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Ole Miss Alumni Association

Ole Miss Alumni Association

“The University is respected, but Ole Miss is loved. The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure, but one never graduates from Ole Miss.”
-Frank E. Everett Jr.

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Black Alumni Chapter

 

Black Alumni Chapter Board Members

  1. Erica Avent (BAEd 05, MEd 07, EdD 20)
  2. Johnny Brown (BSCJ 14)
  3. Chris Buford (BBA 95)
  4. Erica Burley (BBA 91)
  5. D’erre Crum (BA 17)
  6. LaSheba Hilliard (BAEd 07)
  7. Barbara Howard (BA 92, MEd 94, EdD 05)
  8. Jocelyn Knox (BAccy 21)
  9. LaShana Middleton (MEd 09)
  10. John FK Moore (BPA 90)
  11. James Reed (BPA 76)
  12. Alexandria White (EdD 19)

The University of Mississippi Alumni Association established the Black Alumni Advisory Council in 1988 as a vehicle by which the University’s black alumni would have a direct link to the Association’s governing board. The council became the Black Alumni Chapter Board in 2022. Initially, chapter appointments were based on stated interests and voluntary willingness to serve from the black alumni population.

Members are asked to serve one, two, or three-year terms; however, additional appointments will serve to fulfill unexpired or three-year terms. Upon fulfillment of a term, chapter members may be reappointed. Members are expected to attend all scheduled meetings and notify the Alumni office if absence is anticipated. The Alumni Association coordinates the chapter activities and chapter members will be notified of all meeting dates not less than thirty days in advance.

Members who miss three meetings during any term without having provided prior notice and valid explanation for absence will be asked to resign their member seats.

Concentrated efforts will be made to achieve representation from all alumni club areas and age groups. If a chapter member moves to a locale where the chapter is heavily represented, that member may be asked to give up his/her seat. At no time should the chapter membership exceed 22 members including the one ex-officio member who shall be a University of Mississippi assistant director.

The board president will be a member of the Black Alumni Chapter  and will serve as chair at least one year but no more than a two-year term. President appointments will be made by the Executive Committee from persons recommended by the existing chapter. President recommendations must be received by the Executive Committee at least one week prior to the fall meeting of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. The president will recommend his/her vice president who shall be approved by the Executive Committee. Upon completion of the president’s term, said vice president will become president and serve at least one year, but no more than a two-year term.