Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, far left, welcomes new board members to the college Foundation Board of Directors at the meeting held Feb. 17 in Senatobia. Also welcoming them are Dr. Robert Smith of Hernando, second from left, president of the Northwest Foundation, and Sybil Canon, far right, director of the Northwest Foundation.

The new members are (l-r) Charles Veazey of Marks, J. Gary Kornegay of Batesville and Gale Cushman of Senatobia.
As a part of the foundation, they will join the 30-member board of directors which focus on building the scholarship endowment of the Foundation. For the 2008-2009 academic year, the foundation awarded $285,000 in scholarship funds. (Photo by Nancy Patterson) Click here to enlarge photo.