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New Century Scholars/PTK Academic All-American Scholars
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Bobcat Club Tailgating
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Greetings Alumni and Friends!
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 We trust that each of you had a very Merry Christmas and a great start to 2015! Speaking of 2015, I'll start with a bit of movie trivia. For those of you that are "Back to the Future" fans, 2015 was the year that Marty McFly traveled into the future and found everyone riding hover boards as opposed to skateboards. As far as I know, skateboards are still around, but who knows what the future holds! All is quiet on campus as I write this update. Students are not due back for another week. We will get things started for Alumni and Friends with our Bobcat Club Basketball tailgating on Tuesday, January 26th. We will hold that event in the Union in A.B. Howard gymnasium prior to our game with Hinds CC. We are still finalizing plans for the golf tournament, which will be held on Friday, March 27th at the Laurel Country Club. More information will follow in the coming weeks on that event. We will also be doing a baseball tailgating event but have yet to nail down a date for that event. We are looking at home games and of course, weather as that will be held outdoors at Community Bank Park. As we transition into late winter and spring sports, let me take a moment to encourage each of you to come out and support our student athletes. Our coaches, staff, and student athletes do a great job in representing your alma matter. As always, please encourage everyone that you know to join the Alumni Association and Bobcat Club! Until next time....Go Bobcats!
Charlie Garretson
Vice President of Advancement
Director of Alumni and Foundation
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New Century/PTK Academic All-American Scholars
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Seven Jones County Junior College sophomores were recently nominated for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society's All-State Academic honors with two students being chosen to compete on a statewide level. Pictured are the nominees left to right: Anna Beth Houston of Laurel; Bridgette Wagner of D'Iberville; Destini Meadows of Richton; Chris Morgan of Madison; Joseph "Chip" Cooley of Laurel; Ryan Shoemake of Laurel and Trent Black of Ellisville. JCJC's All-State Academic Representatives, Meadows and Morgan are in the middle of the picture.
To read Teresa McCreery's story on these students click on the link: New Century Scholars/All-State American Team. |
JCJC Employees Honored for Service
| Forty-two Jones County Junior  College faculty and staff members were recently honored for their years of service to the college. Administrators and the JCJC Foundation treated everyone to a BBQ lunch and recognized employees at five year increments, beginning with those who have served at least five years. One employee, Bonnie Warren (Pictured on the left with HR Director, Luke Hammonds) was recognized for her 36 years as a student services administrative assistant and as the curren t director of advisement at JCJC. Rebecca Patrick, (far right) JCJC's former public relations director and current yearbook adviser and Humanities instructor began working at JCJC 31 years ago in December. She is pictured with bookstore shipping and receiving clerk, B.J. Meche (left) who has logged in 30 years working at the two-year college. 
Fine arts instructor and assistant director of bands, Meri Newell (left) and social sciences division chair and instructor, Dr. Ronnie Bishop (right) were honored for their 25 years of service to the college recently at an Employee Recognition luncheon.  Nine JCJC employees (below) were recently honored for working 20 years at Jones at the Employee Recognition luncheon. Pictured left to right are: Jennifer Smith, student recruiting; Melinda English, housekeeping; Melanie Eubanks, art instructor; Bob Stevens, math instructor; Joan McCoy, science instructor; Jeff Keeton, forestry instructor; Kay Moore, housekeeping and Arlena Sullivan, business instructor. Not pictured: JCJC President Dr. Jesse Smith, who was emceeing the event. Thirte en JCJC employees (pictured on the left) were recently honored for working 15 years at Jones. Pictured left to right are: Greg Butler, Dean of Advanced Technology Center, Donna Bass, science division secretary; Mark Easley, college readiness division chair and tennis coach; Patricia Pitts, practical nursing secretary; Paul Johnson, workforce development; Sandi Flynt, student recruiting; Carlo Juliano, Spanish instructor; Deborah Cooley, practical nursing instructor; Johnny Worrell, housekeeping and Dusty Holifield, business instructor. Not pictured are: Regina Kitchens, workforce development; Sam Jones, Dean of Students and Malcolm Rowzee, special projects.  Nine JCJC employees (pictured on the right) were recently honored for working10 years at Jones. Pictured left to right are: Julie Atwood, director of library and media services; LeAnne Nixon, business office; Jessica Martin, financial aid; Clint James, director of Greene County Learning Center and Susan Smith, fine arts division chair. Not pictured are: Robert Brown, basic skills; Barbara Campbell, A.D. nursing instructor; Melissa Young, childcare and Joseph Van Tuggle, men 's housing and facilities director. Six JCJC employees (pictured on the left) were recently honored for working five years in various roles at Jones. Pictured left to right are: Willie Page, housekeeping; Eric Shows, science division chair; Mickey Ciullo, bookstore and Chris Kirtland, baseball assistant coach. Not pictured: Claudia Gaddy, financial aid. To read the story click on the link: JCJC Employees Honored for Service
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Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
| Sixteen Jones County Junior College faculty and staff members were recently honored for their accomplishments in the workplace. The Appreciation Awards began in 2004 and focus on four individuals from three categories of employees: faculty, office staff and administrative support, and employees working in, maintenance, housekeeping, campus grounds and campus police. Each staff employee finalist was awarded a cash prize of $125 and the overall winner received $625. Faculty finalists each received a cash prize of $250 and the overall winner received $1,000.
