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June 29, 1999
Working together today
will provide futuristic look at tomorrow
HATTIESBURG - The Advanced Center for Technology Partnership (ACTP) is
a perfect example of what a region can accomplish when legislators, business
and industry leaders, educators, the private sector, economic development
entities, government agencies and the general community work together.
The Advanced Center for Technology Partnership, which will be located at
the Hattiesburg-Forrest County Industrial Park, is part of the Southeast
Mississippi Center for Advanced Technology Partnership recently established
by the Mississippi Legislature.
The legislature set aside $8 million in state bond money for two sites
- $4 million for the Pearl River Community College District and $4 million
for the Jones County Junior College District with a site in a new Technology
Park in Ellisville.
Each site and local entities are required to raise a minimum $1 million
match for construction.
The Hattiesburg ACTP site will serve as a facilitation center, or hub,
for the six-counties served by PRCC. It will facilitate technology training
and development throughout the region through four network distribution
centers.
“There is no project more important to economic development than this,”
said Lowery Woodall, retired CEO of Forrest General Hospital and Area Development
Partnership ACTP task force chairman. “This concept, this center will allow
our region to compete worldwide.”
The ACTP will concentrate on advancing underused technology, technology
development, training delivery, education, and workforce transfer.
“This center will concentrate on technology which is on the market, but
not internalized in education,” said Ted Alexander, president of PRCC.
“It will also include research of emerging and new technology, resources,
and training techniques which will be marketed five to ten years in the
future,” said Alexander.
Gray Swoope, president of the Area Development Partnership, and newly elected
treasurer of the ACTP Advisory Board, said the ACTP will be an important
ingredient in attracting new industries and businesses to the region,
but, more importantly, it will support our existing businesses in providing
needed skills.
"This center will compliment all of our efforts," said Swoope, who
planned and assisted in hosting the official press conference June 29 at
the Lake Terrace Convention Center.
Bobby
Chain, a Forrest County businessman, who has been involved in work force
development endeavors statewide,
was elected chairman of the ACTP Advisory Board Friday.
“This is a dream come true for many of us,” said Chain. “It has taken a
lot of cooperation and work to be at this point. But this is just the beginning.”
The ACTP site in Hattiesburg will directly serve Lamar and Forrest counties,
and facilitate information and training to Pearl River County through a
center on the PRCC Poplarville campus.
ACTP will provide
The McDonald Center in Waveland information needed to serve Hancock County.
Another center in Prentiss or Columbia will serve the needs of Marion and
Jefferson Davis counties.
C.O. “Pete” Woody, plant manager for Hancock County’s Wellman, Inc., and
a member of the ACTP board, says the center is important to the region.
“Wellman has a $450 million investment in Mississippi,” said Woody. “We
supply the growing plastics industry and we must have access to the best
technology because we compete with other companies all over the world.”
The development of the ACTP will be the responsibility of the Board of
Trustees of Pearl River Community College, the Area Development Partnership,
area public school systems, local business, industry, economic development
and government entities.
The legislature, by law, appointed the PRCC Board of Trustees to govern
the facility. The PRCC Board named the Advisory Board last week and the
group met June 18 and elected officers.
Chain was elected
chairman, while PRCC Board vice-president Charles Speed of Prentiss was
named vice-chair. David Stewart, plant manager of Cooper Power Systems
in Lumberton, was elected secretary and Swoope was named treasurer.
Other ACTP Advisory Board members include PRCC President Alexander, George
Spence, plant manager of Horace Small Apparel Company in Bassfield; Tom
Shows, general manager of Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association
in Columbia; Bill Edwards, a retired NASA employee and businessman from
Picayune; and PRCC board member Herbert Ray Nobles of Petal.
The ACTP will be headed up by a director and a management team who will
have creative, communication and management skills. Research and development,
marketing, publication, public relations, curriculum, and training skills
will also be required.
When the center is built it will be designed to be flexible enough to change
with the needs of technology.
The Hattiesburg-Forrest County ATCP will focus on all business / industry
types and all technology types that are underused, emerging and futuristic.
These are areas not currently being addressed.
June 16, 1999
Region 23 Champ Wildcats
Finish Ninth At 1999 National JuCo Golf Tournament
CLAYTON, NC Pearl River Community College's Wildcat golf
team finished ninth in
the nation among Division
III teams June 6-11 at the National Junior/Community College
Tournament held here at
Riverwood Golf Club.
PRCC won the 1999 Region 23 championship in April with all of its team
members
Shawn Ferguson of Picayune,
D.J. Pulley of Sumrall, Brian Lee of Petal, Travis Orgeron of
LaRose, La.; and James Williams
of Picayune qualifying for the national event.
