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_ ctedinto wl"tstopol, computer lt'l:hrx•loJ;y; Hy1m t.mnwr of Philadelphia, l'll·•td{:a] tech otulogy; Jennifer McDanid, eloxtrontc '"' hnology, Michael Lee, h<~.thllf\ nml ttiJ 111~thtioning teclmology, ,md 't n•nl Htd ,ttl. machine shop, aiJ of l nllttt. Mclt~i:itlucottion ~·n Thrash, Ruth Ca.rr-Vinomt Aw;u(l lur Academic Excellence in Nun-Tmdt ltnnal Education and Amand.1 l\1ik11, 1\.tppa Kappa Iota, all of Uniun; ll~tx•~ I ;riffi th of Hickory, Wo-He· Ln; l:lllil) llullock, ECCCPlayers, and Adn.1 •.t.ull J'l'r, Delta Kap pa Gamma, both t•l lh-catur; Shelia Oliver of Little Roo:k, EC'CC Singers; Vanessa Sandl'l'll ol Anchorage, Alaska, Wo-He-Lo, Mtkt' Donovan of Stonewall, ECCC Slllgt'rs Melissa Bennett of Louisville, ECC( Gospel Choir; Alex Gill of Walnut Crove, ECCC Gospel Chou; Marcus Innes and LeVar Robinson, ECCC Gospel Choir, and Sissy Wilkerson, Mathematics, aU of Morton; Kenl'll'th D McMillon of Carthage, S Lebrun Ifutchison; Melissa Hawkins of Raleigh,. ADN OutstandingAchievement Second Year; Christopher Haralson of Forc~t. Homer F. Hunter Award for Athletic Managers; Danielle Johnson of IIelen.1, Georgia. Anthony Coleman Men's Bas– ketball; andMitzi Nicholson of Conehat– ta, Spanish. Students receiving Alumm Mcmon.1l Awards included Ron Pl•rJ...ms, B1lly Wnyn(• B,lllntm St.·~'olldo1ry hh~t•.ttion; 1 .. 11 1r.1 Mtn\1- l.L'Oil Lub.mk:.J<..iliL l'u.:ts:

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ships to attend Mi sity mclude Rhono Hailey, both of Lo• son, Crystal Lew Zachary Sanders Deanna Bankstot both of Union; Leslie Swindle, lx Harrison, Little Nanih Waiya; R Sanders, Christop Wade, all of Cart Morton; K.risan Ri Shaw, Forest; a1 Decatur. Delta State l Leadership sd Alexander and Sl– tle Rock; jason J. both of Philadelp M.tchelle Da\'1.<: . ~ Brown of Cartha1 Morton Paula Crawi Amy Gomill1on Kamonica Craig Leadership scho Uniwrsity of \lis

Ifill Community College d its annual "Awards m on the 1>..-c.llur campus. tudent~ w~..•re honort'd, ho Wt~re inducted into

tk'ffilc Team member. One who nominated her wrote, "Amy is a superior studt•nt who has scrv~o.'ll in many rul~ at East Ct.'lltral She dt'lierve:o J Ia!J of Fame fi..-'Cognition." The pre-pharmacy major has maintained a 4.0 grade point average at East Central. Risher is the daughter of Shot and Tam Risher ofSebastopol. She has main– tained a 4.0 grade point average in acc()unting while at East Central. In addition, she has been very active in extracurricular activities. She serves as president of Mu Alpha Theta and Stu– dt"llls'in Free Enterprise and treasurer of the Student Bod.v Association. She is a m~r of Phi Beta Lambda, the Pt>er Tutorial Oub, and the Fashion Squad. In addition, she IS VlC'e president of fellowship for P!U Theta Kappa and is a member of the Warrior Corps. Risher was sek'cted a Homecoming Maid her sophomor~ year and was selected a beauty in the annual Beauty Review her freshman and sophomore years. She wa'> also selected for inclusion in "Who'!> Who Among Students in Amer– ican junior I Commumty Colleges". One of those nommating Risher for this honor wrote, "Krisan represents all the qualities of a Hall of ,Fame member at East Central community College. While maintaimng a 4.0 grade point average, she I.S heavily involved in extracumcular activ1ties and has represented East Cen– tral well in many events. Her swt'et and ~inccre character along ·with l:ll'r positive attitude makes her the type of :-;tudent E.,..,t Central can be proud of." Shaw is the son of Royce and ~1aggl~· Shaw of Forest He is president of Alpha Alpha Epsilon and Phi Theta Kapp.l. lie was also selected as ~1ississippi I Louisiana Regional Si:cr~ t.try fl>r Phi Theta Kappa. In addition, he

JS a member of Mu Alpha Tht)l Peer Tutorial Club and tht• W Corps. Shaw also plays on the E.1s1 (! men's tennis team and is actiw il• mural sports on campus. He w,t· " the recipient of the R.O. and Bt>rlh.t 1 nah Scholarship and the J. And) Freshman Engineering Award Itt tion, he received a National Cnll Engineering Award and wa'l 11.11t the honorable mention Miss1s''l'l'l State Academic Team. A President's Ust scholar, <;,l!rt\Y selected for inclusion m "Who'll\' Among Students Ill At11flfl Junior/Community Colle~csH lit very active in the Students m 1'1.-'\' I prise organization. He has m.tinlit 3.92GPA in engineering whll\' alt!.t East Central. One of his nominators wmh is an outstanding compuh.:r \'ll~~lrl!' major with an mqUJring mind 111111 desire to learn. He has a posthve MIH and is a very respoTISible, m.thllt) y( man." Photographs of theM.' studl'lll \ hang m the Hall of Faml' mll•·t ''''" the lobby off luff Auditodum Students receiVing VO('tlltPIIollot\ l included Cary Langlt.•y of <.ollht II cabinetmakingi Christoph1·r 11'"'"1 of Forest, Glrpcntry; Dlll'lllhy I holdit\i cosmetology, .111d Mtrh.wl l lillltOI! welding, both of L~>uiwillt•; and l 'ill\1 ly Burton ol Union, lkcn,ed po'lt[l! nursinJ; and "Voc

vio'l' f'l'l- .uJcnt of schol· l'hi 'Ihl'l,t l\.1ppa and is a till' W.uttor Corps. She ts a tlnnd WolS ,, CilSt mc>mbcr in l'ln}•cr!>' production of C:onullion was ~k'Ctl?d 11 of the 1997 Fran!... \1. ·1 Chemistry Awnrd, the Ilks Kal1yc l'wr.; l..cadcr- 1997 Nttliolllll Colle-

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Ihe Uni\o:tsity uf Suuthcm Missis– f.tJ'I" J!r\~:nh-.11 (!.td~·....-.hip schol.lrships 1t1 l:lf•\t'lt ECCC sophomores. They indudo~d l:tuilv Uulluck, Detra Carter ond 1\lhhdlo: ~-~1'\', all of OecJtur; D.111 C:rt!SSctt oll~l~ .• ~, Sherie Bradford tutd Chris ll.tmboll, both of For~..-st C. wdun Rich1rdsrut of I ~>uisvillc, Oavtd full•..; of W.tlnut C:rovt', RichJrd BIJcJ...burn of L1WI'\'Il(\', ,tnd Angie EngiJnd of Kosdu4.o l{.l'LliJt\'lltH of. l.cadcrsh1p scholar-