Pearl River Community College - Wildcat Yearbook (Poplarville, MS)

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This Wildcat, Dr. White, is for you After 18 years as chief of Mississippi ' s pioneer junior college. Pearl River College President Marvin R. White will retire on June 30. leaving behind a legacy of achievement in Mississippi ' s advanced education. On behalf of the faculty, staff, administration, and students, the 1985-86 Wildcat yearbook staff dedicates this year ' s annual yearbook to Dr. White. Dr. White, a native of Poplarville, has served in this capacity since 1968. During his tenure at Pearl River, the school has doubled its enrollment, doubled its plant facilities, and continues to be the pathfinder of higher education in the state. President White is married to Marjorie Lee Daniels White, and is the father of two children, Mrs. Perry Winegarden and Dr. Cal- vin White. Dr. White ' s achievements sport an array of degrees and awards in the books of educational excellence. After graduating from Poplarville High school, he attended Pearl River College and received an Associate of Arts degree; obtained his B.S. from Millsaps College; holds a masters from the University of Southern Mississippi and received his doctorate from the University of Southern Mississippi. White served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict. White began his career in education as a math instructor and a coach at Ocean Springs in 1948-49 and moved those same ser vices to Poplarville High in 1949. White then became principal of Pearl River Agricultural High School in 1952 before becoming registrar of Pearl River College in 1960. White was promoted to dean of Pearl River College in 1964 and became PRC ' s eighth president in the fall of 1968. President White ' s participation in both state and local organizations has made him a renown personality in Mississippi. He is a member of the State Selective Service Committee; the State Commission on School Accreditation; the State Job Service Employee Committee; Mississippi Economic Council; the Poplarville Rotary Club; North Pearl River County Chamber of Commerce; and attends the Poplarville United Methodist Church. White serves as President of the Mississippi Junior-Senior College Association and is a college representative of the Gulf Coast Regional Interstate Collegiate Consortium. He was chosen as Citizen of the Year of 1985 by the North Pearl River County Chamber of Commerce.