April 2010
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April 27
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Chamber Singers Concert, Madison
April 10, 2010
Millsaps College's 20-voice auditioned touring choir joins the St. Francis of Assisi choir to present Schubert's Mass in G with string orchestra at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 4000 W. Tidewater Lane, Madison, MS. Free admission (open to the public).
Chamber Singers Concert, Brandon
April 11, 2010
Millsaps College's 20-voice auditioned touring choir presents a concert of a cappella and accompanied choral music - from motets and anthems to American folk hymns and spirituals at 6:30 p.m. at Crossgates United Methodist Church, 23 Crossgates Drive, Brandon, Miss. Free admission (open to the public).
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Alumni Honored for Service to College
From left: Kay Barksdale, William Jeanes, Howard McMillan, Acting President, Wayne Dowdy and Hugh Parker.The College's Awards and Recognition Dinner took place on March, 27. Those honored for their service to the College were:
2010 Alumnus of the Year: C. Wayne Dowdy
Wayne Dowdy graduated from Millsaps College in 1965 with a degree in history. He received his L.L.B. degree in 1968 from Mississippi College School of Law and started a law practice in McComb. In 1978 he was elected Mayor of McComb and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981-1989.The Alumnus/a of the Year Award was established by the College in 1950 and is awarded annually to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to his or her profession, church and/or community.
2010 Livesay Award Recipients
Kay Barksdale, Class of 1964, served the College in a variety of positions throughout her career at Millsaps including director of public relations, director of alumni relations, director of college and church relations and director of church and parent relations. She retired in 2008.William T. Jeanes, Class of 1959, is a major figure in automotive journalism. Under his leadership as editor-in-chief of Car and Driver, the magazine became the largest automotive publication in the world. In 1993 he became senior vice president and group publisher for Hachett Magazines. He is the founding editor of Classic Automobile Register and AMI Auto World Weekly. He is a life trustee of Millsaps College.
Hugh J. Parker, CPA, holds a bachelor of science in sociology and a master's of science from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctor of philosophy in accounting from Oklahoma State University. During his career, he has taught at USM and Millsaps College. He served as dean and professor of accounting in the Else School of Management from 1993-1998. He is a partner at Horne LLP and since 2003 has served as President/Executive Partner.
The Livesay Award honors the spirit of commitment in which Jim Livesay (1920-2001) served the College as an alumnus, a member of the College administration and as a volunteer.
Author Kathryn Stockett speaks at Arts & Lecture Series
Best-selling author and Jackson native Kathryn Stockett spoke about her novel The Help at Millsaps' March 23 Arts & Lecture Series.
Set in the 1960s in Jackson, The Help illuminates the complex relationships that existed between white women and their black maids. The novel is a story of friendship that crosses the lines of race, class and age, against the backdrop of the Civil Rights era.
Before the event, around 45 alumnae attended a Millsaps Women alumni reception in John Hall.
Long-time Millsaps Coach Remembered for Impact on Students' Lives
Long-time Millsaps athletic coach Tommy Ranager, 68, died March 22 in Brandon.
He began a long, successful, happy career at Millsaps in 1964. For 25 years Tommy served as Coach Harper Davis' only assistant. Together they won games, broke records and touched the lives of hundreds of young men and women. Davis retired after 25 years and Tommy became head football coach, concluding his career at Millsaps in 1996 after 32 years.
During his tenure at Millsaps Coach Ranager taught health and physical education while also serving as the Majors' head baseball coach for nineteen years. He was succeeded by the current coach Jim Paige who was his former student and baseball player.
In 1975 Ranager led the defensive unit to finish first in the nation in both scoring defense and total defense. In 1980 he led the defensive unit to set the Division III mark in scoring defense for a season by holding the opposition to 3.4 points per contest. In 1991 he led the football team in capturing its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
Ranager was inducted into the Millsaps Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2005 he was honored when Millsaps named the field house The Tommy Ranager Field House. An academic scholarship was also established in his name. After retirement Tommy worked for Rankin County School District Alternative School.
Memorials may be directed to Millsaps College for the Tommy Ranager Field House or the Millsaps College Tommy Ranager Academic Scholarship.
SCCA Conference on Philanthropy
On March 5 the Student Council for College Advancement (SCCA) hosted the first Millsaps College Conference on Philanthropy. During the luncheon alumni representing various non-profits and service organizations came together with students to hear from the 2010 Conference on Philanthropy Award recipients David McNair, Joe Bailey and Luther Ott.
The alumni spoke about giving back to Millsaps College, the community and the world. Pictured from left to right are: David McNair, '60, SCCA 2010 Recipient for Global Giving; sophomore Chelsea Rick, SCCA President; Polly Bailey, '68 and Joe Bailey, '69, SCCA 2010 Recipient for Community Giving; senior Taylor Cheeseman, SCCA Philanthropy Chair; and Luther Ott, '71, SCCA 2010 Recipient for Alumni Giving.
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