The University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation, established in
2001, is a non-profit support organization
of Southern Miss. The purpose for which the
USM Athletic Foundation was created is to
aid in the development of Southern Miss by
establishing and administering endowment
funds, which are used and applied for educational purposes. The Foundation creates,
controls and manages such scholarship and
educational funds. The scholarship monies
raised by the Foundation will be transfered
to USM for disbursement to the scholarship
beneficiaries.
The Athletic Foundation works in conjunction to the Eagle Scholarship Club to
provide deserving student-athletes a means
to obtain a quality education while exhibiting their athletic talents. The Eagle Club
provides its members the opportunity to
contribute to the success of the University,
both on and off the field of competition.
Eagle Club members know they have
done their part to enhance the lives of students and to advance the interests of The
University of Southern Mississippi. More
than 350 students in 16 different sports
receive some type of benefit from athletic
scholarships at Southern Miss.
In order to give these individuals a
chance to realize their dreams, the scholarships must be funded. The current cost for
these scholarships totals $4.5 million annually. Loyal alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends of the University join the
membership of the Eagle Club in an effort to
offset these costs.
This, in turn, allows the Department of
Athletics to disburse its income to other
needed areas, which further enhances the
success of Southern Miss as a whole.
The Eagle Club has been contributing
to this effort for over 20 years. During that
time, athletic scholarship recipients have
1st row (left to right): Athletic Director Richard Giannini, Ken Rushing, Larry Payne, past president/trea-surer Mack Grubbs, president Spencer Adams, University president Dr. Martha Saunders, past president
Vic Roberts, vice president/president elected Richard Johnston, John Polk, Bobby Dews, Missy McGee
2nd row: past president Krandall Howell, Christi Holloway, Forrest Roberts, Ltc. Col. Jimmy Payne, Mike
Marshall, Leigh Breal, Grant Dyess, Dr. Mike Molleston, Will Spann, Dick Simmons, Gen. Jeff Hammond
3rd row: past president Mickey Hudson, Tim Hallman, Dr. Dennis Phillips, Clarence Weatherspoon, past
president Nick Welch
gone on to greatness in professional sports
and in medicine, law, education, business, the arts, sciences and the humanities.
Without the support of the Eagle Scholarship
Club members, the education of more than
4,000 students over the last two decades
would not have been possible.
Eagle Club
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, #15458
Hattiesburg, MS 39404
Telephone: 601-266-5299
E-mail: eagle.club@usm.edu
richard.vogel@usm.edu
Richard Giannini
Director of Athletics/
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Southern Miss
Athletic Foundation
Jeff Hammond
Senior Associate
Director of Athletics/
Advancement
Dick Vogel
Associate Director of
Athletics/Executive Director
of the Eagle Club
Christi Holloway
Chief
Financial
Officer
John Miller
Associate Director
of Athletics/
Major Gifts
Vickey DeLancey
Office
Manager
Emily Dykes
Office
Secretary
