In this Issue -  Summer 2010

A Different Talon

As readers thumb through the pages of this edition of The Talon they will quickly realize that it is unlike any other the Alumni Association has previously produced. Inspired by the University’s Centennial Celebration, this edition contains images from a century of Southern Miss history, beginning with our days as Mississippi Normal College through the activities that have commemorated the 100th anniversary of the institution’s founding in 1910. Given the significance of the Centennial we felt a break from our usual format was warranted, and we
are confident that as alumni and friends of the University turn the pages they will find the edition particularly enjoyable to read.

Also of note concerning this edition are the “Centennial Legacy Circle” essays from many of the University’s longest serving faculty and staff members. On March 30, 2010, University employees with tenures longer than 40 years were honored as the first inductees into the Centennial Legacy Circle. At that time, the Alumni Association requested brief essays on the University from the recipients. Without question it was a bold request on our part—to summarize 40 or more years of work in just a few paragraphs. However, as you will read, the responses eloquently reflect the passion for and dedication to Southern Miss with which these men and women have served our Alma Mater.

We will return to our regular format in the fall, an edition that will feature among other items the University’s significant efforts regarding the Gulf oil spill, highlight a new book by former CNN reporter and Southern Miss alumna Kathleen Koch regarding Hurricane Katrina and preview the upcoming football season.

Southern Miss to the Top!

Jim Coll

Assistant Director for Communications

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