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tion, she held membership in various clubs and organizations and participated in numerous campus activities. A graduate of Leake Academy, she is the daughter of Don and Betty Gomillion of Walnut Grove. She plans to continue her education at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Shaw, a computer engineer– ing major, gradua ted with a 3.88 grade point average. He was also named to the College's Hall of Fame and was chosen on the lionorable mention Mississippi All-State Academic Team. In addition , he served as president of Alpha Alpha Epsilon, "The Engineers," and of Theta X1 Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. He was also selected as Mississippi/Louis– iana Regional Secr et ary for PTK. He was a member of the Warrior Corps as well as other campus organizations . Shaw also participated in various campus activities. A graduate of Forest High School, he is the son of Royce and Maggie Shaw of Forest. Shaw plans to continue his edu– cation at Mississippi State University. The selection of Gomillion as a Guistwhite Scholar marks the third recipient from ECCC since the scholarship program began in 1992. Dr. Shelby Harris and Ann Burkes serve as advisors for East Central's Phi Theta Kappa chapter.

of East Central Community College in Decatur have been · named recipients of scholar– ships presented by the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Amy Gomillion of Walnut Grove was named one of 10 recipients in the nation to receive a $5000 Guistwhite Scholarship and Brian Shaw of Forest was selected a Guistwhite Finalist. Shaw was among 10 students from across the country to receive a $1000 award. Gomillion is the only graduate of a Mississippi com– munity/junior college selected for the prestigious honor while Shaw is one of two recipients representing the state. The 1998 Guistwhite Scholars were selected based on "academic achievement, com– munity service, personal goals and strong participation in Phi Theta Kappa," according to Rod A. Risley, executive director of the international honor society whose headquarters are based in J ackson. Risley said the scholarship funds are dis– bursed over a two-year period and are used to facilitate com– pletion of baccalaureate stud– ies. The scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Jack Guistwhite, a Boca Raton, Florida, resident and retired Director of Inter– Institutional Relations at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Guistwhite developed the first transfer scholarship awarded nationally and exclusively to Phi Theta Kappa members by a senior institution. Since then, nearly 400 four-year colleges and universities have estab– lished scholarship programs for _FlU Theta_Kaona .members.

GOMILLION tion of their estate will supple– ment Phi Theta Kappa funds in maintaining and expanding the Guistwhite Scholar Program. "We are proud to sponsor the Guistwhite Scholar Program, which recognizes the academic achievements of our Phi Theta Kappa members and their out– standing records of service to their colleges and communi– ties," Risley said. "These stu– dents r eflect the diversity found in our two-year colleges." Gomillion and Shaw main– tained excellent grades and received numerous honors at East Central while also being involved in various campus activities. A pharmacy major, Gomillion gra duat ed with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Among awards she received included her selection to the Hall of Fame, the highest honor presented and ECCC student. She was also named to the 1998 Mississippi All-State Academic Team. She ser ved as president of the student body association and was vice president of schol– arship for Theta Xi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. She was also

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