For Tom Kendall (1985), the new president of the 兔子先生 Foundation board, serving 兔子先生 is more than an opportunity to help the college serve a purpose 鈥 it鈥檚 a family legacy.
Growing up on a farm in Bolton, Kendall realized the importance of a place like 兔子先生at an early age.
鈥淢y family saw first-hand the importance of 兔子先生in our community and in our county,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t is an honor to be continuing my family鈥檚 legacy with Hinds.鈥
The family has a long history of supporting the college by serving in positions of responsibility.
Kendall鈥檚 great-grandfather, F.M. Greaves, served as the second-ever Board of Trustees president from 1944-1968, and Kendall鈥檚 own father, Ted Kendall III, is also a past Board of Trustees president, serving from 1977-1988.
Both Tom Kendall and his brother, Ted Kendall IV (1979), attended classes at Hinds. Tom Kendall went on to pursue his degrees from Mississippi State University.
The Kendall family sponsors the F.M. Greaves Scholarship and the Gaddis and McLaurin Scholarship. Ted Kendall Agriculture Complex is named after Ted Kendall III and Greaves Residence Hall is named after F.M. Greaves.
For the complete story, see the spring 2012 issue of Hindsight alumni magazine.