2002

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State University. Regarding his years at East Central, Clark said, "It's been a pleasure for the most part. I think it's a real privilege to get to do something you enjoy and get paid for it. "You get to see young peo– ple go on and follow this occupation and do well in life. I have quite a number of students who have come back to thank me for the help 1

As students complete final exams and begin moving their belongings home for the ~ summer Machine Shop Technology instructor Richard W. Clark will begin packing up many years of East Central Community

Richard W. Clark

College memories as he retires at the end of the spring term. Clark has been at East Cen tral since 1969 when ·his good friend Al Deaton, who he has known since they were students and neighbors at Mississippi State University, took him to the College's new vocational-technical center to show him the machine shop teclu1ology lab. Clar~ who was working at U.S. Electrical Motors in Philadelphia at the time, said they went over on a Sunday afternoon and a few days later O.L. Newell, former director of the vocational– technical division of the col– lege, called and asked if he would like to interview for

APPEARED the position. ...AKE MES~

Clark attended Arlington

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..... High School and graduated :::> c 0 n c 0 L from Neshoba Central High J JON APPI School. He. attended East • Central Juruor College from • •I STON C 1959-61 and completed his SOJRIT OF M associate's degree in. 1~80: H~ also attended MtsstSStppt