by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Delta Council executive vice president Chip Morgan was bestowed with one of Delta State University’s highest honors — an honorary doctor of public service degree. A native of Oxford, Morgan graduated from Oxford High School in 1969 and earned a B.A. in public administration from University of Mississippi in 1974. Morgan was named executive vice [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: healthcare, South Mississippi State Hospital, Terri Posey
Terri Posey was recently named South Mississippi State Hospital’s first quarter Employee of the Quarter. She began working at SMSH as an active treatment technician in September 2004. Posey is a native of Covington County. She completed the Pearl River Community College occupational therapy assistance program and worked in that field prior to her employment [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: Canton, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension, Mississippi State University, Steve Puryear
Analyst Steve Puryear of Mississippi State University’s Canton-based Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension recently was certified as a full Innovation Engineering Black Belt. In addition to being a first for the state, the achievement makes him one of only 50 in the nation to hold the highly sought designation. According to www.InnovationEngineering.org, Black Belt [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: Bill Gay, Ken Brandenburg, The Floor Trader
The Floor Trader recently awarded two employees into the Floor Trader Million Dollar Club. Employees who reach a million dollars in sales receive a diamond ring, and each million sold beyond that receives an additional diamond to add to their ring. Gulfport salesperson Bill Gay was awarded for reaching $4 million in sales, and Ken [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: law, Phelps Dunbar, Steven Blake Adams
Mississippi attorney Steven Blake Adams has joined Phelps Dunbar’s Tupelo office as an associate within the firm’s health care practice, representing hospitals, physicians, managed care organizations and other health care providers in Mississippi and throughout the Southeast. With other health care attorneys in Phelps Dunbar’s Tupelo and Jackson offices, Adams provides counsel on corporate, tax, [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: banking, Martin Shoemake, OmniBank
Martin Shoemake has been named president/CEO and director of OmniBank. With 34 years in the banking industry, Shoemake has been employed with OmniBank for 25 years. He has managed the Bay Springs and Heidelberg branches of OmniBank for the past 20 years. Shoemake has served the Jasper County community in many capacities. He is an [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: education, James C. Newman Jr., Mississippi State University
James C. Newman Jr., a Mississippi State University aerospace engineering professor and researcher specializing in the structural safety of aircraft, is among selections for a 2013 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. At the university, Newman holds the rank of Giles Distinguished Professor, the institution’s highest faculty rank, and the Richard H. Johnson Chair of Aerospace [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: Jessica Dupont, law, Mississippi Women Lawyers Association
Attorney Jessica Dupont has been named a Top Ten Business Leader Under 40 by The Sun Herald and The Journal of South Mississippi Business. Dupont is now listed in the Roland Weeks’ Leadership Hall of Fame and has been described by the publications as being “a strong, up-and-coming young business leader” on the Mississippi Gulf [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: banking, Cadence Bank, Jerry Toney
Cadence Bank has promoted Jerry Toney, Ferrish Williams, Billy Williams and Tracy Lewis at its Starkville Banking and Operations Center. Toney, senior investment advisor for Cadence Investment Services, a division of Cadence Bank, has been promoted to senior vice president. Toney joined Cadence in 1997 and is a leading financial consultant at Cadence and the [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 16,2013
Tags: Keith Rhodes, Rotary Club, social club
Rotary Club of Edgewater members Keith Rhodes, Joy Goundas and Lori Davis have completed Rotary Internationals Leadership Training Program. The extensive four week program highlighted leadership and in depth training on all aspects of what Rotary does throughout the world. Graduation certificates were received during Rotary District 6840’s convention at the Hollywood Casino in Bay [...] [...]
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