2008

WEEK OF 1r-LJ. ~ .~erE

Lathem scholarship established at ECCC A scholar::.hip in memory of

other, O\'er the yEars to become educated individuals... The scholar::.hip will be awarded annually, dependent of the a\"ailability of funding, to a qualified freshman stu– dent for the fall semester. Preference ,., ill be given to a ~ebastopol High School grad– uate. Recipients w1ll be selected by the College Scholarship Committee. \ For more mformatlon tele– phone ECCC Student Services at 601-635-2111 or. toll free, 1- 77-462-3222. ext. 205, or emrul jkillens~eccc.edu.

Andrew Wilson Lathem. a ~b­ stopol native , y;a, rec~nth established at Ea,t Centra""I Communitv Colle~e in Decatur. · - Lathem, eighth child of William Andrey; and Mat~i e Brantley La hem of Sebastopol, wa.: the only one of 10 children to attend college. A 1938 graduate of Sebastopol High -chool. he worked his way through then East Central Jumor College and Missis::.ippi ~tate Univer– sity by milking coy;=: ovmed by the colleges. He wa:-- a member of the Class of 1940 at ECJC. Following hi:, graduation from ~1ST.;. LathE·;'"' \\a:– employed b~ the UnitL·c ':ates Bureau of Indian AfTn.:-s ,,;tb h is first assignment m Chero– kee, N.C. He also served on reserva– tions in Hoopa, Calif. and Win– dow Rock. Ariz. After sen;ng more than 30 years with the bureau. he retired to Allen. Texas. where he worked more than 20 years in the garden center and as a greeter for a di, count store. Lathem . known for his belief in the value of education and work ethic, retired at the age of 87. Family members estab– lished the Andrew Wilson Lathem Scholar...hip ..in memo– ry of his dedicat•nn to helping

Trey McNeece ioins ECCC honor society Brandon Trey McNeece, of Carthage, has joined approxi– mately 90 East Central Com– munity College st udents tapped for membership in the Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa during the spring induction ceremony held earli– er on campus. The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa, an international h onor society for two-year colleges, is to promote scholarship, devel– op character and cultivate fel– lowship among academically superior students. Membership is by invita– tion only and requires a mini– mum 3.5 grade point average earned as a full-time student.

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