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Alumni > Jim Livesay Service Awards > Tom Shima - 2006 Livesay Winner

Tom Shima - 2006 Livesay Winner

Tom has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership of and support for Millsaps College. He entered the College in 1983 with the time-honored family belief that "you attend Millsaps not to learn how to make a living, but to learn how to live." He graduated in 1987 with a B.A. in sociology and a minor in fine arts. While at Millsaps, he was active in Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity as president, treasurer, and building chairman. He also served as a student senator, was a member of the honorary leadership fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa, and was named to the Dean's List.

Shima kicked off his impressive professional career with the CBS News Election and Survey Unit in New York City, conducting nationwide statistical field research for the 1988 presidential election. He then accepted a job in sales and began a 10-year career developing and expanding international markets in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe for three U.S. poultry producers.

He has worked in technology sales in the Washington, D.C., area, serving as an account manager and international sales representative for several global concerns, including SAVVIS Communications, UUNET Technologies, and Cable & Wireless America, and as a territory sales manager for Acronis, Inc., an award-winning software company with offices in Virginia and San Francisco.

In addition to his professional work, Shima has served as the membership chair for the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council, and as a sergeant and administrative specialist for the United States Army reserve in Jackson. Continuing his commitment to Millsaps long after graduation, he has served as the charter president of the Alumni Association's Washington, D.C. area chapter since its inception in May 2003, giving tirelessly of his time and energy to organize, maintain, and improve this group. Tom is also a member of the College's Alumni and Parents Subcommittee.