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• ICC to honor five during Alumni awards presentation at Homecoming, Oct. 17

  Itawamba Community College will honor its 2024 Alumnus of the Year, Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, Distinguished Service and Young Alumnus of the Year award recipients during Homecoming activities, Oct. 17, at the Fulton Campus.  They include Dr. Lance Evans of New Albany, Alumnus of the Year; Jonathan Van Every of Nashville, Tenn. and Dr. David Rather of Tupelo, Athletic Hall of Fame; Johnny Crane of Fulton, Distinguished Service; and Jamey Logan of Tupelo, Young Alumnus of the Year.             A 1998 graduate of ICC, Evans became Mississippi’s State Superintendent of Education, July 1. His educational background also includes the bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University; master’s degree from the University of Mississippi; and educational specialist and doctoral degrees from Delta State University. He played football at ICC, where he was selected to Who’s Who Among American Junior Colleges. Over the past 23 years, he has served as Superintendent of Schools for the New Albany School District and in other roles as teacher, coach, assistant principal and both elementary and high school principal. His leadership skills have earned several recognitions, ...
• ICC to honor four with Alumni awards during Homecoming activities, Oct. 6

  Itawamba Community College will honor its 2022 Alumnus of the Year, Distinguished Service award recipient and Athletic Hall of Fame inductees during Homecoming activities, Oct. 6, at the Fulton Campus. They include Dr. C.K. “Dick” White of Tupelo, Alumnus of the Year; Miss. Rep. Donnie Bell of Fulton, ICC Distinguished Service award; and David Duke of Clinton and Marty Cooper of Fulton, Athletic Hall of Fame.             White, who is a native of Fulton, graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High School and from 1969-71 attended IJC where he was a member of the baseball team. In 2020, he retired as chief medical officer of the North Mississippi Medical Center. From 2018-20, he also served as interim chief quality and safety medical officer for North Mississippi Health Services, and since 2016, executive board member of Connected Care Partners CIN. He has an extensive list of honors and awards, including NMMC Surgeon of the Year and Itawamba Agricultural High School Alumnus of the Year. White is a member of numerous professional associations and serves on the boards of several community organizations. They include ...
• 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 to honor five during Homecoming, Oct. 5

                 Itawamba Community College will honor its 2023 Alumnus of the Year, Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, Distinguished Service and Young Alumnus of the Year award recipients during Homecoming activities, Oct. 5, at the Fulton Campus.  They include Ret. Col. Sheldon Morris of Oxford, Alumnus of the Year; Anthony Brock of North Little Rock, Ark. and David Schumaker of Jacksonville, Ala., Athletic Hall of Fame; Donna Thomas of New Albany, Distinguished Service award; and Mari-leen (Linkie) Marais of Fort, Lauderdale, Fla., Young Alumnus of the Year award.             Morris, who is the executive vice president for programs at Delta Health Alliance, completed 22 years of honorable service as the Military Deputy Director for the Army Profession and Leadership. He began his career in the 3rd Brigade, 1st calvary Division at Fort Hood, Tex. A 1997 graduate of ICC, he earned the bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi and the master’s degree from the U.S. Army’s Command General and Staff College. His activities at ICC included wide receiver for the football team (statistician during his ...
• Homecoming 2017

  Homecoming 2017 is scheduled for Oct. 28 at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. Plans include Johnson-Partlow Tennis Courts – ICC tennis alumni match, 9 a.m.; W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center – art exhibit, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Davis Event Center – 11 a.m.-noon, award ceremony for Alumnus of the Year co-recipients John and Beth Cleveland, Fulton natives who now reside in Kingwood, Tex. and Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Elaine Fagan Battigan of Dublin, Ireland and Duce Staley of Philadelphia, Penn,; Davis Event Center lawn – Red, Hot & Blue cookout, Fan and Little Indians’ Zone and 1977 football championship reunion, all from noon-1:30 p.m.; Warpath Walk, 12:15 p.m.; 2017 Homecoming court introduction, 1 p.m.; and pep rally, 1:30 p.m.; Butch Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field – All-American Band pregame show, 2 p.m.; presentation of the 1977 football state championship rings, 2:10 p.m.; ICC vs. Holmes, 2:30 p.m. and honorees recognition and presentation of the 2017 Homecoming court, halftime. This year’s theme is “Celebrate the Past/Embrace the Future.” For more information, contact Dr. Jan Reid-Bunch, executive director of Community Relations, at (662) 862-8035 or ...
• ICC cuts ribbon for new pickleball courts

  President Dr. Jay Allen cut the ribbon for Itawamba Community College’s new pickleball and updated basketball courts at the Fulton Campus yesterday (Nov. 13).             The space that once housed two basketball courts is now lined off as one for basketball and three for pickleball, which is currently exploding in popularity. Portable netting will allow the court to be cleared for multipurpose use.             Allen said that the courts will be an exciting addition to the ICC Fulton Campus, and “we believe that our students will love this as well as our community members.”             “Several students have asked for intramural pickleball,” said Taylor Tutor, coordinator of Student Activities, “and these new courts will provide an opportunity for students to either learn to play or advance their skills.”             “We are all about creating engagement opportunities at Itawamba Community College,” Allen said. “It is a rising sport, and our college students are excited about that. The College has been actively promoting intramural sports for the last couple of years, and it’s a great way to get students engaged and involved and to build ...