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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cAs I set and accomplished more goals, I grew as a student. Having this honor bestowed upon me helped me to realize that I have gone above what was expected of me.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t realize how huge of an honor this was until I was surrounded by the other scholars and they are all people I greatly look up to and are inspired by,\u201d said Collins.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Collins also works on her family\u2019s pig farm, volunteers as the pianist at United Methodist Church, while also working at Chik-fil-A in Laurel.\u00a0 One of the Tullos award recipients Collins said she looks up to, literally, is biological sciences major, Shivum Desai. The former native of England plans to become an invasive cardiologist and has worked tirelessly serving the college and his community in pursuit of that goal.\u00a0 Desai has served as the president of Phi Theta Kappa honor society, is a member of SGA, College Democrats, Phi Beta Lambda business honor society and has volunteered for several campus events. He has been selected as the HEADWAE student representative for Jones, Hall of Fame, Letter \u201cJ\u201d, PTK\u2019s Golden Key Award, and Coca-Cola Gold Scholar, and he is nominated for the All-MS Community College Team. Desai can also be found volunteering at area hospitals, the ARC and the Pro ACT Learning Center and he is the assistant manager at Baskin Robbins in Hattiesburg. Being named a Tullos Scholar is humbling to the Oak Grove graduate. \u201cI feel extremely privileged to have received this award.\u00a0 Being able to fulfill the legacy that the Tullos\u2019 have established at Jones is a momentous honor that I will cherish forever,\u201d said Desai.\u00a0 \u201cThis honor has also led me to be more confident in my abilities in helping people and also leading others. Being awarded this honor has truly made my experience at Jones the best moment of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Receiving the Tullos Scholars scholarship relieved some of Jared Woullard\u2019s financial burdens.\u00a0 The mechanical engineering major said he didn\u2019t think he\u2019d have the opportunity to go to college, despite his accomplishments in high school, because scholarships were not initially offered.<\/p>\n Woullard has made friends with everyone he met at Jones and quickly began making his mark on campus. He has served as the Student Government Association president, Freshman Class President and is a member of the Presidential Student Advisory Task Force, Charles Pickering Honors Institute, Bobcat Brigade, Jones Concert Choir, Engineering Society club, Sigma Kappa Delta English honors society, and he was voted as Mr. JC. The Greene County native earned the Letter \u201cJ\u201d Award and is a nominee for the All-MS Community College Team, while also holding a job as a \u201chandy-man\u201d for an apartment complex.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank everyone, faculty, staff, cafeteria and library employees; everybody has made this experience wholesome and a part of my heart forever! It\u2019s given me the opportunity to be great,\u201d said Woullard.<\/p>\n Two future nurses were also selected as Tullos Scholars, Anna Catherine Hampton of Petal and Je\u2019Shaiah Stephens of Laurel. Overcoming numerous household moves, including attending eight different schools, Stephens said it was hard to maintain good grades or retain information growing up.\u00a0 However, she continued to set lofty goals and began to see her work pay off.\u00a0 She enjoys being a PTK officer, a writer for the Radionian<\/em> student newspaper, a reporter for \u201cBobcat Broadcast,\u201d an English tutor, and she is a member of the English honor society, Sigma Kappa Delta and Bobcat Brigade.\u00a0 The South Jones High School graduate has earned Hall of Fame honors at Jones, and the Letter \u201cJ\u201d Award, along with being nominated for the All-MS Community College Team. Being named a Tullos Scholar, Je\u2019Shaiah said receiving such a prestigious honor is a testimony of how good and faithful God is in her life.<\/p>\n Stephens hopes to become a travel nurse and participate in medical missions.\u00a0 She is currently volunteering at 180 Ministries Youth Group, the Food Mission with Christ\u2019s Church, the Media Department at her church and productions with REVEAL Ministries.<\/p>\n Hampton shares Stephens\u2019 belief that being selected as a Tullos Scholar is a reward for the many years of hard work and struggles. As a Tullos Scholar, Hampton said she realizes the many opportunities and responsibilities that come with the accolade.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u201cJones chose me and the opportunities fell in place,\u201d said Woullard. \u201cMy godfather, my mentor, Russell Evans, Jr. has brought me a long way as a good man and a father figure in my life.\u201d Woullard continued to share, \u201cThis is a big goal that I wanted and it\u2019s been a tremendous opportunity to be a part of this program and institution because it\u2019s made me who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>\u201cI am so thankful! This honor has reminded me to continue to work hard and make a difference in the lives of others.\u00a0 There\u2019s power in our influence, and I hope through my hard work and determination, the encouragement that Mr. Tullos has bestowed upon me will not be in vain,\u201d said Stephens.<\/p>\n