1995

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Mandy Sessums Mike Hurst ECCC's Sessums, Hurst Receive Academic Honors

ship for Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa; reporter for Mu Alpha Theta; and is a member of the Student Education Association and Warrior Corps.

The selection of two East Central Community College sophomores to the 1995 All-Mississippi Academic Teams for Community and Junior Colleges has been announced by Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society which sponsors the annual program with The Clarion-Ledger and the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Receiving frrst team honors is Mandy Sessums of Union who has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Her major is secondary education/English. A President's List scholar, Ses– sums was chosen East Central's HEADWE Student of the Year for 1994-95 and last year was named the college's Outstanding Humanities Student She is also a National Dean's List scholar and was selected a Collegiate Scholastic All– American. She was recently named to Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. The Union High School product serves as vice president of fellow-

For the past two seasons he has Sessums, who plans to continue been a member of the Warrior her education at Mississippi State basketball team and served as co– University, is the daughter of Mr. captain of the 1994-95 sqtiad. and Mrs. Max Sessums ofUnion. Hurst plans to continue his educa- Mike Hurst, whose major is pre- tion at Millsaps ColJege where he law/political science, is a second has received a basektball teamselection. scholarship. · A Dean's List scholar, Hurst was His parents are Mr. and Mrs. recently chosen Mr. East Central MikeHurst Sr. ofHickory. Community College. In all, 47 students were named to He serves as president of the three All-State teams in recognition Student Body Assocation and hold of academic achievement, leader– various other positions of leadership. ship accomplishments and commun– He is also president of Theta Xi ity service involvement . Chapter of PTK and was recently Students selected for the All– inducted into the organization's Or- Mississippi Teams are automatically der of the Golden Key, the highest considered for placement on the honor for student members. He has national teams. More than 900 appli– also been named to Who's Who cations were submitted for the na– Among Students in American Ju- tiona! competition this year. Stu– nior Colleges. dents named to the All-USA The Newton County Academy Academic Teams received stipends graduate also serves as secretary of or plaques and will be featured in the Mu Alpha Theta and holds member- o\pri1 24 issue oflJSAToday.

ship in Alpha Alpha Epsilon, War- rior Corps, Presidents Council and Students Against Drunk Driving.

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