News & Events
Ben Piazza – Alumni Service Award
As a student, Hinds Community College was a one-semester bridge for Jackson lawyer Ben Piazza from where he was to where he wanted to go. But a decade or so later, after joining the Navy and earning a law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1976, he found himself back at Hinds, this time in a professional capacity.
Pierson Waring – Young Alumnus of the Year
ierson Waring (2012) started playing baseball when he was six years old and came to Hinds in 2010 to play Eagles baseball under coaches Sam Temple and Dan Rives. Baseball has continued to play a big role in the life of the Vicksburg native, who is...
Trell Kimmons – Sports Hall of Fame
Track and Field (2005-2006)rell Kimmons of Coldwater began his story of greatness as a sprinter at Coldwater High School, where he established himself as one of the top 100-meter sprinters in the nation. He also spent time on the gridiron and was...
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
Judd Moss – Board Spotlight
As a Raymond kid, Judd Moss (1981) was very much in touch with Hinds Community College. After graduating from Raymond High School, he began his college studies in summer 1979, taking some freshman classes and working on campus at his first student worker job in the Maintenance Department.
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.
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.”
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.”
Competitive but disciplined approach works for Assistant AD
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.
Gunnar White
Terry native Gunnar White (2013), who played offensive lineman on the Hinds football team, has joined Jackson State University as an analyst for the JSU Tigers.
Adam Wade
Adam Wade (2011) of Clinton in July was named the Director of the Baptist HealthPlex. At Hinds, Wade studied in the Landscape Management program.
Roger Kendall Spell
Roger Kendall Spell (2004) has been promoted to vice president at a Jackson Trustmark. He has been with Trustmark for three years and has 13 years of banking experience.
Carlisle Koestler
Vicksburg native Carlisle Koestler (2016) has returned to Hinds as a pitching coach for the baseball team.
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.
The Robert B. Langston Family Scholarship
“Robert B. and Annie Jane Biggs Langston were lifelong residents of Raymond who together built a legacy of diligent work and support for education.”
Julie Faul Scholarship
“The scholarship will help students get a start in life. Hinds is such a good place to do that.”
Louise “Sugar” Flanagan Scholarship
“We are thankful for all the opportunities that Hinds presented for our mom, and this was the perfect way for her and us to give back.”