Pearl River finished with a four-round score of 1353, while Bucks County
Community
College in Newton, Pa.,
won the national Division III title with a 1217.
Ferguson, the only sophomore on PRCC's squad, competed in the nationals
as a freshman
last year in Vass, N.C.,
and missed All-American status by only two strokes. He finished 22nd
nationally last season.
Shelton State Community College in Alabama was the Division II champion
with a 1176.
Mike Humphreys just completed his seventh season as the Wildcats' coach.
His 1995 and
1996 teams also won Region
23 championships.
Division II teams give players tuition only scholarships, while Division
III teams offer no
scholarship benefits.
June 16, 1999
1999 Pearl River Community
College Graduates
Alexandria, LA
Christopher Jervan Gistorb
Angie, LA
Vincent Lawrence Libert
Bassfield
Tiffany C. Boleware
Patrick Neal Broome
Jonah Lemond Brown
Sharonda Chantae Fairley
Charles Latrell Keys
Albert Bernard Loftin
Devann Leshette McLeod
Bay St. Louis
Brian P. Anderson
Amy L. Dunn
Jeannie Cucurullo Fillingame
Desarae Swilley
Lisa A Yarborough
Beaumont
Sharon Denise Bolton
Biloxi
Marisa Jan Caraway
Angel Renee Gary
Bogalusa
Terry L. Baughman
Seth Paul Lee
Kristy Dwanne Rushing
Tracy Michelle Stuart
Brooklyn
Tammy Elizabeth Breland
Jana Jenkins
Carriere
Randy Christopher Bourg
Shirleen Carter
Melanie Dearman
Rebecca Ann Delancy
Jodie Dolese
Courtney Hager Lee Dupont
William Christopher Edmonds
Carlo Luke Garofalo, Jr.
Ronald L. Hague
Jennifer Ann Hendrix
Paul A. Hodnett
Shannon L. Hutto
Elizabeth R. Kerry
Shannon Marie Kuchler
Nadia Latrice Lewis
Virgil Dwayne Lewis
Henry Grady McDonald
Grace Mills
Joley S. Slay
Erica L. Smith
Joycelyn Smith
Angela Marie Tucker
Margery Jo Wilson
Carson, MS
Janie V. Barber
Bandy A. Grace
Clarksdale
Dawn Overton Garrard
Columbia
Felicia Brown Abram
Christine L. Austin
Debbie Ann Barnes
Jason Edgar Branch
Adrianne L. Breakfield
Amber DeShae Bounds
Janet Daley
Elaine B. Ellzey
Rashan Jamel Foxworth
David Nicholas Graham
William Boone Graham
Robert C. Hall, Jr.
Kimberly Lynell Jefferson
Kizzy Y. Jefferson
Sandy Jones
Heman Chris Kleinke III
Marci Leann Lafferty
Tina Marie Lord
Eric Allen Lucas
Alline Magee
Kelly Michelle Magee
Clyde Conard Marshall
Rebecca Elizabeth Merritt
Adam Michael Mills
Connie B. Preston
Sherry L. Price
Katherine Gayle Ramshur
Debra B. Rinkle
Troy Michael Sanders
Collette Sibley
Tyson Lamont Silas
Dorothy L. Sims
Brandy Rashelle Sorrell
Beau Quentin Trahan
Jeremy Heath Wilks
Diamondhead
Heather A. Lott
Jennifer Ann McMorris
Melahn Renee Napier
Ellisville
Carl Philip Kersh
Escatawpa
Cynthia Leigh Blades
Foxworth
Jessica R. Elmore
Susan Mary Haney
Robert Wesley Holmes
Janie McKenzie
Amarylis M. Pittman
Rosalind Pittman
Foxworth Continued ...
Brian Loyd Nichols
Crystal Dawn Ryals
Richard Isaac Stampley
Tara Danielle Turnage
Stacie Allison Toon
Clarence Harvey Varnado,
Jr.
