The Delta State University 2011 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year is Nancy Disharoon Loome. She will be honored during the 2011 Alumni Awards and Gala on Friday, November 4, at 7 p.m. in the Walter Sillers Coliseum as part of Delta State’s 2011 Homecoming festivities.
Loome received a marketing degree from Delta State in 1983 and a master’s degree in counseling in 1987. She directed university career centers, first at Delta State and later at Missouri Southern State University.
A strong advocate for public education, Loome currently serves as executive director for The Parents’ Campaign, a nonpartisan, nonprofit network of Mississippians committed to improving public schools, established on the principle that a well educated citizenry will result in an improved quality of life for all Mississippians.
“I’ve had the tremendous privilege of working with legislators and policy makers to craft legislation that will move us toward excellent public schools,” said Loome. “The relationships I’ve formed with parents, educators, legislators and community leaders have confirmed my belief that the people and the leaders of this good state want what is best for our children. Their involvement in the conversation surrounding public education can, and I believe will, reverse the course of our state and set us on a path toward prosperity.”
Tickets for the Alumni Awards and Gala Dinner are on sale now for $20 per ticket. For more information or to purchase a ticket, please contact the alumni office at 662-846-4660 or email alumni@deltastate.edu. The Gala Dinner will take place Friday, November 4, on the campus of Delta State University at Walter Sillers Coliseum. The social starts at 6 p.m. leading to the dinner at 7 p.m. Visit the Delta State alumni website, by clicking on the Alumni & Friends tab off of the main Delta State webpage for the full schedule of events for Homecoming 2011.
