Longtime MAC supporter Gene Delcomyn is being recognized with membership into the MAC Hall of Fame for his immense contributions to the coaching profession.  Gene recently retired as Senior Executive Vice President of BankPlus where he worked for the past 25 years.  Gene has been in the banking and finance industry for over five decades. A native of Forest, Gene is a graduate of Forest High, East Central Community College, and Ole Miss.  He has completed banking schools at Vanderbilt University Advanced Commercial Banking Management School, the University of Oklahoma Commercial Lending Graduate School, the University of Virginia Executive Development School, and the Northwestern University Graduate School of Corporate Banking.  Gene has been an active member of the business community who served as Treasurer of the Mississippi Automotive Manufacturer’s Association, Treasurer of the Wilson Research Foundation at Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Board member of the Jackson State School of Business, and a member of the Mississippi Home Corporation Board of Directors as appointed by former Governor Phil Bryant.  His vast community service includes:  Board Emeritus for over 30 years at the Salvation Army; Past President of the Jackson Touchdown Club; Game Chairman of the 1987 Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic; Past President of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mississippi; Past President of the Greater Jackson Mississippi Partnership and Arts Council of Mississippi; Past President of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Jackson, Mississippi; Past President of the Barnett Reservoir Foundation; and Past President of New Stage Theatre.  Gene has been honored by numerous athletic and charitable organizations including:  the Mississippi Baseball Congress Commissioners Award; the Robbie Webb Award for Contribution to Junior Golf by the Mississippi Golf Association; the Volunteer of the Year Award from Goodwill of Mississippi; the Joint Volunteer of the Year Award with his wife, Bettie, from the Junior Auxiliary of Rankin County; the Joint Television Community Award from the Mississippi Broadcasters Association with Stuart Kellogg of WAPT-TV for their scholar-athlete program; and the Elsie Meadows Hood Circle of Honors Award from the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi.  Gene and his wife Bettie reside in Brandon and are members of the Pinelake Baptist Church.  Gene’s hobbies include car collecting and restoration as well as attending numerous high school and college sports events.