Spotlight on Excellence
Alcornite Earns Doctorate Degree
On Friday, December 8, 2006,
Dr. Wandra Arrington of Jackson, Mississippi, received the
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Science with a
Major in Agricultural and Extension Education and Minor in
Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University. Dr.
Arrington is currently working for Alcorn State University
Extension Program at the Hinds County Extension Service office
in Jackson, Mississippi.
Dr. Wandra Arrington is the
daughter of Dr’s Alfred and Josie Arrington and the twin sister
of Dr. Shundra Arrington-Warren, who are all alumnus of Alcorn
State University. She is a 1987 graduate of Leflore County High
School and earned both her bachelor’s degree in business
administration and master’s degree in agricultural economics
from Alcorn State University.
Alcorn
State University Student Leaders Participate in IHL Today
Luncheon
System Review
http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/system_review_newsletter/system_review_new.html
State legislators and business and community leaders learned
about the current state and future of higher education in
Mississippi during luncheons held in Tupelo on Tuesday and
Vicksburg on Wednesday.
Attorney Guy Mitchell, III, hosted the Tupelo luncheon which
was coordinated by Mississippi University for Women,
Mississippi State University, and the University of
Mississippi. Hal Gage, Chairman of River Hills Bank, hosted
the Vicksburg luncheon, which was coordinated by Alcorn State
University.
The luncheons were part of a statewide campaign to promote
Mississippi's system of higher education and encourage
government and business leaders to help IHL spread the message
of the importance of higher education. Commissioner Meredith
presented the keynote address, in which he outlined the
benefits of higher education to individuals and the state;
discussed changes in appropriations and tuition; and provided
an overview of the current state of Mississippi's public
university system.
Luncheons have been held in Cleveland, Starkville, Oxford,
Greenwood, Biloxi, Meridian, Southaven, Jackson, and
Hattiesburg. The twelfth and final luncheon will take place
December 4, at Thad and Rose Cochran Hall on the Mississippi
University for Women campus in Columbus.
Alcorn State University student leaders Korri Jones, Jessica
Hinton, Quintya Miller, and Larry Duncan represented the
University at the IHL Today luncheon.
