1995

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Historic Signing.. . Lorene Graham, 77, of <..oneha lta ~ign-. the offi cial register of member-. of the Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at last Central Communitl College in Decatur and ben1mes the oldest member to be inducted in the State of Missb sippi to this inter- natwnal honor '>lll'ict) of the two )ear college. tEC Photo) "You are never to old to Jearn something new" Graham inducted into PTK

fhc ht'l Cen11 al <. ommunity College fhua X1 Cl1.1p1c:>r of Phi fhcta 1\.appa, the imernauonal hono1 \tX:Itl} ol the I\\O )car col– lege, rettntl) JJH.Iu~·tcd llC\\ member' ol thc:> I'J'J5-lJ6 )car, and among 1 hem ''a~ Lorenc Grah,un of Conehaua, "ho at 1 he age of 77. tx'l:omc~ thc okh:'it studcm 10 be m– duttctl 1n :\Ji,\Mlppi. Her multo"· "You ate Ill'\CI too old 10 learn 'Onll·tlung nc"."

ed w return to ~chool anti pur~ue a degree. In fall 1993. she became friend-. \\ith Carol Vid.er-., ECCC Adult Ba-,ic EducauontG[ D llhtructor. Graham \aid, "I wem to ill'>JX'Ct the college and met \ l r\. Vttker' '' ho was '>0 nice that I decttled to '>Ia} ." In December 1993, 'he complettxl her GEO through \ ickcr'' cour -,e. The follow mg Januar) '>he becatne a "collegcco'ed" for the llr\ttime \\hen she enrolled rn English and in- ~ roduction ro ~omputer cla-,-,e\ on IJhll ,~ f.i~lolll 'In• 1e .r::;rs <,;e ar ec:i)lW <;amnu:. 1 n ·RRffHi !''l t1fham''~\m ·~1e awarded her fir'>l college degree Juring spring graduatiOn ceremonie:. at East Cemral. According to record., at the Phi rhela Kappa lnLCI national head– quarter'>, Graham j, not the olde'>l .,tudem to be intllatcd 11110 Phi

du~ted 11110 a l\tb-.is~ippi chapter. \\hen -,he registered fo; the Phi Theta Kappa honors course this fall '>he '>roorn, \\here !>he fiN b~gan, 10 \Olllllleer her ~enices 111 1 tr,P.illJ:j and ~01 as.,tst other GED hopefub 111 mastering their rnmhematic:. '>kills. "I feel that the Phi fheta Kappa honor'> '>tuJy topic (' Riglll\, Privrlege~ anti Re:>pomibilit ie~: An Indelicate Balan~c. ') for thi, )ear I!> a \cry appropriate one,·· Graham 'aid. "I think that \\ith right' and

Belote Gr .tham ~omplctetl her JUnior }CiU ~n hig1Hchio1u~~dtad A PPEARJ rnarrictl Do'' (j'lJN"' \\ ho cur- T rcntl) 'el\e\ "' tf<~l'lf of White CAR l Plain-. A~sembly of (loti Church. :'\ESH

\fter rat\111£ h\:r famtl) '' hich ~ \\ 10 In Ill It l tl Hlt'thl••r ~nn In