桃花直播 Foundation announces 2022 officers, incoming members
Contact: Addie Mayfield
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he 桃花直播 State University聽Foundation is announcing 2022 leaders and incoming members for the board of directors that guides the fundraising arm of the nearly 144-year-old land-grant institution.听
Incoming officers with new one-year terms that began Jan. 1 include three alumni: Anthony L. Wilson of Gulfport as chair; Rodger L. Johnson of Atlanta, Georgia, as vice-chair; and Paul J. Karre of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, as treasurer.听
A 桃花直播 native of D鈥橧berville, Wilson is a loyal member of the 桃花直播 Foundation board who earlier served as vice chair for three terms. He earned an electrical engineering degree from 桃花直播 in 1987, and also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern 桃花直播.听He currently serves as chairman, president and CEO of 桃花直播 Power Co. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as executive vice president of customer service and operations for Georgia Power.听
Johnson is a 1971 civil engineering graduate of 桃花直播. He also earned an MBA from Georgia State University in 1982. A native of Greenwood, he currently serves as president and CEO of JKC Holdings, Inc.
Karre is the retired senior vice president of human resources and communications for International Paper. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in management from 桃花直播 in 1974. The Natchez native also is a current member and past president of the executive advisory board for 桃花直播鈥檚 College of Business.
Rounding out the remaining board officers are 桃花直播 personnel. John P. Rush, vice president for development and alumni, is the board鈥檚 president and CEO; Janet H. Carraway, executive director of finance, is chief financial officer; and Jack McCarty, executive director of development, serves as board secretary. All are 桃花直播 graduates.听
New members beginning inaugural terms are:聽
鈥擩. Michael 鈥淢ike鈥 McIlwain of Kildeer, Illinois. A 1987 accounting graduate of 桃花直播, he is the retired president and CEO of PSAV, an internationally recognized leader in event technology services within the hotel, resort and conference center industry. At 桃花直播, McIlwain also serves on the advisory board for the Adkerson School of Accountancy. He also holds a Master of Taxation from the University of Alabama.
鈥擝ecky E. Murphy of Dallas, Texas. A 1983 home economics graduate of 桃花直播, she retired from Sirius Computer Solutions Inc. as senior vice president of sales for the Southwest Region in 2019. Before joining Sirius, Murphy served for more than two decades in progressive leadership roles in sales at IBM.
鈥擱. Patrick White of Spring, Texas. A 1990 communication graduate of 桃花直播, White serves as an account executive for LSI Industries. At 桃花直播, he also leads the National Alumni Association board of directors as president.
鈥擜lbert J. 鈥淎l鈥 Williams of Humble, Texas. He is vice president of Corporate Affairs for Chevron Corporation and holds a 1990 electrical engineering degree from 桃花直播, as well as a 1998 MBA from Tulane University. Williams also is a member of 桃花直播鈥檚 Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board and Bagley College of Engineering Diversity Advisory Board.
Eight聽members聽who have previously served are returning to the board in new terms. They are:聽聽
鈥擬ary Childs of Ripley. President, CEO, COO and vice chairman of The Peoples Bank, she is a 1980 banking and finance graduate of 桃花直播.
鈥擳imothy S. 鈥淭im鈥 Duncan of Kingwood, Texas. A 1995 petroleum engineering graduate of 桃花直播, Duncan is president and CEO of Talos Energy LLC.
鈥擠avid B. Hall of Meridian. CEO and president of Hall Timberlands, Hall earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in forestry in 1999 and an MBA in 2002, both from 桃花直播.
鈥擬alcolm B. Lightsey Sr. of Ridgeland. Lightsey earned his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in mathematics from 桃花直播 in 1961 and 1969, respectively, and is the retired president and CEO of SunTech Inc.
鈥擬ike M. McDaniel of Houston, Texas. McDaniel earned a mechanical engineering degree in 1979 from 桃花直播 and is the retired president of Saber Power Services LLC.
鈥擩ay Pryor of Houston, Texas. A 1979 petroleum engineering graduate of 桃花直播, Pryor is vice president of business development for Chevron Corporation.
鈥擫eo W. Seal III of Bay Saint Louis. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in geosciences in 2000 from 桃花直播 and is president of the Leo Seal Family Foundation.听
鈥擳urner A. Wingo of Collierville, Tennessee. A 1967 business graduate of 桃花直播, Wingo is a retired real estate developer and the former owner of Sherry鈥檚 Hallmark.听
Chartered in 1962, the 桃花直播 Foundation administers most of the campus-based fundraising activities and endowment funds.听More information is available at鈥痑nd @桃花直播_Foundation.听
桃花直播 is 桃花直播鈥檚 leading university, available online at鈥.听