2002

ECCC hods 73rd commencement special to The Star DECATUR - More than 430 gradualt's rtce.iwd diplomas Friday at Eac:t Central Community College's Warrior Stadium. Graduating sophomore Lana Roger~ of Carthage delivered the commencement address. Roger:;, a music education major with an emphasi<: in piano, is a President's List Scholar and v.as named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Second Team. She wac: pre-.ented the George 0. Bierkoe Distinguished Member Award and the Distinguished Regional Officer Award during the Honor Society's International Convention. Rogers "as al o named to the 2002 East Central Community College Hall of fame, the highest honor a student can receive. Another member of the class of 2002. Rebecca Germany of Union. provided ...pedal music for the ceremony. Germany. whose major is mu... ic education with a vocal emphasis. sang "What Tomorrow Brings· She is a President's List Scholar and president of Phi lbeta Kappa. Other graduating sophomores selected to participate in the commencement program included Matt Davis of Decatur. who delivered the im tion, and Kathy Jones of Philadelphia. who delivered the ben iction.

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Davis, an engineeri~g major, is a President's List scholar and was named to the Phi Theta: Kappa All Mic:.si,. sippi Academic First Team. He was named the College's Higher Education Apprecia– tion Day: Working Toward Academic Excellence student and was recently inducted into the College's 2002 Hall of Fame. Jones is a member of the War– rior Wall O'Sound Marching Band and the ECCC Go..,pel Choir. ECCC President Dr. Phil A. Sutphin awarded degree~ and certificates to the graduate .

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GRADUATION East Central Commumty College students with special roles in commencement ceremonies Friday were Rebecca Germany, left, o1 Un on v1att Davis of Decatur, Lana Rogers of Carthage and Kathy Jone~ ~ P !adelphia.

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