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Philadelphia, Mentral Led– better of IA>uisville, Kenyon Boabnan, Neshoba Central; Kenny Ingram, Edgewater HS, Orlando; Jeremy Camp– bell and Cordae CampbeU both of Meridian; Jamar Lawrence and David McCants, bothofTuscaloosa (Ala) County; George Lowet Columbus; and Garry Lind– sey, Laurel Soccer honors went to Brooke White of Florence. All-Region Z3; CelesteBurt d Neshoba Central, first team All-State; BrittanyHarper

ice; Joan Grimes, selected as a presenter at the 2006 NISOD Conference in Austin, rrexas, which recog– nizes the nation's outstand– ing community and junior colJege instructors; Len Bobo, who received national certification from the Music Teachers National Associa– tionand had twoof his hymn anangements included in a national publication; Wayne Eason. elected treasurer of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association; Bruce Guraedy, selected to serve on the Central Region Board of Directors for the Mississippi Community I Junior College Art Instructors' Association and was a first-place award winner in the painting com– petition at the Philadelphia Fall Arts Festival: Maria McLeod, selected secretary for the College Public Rela– tions Association of 1\.lissis– sippi (CPRAM); Lori Luke. who was inducted into the SigmaTheta Tau International Honor Soci– ety for Ntu'Sing; and Brenda Jolmson, selected Phi Beta Lamlxla Adviser of the Yea.t: Johnson and Jill Hanunes, Gerald Jordan, Dt: Lisa McMillin and Carol Shack– elford were chosenfor vVho's Who Among America's Teachers. Three staff members retired following the ~ College term. who included IL>e Ann Scoggin. adminis– h

Association. Fwldrnising efforts for a new entrance to the Warrior football stadium began last summer with a $25,tXX> con– tribution from La-2-Boy South in Newton. Homecoming 2006 was another successful ,event, as a packed Mabry ~emorial Cafeteriawas on handas the ECCC Alumni Association recognized Judge ~arcus Gordon of Union as Alum– nus of the Year; Dr. Sandra Rivers Weeks of Conunerce, Texas, as Almnna of the Year; Melvin E. Carpenterof Ocala, Fla., and Wihner James of Brandon, new members of the College's Athletic Hall of Fame; Hay– wood Reeves of Forest, Aca– demic Instructor of the Year; and LeAnn Shirleyof ~erid­ ian. Reunion groups receiv– ing special recognition included former students selected Mr. and Miss ECJC/ECCC and members of all classes ending in "6". ~embers of the 2006 Homecmning Court were queen Maggie McDill of Decatur. maid of honor Casey Cooper of Forest, sophomore maids Brittany Barfield and Sarah James, both of Carthage, and Kim Cleveland of Union; and freshman maids Gortney Miller of Louisville, Jordan Taylor of Macon. and Dru Anderson andCarmenEzell, both of Decatur. Escorts wereSamMcDill of Decatur. Paul Mc.\lillin of IA>uisville, Roderic Hodge of Newton. Jay Jayroe of Philadelphia, Daniel Pilgrim of Edinburg, Tommy Harthcock of New– ton. Jonathan Worell of