USM Presents Honorary Doctorate to Distinguished Alumnus Scianna
Tue, 05/17/2022 - 01:16pm | By: Van Arnold
Esteemed University of Southern Mississippi (USM) alumnus and benefactor Charles “Chuck”
C. Scianna Jr. received an honorary degree during the University’s 2022 Spring Commencement
held May 13 on the Hattiesburg campus. Scianna was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters,
honoris causa. Scianna, a 1975 USM graduate, is President and Founder of Sim-Tex,
LP in Waller, Texas, one of the leading suppliers of API Certified Oil Country Tubular
Goods since its establishment in 1986.
A native of Bay St. Louis, Miss., Scianna is the son of the late Charles C. Scianna Sr. and Beverly Favre Scianna and the eldest of nine children. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from USM and served with the 4th Marine Division during the Vietnam War.