Ms. Renee Cotton, District Director of Public & Community Relations for Hinds Community College spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson about the college's 100th anniversary at the club's august 1, 2017 meeting. Ms Cotton is a Clinton native and a graduate of Hinds. She describe how college has grown from an agricultural and home economics institution founded September 17, 1917 on a 45 acre campus in Raymond, MS. to a six campus multi-disciplinary college on 1100 acres in three Mississippi counties, Hinds, Warren, & Rankin. Currently 80% of the graduates go on to 4 year universities to complete their educations. The college offers both academic and vocational technical tracks. Key components of the vocational tracks are truck driving offered in conjunction with KLLM Transportation, a Jackson Based national transportation company, diesel repair, and an internship program offered in conjunction with Continental Tire who is building a tier manufacturing plant in Clinton.
Hinds' 100th anniversary Celebration will be capped with a Centennial Gals in the Clyde Muse Center on the Pearl campus in Rankin County. The center is named after Dr. Clyde Muse who is the sixth president of Hinds and has served as Hinds' president since 1978. Dr. Muse's educational journey took him to East Central Community College, Delta State, culminating at Mississippi State university. He was a successful science teacher, coach, principal and superintendent prior to being named president. Under his leadership, the college has grown and prospered into the institution he leads today.
We thank Ms. Cotton for her commitment to the students and for her presentation to our club. She (2nd from left) is shown in the accompanying photos at the podium during her presentation and following it with Matt Monsour (left) who introduced her, her (2nd from left), club president Witt Ruffin (2nd from right) and Club Vice president/President Elect Anna Powers (right).
