2011

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Awards given to Scott County college students

.. ro be con-.;idercd for the prestigious honor," Dr. Sutphin said, "students must demonstrate exempla– ry character, superior schol– arship, worthy leadership and contribute to the better– ment of East Cenual Com– munity College." Hall of Fame inductees for 20 l 0-11 include Anna Alexander of Little Rock, Matthew Griffin of Union, Meredith McKee of Philadelphia, Jennifer Moore-Pope of Forest, Monica Vmcent of Decatur and Stacy Willis of Union. Moore-Pope is a gradu– ate of Forest High School and is married to Richard Pope of Clifton. Her par– ents are Buddy and Shirley Moore of Forest. She serves as co-vice president of membership for Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and vice pres– ident of the Student Educa– tion Association She is the recipient of the R~ Rigby emoriiil, Thomas W. Thrash and Bank of For– est scholarships as '"ell as ACT and band scholar– ships. In addition. Moore-Pope is a member of the Baptist Student Union niinistry

Student named to Hall of Fame, others receive memorial, facul– ty awards SPECIAl TO THE TIMES DECATUR - Recipi– ents of Hall of Fame and other honors were recog– nized during the annual Awards Day program held May 5, 2011, at East Cen– tral Community College in Decatur. Selection to the Hall of Fame is considered the highest honor a student can receive at the College, according to Dr. Phil A. Sutphin, ECCC president, who presented the awards.

team, "The Way," Wesley Foundation, EC Art Club, Warrior Corps, The Tom– Tom staff, Wall 0' Sound Band, EC Players and EC Environmental Club. One of those nominating her wrote, "Jennifer bas a 4.0 grade point average and is a highly motivated, extremely intelligent stu– dent who is an absolute pleasure to have in class. She exhibits superb leader– ship sk1 lls and excellent time management skills." Other students from Scott County receiving spe– cial awards included: ~ Andrew M. Gibbs of Forest, phys1cs award. ~ Kayla Rae Stevenson of Morton, co-recipient of the EC Environmental Club aY.ard.

~ Tonya Craig Evans of Lake, co-recipient of Mis– sissippi Business Education Association student awards. ~ Jeri Lynn Crosby of Forest, secondary educa– tion. ~ Rachel Marie Ramirez of Forest, co– recipient of The Tom Tom award. Alumni Memorial Awards were presented to: ~ Jennifer Moore-Pope of Forest, Jack B. May Phi Theta Kappa ~ Shanequa Antrena Bufkin of Forest, Earline Wood Women's Basketball. Faculty Memorial Awards were presented to: ~ Tina Pittman of For– est, Charles E. Pennington Business Technology.