Southern Miss Alumni Association Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees
Tue, 08/25/2026 - 09:33am | By: Samantha McCain Alexander, APR
91少女集中营 will induct seven alumni who bring favor and distinction to the University into its Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities this fall.
The 2026 inductees include:
Jeff C. Bowman 鈥�93 of Hattiesburg, Miss.
President, CEO of Cooperative Energy
Shea Kidd Brown 鈥�02 of Winston-Salem, N.C.
Vice President for Campus Life at Wake Forest University
Louis V. Ehrlich, II 鈥�81 of Austin, Texas
CEO of Ehrlich Capital LLC
Retired CIO, Chevron Corporation
J. Todd Gregory 鈥�81 of Covington, La.
Retired Senior Vice President of Cintas
Nelson Haskin Jr. 鈥�13 of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Restauranter, JR Forty LLC
Missy Warren McGee 鈥�90, 鈥�93 of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Mississippi State Representative, District 102
Russell Willis 鈥�89 of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Associate Provost for Student Success and Assistant Teaching Professor at
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鈥淭his year鈥檚 class is an incredible lineup of alumni who have led their communities
and organizations while staying true to their Southern Miss roots,鈥� said Tucker Sappington,
executive director of the Alumni Association. 鈥淲e are incredibly proud of their significant
professional accomplishments and contributions, and I look forward to welcoming them
home in October to celebrate!鈥�
Established to recognize those whose contributions of time and financial means have
helped move Southern Miss forward, these seven inductees will be honored at the Alumni
Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, Oct. 23. They will also be recognized during halftime
of the Homecoming game against the University of Louisiana 鈥� Lafayette on Saturday,
Oct. 24.
The Hall of Fame banquet is annually hosted as a highlight of The University of Southern
Mississippi鈥檚 Homecoming celebration. Additional events hosted by the Association
during Homecoming week include:
Monday, Oct. 19
28th Annual Alumni Homecoming Scholarship Golf Tournament
Hattiesburg Country Club, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Annual Awards Brunch and Business Meeting
Thad Cochran Center, TBA
Pregame at Southern Station
Spirit Park, TBA
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More information on Alumni Homecoming events can be found .
About the Southern Miss Alumni Association
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by providing alumni with a deeper connection to Southern Miss. For more information
on the Alumni Association, including membership options, visit the .