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oot·.veen the W Arnl) \~m- room for the benefit of stu– cent Administration Build- dents and the enjoyment of ing and Mabry Memorial the community. Cafeteria, has taken on a Partial funding for the new look. as asphalt and East Mall project is provid– curbing has been replaced ed by two $15,000 grants with a patio surface, con- from the Mississippi crete sidewalks and land- Forestry Commission. Pri– scaping. Awooden deck has vate funding is also used in also been constructed and is the project, most of which being used as a stage for is being completed by .fue various entertaining College's maintenance groups. Phase I of the pro- department ject also included relocating Construction on the sec– all utility wiring under- ond and fmal phase of the ground and the installation Student Union is underway, of outdoor lighting. with the project expected to Phase Two of the $90,000 be completed by November project begins later this 2005. spring and includes replac- Included in the 20,750 ing the remaining asphalt square-foot facility will be a and curbing with the same student grill area, lolinge, patio slliface as in the first conference room, computer phase. Additionallandscap- lab, bookstore, game room ing and outdoor lighting are and the office of admis– also included· in the second sions, records and research. phase. Most of the funding for The focal point of the the $3.6 million project is area will be a fountain and provided by state bond permanent marker memo- monies. Addison Construc– rializing the Day Arbore- tion of Petal, Miss., is the tum project on campus. contractor. Officially named the Day Construction is also Family Memorial Campus underway for the newMem– Arboretum and Outdoor orabilia Room located in Classroom Project, it was.. Burton Library. The special established in memory of area will be used to store Samuel Marion Day and and exhibit items related to Elizabeth Frances Day of ECCC's 77-year history. Newton County, and Books, fllm and video tapes involved the planting of will also form part of the more than 250 trees in 1999 historical collection to be

Talbert of ~c 't:lY.1on an As l– ley Fleming of Philadel– phia, who were named to the 2004 Mississippi All– State Academic Teams, which recognizes scholarly achievements and leader– ship accomplishments ·of students enrolled the state's community and junior col– leges. Talbert, a communica– tions major with a 3.83 grade point average, was named on the First Team and received a $1,000 schol– arship. Fleming, a pre-med major with a 3.56 GPA, was chosen on the Second Team_ Both were honored along with other All-Mississippi Academic Team members by the Mississippi Legisla– ture and were guests of honor at a luncheon featur– ing Governor Haley Bar– bour as speaker. The annual recognition is coordinated by The Clarion-Ledger, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges, and the Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Renovation of the East Mall area and construction of the second phase of the Eddie M. Smith Student Union are among projects underway on the Decatur campus. The East Mall, which refers to the area

in an eff01 t to transform the campus into a living class-