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Col. Stan Harris to Speak at WCU Graduation
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 1:56pm

Hattiesburg, Miss., May 10, 2013 - Col. Stan Harris, assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi, will serve as the guest speaker for William Carey University’s Tradition campus graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 18, at 4 p.m. in Smith Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.

Col. Harris began his current position in February 2013 after completing over one year as legal advisor for Task Force 2010, the Department of Defense anti-procurement fraud unit in Kabul, Afghanistan. Previously, he served as command judge advocate for Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, where he was assigned after deployment with the 155th Brigade Combat Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Prior to his service in Iraq, Col. Harris worked for the Department of Justice, serving as first assistant U.S. attorney (chief-of-staff) as well as ethics advisor and anti-terrorism coordinator.

Previously, he served for 16 years on the Washington staff of Sen. Trent Lott, former majority leader of the U.S. Senate. He began as counsel for then-Congressman Lott in the U.S. House of Representatives and later became chief counsel and deputy chief-of-staff for Sen. Lott. In recognition of his efforts impacting municipal, county, state, and federal government, Col. Harris was listed in “Outstanding Young Men of America” and is an honorary member of the U.S. Park Police.

Raised in Hattiesburg, Col. Harris attended William Carey College where he graduated summa cum laude in 1982 with the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, majoring in English, history, and social science with business administration and political science minors. He then earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi. He has received multiple awards as well as a Mississippi State University fellowship where he studied in the Master of Public Policy and Administration Program.

Col. Harris is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer’s College, as well as a certified military judge. A member of the National Guard Association of Mississippi and the U.S., his decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, and many others.

Col. Harris and his wife Lauren live in Ocean Spring and have five children;. He is on the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America Pine Burr Area Council and has served as chairman of deacons at First Baptist Church of Biloxi.

                                                  

WCU Inducts 31 Students into Business International Honor Society
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 8:51am

Hattiesburg, Miss., April 17, 2013 - William Carey University recently inducted 31 into the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration. The purpose of Sigma Beta Delta is to promote higher scholarship in business education and to recognize and reward scholastic achievement in business subjects. Students must rank in the upper 20 percent of their class to be considered for invitation to the society. 

The students were asked to bring food items to donate to Homes of Hope for Children, and Melissa Litke from HOHFC, expressed her gratitude during the ceremony. The ceremony also included an address by keynote speaker Drew Allen, CEO of Allen Beverages in Gulfport.
This year’s inductees include Shelly Autmon, Ocean Springs; Mallory Batte, Mount Olive; Brandon Blakeney, Laurel; Reba Carlisle, Wiggins; Archie Dickens, Gulfport; Patrick Earley, Raceland, La.; Terry Ferrell, Ocean Springs; Belinda Gandy, Hattiesburg; Michael Gelsinger; Gulfport; Brandon Gray, Gautier; Anit Gyawali, Kathmandu, Nepal; Kathleen Hancock, Ocean Springs; Robert Higdon, Gulfport; Shelby Kellogg, Hattiesburg; Eleftherios “Lefty” Lazaridis, Katerini, Greece; Tremaine Louis, Gulfport; Stella McIver, Columbia; Sarah Melson, Gautier; Howard Newkirk, Gulfport; Jessica Pierce, Hattiesburg; Robert Powell, Ocean Springs; Jaynie Quave, Ocean Springs; Stefan Sartori, Belgrade, Serbia; Robert Schlick, Gulfport; Eric Smith, Biloxi; Tiffany Smith, Gulfport; Jon

athan Sours, Long Beach; Jonavon Stamps, Carson; Brett Stewart, Laurel; Jeremiah Talton, Gulfport, and Tykettia Whitfield, Gulfport.
Faculty members of Sigma Beta Delta are Jerry Bracey, administrative dean of the Tradition campus, director of business services and recruiting, and lecturer in business; David Brockway, coordinator of instructional technology; Dr. Cheryl Dale, dean of the school of business and associate professor of business education; Laurie Glaze, assistant professor of business; Pam Jones, assistant professor of business; Dr. Mike Madaris,  assistant professor of business administration, and James McCay, assistant professor of business. Officers are Bernie Cousins, director of undergraduate school of business on the Tradition campus and instructor of business administration, president; Dr. Eric Reidenbach, associate professor of business administration, vice president, and Sharon Schamber-Jones, instructor of business, secretary-treasurer.
 

18 WCU Tradition Campus Students Named Who’s Who
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 11:12am

Tradition, Miss., February 1, 2013 - Eighteen William Carey University students from the Tradition campus were named Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. This is one of the most prestigious awards in the academic community, and has become one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation.

The selected students are Shelly Autmon, a business administration major from Ocean Springs; Archie Dickens, a business management major from Gulfport; Diana Andrews, a general studies major from Ocean Springs;  Taffanie Dickey, a nursing major from Biloxi; Brittany Menhel, an elementary education major from Ocean Springs; Jennifer Hoffman, an elementary education major from Gulfport; Tiffany Taylor, an elementary education major from Gulfport; Misti Rote, an elementary education major from Stamford, Texas; Robert Higdon, a business administration major from Gulfport; Reba Carlisle, a business administration major from Wiggins; Emily Roberts, an elementary education major from Biloxi; Maggie Ladner, an elementary education major from Kiln; Jerry Creel, a business administration major from Biloxi; Heather Pitovich, a psychology major from Biloxi; Felicia Necaise, an elementary education major from Perkinston; Michelle Moses, a psychology major from Falmouth, Mass.; Larry Bridges, an elementary education major from St. Martin, and Brandy Doucet, an elementary education major from Bay St. Louis.
 

Judge Keith Starrett Speaks at WCU Graduation
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 11:06am

Hattiesburg, Miss., August 6, 2012 -

(left to right) Judge Keith Starrett, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, poses with Dr. Tommy King, president of William Carey University, prior to one of the university’s four commencement ceremonies held August 3-4. Judge Starrett spoke at WCU’s commencement ceremony for Tradition campus students receiving both graduate and undergraduate degrees held on Saturday, August 4, in Smith Auditorium at 4 p.m.