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I DEC4TiR - W. A. (Amo) Vincent of Meridian will be honored by tile East Central Junior College Alumni Association as " A l ~ u s of the Year" a t the homecoming Festivities scheduled for hk i day , October 6, on the ~ollegecampus. Vincent has made outstanding and lasting :ontributions to East Central Iunior Co l l e~ea s student, athlete, teacher, coach, dean, mdmresident of the college, an 31bmni spokesman said. He is ~r esen t l y associated with Banker's Rus t in Meridian and IS a vice-president and branch aanager of the Meridian office. Hornecomiig activities wil r~egix at 4:30 p.m. wiih a parade through downtown Decatur. Foilowing the parade, the an- ,ilia1 alumni business meeting wi;lil! be held in the Fine Arts Building at 5:15 p.m., with the main item of business the election of new officers. At b:W p.m., the alumni banquet wili be held, at which tine Vincentwill be presented a proclamation and plaque for his outstanding accomplishments as an alumnus of East Central / - ---- -- C1

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recognized halftime ceremonies of the East Cen- tral Northeast game which will highlight homecoming events. Arno Vincent was born on Feb. 29 1916, in Collinsville. He is married to Ruth Carr Vin- cent, a former classmate at East Central. Mrs. Vincent is a school teacher and has also made outstanding contributiom to the field of education. They have two daughters, Pamela Vincent, a student a t Millsaps, and Mrs. Daphne Warner, a bank employe in Meridian, and a grandson, Bruce, age seven a t

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He earned his masters degree He served for nbie at the University of Mississippi president of the N e w in 1948and has done additional Development Associs graduate work at Southern' Ole ah0 served as ~residf Miss, Northwestern University, Mississippi iunior and the University of Califor- Associationand presid nia. He returned to ECJC in 1947 Mississippi Associi as teacher, coach, d m and Colleges. presidentrespectivelyduring16 In 1964, Mr. Vinc years. associate executive se~ Vincent served East Central the Mississippi E Junior Collge as head basket- Association, and also I ball coach and teacher for a industridrepresentati period of seven years during Mid-Miisissippi Dev which time his basketball team Association during : attained outstanding records of 1964. He moved t o ~ a accomplishment, including 1964as assistant super

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graduated from Martin High regional championship, and director and served Schoolandstarred in basketball Mississippi in 1939. Iie starred finished fourth in national capacity for eight year there. He also played basketball in football arid basketball at basketball competition at the beenwith Bankers Tru he was first a t East Central. Southern and was elected tam national tournament in Hut- years. Vincent is : During his two years a t capbin in both sports. He is chkson, Kansas. CIVIC and church acti~ ECJC, he starred in basketball presently a nernber of USM8s While president of East is a Rotarian, memb and football. He was named the Football Hall of Fame. Central Junior College for nine Exchange Club and a outstanding athlete a t ECJC in He coached and taught school years, the college ancreased in of the Lions Club. Me b 1937 and was named to the all- at Picayune in 1939-40, and in enrollment and academic BOY ScoutDirector for state team in football and in Pass Christian in 1940-41. He standing and physical plant, and is a recipient of basketball. He graduated born served in the U. S. PJavy froan including the erection of Scout Silver Beaver A East Central in 1937. He at- 194246with the Pacific Fleet a s Newsom Hall, a new school is member of th tendqd and graduated from the navigator, communications library, Todd Hall, dormitory Springs Drive Universitv nf Soathern officer, ard commandisg nc- for _boys, a new science Church. - - -- - -