Young Alumna of the Year

Dr. Autumn M. Barron

Dr. Autumn M. Barron (’15), a native of Possumneck, will be recognized as the Young Alumna of the Year for Holmes Community College during the Homecoming festivities on October 31.

Dr. Barron graduated from Kosciusko High School before coming to Holmes. While at Holmes, she excelled and was very involved, serving as a Holmes Ambassador, Dazzler and Mosaic member.  In addition, she was voted Freshman homecoming Maid and was on the Spirit Team that helped with sports recruitment.

“I loved my time at Holmes,” Dr. Barron said.

After Holmes Dr. Barron attended the University of Mississippi where she earned a Bachelor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Some of the awards and achievements received while attending Ole Miss were the Dean’s Honor Roll and Who’s Who. She was also involved with Alpha Kappa Alpha, Associated Student Body, the Black Student Union and served as a Football Recruiter at the University of Mississippi.

In 2023, Dr. Barron earned a Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Memphis. She was a recipient of the Marion Hammett Scholarship (2022), selected for the Student Advocate of the Year Award (2023) and co-author of “Audiologists’ attitudes and practice toward referring for psychosocial intervention with cochlear implant patients.”

Currently, Dr. Barron serves as a clinical audiologist at the Jackson Ear Clinic in Flowood. On a daily basis, she helps diagnose, manage and treat the hearing of her patients. Dr. Barron also counsels patients who are losing their hearing and advises on prevention loss programs along with assisting patients with the management of ringing in their ears (tinnitus). Dr. Barron has expertise in programing hearing aids, inserting ear implants and assessing listening devises.

Dr. Barron resides in Kosciusko with her husband, Kenneth Barron, II who is also a Holmes alumnus. They have one child Kenneth Barr