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Welcome to the home page of Freddy Mason, Director of the Divisions of Liberal and Fine Arts Division at Panola College.
 

For those who do not know me, permit me to tell you about myself.   I was born in Texarkana, Arkansas too many years ago to remember now. I grew up in Carthage, and I have lived here nearly all of my life.

I graduated from Carthage High School in 1963 (a very good year) . I was active in band, speech, journalism, and drama in high school. I  won a few awards in those areas. Two of the happiest years of my life were spent as a student at Panola College  where I earned an associate of arts degree.. In fact, I was president of my sophomore class, and, believe it or not, I was named the Green Jackets' Beau (the Green Jackets was an all girls service club in those days).  I was also president of the choir and a member of the Singing Collegians (the forerunner of the Panola Pipers.)   I served on the staff of the year book, The Pony.  I was a member of the very first play cast from Panola College to win a superior award at the Texas Community College Speech and Theatre Association's play festival. 

I graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas.  While at ETBU, I directed a public relations performance team called The New Galatians.  I am particularly proud of the fact that I was named the outstanding student in the speech department.  I earned a master of divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theology Seminary.  Twice I was selected by my fellow students to preach in the NOBTS chapel.  I am proud of that honor as well.  I have done graduate study in communications at the University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas.

For over thirty five years, I have been pastor of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in the Snap Community of Panola County.  During the 1980's, I served as director of the Baptist Student Ministries at Panola College.

Marrying a wonderful lady, Miss Suzanne, was the best thing that ever happened to me.  We are MaMaw and PaPaw to two wonderful boys, Brandon and Ethan.

I teach speech Director of the Divisions of Liberal and Fine Arts.  I am a past-president of the Texas Community College Speech and Theatre Association.  I am a past-president the Carthage Lions Club. I serve on the board of the Marshall Regional Arts Council and on the board of Mission Carthage.   In 2005, I received an honor that I will cherish forever. I was named "Panola County's Citizen of the Year" by the Panola County Chamber of Commerce.  In 2007, I was named "Man of the Year" by the One Hundred Men of Texas  And in 2007,  I received an Excellence in Teaching Award at the NISOD convention at the University of Texas at Austin.

I look forward to having you in one of my classes.  Hopefully, you will take more than one. Here's wishing you a great semester, and if you need help with anything, feel free to contact me. 

                                               

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