1982-1986

ECJCBoard Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of East Central Junior College was held on Tuesday, December 16, beginning with a Christmas luncheon for the board in the Go~don Room of the .Mabry Memorial Cafeteria. Henry B~ Hudspeth, Chairman of the Board from Louisville presided at the meeting. The invocation was given by Mack Weems. Following the luncheon the business session of the Board was conducted. Opening remarks were given by Chairman Hudspeth. Minutes of the November 11 meeting were approved as present– ed and the financial statement and docket of claims were approved as presented by Harvey Trapp, Business Manager. Items considered by the Board as presented by Dr. Eddie M. Smith, President included cancellation of the January Board of Trustees' meeting because of the Christmas holidays; a report on the terms of the current board members as supplied by the five support counties; and approval of plans to employ a person to fill the Director of Public Information position. Dr. Brad Tucker, Dean of Instruction , gave reports on the progress of the course prospectus development project; changes in Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Criteria for Accredit– ation regarding instructor qualific– ation requirements; and the even– ing and off-campus class schedules for the 1987 spring semester.

Dr. Smith presented information and received approval of the acceptance of an Exxon Energy Conservation Measure~ Financial Assistance Grant awarded to East Central Junior ollege in the amount of $279,645. Harvey Trapp presented and received approval for plans to fund the institutional matching share of the Energy Conservation Grant Project. He gave reports on the receipt of JTPA reimbursement funds for a related studies instructor's salary and on the allocation of state support funds for East Central Junior College for 1986-87. Permission to receive bids for an engineering firm to supervise the Energy Conservation Measures Grant project and to purchase a central air conditioning and heating system for the Student Activity Center was granted . Dr. Smith received approval to present a resolution to the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges regarding the acceptance of a low interest loan from the Uited State De artment of Educa- tion for _!he renovation of four dormitories at East Central. Gene Davis, Dean of Students, gave a report on advance registration and the projected enrollment for the 1987 Spring Semester. Over 500 returning students have advance registered. Approximately 1,000 students are · expected for the second semester. Final items for consideration presented by Dr. Smith were a report on the establishment of the Mississippi Junior College Econo– mic Development Foundation; a report on the Christmas Holiday work ' schedule; and the monthly Board Report.

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