Ļć½¶Ö±²„Foundation announces 2022 officers, incoming members
Contact: Addie Mayfield
STARKVILLE, Miss.āThe Ļć½¶Ö±²„Ā Foundation is announcing 2022 leaders and incoming members for the board of directors that guides the fundraising arm of the nearly 144-year-old land-grant institution.Ģż
Incoming officers with new one-year terms that began Jan. 1 include three alumni: Anthony L. Wilson of Gulfport as chair; Rodger L. Johnson of Atlanta, Georgia, as vice-chair; and Paul J. Karre of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, as treasurer.Ģż
A Mississippi native of DāIberville, Wilson is a loyal member of the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Foundation board who earlier served as vice chair for three terms. He earned an electrical engineering degree from Ļć½¶Ö±²„in 1987, and also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi.ĢżHe currently serves as chairman, president and CEO of Mississippi Power Co. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as executive vice president of customer service and operations for Georgia Power.Ģż
Johnson is a 1971 civil engineering graduate of MSU. He also earned an MBA from Georgia State University in 1982. A native of Greenwood, he currently serves as president and CEO of JKC Holdings, Inc.
Karre is the retired senior vice president of human resources and communications for International Paper. He earned a bachelorās degree in management from Ļć½¶Ö±²„in 1974. The Natchez native also is a current member and past president of the executive advisory board for MSUās College of Business.
Rounding out the remaining board officers are Ļć½¶Ö±²„personnel. John P. Rush, vice president for development and alumni, is the boardās president and CEO; Janet H. Carraway, executive director of finance, is chief financial officer; and Jack McCarty, executive director of development, serves as board secretary. All are Ļć½¶Ö±²„graduates.Ģż
New members beginning inaugural terms are:Ā
āJ. Michael āMikeā McIlwain of Kildeer, Illinois. A 1987 accounting graduate of MSU, he is the retired president and CEO of PSAV, an internationally recognized leader in event technology services within the hotel, resort and conference center industry. At MSU, McIlwain also serves on the advisory board for the Adkerson School of Accountancy. He also holds a Master of Taxation from the University of Alabama.
āBecky E. Murphy of Dallas, Texas. A 1983 home economics graduate of MSU, she retired from Sirius Computer Solutions Inc. as senior vice president of sales for the Southwest Region in 2019. Before joining Sirius, Murphy served for more than two decades in progressive leadership roles in sales at IBM.
āR. Patrick White of Spring, Texas. A 1990 communication graduate of MSU, White serves as an account executive for LSI Industries. At MSU, he also leads the National Alumni Association board of directors as president.
āAlbert J. āAlā Williams of Humble, Texas. He is vice president of Corporate Affairs for Chevron Corporation and holds a 1990 electrical engineering degree from MSU, as well as a 1998 MBA from Tulane University. Williams also is a member of MSUās Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board and Bagley College of Engineering Diversity Advisory Board.
EightĀ membersĀ who have previously served are returning to the board in new terms. They are:Ā Ā
āMary Childs of Ripley. President, CEO, COO and vice chairman of The Peoples Bank, she is a 1980 banking and finance graduate of MSU.
āTimothy S. āTimā Duncan of Kingwood, Texas. A 1995 petroleum engineering graduate of MSU, Duncan is president and CEO of Talos Energy LLC.
āDavid B. Hall of Meridian. CEO and president of Hall Timberlands, Hall earned a bachelorās degree in forestry in 1999 and an MBA in 2002, both from MSU.
āMalcolm B. Lightsey Sr. of Ridgeland. Lightsey earned his bachelorās and masterās degrees in mathematics from Ļć½¶Ö±²„in 1961 and 1969, respectively, and is the retired president and CEO of SunTech Inc.
āMike M. McDaniel of Houston, Texas. McDaniel earned a mechanical engineering degree in 1979 from Ļć½¶Ö±²„and is the retired president of Saber Power Services LLC.
āJay Pryor of Houston, Texas. A 1979 petroleum engineering graduate of MSU, Pryor is vice president of business development for Chevron Corporation.
āLeo W. Seal III of Bay Saint Louis. He earned a bachelorās degree in geosciences in 2000 from Ļć½¶Ö±²„and is president of the Leo Seal Family Foundation.Ģż
āTurner A. Wingo of Collierville, Tennessee. A 1967 business graduate of MSU, Wingo is a retired real estate developer and the former owner of Sherryās Hallmark.Ģż
Chartered in 1962, the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Foundation administers most of the campus-based fundraising activities and endowment funds.ĢżMore information is available atāÆāÆand @MSU_Foundation.Ģż
Ļć½¶Ö±²„is Mississippiās leading university, available online atāÆ.Ģż