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ECCC to honor Ceremony set for Monday, the Brackeen-Wood Physical Educa– uon Building.

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between East Central's first basketball contests From combmed reports East Central Communtty College will pa~ tribute to two of its most out– standing alumm m the field of athlet– ics during a ~ercmony planned for Monda; (1\iO\. I ) in between games of the Lad) Warrior and Warriors' sea– son-opening basketball contests with BeviU State (Ala.) Community Col lege on the Decatur campus. Denver Brackeen of Union, the college·!> fir.-.t All-American athlete and the state's fLn>t inductee into the National Junior College Athleuc Association Hall of Fame, and fonner ECCC coach Lucille Wood of Lonis,'ille, who was inducted into the NJCAA Women's Basketball Coa~he' Hall of Fame la~t spring. \\ill bl! rc-.;– ognized for the1r accomph'>hmcnts during the -,pecial program ...chedulcd to begin at approximate!) 7.30 p.m. m the facility that bear, their name' -

ECCC president Dr. Phil A. ut– phm \\ill introduce the coUe!:!e' di~­ tingUJshed alumni. and addiuona1 remarks about the honoree ' reers will be made b) current Lad~ \\ or head coach Brad Hodge and \\amor head mentor B!lh SDUili 8 and Wood are al o. bed! The brief program \.u""'u..:..... C"">

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j~nio_r college athletics \\Jth lk'f 1 uon mto the 2004 NJCAA \\o Basketball Coache~ Hall uf F~ March 15 during the ;\J Women's Basketball Tournament Salina, Kansas. ~ood ~crves ~ Chairper,on lf ~ ~OCJaJ _S~J.ence, Bul.ine~s and Edl!Cl uon J?•v•s•on at ECCC in atldJuon I teach!Jlg health, physical cducaua and education courses.

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Association in Mississippi. ln 1978, Wood served with Sue Ross as the first coaches of a Missis– sippi Junior College All-Star women's basketball team. The 1978-79 season concluded with Wood being chosen Mississippi Association of Coaches "Coach of the Year:· She was also selected to the Top 20 National Junior College "Coaches of the Year." Wood was again chosen coach of the women's All-Star team in 198-l and was a member of the Region ::!3 Women's Basketball Committee dur– mg 1985.

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She retired from coaching rn • 9 6 and the same year was elected D•re~.:­ tor of Women's Athletics for Reg10n 23, a position she held for lO ~ears. During her tenure as Director. Wood served as Chainnan of the Slow-Pitch Softball Committee for five years, was ---– NJCAA representative to the national slow-pitch touman1ent for four years - - - - f"KIUN -Lt:UGt:R - ------

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L r C l WINS ~!) ~ened _ ~ems on the "G~CC ~taff. \\'h1le emplo' cd at EC. Brnok– SPIRI ccn aho rel'CJ\OOA.Iumnu of the )ear IMPAI honor....

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