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year period. She has since graduated from ECCC and is continuing her studies in secondary malh education atMississippi State Uruversily. East Central also recognized Cal– lahan as the college's Outtstanding Student for 1993-94. She and bioi-

lege Alhletic Association to six stu– dent alhletes who excelled in the classroom and in their respective spats areas. Selected NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-Americans (students \\ith a 3.8 grade point average or beUec) were Kim Reel of Preston

Another year of academic and alhle– tic accompliShments were highlights of 1994 for East Central Community Gollege, where enrollment once again'Je3Ched a record level. East Central's Theta Xi Chaplel' of Phi Theta Kappa was recognized as a Distinguished Chapter by the

ECCC CAREER CENTER NEARS COMPLETION: Work is continuing on the new One-Stop Career Center at East Central Community College which is scheduled for completion In March. The facility located next to the Bradford J. Tucker Applied Technology Center, will house offices of several col– lege personnel whose primary responsibility will be to provide various services for area businesses and industries. For more information contact Mr. Earl Marshall, Career Center Team Leader, ECCC, Decatur_. MS 39327.

international honor society of two– year colleges which designated the ECCC organization as one of the top 25 chapters in the nation. The col– lege previously recetved Five Star recognition, PrK's highest honor. Both swnsors of the East Central chapter - Mrs. Ann Burkes and Dr. Shelby Harris - are also former recipients of Outstanding Advisor awards. Another honot presented by Phi Theta Kappa was the selection of then sophomore Cindy Callahan of Forest as a recipient of the presti– gious Guistwhite Scholarship, which is awarded annually to only 10 students nationwide. . Callahan, a product of Scott Cen– tral High School, received cash stipends of $5,000 each to finance

and Jam1e Morrow of Harvey, Loui– siana. Reel, a ptoduct of Nanih Waiya High School, was a first team AU-State infielder on the Lady War– rior softball team. Monow was a second team All-State pitcher for the Diamond Warriors. Students named NJCAA Academ1c All-Americans (3.6 GPA or better) and their respective sports included Newton County High School product Marl< Fanning (base– ball) of Hickory, Winston Academy graduate Clay Ward (basketball) of Louisville, Neshoba Central's Bran– don Gray (baseball) of Union and Carla Leflore (basketball) of Carthage. No doubt the sports highlight of the year occurred when the Lady Wamor baslc:elball team defeated

ogy instructor Ron Davis were hon– ored at the annual HEADWAE (Higher Education Appreciation Day-Working for Academic Excel– lence) observance which pays tri– bute to outstanding instructors and students representing the state's public and private institutions of higher learning. Callahan and five other sopho– mores were selected recipients of the highest honor a student can receive at ECCC - induction into the col– lege's Hall of Fame. Others chosen for the prestigious honor included Carla Leflore and Marcus Mann, both of Carthage; Amy Pace of Decatur; Melandy Thomas of Lena; andSharonKayEldridge ofDekalb. Academic honors were also pre-

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