1994

Former East Central Community College faculty member Leon Eubanks (seated center) of Hattiesburg has established an annual scholarship award at the two-year institution which will be presented to the president of the Student Body Assoctation aunng Awards Day activittes held each spnng. Eubanks. a 1925 graduate of New– ton County Agricultural High School , taught English at East Central from 1934- 43 and served as dean of men during the 1942-43 term During his tenure he also served as public relations officer and assistant dean of men. In addition. he sponsored a campus leadership organi– zation called Ka JYC-Peers It is in trbute of

the organ1zatton's leadershtp ph ilosophy that Eubanks endowed the scholarship in' the amount of S10 000 The scholarshtp ts officially named rhe Leon Eubanks Kaljyc– Peers Leadership Award. in honor of the 89-year-old retJiee Eubanks later contin– ued h1s teach ng career at his alma mater the Untvers1ty of Southern Mtsstss 001, unt1l h1s rettrement tn 1971 East Central representatives who part1c1pated tn the· scholarship presentation ncluded (seated from left) M1ke Hurst. SBA pres1dem. of Htckory, Or. Eddie M. Smtih, college presi– dent· and (standing from left) Troy Brown, dean of students. and Dr. Phil Sutphm. dean of Instruction .

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