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Mississippi College

Mississippi College (MC) is a private Baptist university in Clinton, Mississippi.[7] Founded in 1826, MC is the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated college or university in the United States and the oldest college or university in Mississippi.

Mississippi College
Former names
Hampstead Academy (1826–1827)
Mississippi Academy (1827–1830)
MottoVeritas et Virtus
Motto in English
Truth and Virtue
TypePrivate university
EstablishedJanuary 24, 1826 (1826-01-24)
Religious affiliation
Baptist
EndowmentUS$89.2 million (2020)[1]
PresidentBlake Thompson[2][3]
Students6,322
Postgraduates1,684 graduate students
570 law students
Location,
U.S.

32°20′9″N 90°19′53″W / 32.33583°N 90.33139°W / 32.33583; -90.33139
CampusSuburban, 320 acres (130 ha)
Colors    Blue and gold[4]
NicknameChoctaws
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIGulf South[5]
Websitewww.mc.edu
Location in Mississippi

History edit

Founding edit

 
Provine Chapel

On January 24, 1826, the college received its first charter, signed by Mississippi Gov. David Holmes. In 1827, the name was changed from Hampstead Academy to Mississippi Academy at the request of the board of trustees.[8] On December 18, 1830, having become a college, the name was changed to Mississippi College. It offered degrees in arts, sciences, and languages.[9]

In 1831, Mississippi College became the first coeducational college in the United States to award a degree to a female student. That year it granted degrees to two women, Alice Robinson and Catherine Hall.[10]

In the beginning, Mississippi College was not church-related. For a number of years, it was affiliated with the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Since 1850, Mississippi College has been affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention, and the board of trustees oversees the institution.[9]

Civil War and reconstruction edit

Classes were not held during the Civil War, and the buildings deteriorated. Many students joined with faculty, a school trustee and townspeople to form the Mississippi College Rifles during the war years or signed up with other units.[9]

In the half-century after the war, the college enrollment and campus slowly recovered. The college president Walter Hillman helped refurbish the buildings by securing Northern financing prior to being offered the college presidency.[11] The endowment fund was renewed and the physical structures were renovated.[9]

From 1911 through 1932, the construction of Provine Science Building, Lowrey Hall, Alumni Hall and Farr-Hall Hospital was completed. The college endowment grew to $500,000 and in 1922, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools approved accreditation for the college. Enrollment reached 400 students.[9]

World War II and later 20th century edit

In 1942, Mississippi College acquired Hillman College. A new Nelson Hall administration building was erected in 1948, and new residence halls were built.[9]

 
Nelson Hall

In 1943, MC was among 131 colleges and universities nationwide taking part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program, which offered students a path to a Navy commission. During the V-12 period, the Navy had exclusive use of Chrestman, Alumni Hall, and the cafeteria. During World War II, enrollment was between 550 and 600 students. After the war ended and veterans returned, enrollment increased. About 1,000 students were enrolled in 1950, and 1,581 students by fall 1956.[9]

Mississippi College was one of the last private colleges in the country to drop its segregation policy, and did not do so until the 1969–70 school year.[12]

From 1957 through 1968, the college built the B.C. Rogers Student Center, Hederman Science Building, Self Hall, and a pair of residence halls. Provine Chapel was restored. The School of Nursing began in 1969. MC purchased the former Jackson School of Law in 1975, leading to the Mississippi College School of Law. In 1975, the division of business became the School of Business. In 1977, the division of education became the School of Education. In 1982, the 12 remaining departments were grouped into the College of Arts and Sciences.[9]

In May 1992, MC absorbed Clarke College after the smaller school was forced to close due to declining enrollments. Throughout the 1990s, the college renovated and expanded; work was carried out on the library, electronic media center, Cockroft Hall (for the School of Nursing), A.E. Wood Coliseum, the Law School building in downtown Jackson, the New Men's Residence Hall, the New Women's Residence Hall, Jennings Hall, and Latimer House (a Victorian house later used for alumni receptions).[9]

21st century edit

From 2002 to 2015, the college's enrollment grew from 3,227 to 5,152. The number includes a record of 618 freshmen.

The number of international students rose from nine[when?] to a record 505 students from more than two dozen nations in fall 2015.

