1990

Newell retires as ECCC V o- Tech Director A tc,h.hing and admin tMrattve \ retire– ment a' Director of Vocataonai– Tc~:hni.:al l n'>truction at Ea-.t Ccn– tr.tl Commumty College in Decatur. "Jewell'., retirement becomes cffec 1 ivc on June 30, 1990. A nati\e of ltawamba County, he ts a graduate of hawamba County High School, hawamba Juntor Col– lege and the Mississippi State University where he recetved a bachelor of arts and master' degree. Since receiving his master's, he has completed an addit.ional 36 grad uate hours 10 School Ad– ministration and Vocational Educa– uon at MSU. grams with a total of 14 students. Under his leadership-, vocational– !echnical programs have been great– ly expanded and include 22 pro– gram!> offered on camus and two programs available at off campo•, locarions. New programs have: recently been added at the center– and will be offered this fall. Tbosf· programs incl uded Automated Manufacturing Technology, Preci– sion Machining Technology and Metal Fabrication Technology.

Vcnabk ll.tptist Church where he serve~ a' deacon. He i' " "" ried to the former Bob– bie 'ipcn~:~ r who is also a native of lta\\,\IJih,J (oumy. They have two dmt~ llll'' '· Mrs. Cheryl Mars, whose hu'tlMml Dan is an attorney in Plul.tdclplua; and Mrs. Pam Keith ol Oc~oJt ur. Pam teaches in the Newton ( ntmty School System and her llU\h tnd Tommy is Plan t Manager hlr Bon Homme Manufac– tu ring (,mlpany in Decatur. The Mars ha\1.' two sons, Adam and William.. nd the Keitbs also have two childt cn; a son, Camp, and a daughter. 1\crri. College l 1 rcsident Or. Eddie M. Smith .,aid the name Lavane Newell t<; ''widch· known" in Vocationai– Technkal ••rde~ in Mississippi . " Mr. N• well will be missed not only at h"' Central but at the state level as wdl He leaves his duties at the collcgl· \~ 11 h 1 he knowledge that he ha't •• lltdcd a Vocational – Technical l'togram from its for– mative y\'·" • to a multiple campus orcratton \\ hich trams cititcns, tIItough th 11 cho~cn professions, to m•• t..c: a rr.tl , tmtnbution to the area, 111 thl' ~lull ami to the nation," Dr. !o.t tlllh 'illtl

Newell, who joined the East C('n– tral !acuity 10 1961, "-3!. htred b} then President Arno Vincent to reach woodv.orkmg, drafung dc.'> tgn , mechanical drawing and dc:~aipttvc geometry. In 1966. he was named to the Vo- r ech Direc– tor', PO'>I. Prior to hh joinmg the college staff, he wa\ fir!>l employed lrom 1957 to 1961 as a tea.. her at Mo'' Potnt Htgh School.

Before he began his pos t– 'tecondary education, NeweU joined· the United Slates Marine Corps and v.ao. asstgned to the first Marine Combat Division during the Korean ConOict. When Newell began his duties as Vocational-Technical Director, East Central had two vocarional pro-

The Vocational-Technical facul– ty has also grown from three in 1961 to 43 today. The equipment used for teaching in the program is presenr– ly valued at slightly under two million dollars. Because of excellent ad– minis trative leadersbjp and a dedicated faculty, the Vocational– Technical programs offl!red by East Central Community College were auended by 518 studems during the 1990 spring semester. This growth has been steady and continuous and ir. an indication that people in the area served by the college are aware of the calibre of instruction and cou nseling offered by t he Vocational-Technical Divif.,ion . Newell's leadership has not gone unnoticed a s he wu:. !>elected Outstanding Teacher from the Vocational- rechntcal Oivt~ion in 1986. He i• a mcmbl't ol va• iou-. profes– sioual, dvtc, and n.ttaonal organiza– uom tndutltng M ''~'•"• p('lt Voca– tiona l A\\t)Ctat ton , [)ccatur hamh~'' Ill Comtuct ~:c, American Lcrion und Vctt:ram or Foreign war,. I flo " ,,J,o

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