MS SC549

Commends Dr. Kenneth Lyle Wooten, former Registrar and Dean of Admissions at the University of Mississippi, who passed away July 16, 2018, for his educational and civic contributions

Recognizes Wooten's role as first President of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and his founding contributions to that organization, which honored him with Distinguished Service Award (1970) and Lifetime Achievement Award (2003)

Acknowledges Wooten's leadership during Ole Miss's 1962 integration and his subsequent work recruiting African-American students, including establishing the Ken Wooten Scholars Bowl program

Notes Wooten's service as President of multiple Oxford organizations including the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and Civic Council, and his national consulting work for colleges and federal education departments

Directs presentation of the resolution to Wooten's family, the University Chancellor, and Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning