Everything has gone well. It was not completely furnished at the time, and we're still waiting for a few items for the learning resource center and some of the audio-visual equipment.

We're very pleased with that. We have 40 students in that program now, working toward undergraduate degrees in business with an eye toward continuing in the master's program.

I came in 1996 to look at this site with an architectural consultant. All of this is due to Dr. Bristow's vision for the Natchez campus. His insight and vision is for the university to play a broader role in the community.

We thought we would do the Tiger Woods bit, because he always wears red on the final day of a tournament.

I can't say enough good things about him.

I made the ask on that.

Shawn was an incredibly nice young man, ... He never said a bad word about anyone.

More than half of them are from the Natchez area or from the 10 or 12 counties or parishes around Adams County. And we have students from outside the state, from Wyoming, Connecticut and from the countries of France, Russia and India, for example.

These graduates bring valuable new skills to their employers. They can fulfill leadership roles more easily. This affects their families, their jobs and even their churches.