Home Builders Association of Mississippi
Home Builders Association of Mississippi
Home Builders Association of Mississippi
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<strong>Mississippi</strong> Housing<br />
Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame inducts Mims<br />
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and then led the organization as president<br />
in 1973. That same year, he was included<br />
in the National <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Home</strong><br />
<strong>Builders</strong> Lifetime Spike Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame. He<br />
continues to serve as an NAHB Lifetime<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Directors member and a Life<br />
Spike. Also in 1973, NAHB presented Mims<br />
with an Honor Award for Outstanding<br />
Achievement in Membership Development<br />
at its national convention. In 1980, he was<br />
again recognized by NAHB as membership<br />
chairman and in 1984 as a Designated<br />
Lifetime National Director.<br />
In nominating Jervis Mims to the Hall<br />
<strong>of</strong> Fame, Bobby Rayburn noted, “Jervis is a<br />
role model in home building circles. As the<br />
last remaining charter member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Hattiesburg Area <strong>Home</strong> <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
younger construction pr<strong>of</strong>essionals have<br />
called on him for guidance and advice.<br />
In 1964, Mims and four other local<br />
home builder association members adopted<br />
and promoted a ‘Code <strong>of</strong> Ethics’ for the<br />
chapter. This adopted code <strong>of</strong> ethics was<br />
used as a guide to screen applicants who<br />
wished to join the Hattiesburg chapter.<br />
The Greater Hattiesburg <strong>Home</strong> <strong>Builders</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> is what it is today because <strong>of</strong><br />
the legacy that was established by Mims<br />
and four other building pioneers.<br />
More importantly than all <strong>of</strong> these facts<br />
is how he has positively affected the lives<br />
<strong>of</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong> families that have enjoyed<br />
his custom-built homes – over 45 years<br />
<strong>of</strong> quality-built construction.”<br />
In 1968, Mims was appointed to the<br />
Forrest County AHS School Board. In<br />
1970, he was appointed by Governor John<br />
Bell Williams to the Forrest County School<br />
Board for a six-year term. He received a<br />
Service Award from the Forrest County<br />
School Board in 1976. In 1998, he was<br />
appointed by the Forrest County Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> Supervisors to the Forrest County Park<br />
Commission and served until 2001. During<br />
his service on this board, numerous<br />
industrial prospects were recruited, which<br />
created hundreds <strong>of</strong> jobs in the Hattiesburg<br />
community.<br />
In the late 1970s, Mims began to develop<br />
a subdivision that was over 200 acres. He<br />
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