A memorial service for University of Southern Mississippi students, faculty and staff who passed away during the academic year will be held on the Hattiesburg campus Tuesday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Center, room 218.
Known as the Fallen Eagles Ceremony, the event began in the 2003 fall semester as an initiative of the Southern Miss Student Government Association to honor the memory of deceased members of the university community.
Students, faculty and staff to be memorialized include:
Students
George Sylvester Lewis Caston
Class: Senior
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Magnolia, Miss.
Justin Ian Webb
Class: Freshman
Major: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Moselle, Miss.
Fredrecka Nicole Brown
Class: Junior
Major: Child Development
Hometown: Magnolia, Miss.
Rebecca A. Disharoon
Class: Sophomore
Major: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Jackson, Miss.
John J. White
Class: Senior
Major: Technology Education; Minor: Psychology
Hometown: Gulfport, Miss.
Joshua T. Boyles
Class: Freshman
Major: Construction Engineering Technology
Hometown: Laurel, Miss
Emezie Samuel Ezeala-Harrison
Class: Sophomore
Major: Media Production
Hometown: Ridgeland, Miss.
Darrius Ramon Woodward
Class: Sophomore
Major: Mathematics (Licensure)
Hometown: Magnolia, Miss.
Lance Christopher Logan
Class: Senior
Major: Economics, Finance, International Business, Minor:German
Hometown: Columbia, Miss.
Faculty
Dr. Ernest King, College of Business
Virginia Berry, College of Health
Dr. Kenneth Watson, College of Arts and Letters
Dr. Gene Wiggins, Professor Emeritus of Mass Communication and Journalism
For more information on this memorial, contact the Southern Miss Dean of Students Office at 601.266.6028.