by Danny Barrett Jr. | Feb 8, 2017 | News
RAYMOND – For Eric Skipper of Brandon, Hinds Community College’s Landscape Management Technology program was the gateway to owning his own business, Blue Sky Landscaping. “Through my internship with the program I was able to gain knowledge that can’t be taught...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Feb 6, 2017 | News
RAYMOND – Aqueasha Rimmer has more than one career option in mind, and Hinds faculty from multiple programs helped her line up several choices. “I just need to get my tests score up and I can start here in the fall,” Rimmer said. “I’m looking at things like dental...
by Cathy Hayden | Feb 1, 2017 | News
De’quincy Hughes of Liberty is the recipient of a scholarship from the Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association. Hughes, a sophomore, graduates in May from Hinds Community College’s Landscape Management Technology program. He is currently working for the Hinds...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jan 31, 2017 | News
PEARL – Benjamin Smith, a student in the Animation and Simulation Technology program at the Rankin Campus, has been named DISTINCT CTE Student of the Month by the Mississippi Community College Board’s Office of Career and Technical Education. The honor, which stands...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jan 30, 2017 | News, People Profiles
Note: The following story appears in the winter issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. RAYMOND — Jim Hatten has been down many trails in his professional career, from that of a jet engine mechanic...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jan 30, 2017 | News
RAYMOND – Engineer soldiers rely on solid planning and execution to make any mission run smoothly. Thanks to the classes he took at Hinds, Brig. Gen. Janson D. (Durr) Boyles was properly equipped to handle his own academic mission, which was to become an engineer. “I...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 30, 2017 | News
Although the closure of the Mississippi Baptist Hospital/Gilfoy School of Nursing in 1971 marked the end of an era, its 1,407 graduates received the skills and knowledge to provide the best of care for their patients. The majority of the practicing nurses who...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 30, 2017 | News
The late David L. May of Vicksburg drew on his skills in finance to help guide the Vicksburg-Warren Campus. His widow, Martha Ann May Klaus, has endowed a scholarship in his name to continue his legacy of involvement in education, especially at Hinds Community...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 30, 2017 | News
Late Hinds Community College alumnus Louis Gene Strickland (1947) of Brandon received numerous recognitions for his service to Hinds Community College during his lifetime. Now, the former Hinds athlete has a scholarship endowed in his name by family and friends. The...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 30, 2017 | News
Friends and family of the late Wiley Magee, who graduated from Hinds Community College in 1964, established a scholarship in his name that is available to be awarded to a Hinds student majoring in the agriculture or healthcare fields of study. The deadline for...