry Studies, was the keynote for majors in other fields to be involved speaker. In his keynote address, Dr. Golson in the world of law enforcement without highlighted the accomplishments of the becoming an officer. Law enforcement Carey students currently serving in Christian officers may also take the classes to ministries. Dr. Tommy King, in closing remarks, expand their knowledge and abilities. expressed the importance of preparing For more information, contact Dr. students for the ministry and thanked local Karla Pope at (228) 702-1834 or ministers for their support of the university. [email protected].

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THE TRADITION CAMPUS HONORED LOCAL VETERANS WITH A BREAKFAST ON VETERANS’ DAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019. DR. BERNIE COUSINS, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS PROGRAMS ON THE TRADITION CAMPUS, AND A UNITED STATES Veterans Day AIR FORCE VETERAN, WAS THE BREAKFAST’ KEYNOTE SPEAKER. THE EVENT ALSO SPOTLIGHTED VETERAN PHOTOGRAPHS SUBMITTED BY FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE TRADITION CAMPUS. ALL BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES WERE REPRESENTED AT THE EVENT, WITH THE OLDEST BEING DR. LISA CUMMINGS’ FATHER, MR. NICHOLAS “CORKY” HIRE, WHO IS A 98 YEAR OLD, WORLD WAR II VETERAN.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT SPRING 2020 | 13 FACULTY FACULTY MELISSA BURMEISTER Melissa Burmeister, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, was included as a co- author on two abstracts SHARWYNNE ABIY for poster presentations DRENNANNotes EYAKEM given by two Slidell Memorial Hospital pharmacy Sharwynne Drennan Abiy Eyakem, assistant residents at the 2019 American Society of Health- has published a book professor of pharmacy, System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting for children, Pippin and coauthored “Impact and Exhibition in Las Vegas last December. the Magic Castle. It is of Population and The first was titled, “Assessment of Education a story of friendship, Pharmocogenetics in a Community Hospital on Healthcare putting others before Variations on Efavirenz Providers’ Knowledge of and Attitudes toward yourself, and following your dreams and is Pharmacokinetics and Immunologic Outcomes Medical Marijuana,” and the second title was, published by Indigo River Publishing Company. During Anti-Tuberculosis Co-Therapy: A “Effect of Non-vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant Mrs. Drennan worked in the School of Music Parallel Prospective Cohort Study in Two Sub- Dosing Education on Prescribing Practices of and in the COM for 13 years. She retired from Sahara African Populations” in Frontiers in Cardiologists and Hospitalists.” Carey in 2018. Pharmacology.

RICK WILEMON Rick Wilemon, university support specialist and director of Carey About Art, was invited to show his work with 11 other artists in the Alchemy exhibit (February 27 – March 15) at The Cedars in Jackson.

14 | CAREY MAGAZINE FACULTY BRANDON KNIGHT Brandon Knight, assistant professor of speech communication and director of forensics, authored five articles in scholarly journals: “Myth Maker, Myth Maker, Make Me a Myth: C. S. Lewis, Mythopoiesis, and the Rhetoric of Glory” and “Religious Talk at Work: Religious Identity Management in the American Workplace” in the Journal of Communication and Religion; “Tracing Sehnsucht to Place: Mythopoeia, Visions, Transcendence, and the Journey of the Rhetorical Refugee” in Dissertations; “Rhetorics of Resistance in a World of Fake News” in Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics: Activist Nation Rising; and “To Come Out or Not to Come Out: Minority Religious Identity Self-Disclosure in the United States Workplace” in Management Communication Quarterly.

PATRICIA PERMENTER Patricia Permenter, assistant professor of education, presented her dissertation, “The Relationship Between Teacher Perceptions of Leadership and Teacher Years’ Experience in Value-Added Southeastern Rural High Schools” at the National Forum to Advance Rural Dr. Tommy King receives Education in Louisville, Kentucky.

TOM RICHARDSON Hattiesburg Tom Richardson, chair of the Department Leadership Award of Language and Literature, was recognized by the The Downtown Hattiesburg Association Mississippi Humanities presented Dr. King its leadership award on January 23 Council with its annual Humanities Teacher of during the association’s annual meeting at the Historic Train Depot. the Year Award. The award honors “visionary leadership” over the previous year. DAWN VALENTINE “I am honored to receive this recognition. For more than 100 Dawn Valentine, Tradition campus professor years, William Carey has been a part of historic Hattiesburg and we are of business, received a best paper award at committed to the revitalization of downtown,” King said. the 2019 Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Conference. Her paper was titled Other awards were presented for promotion of the arts, business “Market Orientation across Firm Performance leadership, downtown innovation, and Main Street Hero. Levels: Manager, Salesperson, and Customer In the photo, King is shown with WCU’s Barbara Hamilton, ex officio Viewpoints.” member of Downtown Hattiesburg Association’s board of directors.

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Dr. Fruzsi Johnson 2020 Mississippi Mother of the Year

r. Fruzsi Johnson, professor of preclinical science, was named 2020 Mississippi Mother the Year Dby American Mothers Inc. She was nominated by her daughter, Sara, a six-grade student at Sacred Heart Catholic School. “An old friend told me and my dad about the Mother of the Year award. In the nomination, I had to talk about my mom’s parenting style. I said the best thing is, when something’s gone wrong and I might be in trouble, she’s always willing to talk about what happened instead of just yelling,” Sara Johnson said. Dr. Johnson said it’s a special honor. “I’m very aware that Sara’s a unique person ON FEBRUARY 21-22, THE Dr. Allison Chestnut, Dr. Lorie Watkins and not a miniature version of me. I respect her DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE Massey, Meagan Smith, and Ian Pittman choices and try to help her be the person she at MPA 2020 AND LITERATURE REPRESENTED wants to be. Right now, she’s thinking she might want to be a lawyer.” THE UNIVERSITY AT THE 2020 Alumna and staff member Meagan Smith Dr. Fruzsi Johnson and her husband, MISSISSIPPI PHILOLOGICAL read from her collection of poetry titled Dr. Robert Johnson, are both professors of ASSOCIATION MEETING HELD “Conception: Aftermath and Brief Poems,” preclinical science at the WCU College of ON BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE’S and Ian Pittman, Carey class of 2019, read a Osteopathic Medicine. critical literary essay based on the work that “We’re all so proud of Dr. Johnson for this CAMPUS. he did for his undergraduate thesis titled wonderful recognition, but it’s not surprising. Dr. Allison Chestnut read a work of “Hog-Wash: Redemption and Sacrament in She has a caring and compassionate approach as creative non-fiction titled “Good Grief,” Flannery O’Connor’s ‘Revelation.’” Pittman a teacher, too, and her students appreciate it. In and Dr. Lorie Watkins Massey read a is now pursuing a master’s degree at the 2017, they chose her as our faculty member of critical literary essay about her work with University of Southern Mississippi. the year,” said Dr. Italo Subbarao, dean of WCU’s the Digital Yoknapatawpha Project titled Dr. Watkins Massey also edits POMPA, the College of Osteopathic Medicine. “Making Faulkner’s World Move Again.” Publications of the Mississippi Philological In April, Dr. Fruzsi Johnson and other state WCU graduate student Dylan Williams also Association, an academic journal that honorees will travel to Washington, D.C., for the presented a paper on the panel with Massey publishes select conference papers each year. 85th National Convention of American Mothers titled “Up from the Muck: Violence and Inc. – and one state winner will be named Agency as a Means to Liberation in Their Eyes National Mother of the Year. Were Watching God.”

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ANDREW SHEVITZ Andrew Shevitz, NEWS second year COM student from New Student Castle, Pennsylvania, won the Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association (MOMA) student poster competition in January. His poster is titled “Characterizing Tissue Perfusion Following Lower Extremity Intervention Using 2D Color- Coded Digital Subtraction Angiography.” He is pictured with Dr. Janet Ricks from MOMA.

JEWEL LYNNE SHIRLEY

Music therapy major Jewel Lynne Shirley is among the Carey students taking part in “Students as Researchers: An Undergraduate Research Quality Enhancement Plan.” A senior from Meridian, Shirley’s research project is called, “The Effects of Five-week Psycho-educational Music Therapy Training on Colbert Nelson is pictured here with Stress Reduction with Undergraduate College his wife Raven and Dr. Subbarao. Students.” Citing research that shows college is a stressful environment, Shirley plans to offer music therapy sessions to WCU students this spring. She is shown with music therapy for Medical Sciences. He has authored multiple COLBERT NELSON professor Jim Pierce, MM, MT-BC, NMT. peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts in The College of Osteopathic Medicine the area of exercise science. named Colbert Nelson its 2019-20 Student Doctor of the Year during a reception on BETHANIE WILSON January 29. JORDAN “Colbert Nelson has demonstrated SEXE significant leadership at William Carey Jordan Sexe, fourth University and is on the path to becoming a year COM student from family medicine physician. We congratulate Humbolt, Iowa, wrote him and also extend our thanks to his wife, a case report with a Raven, for her support and encouragement,” preceptor which was said Dr. Italo Subbarao, dean of the WCU accepted for publication College of Osteopathic Medicine. in the Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Bethanie Wilson won the top prize in Nelson is a fourth-year medical student from Association. The title is “Mumps Orchitis painting at the 2020 Juried Mississippi Collegiate Little Rock, Arkansas. He has a background in in an 18-Year-Old Male Admitted for Severe Competition. Bethanie earned her bachelor of exercise physiology and a master’s degree in Sepsis Secondary to Community Acquired arts degree in 2019 and began graduate work in public health. He researched sickle cell disease Pneumonia.” the fall. She is also the graduate assistant in the during his time at the University of Arkansas Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum of Art.

