28 April ICC honors 2026 Meritorious Award recipients April 28, 2026 By Camp, Tyler W Career Center, General 0 Itawamba Community College recognized outstanding employees for excellence in service, leadership and instruction during its 2026 Faculty and Staff Awards of Distinction ceremony held April 27 on the Fulton Campus. The annual Meritorious Awards, ICC's highest employee honors recognize those whose contributions reflect a commitment to students and the mission of ICC. Support Staff of the Year honors were awarded to Chad Price, maintenance tech/electrician in the Physical Plant, of Greenwood Springs, and Brittnie Wildmon, office assistant in Human Resources, of Fulton. Professional/Administrative Professional of the Year recipients were Jason Dickinson, chief of police for Campus Police, of Mantachie, and Rachel Steele, director of admissions and registrar, of Fulton. Faculty of the Year honors were presented to Adam Denton, program director and instructor of respiratory therapy, of Saltillo, and Scott Emison, program director and instructor of construction management technology, of Pontotoc. Jimmy Whitehead, instructor of industrial maintenance/electrical technology, of Booneville, was recognized with the Excellence in Outstanding Faculty Member award, endowed by John Cleveland and Beth Cleveland. Additionally, Masha Laney, history instructor and William Winter Scholar, of Amory, and Dr. Anna Morgan, piano instructor and Humanities Instructor of the Year nominee, of Mantachie, were recognized during the program. Retirees were also honored for their years of dedicated service to the College. “These individuals represent the very best of Itawamba Community College,” said Dr. Jay Allen. “Their dedication to excellence, service and student success is evident in their daily work and the impact they make across our locations.” The Meritorious Awards are presented annually as part of ICC’s Awards of Distinction program, recognizing faculty and staff who demonstrate exceptional performance and commitment to the College and its students. Related Articles Little, Hoing, Sheffield earn MHIMA awards, honors Itawamba Community College’s Health Information Technology instructor Lori Little of Fulton and students Misty Sheffield of Fulton and Claudia Michaela Hoing of Thaxton have received awards and honors from the Mississippi Health Information Management Association. Little was the recipient of both the 2018 Educator and Mentor awards, and Sheffield and Hoing were presented MSHIMA scholarships for outstanding academic performance. Little earned the associate’s degree from ICC, bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and master’s degree from Union University. Her professional honors and activities include HOSA Adviser of the Year, Leadership Itawamba, AHIMA first year delegate, MSHIMA member liaison, Northeast Council president and a member of numerous college committees. Little is a member of Bethel Baptist Church and also an instructor for adult basic education. She and her husband, David, have two children, Cassidy and Cooper. The Educator award honors those who demonstrate excellence in preparing the next generation of professionals for their HIM careers, and the Mentor award honors those with long records of encouraging students or colleagues to realize their full potential and who ... Dr. Anna Morgan Named ICC’s 2026 Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award Nominee Itawamba Community College has selected Dr. Anna Morgan, piano instructor, as its nominee for the 2026 Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award. Morgan will be recognized at the Mississippi Humanities Council Public Humanities Awards Ceremony on March 20, 2026, in Jackson. The annual event honors exceptional faculty in traditional humanities disciplines across Mississippi’s colleges and universities. Morgan, a Mantachie resident, joined ICC in 2017. Before returning to Mississippi, she taught PreK through fifth grade elementary music in Tennessee, laying an early foundation for young students’ musical development. She holds a doctorate in music education from William Carey University and a master’s degree in piano performance from Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to her teaching role, Morgan serves as pianist for the ICC Choir, supporting student musicians and contributing to the College’s longstanding choral tradition. She also remains active in the regional arts community as manager of the North Mississippi Youth Orchestra and pianist and organist at Baldwyn First Baptist Church. Her service beyond the arts includes previous work as a board member for the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society. Morgan will be featured alongside honorees from ... Meritorious award ticket deadline Apr. 20 Itawamba Community College will present the meritorious award to seven faculty and staff recipients during a dinner at 6 p.m., Apr. 23, in the David C. Cole Student Services building at the Fulton Campus. Recipients of ICC’s most prestigious award include Janet Armour, director of learning resources, and Adam Gore, director of sports information and media relations, both of Fulton, professional/administrative; Tilda Bouchillon of Fulton, administrative assistant to the executive director of community relations, and Jeff Roberts of Blue Springs, PC and network technician, support staff; Billy Carson of Saltillo, director of the hospitality management program; Chris Stevenson of Saltillo, social science division chairman and history instructor; and Jessi Stevenson of Saltillo, speech instructor, faculty. One of the three faculty winners will receive the John and Beth Cleveland Excellence award during the event. The Clevelands, who are Fulton natives and residents of Kingwood, Tex., will present the award, which they endowed. Criteria for selection include full-time faculty; outstanding teaching, coaching, guidance; and unselfish dedication to students and ICC. Tickets for the event, which are $20, are available at www.iccms.edu/awards through ... ICC students among recipients of 2021 Creative Writing awards Three students at Itawamba Community College were among the winners in the 2021 Mississippi Community College Creative Writers Association competition. They include Valerie Murrell of Mooreville, first place in creative nonfiction for “Blessed Beyond Belief;” Charlie Wright of Randolph, first place in drama for “East Of Damnation: Chapter 1;” and Morgan Wilson of Tupelo, third place in short fiction for “A Trait Very Much Admirable.” Wright also won a first place award last year. The competition included poetry, short story, essay (creative nonfiction), literary essay, dramatic writing and college literary magazine. The awards were presented Apr. 23 during a virtual ceremony originating at the Pearl River Forest County Center in Hattiesburg. ICC's Phi Theta Kappa chapters receive multiple regional awards Both the Beta Tau Sigma (Tupelo) and Upsilon Sigma (Fulton) chapters of Phi Theta Kappa at Itawamba Community College received multiple awards at the organization’s Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Conference, Mar. 6-7, at the University of Mississippi. Both chapters were awarded five-star status, for which chapters must fulfill the following stars or milestones within a calendar year: Reach, Network, Engage, Lead and Discover, according to Makaela Salmon, adviser for the Upsilon Sigma chapter. Beta Tau Sigma’s awards included Jenny Bowers, Tupelo Campus adviser, Horizon award; Honors in Action Theme 8 award; 5-Star Chapter award and Allyson Johnson of Nettleton, Golden Key. Bowers said that in the summer, advisers meet with officers and review the themes in the Honors Program Guide. “We make a list of topics that students are interested in and then we vote. Folklore, Fables, and Fairy Tales was selected. It centered around the traditional stories of the Chickasaw, who inhabited our area before us. We gave a presentation in November, and the Chickasaw Heritage Tree that we made is still on display in the Academic and Student Center on the ... ICC, MSU sign memorandum of understanding for successful transfer of honors credits Itawamba Community College and Mississippi State University have signed a memorandum of understanding to successfully transfer honors credits. The agreement, which was signed by ICC President Dr. Jay Allen and MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. David Shaw late yesterday afternoon, will enable seamless transfer of the credits from ICC to the Shackouls Honors College at MSU. Students from ICC seeking admission to the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State must follow the standard admissions procedures for transfer students, according to the agreement, and honors credits transferred from ICC will count at MSU. There are two pathways for an ICC student to graduate in good standing from the Shackouls Honors College, including The Cursus Pathway (two specified honors courses, at least one three credit 3000-level Honors Interdisciplinary course with a grade of ‘C’ or higher and a for-credit Study Abroad, additional foreign language course or a faculty-led research project and successfully writing and defending an Honors thesis (0-6 credits). The second is the Honors Pathway in which a student must take at least one ... Comments are closed.