2008

uraedy leav·ng ECCC ollowing 33-year career Bruce Gm·aedv has had Honm·s

trruLo:;fer with a junior sta– tus to senior institu– tions.·· He noted that "very few·· students in the dis– u·ict come to ~:ast Central with a background in art instruction. ''Before I took this job. East Central had trouble u·ansferring art credit hours to all senior, institu– tions in this state." Guraedy recalled. "We also had articulation problems «md a very lim– ited budget. Thankfully many improYements have been made in the program. one of which is requh·i.ng students to pre– pare a portfolio of art– work before they transfer to senior institutions. Now very tew East Cen– tral students have trouble transferring art credits to senior insUtntions and several have even received art pm:tfolio scholarships... Along with the many improvements that have occurred m the art prcr gram. Guracdy noted that his teaching methods

recehed throughout his career are e~1ensive and include thf:> following: Academic Instructor of the Yem;198S: selection as one of 28 Mississippi artists whose works are in the l\lississippi Artists Per– manent Collection, Mis– sissippi .Museum of Art, 1987; recipient of the NlSOD National Teach ing Excellence Award. 1989; Lamplighter Award. presented tu out– standing community and junior college instruc– tors, 1992; honoree for the Mississippi Community College Fellowship Pro– gram, 1995; Who's v~110 Among Am~rican 'fefteh– ers, 1996 and 2000: F:CCC Humanities Teacher of the Year, 1996: and J"(;.'Ctpi ent of an S. A. Rosen– baum Earthwatch 'l'Paeh– ing Fellowship Award to study in South Shields. England. 1996. He is also a chartet· member. past president and current board mem– ber for the Mississippi Community and .Junior

only one teachiligjob dur– ing his longcareer in edu– cation. and after 33 years Uf service the East Cen– tral Corrummity College art instructol' is calling it quits. effective at the end of the 2007-08 term. Guraedy said his deci– sion to retire was not an easy one to make. ''It's a mL'\('

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