Beth Fike received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University, with summer studies at Richmond College in London, England.  She received her Master of Business Administration from Mississippi College.  For 25 years she was employed by South Central Bell, Bell South, and AT&T as an account manger.   At a very young age, she retired from the telecommunications industry.   She and her husband, John D., live in Raymond, where they are active in the community.  Her eldest son, Rivers, is studying in Australia, and her daughter, Elizabeth, is enrolling at Delta State this fall, where she has an interest in running cross country.   Her youngest son, George B, will be in Prep’s sixth grade this year.  Beth began her work at Prep this summer as the Director of Annual Giving.