Mary Lou Brassell
Mary Lou Brassell, a member of the university’s custodial department, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for September. To help us get to know her better, Brassell answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss.
IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?
Brassell: A year and two months.
IOM: Where is your hometown?
Brassell: Oxford.
IOM: What is your favorite Ole Miss memory?
Brassell: The first year (I saw) the Ole Miss Rebels football team playing in the Egg Bowl. I was very excited for my home team. I watched it on TV and screamed “Hotty Toddy” every time the Rebels scored.
IOM: What do you enjoy most about your position or the department in which you work?
Brassell: My position is an independent one. I know my job and I enjoy doing it. I enjoy working under my present supervisor and also with the faculty and staff who work in my building.
IOM: What is one thing on your bucket list?
Brassell: I look forward to owning a Lexus vehicle one day.
IOM: What is your favorite movie?
Brassell: Tyler Perry’s “Madea” movies
IOM: If you could have lunch with anyone alive or dead, fictional or real, who would it be and why?
Brassell: My father, who is deceased. I miss those memories of him giving me all the great advice that he always told me.
IOM: What are three words you would use to describe yourself?
Brassell: Honest, smart and willing.
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.