2006

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Stevens family among scholarship provider~

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AWARD Marcus Lee, third from left, of Morton was presented The Joanne Stevens Scholarship Awa d at the 2006 BellSouth Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon held at East Central Communrty College 1n Decatur. The incoming freshman is pictured with members of the Stevens tam ly, f om left, Richard and LaChelle Stevens, and Ham Stevens. all of Forest.

F. t Ccntrnlt:t.'Ceivc rnon.· indi· \ tdualizcd attention a-; com– pared to tho-.e who attend a f ur-F·ar college or uniwr-.ily." He added, ~student:s arc more than ju... t a number at East Cen· tr.tl, and that do~e relationship bel\\ ceu in~tructor and student i~ vital to the ...tudent' .;uccess, t' pedally the fre~hman year." steven said he Jir..,t came up .,..;th the idl'a for the :;cholarship \\hen he presented the Amer-

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'11ti..,} \ scholar.-hip rectJ>- ient- \I arcus Lee- said h 1 "mo..,t apprcciativl•" to th Stewu familv for thP :;coho r

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"Watching the reaction on the faces of the students that "hip and ts looking forward t ni~ht who n.·cciwd award!; and uttending East Central thi-. fall scholarships was enough to te\ t ... said each :'Cholar– sway me into action that I ('ould -.hip rec ent has expre.....,ed do tllis in memory of Joanne." appreci to him for the said Stevens, a World War II \et- finan cc. He added t•ran who repre~ented the local th t uch v.ith each American Legion Po-..t at the a.,..ard r nd monitors awards ceremon~·~---=-c-~~~___....

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S even~. a on~e For~t C$idcnl, stated he requested \lorton High School graduate-. rt'ccive the $1000 scholarship b<"cause his wife taught firl;t grade at Morton for scvl·ral years and servt"d as elementary ~hool prindpal from 1980 to He said his Jate wife "would hav,.. definilefy approved the scholarship because she wao; H r y dedicated to helpm~ her ...tudents and also the l<.'achers with whom she worked." Stevens said he "looks for· ward with much emotion" each yl'ar to awarding the ..,cholar– ~lip and !wiping student-. l'Oll· tinue their education at n higher ' -·Al 1989, wht•n she retired.

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endowt·d ... c} ar;hip ... and 29 annual schola!'!'ihips were pre– sented to a pr ximately 80 aY.'ard recipient-. at the 2006 pro– gram. She ... ted 'cholarship _ amounb range from a few hun– dred dollars t full tuition. Tuition at ECCC b $700 per srnu'!;tt•r. Joe Killen.... vice pres· idtnl for Student Services and event coordinator. presented the ....cholarship award". llte l·omplete list of scholar ships awarded, award recipients - and their rc pec1ive high "choolc: include the following:

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