Meet our UM Staff Member of the Month
November 2024
Katherine Thornton
Assistant to the Vice Chancellor
Intercollegiate Athletics
2024
Kathrine Thornton, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, Intercollegiate Athletics (November)
Lauren Rogers, Library Specialist I, J.D. Williams Library (October)
Rose Maten, Program Coordinator, School of Law (September)
Neal Ann Chamblee, Academic Advisor, Health Professions Advising Office (August)
Pam Starling, Assistant Director of Marketing, Division of Outreach (July)
Kathy Baker, Operations Coordinator, Human Resources (June)
Catherine Tyson, Custodian, Custodial Services (May)
Ryan Carpenter, Operations Associate, University Museum & Historic Houses (April)
Chelsea Walters, Lab School Teacher, School of Education (March)
Shirley Davenport, Custodian, Custodial Services (February)
Carrie Long, Application Analyst II, Application Development & Integration, Information Technology (January)
2023
Natalia Norwood, Law Fellow-Title IX Investigator/Trainer, Equal Opportunity & Regulatory Compliance (December)
Emma Scott, International Student Advisor, International Student & Scholar Services (November)
Mary Bramlett, Academic Counselor, School of Education (October)
Tammy Bray, Operations Coordinator, Parking and Transportation (September)
Kay Tyler, Coordinator of International Admissions and Recruitment, International Student & Scholar Services (August)
Kendra Sampey, Research Administration Advisor, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (July)
Charles “Bruce” Newell, IT Specialist, Division of Outreach (June)
Ashley McGee, Director of MBA & MHA, School of Business (May)
Craig Richmond, Manager, Human Resources (April)
Tina Hahn, Director of Communications, University Development (March)
Reham Helal, Coordinator, Division of Outreach (February)
Jason Welch, Lieutenant, University Police (January)
2022
Mary King, Special Events Assistant, Special Events (December)
Mo Khalid, Network Administrator, School of Education (November)
Tricia Pierre, Assistant to the Dean, School of Pharmacy (October)
Jonathan Smith, Film. Equipment Manager, Theatre & Film (September)
Melinda Grimmett, Operations Manager, Facilities Management (August)
Jacquline Vinson, Program Manager, Provost/VC for Academic Affairs (July)
Yashwant Prakash Vyas, Program Director, VC for Diversity & Community Engagement (June)
Brad Sheeks, Maintenance Technician, General Maintenance (May)
Kim Carr, Program Assistant, Office of Pre-College Programs (April)
Anita Randle, Research Advisor, Office of Research (March)
Sherrie Gussow, Admin Secretary, Dept. of BioMolecular Sciences (February)
Charlie Miles, Tech Consultant, Academic Computing (January)
2021
Wendy Pfrenger, Associate Dir of Pre-College Programs, Outreach (December)
Kristina Phillips, Associate Director, Office of College Programs (November)
Lynne Trusty, Operations Coordinator, Civil Engineering (October)
Elise “Le Le” Gillespie, Project Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts (September)
Christina Lewis, Operations Mngr, Telecommunications Ctr (August)
Kaleb Robbins, System Analyst, Contractual Services (July)
Sandra Cox-McCarty, Associate Dean for Administration/Diversity, School of Law (June)
James Moody, Plumber, Facilities Management (May)
Lance Sullivan, Sr. Lab Technician, Department of Biology (April)
Tori Huckaby, Administrative Coordinator, Leadership & Counselor Education (March)
Erin Ridout, Academic Counselor, School of Accounting (February)
Harold Sneed, Gardener, National Center for Natural Products Research (January)
2020
Sarah Campbell, Instructional Design &Training Spec, Pharmacy (December)
Brad Jenkins, Coordinator of Advising, Recruitment, & Retention, HESRM (November)
Anthony Gossett, Manufacturing Technician, CME (October)
Shannon Singletary, Health Exercise Science and Recreation Management: Training Room (September)
Marshall Crowther, M.D., Student Health Services (August)
Denny Buchannon, Facilities Management (July)
Brian Hopkins, Academic Computing (June)
Alex Langhart, Student Health Service (May)
Le’Tosha James, Department of Naval Science (April)
Gearldine Campbell, Office of Procurement Services (March)
Terence Williams, Office of Procurement (February)
Jen Blakley, School of Pharmacy (January)
2019
Meredith Sessums, School of Education (December)
Teri Gray, School of Applied Sciences, (November)
April Thompson, Division of Outreach (October)
Dale Bramlett, Health, Exercise Sci & Recreation Mgmt (September)
Deborah Livingston, Custodial Services (June)
James Corner, Undergraduate Admissions (May)
Kelley Houston, History (April)
Glenn Schove, Writing & Rhetoric (March)
Terry Blackmarr, General Studies (February)
Vernita Ivy, Student Housing (January)
2018
Dewey Knight, Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience (December)
Theda Russell, Bursar (November)
Margaret Freeman Walden, Institutional Research, Effectiveness & Planning (October)
Loretta Sledge Thomas, Procurement (September)
Laura Vaughn, Intensive English Program (August)
Micah Bowen, ID Center (July)
Camille Toles, Psychology (June)
Katherine Slone, Provost (May)
Martina Brewer, Admissions (April)
Ellen Shelton, Outreach & Continuing Education (March)
Drew Windham, Outreach & Continuing Education (February)
Ebony McEwen, Registrar (January)
2017
Tamulia L. Salters, Admissions Counselor, Booneville Campus (December)
Brandy Bacon, Human Resources (November)
Ashley Olson, Facilities Planning (October)
Belinda Redmond, Procurement Services (September)
Rhonda Ivy, Custodial Services (August)
Matt Ward, Biology (July)
Lele Gillespie, College of Liberal Arts (June)
Shawnboda Mead, Center for Inclusion & Cross Cultural Engagement (May)
Jessica Hughes, Human Resources (April)
Tricia Pierre, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (March)
Henrietta Henderson, Institute of Child Nutrition (February)
Erin Garrett, Outreach & Continuing Education, Southaven Campus (January)
2016
Susan Tyler, Nutrition & Hospitality Management (December)
Letitia “Tish” Mariano, Procurement Services (November)
Loretta Thomas, Procurement Services (October)
Jennifer Phillips, Center for Student Success & First Year Experience (September)
Jennifer Taylor, National Center for Natural Products Research (August)
Kim Byrd, Biology, (July)
Christopher Melton, Department of Financial Aid (June)
Kathy McMinn, University of MS Desoto (May)
Mary Ann Crocker, Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience (April)
Shanna Barrett, Institute of Child Nutrition (March)
Michael Lewis, Facilities Management (February)
Meme Mullins, Human Resources (January)