ALUMNI APPLAUSE

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dexter Brookins is the Chair of the Department of Military Science and Professor of Military Science and Leadership at Jackson State University.   The Jackson State University Army ROTC Tiger Battalion serves Central Mississippi, in order to train Cadets and Students to become future Army Officers as well as global leaders in the...Read More

Mr. Natdrick Jones owns N.L. Jones Funeral Directors (a full-service funeral home); Heaven’s Gate Memorial Garden (a perpetual care cemetery); and co-owns Little Angels Learning Center, all in Tupelo. A native of Los Angeles, California, Jones graduated from Tupelo High School in 1984. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University in 1990 and...Read More

Dr. Kelvin Jones is the newly appointed Associate Director of Bands at Louisiana State University. His responsibilities include co-directing the Sudler-winning "Golden Band from Tigerland," conducting the Symphonic Band, teaching undergraduate conducting, marching band techniques, graduate-level wind literature, and directing the Bengal Brass pep band which supports men and women basketball, gymnastics, volleyball programs, and provides numerous other performances in support of...Read More

Matthew S. Bradford is a proud native of Laurel, Mississippi; he has been a resident of Florida, since 2001. Matthew is a 1995 graduate of Jackson State University where he received his B.S. in Computer Aided Drafting and Design with a minor in Computer Science. Professionally, he has over 20 years of experience in the field of...Read More

Dr. Antwon D. Woods earned his Bachelors in Business Administration in Accounting from Jackson State University in 2011, and a Masters of Science in Sport Management from Middle Tennessee State University in 2013. In 2015, he earned a PhD. in Urban Higher Education from Jackson State University, where he was an Ayers Fellow in the...Read More

Damien Stovall is a native of Sunflower, MS and the son of JSU graduates Terry and Cynthia Stovall. Damien graduated in 2002 from Jackson State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education Technology.  After graduation, Damien followed in one of his sibling's footsteps Terry Jr.,  also a JSU graduate; where he enrolled in Dallas ISD's alternative teacher certification program. Damien...Read More