2000

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Educators receive promotions, honors

affairs at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia. He earlier served as director of financial aid and veteran.;' a f– fairs and as-..istant to the prestdent. He 1s abo a former ~t--.i::.tant to the department chatrman and graduate aSSIStant clt the University of Memphis. He began his career in edu– cation at Meridian Public SchooC where he taught -.o· cial sctence and later served as chairman of th~ social science depar tment. A Mathiston native, Dr.

A reception for new East entral Community College ,tdent Dr. Ph il A. Sutphin l be held from 2 to 4 p.m. day August 6, 2000, in bbr: Memorial Cafeteria en Dt-catu r campus. Dr Su tphin, who became sl Centra l's seventh prcsi– ent en July 1, had been the ollege's dean of instruction ce 1991. He served the pre– U' three yea rs as dean of dents. Prior to joining the ECCC taff in 1988, Dr. Sutphin was ts'•stant director of student

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at ECCC, and Brd ~1ethodt Church. Dr. Lavinia Sparkman was recently welcomed as the ne,., See EDUCATORS on page SA Mr Lindsley graduated from Newton High School. He at– tended East Central Community College and graduated from Mississippi College with a Bach~lor of Science Degree in Physical Education with a mi– nor in Biology. He taugh t and coached for seven years while living in Jackson. Since moving back to his hometown of Newton, he served as a t~acl1 p ~-c! ~ rl"\adt n•e"' Schoo. I?1s~ ...: : ~ the pas. 6 years. Smce recel\•mg his Mas– ter's Degree in Education Lead– ership in 1998, he has been a part of the professional staff of Newton City Schools serving as the Director of Transp ortation, Athletics and Maintenance. He has served inteh Missis– sippi National Guard for 31 years. Lindsley holds the r ank of Colonel and is assigned to HQ's STARC in Jackson. Mr. Lindsley is married to the former Polly Hand, also of Newton, and they have two children, Michael and Shelly. He is an active member of th e First Bap tist Ch urch in New– ton.

Sutphin is a graduate of Wood College, Mississippi S ta le University, where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees, and the Uni,·ersity of :\.iemphis, where he earned his doctorate. Dr. Sutphm and his wife, Peggy Boyd, have two sons: B1 ent, and tncoming freshman Dr. Sp arkman began her c.. reer in education as an educa– tion school teacher for the Noxubee County School System and later served at Central Academy in Macon. A graduate of Theodore Alabama High School, Dr Sparkman attended Missis– sippi State University \\' her.. she received a baChelor 's de – gree in elementary educario~ and earned master's and dO' · toral degrees in counselor ed\. · cation. Danny Lindsley of Newt . has been hired as the .~s:.I,tar.l Elementary Principal at the Newton County Elementaq School · . Jean tt Thrash, Pnncipal of Newto1 County Elementary Sch :>e~ l stated that ~he ""as loo 1 fonvard to working \ '> lth h Lindsley and to u tilizi..'"l£ h . expertlSe m strengthen.m-.: t:t· quality of education afford~ . the students of the ·e\\ t< 1 County Elementary School.

EDUCATORS Continued from page 1A vice president for instruction at East Central Community Col– lege in Decatur. Dr. Sparkman, who offi– cially began her duties en July 1, was previously employed by East Mississippi Community College where she served as as– sistant academic dean for the district en the Mayhew cam– pus. She formerly served in th e continuing education depart– ment at Mississippi State Uni– versity ad is a former counselor for the Columbus Municipal School System and at Pearl River Elementary School.

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