MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1998 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Representatives Brown, Bailey, Barnett (116th), Bourdeaux, Bozeman, Broomfield, Capps, Davis, Dedeaux, Denny, Eaton, Ellington, Endt, Evans, Flaggs, Formby, Foster, Fredericks, Frierson, Gadd, Green (96th), Grist, Hamilton, Holden, Holland, Horne, Howell, Hudson, Ketchings, King, Livingston, Manning, Maples, McCoy, McInnis, Miles, Miller, Mitchell, Moak, Moore, Nettles, Peranich, Perry, Robinson (84th), Robinson (63rd), Ryan, Saucier, Scott (17th), Shows, Simmons (37th), Simpson, Smith (27th), Thornton, Vince, Wallace, Young

House Concurrent Resolution 105

(As Adopted by House and Senate)

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF PHI THETA KAPPA'S ALL-MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC TEAM ON THE OCCASION OF "MISSISSIPPI PHI THETA KAPPA DAY." 

WHEREAS, March 10, 1998, marks the occasion of "Mississippi Phi Theta Kappa Day," an appropriate time for the Legislature of the State of Mississippi to recognize and salute Phi Theta Kappa, the esteemed honor society for community and junior colleges, which has its international headquarters located in Jackson, Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, special commendations are extended to the outstanding scholars who comprise Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic Team, a team of highly successful community and junior college students assembled by the Mississippi State Community and Junior College Board to participate in the Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic Team competition; and

WHEREAS, the following students have been recognized as members of the All-Mississippi Academic Team:

First Team

Kara Brown, Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Natchez Campus; Erik Brown, Meridian Community College; Michelle Burnette, Hinds Community College - Raymond Campus; Jill Childress, Southwest Mississippi Community College; Amy Gomillion, East Central Community College; Melissa Hanna, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus; Margaret Milts, Itawamba Community College - Fulton Campus; Daniel Osborne, Holmes Community College - Goodman Campus; Patricia Sullivan, Jones County Junior College; Tamra Warren, Pearl River Community College - Forrest County Center;

Honorable Mention

Brian Austin, Holmes Community College - Grenada Campus; Lady Belencia, Mississippi Delta Community College; James Cannon, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Gulfport Campus; Elisa Carney, Hinds Community College - Raymond Campus; James Chapman, Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Wesson Campus; Jessica Clingan, Itawamba Community College - Fulton Campus; Ann-Claydon Comer, Northwest Mississippi Community College - Senatobia Campus; Timothy Cook, Hinds Community College - Vicksburg Campus; Maxcine Dean, Mary Holmes Junior College; Douglas Doster, Holmes Community College - Ridgeland Campus; Kasondra Dunnaway, Holmes Community College - Ridgeland Campus; Long Eual, Jones County Junior College; Tracy Floyd, Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Natchez Campus; Darrin Flynn, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jefferson Davis Campus; Amy Funderburg, Holmes Community College - Grenada Campus; Rachel Gillon, Northwest Mississippi Community College - Senatobia Campus; Shennell Grant, Hinds Community College - Vicksburg Campus; Sarah Hendrix, Hinds Community College - Pearl Campus; Tonya Johnston, Itawamba Community College - Tupelo Campus; Martin Kendrick, Pearl River Community College - Poplarville Campus; Marko Kostic, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Perkinston Campus; Kendall Ladner, Pearl River Community College - Poplarville Campus; Denise Mathis, Northeast Mississippi Community College; Sarah Mattox, Northeast Mississippi Community College; Doris McDade, East Mississippi Community College - Scooba Campus; Angela Mullins, Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Wesson Campus; Mary Oliver, Pearl River Community College - Forrest County Center; Jennifer O'Neal, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Perkinston Campus; Chauncy Prentiss, Coahoma Community College; Billy Randol, Southwest Mississippi Community College; Anthony Rhodes, East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle Campus; Connie Richardson, Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus; Christopher Rogers, Hinds Community College - Pearl Campus; Brian Shaw, East Central Community College; Brooke Smith, Meridian Community College; Melanie Sprayberry, Holmes Community College - Goodman Campus; Harry Stewart, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus; Amy Sutton, Hinds Community College - Raymond Campus; Kelly Swilley, Mississippi Delta Community College; Kenneth Tree, Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus; Pamela Walker, East Mississippi Community College - Scooba Campus; Scott Westerfield, Hinds Community College - Raymond Campus; and

WHEREAS, to be chosen as a member of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic Team, these students must demonstrate impressive intellect, outstanding leadership and a determination to achieving academic excellence; and

WHEREAS, the praiseworthy and devoted efforts of the members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic Team have earned for them and their academic institutions the respect and admiration of the Legislature and of the citizenry of this state:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That we hereby honor and congratulate Phi Theta Kappa and the members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic Team, and commend the team members' outstanding competitive spirit as evidenced by their accomplishments.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic Team on the occasion of "Mississippi Phi Theta Kappa Day," be forwarded to the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges and be made available to the Capitol Press Corps.