MUW Foundation

2026-2027 Board of Directors

 

Officers

     
       
Deborah Hodges Toodie Jones Placeholder Jayne Perkins-Brown
Deborah Hodges, 1990 Toodie Jones, 1973 Terri Sasser, 1982 Jayne Perkins-Brown, 1977 
Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer
Lucedale, Mississippi Ridgeland, Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi Chelsea, Alabama
       
Jenny Katool Scott Tollison Elise Wilson Carla Lowery
Jenny Katool, 1978 Scott Tollison Elise Wilson, 2008 Carla Lowery, 1993
Immediate Past Chair MUW Interim President MUW Executive Director of MUW Vice President for
Madison, Mississippi Ex-officio Member Development and Alumni Operations and CFO
    Ex-officio Member Ex-officio Member
       

Directors

     
       
Rob Coleman Lynne Curtis Sharon Dickey Carey Edwards
Rob Coleman, 2003
Lynne Curtis, 1974 Sharon Dickey, 1981 Carey Edwards
Starkville, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi
       
Sue Simmons Freeman Stephanie Gale Placeholder Terry Jones
Sue Simmons Freeman, 1980
Stephanie Gale, 1994
Susan Hedges, 1980
Terry Jones
Hazlehurst, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi McComb, Mississippi West Point, Mississippi
       
Robin Kilpatrick Colin Krieger Placeholder Monica Metz
Robin Kilpatrick, 1983 Colin Krieger Kristie Metcalfe, 2004 Monica Metz, 1985
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Columbus, Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi Peachtree Corners, Georgia
       
Placeholder Karen Reed Pamela Rowsey Jo Shumake
Amy Burchfield Owen, 1981 Karen Reed, 1973 Pamela Rowsey, 1978 Jo Shumake
Birmingham, Alabama Brandon, Mississippi Durham, North Carolina Columbus, Mississippi
       
Placeholder Don Spaulding Sylvia Starr Doris Taylor
Becky Smith, 1983 Don Spaulding, 1986 Sylvia Starr, 1983
Doris Taylor, 1976
Columbus, Mississippi Eagle Pass, Texas Memphis, Tennessee
Montgomery, Alabama
       
Placeholder James Threadgill Anne Webster Placeholder
Teresa Thompson, 1981 James Threadgill Anne Webster, 1968 Missy Younger, 1988
Columbus, Mississippi Tupelo, Mississippi Madison, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi
       
Bayleigh Vick Bridget Smith Ellis    
Bayleigh Herron Vick, 2016
Bridget Smith Ellis, 2004    
MUWAA President MUWAA President-elect    
  Ex-officio Member    
       

Active Past Chairs

     
       
 Adelaide Fletcher  Ruth Jones Ralph McLain Jayne Perkins-Brown
Adelaide Fletcher, 1962 Ruth Jones, 1976 Ralph McLain Jayne Perkins-Brown, 1977
Indianola, Mississippi West Point, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi Chelsea, Alabama
       
Jo Anne Reid Carolyn Ritter    
Jo Anne Reid, 1960 Carolyn Ritter, 1957    
Ackerman, Mississippi Kosciusko, Mississippi    
       

Inactive Past Chairs

     
       
Eddie Betcher, 1988 Doyce Deas, 1966 Connie Kossen, 1964 Andrea Overby, 1968
Macon, Georgia Tupelo, Mississippi Ridgeland, Mississippi Franklin, Tennessee
       

Emeriti Members

     
       
Dorothy Burdeshaw Mary Lib Francis, 1956 Caroline Harrell, 1960
Helen Jenkins, 1954
Baton Rouge, Louisiana San Diego, California West Point, Mississippi Indianola, Mississippi
       
Martha Jo Mims, 1964 Betty Clyde Sharp, 1961 Elizabeth Thisted, 1954 Nancy Yates, 1963
Columbus, Mississippi Columbus, Mississippi Huson, Montana Philadelphia, Mississippi