2013

Three local students among honorees at ECCC/AT&T Scholarship Appreciation Program Special to The Star DECATUR- AttendingEast Central Community College annual event and expressed appreciation to donors for

recipients. Scholarships pre– sented and the respective recipi– ents/high schools are asfollows: Albert E and Fannie Mae Hollingsworth-Samantha Adams, lake: Mississippi Land Bank-ZacharyAllen, Wmston Academy;Willis E. Blum and Frances Gaines BlumSlagle Memorial-AarenAvera, Newton County;Taylor Advanced Welding -Hansel Bell, NanihWaiya; La-Z– Boy-Glenn BenderJr., Newton andTylerSpence, Newton County; Cox and Associates Insur– ance- Kaitlyn Blanton, Leake Academy and Emily Cook, Leake Central; BankPius-Emily Bounds, Newton County Academy and.Aaron Brown, Newton County; Sam Rush Memorial- KrislyBraclleyand DakotaWright, both ofNeshoba Central;AndrewWHson Lathem– Jonathan Brown, Leake Central; ECCC Board ofTrustees– Alexander Bucklew.Wmston Academy; JCWhite- Lauren

Cantey, West Lauderdale; MSAssocia– tion ofSuper– visors (Newton County) Nicole Carter, AlanaKron andTabitha LaBue,allof Newton

their support and congratu– lations to scholarship recipients. Dr. Randall E. Lee, vice presi– dentfor Stu– dentServices, served as master ofcere– monies. West laud– erdale High School's Lauren Cantey, Clark– dale High School student Kennedy Castleberry and Meridian home school

became even more affordable for approximately 130studentswho received scholarships presented at the ECCC/AT&TScholarship Appreciation Program held earlier this summer on the Decatur campus. Provided by numerous alumni, individuals, businesses and indus– tries, the ECCC Foundation schol– arships are valued at $71,340, according to Dr. Stacey Hollingsworth, executive director for Foundation and Alumni Rela– tions. "The ECCCFoundationwould like to thank our donors who con– tinue to supportthe scholarship program," said Dr. Hollingsworth. "We also encourageothers to establishscholarships and help meet the financial needs ofour future alumni." ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewtlli provided remarks atthe

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County; FrancesAycockJohnson and JoAnnAycockThomas-Dustie Chisolm, Sylva-BayAcademy; Mississippi Association of Supervisors (NesbobaCounty) - Hunter Coley, Caleb McCown and Hannah Pilgrim, all ofNeshoba Central; Captain Charles E. Ward USN/REfMemorial- Noah Cor– coran, WrnstonAcademy; Dr. Austin P. Boggan-JamesCor– nelison. Morton; Prentice and

Cantey

Castleberry

student Rachel lairdwere amongthe scholarship

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