The college added a physician assistant program in 2011. MC was the first institution in Mississippi to offer such a degree. MC now offers doctorates in educational leadership and professional counseling.[9]

Mississippi College was granted an exception to Title IX in 2015, which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons.[13]

Presidents edit

Since its beginning, Mississippi College has had 23 presidents/principals, including three interim presidents.[14] The first three presidents were known as "principals", before changing the official title to "president".

  • F. G. Hopkins (1826 to 1828)
  • Daniel Comfort (1828 to 1834)
  • N. Shepherd (1835 to 1836)
  • E. N. Elliott (1836 to 1837)
  • Daniel Comfort (1837 to 1841)
  • Alexander Campbell (Jan. to April 1842)
  • Alexander Campbell (1842 to 1844)
  • Interim Robert McLain (1844 to 1845)
  • Daniel Comfort (1845 to 1846)
  • Simeon Colton (1846 to 1848)
  • Consider Parish (1848 to 1850)
  • Isaac Newton Urner (1850 to 1867)
  • Walter Hillman (1867 to 1873)
  • Warren Sheldon Webb (1873 to 1890)
  • James M. Moore (1890 to 1891)
  • Robert Abram Venable (1891 to 1895)
  • John William Provine (1895 to 1897)
  • John William Provine (1897 to 1898)
  • William Tyndale Lowrey (1898 to 1911)
  • John William Provine (1911 to 1932)
  • Dotson McGinnis Nelson (1932 to 1957)
  • Richard Aubrey McLemore (1957 to 1968)
  • Lewis Nobles (1968 to 1993)
  • Interim Rory Lee (1993 to 1994)
  • Howell W. Todd (1994 to 2001)
  • Interim Lloyd Roberts (2001 to 2002)
  • Lee G. Royce (2002 to 2018)
  • Blake Thompson (2018 to present)[2][3]

Campus edit

Mississippi College's main campus in Clinton is more than 80 acres. The Mississippi College School of Law is located in downtown Jackson.[15]

Notable buildings at Mississippi College include its historic Provine Chapel, the oldest building on the Clinton campus, which opened in 1860. During the Civil War, U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant used it as a hospital for his wounded troops and reports say it was also used as a stable for his horses.

Opened in 1926, Alumni Hall houses a gymnasium and a pool. Built in 1948, Nelson Hall serves as the university's administration building and contains Swor Auditorium, the venue for musical performances. Aven Hall houses the recitals at the Jean Pittman Williams Recital Hall and some theatre performances in the Aven Little Theater. The Samuel Marshall Gore Galleries hosts fine art exhibitions.[15]

The A.E. Wood Coliseum is used for MC Choctaws basketball games and is the site for university graduations. Self Hall houses the MC School of Business and Lowrey Hall, the former MC library, and the School of Education. The Leland Speed Library houses its Learning Resources Center which includes studios for the Department of Communication. The 20,000-square-foot Royce Medical Science Center, named in honor of President Emeritus Lee G. Royce, opened in January 2013.[16] The 106,000-square-foot Baptist Healthplex contains a gym and medical offices. The Healthplex is also the home of MC's Physician Assistant Program. Cockroft Hall houses the nursing and kinesiology departments. The 8,500-seat Robinson-Hale Stadium is the home field for MC Choctaws football games and track meets on the Clinton campus.[15]

University Place residence halls opened in August 2015 to accommodate 189 students. Cost of the eight modern brick units was $16 million. The facilities were the first new residence hall construction in nearly 20 years on the Clinton campus.

The Rhoda Royce Prayer Garden is named in the honor of the wife of retired President Lee Royce. It contains fountains and rocks with scriptures from the Bible.[17] The MC Dyslexia Center was expanded in January 2019 to include additional rooms to evaluate children with the learning disability, and other offices.[18]

Academics edit

Academic rankings
National
THE / WSJ[19]600 (tie) of 600
U.S. News & World Report[20]369 (tie) of 394
Washington Monthly[21]437 of 442

The School of Business is AACSB-accredited and located in Self Hall. The school offers 6 undergraduate business majors and the MBA. With an enrollment of 850 students, business is the single largest undergraduate major on campus.

