Success as a two-sport student-athlete at Hinds made Celeste Bryant Bramlett (2000) want to help others achieve the same – so much so, that her Hinds success influenced her change in majors.
Alumni
Alumnus weekend draws support for athletics
Hinds Athletics hosted its first Alumni Weekend and Golf Outing, which drew 12 teams to play at Eagle Ridge Golf Course on April 8. More than $7,500 was raised to go toward projects to update athletic facilities.
50+ Reunion spotlighted classes of 1970, 1971
“This year’s 50+ honored two years at the same time after the event was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Chad Bradford inducted into SHOF
“Hinds alumnus Chad Bradford (1995) was inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame on April 27.”
MC dean touts key women of Hinds who shaped her career
Dr. Debbie Norris (1977) says she was quite the serious student throughout high school and beyond, though she still credits her Hinds experience as life-shaping and critical. Norris, associate provost and graduate dean at Mississippi College, grew up in Raymond. Among her influences was her mother, Martha Robinson, who taught business technology for years on the Raymond Campus.
Connecting for healthy choices comes easy for Hinds alumna
Natasha Haynes (1992) isn’t a chef by trade, but cooks up the best fast-and-healthy eats the Mississippi State Extension Service website has to offer. She credits her years as a Hinds student, including the college’s student public relations and recruiting group Hinds Connection, for why her food video series has been a success.
Biologist, ‘drone girl’ takes flight in new job, thanks to Hinds
Jenny Laird (2002) began her career in scientific research two decades ago cleaning storage tanks where invasive species of plants were kept for study. Since then, her career hasn’t as much grown as it has flown – by way of expansive aviation technology used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fulfill its civil works missions, military, emergency response and research and development missions.
Shemekia Lacy Rankin
Shemekia Lacy Rankin (2014) a native of Woodville and a resident of Natchez was named in a unanimous vote by the Wilkinson County School Board as the Wilkinson County School Superintendent.
Alejandro Pocasangre
Alejandro Pocasangre (2021) of Jackson, has been hired as an assistant soccer coach at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba. Pocasangre received his bachelor’s degree in Sports Management/ Teaching and Coaching at Mississippi University for Women.
Debbie Norris
Raymond native Debbie Norris (1977) of Canton, and a retired Graduate School Dean and Associate Provost from Mississippi College, was honored with Emeritus status for her significant contributions to the Christian university over her 40-year tenure there.
Tracie D. Herring
Tracie D. Herring (2002) of Vicksburg, was recognized for her time and effort as a volunteer in the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club. She is a partner in the law office of Vollor, Vollor & Herring.