Meet July’s Staff Member of the Month, Lionel E. Jones Jr.

Lionel Jones

Lionel Jones

Lionel E. Jones Jr., a property control auditor in the UM office of Procurement Services, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for July. To help us get to know him better, Jones answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss.

IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?

Jones: 13 years.

IOM: What is your hometown?

Jones: New Orleans.

IOM: What is your favorite Ole Miss memory?

Jones: The people that I’ve gotten to know.

IOM: What do you enjoy most about your position or the department in which you work?

Jones: Meeting people.

IOM: What do you like to do when you are not at work?

Jones: Watch sports.

IOM: What is one thing on your bucket list?

Jones: To grow closer to God.

IOM: What is your favorite movie?

Jones: “Life.”

IOM: What is your favorite Ole Miss tradition?

Jones: Football.

IOM: What is a fun fact about you?

Jones: I love people.

IOM: What are three words you would use to describe yourself?

Jones: Fun, loving and peaceful.

IOM: If you could visit one time or place in world history (past, present or future), what would it be?

Jones: The Holy Land.

IOM: If I could be an animal for a day, I would be ____.

Jones: An eagle.

To nominate a colleague for the Staff Member of the Month, email staffcouncil@olemiss.edu with the name of the individual you’d like to nominate as well as why you feel he or she should be recognized.