by MBJ Staff Published: March 11,2012
Tags: Andy Wimberly, Auburn University, Butler Snow Advisory, Clark Love, Henry C. Agent, James Maxwell, John Reece, Lauren Cannada Lomax, Michael Billings, Millsaps College, Mississippi State University, Roger Wicker, University of Mississippi
Butler Snow Advisory has added six new team members, including Henry C. Agent, strategic advisor; Michael Billings, strategic advisor; Lauren Cannada Lomax, senior research analyst; Clark Love, strategic advisor; John Reece, senior advisor-technology; and, Andy Wimberly, senior advisor-executive coaching. Argent has more than 15 years of experience providing strategic financial leadership to companies ranging from [...] [...]
Rob King, CPA, CVA, CFE has been admitted as a shareholder with The Koerber Company, P.A. King obtained a bachelor of accountancy degree from the University of Mississippi. In addition to being a certified public accountant, King is a certified valuation analyst and a certified fraud examiner. [...]

Melissa A. Swetland, CPA, has been promoted to supervisor at BKD, LLP. Swetland joined BKD in the Oxford office in January 2010. She has over 12 years of experience in the accounting profession and provides tax services for a wide variety of both business and individual clients. Swetland is a graduate of the University of [...] [...]
The Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions has selected attorney Cory T. Wilson to serve on its Character and Fitness Committee. Wilson will help review applications of aspiring attorneys to ensure their fitness to become members of the Mississippi Bar and sit on hearing panels to determine any character questions for Bar applicants. Wilson manages the [...] [...]

BKD, LLP has promoted Matthew S. Glover, Megan H. Mills and Megan C. McKinnie to senior accountant. Glover began his public accounting career at BKD in January 2010. He provides audit services for a variety of entities including manufacturing and distribution, governmental and not-for-profits. Glover is a graduate of the University of Mississippi where he [...] [...]

by MBJ Staff Published: February 12,2012
Tags: American Institute of Banking, BancorpSouth, Christian Motorcyclist Association, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Hinds Community College, Jackson Medical Center, Millsaps College, Mississippi Kidney Foundation, United States Tennis Association, University of Mississippi, Vanda Crowe
BancorpSouth has announced numerous promotions. Vanda Crowe has been promoted to vice president of business development at the Jackson Medical Center office of BancorpSouth. She has been in banking for 34 years, nine of which have been with BancorpSouth. Crowe is a native of Byram, and obtained an associate’s degree in business administration at Hinds [...] [...]
Drew Snyder has been selected to lead the Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s Policy and Research Division. Snyder comes to the position from the Washington law firm of Hollingsworth LLP, where he practiced complex and multidistrict litigation. As assistant secretary of state of policy and research, some of Snyder’s responsibilities include researching potential policy revisions [...] [...]

by Ted Carter Published: February 12,2012
Tags: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Dr. James T. Tisdale, gulf of mexico, JACKSON, Joseph Green Hall, Lance Nail, M.M. Roberts Stadium, Master of Business Administration, Master of Professional Accountancy, McCarty Hall, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Ole Miss, The School of Business for Mississippi, U.S. News & World Report, University of Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi
College expects to break ground this summer on new 90,000 square-foot home HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business is not looking for its future somewhere over the rainbow. The College has found it situated on an expanse of gravel between M.M. Roberts Stadium and McCarty Hall. Thanks to quicker-than-expected fund-raising, the [...] [...]
Rahul Khanna, assistant professor of pharmacy administration and research assistant professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi, is among 18 recipients of New Investigator Awards from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Khanna will use the award to study the relationship between the health and well-being of caregivers [...] [...]
Caitlin B. Huffines recently joined the Natchez CPA firm of The Gillon Group, PLLC as part of the professional accounting team in the tax department. Since becoming a member of The Gillon Group team, Huffines has successfully completed the examination requirements for becoming a certified public accountant. A native of Natchez, she is a graduate [...] [...]