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Stacey Pickering wins Patriot Award

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000

State Auditor Stacey Pickering has received the Patriot Award from ESGR, Employer Support Of The Guard and Reserve. The award was presented to Pickering, a chaplain in the Mississippi Air National Guard, for his support of employees who are members of the National Guard and Reserve. Pickering was nominated for the award by Susan Syverson, [...]

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U.S. Army engineers recognize inventors

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:33:20 +0000

A pair of researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have been recognized for their significant contributions to the Army’s selection as a 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators Award. Bartley Durst and Toney Cummins with the ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) were named two of the top 20 inventors in [...]

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Hospital honors Aundra Agnew

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:29:17 +0000

Aundra Agnew was recently named 2012 Employee of the Year for North Mississippi State Hospital. Agnew has worked at the hospital since it was opened in 1999, and has served as a mental health technician and is currently serving as the accounts payable officer. Agnew is a graduate of Union University with a degree in [...]

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Mary Cracchiolo Spain takes top public relations award

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:25:53 +0000

Public Relations Association of Mississippi-Mississippi Beach Chapter has presented Mary Cracchiolo Spain with the 2013 Rex E. Kelly Professional Achievement Award. Spain competed with other professional achievement nominees from across Mississippi at the PRAM state conference in April. She was selected as the state winner and will serve as Mississippi’s nominee for the Professional Achievement [...]

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USM brings in Douglas Vinzant

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:17:10 +0000

Longtime higher education administrator Dr. Douglas Vinzant has been named the new vice president for finance and administration at the University of Southern Mississippi. His appointment was pending before the State Institutions of Higher Learning board at press time. Vinzant comes to Southern Miss after serving as vice president for finance and administration at St. [...]

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Marc Slatterly presents at United Nations event

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:59 +0000

Marc Slattery, professor of pharmacognosy at the University of Mississippi, recently presented a seminar at the United Nations Intersessional Workshop on Marine Genetic Resources in New York. The seminar, “Marine Genetic Resources: Benefit Sharing and Obstacles,” outlined issues associated with researching marine resources in foreign waters. In his seminar, Slattery proposed that investigating countries should [...]

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BancorpSouth names new officers

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:07:18 +0000

BancorpSouth Inc. has promoted Jeannie McNinch to senior vice president and controller and Will Fisackerly to senior vice president and director of corporate finance. McNinch, an Amory native, previously served as senior vice president in financial reporting at BancorpSouth. She has been with the company for 10 years. She received both a bachelor of professional [...]

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City of Greenville hires Korey Adams

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:03:22 +0000

Greenville City Council recently voted to hire Korey Bennett Adams for the manager position in the Water Department. Born and raised in Greenville, Adams attended Jackson State University and majored in psychology. In 1998, Adams graduated at the top of his class with magna cum laude honors. After college, Adams took a position as career [...]

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Cadence Bank welcomes Whitney Windham

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:10 +0000

Whitney Windham has joined Cadence Bank as a mortgage loan originator. Windham previously worked at BankPlus as a mortgage loan originator, and brings several years of experience to the position. She earned a bachelor of science in banking and finance from the University of Mississippi, followed by an MBA from Millsaps College. She and her [...]

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Community Bank elevates Bradley Clark

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:38 +0000

Bradley G. Clark has been promoted to vice president for Community Bank in Ellisville. He joined Community Bank in 2009, and was most recently an assistant vice president. Clark specializes in consumer, commercial and poultry lending. He is a 2005 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, earning a degree in accounting. In 2012, he [...]

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