University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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2004 HOMECOMING COURT THE SPOT THAT EVER CALLS Afton Jones named 2004 Homecoming Queen after 1,586 votes were cast in her favor written by JEREMY ROBERTS ' photngrnphed by MATTHEW SHARPE rM ' %F ? ' • ■ ftonUby Jones, daughter ol Jefl and Tc ill li Jones, was crowned as the 2004 IJiHiii-c ' i uning Queen by the current Alumni Association President, Mary Sharp Rayner, on Oct. 2, 2004. Jones won with a total of 1 ,586 votes, defeating Mary Hayes Brown and Elizabeth Cansdale. Jones was nominated by her sorority. Delta Delta Delta. Being elected as the 2004 Homecoming Queen is an ()|)poriuniiy and honor to represent the university that has meant so much to, said Jones. Gordon Fellows, ASB President, escorted Jones on the field. Fellows, a native of Tupelo, Miss., is the son of Byron and Betde Fellows. The Homecoming Maids, as well as the M-Club Homecoming Maids, were selected by the Sept. 1 4 election.Jeannie Blair, Freshman Homecoming Maid from Dallas, Texas, is the daughter of John and Connie Blair. Blair was escorted on field by David Donaldson, ic|)rescnting men ' s tennis. Donaldson is from Jasper, Ala. Danetra Forest, from i,ouis illc, .Miss., won I ' Vcshman . l-( ' lul) HoiTiecoming Maid. Forest, the daughler of the Re ' . Riley and Ruby Forrest, was escorted on the field by (Haes I.indholni, from Karlskrona, Sweden, representing men ' s leimis. (larolyn (Jrace Hawkin.s, daughter ol Lee and Alice Hawkins, won Sophomore Homecoming Maid. Hawkins is from Madison, Miss, and was escorted on field by Justin Jernigan, from Laurel, Miss., representing track and field. Georgia , inie Ray. So|)li()moic .M-Glub .Maid, is from .Madison, Miss. Ray is the daughter of Brian and Suzanne Ray. Barr ' Gunther, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native, escorted Ray on to the field. Gunther is a representative of baseball. Jill W ' aycaster, daughter of Mitch .md Christy VVaycaster, represented the junior class as their Homecoming V B Maid. VVaycaster is from Tupelo, Miss. 1 VVaycaster was escorted on the field by Demondrick Shumaker of Ackerman, Miss, representing track and field. Ashley Johnson represented the junior class as the M-Club Homecoming Maid. Johnson is the daughter of Tyrone and Karen Johnson of Shelbyville, Tenn. Kendrick Fox, a representative of men ' s basketball, escorted Johnson on the field. Fox is an Oxford, Miss, native. The senior cla.ss was represented by three maids including, Jennifer Jernigan as Homecoming Maid and both Danielle Jones and Ashley Hatfield as Senior M-Club Homecoming Maids. Jernigan is the daughter of Bobby and Jerolyn Jernigan of Madison, Miss. She was escorted the on field by Shantel Glass, an Aberdeen, Miss, native, representing track and field. Jones, the daughter of Norman and Marcia Moore and Eddie and Gloria Willis, is from Philadelphia, Miss. Justin Johnson, a men ' s basketball re|5resenlalivr from Fayettxille, N.C., escorted Jones on the field. Hatfield, from Anna, 111., is the daughter of Bill and Belinda Hatfield. Stephen Head, a Raymond, Miss, native, escorted Hatfield on field. Head is a rf|)res( ' nlative from baseball. 110 I Tmk O LE Miss 2005

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS PROJECT 2005 Taylor McNeel, Tice Young and David Donaldson were elected as SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS, SPEARHEADING THE 2005 SeNIOR ClASS PROJECT wnlten by DAVID THIGPEN photographed by DARRELL BLAKELY ftwfinaUy getting in office, this year ' s bnioi lass Officers are busier than ever. ftfice of Senior Class President can be a handful for some people. Add to that the responsibilities of being the Director of the Student Services, Intramural Chairman of your fraternity and a host of other responsibilities, and you have the hectic life of Taylor McNeel. It has definitely been difficult, but I think that I have been able to handle it pretty well, McNeel said. McNeel, originally a member of the football team from 2001-03, decided it was not working out for him. He wanted to get involved on campus instead. I wanted to get involved in something, and student government was just the alley that I thought I could get involved in, McNeel said. I enjoy it a lot. McNeel credits a lot of the success he has had in student government to the people he met his freshman and sophomore year at Ole Miss. A lot of it had to do with being a freshman, and not just sitting in my dorm room, McNeel said. So, later on in your junior and