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The University of Southern Mississippi Masters of Science in Economic Development Program
The University of Southern Mississippi Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
First Name |
Last Name |
Company |
Sponsor |
Paid |
| Zach |
Adams |
Waggoner Engineering, Inc. |
Premier |
* |
| Ben |
Allen |
Downtown Jackson Partners |
|
* |
| Lydia |
Allison |
Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering K-12 Outreach Unit |
Premier |
* |
| Steve |
Anderson |
Belzoni-Humphreys Development Foundation |
|
* |
| Hunter |
Aycock |
Community Development Foundation |
|
|
| Amy |
Barry |
|
|
|
| Bill |
Barry |
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation |
Premier |
|
| Karen |
Bishop |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| John |
Bradley |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
Thursday Night Reception |
* |
| Lisa |
Bradley |
City of Gulfport |
|
* |
| Nick |
Bradshaw |
Waggoner Engineering, Inc. |
Premier |
* |
| Brandie |
Branch |
Office of the State Auditor |
|
* |
| John |
Brandon |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Bryan |
Brister |
Mississippi Polymer Institute |
Premier |
|
| Jason |
Brookins |
Jackson State University |
|
|
| Kristi |
Brown |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
|
* |
| Shannon |
Campbell |
Director of Trent Lott Center at University of Southern Mississippi |
Premier |
|
| Cindy |
Carter |
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation |
Premier |
|
| Hugh |
Carter |
|
|
|
| Gary |
Chandler |
The Alliance |
|
* |
| Jermal |
Clark |
Hinds County Economic Development Authhority |
|
|
| Lance |
Coe |
Atmos Energy Corporation |
Thursday Night Reception |
|
| Conner |
Collins |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Roger |
Cook |
H & M Company, Inc. |
Corporate |
|
| Faith |
Cotton |
Hinds County Economic Development Authority |
|
|
| Bob |
Covington |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Jim |
Craig |
Electric Power Associations of Mississippi |
Thursday Night Reception |
* |
| Jason |
Creel |
Mississippi Power Company |
|
* |
| Gina |
Dambrino |
Anderson Contractors |
|
|
| Michael |
Davis |
City of Jackson |
|
* |
| Greg |
Deakle |
| Itawamba County Development Council |
|
|
|
| Jen |
Dearman |
City of Pascagoula |
|
|
| Joey |
Deason |
Golden Triangle Development LINK |
Thursday Night Reception |
|
| Kathy |
Deer |
Pearl Chamber of Commerce |
|
* |
| Natalia |
Diaz |
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. |
|
* |
| Rick |
Duke |
The University of Mississippi Office of Research & Sponsored Programs |
|
* |
| Ron |
Emery |
|
|
|
| Ashley |
Evans |
|
|
* |
| Jared |
Evans |
Lawrence County |
|
* |
| Van |
Evans |
Hinds County Economic Development Authority |
|
|
| Arthur |
Evans, Jr. |
Copiah County Economic Development District |
|
* |
| Derek |
Finley |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Deirdre |
Floyd |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Joy |
Foy |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Alisha |
Frazier |
Mississippi Power Company |
|
* |
| George |
Freeland |
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. |
Premier |
* |
| Joe |
Geddie |
North Mississippi Industrial Development Association |
Corporate |
* |
| Kathy |
Gelston |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Tony |
Green |
| Monroe County Chamber Of Commerce |
|
|
* |
| Aimee |
Guido |
Natchez, Inc. |
|
|
| Ben |
Hamby |
Jefferson Davis County Economic Development District |
|
|
| Carol |
Hardwick |
Honorary Life Member |
|
* |
| Phillip |
Hardwick |
Mississippi State University |
|
* |
| Carol |
Harris |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Britt |
Herrin |
| Pike County Economic Development District/Chamber |
|
|
|
| Christopher |
Hinton |
Natchez, Inc. |
|
|
| Joe Max |
Higgins, Jr. |
Golden Triangle Development LINK |
|
* |
| Max |
Hipp |
Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce & EDF |
|
* |
| Craig |
Hitt |
Kemper County Economic Development Authority |
|
|
| Sandy |
Holifield |
Economic Development Authority of Jones County |
|
* |
| Dexter |
Holloway |
Mississippi Community College Board |
|
|
| Shane |
Homan |
Community Development Foundation |
|
* |
| Shannon |
Hood |
Mississippi Manufacturers Association |
Premier |
* |
| Brandi |
Hough |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Ronald |
Hudson |
Clarksdale-Coahoma County Chamber & Industrial Foundation |
|
* |
| Barbara |
Ingram |
|
|
* |
| Robert |
Ingram |
Common Sense Economic Development LLC |
|
* |
| Emlyn |
Jackson |
| Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
|
| John Henry |
Jackson |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Tony |
Jeff |
Innovate Mississippi |
|
* |
| Melvin |
Johnson |
City of McComb |
|
|
| Larry |
Jones |
Independence County Arkansas Economic Development |
|
* |
| Jennifer |
Kassinger |
Greater Jackson Alliance |
Corporate |
* |
| Jamie |
Kennedy |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
Thursday Night Reception |
* |
| Bob |
Kerley |
Atmos Energy Corporation |
Thursday Night Reception |
|
| Billy |
Klauser |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Yukio |
Kobayashi |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Brenda |
Lathan |
Columber-Lowndes Development LINK |
|
* |
| Heather |
Leighow |
Mississippi Polymer Institute |
|
|
| Gena |
Lentz |
Mississippi Power Company |
Premier |
* |
| Stacy |
Lester |
Mississippi Power Company |
|
* |
| Hunter |
Lipscomb |
Congressman Steven Palazzo |
|
|
| Shawn |
Mackey |
MS Community College Board |
|
|
| Ron |
Maloney |
Golden Triangle Development LINK |
Thursday Night Reception |