Gautier
Mary Louise Bounds
Gloster
Roshone’ Denise Mizett
Gulfport
Byron L. Brewer
Hattiesburg
Candice A. Adams
Tonya Kay Atkinson
Mandy Alisha Bond
Robin Elizabeth Brothers
Angela Danielle Brown
Wendy Denise Brower
Rebecca Allison Burt
Melissa M. Carney
Mary Anna Cushman
Pamela D. Crowder
Carolyn Marie Dillon
Judy Hembree Entrekin
Eric P. Evans
Christy T. Harper
Byron Cortrell Hall
Amy L. Harris
Honey Denise Holder
Verena D. Humbles
Charles R. Keller
Richard Eric Langston
Tyrel Colin Langston
Mary Ann Lanaeux
Joanna Dawn Lee
LaDonna Yvette McCann
Marcus Eric McCoy
David Roy Morris
George A. Perry
Kevin Jerrell Prince
Brenda Joyce Reed
Saroya Rayshone Reed
Charlotte Nicole Richardson
Alisha R. Smith
Timothy Ryan Thornhill
Roshunda Temeka Trody
Cherrese Shinita Walls
Donna Faye Watkins
Jay Evan Walker
Janet L. White
Johnna Leigh Whitaker
Therrell Woullard
Wayne Woullard
Jayess
Tina Marie Rockco
Kiln
Shalon D. Bennett
Sharon Lynn Hoffpauir
Leroy Lafayette Lee III
Mary Sokol
Kokomo
Michael C. Whaley
Laurel
Kellie Kervin
Long Beach
Sherri Ann Barringer
Lumberton
James R. Anderson
Rhonda Bond
Barbara A. Broome
Charla Jo Carr
Eddie L. Chavis
Angela Faye Chadwick
Rhonda Kay Reid Cooley
Susan Michelle Foster
Janet Hawkins Gill
Jared Allen Hester
Jeanette Holder
Christine M. Knue
Melissa Hope Ladner
Joseph P. Ladner
Zachary Clinton Landrum
Charles Edward Merritt
Debra G. Nightingale
Scott Michael Putnam
Brian Schlautman
Jennifer Lou-Ann Smith
Shellie Lea Smith
Cynthia Danie Thompson
Pamela Thompson
Tommy A. Warner
John Perry Wilson II
McNeill
Scotty Dwayne Hennes
Michael Darren Kennedy
Kieshahn R. Koepp
Jennifer Salameda Lumpkin
Sativa G. Mauldin
Robyn A. McNeill
Liseth Suzanne Nelson
Jessica Ann Sechrengost
Rhonda L. Simmons
James A. Sones
Mendenhall
Natalie P. Carter
Meraux, LA
Daryl Joseph Bosarge
Miami, FL
Norma Noel
Morgantown
Krae Kenneth Morgan
Mt. Olive
Stacey Leigh Batte
Nicholson
Tammy D. Townsend
Ocean Springs
Judy Anne Comeaux
Pascagoula
Ashleigh Diane McCullough
Pass Christian
Etha Marie Faye
Tamara J. Necaise
Tiffany Necaise
Perkinston
Sherry Ann Cuevas
Kerie Lynn Dedeaux
Oundria Qwenette Jones
Rebeccah Lea Rester Ladner
Chrissy I. Martin
Stephanie D. Shaw
Petal
Wanda Louise Allen
Julie Ann Entrekin
Robin Morgan Haag II
Summer Brooke Lee
Stephanie Dawn Phillips
Jane Ann Stansell
Misty Wedgeworth
Leslie Ann White
Arthur Lee Williams
Mary D. Woods
Martie A. Woullard
Picayune
Matthew Jacob Andrews
Jared Whitney Baucum
Allison D. Blades
Laci Rachelle Brown
Alice Luciana Bullock
Dwayne Wesley Bullock
Dana Hope Burge
Timothy Merle Burns
Lisa Kay Chambers
Omega Lynn Childs
Doreen Murray Clay
David Brett Clay
Eugene Clinton Cuevas
Karyn R. Dawsey
Erica Regina Dees
Anna Edmonds
Jennifer Lynn Edmonds
Christine Marie Fendley
Casey D. Fleming
Don Lavell Frierson
Kimberly A. Giveans
David Glasenapp
Melissa Pearson Goss
Michael J. Guidry
Michelle Lea Guillot
Adron “Ben”jamin Hall
Pamela Christine Harberson
Jennifer R. Hatten
Robert Bradford Hunt
Michael Winston Johnson
Robert David Johnston
Clara F. Jones
Jonathan Edward Jones
Karen H. Kellar
Nancy Joanna Kirkland
Angela M. Kuhlmann
Gary W. Lee
Joel R. Lee
Rico A. Lee
James Allen Mitchell
Jesse W. Mitchell
Roger D. Mitchell
Mary Elizabeth Moran
Penny Marie Petticrew
Joey Ellery Smith
Joy L. Smith
Olivia Sue Seal
Adam James Stevenson
Erick Fernando Stubbs
Natasha M. Ware
Curtis Ray Watkins
Melissa Wheat
Poplarville
Karen F. Adams
Cindy L. Marbury Bennett
Joy L. Bolton
Shana B. Bolton
Amanda C. Boone
Robert Allen Breece
James Hal Breland
Vanessa Eileen Bullock
Natalie Carmadelle
Martin W. Carr
Keith Michael Dardar
Kelly Davis
Melissa Ann Davis
April S. Ford
Amaleshia Nicole Fowler
Brandy N. Gipson
Nicole Hariel
Lowell Norman Heath
Teresa Ann Herring
Amanda L. Hodges
Glenda J. Jambon
Emalyn Marie Johnson
Todd B. Lavinghouse
Merritt Lowe
Olympia Nanette Moses
Amanda Dawn Odom
Laurin N. Read
Lea A. Saucier
Ryan Seals
