13 January Alumni Association, I Club members invited to appreciation night January 13, 2020 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Itawamba Community College Alumni Association and Indian Club members are invited to attend an Appreciation Night, from 5-8 p.m., Feb. 3, in the Davis Event Center hospitality room on the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. Members of both groups will receive free food and admission to the ICC/Northeast basketball games and can visit with ICC coaches, administrators and staff. For those who are not members, there will be an opportunity to join both groups. The event is sponsored by the ICC Alumni Affairs and Foundation office. For more information, contact Michael Upton, Director of Advancement, at maupton@iccms.edu or call (662) 862-8039. Related Articles Alumni membership drive Itawamba Community College’s Alumni Association is attempting to reconnect with more than 16,000 graduates or those who have attended as part of its annual membership drive which is underway. The association provides an opportunity for alumni to stay connected with ICC, to receive updates and information as well as to give back to the institution that provides so many with an exceptional educational background. Membership in ICC’s Alumni Association is open to former students, current and former faculty and staff members and friends of the College. Membership forms are available at www.iccms.edu or by emailing alumni@iccms.edu. For more information, contact Dr. Jan Reid-Bunch, executive director of community relations, at (662) 862-8035 or email jrbunch@iccms.edu. Alumni Association membership drive continues Itawamba Community College’s Alumni Association is attempting to reconnect with more than 16,000 graduates or those who have attended as part of its annual membership drive which is underway. The association provides an opportunity for alumni to stay connected with ICC, to receive updates and information as well as to give back to the institution that provides so many with an exceptional educational background. Membership in ICC’s Alumni Association is open to former students, current and former faculty and staff members and friends of the College. Membership forms are available at www.iccms.edu or by emailing alumni@iccms.edu. For more information, contact Dr. Jan Reid-Bunch, executive director of alumni affairs and the Foundation, at (662) 862-8035 or email jrbunch@iccms.edu. ICC Heroes Night to honor healthcare professionals and armed forces members, veterans, Sept. 16 Both past and current members of the armed forces and healthcare professionals will be honored during Itawamba Community College’s Heroes Night, Sept. 16, at Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field at the Fulton Campus during ICC’s football game with Coahoma Community College, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Special activities will include a salute during halftime featuring ICC’s All-American Band. Honorary captains will be Lt. Col. Sheldon Morris of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Military Deputy Director at the Center for the Army Profession and Leadership, ICC alumnus and former football player; and Dr. Dick White of Tupelo, who retired last year as chief medical officer of the North Mississippi Medical Center. Admission is free to all past and current armed forces members and healthcare professionals and their families. For more information on the event, contact Michael Upton at maupton@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8035 or Nina Strother at njstrother@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8242. Join ICC's Alumni Association and for a limited time, receive a free Mississippi custom car license plate Itawamba Community College is offering an opportunity for Mississippi residents, especially its alumni, to share its message through displaying a custom car license plate. For a limited time, residents of the state can join ICC’s Alumni Association for a $20 yearly membership fee, and receive the license plate free of charge, according to Michael Upton, director of Advancement. Incoming ICC Alumni Association President Joey Cox of Fulton has already ordered a tag to support the College. “I am very proud of my association with ICC and enjoyed my time spent here. I look for opportunities to show my ICC pride and think our specialty ICC car tag is a great way to express that pride.” Karen McFerrin of Mantachie, past Alumni Association president and current board member, agrees. “I can’t think of a better way to show support for the college I love than displaying an ICC tag on my car. It’s just a small way of showing my support for a college that means so much to me, and I encourage everyone to support ICC by purchasing ... ICC's Matthew Butler one of eight PTK members nationwide to receive prestigious scholarship Matthew L. Butler of Tupelo, a student at Itawamba Community College, is one of eight Phi Theta Kappa members selected as a 2024 Guistwhite Scholar and will receive a $5,000 scholarship for baccalaureate studies. Butler, who is a biochemistry major, is participating in the Middle College program. He will graduate from both Tupelo High School and ICC in May. His ICC activities include vice president of Scholarship for the Upsilon Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Instructional Support team member, 22-23 Monroe County Representative for the Tupelo Student Government Association, STEM Club president, Exam Cram tutor and member of the Humanities Club. His honors include president’s list and recipient of the PTK Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarship in 2023. His civic activities include Time for Tupelo, among other local community service events and tutoring. At Tupelo High School, his activities and honors are Science Olympiad, ACT 30+ Club, Poetry Out Load State Finalist and National Rural and Small-Town Recognition program. He plans to transfer to Mississippi State University this fall to continue working toward his degree in biochemistry with a ... Thomas joins ICC Alumni Association Board of Directors Frank Thomas of Houston has joined the Itawamba Community College Alumni Association Board of Directors as a representative of Chickasaw County. Thomas attended ICC, then Itawamba Junior College, from 1973-75. During his time at the college, he played football under coach Ben Jones and baseball under coach Curtis Monroe. He later continued his education at Mississippi State University. A longtime Houston businessman, Thomas retired after serving 34 years as managing partner of Nabors Home Center. Thomas has remained actively involved in his community throughout his career. He served four years on the Houston School Board and 16 years as a City of Houston alderman. He also is a past president of both the Houston Touchdown Club and Houston Diamond Club. Thomas is a member and deacon of Parkway Baptist Church in Houston. He and his wife, Shirley, have two sons, Drew and Zane, and are grandparents. As a member of the ICC Alumni Association Board of Directors, Thomas will help strengthen connections among alumni, the college and the communities ICC serves. Learn more about the ICC Alumni Association by visiting iccms.edu/Alumni. Comments are closed.