Scholarship Awarded As A Permanent Tribute To Moorman’s Passion For Education
Mary Alice Moorman was a faithful member of NWCC’s Board of Trustees until her death last year.A scholarship has been endowed in her memory.
Scholarship Awarded As A Permanent Tribute To Moorman’s Passion For Education
The Mary Alice Moorman Endowment was established at Northwest Mississippi Community College by Moorman’s niece, Kelley and her husband Jeff Magee and their sons, Michael and Will. Other gifts were made by Jimmy Eubanks of Tunica, Steve Cummings of Coffeeville, Betty Robison of Batesville, and Ross Cardwell of Water Valley.
The scholarship has been awarded as a permanent tribute to her contribution to education in Yalobusha County and her love for and dedication to Northwest.
Moorman was a faithful member of the college’s Board of Trustees for 27 years until her death at the age of 89 on June 9, 2015. She served on the Building Committee, the Farm Committee, the Personnel Committee and the Educat-ional Program Review during her tenure on the board.
Northwest President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, expressed the feelings of the entire board when he said, “Miss Moorman rarely missed a board meeting, a committee meeting, or a trustees conference. She took her responsibility as a board member very seriously, and she was committed to the students and this college. All of us who have had the privilege of working with her over the years will miss her keen intellect and her wise counsel. She was a wonderful lady.”
She was one of five children born to the late Albert T. and Ruth Wilbourn Moorman in Oakville, Tennessee. She is survived by her sister, Ann M. Haynes of Batesville. Preceding her in death were her sister, Tommie Juanita Simpson, and two brothers, Fred Earl Moorman and Thomas A. Moorman.
Moorman served Yalo-busha County for over 42 years, first as a teacher at Jeff Davis School in Water Valley. She served in Coffeeville as a teacher and girls’ basketball coach, later as assistant principal, and, finally, as the Yalobusha County superintendent of Education. She was an active member of the Cattleman’s Association and the Yalobusha County Forestry Association, and she was an avid supporter of Pine Valley Fire Department. She was a faithful and active member in all aspects of service at Bethel Baptist Church in Water Valley.
The first scholarship will be awarded in 2017-18.
For more information about the Northwest Foundation, contact Sybil Canon, associate vice president of Development and Special Projects at 662-560-1103 or e-mail srcanon-@northwestms.edu.
