ALUMNI APPLAUSE

JSU alumna Yolanda R. Owens has been named the 2018 Alumnus of the Year for the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Inc. She received the award during the association’s annual Fall Council Meeting on September 22, 2018, in Jackson, MS. Having split her childhood across two states, Yolanda calls both Hattiesburg, MS and Athens,...Read More

Michele Purvis Harris, a 1984 Political Science graduate of Jackson State University is a native of Mt. Olive, MS. Mrs. Harris is the daughter of  Madison and Mary Magee, who were both educators. After earning her Bachelor’s degree, Mrs. Harris attended the University Of Mississippi School Of Law where she received her Doctor of Jurisprudence...Read More

Anthony L. Webster, a 2010 Bachelor of Science in Psychology graduate of Jackson State University is a 30-year-old native of Greenville, Miss. As a student leader at Jackson State University, he recognized his passion for higher education after landing work study in the Division of Student Life where he completed over 300 required internship hours....Read More

   Mr. Korey Johnson, a 2013 graduate of Jackson State University and a second year MD student at the University of Louisville in Kentucky is a native of Eudora, Arkansas.  Mr. Johnson imagined a life where potential was predetermined from birth. Mr.Johnson expressed, "Growing up as an African American male in Arkansas, a former staple...Read More

Damian Murray Damian is a junior finance major from Columbus, OH.  He is currently a corporate treasury intern at J.P. Morgan Chase in New York.  His team manages capital, interest rate risk and liquidity firm-wide for all operating segments at J.P. Morgan. This summer Damian has been tasked with analyzing marginal expenses for all lines...Read More

Dr. Shakira Cain-Bell, is a 1992 Bachelor of Science, 1995 Masters of Public Policy and Administration, 2002 Doctor of Education, and a 2012 Masters of Arts in Sociology graduated of Jackson State University, she is a native of Canton, Mississippi with more than 16 years of experience as a motivational speaker, educator, conference organizer, advisor,...Read More