2010-11 Advisory Boards

The School of Business Administration would like to thank the dedicated members of its advisory boards for contributing their time and resources to the school and its students. For more information on taking part in an advisory board, contact Kathy Mikell at kmikell@bus.olemiss.edu.

Business Advisory Board

William Alias Jr.
Security Holdings, LLC
Oxford, MS

Bill Andrews
Viking Range Corporation
Greenwood, MS

Diane Davis Barrentine
Davis Pizza Enterprises, Inc.
Coila, MS

Dottie Berry
Fed Ex Services
Collierville, TN

John Cassimus
Maki-Fresh
Homewood, AL

Jeffrey A. Conley (Chair)
Conley Buick GMC Subaru, Inc.
Bradenton, FL

Terry Crawford
Conimar Group
Ocala, FL

Chip Crunk
R.J. Young Co.
Nashville, TN

Charles G. "Greg" Davis
Mayor, Southaven, MS
Southhaven, MS

Melanie W. Dowell, CRPS
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Jackson, MS

Stephen (Steve) A. Ethridge
Stewart and Patten Co., LLC
San Francisco, CA

Cathy S. Freeman
Bancorp South
Tupelo, MS

Edward O. Fritts
The Fritts Group, LLC
Washington, DC

William N. Fry (Chairman Emeritus)
American Securities Capital Partners
Nashville, TN

Carmine Galati
Galati Yacht Sales
Anna Maria, FL

Hugh William (Bill) Gates III
USI of Tennessee, Inc.
Memphis, TN

V. Patrick Gray
V. Patrick Gray Custom Homes
Southlake, TX

Van Hedges
Southern Insurance Consulting
Corinth, MS

Dan C. Hughes Jr.
Jackson, MS

Johnny Maloney
Cowboy Maloney Electric City
Jackson, MS

Rachel McPherson
The Good Dog Foundation
Brooklyn, NY

Michael B. Mitchell
FNC, Inc.
Oxford, MS

Ella Jane Putnam
Trustmark National Bank
Jackson, MS

Donna Ruth Roberts
Oxford, MS

Jack W. Robertson Jr.
Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance
Jackson, MS

Jeff B. Rogers
Hewlett Packard
Dallas, TX

Gwin C. Scott
EmergeMemphis
Memphis, TN

Preston Thomas
Colliers International
Memphis, TN

Matt A. Thornton
Butler Snow Advisory Services, Inc.
Ridgeland, MS

Wanda Truxillo
Ceredian
Atlanta, GA

Bill Turner
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Nashville, TN

H. (Beau) A. Whittington Jr.
Convention Display Service, Inc.
Jackson, MS

Insurance Advisory Board

Robert Arnold
MS Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.
Jackson, MS

Mike Breedlove
W.S. Pharr & Company
Atlanta, GA

W. M. Bryson (Emeritus)
Bryson & Company
Jackson, MS

Charlie Chandler
Stewart Sneed Hewes
Jackson, MS

Steve Collins
Mass Mutual Financial Group
Jackson, MS

C. Ray Dixon Jr. (Emeritus)
Brandon, MS

Thomas Elfert
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of MS
Ridgeland, MS

Mike Ely
Allstate Insurance Co.
Nashville, TN

Lance Ewing
Chartis Insurance
Cordova, TN

Robert S. Forster, J.D. (Ex Officio)
MS Small Business Development Center
University, MS

Clinton Graham
IIA of Mississippi
Flowood, MS

Preston Gough Jr.
Southern Cross Underwriters, Inc.
Jackson, MS

Tiffany Hawkins
Travelers
Marks, MS

Van Hedges (Emeritus)
Southern Insurance Consulting
Corinth, MS

Rita Howard
State Farm
Webster, TX

Matthew J. Lammel
MARSH, USA, Inc.
Memphis, TN

Jack Laseter
Bryson Insurance
Ridgeland, MS

John R. Pittman Sr.
Stewart-Sneed-Hewes
Jackson, MS

Charles F. Porter
Regions Insurance, Inc.
Jackson, MS

Thomas Quaka (Emeritus)
FCCI-Group
Jackson, MS

Dicky Robertson
GEICO
Jackson, MS

Chadwick W. Russell
Southern Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co.
Jackson, MS

Charlene Smith
Union Standard Insurance Group
Madison, MS

Ike Trotter
Ike Trotter Agency, LLC
Greenville, MS

Ronald Tubertini
SouthGroup-Jackson
Ridgeland, MS

Dan Webb
Webb, Sanders & Williams, P.L.L.C.
Tupelo, MS

John Wells
Mississippi Department of Insurance
Jackson, MS

M.B. "Snooky" Williams (Emeritus)
Williams-Weeks Insurance
Water Valley, MS

Dudley Wooley
Ross and Yerger Insurance, Inc.
Jackson, MS

Millicent Workman
International Risk Mgmt Institute, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Harper Young (Emeritus)
SouthGroup-Greenville
Greenville, MS

MBA Alumni Board

Parul Bajaj
FedEx
Memphis, TN

Joshua A. Biles
Porter Keadle Moore, LLP
Jackson, MS

Brandon Blewett
KPMG
Atlanta, GA

Jerry Dent
Alvarez & Marsal Dispute Analysis & Forensic Services, LLC
Birmingham, AL

Russell Harris
FTN Financial
Memphis, TN

Whitney Harris
Bancorp South
Memphis, TN

Terri A. Hudson
Ameriprise Financial Services
Birmingham, AL

Louis Parchman
United Communications Corp.
Blytheville, AR

Elizabeth Randall
Randall Perkins Group, LLC
Oxford, MS

Ed Ratliff
McGehee Cruise and Vacation
Jackson, MS

Tami Rhudy-Busby, SPHR
The Image Center
Tupelo, MS

John Snyder
Office Locators, LLC
Memphis, TN

R. Scott Taylor
AutoZone
Memphis, TN

John J. Toohig
Morgan Keegan & Co.
Memphis, TN

Charles Vianey
Mainline Information Systems
Birmingham, AL

Real Estate Advisory Board

Stephen N. Ambort
AlixPartners, Ltd.
London, England

Will Bradley
New Regional Planning
Houston, TX

Alan Bullock
Bullock Mannelly Partner, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Mike Cooper
MS Realty & Appraisal Service
Southaven, MS

Steve Donosky
Donosky Real Estate Investments
Dallas, TX

Jon T. Fisher
FNC, Inc.
Oxford, MS

Dave Gordon
Tellus Devel., Ltd.
Gulfport, MS

Mike Harris
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Raleigh, NC

Breck Hines
Hines Investments, Inc.
Jackson, MS

Hank Holman
The Estes Group, Inc.
Jackson, MS

Hank Martin
NAI Saig Company
Memphis, TN

Walter Michel
J. Walter Michel Agency, Inc.
Jackson, MS

Frank Quinn
CB Richard Ellis
Memphis, TN

Liz Randall
Randall Commercial Group, LLC
Oxford, MS

Brad Riley
Cook & Riley, Inc.
Tupelo, MS

Warren Savery
Crescent Real Estate Equities, LLC
Houston, TX

Heber Simmons
Simmons Law Group, P.A.
Ridgeland, MS

Hugh E. Tanner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Blake Tartt
New Regional Planning
Houston, TX

Ron Taylor
Butler Snow
Ridgeland, MS

Dennis Tosh
FNC, Inc.
Oxford, MS