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Not all final exams are created equal

IF YOU’RE AN ART MAJOR, YOUR it, get into it, learn how to use it.” • “Once my household has settled for the Her choice of models was inspired by her FINAL EXAM IN DRAWING CLASS evening, my conure (a type of parrot) grandmother, who introduced her to art, and ISN’T ABOUT ESSAY QUESTIONS. visits everyone. Sometimes, he enjoys her father, who worked with blueprints and curling up in hands, and usually picks my IT’S ABOUT DRAWING. IT’S ABOUT mechanical drawings. father’s. I consider emotions, such as A JOURNEY TO INTERPRET THE During her mid-term, she presented some gentleness, an important expression of of the completed drawings and her comments: WORLD AROUND YOU, EXPRESS hands.” IT VISUALLY AND EVALUATE THE • “I began the series using my own left Dr. Read Diket, chair of the Art Department, PROCESS. hand for reference. I had an idea how I says Ciara’s work shows intense focus and Here’s a look at one art major, Ciara wanted to use the India ink and started enormous planning: “She combines drawing Fountain, as she creates pieces for the Senior experimenting with brushes and layers of skills with ideational strengths drawn from Art Exhibit. transparency as I added water to the ink.” graphic design experiences. Ciara provides Fountain is working on a series of drawings • “Family members have been my most leadership in the department by offering astute of hands. Her hands, her parents’ hands, her accessible models, and they each have and insightful remarks during critical analyses grandmother’s hands. She chose a challenging individuality. My hands are similar to my of her work and that of her peers.” medium, India ink. mother’s, but hers are slightly longer.” Fountain has decided to pursue a career as “I’ve enjoyed working with all different • “My father has been a mechanic and a graphic artist – not because she doesn’t love kinds of media. I like oil painting, because carpenter. His hands reflect both his studio work, but she says she’s not fast enough. you can go back and change things, but I occupations and his age, and I hoped to “Each of these drawings of hands took four was bothered by the chemical smell. I like capture it.” to five hours. I like to take my time,” Fountain working with computers for the same reason. • “I also wanted to focus on hands in said. Everything can be adjusted and it’s fast,” motion or interaction. I began with my “I don’t think I can, or want to, produce Fountain said. grandmother’s craft-making. Crocheting is pieces fast enough to work on commission. I “India ink is different. But I wanted to tackle one of her favorite pastimes.” like working with art on computers and I’ll keep my artistic work as part of my personal life.”

18 | CAREY MAGAZINE STUDENTS Performance THEATRE STUDENTS Students Present win awards at “Poetry, Dance & Music Showcase” regional festival hree Carey students won awards at the Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, competing against undergraduate and graduate Tstudents from the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Sophomore Meagan Bihn of Ocean Springs won first place in the Allied Design and Technologies category for her creation of the rabbit dolls in Carey Theatre’s production of “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.” Her prize is an all-expense paid week-long trip to work with professionals at the Santa Fe Opera. Senior Liberty Sites of Hattiesburg won second place for a costume design for “I’m Looking for the Title Now.” Junior Chace Giadrosich of Beaumont won second place for a lighting design for “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.” Both students received cash prizes. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is a national theater program involving 20,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide. STUDENTS FROM PERFORMANCE Left to Right: Jonathan Frelix of DISCIPLINES PRESENTED THE Hattiesburg is a sophomore studying music education. Ana Ospina of FIRST-EVER “POETRY, DANCE Colombia, South America, is studying & MUSIC SHOWCASE” FEB. 1 AT music performance in cello. Jacob May is THE SALVATION ARMY CHAPEL. a junior from Laurel studying dance. A COLLABORATIVE WORK, IT with their peers, create art with and for the INCLUDED ORIGINAL MUSICAL community, discover new possibilities and COMPOSITIONS, CHOREOGRAPHY, sources of inspiration, and create original and AND THEATRICAL meaningful artwork,” Ginn said. INTERPRETATIONS. The cast included eight students majoring The showcase director was Katie Ginn, in music education, business, criminal justice, WCU director of dance, and the creator and dance, music performance, biology, and current president of the Mississippi Dance music technology. The performance also Leader Alliance. Most recently, in October, featured artistic interpretations of poetry by she directed Carey Opera & Musical Theatre’s Dr. Allison Chestnut, professor of language production of “The Light in the Piazza.” and literature, and performance by Ginn “The purpose of the showcase was to and Megan Bradberry, artistic director of Mississippi Dance Leader Alliance. Meagan Bihn designed the rabbit dolls for Carey give students the opportunity to collaborate Theatre’s children’s production in December. PRESIDENT’S REPORT SPRING 2020 | 19 ATHLETICS

“We had a great season this past year and one that I will always remember,” said Head Coach Danny Owens. “We had a fantastic group of players that gave this team everything they CAREY SOCCER had. This group had a large target on their back in every game they played and truly embraced that target by showing up to work every single day. To go through this season as the defending national champions and to lose only one game is truly something to be proud of. We were able to accomplish some of our goals, winning the conference and getting back to the Final 4 for the third year in a row. Unfortunately, we fell short of our ultimate goal, which was repeating as National Champions.”

MEN’S SOCCER Men's Soccer had another solid season, going 15-1-5 and making it to the quarters of the NAIA WOMEN’S SOCCER National Tournament before falling to Hastings College 1-0. Women’s soccer finished one game short of “We had another solid season,” said Head vying for back-to-back national championships, Coach Barry Farrell. “We went undefeated in the falling to Marian University on penalty kicks in regular season for the third straight season, and the semi-finals of the 2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer we have not lost a home game since October National Championship. The Lady Crusaders 2015. To win the conference tournament back to finished the season with a 21-1-1 record. back is a great achievement, and we will look to continue our form into the 2020 season.” Men’s doubles team wins Intercollegiate Tennis Association national championship "Going into the ITA Nationals, we talked National Championship.” about winning the last point and bringing that “The days before we left to go to Rome, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM ball back to Hattiesburg,” said Head Coach Georgia, it rained. If it hadn’t been for Marc Lux. “Our performance at the regional Mr. Wynn Alexander, owner and CEO of Desoto HISTORY, THE MEN'S TENNIS TEAM tournament gave us the confidence and belief Land & Timber, we would have not been able CAPTURED THE ITA NAIA NATIONAL we could actually make it happen. We had to practice, since he is the only one who owns CHAMPIONSHIP. DANIIL KLIMOV beaten the #1 ranked singles player in the NAIA an indoor court in South Mississippi. The day and the current national singles champion. I of the National Championship match, it started AND DOMINIK FRITSCHE, BOTH knew we had the talent to win the title. Since raining and it was announced we would play the FRESHMEN FROM FRANKFURT, Georgia Gwinnett joined the NAIA, they had finals indoors. In that moment, I looked up in the won six straight ITA NAIA Singles and Doubles sky, smiled, and just knew it was meant to be. I GERMANY, RECEIVED AN AT-LARGE Titles. Coaches in the NAIA aimed for the final, am so proud of Daniil and Dominik on winning BID INTO THE ITA FINALS IN ROME, not a title, since they seemed unbeatable. It was a national championship as freshmen, the first actually our Athletic Director DJ Pulley who, in in program history. We stayed humble and are GEORGIA, AND MADE THE MOST OF a team meeting at the beginning of fall, gave thankful for the entire team, staff, faculty and THEIR OPPORTUNITY. a speech giving us the belief we could win a community who supports us."

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Alumni Spotlight Dr. Scott Hummel

A 1987 CAREY ALUMNUS, HUMMEL IS A FIRST- GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT. HE EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIBLICAL STUDIES FROM CAREY, THEN A MASTER OF DIVINITY IN BIBLICAL LANGUAGES IN 1991 AND A DOCTORATE IN BIBLICAL BACKGROUNDS AND ARCHEOLOGY IN 1996, BOTH FROM SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. HE ALSO STUDIED AS A ROTARY AMBASSADORIAL opportunity arises and has served as interim pastor of churches in Texas and SCHOLAR AT THE HEBREW Mississippi. UNIVERSITY IN JERUSALEM. He has been a member of Rotary A professor at heart, he began International since 2002 and was his education career in Fort Worth in president of the Longview-Greggton 1989. He taught religion courses as an Rotary Club from 2007-2008 and the adjunct professor at SWBTS and he was a Hattiesburg Rotary Club from 2013-2014. biblical studies professor at LeTourneau Dr. Hummel is married to his wife, University. At LeTourneau, he also chaired Starr, a high school anatomy and the Department of Biblical Studies and physiology, earth science, biology Christian Ministries, establishing a major and genetics teacher. She is originally and minor in Christian ministries and from North Carolina and received her growing enrollment by 500 percent. bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State Hummel returned to his alma mater in University. The Hummels have three 2008 as vice president for advancement daughters. Lauren (Carey class of ’16), and church relations. He has served as Rachel, and Julia. provost and executive vice president since He was named President of Tusculum 2013. He has also served as professor University in Greeneville, Tennessee, and of religion at Carey, teaching courses in assumed his new role on February 17, Old Testament, biblical backgrounds, the 2020. Greco-Roman World and the Ancient Founded 225 years ago, Tusculum was Near East. He also revitalized and served the first higher education institution in as director of the Honors Program. He Tennessee. It is the oldest coeducational loves to travel and has led the Carey institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Scholars on several tours of England, has church. The university has more led groups to the Middle East, and has than 1,700 students at campuses in traveled on university teams and mission Greeneville, Knoxville and Morristown and trips to many other countries. Dr. Hummel in online programs. preaches in local churches when the

