Alumni Profiles

Alex A. MacCormack ’63

Spring 2006

Electrical engineering graduate and Tiger Band alumnus Alex MacCormack of Oxford, Miss., is still marching on football fields. But these days he and his trumpet are with the University of Mississippi marching band.

A retired engineer from Emerson Electric Co. in St. Louis, Mo., MacCormack played with the Jungaleers in his Clemson days and with an Army band as a serviceman.

Now, using his engineering skills, he programs the music into his synthesizer and gets extra practice at home. To help with the marching, he colorizes the notes on his sheet music to indicate when he’s supposed to be moving and when he’s to stand still. He also juggles three pairs of glasses.

To qualify for the Ole Miss Marching Band, he needed at least three semester hours. He gets two credits for band and one for the school’s jazz ensemble.