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cancer iii 1Ufy- 200 I. led Warriors from 1988-2001 Ht~ 0\ record was 365-302-1 and mcluded a championship in 1998. The baseball stadium was named 10 his honor last spnng. and since that time various renovation~ ha\e been made to upgrade the facility. An update of stadium improve– ment... ''ill be presented at the reunion. Homecoming Week acti\ ities get under– way at6 p.m Thursday. October 17. ''ith a reception to sOO\\ca:;e art\\Ork by ECCC alumnus Jay \1urphy of Union. Murphy. \\00 attended East Central from 1990-1992. \\lll di:>pla) his collection of poromts, paintings and computer-gener– ated snm the lobb) oflhe Vickers FmeArts Center W1lil 9 p.m. This yeats honortx~ Jllclude Imogene Johnson B

t.ast Central C~ College will recogni.le recipient.-> of \'31100:. Alumni Association awards dunng Homocorrung activitie; scheduled San.mia). Octobc.'T 19 on the Decatur c:II11ptb. The theme for t1us year's celebranon is. "Where Tradition Meets TOllJOOO\\- HOOlCCOllliilg 2002" Abo planned are reunions for 'arious groups. mcluding the Associate Degree :-.:ursing Alumni Association; fonner base– ball pla)er.- cm..-iled b) the lateJamie Clark; lllelDber.; oflhe 1951. 1958 and 1959 class– es; 1cxmer members ofthe Warrior Wall 0' Sound Marching Band and Centralenes; .md rnctnbers of all classes ending in "2.' T\\o athletiC events are also scheduled on Homecoming. The Soccer Warrior:; \\1ll host Pearl River Community College at I 0 a.m., and the Warrior football lC3m \\Ill entertain Hinds Community College in a 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Coach Clark. who Ia-. !us battle \\ th

LIJ\D<\ PIERCE Pierce h .. "3Ch~ Engl1sh and Lc:!dtt'l:lup classes at Ea:.1 C cr~tral and s..-"1'\-es as the Commwucauon~ D1v "'on selected the College\ !:lEAD\\ U: Education Appredauon Day. \\ Toward Academic Excell~--.:1 1995: \\lb c\lo,.en m 199~ to aneod annual Lamplighh.'f Progmm. \\ ni=. ibe state's outstand!ns «llllrelmlll} Jumorcollege illStrUCIOrS:; and ~.!Op31.ed the ~fl551SS1ppl c:ommu:ruty :-eL . "Ip Program m 1W7 s. ~ted E C ., ~ mg Humarunes lnsuuctor :\:n..--ba Litmr) Fesu"al in I ond ,;o anend.:d the Pht Theta Kappa lc:aderslup Semmar m We-.1. <:omwell. ( onneCIIClll, iil 1998. She is past president of the \{J, !SS!pPI COUllcil of reachers \If EngliSh and h a membl..-r of various prufes tunll ~· Prior to joining the R C taculcy m 1994. Pierce taught a1 , ....,, '"and :\C\\1on Count) high schooh. She wa:, ~la:t~o.'d She is a member of Clark~ Vcnabl..: Baptist Church in IA'catur. where she 113s served on nwncrous commincc:; and cur– rently teaches Sw1day school She ha.' al'i{l served two terms on the Decatur Board of Alderman. She is a 196~ graduate of f:asl Ccntml Junior College and hold~ bachelor's :md master's degrees in rnglish from the University of Southern Mi~.;issippi. In addition, <;he holds the Educational Specialist degree from Mi~siss1ppi Stat~ University. She ha:, compkt~o.xl addmonal work at USM, MSU. Mis-.i...slppi Collt>!,re and the University of'V1ississipp1. She is married to Billy Pu:rcc Superintendent of:\C\\1on Cowny Schools, and ha-. a son. \\aync Baucum. and a daughter, Clletyl Bauewn Anu, \\~cIS an eng.neer lor a pipdmc company and \\orks on proJect' throughout th..! C flllt..'d States. He and hi'> \~1fc, B:ubara. hJH: four children. Jon Marie. SyJne)< Savanna and Bl!he. Cheryl ts a tea~.:her at NC\\ton ColUlt\ f lcmcntary School - She und hcr husband. Gt:orge, ha>e thn.>t: children. Colby. Ashlcy and Jonathan. Mr-. P1en·e abo h:t~ a stepdaughter and two step– sons C hri~ty Pierce is a rcg1~tered nuNc and \\orb at the Scoll Cotmty Heath Dcpm1rnent J Nln Pien:t: \\Ort..~ li•ll-time h>J ~~ \1~siS'>1ppi Anny Nohonal GumlJ. Jacob P11~rce is a JtllliOr at M,,,j,sippl College 111 Cbnton

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li!acl1cs welding at East Central. ...__..._ '-'~· bet:n employed SITh.--e l I)<)~ h, rooo \\Jth the Colkgc\ Sk•ll A (\ocmwnal lndu:.-mal CIL b~ of An ca) organillltion. Jordan, \\ho pre' iou:;ly 'cned th.: College a;, a production •rochinc op..>r..ttor 1 strurtor through the CETA prognun. i~ former metal tradt-'S instruclor at H ndl ( ount) \OCatlon..tl- T.ssoc!aUon for Career and Tcchmcal EdtK!'JI:ilm. the Mi,!>issippi A'>:-.()Ciation for and Tecbmcal Education. the Junior Colleg~ facul~ ~svciation nnd ttl.! ECCC Adminlstra1 n F&~..'Uity and StaffClub

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J \\1fe. Tammy, a student in the t;I.A "- Llcctt-;c:d Procucal Nw-;ing Program, hve m ( arthage MID their children. Steven (..lu1ck and.Cuunncy Jordan. Michelle is a sccrct.JI) for the Mt,sls~ippl Regional V

Bapl1st \. nurch \\here I ~ 'K.T\ ed Sunday 'chool 'upcnntendent and D1--cipleship T rammg dll\JCior. A b'rndu:ue of Edinburg J.hgh Schoo~ Jordan lt'Ct:l\ed an as>OCiat~'s degree from Ea~t Ccmml Jumor College in 1969. J 1e '"'' completed addttlorol stud1~ at M1 ~,s,tppJ St.ale Um\ersit). J:.cbon St t. Un ''-'"ity .md the Unh cr;ny ofSoutht'm i\!Js.,is~irpi. lie is man ~~"bc·rt Ch.trl~ Jonl;m, and a dJughl~:l. l\1u.:hcllc Jordan Smllh. Rohe11 IS tmd dn\cr Jo1 Doug Po,,

llotNngAuthont:r. She restde:; m Carthage-...:.A-~- ...-------- wllh hcr husband. Marc Smith. O\mer otRA T__ )(....:.....______ Snuth I k)u~e Movmg and Portable X Bu1ldmgs. __ _ ;::..____,______ For more mformation regarding____________ llomecoming 2002, contact the Office of lounuallon and Alurrmi Relations. East-----------–

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