The Mississippi Legislature recognized ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ on March 24 with separate resolutions in the House and Senate for its Centennial and 100 years of Community Inspired Service.
The House resolution was authored by Rep. Alex Monsour and co-sponsored by Reps. Alyce Clarke, Credell Calhoun, Mark Baker, Oscar Denton, Deborah Butler Dixon, Andy Gipson, Ray Rogers, Sara Thomas and Tom Weathersby and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn.
The Senate resolution was authored by Sen. David Blount and co-sponsored by Sens. Albert Butler, Hillman Frazier, Briggs Hopson, Robert Jackson, Dean Kirby, Sollie Norwood, Derrick Simmons, Willie Simmons and Sampson Jackson II.
The resolutions also recognized the 40-year service of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ President Dr. Clyde Muse. In speaking to the resolution, Sen. Frazier, D-Jackson, called Muse “a giant in public education.â€
The resolutions said, in part, “it is the intention of the Mississippi Legislature to publicly express its greatest appreciation and warm wishes to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ in commemorating 100 years of community-inspired service and do hereby acknowledge a special recognition for contributions of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ to the State of Mississippi.â€
Muse addressed senators, saying, “Many members of this body have helped us so much over this period of years. We appreciate what you’ve done for us, what you’re doing for us today and what you will do for our community college system, which happens to be the number one system in the United States.â€
Front from left, Jackie Granberry, executive director of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Foundation; Rep. Oscar Denton, D-Vicksburg; Rep. Tom Weathersby, R-Florence; ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ President Dr. Clyde Muse; Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon, D-Raymond; Rep. Alex Monsour, R-Vicksburg; Colleen Hartfield, executive assistant to the president, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ; Renee’ Cotton, district director of Marketing and Community Relations; back row, Randall Harris, vice president for Advancement, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ; Rep. Ray Rogers, R-Pearl; Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton; Rep. Mark Baker, R-Brandon; and Rep. Brent Powell, R-Brandon.
From left are ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Vice President for Advancement Randall Harris; Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg; Sen. Dean Kirby, R-Pearl; Sen. Albert Butler, D-Port Gibson; ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ President Dr. Clyde Muse; Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson; Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson; Sen. Sollie Norwood, D-Jackson; Colleen Hartfield, executive assistant to the president, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ; Jackie Granberry, executive director of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Foundation and Renee’ Cotton, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ district director of Marketing and Community Relations.
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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.