The School of Education includes the Department of Kinesiology, the Department of Psychology and Counseling, the Department of Teacher Education and Leadership, and the Dyslexia Center. The School of Christian Studies and the Arts includes the Department of Art, the Department of Christian Studies and Philosophy, the Department of Communication, and the Department of Music.[22]

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences spans the Department of English, the Department of Modern Languages, the Department of History and Political Science, and the Department of Sociology and Social Work; The School of Science and Mathematics includes the Department of Biological Science, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the Department of Computer Science and Physics, the Department of Mathematics, and the Department of Physician Assistant Studies. The School of Nursing is based at Cockcroft Hall on the Clinton campus. The MC School of Law serves more than 400 students on East Griffith Street in downtown Jackson. Overall, Mississippi College consists of more than 80 academic programs.[22]

The Physician Assistant Program enrolls 94 students. The doctorate in professional counseling, the first of its type in the United States, enrolls 120 students.

The MC student/faculty ratio is 14:1.[15] The average ACT score for incoming freshmen is 24.

The institution is ranked among the "Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" in the US by Campus Pride.[13]

Notable programs edit

Launched in May 2011, the Department of Physician Assistant Studies serves 90 graduate students.[23] The problem works with the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, federal clinics and other medical facilities.[23] The university's master's in medical sciences program serves more than 200 graduate students.

Since June 1984, the Mississippi College Administration of Justice Program has had over 250 Bachelor of Science graduates and 70 graduates in the Master of Social Science Program.[24]

Athletics edit

Mississippi College competes in NCAA Division II as a member of the Gulf South Conference as of 2014.[25] The college sponsors teams in football, basketball (men's and women's), baseball, softball, tennis (men's and women's), golf (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), volleyball, track and field (men's indoor and outdoor, and women's indoor and outdoor), cross country running (men's and women's), equestrian (women's), and table tennis (men's and women's).[26]

The MC men's baseball team won the 2018 Gulf South Conference championship.[27]

In 2015, the women's soccer team advanced to the championship game of the National Christian College Athletic Association, losing in penalty kicks after playing to a draw with Houghton College.[28] In Fall 2018, the women's soccer team finished the season ranked 14th in the nation. The team competed in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II post-season tournament.[29]

From 2012 through 2014, MC's table tennis team ended the season ranked second of the 250 participating universities. In 2015, the table tennis team won the national championship at the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association games in Wisconsin.[30] The MC table tennis team finished the 2017–18 season ranked third in the nation at the championship games in Round Rock, Texas in April 2018.[31]

MC became the first college in the state to field an archery team in Fall 2014. The university's bass fishing and sporting clays squads takes part in regional and national competitions. An archery team member won a gold medal as the best collegiate male bow hunter at the Spring 2017 U.S. Collegiate Archery Championship in South Dakota. The men's compound team and the bowhunter women's squad won first place at the National 3D Championships in Foley, Alabama in 2018.[32]

The MC women's softball team was the 2017 Gulf South Conference champion.

The university's equestrian team began in 2008.

Notable alumni edit

See also edit

  • The Cedars, historic home in Clinton owned by various university faculty for over a decade.

References edit

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  6. ^ . Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mississippi College [MC] Clinton Courses, Rankings, Admission Criteria, Fee & Scholarships".
  8. ^ McLemore, Richard Aubrey (1973). A History of Mississippi. Vol. 1. Hattiesburg, Mississippi: University & College Press of Mississippi. p. 361. ISBN 0878050132.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History". Mississippi College: About MC. Mississippi College. 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  10. ^ Cooper, Forrest Lamar (2011). Looking Back Mississippi: Towns and Places. University Press of Mississippi. p. 23. ISBN 9781617031489.
  11. ^ Howell, Walter. (2014). Town and Gown: The Saga of Clinton and Mississippi College. Clinton: Privately printed by McNaughton & Gunn. pp. 149-150. email: walter-howell@comcast.net
  12. ^ "Desegregation of Private Colleges". Mississippi Encyclopedia.
  13. ^ a b "Worst List: The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth". Campus Pride. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Presidents of the University". Mississippi College: Catalog. Mississippi College. 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  15. ^ a b c d "Mississippi College At a Glance". Mississippi College: About MC. Mississippi College. 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
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  17. ^ "Rhoda Royce Prayer Garden Dedicated at Mississippi College". Mississippi College. 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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Further reading edit