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22 | CAREY MAGAZINE ALUMNI Alumni Spotlight Bios In addition to co-authoring Finders Keepers and co-hosting the QWERTY Writing Life podcast with her author friend Joy E. Rancatore, Smith also speaks to audiences on the topics of creative writing, embracing creativity, nurturing critique partnerships, and Writing writing through grief. Her fictional content is colored with hope because she believes that though love doesn’t deter hateful things from happening, it always conquers them. Her poetry is IN 2016, JOY RANCATORE (’05) Life nonfiction platform. Under this based on a true story. Always. You can AND MEAGAN SMITH (’05, name, Rancatore and Smith co-host the find her tripping over a multitude of ’08) RECONNECTED AT THE QWERTY Writing Life podcast, dedicated HATTIESBURG ZOO AFTER A to articulating their and other artists’ cats while she and her husband parent DECADE APART. IN BETWEEN creative processes. two rambunctious boys or online at Finders Keepers: They co-authored measmith.com and facebook.com/ THE ASIA AND AFRICA EXHIBIT, A Practical Approach to Find and Keep CONVERSATION STRAYED Your Writing Critique Partner, a book they meathewriter. needed four years ago when researching FROM BASS HALL NOSTALGIA Joy E. Rancatore is an Indie Author TO A BARING OF SOULS WHERE critiquing strategies revealed an informational gap. Logos & Mythos Press, and the owner of Logos & Mythos THEY BOTH EXPRESSED THE owned by Rancatore, published Finders Press in the Greater New Orleans DESIRE TO BE PUBLISHED Keepers. area. She is the author of Any Good AUTHORS. Together, they speak to audiences about the creative process, critique Thing, 2019, and This Good Thing, “I’d spent years and years writing for partnerships, writing, and editing. The 2020, co-author of Finders Keepers: A other people,” Rancatore said. “I wanted first opportunity came from Dr. Allison Practical Approach to Find and Keep to give my own words the care I gave Chestnut, WCU professor in the Language others’.” and Literature Department, who Your Writing Critique Partner, 2019, Smith’s calling arrived later in life. invited the duo to speak in her creative and a contributing author to The “In tough times, I’ve always found solace nonfiction class. “That lecture invitation Crux Anthology, 2018. In addition in a book. After a situation in 2009, I was a gift,” Smith said. “The response realized I wanted to provide a literary safe gave us the confidence to search for more to her publishing roles, Joy is a place for those seeking it.” So, she began speaking arenas.” blogger, speaker, teacher, editor for researching story craft. And, branch out, they did. The first fellow Indie Authors and co-host of Their pursuits shifted into high gear week of March, Rancatore and Smith at the 2016 Mississippi Book Festival in spoke at the 2020 Women in Publishing QWERTY Writing Life Podcast. Follow Jackson. They attended together and Summit, alongside nearly 100 other Joy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, left with the motivation they needed to women in the publishing field for the Goodreads, LinkedIn, or Pinterest @ seriously put pen to paper. They wrote week-long conference, reaching an separately at first, but quickly learned audience of thousands. joyerancatore! they wanted to help each other as Rancatore claimed, “These Joy is married to Carey alumnus Tony critique partners. opportunities are only the beginning Four years into the partnership, of our attempts at great things for the Rancatore (‘05), and they homeschool Rancatore and Smith are thriving. Creator of creativity.” their two children in Slidell, LA. They’ve developed the QWERTY Writing

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BUILDING Legacy A LASTING

PROCRASTINATION’S ROOT IS OFTEN NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW TO BEGIN. THE UNKNOWN OF DESIGNING YOUR WILL OR TRUST MAY PARALYZE YOU AND KEEP YOU FROM MAKING DECISIONS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUR LEGACY. TO HELP YOU WITH THIS IMPORTANT TASK, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH PHILANTHROCORP TO GIVE YOU THE PLACE TO START BY TAKING ONE STEP TOWARD BUILDING A LASTING LEGACY. Since 1997, PhilanthroCorp has been helping Christian families think through issues of stewardship and estate planning from a Biblical worldview. PhilanthroCorp will help you discern the important relationships and resources you have and recommend the tools that are most effective to ensure your family is cared for and that you leave the legacy you desire. The process begins by conducting a phone interview in which PhilanthroCorp asks questions to learn your story, including your wishes and hopes for future generations. PhilanthroCorp then provides tools that can guide you to legacy decisions within the privacy of your home. Based on those decisions, PhilanthroCorp will design a plan that can be implemented by your advisors, or by an attorney in their network, at reduced rates. The services of PhilanthroCorp are free to you and there is no obligation. Whether you feel your estate is large or small, PhilanthroCorp can help you create or update your plan. Get started by calling Susan Wylie at PhilanthroCorp at 800-876-7958 ext. 2125.

24 | CAREY MAGAZINE ALUMNI Campaign for the FOR THE CAMPUS: Where to Give: Health Science Center • Help William Carey University build a new facility for our growing College of Health Sciences. • Provide advanced technology for our students FUTURE seeking degrees in the health sciences. • See page 26 for a list of Naming Opportunities Where to Give: Student Center FOR THE STUDENTS: • Provide a building where students can gather Where to Give: Scholarships to study, socialize, and worship. • Help students to receive a Christian education. • Contribute to the building that will help • Enable students to graduate with reduced student loan debt. strengthen the community of our students. FOR THE MISSION: FOR THE FUTURE: Where to Give: Mission Endowment Where to Give: General Endowment • Provide the means for students to travel • Provide for the future of William Carey University. the world spreading God’s Word. • • Allow William Carey University to use the • Enable students to fulfill their ministerial calling. money where it is most needed.

A new Health Sciences Building Help our Health Sciences program expand as we look for more space to Please accommodate the increase in enrollment. remember us on National Giving Day OFFICE FOR ADVANCEMENT December 1, 2020 WCU Box 141, 710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 601-318-6542 | [email protected] #GivingTuesday Give online at wmcarey.edu/giving

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The Health Science Center will be a two story building with classrooms, labs, office space, student lounges, etc. A limited number of areas in the Heath Science Center are available for naming opportunities to donors who wish to honor or memorialize an individual or organization through a gift to The Health Science Center. The prices are listed below:

Front lobby $20,000 Lecture Hall $50,000 Classroom $25,000 Lab $30,000 Simulation Lab $50,000 Dean’s Office Suite $15,000 Student Lounge $15,000

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Upper Level

OFFICE FOR ADVANCEMENT WCU Box 141, 710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 601-318-6542 | [email protected] Give online at wmcarey.edu/giving

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DAVID DAVIS ’76, associate 60s professor of history at Millsaps 80s College, was recognized by the

MARY STREBECK MORTON ’65 Mississippi Humanities Council JONATHAN JENKINS ’86 sang published Thou Art the Christ: A AND NANCY STREBECK ‘67 with its annual Humanities with the choir from FBC Pensacola Devotional on the Life of Jesus, a Teacher Award. Dr. Davis joined at Carnegie Hall. The main book for individual or group study. the Millsaps faculty in 1988. presentation was The Peaceable He was an English teacher for more Kingdom which Mary sang with than two decades, then became , former the Carey Chorale as a student here. ROBERT TRIMBLE ’76 his parents’ caretaker in their final Brigadier General for the U.S. years. The book is available online Army celebrated his 100th and at Barnes & Noble. birthday in November. Family and friends came to the Clairborne in Hattiesburg to honor him on his special day. He served in the army from 1941 to 1969 and wrote the following conclusion to his reflection on his days in France during World War II. “Now that my generation of American men and women have done their part to preserve our way of life in these United States of America, let us 70s hope and pray that we have raised our children to cherish the things JERRY ’73 AND JACKIE KNIGHT our forefathers created for us and 90s MCRANEY ’70, ’82 celebrated that they have the fortitude and their 50th wedding anniversary patriotic fervor to sacrifice their JENNIE NOONKESTER ’98 on November 27, 2019. Their resources and life if necessary to wrote a short story called “Zula,” four children, their spouses, and maintain and protect the freedoms which was published in Literary 8 grandchildren gave them an we hand down to them.” Heist in March 2020. “Zula” is a anniversary reception at Victory Cinderella story in the Choctaw Baptist Church in Bassfield on Native American culture. November 30. They presented them with a bench made from the tailgate of Jackie’s father’s old GMC truck.

