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ECCC instructor receives Earthwatch Teaching Fellowship

ject w1ll be as enjoyable as the other tnp he has taken with the foundation. "If 1t's anythi ng like what I' ve alread) e>.perienced, I'm really look– ing fOf\\ ard to being a part of this year's program," he said.

Art instructor Bruce Guraed) of East Central Community College will spend part of his summer discovering art of another form when the Decatur resident sets asides classroom brushes and easels for archeological equipment to study remains of aRoman fort. Guraedy, chainnan of the division of communications and fine arts, was recently recognized as one of nine recipients for the 1996 S.A. Rosen– baum Earthwatch Mississippi Teach– ing Fellowship awards. The fellowships. funded by a grant from the Phil Hardin Foundation, are named 10 honor of Rosenbaum. who served as foundation president from 1981to 1994. For 25 years. Earthwatch has invested in programs such as these fel– lowships to allow educators to gain experiences from other parts of the world, according to program chainnan Bnan Rosburough. who announced recipients of this }Car·s fellowships during a news conference in Meridian. The fellowships provide funding for the nine educators to travel to Earth– watch projects around the world and get hands-on experiences in the field. Guracdy, who will travel in July to northeastern England to study the Roman remains, said he was excited about receiving the fellowship. He added he was grateful to the Phil Hardin Foundation for giving him the opportunity to be a part of such a worthwhile program. A previous participant in the Hardtn Foundation-funded endeavors. Guraedy said he hopes this year's pro-

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