Bonnie Black
Bonnie M. Black, administrative coordinator II for Landscape Services, was selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for August. To help the university community get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss.
IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?
Black: Since November 2008.
IOM: What is your hometown?
Black: Water Valley, Mississippi.
IOM: What is your favorite Ole Miss memory?
Black: Coming to Ole Miss with my parents to watch Archie Manning play football.
IOM: What do you enjoy most about your position or the department in which you work?
Black: I love being with (Director of Landscape Services) Jeff McManus, (Superintendent of Landscape Services) Denise Hill and all the guys. They are a very special group! The guys call me “mom.” I feel very blessed to be a part of their lives.
IOM: What do you like to do when you are not at work?
Black: Read, cross stitch, play with our two cocker spaniels and go to Mountain View, Arkansas.
IOM: What is one thing on your bucket list?
Black: I want to go to the Northeast in the fall to see all the beautiful colors.
IOM: What is your favorite movie?
Black: “Steel Magnolias.”
IOM: What is a fun fact about you?
Black: I’m a huge Elvis fan.