News & Events
Admiring Hinds from afar led to Foundation support
Coming from a civic-minded family, Merrily Baird has, throughout her lifetime, looked for ways to give. Those ways have varied over the years but her focus has always been on helping those who are most in need.
Foundation Giving Day to be Dec. 13
The Hinds Community College Foundation is hosting an online giving day on Dec. 13 to encourage employees, alumni and the community to become new donors to the college.
Mark Buys – Alumnus of the Year
Mark Buys is the kind of guy you want on your team, a guy who’s upbeat and passionate about causes most dear to his heart. For Buys (2022 Alumnus of the Year), two of those causes intersect nicely.
Homecoming 2021
“Hinds Community College celebrated Homecoming on October 21, 2021.”
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.”
34th Annual Golf Fun Fest
“Thanks to all of our 2021 Players, Sponsors and Contributors!”
Foundation Board Spotlight
Rick White
Rick White (1978) is a native of Utica and hasn’t strayed too far away from home since then. He studied accounting at Hinds, earning an associate degree, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Mississippi College.
Band Alumni Chapter seeks active members
“The purpose of the chapter is to cultivate awareness and participation to increase membership so that we can contribute to the legacy and future growth of the band and music programs at Hinds,” said Marty Robertson (1986), president of the Band Alumni Chapter.
Hinds first stop for ‘football couple’ Mortons
Golden rings and silver crowns have provided some championship luster in the lives of Taylor and Carissa Morton (1990, 1988), a legacy that began for each at Hinds Community College.
For MSU championship pitcher: Hinds a ‘special place’
Baseball is a brotherhood at Hinds Community College and Preston Johnson (2020) holds fond memories of it, despite the success of teams he’s been part of since his Hinds days. “I absolutely loved it at Hinds,” Johnson said. “It was the best two years of my life, easily.”
Montage leaps into new alumni chapter
Montage’s newly formed alumni chapter members support the company by providing resources and information for professional opportunities to Hinds students.
Hinds CC establishes Black Alumni Chapter
College students bond through mutual experiences and sometimes develop lasting connections. Hinds Alumni Association acknowledged the significance of those connections and has now established its first Black Alumni Chapter.
Robert Weathersby
Robert Weathersby (2009) of Clinton is the chief operating officer for Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb. He received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Hinds and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Quade Smith
Quade Smith (2015) was named the head baseball coach at Canton Academy. He played Eagles baseball for two years, helping the Eagles to an NJCAA national title game berth in 2014.
Marlee Price
Marlee Price (2012) is the Communications and Tourism Director for the City of Clinton. She earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Graphic Design Technology from Hinds and a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Stephanie Gerlach
Stephanie Gerlach (2002) is the Municipal Court Clerk for Gluckstadt. While at Hinds she played softball and studied sports training.
New KLLM scholarship to honor Mason Warren
School was always a struggle for Mason Warren. Book learning just wasn’t his thing; he was a hands-on kind of guy. So, when it came time to choose a career path, he and his family knew a four-year university education and an office job wasn’t the right one.
Helping Hinds goes beyond normal job duties
Hinds reference librarian and archivist James Kennedy is well known on the Raymond Campus for his eclectic taste in travel, food and music, just to name a few of his passions.
LeFlore receives inspiration from 100 Black Men of Jackson Scholarship
For 19-year-old Alijah LeFlore of Jackson, receiving a scholarship from the 100 Black Men of Jackson Inc. has made all the difference.
Hinds Community College Athletic Alumni Chapter Scholarship
Providing scholarships is all about presenting financial opportunities to students to attend Hinds Community College and get the leg up that many of them need on that first step to higher education.
Don and Rudie Soileau Memorial Endowed Scholarship
What was then Hinds Junior College proved to be the launching pad for university educations and careers for two Louisiana boys who hailed from New Orleans in the early 1950s.