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College foundation eyes developmen the -,u~te~..,ful progr.tm the) helped rn,tillltl' .n Iones. Wllh the .1id ol a ...tide p1 e,emntum. the Htl\\ ard' "cnt through the orgamtauonal and solid tel, By STANLEY DEARMAN Tht> Ncslwfw D£11/IICI'llf

Community colleges tn Missis-.ippi 111 recent \Car-. face den .1 cd public fundllll! a;1d ha\C lt,td tn rei) indcav inol\ l;n·endowmcms and other eontri– h~u~m-. from alumni ,md fncnd... including cmpor~ttllln'> ami industric'>. \t a hulll:t tun ·hcon meeting at the ~ollr Btl!\ a11LI Linda !h1\\ ard ot llo\\ rd lndt;,tries 111 Lalli cl di<.t'lt\scd organization!>. They have established a compan) polic) to pay for boo"-s and tuition for any employee who works to obtain associate. bachelor. or grad– uate degree~. "We are delighted to have the HO\\ ards \\ ith us toda) and lool... for– ward to their remarks on the subject of collegiate fund rai,ing." In hi'> remarl....... Dr. Sutphin also expressed thanl...s to a couple. also guest\ at the luncheon. for their con– trihution: ··1 especially want to welcome Hank and Sara '-loreau to our meet– ing. They have created a planned gift to the college. the large~t in the col– lege's histo~. Their gcnero&ity is a beacon to others and we hope that their leadership role in this regard will in~pire others to help East Central mme be) ond the expected.'' Dr. Sutphin mentioned also several needs of the college at the present time "As we looJ... to the future of the college. we ·want to strengthen East Central so that the college can more effectively can·y out is mission. Of cour~e the major resources we usc come from the \late and our five– county di\trict. However. there arc man) more need'> than the resources of the state and the counties can reach. The} are both fiscal and physical. 'The college needs to complete the Eddie t\1. )mith Student Union to pro– ' ide a quuht) ennronment.

\lowa1 d Indu..,trit:~. Iounde t%X: i' the 'ccond largest pr indu,tn 1l emplo}er tn :O.ft,,t'> \\ ith 3.XOO employees. second on tng IJo..

ln ih dforh to ~trcngthcn the resources of Em.\ Centr emerged as the leading manu!, rer ut tran,formcr' Ill the l mted States. und docs business 10 mer liS co 1 ··te'>. Rill) Hm\aru. CEO of HO\Htrd lndustnc'. i' 11 native of this area. hav– mg been hom in Win,Hln Count\. He fl'CciH·d his electrical enginc~ring degree from ~"''"''PP' State l ni\er· ~ i 1) \\here he lettered 111 football. ba'>– kcthall and track. Attcr teaching and c:oachmg f01 ,, hnel per1od he went to \\ '''k In1 General Elec:ll ic. moving up to the po'ition ,f natmnal marketing de\elopment manager. In 1%\J. Linda Hm\ard joined thr nJw.tr) ,md '' nO\\ pre\tdcm of llnw.uu lndusll ies. She is a native of PelT). Ga.. and hl>ld' .1 hachelm ofan-. (kgrcl.' lrom 1\krccr Univer~ity and a n1.1~tcr of education degree from the Unt\ e1 II) ot 1\nrth Carolina She has expencnc:e us a collcgl' admini~trator. ECCC Pre~ident Phtl Sutnhin said. "I hey h:t\e a long li:-.t of LI\IC and ern ironmental uccompJi,hmcnt' and h ne uuttributed gen~.:rou~ly to man)

tation methods the\ used. '1 he) pl<~) cd tt. tgn1ticant role 111 helping Jonc' C"unt' Communlly C,lllcge mN: the pm t t 1 n cd co to hdp de\ dop the l ~;hn(\1 Y c n

Billy Howard, left, CEO of Howard Industries at Laurel, an~ Howard, president, told the East Central Community College Fotl how Jones Junior College successfully raised private funds to technology center that will be a major part of the Howard Tecj Park. Billy Howard, a native of Winston County, founded the com 1968 that is now the second largest private industrial employ~ state with 3,800. Sales for 2000 were in excess of $500 million. It is East Central President Dr. Phil Sutphin.

''The college needs to upgrade its science laboratories to ensure that ...tu– dents are well prepared in those areas. "The college needs state-of-the-an .. CARTHAGINIAN

vocational/technical laborat enhance workforce developml "The college needs to com rcnoYation of the old Deca~

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