Notes 00s Jerry and Jackie are the parents of Kristen McRaney Graves ’16, CARRIE FERGUSON-BELLEW Gayla McRaney Darden ’98, Scotty ’04 teaches theatre at Long McRaney, and Alana McRaney. Beach High School. The theatre They are the grandparents of Leah department at Long Beach is (Graves) Boren ’18, Clayton Graves one of ten schools in the nation (current freshman at WCU), Troy to win a prestigious national Graves, Trey Graves, Jarrett Darden, grant from the New York Brady Darden, Nick McRaney, and JURUTHIN WOULLARD ’78 Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Meaghan McRaney. was honored at the 21st Annual Black History Banquet. The event was held on February 16, 2020, at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Class Hattiesburg and was sponsored by the Jesse L. Brown Lodge No. 1450

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RIKII GIPSON ’04 was selected MEAGAN SMITH ’05, ’08 SARAH ROTH ’06 married RANDI CLARK ’14 is Sanderson as Teacher of the Year at won second place in the Lawrence Parks on April 7, Farms’ newest addition to the Pershing Elementary School national Fall 2019 MacMillan 2018, in New Orleans. veterinary team. She earned the in San Antonio, Texas, for the Learning: Driven to Achieve Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 2019-2020 school year. More Contest. She wrote and degree from Mississippi State and recorded a video essay on what the Master of Avian Medicine drives her to achieve more. Joy degree from the University of and Meagan cowrote Finders Georgia. She is a member of the Keepers: A Practical Approach American Association of Avian to Find and Keep Your Writing Pathologists. During her spare Critique Partner, the first time, Randi enjoys reading, volume of their QWERTY watching college football and Writing Life Author Resource playing tennis. Series. Logos and Mythos Press published the book in December 2019, and it joins the QWERTY Writing Life podcast and LEE HUBBARD ’09 has been Rancatore/Smith guest lectures employed with Sanderson Farms JOY E. RANCATORE ’05 as writing tools to improve for 10 years and currently works has released another book, dexterity in creativity and the as breeder-hatchery manager This Good Thing, her second author life. at the Bryan, Texas production novel of Christian Southern division. Contemporary Literary Fiction. Her books can be found at logosandmythospress.com. 10s

MELANIE TAYLOR ’11, BEN AUSTIN ’15 was named ’13 completed a Ph.D. in the 2019-2020 Petal High Educational Leadership from School Teacher of the Year. He the University of Southern started at Petal in 2016 and Mississippi in December 2019. currently teaches 9th grade She is currently employed as advanced placement geography, a special education teacher at 10th grade world history and Northeast Jones Middle School. 10th grade accelerated world history. Ben is married to Erin DeMars Austin ’16.

CARLOS CASILLA ’15 has been appointed as the new artistic director of York County Senior Honors Choir in York, ANNOUNCEMENT Pennsylvania. We are seeking to update our information on our alumni who served in the military. If KELSEY WELLS LAMBERT ’13 has begun a new job as you are a Carey graduate who the family and community served in the military, please engagement specialist for the email Mrs. Barbara Hamilton Lawrence County School District. She will work under at bhamilton@wmcarey. Superintendent of Education edu to update your contact Dr. Titus Hines ‘17. information.

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Class Alumni & ContinuedNotes Faculty

TERRI TEAGUE ’15 completed ALYSON SPEIGHTS ’17 AND the D.O. degree at Carey in JOSH HAWTHORN ’99, ’11 2015 and finished her family were married on December medicine residency at St. 21, 2019. They both teach at John’s Episcopal Hospital in Baxterville School and live in Passings Far Rockaway, NY in 2019. Baxterville. HILDA OWENS ’52 She is currently working at Died October 18, 2019 MississippiCare in Pontotoc as a family physician and will KENNETH RICHARD DIXON ’09, ’14 soon be covering a new office Died October 28, 2019 in Oxford, Miss., as well. She resides in Oxford. KYLE HURSHEL HATHORN ’05 Died November 14, 2019

JOANNA “JONI” GRAMLING ’96 Died November 24, 2019

MARY BELL KHAN ’77 Died December 7, 2019

CURTIS SCOTT DUMAL ’14 Died December 10, 2019

MICHAEL WAYNE WALLACE ‘81 Died January 2, 2020

ROLUNDA JONES MASKEW ’89, ‘91 Died January 12, 2020

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT SPRING 2020 | 31 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Winters School of Music String receives a Quartet from The Jiménez Family Jessica Achon, violin major from Cuba, plays the Mario BELOW Dr. Wes Dykes, dean; Jorge Gonzalez, coordinator of string activities, Gadda violin. Dr. and Mrs. Jiménez, and Jessica Achon, violin major from Cuba, pose with the string instruments donated by Dr. and Mrs. Jiménez.

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William Carey

ince November 2019, Dr. Jaime University Jiménez and his wife Jaime (yes, their first names are spelled the same, Orchestra Sthough pronounced differently) JORGE IVAN GONZALEZ, have donated four instruments to the strings CONDUCTOR program at Carey. Thanks to the vision of Dr. Wesley • A Mario Gadda Scarampella-model violin • A Pawlikowski violin Dykes, dean of the Winters School • A Pawlikowski viola of Music, and the support of the • A Pawlikowski cello In 2017, the Jiménez family donated a Steinway grand university’s president, Dr. Tommy Together, the four instruments form a string piano to the university. King, Mr. Jorge Ivan Gonzalez was quartet. Jorge Gonzalez, assistant professor of hired in 2018 as assistant professor of music and coordinator of string activities, said that music to lead the string department having excellent instruments to learn, practice and grandchildren. “Studying music and the arts in perform on is crucial for string students. general expands the brain’s capacity. Children where he teaches violin, viola, and become better thinkers and enjoy life more if “We are so grateful for the Jiménez’ conducts the orchestra. donations to our program. Without quality they are taught music,” said Dr. Jiménez.” instruments, it would be impossible to build a Jaime Moore-Jiménez has a close The string department has more than connection with Carey and conceived the idea quality program,” said Gonzalez. doubled in the two years he has been Dr. and Mrs. Jiménez echo and embody for the strings donation. She has earned two leading the program. These students Plato’s emphasis on music. Their donations to Carey degrees, a B.S. in business in 2009 and the Winters School of Music demonstrate their an MBA in 2011. Mrs. Jiménez also worked in represent the United States, Brazil, the College of Osteopathic Medicine for more love for both music and Carey. Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba and Dr. Jaime Jiménez’ love for music began as than four years as an administrative assistant, Mexico. a young boy in Puerto Rico. His father passed director of clinical rotations and director of post graduate education. She and her husband on a love for opera by taking his young son The Winters School of Music has seen to concerts and operas such as La Boheme regularly attend local musical performances in and La Traviata, two of his favorites. This early Hattiesburg and the surrounding areas. It is one such a positive impact by the new exposure fostered a lifelong love of music that of their favorite activities. strings department. Last year, the he has since passed on to his own children and “I passionately believe in giving back to our community, and I knew my husband would be William Carey University orchestra on board with this particular donation. He and and chorale performed Mendelssohn’s Jorge Gonzalez have a wonderful relationship, challenging “Lobgesang” (Hymn of so the timing just made sense. I am grateful Praise). The vision of the Winters I would teach children to everyone at WCU who worked closely with us to execute this special gift. We are truly School of Music and the string blessed to be able to give back and know these department has made it possible for music, physics, and instruments will be used to enhance the strings program at Carey.” students to perform standard string philosophy; but most When asked about why he and his ensemble, opera, and symphonic wife chose to donate to Carey, Dr. Jiménez repertoire. importantly music, for said, “This was the logical place to put the instruments, in the hands of young, talented We continue to make history as the the patterns in music musicians. This is going to be a great benefit program grows and next year will be not only for them, but also for all of Hattiesburg and all the arts are because our lives are enriched by music.” no exception. Dr. Jiménez is the chief vitreo-retinal the keys to learning. surgeon at Southern Eye Center, and Mrs. Jiménez manages Moore Consulting — Plato Group and Terra Properties.

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2019 CONTRIBUTORS

Gifts of $1,000 or greater entitles the donor to belong to the President’s Circle for that year. This list includes gifts recorded from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. All efforts were made to ensure accuracy of reporting. Please call the Office for Advancement at 601-318-6542 for corrections or additional information.

$1,000,000 Community Foundation of Anonymous Coastal Tire Timber Lucy Anne McGinnis Sarasota County BancorpSouth Community Foundation for James and Martha ‘58 or More Ellsworth Foundation Citizens National Bank Mississippi Merifield Asbury Foundation of The First, A National Banking Johnny and Cassandra Conner Walter and Becki Cooper Doris Millican Hattiesburg Association Benjamin Dribus Bernie Cousins ‘03 Mississippi Medical Association Greater Pinebelt Community Forrest General Hospital Paul and Cinthia Culliver Moore’s Bicycle Shop Foundation $100,000 Gary ‘77 and Linda ‘79 Gordon Wes and Michelle ‘13 Dykes Slater ‘79 and Marsha Murphy Phil Hanberry or More Barbara Hamilton ‘58 Daniel ‘83 and Lori ‘83 Edney Lewis and Margie ‘60 Myrick Liz Joachim Anonymous Jeff and Diane Hammond Estate of Samuel Whichard North Halstead, LLC Brett and Lisa Jones Phlight Pharma, LLC Prentiss Harrell ‘79 Jules ‘79 and Julie Eustice Northminster Baptist Church of Tommy ‘64 and Sandra ‘65 King Jimmy and Anne McCay ExxonMobil Foundation Jackson $50,000 Mississippi Baptist Convention First Bank of McComb Dee Norwood ‘01 Board Barry and Ann Morris or More Obra Quave First Baptist Church of Biloxi Owens Business Machines, Inc. Professional Security Richette Palmer Anonymous Corporation Bill and Cyndi Scott First Baptist Church of Laurel Elsie Parker ‘49 Anonymous Southern Bone & Joint Steve and Tamara Smith First Baptist Church of Summit Anonymous Specialists, P.A. Jackie ‘60 and Ellen Speights Kenny ‘70 and Lynn Fogg Janet Pascale Joseph and Sue Ellen Canizaro Martha Thames The Ultimate Software Group, Forrest County, State of Becky Payne ‘70 Joel McKenzie Irrevocable Trust University Tire & Service Inc. Mississippi Bill ‘57 and Mary ‘57 Payne MMI Hotel Group Center University of Southern John Gambill Petro Robert M. Hearin Support Mississippi Jeremy and Jessica ‘04 Garriga Charles and Margaret Ann Foundation $5,000 Richard ‘73 and Jeanne Vinci Brett ‘97 and Karen ‘05 Golson Pickering Benjamin Waddle or More Rhonda Waits Stephen and Cynthia John and Jan Polk Walgreens Greenhaw Price Harris Evangelistc Amory Outreach Foundation Ralph and Mary White Charles Greer Association $25,000 Barnes & Noble College John Guice John and Judy ‘16 Prine or More Booksellers H & H Land Co. LLC PriorityOne Bank Anonymous Louise Bruce ‘52 $1,000 Lester and Janice Haddox Elton and Joyce ‘53 Raby Biloxi Regional Medical Center CoBank, ACB or More Randall and Janeil Harris Bill and Chalie Ray John Clearman ‘72 Larry and Elizabeth Davis Terry and Annette ‘76 Andrus Hattiesburg Clinic Thomas and Pam Richardson Donnell Realty Company, LLC Eley Guild Hardy Architects Anonymous Hattiesburg Youth Soccer Dickie and Robin Riggs Fail Properties First Baptist Church of Verona Anonymous Association Schamber-Jones CPA Ben Irwin Rose Mary Forehand ‘66 Dorrance and Carolyn Aultman George and Janice ‘67 Schloegel Education Fund Jaime and Jaime ‘11 Jimenez Mack and Vickie Grubbs Bill and Jill Baker Hendricks SEDVITAE, Inc. Landry Lewis Germany Hanco Corporation Ross Bell Robert ‘63 and Nancy ‘61 Carl Shepherd ‘58 Architects, P.A. Michael Knippers ‘62 Vermester Bester ‘69 Hensarling Mary Simmons ‘61 Reactive Surfaces Mississippi Nurses Foundation Jerry ‘87 and Cheryl ‘02 Bracey Glenn and Bonnie Holder Jim ‘71 and Wanda Smith Randy and Brenda Ross Jerry ‘66 and Vicki Mixon Bonita Bridges ‘57 Hood Industries, Inc. Shorty and Patti Sneed Trehern Charitable Foundation Sarah Odom ‘79 Mike ‘91 and Amelia Brooks John Dell Hucabee ‘62 Southern Mississippi Federal Michael and Kathy Randolph Leo Brown ‘63 Scott ‘87 and Starr Hummel Credit Union $10,000 Gary ‘86 and Kaoru Roberson Duane Burgess Neal Huskison Julius and Sara Speed or More Jack and Carol ‘07 Simmons Andrew Burnett Jackson Newell Foundation Douglas ‘71 and Patricia Sproat Anonymous Stifel Benjamin and Denice ‘90 Bob ‘57 and Martha ‘57 Kelly Standard Office Supply Anonymous James and Martha Turner Burnett Raymon and Gloria Leake Company Bacot/McCarty Foundation United Way of Southeast Dave Bush ‘78 Eric and Nancy Lindstrom State of Mississippi, Forrest Ted ‘79 and Janie ‘77 Bower Mississippi, Inc. Bush Architects Willis H. Lott County Depository DeVon ‘61 and Linda Byrd Linda Windham ‘70 Joseph Byrd ‘75 Mack Grubbs Hyundai Account Coast Electric Power The C. L. Dews & Sons Foundry Magnolia State Bank John ‘63 and Sally ‘78 & Machinery Co., Inc. Stephenson Association $2,500 Michael and Leffi Malloy David and Rachel ‘53 Caldwell Norman and Joy Stevens Coca Cola Bottling Company or More Mark Hugh and Patty Malone CCS Industrial Services Don ‘57 and Mona ‘56 Stewart Commercial Stationery Anderson Retail, Inc. John Mayfield Therese Ciolek ‘72 Company, Inc. Anonymous Donna McCrary

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Jimmy ‘80 and Janice ‘83 The Family Practice and After New Salem Baptist Church Area Development Partnership R.L. and Doris ‘63 Broadus Stewart Hours Clinic, PLLC NewPointe Pharmacy Annette Arnold David and Jane Brockway Subway First Baptist Church of Old Timers BB Club Daniel and Anita ‘96 Arnold Bill ‘69 and Theresa ‘72 Brooke Robert and Carolyn Sullivan Columbia Mike and Marsha Parker Jim ‘70 and Jeanie Arnold Charles A. ‘69 and Judith Temple Baptist Church of First Baptist Church of Pershing Robert Aucoin Brown Mendenhall Hattiesburg Pfizer Foundation Susan Babineaux ‘08 Charlie ‘16 and Shelia ‘16 First Baptist Church of Quitman Terrace Hill Dental Center Gregory Pilgrim Bob ‘73 and Sally Bade Brown Bobbie Thomas First Baptist Church of Edward and Glenda Brown Taylorsville Pineview Baptist Church of Horace and Sandra Baggett Timothy and Barbara Tillery Hattiesburg Edmund Bagingito Kenneth Brown ‘80 Topp McWhorter Harvey, PLLC First Baptist Tillman’s Corner of Portland Brown ‘06 Mobile, Ala. Rachel Pitts ‘14 Ray and Melva ‘70 Bailey Gene Touchstone ‘90 Elizabeth Brownlee ‘82 Billy Folkes Steve Proffer ‘70 Harvey and Pam ‘74 Baker Doris Tullos Alan and Virginia ‘78 Bryant John Gilbertson Jerry Pullen Judy Baker University of Florida Lettie Buckhalter Charles Goldberg Robert Neilson CPA Cantrell Banks Brett ‘87 and Alesia Valentine Dennis ‘76 and Susan Buckley Great Southern National Bank Roberts Company Charles and Sara ‘59 Barber Virginia Angelico Tatum Willis and Theresa Budnick H & L Distributors, LLC Paul Roberts Sharon Barham ‘02 Dick and Debra Vogel P.S. and Melanie Burke Jerry Hamlin Robin and Connie Roberts Darryll and Marcia Barksdale Dave and Abby Weldon Larry ‘70 and Elaine Burns Hancock Whitney Rotary Club of Hattiesburg-- Cassandra Barrett Wharton-Smith, Inc. Sunrise Renee Burnsed ‘12 Harris Development, Inc. Robert Bateman Doyle ‘58 and Dave Ann ‘58 Jeffery Schexnayder Robert ‘00 and Janie ‘90 Baylis Roy Burrell ‘80 Wheat Jason Harvey ‘02 Thomas and Nancy ‘73 Tam J. Stephen Beam Tana Burris Guy Wilemon ‘15 Hattiesburg Convention Commission Mary Tatum C. and Catherine ‘16 Belden Sarah Burrus ‘60 Carey and Ann Williams Kathy Hawsey ‘69 Baron and Beverly ‘70 Thames Derek Belk Lary ‘72 and Judy Burton Janet Williams Nell Henderson ‘82 Tom and Gloria Thurman The Benevity Community Mark Burton Juruthin Woullard ‘78 Highland Baptist Church of Lee and Helen Valentine Impact Fund Andrea Busby ‘06 Yugoslav Golf Tournament Laurel David and June Vincent Britt Bennett Rebecca Butler Deborah Hill Walthall County Baptist Wilbur and Clementeen ‘80 Paul Cain $500 Arlis* and Georgia ‘57 Hinson Association Bennett Daniel ‘85 and Brenda Caldwell or More Lynne Houston Robert and Liesa Weaver Chris Benson Calvary Baptist Church of Bob and Peggy ‘65 Adams Jim Humphries ‘63 Daniel West ‘65 Cheryl Bester Hattiesburg Albert & Robinson Architects, Jim Braswell Family, LLC West Mobile Baptist Church Crystal R. Bester Sandy Cameron PLLC Lars Johnson Rodney ‘88 and Renee Bob Black ‘82 Jerry ‘73 and Dorothy Canady Williams Brad and L. Alexander Jack ‘88 and Ruby Jones Gary Blackwell Ben ‘68 and Etta ‘67 Carlisle American Fidelity Foundation Gene ‘65 and Catherine Stephanie Blanchard ‘09 Wordie ‘69 and Donnie ‘69 Keesler Federal Credit Union Winters American Mat & Timber Robert Blount Carroll Keith’s Superstores Dewey Wise ‘82 Anonymous Alyssa Bond ‘14 Carterville Baptist Church of Sarah Kennedy Petal Anonymous Donnie and Tina Bond Garland ‘93 and Alissa ‘89 King Autumn Cervantez Jim and Dorothy Armstrong Up to $500 Allen ‘08 and Melissa ‘07 Robert and Gayle Knight Pamela Chambliss ‘13 Nathan ‘67 and Pat ‘67 Barber 38th Avenue Baptist Church of Bonner Steve ‘82 and Regina Knight Hattiesburg R. Chandler Daniel and Jenna ‘08 Barton Eric and Jackie Boone Glenn and Flo ‘69 Lacina Kamal and Wafa Abouzaid Bruce Chaplin ‘10 Ronnie ‘79 and Deborah George Boone Tony ‘05 and Gikita Lee Academic Medical Center Bishop Laine Bourdene ‘12 Ken ‘76 and Betty ‘78 Chen James and Alicia ‘12 Lundstrom Connection Brazos Kennels Graham ‘75 and Tammy Nicholas Cheves M & B Property Chris Adams Garry ‘74 and Mary Beth ‘73 Boutwell Warren and Mary Lynn ‘70 Mike and Lisa Madaris George and Sonja Adams Breland Chris ‘85 and Rebecca Boyd Cheves Paul and Jessica Maholm Karen Addison ‘97 Lowell Broom ‘71 Brackman on Broadway Chevron Matching Employee Allen ‘60 and Jeanette Mapp Tommy Adkins ‘74 Funds Odean and Glinda Busby Todd and Mary Bradley Francisco and Cheryl Maqueda Bola Akande Chevron USA Products Bart Carter Lynne Brady ‘72 Marion County Baptist Company Allison Chestnut Joe Allen Association Patrick Brady ‘05 Citizens Bank Clarke Venable Memorial Thomas Allinder Angela McCon Doreen Brantley Clarke College Alumni Baptist Church Bob and Peggy ‘64 Allred Wes ‘72 and Essie McElveen Nelda Breeland Association Clyde J. Bryant Insurance Charles E. and Leatrice Andrew Breland ‘09 Mary Clawson ‘83 Agency, Inc. Ray Meece Ambrose Nathanael Brenny Steven ‘92 and Tammy Cockerham Insurance Marvin and Bitsy Miller Bailey Anderson Valerie Bridgeforth Clement John ‘63 and Marty Coulter Mississippi Professional Shirley Andrews Educators, Inc. Chad ‘93 and Amy Bridges Edward ‘72 and Garen Coates Bennie and Rosanne Crockett William Andrews Chad Mitchell Linda Bridges ‘98 John and Jennifer Cochran Michael and Cheryl Dale Anonymous Emily Mooney ‘70 Patricia Bridges Sonya Cockerham James and Edie ‘61 Davis Anonymous Larry ‘67 and Sharon Teri Brister Monica Cockrell Hugh and Jeanette Dickens Anonymous Moorehead Bennett ‘64 and Carol Britt Patrick ‘70 and Phyllis Collier Dixie Baptist Church of Anonymous Elaine Moser ‘59 Tammy Britt Carolyn Collins ‘74 Hattiesburg APCO Employees Credit Union Hilton and Nell Murray Lorene Brittain ‘54 Natalie Colon ‘07 Madeline Ard

