It’s quite common for Mississippi College graduates to go on to distinguished careers, but Class of '54 Alumnus Dr. Joseph Hamilton is practically in a class by himself. The Distinguished Professor of Physics at Vanderbilt University received his master's and Ph.D. at Indiana University and became a co-founder of three separate elements on the periodic table. He’s also contributed to more than 1,200 publications in journals and books and received the Humboldt Prize in Research, as well as the Flerov Prize from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Hamilton holds eight honorary doctorates from universities throughout the world and continues to work in experimental nuclear physics. Listen as he discusses his incredible life since graduating from Mississippi College with Dr. Jim Turcotte.

Dr. Mindy Prewitt’s accomplishments are large enough to fill a volume. An Honors graduate of Mississippi College (1995) with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, she also holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Mississippi. She’s board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases, and her resume includes medical mission work in Peru, Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Prewitt is a former NPC bodybuilding competitor, a married mom with twin boys, and a one-time contestant in a local Dancing with the Stars competition. 

In a world where so many people live stationary lives, 2003 Mississippi College alumni David Ash, his wife Susanna, and their five vivacious and bright children were driven by a passion to wander and take in as much of the world around them as possible. Beginning an incredible journey of lives much less ordinary, listen as they speak to Dr. Jim Turcotte about balancing life, a law career, and the desire to live every moment to the fullest.