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Alumni Updates

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Weddings Margaret Alexis (Lexi) McDonald (’22) to Timothy Phillip Culpepper, May 14, 2022 Hayden Leighanna Hudspeth (’18) to Hunter Austin Tranum, August 13, 2022 In Memoriam Dixie Willis Jordan (’39), June 24, 2022 Naomi Elizabeth McCraw Lewis (’46), May 6, 2022 Vivian Graham Hamilton (’51), April 12, 2022 William Alton “Billy” Herrington, (’54), June 1, 2022 Genell Cooper Beard (’56), August 22, 2022 Norman Wesley McKay (’56), May 6, 2022 Allen Francis “Frank” Harrison (’59), August 2, 2022 William C. (Bill) Joyner Jr. (’59), June 1, 2022 Jimmy Boykin Stokes (’61), August 12, 2022 Jimmy Charles Sibley (’62), May 24, 2022 Daniel Herbert “Dan” Williams (’62), April 28, 2022 Monica Merchant Taylor (’68), July 21, 2022 Clinton Lloyd Hollingsworth (’71), June 30, 2022 Venita Ezell Tadlock (’74), August 22, 2022 Kendall Haralson (’82), June 15, 2022 Doug Merchant (’82), July 18, 2022 Deborah Johns Halfacre (’84), Sept. 1, 2022 Linda Messer West (’92), April 23, 2022 Bobby Gene Tubby (’05), June 18, 2022 Jonathan Eugene Corley (’06), June 16, 2022 Joshua Jermaine Moore (’06), May 12, 2022 Former Automotive Instructor William “Bill” Norcross died July 2, 2022. Norcross served 22 years in the Navy prior to his 24 years as automotive instructor for East Central. His passion in life was caring for all animals. Former Instructor Dr. Linda Moore Lane , age 80, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in Brandon. Dr. Lane was a graduate of Millsaps College and held a Master of Arts in French and Spanish from Louisiana State Univer- sity. She received the Doctorate of Modern Foreign Languages from Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. She began her teaching career at Mississippi College and was later named Head of the Depart- ment of Foreign Languages at Mississippi Univer- sity for Women where she taught until 1990. Dr. Lane joined the faculty at East Central Community College in 1999. While at East Central, she was named Academic Instructor of the Year. She retired from teaching in 2007.

years of consumer and com- mercial banking experience and joined Regions in 2014.

Evelyn “Snoopy” Bend- er (’76) recently retired as Direc-

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tor of Parks and Recreation for the City of Newton after more than 24 years. Steve Cheatham (’76) was named Head Football Coach at Kemper Academy.

Philadelphia native Michael Hardy (’10), known profes-

sionally as HARDY, was recent- ly nominated for three Acad- emy of Country Music Awards. His nominations include New Artist of the Year; Musical Event of the Year for “Beers on Me” with Dierks Bentley and BRELAND; and Song of the Year for “Sand in My Boots,” a col- laboration with Ashley Gorley and Josh Osborne. Parker Leitaker (’19) re- cently joined the staff of SouthGroup Cox Agency, Inc., in Carthage as an independent insurance agent. Former football Warrior Ethan McMullan (’19) of Deca- tur was the winner of the Iron Warrior event at the Choctaw Indian Fair. He recently com- pleted his degree in mechanical engineering from Southeastern Louisiana University in Ham- mond. Mitchell Award for Undergrad- uate Academic Excellence and Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the Division of Arts and Sciences at Mississippi State University Meridian. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, she is now enrolled in the Mas- ter of Science in Educational Psychology with a concentra- tion in Applied Behavior Analy- sis degree program at MSU in Starkville. 20 s • Caelan Martin (’20) received the Dennis J.

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Amy Hed- rick Robertson (’86) recently joined the New-

ton County Appeal as a staff reporter.

Gene Cliburn (’88) has been selected as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year for 2022 by the English and Philosophy Department at Mississippi Col- lege.

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Billy McMillan (’92) was recently named Chief of Police in Carthage.

Steven Crotwell (’97) was elected first vice president of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors. He has served as Supervisor for District 3 in Scott County since 2012. Rebecca Fulton Williamson (’99) of Carthage recently com- plete her Bachelor of Arts de- gree in English from Louisiana State University-Alexandria.

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Jonathan Booker (’05) was recently selected by Re-

gions Bank to serve as market executive for the Meridian and surrounding eastern Missis- sippi communities. He has 14

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