McComb High to induct 5 into Hall From staff reports
Posted: 10/22/08 - 12:48:57 pm CDT
McComb High School will induct five graduates into the 2008 MHS Hall of Fame during ceremonies Thursday night at the MHS cafeteria.
Members of the school’s second hall of fame class are Bruce Gilmore Jr. (MHS 1972), Louis B. Guy Jr. (MHS 1959), Charles Ray Nash (Burglund High School 1963), Laurel V. Williamson (MHS 1969) and James W. Yawn (1962).
The banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is being held in conjunction with homecoming activities for the school district. Banquet tickets are $15 and available at the district central office on Minnesota Avenue.
Businesses, community and civic organizations, churches, civic clubs, sororities and fraternities are encouraged to sponsor a table for $90. Call the school district community relations department at 684-4661 for information.
Here’s a rundown of the 2008 Hall of Fame inductees:
Bruce Gilmore Sr.
Gilmore was born April 26, 1954, the sixth of nine children born to Edward and Eva Gilmore. He grew up with the influence of a strong father and mother who had traditional family values.
He attended Higgins High School from 1965-70 and McComb High School from 1970-72. At MHS, he excelled in academics, sports and student government. He was a standout football quarterback, baseball first baseman and basketball small forward. Basketball was his most recognizable sport, but he liked football better. With Gilmore as its top scorer, MHS made it to the state tournament in 1971 and 1972, only to fall short of winning it all.
He was senior class vice president, a member of the science and math clubs and a member of the Student Council. He accepted a full basketball scholarship to Southeastern Louisiana State University, where he graduated in 1976 with a bachelor of science in health and physical education. At SLU, Gilmore excelled in sports, making All Conference All Star, as well as receiving academic awards three out of four years at SLU.
He accepted a teaching-coaching position at Hammond (La.) High School, where he coached football and basketball until 1980. While at HHS, he re-kindled his high school romance with the girl of his dreams, Delilah Martin (Class of 1973). They married in 1978 and have two children, Tori and Bruce Jr., and two grandchildren.
In 1980, the Gilmores moved to Houston, Texas, and Bruce began work in the automobile business. Working his way from salesman to manager, he had the opportunity to purchase his own dealership eight years later in Morgantown, W.Va. In 1992, he dissolved his dealership in West Virginia and moved to northern Virginia, managing several dealerships before becoming vice president and general manager for Atlas Properties and Management Company in Chicago in 1999.
After seven years with Atlas, Gilmore earned his Virginia real estate license. He works for Long and Foster Real Estate Company Inc. as a Realtor.
Dr. Louis B. Guy Jr.Guy was born in McComb on May 26, 1941, and graduated from MHS in 1959. During his high school years he was an active participant in football, basketball, baseball and track. From 1956-59 he played All Big “8” Conference and was named to the High School All-American team. His 1956 football team captured the All Big “8” Championship.
He entered the University of Mississippi, where he played football from 1960-62. With a record 29 wins, two losses and one tie, he played in two Sugar Bowls, a Cotton Bowl, won two SEC championships, two national championships and was co-captain of an undefeated, untied 1962 team.
While at Ole Miss, Guy was inducted into the Student Hall of Fame, named Mr. Ole Miss (Colonel Rebel), was a member of the Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame, received the Distinguished American Award, was a member of the Ole Miss “M” Club and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, ODK Honorary Society and OKU Honorary Dental Society.
Guy played football professionally for the New York Giants in 1963 and the Oakland Raiders in 1964, playing in the World Championship Game against the Chicago Bears in 1963.
Guy graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental School in 1957 and the University of Tennessee School of Orthodontics in 1970 and has been in private dental practice for 38 years in Jackson.
Guy is past president of the Mississippi Association of Orthodontists, a member of the American Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontists, 4th District Dental Society, Mississippi Dental Association and the Southern Association of Orthodontists.
