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ALCORN FALL 2013
CONTENTS
PURPLE & GOLD
A Great University 2
@AlcornPrez18 is #BraveEnough 7 And the Winner Is... 8
Celebrating the Alcorn Legacy 10 e Presidents’ Circle 12
Alcorn is a Great Place to Work 14 Advancing Our State Together 17 Strength in Unity 18
A Daughter Returns 20
A Sparkling Crown and a Special Cause 22 Lift Every Voice 24
Blasting into Battle 26
e Drive of M. Christopher Brown II 28 833 Degrees and Rising 33
Faculty & Sta Notes 34
Special Section – Foundation Report
CLASS NOTES
National Alumni President 36 In Memoriam 37
Alumni Action 38
Alumni Reunion Weekend 40 Alcornite of the Year 40
THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
HBCU
of the Year
2012
on the cover:
Bronze bust of civil rights champion and distinguished alumnus Medgar Wiley Evers ‘52, located in the Medgar Wiley Evers Heritage Village on the Lorman campus. The bust is the work of nationally renowned sculptor Ed Dwight.
CREDITS
ALCORN
Fall 2013
PRESIDENT
M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D.
EDITOR
Clara Ross Stamps
EDITORIAL BOARD
Tanya Carr Christopher Davis Janice Gibson Elena Kostyleva Jessica Russell
DESIGN
Yolanda Foster
PHOTOGRAPHY
Hubert Worley
COPY EDITOR
Johnny Lowe
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