1982-1986

CARSON HONORED BY TRUSTEES At a recent meeting of the East Central Junior College Board of Trustees, Marshall Carson (center)of Conehatta was presented a plaque in recognitionof having the longest tenure of any current board of trustees member in junior colleges in the state. The pla- que, given by the MississippiJunior CollegeTrustees Association, was presented to Car- son by Dr. Charles Wright, (left) President of the collegeand Henry B. Hudspeth (right) of Louisville, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Carson, a graduate of the University of Mississippi, has been a member of East Central's Board of Trustees since September, 138. Born in Conehatta, he has lived there all of his life and is serving as the town's postmaster, a position he has held for forty-threeyears. Carson's wife, Anna Kate, taught business courses at Decatur High School prior to her death. His son, Neal, a graduate [of EC and Ole Miss, is City Engineer for Meridian.