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NEMCC announces 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame inductee Hudson Hickman

BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- (10/01/2025) — New Albany native, Hudson Hickman, a distinguished television and film producer and long-time entertainment executive, has been selected as the 2025 inductee into the Northeast Mississippi Community College Alumni Hall of Fame.

Hickman attended Northeast from 1967 to 1969, where his experiences in the theatre program sparked a lifelong passion for storytelling. After Northeast, he earned a B.A. in Speech and Theatre from North Central College and a master's degree in Theatre from Texas Tech University.

Over the course of a five-decade career, Hickman has combined creative excellence with executive leadership. He served more than a decade as Head of Production and Post-Production for MGM Worldwide Television, overseeing hundreds of hours of programming. He has worked on productions for Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers Studios, Columbia Pictures, CBS Productions, and Aaron Spelling Productions.

Most recently, Hickman is known for acclaimed projects Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015), Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016), Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones (2019), Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020), and Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas (2022). Those productions earned multiple Emmy nominations and in 2021 Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. A six-time recipient of the Christopher Award honoring television programming which affirms the highest values of the human spirit, Hickman's other credits include the popular television classics The Love Boat and MacGyver.

Importantly, Hickman emphasizes that these achievements are shared honors.

"My success is shared with the talented team of producers on these projects, especially my dear friend of 45 years Sam Haskell, founder of Magnolia Hill Productions, who has served as lead producer and creative partner for the past decade," Hickman said.

"None of this work was accomplished alone," Hickman added. "I am touched that Northeast has chosen me this year. Of the three colleges I attended -- Northeast Mississippi Community College, North Central College, and Texas Tech University -- Northeast is the school I remember with a special fondness. It's the source of so many cherished memories."

"Hudson Hickman's journey -- from the Northeast theatre program to the Emmy stage -- embodies the spirit of Northeast, where big dreams take root and grow into remarkable accomplishments," said Patrick Eaton, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Development Foundation & Alumni Association.

"Beyond his professional success, Hudson remains a generous supporter of Northeast and a valued donor to the Northeast Development Foundation."

Hickman will be formally inducted during Homecoming Week 2025 at the Alumni & Sports Hall of Fame Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 16, 2025.

For more information about the NEMCC Alumni and Sports Hall of Fame and upcoming Homecoming events, visit www.nemcc.edu.

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