A rose to Mississippi University for Women’s nursing school, which had three of its programs rated as best in the state of Mississippi and in the Top Five in the Southeast by NursingProcess.org. MUW’s associate of science in nursing, bachelor of science in nursing and registered nurse to BSN ranked second, fourth and fifth respectively in the southeast which includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. These kinds of honors are not bestowed on a whim or by reputation alone. They represent a lot of hard work over the years and are built on vision, commitment, collaboration, communication, flexibility and dedication from MUW’s administration, staff, faculty, students and alumni. These distinctions confirm what we have known for a long time: The MUW nursing school provides an outstanding education for nursing students and is a leader in the field. We congratulate MUW on this impressive achievement.
A rose to Kenneth Rogers, who was chosen as the Mississippi State University Police Chief, the university announced last Friday. Rogers’ ascension to “top cop” at MSU is a story we all can admire, a 27-year journey that began when Rogers joined the MSU police department at its lowest level — writing citations. Since then, he steadily moved through the ranks from writing citations to officer to lieutenant to captain to assistant chief, and finally, to chief of police. Those promotions are proof of Rogers’ ability to handle each new responsibility. We expect no less from his tenure at the MSU Police Chief. Certainly, no one could have been more qualified than Rogers in the areas of knowing the campus, its people and its unique challenges. Being a Chief of Police on a college campus is certainly a different sort of challenge. Imagine being a chief in a “city” of 7,000 residents and another 13,000 who spend their work weeks in its “city limits.” Now further imagine what it’s like when that population is changing every year. Familiarity with those dynamics would certainly be an asset for a chief, so Rogers’ credentials for the job are well-established. Congratulations, Chief Rogers.
A rose to Lisa Klutts, who was among five new board members selected by the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) this week. Klutts, the director of West Point’s Main Street organization, known as The Growth Alliance, was selected as a representative for District 2 serving the central part of the state. She will join Chance McDavid, project director at John C. Stennis Institute of Government & Community Development in Starkville and Leah Kemp, director of the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center at Mississippi State University, who are already on the board. The trio of board members will certainly benefit our Golden Triangle Main Street organization. The selection is one of many honors Klutts has earned in her work promoting West Point and its businesses. She was chosen as Outstanding Main Street Director of the year in 2021 and has helped West Point earn numerous awards from the MMSA. We can think of no one who has served West Point and Clay County better in promoting all that the city and county have to offer. We congratulate Lisa on this most recent honor and are confident she will represent her fellow Main Street associations in our area with distinction.
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