ALUMNI APPLAUSE

Mr. Gaines is a native of Jackson, MS. He graduated from Jackson State University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Science & Technology. He is an advocate for education and a firm believer in “the more you know”. His educational journey also led to stops at William Carey University, where he received...Read More

Patrease Edwards is a native of East St. Louis, IL and the youngest child of Flousel and Shirley Coleman Jr. She graduated from Lincoln Sr. High School in 1995 and was recruited to Jackson State University to play volleyball. Patrease is an Assistant Principal at Lanier High School in the Jackson Public School District. She...Read More

Dr. Quintessa Hathaway is native of “Music City” Nashville, Tennessee. She grew up amidst a large tight-knit family whom she describes as the definition of love and one of her greatest sources of inspiration. She is an academician, lifelong learner, and forward thinker. Those traits were instilled and reinforced very early by her father, Mr....Read More

Charles “Jerome” Brown, II is a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and a product of the Hattiesburg Public Schools System. Brown’s father Charles is a decorated Vietnam Veteran and retired from the WIN Job Center after 30 years of service and mother Christine is a retired school teacher with 32 years of service. Brown’s twin brother Jermaine is...Read More

A native of Byhalia, Mayse received his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Mississippi, and his M.P.A. from JSU in ’07. At the age of 34, Dr. Adrian L. Mayse, CPA, has become the youngest tenured associate professor of accounting at Howard University. Months before starting his doctoral program at Jackson State, Mayse’s brother was...Read More

Dionne Jones-Woody is a 1994 B.S. Elementary Education and a 1997 M.S. Education Administration & Leadership graduate of Jackson State University. She has been appointed Asst. Superintendent of Elementary Schools for Jackson (MS) Public Schools effective July 1, 2019. Jones-Woody has served as the principal at Key Elementary School since 2012. Currently, Key is rated an “A” school and ranked...Read More