  • Charles E. Martin, Mississippi College with Pride: A History of Mississippi College, 1826–2004. Clinton, Mississippi: Mississippi College, 2007.
  • Richard Aubrey McLemore and Nannie Pitts McLemore, The History of Mississippi College. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Brothers, 1979.
  • A.V. Rowe, History of Mississippi College : an address delivered before the Alumni Society at Clinton, Hinds County, June 28, 1881. Jackson, Mississippi: Charles Winkley, 1881.
  • William Herrington Weathersby, "A History of Mississippi College", Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Centenary Series. vol. 5, pp. 184–220.

External links edit

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how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Mississippi College MC is a private Baptist university in Clinton Mississippi 7 Founded in 1826 MC is the second oldest Baptist affiliated college or university in the United States and the oldest college or university in Mississippi Mississippi CollegeFormer namesHampstead Academy 1826 1827 Mississippi Academy 1827 1830 MottoVeritas et VirtusMotto in EnglishTruth and VirtueTypePrivate universityEstablishedJanuary 24 1826 1826 01 24 Religious affiliationBaptistEndowmentUS 89 2 million 2020 1 PresidentBlake Thompson 2 3 Students6 322Postgraduates1 684 graduate students 570 law studentsLocationClinton Mississippi U S 32 20 9 N 90 19 53 W 32 33583 N 90 33139 W 32 33583 90 33139CampusSuburban 320 acres 130 ha Colors Blue and gold 4 NicknameChoctawsSporting affiliationsNCAA Division II Gulf South 5 Websitewww wbr mc wbr eduLocation in Mississippi Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 Civil War and reconstruction 1 3 World War II and later 20th century 1 4 21st century 1 5 Presidents 2 Campus 3 Academics 3 1 Notable programs 4 Athletics 5 Notable alumni 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory editFounding edit nbsp Provine ChapelOn January 24 1826 the college received its first charter signed by Mississippi Gov David Holmes In 1827 the name was changed from Hampstead Academy to Mississippi Academy at the request of the board of trustees 8 On December 18 1830 having become a college the name was changed to Mississippi College It offered degrees in arts sciences and languages 9 In 1831 Mississippi College became the first coeducational college in the United States to award a degree to a female student That year it granted degrees to two women Alice Robinson and Catherine Hall 10 In the beginning Mississippi College was not church related For a number of years it was affiliated with the Methodist and Presbyterian churches Since 1850 Mississippi College has been affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention and the board of trustees oversees the institution 9 Civil War and reconstruction edit Classes were not held during the Civil War and the buildings deteriorated Many students joined with faculty a school trustee and townspeople to form the Mississippi College Rifles during the war years or signed up with other units 9 In the half century after the war the college enrollment and campus slowly recovered The college president Walter Hillman helped refurbish the buildings by securing Northern financing prior to being offered the college presidency 11 The endowment fund was renewed and the physical structures were renovated 9 From 1911 through 1932 the construction of Provine Science Building Lowrey Hall Alumni Hall and Farr Hall Hospital was completed The college endowment grew to 500 000 and in 1922 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools approved accreditation for the college Enrollment reached 400 students 9 World War II and later 20th century edit In 1942 Mississippi College acquired Hillman College A new Nelson Hall administration building was erected in 1948 and new residence halls were built 9 nbsp Nelson HallIn 1943 MC was among 131 colleges and universities nationwide taking part in the V 12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission During the V 12 period the Navy had exclusive use of Chrestman Alumni Hall and the cafeteria During World War II enrollment was between 550 and 600 students After the war ended and veterans returned enrollment increased About 1 000 students were enrolled in 1950 and 1 581 students by fall 1956 9 Mississippi College was one of the last private colleges in the country to drop its segregation policy and did not do so until the 1969 70 school year 12 From 1957 through 1968 the college built the B C Rogers Student Center Hederman Science Building Self Hall and a pair of residence halls Provine Chapel was restored The School of Nursing began in 1969 MC purchased the former Jackson School of Law in 1975 leading to the Mississippi College School of Law In 1975 the division of business became the School of Business In 1977 the division of education became the School of Education In 1982 the 12 remaining departments were grouped into the College of Arts and Sciences 9 