February 21, 2022

Theater director named Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year

"Stafford will be honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 25 at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson."
BY: Danny Barrett Jr.
Photography by Brad Smith

Alison Stafford, of Clinton, is the Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award nominee from Hinds Community College for 2022.

Stafford will be honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 25 at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. She will present on the topic of stage combat at 12:30 p.m. March 23 in Reeves 165 on the Raymond Campus.

Stafford is Theatre and Drama Director and has worked at the college since 1999. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from Louisiana State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Mississippi. She teaches a number of theatre classes at Hinds and directs the Lendon Players, the college’s theatre group. She is also active in the theatre community, currently serving on the board of officers to revive the Clinton Brickstreet Players.