2006

to All-State Academic Teams garet Mosal Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Mississippi Associ– ation of Supervisors' Communi– ty College Scholarship and the Lindy Callahan Scholar Athlete Award. She was also named to Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. Katrina disaster, Jones made the following comment in an essay submitted as part of the selection process of the All-11is– sissippi AcademiC Team pro– gram:

difference was made for even one person was overwhelmmg and is one that everyone should get the chance to experience " Jones also served as a coach and devotional leader for the Upward Bound Basketball pro– gram at Clarke-Venable Bap– tist Church in Decatur And she found time during h r fresh– man year to conduct surveys for the College's Small Busi– ness Development Center. After earning a bachelor's degree in environmental engi– neering, Jones stated her career goal is to work for an environmental protection agency.

"Taking an initiative to make a difference through service is one area of life that should never be ignored. A philosopher once said, 'You must give some time to your fellow man. Even if it's a little thing, do sometlung for others - somethmg for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.' This is exactly what we tried to achieve through our teamwork The feehng of knowing that a

In addition, Jones is involved in various volunteer work, hav– ing participated in activities such as Operation Christmas Child and the Hurricane Katri– na relief effort. During the first mentioned project, she helped collect and pack boxes of Christmas gifts that were sent to needy children in the United States and foreign countries. She also performed the same duties for victims of Hurricane Katrina, in addition to spend– ing several days on the Gulf Coast volunteering her time in the clean-up effort and provid– ing other assistance. Regarding her efforts in the

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