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Getting to know: Professor Vance Rhoades

Prof. Vance Rhoades

By Hayley Boisseau

BPC News & Public Info staff      

Name: Professor Vance Rhoades

Job title/Department: Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, LPC, Test Center Supervisor of College Board and Educational Testing Service

Years employed at Brewton-Parker: 28 years

Age: 50

Hometown: Born in Vicksburg, Miss.; Raised in Natchez, Miss.

Married? Yes, for 28 years

Children? Holly, 18, is a student at Georgia Southern; and William, 23, is a recent graduate of Georgia Southern.

Favorite restaurant/food: Fat Mama’s Tamales (Natchez, Miss.)

Ideal or dream vacation: Two weeks of deer hunting and golfing in North Georgia Mountains

Kind of pets you have, if any: “A cat, Minky, who I nicknamed Luci, which is short for Lucifer because she’s so mean.”

Favorite Singer/Group: Ron Dante

If you could pick one occupation, other than your current job, what would it be? Running a treatment center for adolescent males

Favorite current TV show: “Myth Busters”

Current vehicle: 1992 Ford Aerostar

Dream vehicle: 1940 Willys Overland Jeep

Hidden talent: Converting automotive seats into furniture; making lemonade from “special” recipe