Coleman (People in the News)
For her exemplary service and leadership, Dean of Mississippi State University Libraries Frances Coleman has been honored by an organization representing one of Mississippi’s most outstanding citizens.
During the April 23rd, 2009, G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Leadership Awards Scholarship Presentation in Mitchell Memorial Library’s John Grisham Room, Bob Bailey presented Dean Coleman with the Montgomery Foundation Board of Directors Excellence in Leadership Award. In his presentation to Dean Coleman, Mr. Bailey, president of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation, expressed the Board’s “gratitude for her strong friendship, her outstanding leadership, and her service for the Foundation and for the Montgomery Collection at MSU Libraries.”
“Dean Coleman exemplifies the kind of leadership we at the Foundation like to recognize,” said Bailey. “Time after time she has given credit to the Libraries’ faculty and staff for successful projects and events, and we just needed to honor her for that.”
The G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation was established over 10 years ago to carry forward Montgomery’s legacy; to encourage leadership development, education, and excellence in scholarship; and to support various military and veteran projects and needs. Each year, the Montgomery Foundation awards a medallion and scholarship to an outstanding student in the Army ROTC, the Air Force ROTC, and the Appalachian Leadership Honor Society at Mississippi State University.
For more information on the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Leadership Awards Scholarship Presentation and on MSU Libraries, please visit http://library.msstate.edu.
photo by Kristen Baker, University Relations
Dr. Mark Keenum (left), Mississippi State University President, shares a photograph with honoree Frances Coleman, Dean of MSU Libraries, and Bob Bailey, president of the Montgomery Foundation.
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Posted on: May 11th, 2009
