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窪做惇蹋厙 Hall of Fame

Each year, 窪做惇蹋厙 honors a group of servant-leaders who have distinguished themselves in their professions and their community service with the Highest Flying Eagles Hall of Fame award.

Honorees are alumni who have excelled in their careers and life missions and have elevated the College's esteem through their achievements, service and association with the institution.

Nomination Form

Class of 2026 Honorees

  • Lane Burroughs
  • The Honorable Larry Gill
  • Williams "Skip" Scaggs
  • Sela Ward

  • James Carter
    Carter Foundation
    Founder and Executive Director
  • Wanda Sharp Dixon (posthumously)
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    Chair, Math and Science Division
  • Marmion Loving Francis
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Lifetime Quest Co-Coordinator
  • Alice James
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Accounting Instructor

  • Sarah Abernathy
    G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs
    Family Nurse Practitioner
  • David Garner
    District of Columbia Public Safety and Justice
    Cheif Financial Officer
  • David Quave
    Retired, Medtronic

  • Randy E. Carroll
    East Mississippi Electrical Power Association
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Pamela Speights Harrison
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Chief Financial Officer

  • Debroah Bourrage Stokes
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Associate Degree Nursing Program Instructor

  • Wilhelmine Streater Tew Damon
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Physical Education Instructor
  • Ray Denton, Ph.D.
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Dean of Learning Resources
  • Anne Dowdle
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Director of Institutional Advancement
  • Tajudeen Olarotimi Soyoye, MD
    Emergency Room and Family Physician

  • Neil Henry
    Citizens National Bank
    Regional President
  • Wanda McPhail
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Tennis Coach
  • Michele Smith
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Athletic and Fitness Center Director
  • Dr. Reginald Sykes
    Bishop State Community College
    President

  • Betty Young-Cryer
    Anderson Regional Medical Center
    RN, MSN, NE-BC, CRRN
  • McKenzie Corey Dickerson
    Miami Marlins National Baseball Player
  • Justice Kenny Griffis
    Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
  • Joseph Michael Ponds

    Paul Broadhead & Associates
    Construction Coordinator

  • Dr. Cedric Bradley
    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
    Vice President
  • Dusty Culpepper
    Air National Guard

  • Debbie Galyean Mathis         
    East Mississippi Business Development Corporation

  • Dr. Richie McAlister
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    Associate Vice President for Workforce Education

  • Michael Thompson
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    Dean of Academic Affairs

  • Soraya Welden
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    Vice President of Operations

  • Billy Beal (posthumously)
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    Associate Vice President for Learning Resources
  • Jimmie Evans
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Social Science Instructor
  • Rev. Scotty Cole
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    Gospel Choir Instructor & Director
  • Dr. Kathy Baxter
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Associate Vice President for Research, Development, and Governmental Affairs
  • Dr. Daniel Newell
    Veterinarian
  • Richie McAlister, III
    City of Meridian
    Chief Administrative Officer
  • Shirley Nell Goodman
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Associate Vice President for Workforce Education
  • Janet Heggie
    Retired, 窪做惇蹋厙
    Workforce Instructor

  • Rhonda Burrage
    Math Teacher/MPS and Milken Award Winner
  • Dr. Betty Davis
    窪做惇蹋厙 Nursing
  • Dr. Miles Shirley
    Dentist
  • Joe Clay Hamilton
    Attorney

  • Dr. Joe Anderson                   
    Chaplin, Anderson Regional Medical Center
  • Dr. LaBaron Hedgemon        
    Pastor of Freedom Rock Church
  • Ret. Col. Howard Malone      
    Retired United States Army
  • Ben Scaggs                            
    Associate Deputy for the US Environmental Protection Agency
  • Dr. Jamie Osby Williams      
    Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy

  • Dr. Lana Jackson
    Mississippi Medical Center Jackson
  • Dr. Ben Rush
    Rush Foundation Hospital
  • Dr. Shawn Anderson
    Anderson Regional Medical Center
  • Dr. Lavon Fluker Reed
    Retired Superintendent of Ackerman MS School District
  • Fannie Johnson
    Loves Kitchen
  • Dan Hollingsworth
    Retired Mayor of Rustin, Louisiana

