ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Vice President Dr. Debra Mays-Jackson of Jackson is among 24 college administrators nationwide who will be honored with the 2017 Distinguished College Administrator Award presented by Phi Theta Kappa next month.
Mays-Jackson has been vice president for the Utica and Vicksburg-Warren campuses since July 2013. The award will be presented to her at the April 6-8 Phi Theta Kappa annual convention in Nashville. The Distinguished College Administrator Award is given to college vice presidents, deans or directors who have demonstrated a strong level of support for Phi Theta Kappa during their tenure.
Mays-Jackson received her doctorate in education from Mississippi State University, a Specialist of Education degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Jackson State University, and a Masters of Music degree, also from JSU.
Mays-Jackson and Pearl River Community College Vice President Dr. Martha Smith are the only Mississippi recipients this year.
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is celebrating its 100th year of Community Inspired Service in 2017. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ opened in September 1917 first as an agricultural high school and admitted college students for the first time in 1922, with the first class graduating in 1927. In 1982 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Junior College and Utica Junior College merged, creating the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ District. Today, as Mississippi’s largest community college, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is a comprehensive institution with six locations. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ offers quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. To learn more, visit or call 1.800.ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñCC.
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