Freddie White-Johnson, second from right, program director for the Mississippi Network for Cancer Control and Prevention of the University of Southern Mississippi, visits with U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., second from left, earlier this month. Accompanying White-Johnson on the trip were James Lofton, far left, a federal consultant with the university; and Dr. Gordon Cannon, vice president of research at the university. White-Johnson also serves as the founder and president of the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.
