DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FACILITATING THE PLACEMENT OF A MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & HISTORY HISTORICAL MARKER, RECOGNIZING THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE’S (SEC) FIRST-EVER, NON-CAMPUS OFFICE. THE OFFICE WAS LOCATED ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF THE STANDARD LIFE BUILDING ON ROACH STREET IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.
THE MARKER WAS UNVEILED DURING A BRIEF CEREMONY IN FRONT OF THE STANDARD LIFE BUILDING ON NOVEMBER 20, 2019, BEFORE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & HISTORY PRESENTED A PANEL DISCUSSION OF SEC HISTORY. SEC COMMISSIONER GREG SANKEY, SEC MEMBER SCHOOL PRESIDENTS AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS FROM MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, AND MEMBERS OF LATE GOVERNOR CONNER’S FAMILY (GRANDSON BOB BIGGS AMONG THEM) WERE IN ATTENDANCE.