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2019 CONTRIBUTORS Continued... Dallas and Sonja Grantham D. H. Horn David Langley ‘90 Up to $500 continued Jan Dunlap Ronald Dunlap ‘75 Renee Grantham Benny and June Hornsby Lin Lansdon Thomas Combest ‘73 Doug and Kathy ‘93 DuVall John and Marcell ‘01 Graves Dan ‘76 and Marsha ‘77 Howard ‘67 and Sarah LaPorte Edgar Comeaux Bobby Eades ‘69 Jeanna Graves ‘94 Howard David ‘55 and Jeanette ‘51 Community Bank Ricky ‘02 and Lydia ‘16 Kristen Graves ‘16 Carolyn Howell Larrimore Darryn ‘14 and Haley ‘15 Cook- Easterling Byron and Michelle Green Charles Howell ‘90 Melanie Lawler ‘96 Kelley Economy Supply Company Danny and Charlotte Green Raymond Howze ‘02 Rosilan Leahy ‘67 Kerry Coop Jerry Edwards Angel Greer Bonnie Hrdlica Joy Leake Charles ‘69 and Nora Cooper Robert and Allison Ellis Carole Guidry B.F. Hudson Kelcey ‘77 and Jacquelyn ‘72 Cooperative Energy John ‘60 and Carolyn Ellzey Lou ‘73 and Stephanie Guirola Billy and Barbara Hudson Lee Cornerstone Counseling Emmanuel Baptist Church of Byron Gunby Lisa Hudson ‘11 Kallie Lefler ‘15 Lou Ann Cotten Columbia Carli Gustafson Richard Huffstutler Timothy ‘75 and Christine ‘75 Amy Coursey Leggett Ensign John Sheldon Chapter Steven Gustafson Ryan Huffstutler Janie Covarrubias NSCDXVIIC Gabor and Szilvia Legradi Grant ‘96 and Marsha ‘96 Dan Hull Covington-Jeff Davis Baptist Robert and Veronica ‘64 Erwin Guthrie Humane Society of South Life Is A Tripp, LLC Association Clyde ‘75 and Jan Evans DeGail Hadley Mississippi Jeff and Lyn Linton Wallace ‘08 and Martha ‘10 Gary Evans ‘69 Iris Hague Jerrell and Martha ‘70 Hutson Richard and Maureen ‘80 Cox Lippincott Eve Marie’s Thomas and Anita ‘79 Hale Eng Huu Christopher and Tonya Creech Clark Lizana ‘96 Kari Everett ‘02 Allen and Anne ‘63 Hall ISO Tommy and Margaret ‘73 Creel Guy and Betty ‘71 Long Marion and Christine ‘94 Kenneth ‘74 and Sue Hall Edward and Debra Jackson Billy Crosby ‘56 Expose Jackie Lott ‘82 Mark Hall Jerry ‘73 and Charlotte Jackson Bryan and Sheri Crow Faith Baptist Church of Jeff and Kathi ‘12 Lott Mera Hall Mickey Jackson Braxton ‘87 and Lisa Crumpler Meridian Olan Lott Sam* and Patty Hall Corey Jenkins Ben Crystal Gene ‘59 and Mona ’60 Fant Sharbert and Martha Lott Wayne ‘73 and Jeanette Hall Bernice Johnson ‘81 Charles Cullefers Lisa Faolotoi Shirley Lui Jude and Kenyanti Haney Brian Johnson Jo Curet ‘00 Lisa Farnsworth Marc Lux Charlie ‘01 and Abby Hardee Carolyn Johnson ‘78 Bill ‘92 and Susan ‘99 Curry Lauren Farragut Adele Lyons Hardy Street Baptist Church of Cheryl Johnson Louis Cusato Shedrick Figaro ‘80 Hattiesburg David Johnson ‘16 Macedonia Baptist Church Charles and Gloria ‘56 Dale First Baptist Church of Glendale Leslie Harrington ‘08 H.E. ‘56 and Dorothy Johnson James ‘71 and Esther Madden The Dance Studio First Baptist Church of Teresa Harris ‘14 Tom Johnson Ronald and Sharon Maddix Clyde and Julie ‘65 Daniel Leakesville Wanda Harris Michael Johnson Betty Magee ‘79 Madalene Daniell E. Harold Fisher Harrison County Development Frank Jones ‘62 Dr. Elizabeth Mahaffey Isaiah Dantzler, Jr. ‘06 Craig ‘89 and Robin Fletcher Bradford Harrison ‘01 John Jones James Mahler Josephine D’Arpa ‘60 FOCUS Brands, Inc. Glenn Harrison Pam Jones Main Street United Methodist Charles ‘74 and Vicki ‘71 James Foley Church Don and Susan Hart Jordan Brothers Plumbing, Inc. Daughdrill Barry Fontenot ‘96 Curtis and Michelle Maley LaToya Hart ‘02 Joseph and Rebecca Jordan Glenn Davis Lenell Ford Vernon Mangum ‘02 Mary Hartford Vernon and Edna Jordan Jo Laurin Davis ‘73 Margaret Fortenberry Noel Mann Phil ‘77 and Linda Hartig Sean Kaufmann Josh Davis Donnie ‘62 and Sue Franks Sammy and Julia Mansell Jim ‘67 and Angela Hatten David Kean Mildred Davis ‘10 Tom ‘82 and Norma Jean Barbara Marsh ‘75 Hattiesburg Convention & John Keene Nina Dawson Freeman B.J. Martin Visitors Bureau Florance Keenum ‘98 Joan Day Robert and Alice Freeny Victor and Estelle ‘74 Martin Geoffrey ‘03 and Valerie ‘03 Leslie Kelley Betty Deardorff ‘66 Malcolm and Jenifer ‘03 John Martino Freridge Hawthorne Nancy Kent ‘65 Michael and Kimberly Jim and Martha ‘53 Hayes Beryl and Delores ‘78 Massey DeLorenze Edward Friedlander Randel and Donna Ronald ‘69 and Deborah ‘69 Killingsworth Dennis Mathis ‘72 Cathy Denning ‘78 Friends of Billy Hewes Hazlett Bobby and Diane Kimble Randy and Deborah ‘87 Betty Dickerson James and Suzanne ‘80 Garner Mauldin Ron and Sue Hegwood Phil ‘82 and Penny ‘83 Kimrey Susan Dickey ‘84 Steve ‘69 and Sherron ‘67 Gene ‘74 and Debbie May Garner Delores Henderson Kim’s Toyota David ‘75 and Brenda Diggs MBI Craig and Kara Garrison Laura Hensleigh Ashlynn King Brandon Dillon ‘03 Peggy McArthur ‘97 Blake Gasaway Stan ‘77 and Brenda Henson Owen King ‘75 Robert and Sheree ‘09 Josh and Jordan ‘09 Hickson Kasey McCann ‘15 Donaldson Frank Gebhart ‘65 Madison Kirkbride ‘19 Rose Hillard ‘04 Jessica McCaughan ‘13 Robert and Linda Donnell Richard and Donna George Herman ‘58 Knapp Mollie Hinton ‘61 Joe McFadden Donnell Properties Hinds Teri Gibbs Stephen ‘68 and Kathleen Cal Hisley Bernice McIntosh ‘56 County, LLC Elizabeth Gillentine ‘03 Kogos Hobbs Construction of MS, LLC Nancy McIntosh ‘58 Dossett Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC, Tim and Laurie Glaze Libby Kot McLaurin Heights Baptist Inc. Bill and Jill Hoffart Timothy and Ashley ‘08 Krebs Lloyd ‘74 and Abby Goff Church Johnny Downing James Holifield ‘74 Kelly Kyzar Sushma Gohil McLeod & Associates, P.A. Barry Dreyfus Tommy Goodson ‘73 Michael and Jennifer Holland Anthony ‘72 and Sharon Ladner Hannah McMillan Betty Duhon CJ Goux Larry Holmes ‘83 Buddy and Susan Lofton ‘91 Faye McNeill Stephen Dummer Grand Bank for Savings Bonnie Hood Landry Gwen McQueen

