Hinds Community College - Eagle Yearbook (Raymond, MS)

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The McLendons and the AAayos receive guests at the 1961 faculty reception in the President ' s home. President McLendon, always an ardent Eagle sports fan, attends a 1962 spring football practice session and listens as Coach Joe gives some of his special instructions. Mr. Mac supports the college teams in all fields of athletics, win or lose. i ' H

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President G. M. McLendon, presently serving on the Administrative Committee of the American Association of Junior Colleges. Mr. Mac, as he is affectionately known, when he first took over the helm of Hinds Junior College in 1938. President McLendon and his gracious wife enjoy a relaxing evening in their beautiful home. President George M. McLendon The Great Builder President George M. McLendon is a native of Jones County, Mississippi, and received both his B.S. and M.A. degrees from Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed additional graduate work in college administra- tion from the University of Chicago. The Administration of President McLendon has been a time in which Hinds Junior College emerged from the embryo stage of a struggling country school into a model junior college institution. Not only has the campus been increased into a sprawl- ing, beautiful area of more than thirty buildings, but other features have been added such as a golf course, lake and lodge, and a first class airport with two hangers and a terminal. President McLendon is married to the former Louise Boyd, of Montgomery County, Mississippi, and they have two married daughters, Mrs. Betty Boyd of Jackson and Mrs. Jesse Claire Thrash of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. President McLendon, known throughout the South as a dedicated educator, has served Hinds for twenty-four years. Mr. Mac dedicating one of the many buildings he has built, the new plant for women ' s physical education in 1959.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, seated from left: F.M. Greaves, President, Bolton; J.W. McKewen, Jackson; W.D. Lowe, Jackson; G.W. Morgan Terry; and Sharp W. Banks, Jr., Vicksburg. Standing from left: H.H. Davis, Utica; L.L. Autry, Pearl; and L.W. Bright, Pearl. Not pictured, Joe E. Alc ' ridge, Secretary, Jackson. The Board Of Trustees Decides Policies The Hinds Junior College Board of Trustees is com- posed of nine members who play a forceful role in the growth and development of the college. The Hinds County Board of Supervisors established the Board of Trustees as the governing body of the school in 1917 when the school was organized. The Board of Trustees serves as the official controller and manager of Hinds. College administrators depend upon this group for guidance in forming college policies, making decisions and solving administrative problems. The loyal men devote much of their time and energy to help the college become one of the most prominent junior college educational institutions in the nation. Members of the Board represent Hinds, Warren and Rankin Counties. Nominations for membership on the Board are made by the county Boards of Education, and members are then elected by the county Board of Super- visors. The Hinds County Superintendent of Education is automatically made Secretary of the Board, and Super- intendents of Education of both other counties are auto- matically made Board members. Mr. F. M. Greaves, prominent business man, banker and cattleman of Bolton, is presently serving as President of the Board of Trustees. 22