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lion management from Missi sippi State Uni– versit) and a master's degree in speech com– munication from the University of Southern MississiiJP,i. Ryal" i-. married to lhe former Shonna Han•ey of Kosciu~ko and they have 2 son. Peyton. Amis. a sophomore pre-dentistry major with a 4.0 grade point a\'era!le, j, a member ofTheta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the internationaJ honor society for i'\o-~ear colleges, and previ– ously ~erved in the \\ arrior Corps, a select group of student" who a-.-.i~t in recruiting and serve~ ho-.t' for \-ariOU~ events on the Decatur

A speech imnructor and a student-athlete have been selected as HEADWAE honorees at East Central Community College in Decatur. HEADWAE stands ior Higher Education Appreciation Day - Working for Academic Excellence. Th is year, faculty members and student.;; selected Kevin Ryals of Louisville. an ECCC fac– ulty memb<•r since 2004. and Colbv Ami!- of Decatur. a President's List scholar who plays for the Warrior football and goU teams. to receive the awards. They and other outstanding in;:;tructors and students from Mississippi colleges and univer– sities \vill be honored Feb. 20 at the 20th Annual HEADWAE program in Jackson. Ryals, who has seven years of teaching ex-pe, rience, is also a co-adviser for Students Again.-t Destructive Decisions. He is a member .of Fi .., Baptist Church in Louisville. He has a bachelor's degree in communi... •

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JCADEMIC EXCELLENCE Sophomore Colby Amis, left :;f Decatur and speech instructor Kevin Ryals of Louisville have been named East Central Ca munity Cottage's HEADWAE student and instructor. respectively, tor 2006-07. Thy will be honored during a statewide gathering in February.