He is a deacon at First Baptist Church of Jackson and was recognized in 1963 by the City of McComb with “Louis Guy Day.”
He and Gayle, his wife of 45 years, have three children, Sean, Stacy and Nicole, and seven grandchildren.
Dr. Charles Ray Nash
The youngest of 10 children born to Sidney and Gyrtis Hood Nash of Summit, he is a 1973 honor graduate Burglund High School in McComb, where he was active in band, choir, basketball and 4-H and served on the Student Council as president in his senior year.
He graduated in 1966 from Jackson State College, where he was an honor student and was elected into Who’s Who Among American College and University Students. He began his teaching career at his alma mater, Burglund High School, as a seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher and assistant band director. In his second year he became assistant principal, and in his third year was named principal of Westbrook Elementary School, where he served for three years. He then served as principal of Hughes Elementary School for one year as part of the grade-by-school desegregation of the McComb School System.
Nash earned his master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1970 and his doctorate in 1974 from Mississippi State University.
In 1968, Nash married his elementary and high school classmate, Hattie Jean Wells of Summit. They have two children, Charles Jr. and Kimberly, and one granddaughter.
After graduating from MSU, Nash and his family moved to Georgia, where they lived and worked in Atlanta and Savannah for 18 years. In 1992, the Nash family moved to Tuscaloosa, Ala., where Nash is now vice chancellor for academic affairs of the University of Alabama System.
He is chief liaison to academic, institutional research, and planning officials at the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama-Birmingham and the University of Alabama-Huntsville. He also represents the UA system with the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, the Alabama State Department of Education, and the Alabama Department of Post-secondary Education.
Dr. Laurel V. Williamson
Williamson is vice chancellor for instruction and student services of San Jacinto Community College in Houston, Texas. She has served as academic officer of Valencia Community College in Florida and Lower Columbia College in Washington. Closer to home, she was director of curriculum development at Southwest Mississippi Community College.
Williamson has more than 25 years of career experience in education and leadership in a community college setting. She is a respected leader, instructor and administrator with success in budget management, grant development, strategic planning, accreditation, curriculum and program development, and community outreach.
She has made presentations at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, the Association of Community Colleges, the Association of Community College Trustees, the International Conference on the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, and the League for Innovation. She is a graduate of the Harvard Institute of Educational Management.
Williamson has won numerous awards, including the Outstanding First Year Student Advocate award from the Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina, the Instructional Leadership Award from the National Community College Chair Conference Olympics of Leadership, the Thomas Burnett Swan Poetry Award and the NISOD Teaching Excellence Award.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and master’s degree in American literature from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a doctorate degree in English literature from the University of South Florida. She also has published essays, book reviews and poetry.
Williamson is the daughter of Brittey Deere and the late P.A. Deer. She is married to Mike Williamson and is a veteran of the U.S. Army. She is a member of the First Christian Church of McComb.
James W. “Jimmy” Yawn
Yawn, a former professional baseball player, graduated from McComb High School in 1962. While at MHS, he was a stellar athlete, playing on two state championship teams in basketball and baseball.
In 1962, Yawn signed a full baseball scholarship with the University of Mississippi. He was named to the Southeastern Conference All Conference Team three years in a row, and in 1990 was inducted into the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame. In 1967, he was a campus senator and inducted into ODK National Leadership Society. In 1967, he graduated from Ole Miss with a degree in marketing and sales.
Yawn played professional baseball from 1967 until he retired in 1970. In 1967, he was a third-round draft pick and signed a contract with the New York Yankees.
In 1967, he played Class A baseball in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Greensboro, N.C.; in 1968, Class A baseball in Kinston, N.C.; in 1969, Class AA baseball in Manchester, N.H.; and Class AAA in Syracuse, N.Y. In 1970, he played Class AA baseball in Manchester.
Yawn is employed by Complex Industries and lives in Marion, Ark., with Linda, his wife of 24 years. The Yawns have three sons, Jim Jr., Robert and Richard; and four grandchildren.45 years, have three children, Sean, Stacy and Nicole, and seven grandchildren.