Jason Issac Shockey
Eva O. Smith
Lutricia Nannette Smith
Sheridian Joshua Smith
Sheridan Heath Smith
Tiffany Marie Sullivan
Heather Marie Stevens
Constance Denise Strickland
Kerry Lucinda Thacker
Reginald Lee Thomasson
William Joe Thompson
Brian Roberto Travis
Ermand Vakiari
April Williams
Alana Reachell Wheat
Robin Lynne Whitfield
Jason F. C. Young
Prentiss
Raychann Bass
William H. Hartzog
Tonya Michelle Jackson
Ruth Norwood
Damian Christopher Oldmixon
II
Purvis
Dannon N. Anderson
Gail Bowens
Rosalie A. Chabert
Matthew Spur Chabert
Tsara Neasheal Dantzler
Jacqueline Jean Fagan
Tiffany Autumn Fischer
Brandy Lynn Geiger
Mark E. Jackson
Dena Charleen Pav
Brandy Renee Rowell
James Clifton Smith
Emily C. Smith
Bradley E. Smith
Emily Wallace
Lana D. Williamson
Jonathan Gage White
Richton
April T. Clark
Hugh Haywood Freeman
Sandy Hook
Lisa A. Freeman
Matthew James Miles
Simon Chadwick Rowley
Carrie Thornhill
Seminary
Tinia Maria Myers
Slidell, LA
Steven Charles Budde
Natalie Marie Dalton
Joey Carr LaMarque
Soso
Chasity Quae Hilbun
Sumrall
Jessica Leigh Adams
Sean Frederic Crockett
Gwendolyn D. Harris
Charlotte Ann Ingram
Johnnie Mae Jackson
Shannon E. Rutland
Curtis Bryan Stewart
Rebecca Lea Wisner
Taylorsville, MS
Linda Heather Blakeney
Tupelo
April Danielle Browning
Tylertown
Kaunda D. Moss
Vicksburg
Kellie Lee Hunter
Waveland
Dennis Lee March
Waynesboro
Scottie Harris
Wiggins
Jessica L. Fiveash
Nathan Thomas Lux
Alania L. Pendarvis
Woodville
D’Nella Lynn McCurley
June 10, 1999
Pearl River College selected
for membership in
National Coalition of
Advanced Technology Centers
POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College is now a full member of
the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers.
Pearl River, accepted by the NCATC during a recent June meeting, joins
111 other advanced technology centers in the United States and Canada.
Other Mississippi NCATC members include Mississippi State University and
Itawamba Community College in the northeast section of the state.
The NCATC is a national non-profit corporation whose mission is to promote
the infusion of proven advanced technology in American industries through
education.
The coalition of Advanced Technology Centers was established to help business,
industry, and the workforce keep pace with new technology.
“We are looking forward to this partnership,” said PRCC President Ted Alexander.
“The resource exchange of materials, equipment, and information among members,
professional training events, on-line services, vendors, and networking
will be invaluable as our college moves forward.”
Dr. Beth Burchell, PRCC’s director of research and grants, said the NCATC
is a system through which technology transfer becomes an accessible reality.
“The coalition provides access to planning and development resources required
to launch new advanced technologies,” said Burchell.
The NCATC offers opportunities for organizers to participate in workshops,
conferences, and other activities. With facilities and equipment valued
at more than $600 million, the coalition reaches out to help its
members use its significant investment in human and capital resources.
The National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers provides outreach
assistance by identifying new applications of advanced technology and by
improving productivity and profitability for business and industry at the
local level.
The NCATC will also assist in the acquisition, installation, and operation
of technical equipment and the equipping of the workforce to function in
new technological and organizational environments.
The NCATC is an independent entity affiliated with the American Association
of Community Colleges and the Center for Occupational Research and Development
(CORD), a nonprofit public service organization dedicated to developing
a more productive, competitive workforce.
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