The Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association Board of Directors recently announced five new members.
They are: Ashley Dean of Lebanon, Tennessee, a 2006 graduate; Bridget Smith Ellis of Arlington, Tennessee, a 2004 graduate; Michelle Featherston of Diamondhead, a 2007 graduate; Kym Golden Gore of Madison, a 1997 graduate; and Nicolas T. Wright of Baltimore, Maryland, a 2014 graduate.
The board is headed by Katherine Shell Benson of Southaven, who graduated from The W in 2003. Symone Bounds, also of Southaven, a 2012 graduate, is president-elect, and Rebecca Rogers of Memphis, Tennessee, class of 2000, is immediate past president of the alumni board.
The board also includes Robbie Foxx of Columbus, class of 1973; Monique Jenkins of Marietta, Georgia, 2008; Jermarra Jones-Price of Southaven, 2008; Kacey Keeton of Montgomery, Alabama, 1997; Christie Jones Lawrence of Starkville; Troy Lewis of Grovetown, Georgia, 1991; LuAnne Farrar McGuirk of Potts Camp, 2003; Lydia Coffey Pierce of Petal, 2009; Barbara Black Travis of Flowood, 1970; and Jane Izard Turner of Flora, 1980.
The Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association exists to support and promote the mission of Mississippi University for Women while providing alumni engagement opportunities as the University’s officially affiliated alumni organization.
For information, visit https://longblueline.muw.edu/.
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