Over the years, Holmes Community College has seen some fantastic students come through its doors. The Holmes Community College Alumni Association began honoring its alumni in 1975 with either the Alumnus of the Year, Distinguished Service Award, or the Special Service Award. The Alumnus of the Year and the Distinguished Service Awards are chosen by the Executive Committee of the Holmes Community College Alumni Association while the Special Service Award is given by the Holmes Community College President.
Selection Criteria
Persons interested in nominating someone for the Alumnus of the Year Award and the Distinguished Service Award should mail their nomination and include a copy of the person's current resume to the Holmes Community College Alumni Association, Attn: Steve Diffey, P.O. Box 527, Goodman, MS 39079. For more information, you can call 662-472-9068 or email Steve Diffey at sdiffey@holmescc.edu.
Past Recipients
| Year |
Alumnus of the Year |
DSA |
Special |
Holmes Hero |
| 2008 |
Dr. Lynn Wright |
Dewitte Belk |
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| 2007 |
Ralph Barnes |
Sam "Sport" Reves |
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| 2006 |
Joe Adams
Jack Holms |
Wilton Neal |
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the late Boyette Parkinson |
| 2005 |
JW Richardson |
Howard Guthrie |
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| 2004 |
Ed Nance |
Wilbur Harpole |
Linda Free |
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| 2003 |
David Dillon |
Gene and Janice Richardson |
Jack Holmes |
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| 2002 |
Jo Betty Rosier |
Dr. Robin Pierce |
Joe McDaniel
Hugh Lepard |
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| 2001 |
Robert Alexander |
Charles Stacy |
Eva Mabry |
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| 2000 |
Jesse Phillips |
Dub Herring |
Jon Crayton |
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| 1999 |
Ken Jackson |
Ben Rusche |
Mark Deason |
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| 1998 |
Jim Golden |
Judge Fred Wicker |
Cham Blain
Terry Cox
Eddie Ellis
Bobby Gibson
W. A. Miles |
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| 1997 |
Dr. Anita Adams Larson |
Dr. Harvey McCrory |
Johnny Belk |
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| 1996 |
W.A. Miles |
Dr. Max Dale Cooper |
Doris Belk
June Gunn
Betty Mitchell
Martha Morgan
Sue Phillips
Robert Shute |
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| 1995 |
Dr. Hiram Palmertree |
Dr. Walter Roberts
James Alford |
James Hemphill |
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| 1994 |
Shriley Fowler Lobmiller |
Robert Irby
Robert Kennington |
Evon Lepard |
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| 1993 |
Dr. R. J. Doyle |
Doris Hood Belk
Wade Henson
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Wanda Joiner |
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| 1992 |
Dr. Hermie Plunk |
Arthur T. Austin, Jr.
Emily Pope Young |
Robert Taylor |
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| 1991 |
Jesse Leverette |
Hugh Gibson
Woodson Earle |
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| 1990 |
Sidney M. Runnels |
Mrs. Marion Ann Ledbetter
Mrs. Norma B. Ferrill |
M.C. McDaniel |
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| 1989 |
Dr. Samuel O. Massey |
Mrs. Neil Y. Branch
Charles Unger Donald |
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| 1988 |
Dr. Alton Cobb |
Egbert Hines
Robert R. Hodges |
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| 1987 |
D. W. Snyder |
W. C. "Dub" Shoemaker
D. P. McGowan, Jr. |
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| 1986 |
David Herbert Donald |
Wilbur Harpole
N.C. Hawthorn |
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| 1985 |
Dewitte Belk |
Mr. & Mrs. W. Y. Sudduth |
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| 1984 |
Dr. Sam Hall |
Lennie B. Branch
Marion A. Ousley |
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| 1983 |
Dr. Tom Dulin |
Dorothy Thomas
M. C. Mansel |
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| 1982 |
Thomas Elliott Nix |
Christine Carithers
W. Godfrey Campbell |
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| 1981 |
Faye Graham Dillard |
Carl E. Cooper
W. E. "Bill" Gunn |
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| 1980 |
Guy Ray Braswell |
Walker G. "Dub" Brown
Grace Kirk Harpole |
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| 1979 |
Melvin E. Gibson |
Winfred V. Watts
Charles C. Perry |
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| 1978 |
Donald E. Phillips |
Jack B. Carlisle |
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| 1977 |
Maxie Bruce |
John Clark Love, Sr.
Robert W. Almond |
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| 1976 |
Clarence A. Pierce, Jr. |
W. Ralph Applewhite
Malcolm M. Bennett, Sr. |
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| 1975 |
Hilary O. Thomas |
Frank A. Eakin
Dr. A. A. Derrick, Jr. |
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