• 2010 Southern Miss Political Science Grads!
• Here is what some of our graduates are doing!
• Ryan Chauvin: Attending George Washington in Washington, DC
• Sarah Coleman: Attending Loyola Law School
• Chris Hare, master's student: Ph.D. student at University of Georgia on a fellowship
• Reese May: Attending Ol' Miss in master's program in philosophy
• Katie McBride: Attending Hamline Law School in Minneapolis
• Sarah Ray: Attending grad school at University of Central Arkansas - student personnel administration
• Marika Smith: Attending American School of International Service in Washington, DC
• Brian Whitman: Attending law school at Ol' Miss on full ride
• Timmy T. Davis: One of our international relations students is now a Special Assistant to Secretary Clinton!! Wants to share how much he has loved the Foreign Service. Anyone interested can go to careers.state.gov.

• Lauren Wainwright: is a full-time youth director in Guntersville, Alabama. In 2007, she graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown of Hattiesburg with a master's degree in political science. As a delegate with the Episcopal Young Adult Delegation 2010 she is excited to have the opportunity to bring together her love for the Episcopal church and her passion for politics. Throughout this experience she hopes to gain new insight into the work of the United Nations and issues affecting women around the world.

• John W. Turcotte: is a career legislative program evaluator who has now headed legislative program evaluation staffs in three states over a 35 year period. The Legislative Services Commission appointed John as the first Director of the Program Evaluation Division in June 2007 following his services as Project Manager of the NC General Assembly’s Government Performance Audit Committee in 2006. John was CEO of Turcotte Public Administration Consulting and Training, LLC (TPACT) from 2003-2007. TPACT provided training and consulting for audit and other knowledge-based staffs at all levels of government. From 1996-2003, John was Director of the Florida Legislature’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA). From 1977-1995, John served as Director of Mississippi’s Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER). In Mississippi and Florida, John and his staffs produced over 750 technical reports and program evaluations. He was the National Staff Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures in 1994. John has also been an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Mississippi College and Millsaps College and an instructor of American Government at Hinds Community College in Jackson, Mississippi. He began his career as a math and science teacher in Leakesville, Mississippi. He received a BA in Political Science with Highest Honors and a MA in Political Science and American Government from the University of Southern Mississippi. He completed additional study at Millsaps College, the Federal Executive Institute, Mississippi State Executive Development Institute, and the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Staff Management Institute. In 1983, John was selected as one of the first group of Henry Toll Fellows of the Council of State Government.

  John W. Turcotte
  Director
  Program Evaluation Division
  North Carolina General Assembly
  919-301-1399
  Doris Gilbert, Administrative Assistant, 919-301-1402
  Legislative Office Building Room 100
  300 North Salisbury Street
  Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
  johnt@ncleg.net
• Gordan Momcilovic
  Master's graduate, 1992
  Attorney in Texas specializing in Social Security disability law with emphasis on federal court's practice. He also serves as an adjunct instructor of government at San Antonio College in the Alamo Community College system.

• Darryll W. Barksdale, D.O., M.S., FAEP
  Master's graduate, 1978
  Practicing Emergency Medicine on the Coast now for almost 20 years.
  

• Colonel Robert "Bob" Blevins
  Master's graduate, 1974; Bachelor's, 1973
  Currently serving as the legal advisor for NATO'S counter-intelligence unit based at S.H.A.P.E. Headquarters in Casteau, Belgium. Retired Staff Judge Advocate for Headquarters Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

WHERE ARE YOU? - Are you an alumnus of the Southern Miss Political Science department? Send us an e-mail to polisci@usm.edu letting us know what you are doing today and we'll post it on our Alumni Information page

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