Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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Eleanor Tucker of Television 12’s Eyewitness News Team interviews WHJT Sports Director, Ted Barker, concerning his estimate of the radiothon’s effectiveness. r - n Rhodes interviews Jamie Wehnes of Brandon concerning contr ibutions she and her friends collected for Tammy. Cecilia Boyd and Diane Legg of Kissimee Social . e list contributors ' names to be read on the air. Some believe that “All things are pos- sible,” and they continue to endure, even triumph, over incredible odds. Such is the case of a seventeen year old young lady, Tammy Thomley, a leuke- mia patient for the past four years. Although Tammy has had to endure paralysis, chemotherapy treatments, and many months of confinement to a wheelchair, her spirits have remained high. At the time of this writing Tammy is in the Anderson’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, along with her sis- ter Lynn, awaiting a very costly opera- tion with slim chances for success. However, the costly bone marrow transplant is her onl y chance for survival. The courage and great character of Tammy served to inspire those who know and love her. Their desire to help her in her plight spread throughout the community of Brandon and, with the help of the media, to Jackson, Clinton, ana the surrounding area. The Dr.s Todd of MC’s speech depart- ment heard of Tammy’s need for mon- etary assistance and arranged with the help of the WHJT staff, the Deposit Guaranty Bank, Audio Spectrum, and the Metrocenter, a 72 hour radiothon in an attempt to raise $50,000. Because of this increased publicity, many others were made aware of Tammy s plight and rallied to her cause. Throughout the entire fund-raising event, Mississippi College students worked side by side with community leaders, donating time and money and growing to love a beautiful little sev- enteen year old girl they had never met. Their faithfulness to the cause and their self-sacrifice remain as an example of the kind of young adults that make up Mississippi College. Ted Barker, WHJT’s voice of the Choc- taws, summed up the feelings of those closest to Tammy’s cause with these words: “How can you put a dollar value on a human life? For someone not to be allowed to continue to live because of a lack of money is not fair. It’s more than not fair, it’s ludicrous.” Cecilia Boyd adds a cash contribution to the hun- dreds of dollars within the unique hand-blown glass bottle contributed by Pier 1 Imports. 23

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WH-JT m H-GLPS PROMIDG “A CHdNCE FOR TdMMY” WHJT DJ, Ed Larsen (Emil Harden), takes one of his many turns at the con- trol board. One of the turntables contributed by Audio Spectrum that made the 72 hour radiothon possible. A recent newcomer to WHJT, Jeff Thompkins, takes a turn on the air. MI99 Tf MMY Tf+OML€Y - 22

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Fred Slabach as Petruchio greets Dr. George Pit- tman, Vencentio, on the road to Padua in the fi- Jerry Gentry as Tranio advises his master Lu- nal act of “The Shrew.” centio, Clay Kirkland, in matters of the heart. Katherine, Debbie Smith, mocks Petruchio, who smiles on in spite of her wild behavior. Scott Gillen reads with feeling in or- der to capture the role of Grumio, Petruchio’s servant. Cindy Phelgar transforms the face of Ricky Crick to that of the tinker, Christopher Sly. 24