OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
at the Lions Club of Madison, MS
Take a look back at the speakers we have had appear at our meetings. If you’d like to see some of the speakers we have scheduled for upcoming meetings, check out our Upcoming Speakers page.
Installation Banquet
Greg Palmer, Incoming President of the Madison Lions Club, was the featured speaker for out banquet. Along with Greg, our new board of directors were installed. This event took place on Tuesday, June 23rd at Hamil's on Hwy. 51 at 11:30 am. We had a fantastic attend by...
Brent Bailey Commissioner
Our featured speaker for our June 9, 2020 club meeting was Brent Bailey, Commissioner, Mississippi Public Service Commission. Brent updated us as to what areas their department residents believe they can provide help and what areas they actually are set up to assist...
Mike Flynt, MS Lions Eye Bank
Mike Flynt is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Lions Eye Bank where he has worked for the past 36 years, actively promoting the need for organ and tissue donation. Flynt has served as Vice Chairman of Missippi's Coalition on Donation and currently serves on...
Speaking of Landscaping
Trey Deloach was our featured speaker for our February 11, 2020, Madison Lions Club meeting. Trey's subject was "Landscaping Design for Spring Landscaping". This was a great time to have him speak to our club with spring coming soon. Trey is a graduate of...
Lance Barksdale, Major League Baseball Umpire
Lance Barksdale was the Madison Lions Club guest speaker on January 14, 2020. Lance mentioned as a young boy he loved playing baseball. He played Little League, middle and high school baseball. However, in college, he hurt his arm and he knew any...
Reclaiming Land at UMMC
Dr. Ralph Didlake, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, at UMMC captivated our Madison Lions Club members on October 8, 2019. His subject was the reclaiming of UMMC property where approximately 7,000 bodies are buried from the former Mississippi Sanitarium...
Publisher of Battle of Shiloh on Nov. 12, 2019.
It was our privilege to hear, Grady Howell, author of the book "Battle of Shiloh" speak to our Madison Lions Club meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Mr. Howell is a well versed lover of Civil War history and has spent countless hours researching and assembling a...
Jim Ritchie, Storyteller
Jim Ritchie, a storyteller, was our guest speaker at the October 22, 2019, Madison Lions Club meeting. Jim had all of us laughing at some of the stories he told, some of which are in his two published books. Jim during his lifetime has commanded an artillery battery...
Lindsey Simmons-Human Trafficking–Sept. 10, 2019
Our special speaker on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, will Be Lindsey Simmons. She is with MS Against Human Trafficking. Make it a point to hear about this serious subject that is rampant not only in MS, but the U.S. and the world. We meet at Hamil's at 11:30am.
Holmes CC Fitness Director – August 27, 2019
Keshia Williams was our guest speaker on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. She is the Fitness Director at Holmes Community College. Keshia updated us on the heated pool and jacuzzi areas on the first floor. She then described the cardio and weight training area on the...