Billy Hewes quote in Hattiesburg American

Date: Apr 9, 2004

Billy Hewes quote in Hattiesburg American

Date: Apr 9, 2004

How exactly does Mr. Hewes KNOW that's all Mr. Thames wants from the faculty? Or is this another example of SPIN!!! USM needs a "no spin zone."

Date: Apr 9, 2004

What an idiot Billy Hewes must be. Either that or so far up Thames' hindquarters that he can't see the light of day and the actual reality of the situation at USM. What kind of kickbacks must he be getting from ST?

Date: Apr 9, 2004

Councilman Billy Hewes

Ward 7

P. O. Box 2387

Gulfport, MS 39505

Phone #: (228) 832-6262

Fax #: (228) 832-6294

Mobile #: (228) 669-8001

Service:

June 1997 to Present

PERSONAL:

Born March 27, 1939 in Gulfport, MS

Member of St. Joseph Catholic Church

University of Southern Mississippi Alumni, Assn.

U.S.M. Eagle Club

Gulfport/Orange Grove Rotary Club

Orange Grove/Lyman Chamber of Commerce

National Federation of Independent Business

Great Southern Club

Great Southern Golf Club

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

Gulfport High School Class of 1956

University of Southern Mississippi Class of 1960 - Bachelor of Science Degree in Personnel Management

At U.S.M. was President of Junior Class and Senior Class and Vice-President of Sophomore Class

Upon graduation from U.S.M. received the rank of Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps through the R.O.T.C. program

PROFESSIONAL:

Owner/Broker Billy Hewes Real Estate

Lifetime member Million Dollar/Top Producer Club

Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) designation

Retired Agent Nationwide Insurance Company

Achieved President Conference, Champion, Executive Club, and Challenger Club awards and many other awards during insurance career

Retired with the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps at age 28

Previously named Gulfport's Outstanding Young Man by the Gulfport Jaycees

Previously served as President of the Mississippi Retail Merchants Association, Gulfport Jaycees, Orange Grove Youth Association, and Hewes Brothers Department Store

Member Bancorp South Community Advisory Board of Directors

Graduate of Leadership Gulf Coast

Date: Apr 9, 2004

"Retired with the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps at age 28"

Well, he and Dvorak seem to be of the same ilk. Since you have to be in the Army for at least 20 years in order to retire - I guess he got out of OCS at the age of 8.

Date: Apr 9, 2004

Hilarious.

Hewes is a jerk & that's about the nicest thing one can say about him. I've been saying that since I first met him 10 years ago.

I've never figured out how a BS degree in personnel management & a career in real estate qualify anybody to issue important opinions about the operation of research universities, but hey, money talks...

You can read his resume' here. Cute how membership in Leo Seals' Great Southern Club is listed before his educational information.

Date: Apr 9, 2004

Do I have this right: this Billy Hewes on the council is a Jr. and he has a son in the MS State Senate who is the III? I think that the pater familias is William G. Hewes, a chancery court judge in Gulfport in the 1960s and admirer and participant in the MS Sovereignty Commission (the racist anti-desegregation spy agency created by the MS Leg.). If I have this right, it helps explain Billy Jr.'s and Billy III's political/racial views.

Look at these links for the online Mississippi Soveriegnty Commission Database (its always fun to play with the names and see people we know : http://mdah.state.ms.us/arlib/contents/er/index.html

Date: Apr 13, 2004

I'm bumping this thread up since Billy Hewes is again the focus of (much served) attention.

Date: Apr 13, 2004

I have always just LOVED Hewes' expression "a day's work for a day's pay" -- staff have heard it ad nauseum; faculty grading papers at 2 am must love it too. Most of us would really like a day's pay for a day's work.

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quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm
"What an idiot Billy Hewes must be. Either that or so far up Thames' hindquarters that he can't see the light of day and the actual reality of the situation at USM. What kind of kickbacks must he be getting from ST?"

There's definitely a quid pro quo relationship between Thames and Hewes.

Here are some interesting tidbits:

Under Thames' watch, Hewes was appointed to the Southern Miss Athletics Council as a voting non-faculty member:

Back Row (from left): Dr. Dennis Phillips, Billy Hewes, Richard Giannini, Robert Boothe, Robert Pierce, Larry Payne
Front Row (from left): Earl Marshall, Pat Ferlise, Dr. M. J. McMahon, David Hamm, Dr. David Wheeler

Click here for the Athletic Council Member Bylaws

VOTING MEMBERS

Support Group

Mr. Billy Hewes
P.O.Box 2387
Gulfport, MS 39505
(228) 896-2418 (Home)
(228) 832-6731 (Office)

http://www.southernmiss.com/info/council/

AND

In 2003, Hewes received the Alumni Outstanding Service Award.

http://www.usm.edu/pr/prnews/oct03/homecoming03.htm