2013

ECCC announces

A Prt'sident's List :-;cholru and liberal arts major, she serves as president of Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-)ear colleges, and the sophomore cla~s. and is co-prPsiclent of .WatTior Corps. She serves as assistant ed– itor for the Wo-He-Lo year– book and cartoonist for The Tom-Tom newspaper, where she has won consecutive sec– ond place shtte awards for her cartoons. Griffin is also a member of the Ac'cents Show Choir Concert Choir, Collegian~ rock and roll bru1d. Diamond Darlings, Art Club. EC Play– ers, Baptist Student Union Fellowship of Christian Ath~ lE.'tes and President's Council. She was a membt'I' of the Centralettes Dance terun for the Wall 0' Sound Marching band her freshman year. In addiUon, Griffin wa · se– lected to serve on the Col– lege's Retention 'I'ask Foree and Graphic Design commit– tC<'s. Sl1e \\as scl£>ctt'd to the Phi fheta Kappa All Mississippi Academic St>cond Team and to Who's \\ ho Amon~ Stu– dents in American Commu– nity and .Junior College~. Grillin received numerous scholarships at ECCC indud– ing Ann Burkes Phi Theta Kappa, The Tom-Tom, .Ac'– cents, Concert Choir, Colle– giruls and ACT. LaJoya Griffin is a 2011 graduate of PbiJadelpb..ia High School and the daughter of Ken and .Juliet Griffin of Philadt>lphia. 1\ PJ·esident's List scholru·

Additional honors pre– sented during Awards Day in– clude the following: Career award recipients in– dude Claude Epting of Mor– ton and J?emondrae Stribling of Meridian, ('O-rccipieuts of r<'sidcntial carpentry; Dagan Elliot of Philadelphia and .JessyHarrison ofLittle Rock, co-r ecipients, cosmetology; Corey King of Philadelphia andJustm Nutt of Morton, co– recipients, welding and cut– ting "Taylor Cup;" and Justin Nutt of Morton, "Career Stu– dent of the Year." Technical awards were presented to Wesley Clark of Meridian, collision repair technology; Adam Richard– son of LH.wrence, automotive te('bnology, Sarah Orr of Noxapater, early childhood education; Amanda Lott of Lena. comptttE'r tt'chnology; Seth h·ons of Philadelphia. clC'ctrical t(;'chnology; Rob Baker of Union, hf'ating<.\. rur conditioning tet•hnology· Pheanice Hamm-Brown of Lake. rullnary-artS";"Sfio ·ena Andrews of Mt•ridian, hotf:'l and restaurant mauagcmf:'nt technology; Lanee Pruitt of Ne\\1on, manufacturing and machinii1g f('chnology: Ger– ren Isaac of Philadelphia. net– work support teclmoloKV; und Ivory Weldon of Pulaski ''Technical Student of th~ Year." Recipients of ht'allhcare education awards include Leah Johnson of Louiln·ille Associatt' Degree Nursing Outstanding Aehlevement; Betty Tucker ofMm1 on. prac– tical nursing; Lisa Ma1·ia Collins, paramedic technoJ– ogy; and Ashley Barnett re- . . . Cipient of the Mississippi Nurse~ Foundation Scholai'– ship. Those receiving special awards were Judson Bounds of "'l'ew1:on, citizenship; Bryant Williams of Hickory. Ann Burkes Phi Theta Kappa, Claire Griffln or De– catur, P'J'K Prestd<'ntial Gavel; Aquill Raynard of Houston, TX, Anthonv Cole– man Men's Basketball; Holli Nutt, r:ccc Astronomy Club; Tada1·m Foster of Hickory .

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and was selected ~fiss EC CC' and ~laid of Honor at the 2012 Ecce Homecoming. She was na.med Lad} War– rior Softball's Best Da'i'e Run– ner for 2011-12 and represented ECCC . during Legislative Day at the State Capitol. Griffin received numerous scholar·ships at ECCC includ– ing the .Jacob Stovall Scholar– ship, Lady Warrior Softball a11dACT. Andrew Hanna is a 2011 graduate of Ne\\ton County Academy and is t~ son of Rusty and Lanette Hruma of Union. A Prt-sident's List Scholar and chemistry major, Hanna "'as selected to the Phi 'I'heta Kappa All-Mississippi Aca– demic First 'l'eam. was named 2013 HEADWAE (Iligher Education Apprecia– tion Day: Working Toward Academic Excellence pro- gram) Student. In addition, he was awarded the Frank Edwin and :\ena Holt Leatherwood Biology Award, Frank M. Cross Chemistry \ward and St'condary Education Award. Hanna serves as vice pres– ident for leadership of Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and is co-president of the Baptist Student Union and Warrior Corps. In addi– tion, he serves as secretary of the President's Council and is a Men's Bible Studv leader for the BSU. • He is aJ.;;o a membE:'r of the Fellowsl1ip of Christian Ath– letes und served as \ice pres– ident his freshman year. He is a member of the Environmen– tal Club, pru·ticipated on the Warrior basketball team his freshman year and bus been a tw·o-year member on the Warrior tennis team.

Recipientti of Hall of Fame and other honorswere recog– nized dw·ing- the annual Awards Day program held May 2 at East Central Com– munity College in Decatur. Selection to the Hall of Fame is considered the higb– esl honor a student can re– ceive at the College, ac<'ording to Billy Stewart, ECCC president, who pre– ~ented the awards. Hall of Prune inductees for 2013 include Hannah Farmer and ClairE.' Griffin, both of l)e.. <'atur; La.Joya Griffin of PhiJadelphia; Andrew Hanna of Union; Emilv Marlet of Morton; and Cain Prestage of Cru·thage. · Hannah Farmer is a 2011 graduate of Newton County lligil School and is the daugh– ter of Jim and Denise Farmer of Decatur. A President's List scholar and business major, . he servl:'s as vic!:' president of the Student Body .ARsociatlon and captain of the Cen– tralettes, the dance line of the Wall 0' Sound Marching Band. She al~o st'rved as vice president of her freshman class. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, Warrior Corps, Sigma Sigma Mu Tau, As– tronomy Club and Diamond Darlmgs. In addition, she was se– lectt'd for Who's Who Among Student in American Com– munity and Junior Colleges and was chosen a sophomore Homecoming maid and fresh– man class favorite. Farmer received numer– ous c;;:cholarships at Ecce in– cluding Valedictorian, AC'l', CC'ntralettes, .Jack & Mat'VJo White Scholarship and· the Clas~es of Hl56, 1957, & 195' Scholarship. Claire G1·ifi1n JR a 2011 gl'ttduate of N(:wton County High School and is the daugh– ter of Charlotte Griffin of De– catur ru1d Scott Griffin of SeattlP. WA

and liberal arts major, GrHfin serve~ as team captain of the Lady \Varrio~· softball team and treasurer of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She is also a membN of Phi 'I'hcta Kappa, Warrior Corps, Sigma Sigma Mu Tau, Phi BE'ta Lambda. Wo-He-Lo staff and Student Athletic Advisory ommittee She is also ~ member of the Neshoba Youth Coalition. In addition, ~be was nan1ed to Who's Who Among C.4 .....J--.4 .... .;...., A ~ ... ,...... ;n.,..._ no_.,

Emily Mru·ler is a 2011 graduate of Morton High School aild the daughter of Robert and Kathv Marler of .Morton. • Cain Prestag'C is :!011 grad– ual<> of Lt'ake Academy and lhe son of De Wayne and Bev– C'rlv Prest~ of Carthage.