  • Dr. Kim Benton
    Doctor of Education
  • Kathy Brookshire
    窪做惇蹋厙 Associate Vice President for Development
  • The Hon. Dustin Markham
    City Council/Attorney
  • Joe McCraney
    Certified Public Accountant             
  • Mark Porter
    Insurance

  • Jamie Cater
    Owner of Caters Market
  • Joyce Frank
    Real Estate
  • Roscoe Jones
    Civil Rights Activist
  • Joe Charles Sanders
    Sanders Gas
  • Robert Sanford
    Benefits Management Insurance

  • Ricardo Gillispie                
    Psychologist
  • Donald R. Massey                 
    Contractor
  • Gary Wilkinson 
    Investment Broker
  • Leigh Adams White 
    Podiatrist

  • Jennifer Avara Lott                
    Dentist
  • David Batarseh
    Physician
  • Von Burt 
    Banker
  • Randy Nance 
    Physician
  • Syria Sturdivant
    Attorney

  • Gene Goldman
    Director, NASA John C. Stennis Space Center
  • J.F. Bud Thompson, Jr.
    Insurance Executive
  • F.E. Eddie Holladay
    Radio Station Owner/Entrepreneur
  • Pam Tvarkunas
    Riley Hospital Administrator
  • Terry Williams 
    窪做惇蹋厙 Physical Plant Director

  • E.M. Hoot Gipson
    Owner of Gipson Steel
  • Larry Love
    Owner & CEO of Specialty Roll Products
  • Tony Pompelia
    Owner of Leading Edges Advertising & Marketing Firm
  • Gerry Purvis
    Owner of Purvis Business Machines
  • Jack Shank
    Former Director of Adult Education & Dean of Continuing Education (窪做惇蹋厙)

  • B.B. Archer
    Archer Architects, PLLC
  • Jacquelyn Van Zyverden Hogan
    Van Zyverden, Inc. Chief Executive Officer
  • Leslie Usher 
    Great Southern National Bank President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Charles Frank Winstead        
    Retired Educator; Founder, Advocate for Excellence in Americas Classrooms

  • Norma Bourdeaux   
    Former State Representative
  • Mark McPhail    
    Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer
  • C.D. Smith
    (A T & T) Regional Manager/窪做惇蹋厙 Board of Trustees (Member)
  • Wallace Strickland
    Rush Health Systems Chief Executive Officer
  • Ralph E. Young, Jr.
    Local Attorney / 窪做惇蹋厙 Board of Trustees Chairman

  • Barbara Jones
    窪做惇蹋厙 Dean of Academic Affairs /Lauderdale Co. School Board Member
  • Richard Kelly
    Northeast Lauderdale Middle School Principal
  • Dr. Tommy McDonald
    窪做惇蹋厙 Vice President for Operations
  • Dr. Clarence W. Roberts
    Longtime 窪做惇蹋厙 Vice President for Instruction
  • Ed Skipper       
    Chief Fiscal Officer for the City of Meridian

  • Sylvia Autry  
    Superintendent of Meridian Public Schools
  • Videt Carmichael
    State Senator and longtime Clarkdale educator
  • David Little    
    Superintendent of Lauderdale County Schools
  • Billy Sollie       
    Sheriff of Lauderdale County
  • Vel Young
    Assistant District Attorney

  • Phillip Martin
    Head of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

  • Ronnie Miller
    窪做惇蹋厙 Fine Arts Division Chair and major promoter of the arts in the community

  • Dr. William F. Scaggs           
    窪做惇蹋厙 President Emeritus
  • Tommy Dulaney
    Owner of Structural Steel Services
  • Lou Weddington Hart
    Six-time champion of the Mississippi Womens State Amateur Golf  Tournament

 

For more informationFor more information:
Courtney Pitts, Lifetime Quest & Alumni Association Coordinator

courtney.pitts@meridiancc.edu
601.484.8696