It’s quite common for Mississippi College graduates to go on to distinguished careers, but Class of '54 Alumnus Dr. Joseph Hamilton is practically in a class by himself. The Distinguished Professor of Physics at Vanderbilt University received his master's and Ph.D. at Indiana University and became a co-founder of three separate elements on the periodic table. He’s also contributed to over 1200 publications in journals and books and received the Humboldt Prize in Research, as well as the Flerov Prize from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Hamilton holds eight honorary doctorates from universities throughout the world and continues to work in experimental nuclear physics. Listen as he sits down with Dr. Jim Turcotte to discuss his incredible life since graduating from Mississippi College.

Dr. Mindy Prewitt’s accomplishments in her personal and professional life are large enough to fill a volume. As a 1995 Honors graduate of Mississippi College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Mississippi, she is the true definition of a tour de force for the Mississippi medical community and beyond. In this podcast, Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Prewitt sits down with Dr. Jim Turcotte to discuss how she has managed to balance a life of faith, family, and service and how she is continuing to tackle an ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic in her beloved home state.

In a world where so many people live stationary lives, 2003 Mississippi College alumni David Ash, his wife Susanna, and their five vivacious and bright children were driven by a passion to wander and take in as much of the world around them as possible. Beginning an incredible journey of lives much less ordinary, listen in as they speak to Dr. Jim Turcotte about balancing life, a law career, and the desire to live every moment to the fullest. 

This week's episode features Griffin Lewis, a 2005 Bachelor of Arts graduate and former MC admissions counselor that went from a passion for the art world to working with one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, Novartis, focusing on cardiovascular health. In this podcast, Griffin speaks with host Dr. Jim Turcotte and discusses his deeply personal path to Mississippi College and how his time at school played an integral part in shaping his life from then until today. 

This week's episode features Stan Fisher, a 1991 Business Administration graduate and former MC football player that now works with financial institutions in the Southeast to help detect and prevent fraud and money laundering. In this podcast, Stan speaks with host Dr. Jim Turcotte and gives amazing insight into both the journey to his current career and details his best experiences, memories, and life lessons from his days at Mississippi College.  

We're starting off the new season with a new title and the Voices of MC Podcast's host Dr. Jim Turcotte. This week's episode features 2006 MC Alumnus Casey Combest, owner of Blue Sky Studios in Jackson, Mississippi. Though he graduated with a degree in Sociology, hear how Casey turned his true passion for recording and entrepreneurship into creating one of the South's most experienced and recognized recording studios.

This week's episode features the man, the myth, the MC legend himself, Dr. Lloyd “Bo” Roberts. In this podcast Dr. Roberts talks to Dr. Jim Turcotte about his time at Mississippi College which ranged from his days as a professor and chair of the college’s business department to working as the dean of the School of Business, the chief financial officer, the interim president and to his current position as treasurer of the MC Foundation Board. Dr. Roberts has spent the last 38 years as an integral and essential part of the Mississippi College Story. We hope you enjoy listening in and learning about this fascinating man and his connection to this school and to each of you.

This week's episode features Tasha Bibb, a 2005 Business Administration Major and Entrepreneurial Development Director for Innovate Mississippi. Tasha manages the entrepreneurial development for over 100 companies per year and her commitment to promoting the state's businesses. Tasha has been named one of Mississippi's 50 Leading Business Women and talks with Dr. Jim Turcotte about her passion for her work and her time at Mississppi College. We hope you enjoy this fantastic story of one of our amazing alumni.

This week's heartfelt episode features the unbelievable and touching story of Sam Anderson, the 1957 MC graduate who recently wrote a book: "From the Cotton Patch to High Cotton". Sam was a Smith County native who came out of the depression to running one of the world's largest pharma companies. Sam Anderson of the namesake "Anderson Hall" in Mississippi College talks to Dr. Jim Turcotte about his life, his experiences and what his time at MC meant to him. We hope you enjoy this beautiful story from one of our treasured alumni.

This week's exciting episode of Mississippi College Stories features Mississippi College Alumni and 2019 World Series Umpire Lance Barksdale. Lance speaks with Dr. Jim Turcotte about his time at MC and how his long and esteemed career as an MLB Umpire has succeeded parallel to his great faith, love and devotion to family and his proud Mississippi roots.