senior year you can be put in a leadership position to help give back to the students. It is this giving attitude that makes McNeel liked not just in the senior class, but outside of it too. He was always a nice guy and was a very open person, who was not arrogant at all, Gray Flora, a sophomore from Columbus, said. He gave everyone a chance. In the Associated Student Body McNeel has made quite an impression on his fellow cabinet members while serving as Director of Student Services. He pursues his goals, pursues them well, and gets them done, Executive Assistant Tyler Rogers said. McNeel also has a friendly demeanor which has allowed him to reach out and make an impact in the lives of younger students. I was running for an open seat, and he talked to me before the election, Andrew Edwards, a freshman from Dyersburg, Tenn., said. He was really nice and was very helpful. All of McNeel ' s positive qualities and experiences are what allow him to be successful in many areas of student government, something that makes him a good leader in the eyes of many. He has an open mind and thinks outside of the box, looking for a variety of students opinions, Flora said. He is a natural born leader- and is sonicjjody liial you tan feci confident in to make the right decisions. The odice of .Senior Class Vice President lias iiol been loo biif a burdin lor lii c Young. Young has learned lo balance his time between schooKvork. work and the leadership obligations thai lie has in his fraternity and as a class ollicer. I take pride in doing a gi jd job in the (jflices that I hold, Young said. Time allocation and hard work are how it gets clone. Tice ' s time management skills have been well noted by many of his friends. Tice docs a really good job managing his time, Lee Tabor, a sophomore from Jackson, Tenn., said. He has fun, but he also gets his work done. Tice attributes a lot of his success to his fraternity, Sigma Nu, for helping him when he needed it. They take up the slack for you and stand behind you 100 percent of the time when you need help doing anything, Young said. In any kind of election that I have been involved in, the fraternity is my main supporter and the main help that I get. Whether it is working as a Senior Class Treasurer, working on his honors coUege thesis, being an officer in his fraternitx; or playing tennis. Senior Class Treasurer David Donaldson has found a way to serve all of his responsibilities. Some people asked me if I had spread myself too thin, but I think that I have enough time and will power to serve each office to the level that I feel like they should be served, Donaldson said. Donaldson is respected by many of his friends for his leadership skills. Donaldson has been a good leader, Tabor said. He can relate with all sorts of people. Donaldson attributes his willingness to be involved in student government to his involvement in his fraternity and the people that he met. I guess that hanging around them has inspired me to be involved in campus acdvides, Donaldson said. It is just a close-knit group of guys who want to be active in other areas than just fraternity or school. The senior class officers are responsible for the senior class project and gift. This involves forming a committee with the senior class vice president and treasurer, which wiU form a list of opdons stating what the Senior Class Project will be. The options are then submitted to the administradon. Following their approval, the senior class officers will raise the funds necessary for the project. We are trving to give something back to the university, since it has given so much back to us, McNeel said. Distinctions j 109

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Jt ' finutt ' lildii, lirslunun Homecoming Muid fscorL David Donaldson, representing men ' s tennis Carolyn Grace Hawkins, Sophomore Homecoming Maid escort, Justin Jernigan. repremiling track field Jill Waycasler, Junior Homecoming XlaiA, escort, Demondrick Sliumaki ' r, representing track jield Danlcllf Jones, Senior .Vl-Cluh Maid escort, Justin Johnson, representing men ' s basketball Danelrii • ' imsl, heshman M (Jiih Maid escort, (. ' lots jndholrn, repie enting men ' s lenni (ieorgia Anne Ray, Sophomore .1 C hA Muid, escort, Harry (junther, representing hasehnll A silky Johnson, Junior M-Club Maid escort, Kendrick Foxx, representing men ' s basketball Ashley Hatfield, Senior M-Club Maid escort, Stephen Head, representing baseball Jennifer Jernigan, Senior Homecoming Maid c? escort, Shantel Glass, representing track f ield Distinctions | 111