FOUNDER HONORED 11-19-2010

THE FOUNDER OF THE DELTA COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WAS HONORED FRIDAY IN GREENVILLE. THE COMMUNITY TURNED OUT TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF THE LATE DR. GILBERT MACVAUGH, WHO FOUNDED THE SERVICE IN 1971. THE EVENT FEATURED SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, MACVAUGH'S ENTIRE FAMILY, AND THE UNVEILING OF A PORTRAIT OF MACVAUGH. THE DELTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER BUILDING WAS ALSO NAMED IN HIS HONOR. HE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR 25 YEARS PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ACROSS THE STATE WHILE BUILDING PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE WHO NEEDED THEM IN THE DELTA. ASIDE FROM BEING KNOWN FOR HIS GROUND-BREAKING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE DELTA REGION, MACVAUGH WAS ALSO A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR DELTA COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.