2013-2014 President's Report

Groundbreaking for New Turf Football Field

ECCC Awards Nearly $89K During Scholarship Luncheon Approximately 300 donors, scholarship recipients and other special guests attended the annual East Central Community College Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon held June 12, 2014, in Mabry Memorial Cafeteria on the Decatur campus. The luncheon was held following the scholarship awards ceremony in Huff Auditorium, during which approximately 125 students received ECCC Foundation Scholarships valued at approximately $89,000. For more information, contact Dr. Stacey Hollingsworth, executive director for Foundation and Alumni Relations, at 601 635-6327 or call toll free, 877-462-3222, ext. 327. Her email address is sholling@eccc.edu.

Participating groundbreaking ceremonies June 13 for a new Synthetic Turf Field at East Central Community College’s Bailey Stadium in Decatur included (top photo, from left) Chris in

Harris, ECCC dean of athletics and personnel services; Ken Karcher, head football coach; James M. Bateman, EnviroTurf, Flowood; Dr. Billy Stewart, ECCC president; Jerry Smith of Philadelphia, vice chairman, ECCC Board of Trustees; and Taylor Guild III, principal architect with Eley Guild Hardy Architects, Biloxi. The photo at right shows an almost completed field. CR Construction, Inc. of Flowood was the successful bidder for the eight-week project estimated to cost $727,000. Funding for the installation of the turf field was provided in part from net proceeds of “Laying the Foundation: An Evening with Coach Tony Dungy.” Installation of the new surface is expected to be completed in time for the Warriors’ 2014 home opener with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Thursday, Sept. 11.

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