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Programs: Award Recipients
 

Hall of Fame  (1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s)

Young Alumni Award

Alumni Service Award

 

Past Recipients of Alumni Hall of Fame Distinguished Alumni Awards
Created in 1974 by The Ole Miss Alumni Association, the Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize those alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their country, their state and The University of Mississippi through their leadership, loyal support, service and dedication, all of which perpetuate the great name of Ole Miss.  Each year, not more than five alumni are selected by a seven-member selection committee from nominations received throughout the year.

1975

Robert J. Farley
Oxford, Mississippi

Arthur C. Guyton
Jackson, Mississippi

E. Wilson Lyon
Claremont, California

Fred B. Smith
Ripley, Mississippi

John Davis Williams
Oxford, Mississippi

 

1976

Woodard Davis Becham
New Orleans, Louisiana

James P. Coleman
Ackerman, Mississippi

James D. Hardy
Woodbridge, Connecticut

George William Healy Jr.
 
New Orleans, Louisiana

Myres S. McDougal
New Haven, Connecticut

 

1977

George Payne Cossar
Charleston, Mississippi

Victor A. Coulter
Oxford, Mississippi

James Daniel Hardy
Jackson, Mississippi

Girault M. Jones
Nashville, Tennessee

Otho R. Smith
Meridian, Mississippi

1978

 

George H. Kimmons
Knoxville, Tennessee

Julius Levine
Hayward, California

Arthur B. Lewis
Oxford, Mississippi

Harvey Lee Morrison
Okolona, Mississippi

John W. Wade
Nashville, Tennessee

1979

William Alton Bryant
Oxford, Mississippi

Thomas D. Clark
Lexington, Kentucky

James O. Eastland
Doddsville, Mississippi

Alfred Hume
Oxford, Mississippi

Richard Baxter Wilson
Madison, Mississippi

1980

Harold Bursonz
Scarsdale, New York

Mark F. Ethridge
Moncure, North Carolina

William C. Faulkner
Oxford, Mississippi

Frank Manning Kinard
Oxford, Mississippi

David S. Pankratz
Oxford, Mississippi
 

1981

James A. Autry
Des Moines, Iowa

John Brademas Jr.
New York, New York

Mary Ann Mobley Collins
Beverly Hills, California

Frank Edgar Everett Jr.
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Claude Ferrell Varner
Memphis, Tennessee
 

1982

 

Charles D. Fair
Louisville, Mississippi

Beckett Howorth
Jackson, Mississippi

Sarah McGehee Isom
Oxford, Mississippi

George McLean
Tupelo, Mississippi
 

1983

 

Charlotte Capers
Jackson, Mississippi

Hugh N. Clayton
New Albany, Mississippi

Verner S. Holmes
Jackson, Mississippi

Archie Manning
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tally D. Riddell
Quitman, Mississippi
 

1984

Chester H. Curtis
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Lucy Somerville Howorth
Cleveland, Mississippi

Samuel D. McIlwain
Alexandria, Virginia

Paul W. Murrill
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 

1985

Charles Clark
Jackson, Mississippi

Lynda Lee Mead Shea
Memphis, Tennessee

Larry M. Speakes, Arlington
Virginia and D.C.

Jamie L. Whitten, Charleston
Mississippi and D.C.

Clifford G. Worsham
Corinth, Mississippi
 

1986

 

David Cottrell Jr.
Gulfport, Mississippi

Frank R. Day
Jackson, Mississippi*

Thomas F. Frist Sr.
Nashville, Tennessee

Thomas K. McCraw
Belmont, Massachusetts

Lenore L. Prather
Columbus, Mississippi
 

1987

George A. Garrett
Menlo Park, California

Frederick M. Glass
New York, New York

Robert P. Guyton
Atlanta, Georgia

H.F. McCarty Jr.
Magee, Mississippi

John N. Palmer
Jackson, Mississippi

1988

Henry C. Brevard Jr.
Tupelo, Mississippi

Joseph Cerny III
Berkeley, California

Josephine Ayres Haxton
Jackson, Mississippi

Charles Stanley Locke
Lake Forest, Illinois

1989

 

Frank A. Anderson
Oxford, Mississippi

Hardy M. Graham
Union City, Tennessee

Hunter Lee Little
Palo Alto, California

William F. Winter
Jackson, Mississippi
 

1990

 

Porter L. Fortune Jr.
Oxford, Mississippi

Daniel P. Jordan Jr.
Charlottesville, Virginia

Patrick D. Smith
Merritt Island, Florida

John H. Vaught
Oxford, Mississippi

1991

James N. Butler
Oxford, Mississippi

James L. McDowell Jr.
Jackson, Mississippi

Anna Keirsey McLean
Tupelo, Mississippi

Charles E. Noyes
Oxford, Mississippi

Thomas K. Swayze
Oxford, Mississippi

1992

 

