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THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
ALCORN SPRING 2012
CONTENTS
PURPLE & GOLD
Miss Alcorn State University 2
SGA President 3
40 Under 40 4
Leadership Matters 14
Alcorn Sweeps Past Enrollment Goal 18 Explore the World with Alcorn 19
Name that Building 20 AdvancingOurStateTogether 21
140th Alcorn State University Graduation 22 Presidential Encampment 24
Dr. Walter Washington Parkway 26 Founder’s Day Convocation 28 Alcorn Bravery 30
Faculty & Sta Notes 34
Playing to Win 36 Alcorn’sNewVirtualTour 38
Special Section – Foundation Report 39 National Alumni Association President 51
CLASS NOTES
Alumni Action 52
In Memoriam 55
Alumni Reunion Weekend 56 Alcornite of the Year 56
on the cover:
Listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1976, the Oakland Memorial Chapel (circa 1838) is a Mississippi icon cherished by generations of Alcornites.
CREDITS
ALCORN
Spring 2012
PRESIDENT
M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D.
EDITOR
Clara Ross Stamps
EDITORIAL BOARD
LaRaye Brown Tanya Carr Janice Gibson Elena Kostyleva Jessica Russell
DESIGN
Megan Harris
PHOTOGRAPHY
Hubert Worley
COPY EDITORS
Sarah Asmus Johnny Lowe
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