1995

Dedication celebration mark.s retiremen Ceremomes to name the East entral Community College Fine Arts ter 10 honor of a retiring faculty mber whose service to the instiru– :oo "-pans four decades will be held y. May 6, 1995, on the Decatur '~, WhO:~hlf ~onWitliEasfed&al:.". •· in·1955, saidheconskfm'-~A:. naming ofthe Fine Arts Center in his hgnor:tP~ th.e ~'­ of the community as well as to dents of the college. His writings have also brouj recognition to the published pa playwright and newspaper columru Last October Vickers present lecture on ''Southern Fol.kJore" t, standing room only audience in l Fine Arts Center and in recognition Arts and Humanities Mo

Program activities begin at 2:30 JIL 10 Huff Auditorium followed by ':mnal dedication of the Ovid S. ic:kers Frne Arts Center scheduled the facility. Areception follows Mabry Memorial Cafeteria. The tc ts invited to attend. College President Dr. Eddie M. th earlier announced the decision name the Fine Arts Center in am' honor following unanimous "a! of the college's Board of r.sees at tts March meeting. The ro s acnon came following a rec– dauon from the College's nee ·o Study and Recommend for Campus Buildings and In making the announce– ~ Srruth. Committee Chairman a tlJiel" student of Mr. Vickers, ~mented· "it tS obviously most appropriate ~ College's Fine Arts Center be n l )nor of Mr. Ovid Vickers. ooe more represents 'fine arts' at Central than Mr. Vickers. He has only been an excellent teacher but an accomplished wnter and \\ho has provided a multitude sen ces o these areas for East Com.muruty College. There De\er be another 'Ovid Vickers' dD campus: and the naming of the Arts Center for his many contri– ons will serve as an everlasting L dus outstanding individual." Dr Richard Etheridge. social sci– ~tion and Chairman of the

that has eyer rome PlY~ " '.' duHng my 65 years." '

Following his remarks, he was sented a Lifetime Achievement Av. for Instruction by Mrs. Patsy Clark Louisville. 1994 president of · ECCC Alumni Association. In ~ tion, Vickers received an honoranu from the Mississippi Humarut Council which was presented by 1:>t1 of Instruction Dr. Phil Sutphtn. He is married to the former <:aiJ Farish, an East Central graduate~ Neshoba County They ha'

English, Vickers has been the recipient of various accolades throughout his career. Vickers and colleague Dr. Ethridge maugurated the Honors Program in English and History at East Central tO offer advanced instruction to excep– tionally bright students. He and Dr. Ethridge, after extensive preparation at the Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Institute in Airlie, Va, began the PTK Leadership Program which is funded by the W.K Kellogg Foundation to offer leadership instruction to citizens

Division of Social Science, Business Administratton and Education who chaired a Special Projects Committee which worked on details regarding the recommendation. made the following remarks: "Mr. Vickers bas effectively helped thousands of students who have stud– ied speech. drama, composition and literature with him over his 40-year career at thts institution. His passion is educating students and he accepts nothing less than their best work in these areas. Mr. Vickers puts students ftrst and foremost in his career, noth– ing equates with their learning and being successful in the marketplace fonn his perspective. he has taught foundation courses in his areas of expertise to many scholars who now fill important positions in colleges. universities and the business world." Vickers. who began his association with East Central in 1955. said he con– siders the naming of the Fine Arts Center in his honor '1o be the greatest honor that has ever come my way dur– ing my 65 years." A native of Gadsden. Ala. Vickers has served as Chairman of the Divisron ofCommunicatrons and Fine Arts since 1984 in addition to his teaching duties. As an instructor of

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