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Mary Jo Meador Norvell Robertson Chapter, Wilford ‘77 and Naomi Ratliff Kellie Sigrest ‘93 Murphy Thompson Gregory ‘80 and Teri NSDAR Curtis ‘73 and Gloria Reese Carmen Simmons Terrell and Martha Tisdale Medenwald Nursing Class of 2019 Reeves Funeral Home Bill Simrell James Travis Ty Medling ‘17 Jeff O’Keefe Rex Team Sports John ‘98 and Bonnie ‘99 Sine Trustmark National Bank Paul and Renee ‘76 Melancon One80 Fitness Mark and Beth Richmond Singing River Health System James and Sherry Turner Ron ‘70 and Patricia Melton Gregory O’Neal ‘03 Kellie Riley Doug and Lynn Singletary Pat ‘91 and Becky ‘82 Tustain Charlie ‘66 and Arluin ‘76 Carolyn Owen Wayne ‘61 and Norma Riley Henry and Erin Small Melvin ‘72 and Linda Ulmer Mercer Sara Ann Owen Joe and Margaret ‘65 Rives Ben ‘08 and Amy Smith James ‘77 and Brenda Gary Merchant ‘82 Dean ‘15 and Kendal ‘15 Pace Everett and Kineshia Roark Brent ‘04 and Meagan ‘05 VanFossan Merchants & Marine Bank Alison Parish ‘96 John and Mary ‘69 Robeck Smith Joe Varner Mary Merrell-Amerson ‘77 Paul ‘76 and Lois ‘79 Parker Thelma Roberson Candy Smith ‘99 Billy ‘77 and Mary Vaughan Cathy Merrikin Charles and Lucy Parkman Dorothy Roberts ‘78 Donna Smith ‘14 Peggy Voth Lloyd ‘74 and Judith Merritt Isabel Parris-Ramie Ginger Roberts John Smith Cynthia Vuyovich Rachael Messer Howard Patrick ‘05 Jalynn ‘05 and Jessica Roberts John and Linda Smith Benny Waddle Elisabeth Meynardie Mike and Kathy ‘73 Patrick Jennifer Roberts Mason and Linda Smith William and Brenda Walker John Mickle J.E. ‘69 and Jean ‘79 Patton Victor Roberts Tim Smith Walker Audio Visual, Inc. Thomas and Robin ‘85 Midcalf Percy and Anne Payne John and Leah Robertson Leah Snyder Patricia Ward Keith Miller Jim and Elaine ‘01 Pearson Kenya Robinson ‘06 Everett ‘93 and Rosie Sorrells Gretchen Waters ‘17 Miller Machine Susan Peart ‘70 Michelle Robinson Paul Sousa ‘62 David and Terry ‘67 Watts Clarke and Patricia Millette David Peeler Mary Rodgers ‘18 SouthGroup Insurance and Lolita Weathersby-Burton ‘01 Cecil Mills Jason and Sandee Pendergrass David ‘67 and Mary Rogers Financial Services Katherine Webster Jean Mills People’s Bank Robert Rogers ‘12 Jerry Spann ‘91 William and Martha Mississippi Export Railroad Richard and Gwen ‘67 Perkins Mary Rorabaugh Bobby Speights ‘64 Wedgeworth Company Eddie and Patti ‘17 Permenter Erin Rosetti Joseph and Laurie Spinks Thomas and Jacqueline Weeks Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber Perry Appraisal Services Katie Roux Debra Spring ‘14 Jim and Nancy Weir of Commerce Perry County Baptist Robert and Helen Roux Sabrina Stallworth West Point Baptist Church of Mississippi Music, Inc. Hattiesburg Association Gerald Rowley Keaton Stamps ‘14 Jim and Norene Mitchell Mark and La’Keylah ‘04 White Kaitlyn Perry ‘12 RPS Consulting Keith and Barbara Starrett Todd and Sheila ‘76 Mitchell Charles Whitten Leon and Portia Perry Jamilah Ruffin ‘04 Step Martin Evangelistic Huey Moak ‘67 Ministries, Inc. Michelle Wiest Petal Harvey Baptist Church Dean and Miriam ‘94 Russell Robert and Maegan ‘13 Candace Stephens James ‘84 and Susie Wiley Tim ‘77 and Hattie Phalen Susan Russell ‘06 Montgomery Grover Stephens Joe and Edwina ‘62 Wilkinson Nellie Phillips Thomas Russell Donald ‘73 and Lorraine John and Melissa Stephens Grady Williams Moody Adria Piazza ‘17 Richard ‘68 and Carla Russo LaRue and Sandi Stephens Joel and Sylvia ‘68 Williams Robert and Kimberle Moon Jimmy Pierce ‘91 Salem Baptist Church of Collins Peggy Stephens Roland and Mary Williams Moore Funeral Service Helen Pigott ‘80 Billy ‘58 and Elaine ‘61 Salter Shane Sterling ‘07 Lane Williamson ‘18 Elizabeth Moore ‘69 Pine Belt Baptist Association Fred Samec ‘74 Billy and Stephanie ‘92 Stewart Dale ‘69 and Devona ‘69 Willis Linda Moore Pine Haven Apartments Kippy Samuel ‘03 David and Louise ‘95 Stewart Joshua Wilson ‘12 Selena Moore ‘76 Ernie and Pat Pinson Tucker Santiago Frances Stewart ‘87 Rodney ‘69 and Ann ‘70 Wilson Gay Morgan-Stephens Melanie Pinter ‘10 Stefan ‘14 and Nicole ‘15 Mike and Debbie Stiles Daniel and Lori ‘10 Windham James and Carol Morreale Fred and Brenda ‘98 Pittman Sartori Martin ‘76 and Emma Stires William ‘75 and Shirley ‘75 Robert and Kathryn Morrow Joshua ‘09 and Kathryn Platt SC Dining, Inc. Ray Stokes ‘73 Windham Robert and Mary ‘65 Morton Jimmie Poole Thomas and Linda ‘72 Scarbrough Steven and Karen Strain Josh Wingfield Muron and Nancy ‘90 Munn Philip and Shellyn ‘76 Poole James and Doris ‘64 Schneider Curtis and Mae Strickland Winn Dixie Blake ‘12 and Hollianna Munna Teresa Poole Kerry Scott Strickland Furniture Janie Winscott ‘90 Scottie and Alissa Neal Karla Pope Nancey Scott ‘68 Danny ‘76 and Linda Stringer George Wood ‘61 Darwin Nelson Randy ‘73 and Dawn Pope Dennis Seal Manuel Stringer Christine ‘77 Woodland Gary ‘84 and Ann ‘86 Nelson Allene Powe ‘76 Leon Seal Taylor Stringer Frances Woodward ‘90 New Hebron United Methodist Reese Powell Garland and Sally Sullivan Ethan and Tiffany Worthington Church Tom and Jeanette Price Melissa Seal ‘19 John Sumner ‘68 Claude Yarborough ‘72 New Hope Baptist Church Tamela Prince Tegan Seger Swetman Security Service, Inc. Constance Yates New Zion Baptist Church of Prentiss Pritchard Robert Sevier Bo ‘72 and Martha ‘66 Young Tylertown Bobby and Kellie Proctor Thomas and Eva Shay Avis Switzer ‘92 YourCause, LLC Jerry Newcomb ‘69 Barbara Pruitt ‘70 Kevin ‘80 and Pam ‘12 Shearer Sidney Sytsma Ronald and Andrea ‘89 Morris Newcomb ‘68 Ben Pullen Al ‘68 and Susan Sherbert Harvey Dean and Diane Taylor Zaloudek Mark Nicovich ‘96 Michael and Annette ‘70 Jakolbia Shipmon Ollie ‘81 and Jessie Taylor Kenny Zulli Henry and Nancy ‘70 Noble Quigley Dede Shows ‘89 Pinki L. Terrell Riley Nolan John ‘68 and Victoria Rainey Shows, Dearman & Waits, Inc. Mike Terry Peter Norowski Larry and Dale Rainey Jason Shows ‘06 Kendall Theriot Joyce Norris ‘69 Raising Cane’s Larry Shrum ‘69 Terry Theriot Gary and Mary Norval Kevin and Susan ‘79 Randolph David and Karen ‘14 Sicard Debra Thompson

