1972-1977

Dr. C. V. Wright Named Junior College Director Dr. Charles V. Wright, of the Commission on Colleges resident of East Central Junior for five years and was a 'allege, was recently selected member of the committee for )r a two-year term as a six ?rears.

ember of the Board of irectors of the Southern ssociation of Junior Colleges. Approximately 400 junior dleges belong to the organi- tion, an affiliate of the uthern Association of Col- t Dr. es and Wright Schools. wa also appoint- to the Appeals Com.mittee of : Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This committee 1s for colleges which sought accreditation and were refused and wished to appeal. He has served as chairman of numerous committees for junior colleges seeking accreditation. Dr. Wright has also served as chairman of the Admissions Committee for Junior Cnlleoer

Assoc. of Colleges elects Dr. Charles Wright President The Mississippi Association or Colleges, composed of school administrators for both public and private colleges and univer- sities in the state, has elected Dr. Charles V. Wright, President of East Central Junior College, Decatur, as its president for the :oming year. Wright succeeds Ole Miss Chancellor Porter Fortune for the ~fflce. Other officers for the group are Dr. W.A. McMullan of Rust College, Vice-President, and Dr. George Moody of the State Department of Education, Secre- tary. The Mississippi Association of Colleges meets twice each year as a problem solving time for college presidents, deans, and registrars. Next year's fall con- ference is planned for Jackson State University, with the Spring Conference to be held in con- junction with MAE (Miss. Asso- ciation of Educators). This year marks ten years of service as President of East Central for Dr. Wright, having come to Decatur in 1966 after serving as Administrative Assis- tant to the President of Jones County Junior College, Ellisville. Prior to holding that position, Wright served as Assistant Dean of Men and Psychology Instruc- tor at Jones, as well i s holding teaching positions at Ellisville and Louin High Schools. A native of Derma, Miss- issippi, Wright attended Jones Junior College and received the B.S., Masters, and Doctorate of Education degrees from the University of Southern Mississ- ivoi.

, Mrs. Beeman Named 1 Vo-Tech Teacher Of Year I Mrs. Helen Beeman, home economics teacher a t Quitman High / School, has been named "Vocational Educator of the Year" for 1976by the state Department of Education.

She was chosen by a committee that included representatives of higher education,. the Vocational- Technical Division of the state de- partment and the state Advisory Cmmi t t ee for Vo-Tech Education. State Superintendent of Education Dr. Charles Holladay noted ihat Mrs. Beeman has been a "mover and a shaker" in the statewide "Parenting Project." The goal of the project is to pre- vent birth defects through education of young people, according to Dr. Wolladay. Active in her communitv. Mrs. Beeman has worked with reiabilita- tion of the blind and helped get a playground built in her town.

blRS. HELEN BEEMAN Vocational educator cited.

Shc has been a vocational educa- tor for 20 years and has degrees from East Central Junior College and the University of Southern Mississippi.