Mississippi Valley State University will host its annual Martin Luther King/Black History Convocation at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the H.G. Carpenter Auditorium. The theme for this year’s event is, “Being the Catalyst for Change: The Next Generation.”
The program will feature the Mississippi Valley State Choir and Symphonic Band. In addition to the musical selections there will be a Martin Luther King Jr. reenactment.
The speaker for this year’s convocation will be Greenville Mayor and Attorney, Errick D. Simmons. Simmons is the second African-American Mayor and the first African-American male.
Simmons was first elected as a city councilman in 2008 and served on the Greenville City Council for eight years. In his last year as a city council member, he served as vice mayor.
During his tenure on the board, Simmons served on the charter and ordinance committee, finance, public safety committee, education, and airport committees. During his tenure as city councilman, Simmons has balanced eight city budgets totaling over 500 million dollars and managed over $100 million dollars in grant awards.
Simmons matriculated through the Greenville Public School system, where he graduated second in his class at T. L. Weston High School in 1995, second to his twin brother and law partner, Mississippi State Senator Derrick T. Simmons. Simmons later studied at Jackson State University, where he received a Bachelor in Business Administration in Economics in 2000. In 2002, Simmons received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Howard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and received his Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law (HUSL) in 2005.
Simmons is an active member of several local, state, and national boards, recipient of numerous community service awards by local, state, and national organizations, and has been featured in several local, state, and national publications. Simmons is a proud life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and a mason. He is a team sponsor for Washington County and City of Greenville youth sport leagues and sponsors an annual Christmas Toy Give-a-way, providing toys to nearly 600 needy kids in his area. Mayor Simmons financially contributes to both Jackson State University, Howard University School of Law, and charitable, civic, and social organizations. He is a member of the Greater Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi where Mark Buckner is pastor. He is married to Dr. Temika M. Simmons and they have two (2) children – Errick and Eriel.
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