In May 1992 MC absorbed Clarke College after the smaller school was forced to close due to declining enrollments Throughout the 1990s the college renovated and expanded work was carried out on the library electronic media center Cockroft Hall for the School of Nursing A E Wood Coliseum the Law School building in downtown Jackson the New Men s Residence Hall the New Women s Residence Hall Jennings Hall and Latimer House a Victorian house later used for alumni receptions 9 21st century edit From 2002 to 2015 the college s enrollment grew from 3 227 to 5 152 The number includes a record of 618 freshmen The number of international students rose from nine when to a record 505 students from more than two dozen nations in fall 2015 The college added a physician assistant program in 2011 MC was the first institution in Mississippi to offer such a degree MC now offers doctorates in educational leadership and professional counseling 9 Mississippi College was granted an exception to Title IX in 2015 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons 13 Presidents edit Since its beginning Mississippi College has had 23 presidents principals including three interim presidents 14 The first three presidents were known as principals before changing the official title to president F G Hopkins 1826 to 1828 Daniel Comfort 1828 to 1834 N Shepherd 1835 to 1836 E N Elliott 1836 to 1837 Daniel Comfort 1837 to 1841 Alexander Campbell Jan to April 1842 Alexander Campbell 1842 to 1844 Interim Robert McLain 1844 to 1845 Daniel Comfort 1845 to 1846 Simeon Colton 1846 to 1848 Consider Parish 1848 to 1850 Isaac Newton Urner 1850 to 1867 Walter Hillman 1867 to 1873 Warren Sheldon Webb 1873 to 1890 James M Moore 1890 to 1891 Robert Abram Venable 1891 to 1895 John William Provine 1895 to 1897 John William Provine 1897 to 1898 William Tyndale Lowrey 1898 to 1911 John William Provine 1911 to 1932 Dotson McGinnis Nelson 1932 to 1957 Richard Aubrey McLemore 1957 to 1968 Lewis Nobles 1968 to 1993 Interim Rory Lee 1993 to 1994 Howell W Todd 1994 to 2001 Interim Lloyd Roberts 2001 to 2002 Lee G Royce 2002 to 2018 Blake Thompson 2018 to present 2 3 Campus editMississippi College s main campus in Clinton is more than 80 acres The Mississippi College School of Law is located in downtown Jackson 15 Notable buildings at Mississippi College include its historic Provine Chapel the oldest building on the Clinton campus which opened in 1860 During the Civil War U S General Ulysses S Grant used it as a hospital for his wounded troops and reports say it was also used as a stable for his horses Opened in 1926 Alumni Hall houses a gymnasium and a pool Built in 1948 Nelson Hall serves as the university s administration building and contains Swor Auditorium the venue for musical performances Aven Hall houses the recitals at the Jean Pittman Williams Recital Hall and some theatre performances in the Aven Little Theater The Samuel Marshall Gore Galleries hosts fine art exhibitions 15 The A E Wood Coliseum is used for MC Choctaws basketball games and is the site for university graduations Self Hall houses the MC School of Business and Lowrey Hall the former MC library and the School of Education The Leland Speed Library houses its Learning Resources Center which includes studios for the Department of Communication The 20 000 square foot Royce Medical Science Center named in honor of President Emeritus Lee G Royce opened in January 2013 16 The 106 000 square foot Baptist Healthplex contains a gym and medical offices The Healthplex is also the home of MC s Physician Assistant Program Cockroft Hall houses the nursing and kinesiology departments The 8 500 seat Robinson Hale Stadium is the home field for MC Choctaws football games and track meets on the Clinton campus 15 University Place residence halls opened in August 2015 to accommodate 189 students Cost of the eight modern brick units was 16 million The facilities were the first new residence hall construction in nearly 20 years on the Clinton campus The Rhoda Royce Prayer Garden is named in the honor of the wife of retired President Lee Royce It contains fountains and rocks with scriptures from the Bible 17 The MC Dyslexia Center was expanded in January 2019 to include additional rooms to evaluate children with the learning disability and other offices 18 Academics editAcademic rankingsNationalTHE WSJ 19 600 tie of 600U S News amp World Report 20 369 tie of 394Washington Monthly 21 437 of 442The School of Business is AACSB accredited and located in Self Hall The school offers 6 undergraduate business majors and the MBA With an enrollment of 850 students business is the single largest undergraduate major on campus The School of Education includes the Department of Kinesiology the Department of Psychology and Counseling the Department of Teacher Education and Leadership and the Dyslexia Center The School of Christian Studies and the Arts includes the Department of Art the Department of Christian Studies and Philosophy the Department of