PRESIDENT’S REPORT SPRING 2020 | 37 of thesedonors. the generous support family. We appreciate corporation, or individual donor, lifetime ofan giving over the includes cumulative Roll ofDonors University Honor The William Carey PRESIDENT’S REPORT 38 | CAREY MAGAZINE HONOR

ROLL of Donors More More Mississippi Baptist Convention FoundationAsbury of Belmont University Alvin Bell* BancorpSouth Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous $100,000 Welkin Enterprises Ralph Simmons* Leo Seal* Randy andBrenda Ross Michael andKathy Randolph MMI Hotel Group Mississippi Power Company Tommy andSandra King E.Hedrick* Mary Marie Fairchild* ExxonMobil Foundation John Clearman Caroline Bass* Aramco Company Services Anonymous $250,000 Samuel Whichard* Joe* andVirginia Angelico Chuck andRita Scianna Mississippi Baptist Foundation Hallye GeneHill* Sarah Gillespie* Robert* andMargaret Lou* Biloxi Regional Medical Center Anonymous Anonymous $500,000 Milton* andDonna*Wheeler Dumas L.*andLorena* Smith Joe andKathy Sanderson Robert M.HearinSupport Joseph andNancy*Fail Columbus Communities,LLC Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund $1,000,000 $4,000,000 or More or More or More or Hattiesburg Tatum Gillespie Foundation

or or or W.S.F. Tatum* andheirs Don andMonaStewart South MississippiHome John Sneed Reactive Surfaces J.W.* andRuby* Pope Family ofJennevieve Lucy Phlight PharmaLLC John andCharlotte Pearce Joe andBeverly* Norman Lewis andMargie Myrick John andAnnMorris Mississippi Foundation of Marty andLynn McMahan McCarty Farms Leo W. SealFamily Foundation Lewis GermanyLandry andSarahLarry* Kennedy Reginald D. Johnson* Liz Joachim Jaime andJimenez Institutions ofHigherLearning Paul* andJuanita Clark* Warren andCarolyn Hood Zach T. Hederman* Betty LouiseHart Hancock Whitney Bank The Guaranty Trust Company John* andGloriaGreen E.W.* andGrace* Green Greater PinebeltCommunity Forrest General Hospital First MississippiCorporation First Baptist Church First Baptist Church Finlo Construction Co.,Inc. Wiley Fairchild* Fail Properties Ellsworth Foundation Robert andLindaDonnell Randolph Delk* Owen* andElizabeth* Cooper Coca ColaBottlingCompany Bobby* andBetty Chain Joseph andSueEllenCanizaro Family ofAnnieWard Byrd Jack* andMolly*Burke Louise Busby Bruce Rex* Alice* Braswell andMary Ted andJanieBower Blue Cross &BlueShieldof Health Foundation George Pittman Independent Colleges Architects Howell of Missouri Foundation Foundation, Laurel Foundation, Hattiesburg Mississippi Linda andHoward York Donald Eugene Winters Wesley Medical Center University ofFlorida United Way Jackson &George Carl Touchstone James Thompson* Temple Baptist Church of Southeast Trauma Care Region Gaston* andGrace* Smith Jack andCarol Simmons Errol* Simmons andMary Regions Bank PayneBill andMary Elsie Parker andVickiMixonJerry Mississippi BandofChoctaw Ladell Covington Miller* The McWethy Foundation Joel McKenzie* AnnMcCarty* Mary Alta Maye Martin* Li-Cor, Inc. Clark* andAmy* Levi Michael andJoAnna* Homer Jordan* Ben Irwin Julia Hewitt* Barbara Loustalot Hamilton andLindaGordonGary Gertrude C.Ford Foundation Donnell Realty Company, LLC Joseph diBenedetto* andPamLarry B.Day Sebe andCamilleDale Commercial Stationery Lorena Cobb* Christian HealthMinistries The ChisholmFoundation Chevron USA Products, Co. Davis Byrd Hubert* andElizabeth Batson Anonymous OutreachAmory Foundation $50,000 Benjamin andJulia*Waddle W.R. Fairchild Construction W.A. Warren Construction Trehern Charitable Foundation Richard Thomson* andClotyle*Thomas R.B.* John D.* andOllie*Thomas or More or Counties Hattiesburg Indians Knippers Company Company Company, Inc.

ALUMNI

SOCIETYCovenant The Covenant Society recognizes those who support the university through planned gifts and bequests.

Anonymous John and Shelia McInnis Bob and Sally Bade Joel McKenzie* Ted and Janie Bower Lois McKenzie* Charles J. Brown Mary Morton Mary Lois Burkett Lewis and Margie Myrick Dave Bush J. Lindsey and Jacqueline Ellen Cliburn Allison Chestnut Nimmons John Clearman Elsie Emma Parker David and Darlene Duck Cook Bill and Mary Payne Robert and Linda Donnell Barnes and Sandra Sharitt Daniel and Lori Edney Errol* and Mary Simmons Audrey Fontnote* Julia Simmons Sarah Gillespie* Ralph Simmons* Mary E. Hedrick* Robert Stampfli Leland and Dona Ruth Hogan Don and Mona Stewart Bernice Johnson James Thompson* Reginald D. Johnson* Milton* and Donna* Wheeler Larry* and Sarah Kennedy Samuel Whichard* Tommy and Sandra King Dee Zell Alta Maye Martin* *deceased Cloyd and Doris McClung

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: 206

FROM 55 COUNTRIES

Enrollment: BY COUNTY: THE BIG NUMBERS 5 5 0 for Fall 2019 STUDENTS ENROLLED: 5 0 5 5 0 5 5

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2019 Financial Information

60,000,000 ■ = REVENUE ■ = EXPENSE 50,000,000

40,000,000

30,000,000

20,000,000

10,000,000 Revenue

Expense vs. Expense 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2018-19 Operating 2018-19 Operating REVENUE EXPENSE

ACADEMIC & STUDENT SUPPORT 5.47% GIFTS 5.96% TUITION INSTITUTIONAL & FEES SUPPORT 13.07% 87.85% AUXILIARY 6.19% INSTRUCTIONAL 49.05% FACILITIES 8.48%

AUXILIARY 7.75%

INTEREST & DEPRECIATION 16.18%

25,000,000

20,000,000

15,000,000

10,000,000

5,000,000

0 Endowment 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

GROWTH $8.4M $9.28M $9.69M $10.42M $10.9M $14.45M $15.23M $16.48M $18.14M $18.94M $21.12M

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Single and Major Giving Ways Major gifts are critical to the growth and Recurring Gifts development of William Carey University’s to Gifts of any amount are crucial to the various programs, and each gift represents growth and development at William Carey unique naming/recognition opportunities for University. Single gifts may be designated our generous benefactors. Significant naming to any restricted scholarship, building opportunities are currently available for campaign, athletic program or academic fund Carey’s new building campaigns, faculty and and will only be used for that designation. chair positions, and academic units, among Additionally, you may contribute unrestricted others. gifts that will be applied to the most vital needs of the university at that time. Many Giving back alumni make single or recurring gifts through Donor Give the Carey Annual Fund campaign, but gifts to one’s alma may be made anytime for any purpose. Recognition mater is a time-honored PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE tradition that shows Planned Gifts Unrestricted gifts of any type to William Planned giving to William Carey University Carey University of $1000 or greater will loyalty and dedication to allows a graduate to become part of the entitle the donor to belong to the President’s educational excellence. At university’s Covenant Society. Many planned Circle for that fiscal year. The President’s giving options are available, including wills, Circle represents an important pillar in William Carey University, estate planning, life insurance, charitable the health and success of William Carey gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, University. every dollar is used with and real estate. Planned giving can make the WALL OF HONOR care to reduce the student largest gifts of a lifetime possible. Donors who have contributed lifetime financial burden, promote gifts of $100,000 or more will be included on educational success, and Scholarship the Wall of Honor in Tatum Court. To speak with a staff member about giving increase instructional Establishment to William Carey University, contact the Establishing or giving to an existing quality. Office for Advancement at 601.318.6542 endowed scholarship is a great way to honor or [email protected]. a loved one and help make a William Carey With continued support University education accessible to every To give online, visit student, regardless of ability to pay. www.wmcarey.edu/givingtocarey. from our alumni and Endowed scholarships are awarded each year based on the interest earned from a community members, principal gift. Endowed scholarships with Carey will continue to a principal of $10,000 or more produce scholarships. Additional funds may be added provide high-quality to endowed scholarships at any time in order to supplement an award or increase the education in a Christ- corpus of the fund. centered environment. Restricted scholarships are awarded each year based on the actual amount of giving to that particular fund. There is no minimum gift needed to establish a restricted scholarship.

42 | CAREY MAGAZINE Friends of Carey Stay Connected DISCOUNT CARD UPDATED CONTACT INFO? The William Carey University Alumni Association is Phone numbers, email or mailing addresses pleased to offer alumni and friends who support the University a Friends of Carey Discount Card. For more PHOTOS TO SHARE? You, your friends/family or a new baby information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at [email protected]. ALUMNI NEWS? Birth and marriage announcements, awards, honors, jobs ON-CAMPUS PARTICIPANTS • Athletic Events INTERESTED IN RECEIVING • Barnes and Noble Bookstore • Common Grounds Coffee House MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS OR CAREY PULPIT? • Indigo Productions Let us know! Send information to [email protected] • Theatre Performances • Wilkes Dining Hall

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