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Mississippi Economic Council MEC Snapshot
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Kilroy, Northington Graduate from
Institute for Organization Management
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MEC's Cathy Northington (left) and Christi Kilroy (right) received the IOM distinction after completing the four-year Institute for Organization Management program. They are pictured with MEC Executive Vice President and COO Scott Waller, IOM, who is a member of Southeast Institute Board of Regents.
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Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the Mississippi Economic Council, are pleased to announce that MEC's Christi Kilroy, IOM, Vice President, Policy, Research and Engagement, and Cathy Northington, IOM, Vice President, Programs and Administration, have graduated from the program and have received the recognition of IOM.
Awarded to all graduates of the Institute program, the IOM Graduate Recognition signifies the individual's completion of 96 hours of course instruction in nonprofit management. In addition, participants can earn credit hours toward the Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) or Certified Association Executive (CAE) certifications. Nearly 1,000 individuals attend Institute annually. Scott Waller, IOM, a 2011 graduate of the Institute for Organization Management serves on the Southeast Institute Board of Regents. Waller is Executive Vice President and COO of MEC.
This year, five Mississippians graduated from the Institute for Organization Management:
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Congrats to our Mississippi graduates!
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Exclusive Screening of Get on Up
on July 27 in Madison
On Sunday, July 27, Universal Pictures will hold an exclusive red carpet screening of the James Brown biopic Get on Up at Grandview Cinema in Madison. Mississippi native and Get on Up director Tate Taylor and Chadwick Boseman, the film's star, will be in attendance.
In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award�-nominated blockbuster The Help, Taylor directs 42's Boseman as James Brown in Get on Up. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Boseman is joined in the drama by Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Octavia Spencer, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter and Jill Scott.
The red carpet event begins at 2:00 p.m. with screenings starting at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries' Edenzon Participates in Special Olympics Opening Ceremony
The former president of Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division led Mississippi's Special Olympics team in the opening ceremony of the 2014 USA Games recently in New Jersey. Irwin F. Edenzon, who stepped down as president in March and now serves as HII's Corporate Vice President of Strategic Projects, participated in the ceremony with 56 athletes and coaches from Jackson County, where Ingalls is located.
"Special Olympics is a worldwide movement that reveals champions," Edenzon said. "Team Mississippi is competing at the national level and, win or lose, each and every athlete is a champion. I'm proud that Huntington Ingalls Industries played a role in making it possible."
Ingalls Shipbuilding is an MEC member.
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Spirit of America...Spirit of Mississippi...
Passing of a Friend and Leader
A long time MEC board member, Dr. Ted J. Alexander - who was well known in our state for his leadership in establishing the Lower Pearl River Valley Foundation as well as the Mississippi Council on Economic Education and for his long service in education, particularly as the President of Pearl River Community College from 1986-2000 - died early Wednesday at age 78.
He was quintessentially positive and was a leader who clearly defined his community...and focused his personal and professional resources aggressively toward making a meaningful difference on behalf of his fellow Mississippians. His leadership and friendship will be missed. Click Here for a tribute to Dr. Alexander from Pearl River Community College. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but will be posted at the Moore Funeral Service website when available - Click Here. Dr. Alexander is an example of so many Mississippi leaders who clearly define where they can make a difference...and then make it a point of getting it done. In a state that must make the most of its resources, this kind of human capital commitment is what moves the state forward.
It is the same kind of spirit of commitment that our Founders made in 1776 that we continue to recognize this Independence Day weekend. It is the true spirit of America which so often gets lost in the 24 hour news cycle of sound bites and barbs. Our nation is a place of great opportunity and hope - and by following the kind of positive path of service to our fellow Americans and Mississippians taken by the generations who are now only in our memory, we can keep that spirit alive.
We hope you have a wonderful July 4th weekend. It is a great celebration of truly a great country and its people.
Keep the faith,
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ABOUT US
The Mississippi Economic Council has been the voice of Mississippi business since 1949. MEC deals with broad issues that relate to businesses through advocacy, research, resources and leadership. MEC has 8,600 members from 1,100 member firms in 2,400 locations throughout Mississippi.
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Mississippi Economic Council - The State Chamber of Commerce
248 E. Capitol Street, Suite 940 - Jackson, Mississippi 39201
P.O. Box 23276 - Jackson, Mississippi 39225-3276
Phone: 601-969-0022 - 1-800-748-7626
Fax: 601-353-0247 - 1-888-717-2809
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