Dr. Charles Ray Nash
The youngest of 10 children born to Sidney and Gyrtis Hood Nash of Summit, he is a 1973 honor graduate Burglund High School in McComb, where he was active in band, choir, basketball and 4-H and served on the Student Council as president his senior year.
He graduated in 1966 from Jackson State College, wehre he was an honor student and was elected into Who’s Who Among American College and University Students. He began his teaching career at his alma mater, Burglund High School, as a seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher and assistant band director. In his second year he became assistant principal, and in his third year was named principal of Westbrook Elementary School, where he served for three years. He then served as principal of Hughes Elementary School for one year as part of the grade-by-school desegregation of the McComb School System.
Nash earned his master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1970 and his doctorate in 1974 from Mississippi State University.
In 1968, Nash married his elementary and high school classmate, Hattie Jean Wells of Summit. They have two children, Charles Jr. and Kimberly, and one granddaughter.
After graduating from MSU, Nash and his family moved to Georgia, where they lived and worked in Atlanta and Savannah for 18 years. In 1992, the Nash family moved to Tuscaloosa, Ala., where Nash is now vice chancellor for academicaAffairs of the University of Alabama System.
He is chief liaison to academic, institutional research, and planning officials at the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He also represents the UA system with the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, the Alabama State Department of Education, and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education.
Dr. Laurel V. Williamson
Laurel V. Williamson is vice chancellor for instruction and student services of San Jacinto Community College in ?????????. She has served as academic officer of Valencia Community College in Florida and Lower Columbia College in Washington. Closer to home, she was director of curriculum development at Southwest Mississippi Community College.
Williamson has more than 25 years of career experience in education and leadership in a community college setting. She is a respected leader, instructor and administrator with success in budget management, grant development, strategic planning, accreditation, curriculum and program development and community outreach.
She has made presentations at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, the Association of Community Colleges, the Association of Community College Trustees, the International Conference on the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, and the League for Innovation. She is a graduate of the Harvard Institute of Educational Management.
Williamson has won numerous awards, including the Outstanding First Year Student Advocate award from the Resource Center for the First-year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina, the Instructional Leadership Award from the National Community College Chair Conference Olympics of Leadership, the Thomas Burnett Swan Poetry Award and the NISOD Teaching Excellence Award.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and master’s degree in American literature from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a doctorate degree in English literature from the University of South Florida. She also has published essays, book reviews and poetry.
Williamson is the daughter of <<<< Brittey Deere and the late P.A. Deer. >>>>>She is married to Mike Williamson and is a veteran of the U.S. Army. She is a member of the First Christian Church of McComb.
James W. “Jimmy” Yawn
Yawn, a former professional baseball player, graduated from McComb High School in 1962. While at MHS, he was a stellar athlete, playing on two state championship teams in basketball and baseball.
In 1962, Yawn signed a full baseball scholarship with the University of Mississippi. He was named to the Southeastern Conference All Conference Team three years in a ro,w and in 1990 was inducted into the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame. In 1967, he was a campus senator and inducted into ODK National Leadership Society. In 1967, he graduated from Ole Miss with a degree in marketing and sales.
Yawn played professional baseball from 1967 until he retired in 1970. In 1967, he was a third round draft choice and signed a contract with the New York Yankees.
In 1967, he played Class A baseball in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Greensboro, N.C.; in 1968, Class A baseball in Kinston, N.C.; in 1969, Class AA baseball in Manchester, N.H.; and Class AAA in Syracuse, N.Y. In 1970, he played Class AA baseball in Manchester.
Yawn is employed by Complex Industries and lives in Marion, Ark., with Linda, his wife of 24 years. The Yawns have three sons, Jim Jr., Robert and Richard; and four grandchildren.
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John Whittington wrote on Oct 24, 2008 3:38 PM: