Dru Collins serves as the Financial Specialist for the School of Business Administration.
Biography
Dru Collins is a dedicated community leader who forges valuable partnerships with government officials and organizations to enhance her local community, from organizing clean-up events to implementing cost-saving measures, including the development of a new filing and organizational practice at Delgado Community College that saved the Student Government Association $30,000 per year, which was then used to provide free rentable laptops for all students.
In her free time, she is a hardcore “Trekkie” with her favorite captain being Captain Benjamin Sisko from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Dru has received many awards during her time at Ole Miss including:
● Who’s Who Among Students
● Harold & Muriel Berkman Charitable Foundation Scholarship
● Lyceum Scholar
● The Tommy Ramey Scholarship
● Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Presidential Scholarship
● Student Government Association Presidential Scholarship
● Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - Member
● Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society - Member
● Chancellor’s Honor Roll
● Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Scholarship
● Phi Theta Kappa Golden Key Recipient
● And more
She has held multiple leadership positions such as:
● Ambassador/CEO of the Business School (UM)
● Chancellor’s Leadership Class - Senior Leader & Member
● Student Government Association President (Delgado Community College, New Orleans)
● College-wide representative for the Board of Regents (Louisiana)
● Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Omega Nu chapter president (DCC)
● Regional officer with the title of Louisiana Representative for PTK worldwide (DCC)
● Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society member
● Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society member
● Senior Leader of the Chancellor’s Leadership Class (University of Mississippi)
● Foundation Student Representative at the Business School (UM)
● UM Banking Symposium Student Representative (UM)
● Clean-Up-NOLA event coordinator and leader for Mayor LaToya Cantrelle (New Orleans)
● And more
Education
B.B.A. Marketing Communication, The University of Mississippi (2023)