2003

East Central Community College Receives $10K from Bell outh Donation Part of $150K State\vide Grant Initiative East Central L.ommumty

College rett"•. r-. ... ~t'ed a SIO.OOO grant from Be '- h as pan of the compan) 1 S or; Jr.-=~ irons to support educauon m the _tate ofMtsstsstppi. Dr. Phil utphm. F P restdent. and C D :nnth. Be:.. ...:h Reg10nal Manager announ<:~ .; e grant during a ne ~ conference held on the Decatur campus. Or: S.. :ptm sa1d the College 1s grateful to Bell uth for tt:s gener– ous donauon. \\'e deeol. apprectate the cornnutment ofBeUS' 1uth to the edu– cation of our cttlzens. Education is such an trr'.portant factor in an i m– pro ed quahl) of hfe for people and 1 cot mJmttes, and the financial sup– poT' for schob.rsrup:; from corpora– tiOns such 3s Be.!· outh allows many deservmg srude•tts to receive a qual– ity educ:mon." satd Dr Sutphin. The SIO.OOO grant to ECCC is part ofa :.rrategtc BeiiSouth i~itia­ ttve to establishendo"'ment funds for htgt er educatton 111 communities state\\1de. ECCC \\111 O\'ersee the ad– rnimsrranon and award process for the scholarship fund. BeliSouth wlll award a total

C. D. Smith (left), Bel/South Regional Manager. presents a $/0,000 check to Dr. Phil A. Smphin, presidem ofEast Cemral Commwuty College, to establish a scholarship endowmem The donation 1s pari ofBel/South's S/50,000 statewide grant tmtiallve involl'ing the state's 15 colllllllllltl) am/JUnior colleges (EC Photo)

of$ 150,000 in Mississippi- $10.000 to each ofthe 15 community colleges in the state. "Thls initiative helps to msure we continue to have opportu– nities to recruit and employ people with the workforce training skills and education our industry demands," said Smith. ' Smith said the grants were

awarded to build on the mission ofthe State Board for Community and Jun– ior Colleges, which is to" ...enhance a commuruty and junior college edu– cation and workforce trairung for Mississippians, promote positive leadership, and create partnerships with business, industry and other en– tities ..."

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