{"id":1623,"date":"2010-04-01T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T20:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:34:42","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:34:42","slug":"minorityscholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/minorityscholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Banquet to Benefit Minority Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p \/>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; A charismatic speaker, advocate of humanitarian needs  and devoted spiritual leader, Theopolis P. Vinson worked to help  everyone develop spiritually and intellectually.<br \/>\n<br \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Known to friends as &#8220;T.P.&#8221; or &#8220;Thea,&#8221; Vinson was a teacher and  administrator in the University of Mississippi School of Education from  1989 until his death in 2003. The former educator is to be remembered  April 10 at a banquet benefitting a minority scholarship named in his  honor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dr. Vinson, I think, would be humbled to know that he is still  making an impact on the lives of future educators,&#8221; said Germain  McConnell, UM assistant dean of education.<\/p>\n<p>The banquet, set for 6:30 p.m. in the Johnson Commons Ballroom,  costs $35 per person and includes a choice of three entrees.<\/p>\n<p>The event honors Vinson&#8217;s life as a spiritual leader. He led the  congregation at Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Oxford from  1989 until his health failed in 2003. The Rev. Alfred Hall, who served  as associate minister under Vinson and is the current pastor, will be  the featured speaker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thea always spoke profoundly, and he catered to the community  wherever he could,&#8221; recalls his widow, Jacquline Vinson. &#8220;He also  instilled great values and morals in his children. He was a wonderful  husband.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The $1,000 Dr. T.P. Vinson Memorial Scholarship is awarded  annually to a full-time junior or senior black student who demonstrates  extraordinary leadership ability and community service in the teacher  education program. McConnell said he hopes to expand the opportunity in  the fall by offering two scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>Tax-deductible donations to the scholarship endowment can be  sent to the University of Mississippi Foundation, P.O. Box 249,  University, MS 38677, or donations can be made online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umf.olemiss.edu\/makeagift\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.umf.olemiss.edu\/<wbr><\/wbr>makeagift<\/a>.  \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the banquet or for assistance related to  a disability, contact Germain McConnell at 662-915-7154 or <a href=\"mailto:eegm@olemiss.edu\" target=\"_blank\">eegm@olemiss.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; A charismatic speaker, advocate of humanitarian needs and devoted spiritual leader, Theopolis P. 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