Charles A. Conerly Jr.
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Max D. Cooper
Birmingham, Alabama

Charles L. Overby
Brentwood, Tennessee

Michael S. Starnes
Memphis, Tennessee

1993

Louis K. Brandt
Houston, Texas

Patrick E. McNarny
Logansport, Indiana

J. Lucian Smith

George M. Street
Oxford, Mississippi

Louis L. Sulya
Jackson, Mississippi

1994

 

Michael T. Aiken
Urbana, Illinois

W. Emmett Marston
Memphis, Tennessee

Howard L. McMillan Jr.
Jackson, Mississippi

Norman C. Nelson
Brandon, Mississippi
 

1995

 

Reuben V. Anderson
Jackson, Mississippi

David W. Arnold
Yazoo City, Mississippi

Blair E. Batson
Jackson, Mississippi

Evelyn Gandy
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Dan S. Wilford
Sugar Land, Texas
 

1996

John G. Adler
Boca Raton, Florida

James L. Barksdale
Ridgeland, Mississippi

Frank O. Crosthwait Jr.
Indianola, Mississippi

Will A. Hickman
Oxford, Mississippi

Paul H. Moore Sr.
Pascagoula, Mississippi
 

1997

Barbara Kerr Beckman
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

L. Stacy Davidson
Cleveland, Mississippi

Mary Lynn Booth Kotz
Washington, D.C.

Parham H. Williams Jr.
Orange, California

Robert J. “Ben” Williams Jr.
Jackson, Mississippi
 

1998

Phil H. Berry Jr.
Dallas, Texas

Rose Jackson Flenorl
Cordova, Tennessee

Ron A. Franklin
Austin, Texas

Gerald M. Hollingsworth
Niceville, Florida

Jim F. Ingram
Tupelo, Mississippi
 

1999

Edward O. Fritts
Arlington, Virginia

Paul Edward Gray
West Windsor, New Jersey

George P. Hewes III
Jackson, Mississippi

Edith Kelly-Green
Memphis, Tennessee

Carole Lynn Meadows
Gulfport, Mississippi

2000

Raymond L. Brown
Pascagoula, Mississippi

Larry Martindale
Atlanta, Georgia

Otis L. Sanford
Memphis, Tennessee

R. Faser Triplett Sr.
Jackson, Mississippi

William Gully Yates Jr.
Philadelphia, Mississippi
 

2001

Janet Griffin Farrington
Jackson, Mississippi

Samuel Bond Haskell III
Los Angeles, California

Henry Paris
Indianola, Mississippi

Aubrey B. Patterson
Tupelo, Mississippi

Gail Jones Pittman
Jackson, Mississippi

2002

William R. Dunlap
McLean, Virginia

Terry C. Ewert
Short Hills, New Jersey

David L. Guyton
Baltimore, Maryland

J. Edward Hill
Tupelo, Mississippi

Sherman L. Muths Jr.
Gulfport, Mississippi

2003

 

Ronnie Agnew
Madison, Mississippi

Robert W. Elliott Sr.
Ripley, Mississippi

Roger M. Flynt Jr.
Destin, Florida

Bernice H. Hussey
Memphis, Tennessee
 

2004

Mr. Gerald M. Abdalla
McComb, Mississippi

General Paul V. Hester
Hurlburt Field, Florida

Dr. Henry L. Laws II
Clanton, Alabama

Ms. Rachel S. McPherson
Brooklyn, New York

Dr. James “Butch” Rosser Jr.
Port Chester, New York
 
 
 

2005

Ms. Verna Bailey
Portland, Oregon

Dr. Henry A. Fazer
Montgomery, Alabama

Mr. William W. Gresham Jr.
Indianola, Mississippi

Dr. W. Briggs Hopson Jr.
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Mr. Lucian S. Minor
Memphis, Tennessee


  Past Recipients of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Created in 2001 by The Ole Miss Alumni Association's Young Alumni Council, this award honors graduates from the past fifteen years who have made significant contributions to The University of Mississippi, to their community and to their profession
.
2001

Robyn M. Tannehill
Oxford, Mississippi

2002

Donald B. Bedell
Sikeston, Missouri

2003

Samuel J. Sliman
Washington, D.C.

2004

Mr. Brian K. Roberson
Vienna, Virginia

2005

Dr. Amy H. Herring
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  Past Recipients of the Alumni Service Award
Created in 2002 by The Ole Miss Alumni Association, this award recognizes those individuals who have been members of the Alumni Association for 25 years or more and who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication, leadership, and service to the advancement of The University of Mississippi and the Alumni Association. 

2002

David W. Arnold
Yazoo City, Mississippi
2003 Charles Farris Jr.
New Orleans, Louisiana

2004

Mr. Charles D. Galey
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
2005

Mr. Jimmy L. Hill
Ripley, Mississippi

 

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