From The Meridian Star:
Former President George H.W. Bush, who died late Friday, is being remembered in Meridian for his close friendship with former Congressman G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery.
Former President George H.W. Bush remembered in Meridian for friendship with Congressman G. V. ‘Sonny’ Montgomery
Kathy Brookshire Receives 2018 G.V. Sonny Montgomery Leadership Award
MERIDIAN, (WTOK) – Kathy Brookshire, former Vice President for the MCC Development and former MCC Foundation Executive Director was awarded the prestigious G.V. Sonny Montgomery Outstanding Leadership Award for 2018.
GVSM Foundation National & Mississippi Youth Challenge Programs
At the 2018 National Guard Association Conference in New Orleans this past weekend, GVSMF Executive Director & President Bradley J. Crawford was able to present the GVMF 2018 Contribution to Brig Gen (Ret) Allyson Solomon, Youth Challenge Foundation Executive Director.
Joining us for the presentation were MG Durr Boyles, MS National Guard Adjutant General, Gen Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Brig Gen (Ret) Roy Robinson, National Guard Association of the United States President.
The total contribution was $17,500 with $10,000 going to the Youth Challenge Foundation and the remaining $7,500 coming back to the Mississippi Youth Challenge Program at Camp Shelby.
GVSMF Board Member Sid Salter Recognized in 2017 Mississippi Top 50
Mississippi Top 50 is an annual list of the people who are judged to be the most influential leaders in the state. This bipartisan selection of leaders comes from the ranks of elected and appointed officials, economic development professionals, business, media and government affairs. The awards are sponsored by Y’all Politics and Supertalk Mississippi and awardees are nominated through an open process.
The GVSM Foundation congratulates our own Board Member, Sid Salter upon being awarded this distinction.
You can read about his selection for the Mississippi Top 50 list by clicking on the link below:
http://mstop50.com/winners/business-media-and-culture-2017/10
James awarded Montgomery Leadership Award in Guard
From The Neshoba Democrat:
Sergeant First Class Kyle James was this year’s recipient of the G. V. Sonny Montgomery Leadership Award for the Army National Guard. From left are State Command Sergeant Major John Raines, Major General Jansen Boyles, Adjutant General of the Mississippi National Guard and James.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 6:00 PM: Sergeant First Class Kyle James of Philadelphia was this year’s recipient of the G. V. Sonny Montgomery Leadership Award for the Army National Guard.
Each year the National Guard Association of Mississippi presents the award to one soldier and one airman of the Mississippi National Guard that displays outstanding patriotism and leadership qualities in their unit or in their community.
The two winners were selected from a pool of nominees by their respective units. SFC James received the award during the annual National Guard Association of Mississippi business meeting at the Hilton Hotel Conference Center in Jackson earlier this year.
His letter of recommendation for the award said:
SFC James has displayed outstanding leadership qualities in both the military and the community.
“He is not only an exceptional Non-Commissioned Officer for the Mississippi Army National Guard, he uses his personal time to be heavily involved in the community, in which he resides, and is making a difference in the lives of those around him.”
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New G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Advisement and Career Services Center dedicated at MSU-Meridian
From MSU:
Terry Dale Cruse, C.D. Smith, Dr. Judy Bonner and Brad Crawford celebrate the dedication of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Advising and Career Services Center on MSU-Meridian’s College Park Campus.
MERIDIAN, Miss.—A new advisement and career services center at the Mississippi State University-Meridian campus now honors the late U.S. Rep. G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery, a Meridian native and MSU alumnus.
Officials dedicated the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Advisement and Career Services Center during a formal ceremony Friday [May 19] at MSU-Meridian’s College Park Campus. The facility, which opened in 2016 in the space that formerly housed the Barnes and Noble bookstore, provides students a centralized location to guide them through college at MSU-Meridian and into a career.
“This gift significantly impacts the success of our Partnership Pathways initiative with local community colleges while also promoting retention of current students,” MSU-Meridian Administrative Director and Head of Campus Terry Dale Cruse said. “The Sonny Montgomery Advisement and Career Services Center serves as a hub for recruiting students to the Meridian Campus, encouraging them to reach graduation, and connecting them to meaningful jobs after degree completion.”
The center is supported by MSU and the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation, which was established more than a decade ago to support and encourage Montgomery’s greatest interests.
“The Montgomery Foundation is excited to be able to partner with MSU-Meridian,” Montgomery Foundation Board President and Executive Director Brad Crawford said. “Congressman Montgomery believed education is important, and this center represents his commitment to education, MSU and MSU-Meridian. This partnership is a natural fit.”
The center serves as a “front door” for the College Park campus. Academic advisers can assist students interested in MSU-Meridian’s Partnership Pathways agreements with local community colleges, designed to help students complete a four-year degree program after transitioning from a two-year college. Career Center personnel can help students find employment and internship opportunities, prepare resumes and improve job interview skills.
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