PEARL – The Administration Building at Íæż½ã½ã’s Rankin Campus will become the Irl Dean Rhodes Building during a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. Oct. 28.
A Rankin County native, Rhodes is a Íæż½ã½ã alumnus. He was named Mr. Íæż½ã½ã in 1956 and worked in the college’s public relations office while he was still a student.
He first served as the executive manager of the Rankin County Chamber of Commerce and was then elected to serve in the Mississippi Legislature in 1960 at the age of 22. In 1964 he was elected Rankin County Chancery Clerk, a position he held for 24 years.
He was a driving force, along with others, in navigating the political landscape in Rankin County to help establish what was then the Rankin branch of Íæż½ã½ã. He is one of the charter members of the Íæż½ã½ã Foundation and continues to contribute annually.
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