Communication and the Department of Music 22 The School of Humanities and Social Sciences spans the Department of English the Department of Modern Languages the Department of History and Political Science and the Department of Sociology and Social Work The School of Science and Mathematics includes the Department of Biological Science the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry the Department of Computer Science and Physics the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Physician Assistant Studies The School of Nursing is based at Cockcroft Hall on the Clinton campus The MC School of Law serves more than 400 students on East Griffith Street in downtown Jackson Overall Mississippi College consists of more than 80 academic programs 22 The Physician Assistant Program enrolls 94 students The doctorate in professional counseling the first of its type in the United States enrolls 120 students The MC student faculty ratio is 14 1 15 The average ACT score for incoming freshmen is 24 The institution is ranked among the Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth in the US by Campus Pride 13 Notable programs edit Launched in May 2011 the Department of Physician Assistant Studies serves 90 graduate students 23 The problem works with the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson federal clinics and other medical facilities 23 The university s master s in medical sciences program serves more than 200 graduate students Since June 1984 the Mississippi College Administration of Justice Program has had over 250 Bachelor of Science graduates and 70 graduates in the Master of Social Science Program 24 Athletics editMain article Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College competes in NCAA Division II as a member of the Gulf South Conference as of 2014 25 The college sponsors teams in football basketball men s and women s baseball softball tennis men s and women s golf men s and women s soccer men s and women s volleyball track and field men s indoor and outdoor and women s indoor and outdoor cross country running men s and women s equestrian women s and table tennis men s and women s 26 The MC men s baseball team won the 2018 Gulf South Conference championship 27 In 2015 the women s soccer team advanced to the championship game of the National Christian College Athletic Association losing in penalty kicks after playing to a draw with Houghton College 28 In Fall 2018 the women s soccer team finished the season ranked 14th in the nation The team competed in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II post season tournament 29 From 2012 through 2014 MC s table tennis team ended the season ranked second of the 250 participating universities In 2015 the table tennis team won the national championship at the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association games in Wisconsin 30 The MC table tennis team finished the 2017 18 season ranked third in the nation at the championship games in Round Rock Texas in April 2018 31 MC became the first college in the state to field an archery team in Fall 2014 The university s bass fishing and sporting clays squads takes part in regional and national competitions An archery team member won a gold medal as the best collegiate male bow hunter at the Spring 2017 U S Collegiate Archery Championship in South Dakota The men s compound team and the bowhunter women s squad won first place at the National 3D Championships in Foley Alabama in 2018 32 The MC women s softball team was the 2017 Gulf South Conference champion The university s equestrian team began in 2008 Notable alumni editJake Allen former Green Bay Packers Cleveland Browns Calgary Stampeders Georgia Force football star Lance Barksdale Major League Baseball umpire Ross Barnett 53rd Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant Governor of Mississippi Alston Callahan ophthalmologist Michael Catt Christian movie producer and pastor Ted DiBiase Jr retired professional wrestler most known with the WWE James R Dow distinguished folklore scholar Professor Emeritus at Iowa State University Bernard Ebbers co founder and former CEO of WorldCom Larry Evans former Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers football star Major Everett former Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons football star W C Friley president of Hardin Simmons University from 1892 to 1894 and Louisiana College from 1909 to 1910 J Andrew Gipson Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture 33 Former Mississippi House of Representatives member and attorney 34 Edgar Godbold president of Howard Payne University from 1923 to 1929 and Louisiana College from 1942 to 1951 35 Mary Lou Godbold Mississippi state senator Alice Haining actress 36 Barry Hannah author 37 Gregg Harper U S Congressman from Mississippi 38 Fred McAfee former New Orleans Saints football star later the team s director of player personnel Leon C Megginson business professor noted for his clarifying statements about