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Jimmy Farmer
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(JACKSON, Miss.) - The Jackson State University National Alumni Association awarded 20 spring graduates with the 2009 Jacksonian Award of Distinction. The award is given to outstanding graduating seniors who demonstrate a commitment to work with the alumni association. All awardees have maintained a 3.0 or higher grade point average and have participated in various campus clubs and activities.
"I'm definitely interested in becoming and active member of the association," urban studies graduate Jimmy Farmer said.
A native of Wilson, N.C., Farmer, 32, plans to return to Jackson State in the fall to work toward his master's in public policy and administration at the College of Public Service.
Fellow urban studies graduate, Stephanie Wade of Olive Branch, Miss., also earned the Jacksonian Award of Distinction.
"I just thought it would be a good idea as my last thing to do at Jackson State," Wade, 22, said about applying for the award.
Wade, who works for the Mississippi Division Federal Highway Administration, will attend Florida State University in the fall to pursue a master's in urban planning and international affairs.
"I want to make a direct impact on my community," she said.
Other 2009 Jacksonian Award of Distinction honorees:
- Alicia Renee Brumfield - Mass Comm/Miss Jackson State University 2008-09
- Dillon H. Robinson - Biology/Student Government Assoc. President 2008-09
- Jo'Ella Lachris Bell - Science, Engineering & Technology
- Alicia Janay Bonner - Management Marketing/Business
- Carlton McCoy Brown - Business Administration
- Shyretha Delois Brown - Science, Engineering & Technology
- Wendey L. Brown - Professional International Studies
- Jasmine Janay Ladd - Marketing
- Angel Fay Longino - Communicative Disorders
- Christopher Micheal Luckett - Meteorology
- Rachelle Jeanine McKissick - Child Care and Family Education
- Lisa Delann Quinn - Biology
- Ashley D. Rhodes - Math/Physics
- Allison Nicole Robinson - Professional Interdisciplinary Studies
- Brandon Lowell Sanders - Health Education
- Shenecia D. Stamps - Elementary Education
- Francine Nicole Sutton - Graphic Design
- Alonzo Jeffery Williams - Professional Interdisciplinary Studies
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About Jackson State University: Challenging Minds, Changing Lives
Jackson State University, founded in 1877, is a historically black, high research activity university located in Jackson, the capital city of the state of Mississippi. Jackson State's nurturing academic environment challenges individuals to change lives through teaching, research and service. Officially designated as Mississippi's Urban University, Jackson State continues to enhance the state, nation and world through comprehensive economic development, health-care, technological and educational initiatives. The only university in the Jackson metropolitan area, Jackson State is located near downtown, with three satellite campuses throughout the city. For more information, visit www.jsums.edu.
