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Hannah Carol Watkins, Union, secondary education; Anna Victoria Williams, Newton (CCR), elemen– tary education RileyScholars from East Missis– sippi Community College: Laura Elizabeth Farrow, Philadelphia (PTK), undeclared; Gidget Diane Griffin, DeKalb (PTK), elementary education; TimothyW. Jewell, Macon (PTK), business; Matthew Lyle Johnson, DeKalb, secondary education; Tracy K. Naylor, DeKalb (CCR), social work; Christopher Mark Sudduth, Macon (CCR), sec– ondary education?Ri1ey Scholars from Jones County Junior College: Sheri Alison Blackledge,Waynes– boro (PTK), business; Rose Eason Brown, Ellisville (PTK), interdisci– plinary studies; lindsay Ann James, Bay Springs (PTK), busi– ness; Jessica Lynn King. Stringer, elementary education • Monica Rigdon oflittle Rock was recently named administrative assistant to the dean of healthcare education at East Central Commu– nity College in Decatur. Rigdon served the past five years as an assistant in the college's Fman– cial Aid Office.She is a 1982grad– uate ofParkway High School in Bossier City, La., and received an associate ofarts degree fromECCC inMay 1984. She is married to Bobby G. Rigdon Jr. They have a son, Adam Rigdon, a junior at Missis– sippi College. • Felicity Purvis of Newton is a recent addition to the financial aid staff at East Central Community Col– lege in Decatur. Purvis previously served as a financial aid specialist at Meridian Community College. She is also a former secretary atMCC's Career Development Center. Purvis is a 2002honor graduate of Newton CountyAcademy,where she served as editor of the annual staff and was a member ofthe Fel– lowship ofChristian Athletes, Stu-

Meridian High School, is a member of the Lady Cats Softball Team, Var– sity CheerleadingTeam and Key Club, she was aWise Cat and was named to receive a service award. Blaine is past president of the Dusty Social Service Club. She is in the UniversityTransfer Programwith plans to complete the bachelor of sci– ence degree in nursing at the Uni– versityof SouthernMississippi. • Andrew Lee MiDer has been selected to receive the first Milford Earl"Bob"RawsonScholarshipat Meridian Community College. This award, funded through the MCC Foundation,was established byKathy Brookshire to honor Rawson for Father's Day. Atrue Southern gentleman, he exemplifies what all fathers should strive to be. Miller, a 2009 graduate ofWest Lauderdale High School, is a sopho– more in the UniversityTransfer Pro– gram. Miller works part time in an assistantshipwith M CC Promotions and volunteers as a counselor at CampRising Sun, a Mississippi summer camp for children surviving cancer. He plans to attend Auburn University and obtain adegree in architecture. • J inna Alston has been selected to receive the Made– line Scott Callahan Memorial Scholarship at Meridian Com– munity College. This$1,000 award is funded through the MCC Foundation from an endowment established by the East Mississippi Medical Alliance and Dr.Joel Callahan, Sr. Friends andfamily continue to support this fund . This award perpetuates the memoryofMadeline Callahanand her "gift of giving." Alston is a2007graduate of Peru Foster High School, an accredited online diploma program. Asopho– more in the Dental Hygiene Pro– gram,Alston is a member of Health OccupationStudents ofAmerica. Her long-range plan is to become a dental surgeon.

hours in their majors or to meet gen– eral academic requirements. As early as their freshman year, students have the opportunity to do research, which produces an honor's thesis in the student's senior year. The incoming group ofscholars, posting an ACI' average of32.4 and average GPAof 3.96, includes seven National Merit Fmalists. Ward ranked No. 1in her class of 388 at Meridian High School, where she won the French ll A\fcll'd, Amei1a Graeser English Award and Jerry Reynolds HistoryAward. An AcademicTeam Medalist, shewas a regional Science Fairwinner and Voice ofDemocracy Essay district winner. Wmner of theMeridian Star Excellence in JournalismAward, she was her school's delegate toboth the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference and GirlsState. Her service includedwork with Relay for We, SalvationArmy, and the Boys and Girls Club. Her observations of how students process and retain information have inspired her to double major in psychology and English, then teach or become a school coun– selor. Ultimately, she plans to con– tinue her studies to become a cog– nitive psychologist • Brittany J. Pearson of Laud– erdale attendedSummer College for High School Students at the University of MississippifromJune 30-July30. Pearson, astudent at Northeast Lauderdale High SchooL earned between 3 and 7hours ofcollege credit by taking UM faculty and staff– led courses on the Oxford campus. • Matthew K. Boggan, Ed.D., assistant professor of Education Leadership at Mississippi State Uni– versity Meridian, was recently listed on the national honor roll of pub– lished writers by the National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision. Boggan is also EDL cohort coordinator, PI/program director for Project LEAP and

Boutwell,Quitman (CCR), psy– chology; Heath WLlliam Carroll, Vicksburg, business; Melanie G. Chambers, Meridian (PTK), social work; Emily Jo Crenshaw, Union (PIK), social work; Anna Kathleen Edwards, Meridian (PTK), elemen– taryeducation; Donald Ramon Edwards, Meridian (PTK), interdis– ciplinary studies; BrittanyAshton Harden, Meridian, social work; Estella Lynn Hare, Marion (PTK), business; Sandi Lea Kelly, Quitman (CCR), elementary education; Megan Christian Kidd, Enter– prise (PTK), secondary education; Chelsea Michelle linton, Meridian (CCR), elementary education; Joshua Andrew Marks, Meridian (PTK), business;John Michael Mathis,Meridian (PTK), psy– chology;David Grant McDaniel, Meridian(CCR), business; Somer Adrian Moore, Collinsville (PTK) , business; Hati Renea Morgan, Meridian (CCR), elementary educa– tion; Heather Gabrielle Partridge, Meridian (CCR), elementary educa· tion;Trisha Jo Rainer,Toomsuba (CCR), business;Amber Christine Tess, Collinsville, elementary educa– tion;Tomeka La~one Thedford, Toomsuba (PTK), business; Melody Ann Vaughn, Porterville (CCR), undeclared; Lauren Christina Walker,Meridian (CCR), elemen– tary education; Lowell D. Wallace, Meridian (PTK), social work; Jacob WyattWilliams,Meridian (PTK), business; Tammy Faye Willoughby,Waynesboro (PTK), psychology; Elizabeth St. Clair Woods, Meridian (PTK), general lib– eral arts; Kathy R. Wooten,Scooba, elementary education RileyScholars from East Central Community College: Myrial Shi– landre' Brown, Newton, psy– chology; William Joseph Cun– ningham, Union (CCR), social work; Frank Dixon, Philadelphia (PTK), business; Mary Allie French, Lake (PTK), business; Kelly Demar George, Philadelphia