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Armstrong to present ECCC Humanities Program Oct. 27 Special to The Star DECATUR-Engli!'h and lit· banker m Meridian, l updo and Jackson. Armstrong is a 2010 graduate

degrt>e m nursing and cerllfica tion as a family nurse practi tioner at Nicholls Stnt<' l niver· "it): He has recl'ntly

o( education; discuss the impor 1.ance ofa Humanities-focused 1.wriculwn in education; and explain why the community col lege system is the most unique position to emphasize this focus." Armstrong graduated v. ith a baChelor's dc~ee from the Col lege of Agriculture (Poultry Sd ence) at Mis_.;is,.~ppi State Uni versity in 199i, was awarded a master's in business administrn· tion in 1998, and a master of arts in Teachln~ (Community Col lege Edu..:ation '~ith English emphasis) m 2009. Prior to joining the Easl Ccn· tral family in August 2009, he served as an adjw1ct profe..;<;0r of management at lvti.ssis,.ippi Stale l niversity in Meridian, as well :is acommercialreL1lionship

erature instructorJnson Arnr strong of Meridian Wds recently selected 2014 Mississippi llumanities Council Tt>achcr of tJ1c Year at East Ccntr.tl Commu· nity College. Each year, the :\.ti~i:;sippi Humanities Council honor.; one !ncultv member from each of the state's commwuty 1.-ollege and four-year colll'gcs and univen;i tie:.. In recognition of his selection. Annstrongwill pre~nt a pro gram titled ''What Oid Socratt: Sav to the Chicken Farmer~ at 6:30 p.m. in Vickers hnc Arts Center Auditorium. '[be event is fn:e and open to the public. Ml Ytill relate my personal and profe~ional (•xpcricnces outsick

ot the M1ssis,ippi Community College Leade~hip Acmlemy. and he Y.'a!'i chost-n as the HEAVWAJ: Outstanding Faculty HonoH·e in 2011. Jn addition to thc~e honors, heh.a..-. atll·nllecl the Southea.o;tern School oJ Corn menial Lending at Vanderbilt University and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State Universil~'. The son of Meridian nathe.., CharloU. and RieharJ Ann strong, n retin'CI colonel in the Unitt'd St11tc" Marine Corps, Annstrong rurrently splits time betwel'll :Vkridian and New Orleans. where hi lgirlfncnd, Danif.'Ue, a fonnt-r Et\st Central student, is pur.-11.inf.? a m.astcr's

published artidesin Amcril'a's Civil War

magazine as wellas lEG ENDSmag azine. in whi·hhe intcniewed

Armstrong

East Central alumnu:., Randv Houser. For more inf on nation, con tact Dr. Teresa Hou....ton. ECCC vice prc ...ident for in"truction ,, (601) 635-6203. or email lhou,ton@eccc.edu

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