by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | People Profiles
Trina Runia Williams of Jackson got her children raised and watched her husband graduate from Hinds Community College in December. Now it’s her turn to shine in the early childhood education program on the Utica Campus. She’ll graduate with her associate’s degree in...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | People Profiles
Eagles football hall of famer William “Bucky” McElroy (1950) looks forward to a completely different sport every April at Hinds Community College – golf. McElroy, who many of his generation say is the greatest football player to ever wear an Eagles uniform, is still...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | People Profiles
Probably few people can boast that they received degrees from two different colleges in the same month, but Hinds alumnus Joey Sherman can. Sherman, a Terry High graduate, attended Hinds Community College from 2005 to 2007 but did not graduate before transferring to...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | People Profiles
Olubusola “Ola” Hall of Terry came to Hinds to learn how to help people. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, she is married and has four children, including two stepchildren. As an adult she enrolled at the Raymond Campus to begin working on an associates...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | People Profiles
Jessica McMullin, a first generation student on the Raymond Campus, came to Hinds for a very important reason: to set an example for her children. “Even though being a first-generation student is difficult, I push through because I want my kids to have someone to look...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | People Profiles
Alexis Levy of Jackson considered jumping into university life when she graduated from Terry High School last spring but concluded she wasn’t ready for that. “I wanted to stay close to home. I didn’t think it was time for me to move away yet,” she said. “Most people...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | Alumni, People Profiles
After Chris graduated from Clinton High School, he enrolled in the automotive technology program on the Raymond Campus. Chris then finished his degree and entered the work world. Fast forward a few years and Chris, now 22, is re-enrolled at Hinds working on his second...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | Alumni, People Profiles
Playing football at Hinds Community College was a decision that may have saved the life of Forest Hill High School graduate J’Vontez Blackmon, 20. During a routine preseason physical a doctor sent Blackmon to the hospital for further examination where it was confirmed...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | Alumni, People Profiles
Jacob Iles of Bolton has an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree and one-year career certificate, but the experience of working in the Hinds bookstore turned out to be the training he needed to become a successful radiologic technologist. “At Hinds, people came...
by Cathy Hayden | May 22, 2013 | Alumni, People Profiles
Like a lot of converts to a new idea, Hinds sophomore Tameka Wilson has become a zealous proponent of getting a college education. She is using her pulpit as president of the community college honor society Phi Theta Kappa International – yes, that’s international –...
