​Thank you donors and friends of MIAL 2020-2021

MIAL’s Board of Governors is grateful to the following friends, businesses, and institutions for support during 2020-2021

Patrons and Award Sponsors

  • ​Ann and Dale Abadie, Oxford
  • Jenny Long and Damian Augsberger, Greenwood
  • Johnnie and Bryant Bernhard, Ocean Springs
  • Laura and John Bradley, Oxford​
  • Elizabeth and Thomas Goodman, Carrollton
  • Jennifer Polk and Michael Heidelberg, Ridgeland
  • Holly and Robert Ivy, FAIA, Washington, DC
  • Nancy and William LaForge, Cleveland
  • Ella and Aubrey Lucas, Hattiesburg
  • Jean and Tim Medley, Jackson
  • MIAL Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
  • The Mississippi Quarterly, Mississippi State
  • McCarty Pottery & Gardens, Merigold
  • Family of Keith Dockery McLean
  • Catalina and Scott E. Polk, Orlando, Florida
  • Judy and Clarke Reed, Greenville
  •  Margaret Anne and Jimmy Robbins, Pontotoc
  • ​Albert & Robinson Architects, Hattiesburg
  • Nan and Mike Sanders, Cleveland
  • George Shawhan, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • ​Sandra and Tom Shellnut, Pass Christian
  • Carol Tatum, Cleveland
  • William Lewis Thames, Laurel
  • Mary Thompson, Clarksdale
  • ​Gingia and Swan Yerger, Fairhope, Alabama​
Sustaining Members
  • Ivy and Frank Alley, Jackson
  • Sara Anderson, Jackson
  • Virgie and Joe Azar, Greenville
  • DeeDee and George Bassi, Laurel
  • Virginia and Minor Ferris Buchanan, Jackson
  • Stratton Bull, Natchez
  • Michael Ching, Ames, Iowa
  • Cindy and Scott Coopwood, Cleveland
  • Doyce and Bill Deas, Tupelo
  • Melanie and Lawrence Deas, Jackson
  • Robin and Jon Dietrick, Clinton
  • Kristina and Richard Ford, East Boothbay, Maine
  • Linda Foshee, Hattiesburg
  • Ginny Friend, Waterford, Virginia
  • Lynn Gammill, Hattiesburg
  • Nancy Guice, Laurel
  • Ralph Hamilton, Evanston, Illinois
  • Sara Frances and John Hardy, Oxford
  • Laura and Frank Howell, Leland
  • Beth Jacks, Taylor
  • Martha Ferris and Kos Kostmayer, Garrison, New York
  • Colby Kullman, Oxford
  • Holly and Alan Lange, Jackson
  • Patti and William Lewis, Oxford
  • Deborah and Michael Lightsey, Madison
  • Jeanne Luckett, Jackson
  • Natalie Maynor, Jackson
  • Nora Miller, Columbus
  • Debbie and Charles Morris, Ridgeland
  • JoAnne Morris, Jackson
  • Suzanne McGowan, Jackson
  • Jennifer and Kennard McKay, Hattiesburg
  • Selena and Charles Nause, Greenwood
  • Marcy Fischer Nessel and Gilbert Rose, Flora
  • John N. Palmer, Jackson
  • Lisa and William Percy, Greenville
  • Phoebe and Rob Pearigen, Jackson
  • Robert L. and Lucy Phillips, Starkville
  • ​Bridget and Steve Pieschel, Columbus
  • Peggy Prenshaw, Ridgeland
  • Ellen Morris Prewitt, New Orleans
  • Tom Rankin, Hillsborough, North Carolina
  • Dorothy Roberts and Halle Ricketts, Pass Christian
  • Eva and Steve Rouse, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Molly and Kim Rushing, Cleveland
  • Sara and Daniel Smith, Pascagoula
  • Jenny and Jamie Smith, Merigold
  • Ward and Jim Sumner, Jackson
  • Rebecca and Mark Wiggs, Jackson​​
  • Wilma and Bob Wilbanks, Cleveland
  • ​Mary Margaret and Barry White, Jackson
 

Institutions

  • Alcorn State University, Alcorn
  • Belhaven University, Jackson
  • Coahoma Community College, Clarksdale
  • Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Wesson
  • Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center, Carrollton
  • Delta Magazine, Cleveland
  • Delta State University, Cleveland
  • Department of Languages and Literature, DSU, Cleveland
  • East Mississippi Community College, Scooba
  • Eudora Welty House and Gardens, Jackson
  • GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi, Cleveland
  • Hinds Community College, Raymond
  • Holmes County Community College, Goodman
  • Itawamba Community College, Fulton
  • Jones County Junior College, Ellisville
  • Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel
  • Lemuria Bookstore, Jackson
  • MDA - Visit Mississippi, Jackson
  • Meridian Community College, Meridian
  • Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian
  • Millsaps College, Jackson
  • Mississippi Arts Commission, Jackson
  • Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead
  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston
  • Mississippi Humanities Council, Jackson
  • Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson
  • Mississippi State University, Starkville
  • Mississippi University for Women, Columbus
  • Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville
  • Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia
  • ​Pass Christian Books/Cat Island Coffeehouse, Pass Christian
  • Pearl River Community College, Poplarville
  • Rust College, Holly Springs
  • Southside Gallery, Oxford
  • Square Books, Oxford
  • ​Tougaloo College, Tougaloo
  • University of Mississippi, Oxford
  • University of Mississippi Friends of the Library, Oxford
  • ​University of Mississippi Museums and Historic Houses, Oxford
  • University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
  • University Press of Mississippi, Jackson​
  • William Carey University, Hattiesburg
Contributors to the Celebration of the Life of Elizabeth Spencer held in Carrollton, Mississippi, on February 15, 2020
  • Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center
  • The Cotesworth Board of Directors
  • The Carroll Society for the Preservation of Antiquities
  • Carroll County Development Association
  • Lemuria Bookstore
  • Mayor Pam Lee, Carrollton
  • Mississippi Arts Commission
  • Mississippi Humanities Council
  • Sarah McCullough, Mississippi State University Library
  • Square Books
  • Visit Mississippi
  • University of Mississippi Friends of the Library
  • University Press of Mississippi
  • Ann and Dale Abadie
  • Marion and Claiborne Barnwell
  • Nancy Guice
  • Sarah Frances and John Hardy
  • Jennifer and Michael Heidelberg
  • Ella and Aubrey Lucas
  • Jeanne Luckett
  • Margaret Anne and Jimmy Robbins
  • Jan and Zach Taylor
  • Annie and James G. Thomas, Jr.
  • Mary Thompson
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