|
| Jon |
Maynard |
Oxford-Lafayette County EDF |
|
* |
| Jim |
McArthur |
| Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
|
| Chance |
McDavid |
| Mississippi State University Extension Service |
|
|
|
| Marc |
McGee |
Mississippi State University |
|
* |
| Jim |
McIngvale |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Opening Luncheon |
|
| Manning |
McPhillips |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Chad |
Miller |
The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Economic and Workforce Development |
Premier |
|
| Ryan |
Miller |
The University of Mississippi: Office of Research & Sponsored Programs |
Premier |
* |
| Gerald |
Mills |
Winston County Economic Partnership |
|
* |
| Matt |
Mills |
Anderson Contractors |
|
|
| Chuck |
Mobley |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Donnie |
Moncure |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Monty |
Montgomery, Jr. |
| Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
|
| Tim |
Mood |
Electric Power Associations of Mississippi |
Thursday Night Reception |
* |
| Melissa |
Morel |
Mississippi Power Company |
|
* |
| Chad |
Newell |
Area Development Partnership |
|
* |
| William |
Nicholas |
The University of Mississippi Office of Research & Sponsored Programs |
Premier |
* |
| Diana |
O'Toole |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| David |
Parker |
Electric Power Associations of Mississippi |
Thursday Night Reception |
* |
| Christine |
Pate |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Jennifer |
Pridmore |
Golden Triangle Development LINK |
Thursday Night Reception |
|
| Crystal |
Purvis |
Mississippi Power Company |
|
* |
| David |
Ramsey |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Whitney |
Rawling |
Mayor of the City of McComb |
|
|
| Melvin |
Ray |
Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development |
|
* |
| Kim |
Richardson |
North Mississippi Industrial Development Association |
|
* |
| Joey |
Roberts |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| J.R. |
Robinson |
Area Development Partnership |
Premier |
* |
| Larry |
Robinson |
Southern Pine Electric Power Association |
|
* |
| Susie |
Robison |
| Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
|
| David |
Rumbarger |
Community Development Foundation |
|
* |
| Chandler |
Russ |
Natchez, Inc. |
|
|
| Mallory |
Rutledge |
Community Development Foundation |
Corporate |
* |
| Dan |
Saucier |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Joy |
Saucier |
Mississippi Power Company |
|
* |
| Sarah |
Sawyer |
Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce |
|
* |
| Michael |
Schloegel |
Hancock Bank |
|
* |
| Harry |
Schmidt |
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. |
Premier |
* |
| David |
Shaw |
Mississippi State University |
|
* |
| Katrina |
Shirley |
| Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
|
| Sonny |
Simmons |
Panola Partnership, Inc. |
|
* |
| John Mark |
Skinner |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Heidi |
Smith |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
Thursday Night Reception |
* |
| Mitch |
Stennett |
Economic Development Authority of Jones County |
|
* |
| Beth |
Stevens |
Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce |
|
* |
| John |
Stivender |
Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors |
|
|
| Brad |
Stringer |
JBHM Architects, PA |
|
* |
| Mitch |
Stringer |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Paul |
Sumrall |
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning |
|
|
| Pamela |
Swain |
Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce |
|
|
| Chip |
Templeton |
Mississippi State University Extension Service eBeat Broadband |
|
* |
| Michael |
Thomas |
North American Coal Corporation |
|
* |
| Sonny |
Thomas |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Chelsea |
Thompson |
Golden Triangle Development LINK |
YIP Beach Bonfire |
|
| Johnny |
Thompson |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Robert |
Thompson |
Mississippi Polymer Institute |
Premier |
|
| Regina |
Todd |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Barbara |
Travis |
Mississippi World Trade Center |
|
* |
| Drew |
Troxler |
| Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
|
| Curnis |
Upkins, III |
Hinds County Economic Development Authority |
Premier |
* |
| Brian |
Useforge |
Mississippi Power Company |
Premier |
* |
| Michael |
Volk |
SoilTech Consultants |
|
* |
| Tim |
Waldrup |
Mayor of Ellisville |
|
* |
| Blake |
Wallace |
Hinds County Economic Development Authority |
Premier |
* |
| Pete |
Walley |
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning |
|
* |
| Hal |
Walters |
Waggoner Engineering, Inc. |
|
* |
| Laurie |
Walters |
|
|
* |
| LaSha |
Ward |
Office of the State Auditor |
|
* |
| Earl |
Washington |
Hinds County Economic Development Authority |
|
|
| Mary |
White |
Hinds County Economic Development Authority |
|
|
| Clay |
Williams |
| Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority |
|
|
|
| Larissa |
Williams |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
* |
| Bob |
Wilson |
Mississippi Main Street Association |
|
* |
| Cynthia |
Wilson |
The Growth Alliance |
|
* |
| Jerry |
Wilson |
Lincoln County Board of Supervisors |
|
* |
| Ricky |
Wilson |
|
|
* |
| Valerie |
Wilson |
Petal Area Chamber of Commerce |
|
* |
| Greg |
Word |
Mississippi Development Authority |
|
|
| Garrett |
Wright |
Area Development Partnership |
Premier |
* |
| Kelly |
Wright |
Mississippi Manufacturers Association |
Premier |
* |
| Steve |
Young |
Atmos Energy Corporation |
Thursday Night Reception |
|
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