Sallye Wilcox, a native of Mississippi, joined the Board of Directors upon retiring from her position as Executive Director (CEO) Mississippi Hospital for Restorative Care, Jackson, Mississippi after a career both as a professor of Psychiatric Nursing and as a hospital administrator. She is a graduate of Millsaps College (B.S.) in Jackson, University of Mississippi School of Nursing (B.S.N.), Case Western Reserve University School of Nursing, (M.S.N.), and the University of Mississippi/Health Care Administration (Ph.D.). Sallye has served in numerous volunteer positions and served on a number boards of Not-for-profit organizations. She and husband, Dick, recently retired from International Paper Company and as President and CEO of the Business & Industry Political Education Committee of Mississippi, continue as volunteers while enjoying travel, grandchildren and a wide circle of friends.

D.L. Dykes, Jr. Foundation Board of Directors

• David Dykes, Board member
• Steven R. Kelly, Board member
• Alan Perry, Chairman, Board of Directors
• Sallye Wilcox, Board member