Alumni Fellows named

Eight leaders in the areas of government, industry, private business, and education are 1997 Alumni Fellows.

The Alumni Fellows Program is sponsored by the alumni association and brings accomplished graduates back to campus to share experiences and offer advice to current students and faculty members. This year's honorees visit campus Sept. 25-26. They include:

• Dr. Mark E. Keenum of Alexandria, Va., chief of staff for Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He received his bachelor's degree in 1983, his master's in 1984, and his doctorate in 1988, all in agricultural economics.

• Charles C. Barlow Jr. of Madison, chief executive officer of Jackson architectural firm Barlow Eddy Jenkins, School of Architecture. Barlow received a bachelor's degree of architecture in 1980.

• Newton F. Hamlin Jr. of Austin, Texas, vice president of McLane Team Logistics, College of Arts and Sciences. Hamlin received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1964.

• John H. Baker III of Houston, Texas, real estate developer and leaseholder, College of Business and Industry. He received a bachelor's degree in business in 1963.

• Thomas L. Davis Jr. of Scooba, president of East Mississippi Community College, College of Education. He received a doctorate in educational administration in 1983.

• Bobby S. Shackouls of Houston, Texas, president and chief executive officer of Burlington Resources, Inc., College of Engineering. He received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1972.

• Kenneth C. Stewart Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., executive assistant to the chairman and chief executive officer of Georgia-Pacific Corp., College of Forest Resources. He received bachelor's degrees in business and forestry in 1972.

• Dr. Kenneth R. Boschert of St. Louis, Mo., associate director of the School of Medicine at Washington University, College of Veterinary Medicine. He received a bachelor's degree in general science in 1980 and a doctor of veterinary medicine in 1984.