Mississippi Valley State University - Delvian Yearbook (Itta Bena, MS)

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EVELYN WILKERSON Evelyn has set her sights on becoming a personnel manager, that is, after tabbing a master’s degree in management. The senior business administration major from Clarksdale came to Valley with the record of president of her high school class and majorette in the Coahoma Agricultural High School and Coahoma Junior College Marching bands. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkerson, Evelyn is currently a member of the Student Union Board and the National Business Honor Society. She is also a Baptist. LILLIE MARIE CLARK Lillie is a senior majoring in math. She plans to see some of the world before settling down in a teaching career. The Jackson native graduated from Murrah High in 1976. There she was into government, academic honors, theatrics, religion and student publications. At Valley, Lillie is still involved in government and academic honors. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Richardson are Lillie’s guardians. ANNETTE DEAN Annette is on the look-out for a business organization she can ‘move up’ in. The senior business administration major is from Belzoni where she graduated from Humphreys County High. Her high school achievements include Who’s Who, Beta Club, class treasurer and capturing the Senior Award for English. The honor student is currently a member of Phi Beta Lambda, the National Business Honor Society. She holds several citations of achievements at Valley. BRENDA FAYE NELSON Brenda plans to be a mathematician. She is a nativ e of Greenville and a 1976 graduate of Greenville High School where she was into honor societies, math clubs and the yearbook staff. A member of the Baptist faith, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson, Sr. She is currently a member of Alpha Chi and Alpha Kappa Mu. 73

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72 GAIL MARSHALL Move over Lois Lane and Barbara Walters, because Gail Marshall is out to get your job. The senior English major is ready for the journalistic job market — and that includes news reporting and news casting. Coming to the Valley from Tchula Attendance Center and her hometown Lexington as an honor student, a school beauty, school newspaper reporter and an active member of several clubs, Gail continues her active life here. Still an honor student, she is a member of Alpha Chi, Alpha Kappa Mu and the Communications Club. ROSE MERRY JOHNSON Sounding out the world through Communications is Rose Merry Johnson. The senior majoring in English is a 1975 aduate of Coahoma icultural High School. Rose Merry is a member of the New Hope Baptist Church and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claytee Johnson of Coahoma. She received an award for having the highest scholastic achievement in the Communications Department and is an honor student; her ambition is to become an English teacher. Some of her outstanding contributions in high school include Who's Who, an honor student and a campus queen. PHYLLIS LOCKRIDGE HILLIARD Phyllis is bound to be among the executive secretaries of the 80’s. Why? Just because it’s her ambition. The senior office administration major from Vicksburg is a member of the National Business Honor Society, the National Collegiate Association for Secretaries, the Baptist Student Union, Phi Beta Lambda and the Pre-Alumni Club. Married to Ralph W. E. Hilliard, Jr., also a Valley senior, Phyllis is the daughter of Mrs. Hester Lockridge of Vicksburg and Mr. Leon Hayes of Las Vegas, Nevada. Phyllis is a 1976 grad of Vicksburg High where she was involved in homemaking, motorcycling, the pep squad and driving club. DENISE MATHIS Denise’s love for small children will be an important ingredient in her aspirations to be a good first grade teacher. The senior elementary education major is a native of Itta Bena and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Mathis. She is of the Methodist faith. Graduating from Leflore County High in 1976, Denise was her freshman class president, Miss Sophomore and Miss Senior. At Valley she is a member of the Methodist Student Movement Organization, Alpha Chi and Alpha Kappa Mu.

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