Darwinism Larry Myricks U S Olympic track and field medalist Horace Newcomb Lambdin Kay Chair at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication George Coleman Osborn 1904 1982 American historian and author class of 1927 39 Joseph Turner Patterson D Former Attorney General of Mississippi Dayn Perry Baseball writer author and poet Anita Raj developmental psychologist academic and global public health researcher Anita Renfroe Christian humorist Harold Ritchie member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 2004 2016 term limited Carroll Waller First Lady of Mississippi 1972 1976 and historic preservationist 40 Michael Williams former NFL player Lee Yancey Mississippi senatorSee also editThe Cedars historic home in Clinton owned by various university faculty for over a decade References edit Best Colleges and University Rankings a b McWilliams Adam May 14 2018 Blake Thompson named president of Mississippi College 16 WAPT News Jackson Retrieved 2018 05 16 a b Kanengiser Andy May 14 2018 Mississippi College Selects Blake Thompson as New Leader Mississippi College Retrieved 2018 05 16 Official colors Mississippi College 2019 Retrieved June 20 2019 In transition from Division III American Southwest Conference NAICU Membership Archived from the original on November 9 2015 Mississippi College MC Clinton Courses Rankings Admission Criteria Fee amp Scholarships McLemore Richard Aubrey 1973 A History of Mississippi Vol 1 Hattiesburg Mississippi University amp College Press of Mississippi p 361 ISBN 0878050132 a b c d e f g h i j History Mississippi College About MC Mississippi College 2013 Retrieved 24 December 2013 Cooper Forrest Lamar 2011 Looking Back Mississippi Towns and Places University Press of Mississippi p 23 ISBN 9781617031489 Howell Walter 2014 Town and Gown The Saga of Clinton and Mississippi College Clinton Privately printed by McNaughton amp Gunn pp 149 150 email walter howell comcast net Desegregation of Private Colleges Mississippi Encyclopedia a b Worst List The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth Campus Pride Retrieved August 23 2021 Presidents of the University Mississippi College Catalog Mississippi College 2012 Retrieved 24 December 2013 a b c d Mississippi College At a Glance Mississippi College About MC Mississippi College 2013 Retrieved 24 December 2013 Mississippi College Supporters Praise Naming of the Royce Medical Science Center Mississippi College 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Rhoda Royce Prayer Garden Dedicated at Mississippi College Mississippi College 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Mississippi College Supporters Celebrate Dyslexia Center Expansion Mississippi College 2019 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Wall Street Journal 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National Women s Soccer Championship Retrieved 6 December 2015 Women s Soccer Finishes 2018 Season Ranked 14th in Final National Poll Gochoctaws com Mississippi College 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2019 2015 TMS College Table Tennis Coed Team Championships Retrieved 2015 04 13 Mississippi College Table Tennis Team Captures Third Place Mississippi College 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Archery Team at Mississippi College Stays on Target for New Season Mississippi College 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2019 About Andy Gipson Commissioner of Agriculture amp Commerce Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce 5 April 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Brown Adam February 2011 Representative J Andrew Gipson Mississippi House of Representatives Adam Brown BYU political Science Retrieved 24 December 2013 Edgar Godbold lahistory org Archived from the original on November 23 2009 Retrieved August 2 2013 Haining The Clarion Ledger Mississippi Jackson October 26 1994 p 2 D Retrieved December 10 2021 via Newspapers com Mississippi College Family Remembers Author Barry Hannah Mississippi College Biography Congressman Gregg Harper 2012 Retrieved 24 December 2013 George Coleman Osborn Mississippi Writers Project Former Miss First Lady Carroll Waller dies at 87 Mississippi News Now 2014 10 28 Archived from the original on 2014 11 07 Retrieved 2014 11 27 Further reading editCharles E Martin Mississippi College with Pride A History of Mississippi College 1826 2004 Clinton Mississippi Mississippi College 2007 Richard Aubrey McLemore and Nannie Pitts McLemore The History of Mississippi College Jackson Mississippi Hederman Brothers 1979 A V Rowe History of Mississippi College an address delivered before the Alumni Society at Clinton Hinds County June 28 1881 Jackson Mississippi Charles Winkley 1881 William Herrington Weathersby A History of Mississippi College Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society Centenary Series vol 5 pp 184 220 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of 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