The Faculty Recognition Program was designed and funded by the JCJC Foundation, Inc., and the college, with the luncheon sponsored by the JCJC Student Government Association, the college and the JCJC Foundation. Finalists are selected and interviewed by the Faculty and Staff Recognition Program Selection Committee. The finalists for the faculty awards were Dr. Ronnie Bishop-Social Sciences (above middle); Larry Looney, Industrial Services (middle right); Meri Ford Newell-Fine Arts (far right); Rhonda Robertson-Science (middle left) and Benji Sessums-Health a nd Human Services (far left) with Dr. Bishop winning overall.
The Office Staff and Administrative Support nominees included Tara Dupree (right) who has worked in Admissions for 13 years at the college. Kristen Register (middle) has served nine years in the Health Clinic and has been called out on several campus emergencies utilizing her paramedic skills. For 18 years, Daphne Yeager (not pictured) has worked in the President's and Business Offices and has proved to be a "vital" employee. The overall winner for the Office Staff and Administrative Support employees is Regina Poole Clark (left). She has worked in the Student Services and Academic Dean's Office's for 24 years.
 In the maintenance, housekeeping, campus grounds and campus police departments, Gerald Griffin (above far right) was recognized for his three years working in transportation and grounds. Stella Chapman's (middle right) 24 years in housekeeping earned her a spot as a finalist. Jeffrey Morris (far left) was also commended for his 13 years in the transportation and grounds departments. The top award went to Ravel Anderson (middle left) who has worked in housekeeping for five years.  The Leadership Award for Administrative Excellence was established two years ago to honor a mid-level administrator whose commitment to the profession has stood out amongst their peers. Campus Police Chief, Stan Livingston was chosen as the recipient of this honor for his four years as the police chief and for taking on the challenge of changing how the department operates. Livingston has basically implemented the same standards for JCJC as a city police department would enforce. Dr. Smith praised his efforts for transforming the department by going over and beyond to provide a convenient service for students. Livingston received a plaque and a cash award. English instructor, Dr. David Lowery (left with Charlie Garretson) was honored with the Barbara and Gary Sauls Award for Excellence in Teaching Humanities. He received a $500 cash award in recognition of his abilities as a Humanities instructor who exemplifies intellectual integrity in the classroom, encourages independent analytical thinking skills, engenders a love for humanitarian pursuits and fosters a positive rapport with students. He was also recognized as the Faculty and Staff Associations' member of the Year.  SODEXHO employee, Linda Hutto (right) was the recipient of a new award: The SODEXHO Employee Award of Excellence for 2014. Hutto who has served Board of Trustees Members to students and community members for the last 20 years. Hutto received a plaque and a cash award for her service. She is |
New Athletic Web Site is Ready!
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 It's here!!! The new JCJC Athletic website is ready for you to use!
Hopefully this new website will enhance your experience finding the latest scores, game highlights and more! You will be able to find all the stories and info related to each sport, in that sports' section. Here is a link to the new site: NEW JCJC ATHLETIC WEBSITE
As always, there are links at the top, left hand side of this newsletter to assist you to various places on the sports and JCJC web sites. Now go out and follow those Bobcats!!!
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Bobcat Club Tailgating
| Calling all Bobcat Club members!!! YOU are invited to the annual Bobcat Club Tailgating event before the JCJC vs. Hinds Basketball game on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 5 p.m.
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Join the Bobcat Club
|  Would you like to support JCJC athletics and be a part of the winning team? Join the Bobcat Club and be a member of the best in JUCO sports! Two different Bobcat Club Sports Ticket Packages include a combination of game passes, tailgating and membership in the Bobcat Club and the JCJC Alumni Association.
Click on the link for the Bobcat Club Membership Packages to get all the details. To be a Bobcat Club Member, all you have to do is apply and choose your membership level. Click on the link from A.D. Katie Herrington for football information Letter from A.D. and to apply, click on this link for the application: Bobcat Club Application. Go BOBCATS!!!
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Calendar of Events
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Mark your calendars for these upcoming Events
January 26, 2015
Bobcat Club Basketball Tailgating
March 27, 2015
Alumni Golf Tournament
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Congratulations! to the following JCJC alumni who recently married:
(The following couples' wedding announcements were found in local newspapers. We would love to hear from everyone. Please email your news and announcements to jcjcalumniinfo@jcjc.edu)
*Lindsey Graham of Quitman and Austin Lafferty of Quitman were married November 8. Graham is a graduate of Jones.
*Kaitlyn Manning of Stringer and Aaron Suggs of Hebron were married November 15. Manning is a JCJC graduate.
*Kayla Bradley of Laurel and Bret Farris of Hattiesburg were married December 13. Bradley is a graduate and employee a JCJC.
*Abby Smith of Laurel and Harvey Holifield of Ellisville were married December 13. Smith and Holifield are graduates of Jones.
*Jaclyn Wiggins of Brookhaven and Robert Walters of Petal were married December 13. Walters is a graduate of Jones.
*Micah Warren of Waynesboro and Justin Lindsey of of Laurel will be married January 31. Lindsey is a Jones graduate.
*Shana Roberts of Hattiesburg and Kane Edwards of Richton will be married in May. They are the winners of the fourth annual Dream Wedding Giveaway, sponsored by Forrest General's Spirit of Women and Canebrake Country Club. Both are JCJC graduates.
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"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The phrase 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
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Remember When...
in 1955 when there were two gymnasiums on campus? The original gym was built in 1926 and
was sponsored by the senior class of that year.
The new Gymnasium-Assembly Building was completed in 1954.
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JoAnna Newcomb
JCJC Alumni Coordinator
The Bobcat Bulletin is produced and written by the JCJC Marketing Team.
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