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State's Top Scholars Honored at Luncheon All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team Named
Fifty-seven Mississippi community and junior college students have been named to the All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team. The All-Mississippi Academic Team recognizes the scholarly achievements and leadership accomplishments of students enrolled in community and junior colleges across the state of Mississippi. Fifteen students have been named to the First Team and each will receive a $1,CXXJ scholarship. The All-Mississippi Academic Team will be honored on Wednesday, March 25, at the State Capitol by the M1ssiss1ppi Legislature, and will be guests of honor at a luncheon held at the Jackson Convention Comple~ Senator Terry C. Burton will serve as master of ceremonies. The All-MississippiAcademic Team program is coordinated by the MisslSSlpp Association of Community and Junior Colleges, tlie MiSS1ssippi Community Co lege Board and P.hr Theta Kappa Hon°' Sociaty. Dr. Gary Spears, President, Northwest M1SS1ssipp1 Community College senies as programchairman. All-Mississippi Academic Team members were~ eaeo folloH.!'g se-.-ero rounos of judging. Judges included education and business leaders irom the Metro-Jadcson area a.'\d a d!stingu1Shed panel of representatives from federal ageooes and natlOfla ed\lcatlO
ACADEMIC TEA
Students named to the AJl..M"ISSISSippi AcademicTeam compete fur ~ton~ CommunityCoUege Academic Team. sponsored by Fo!fett ~ EciJcation G~ aad ~ USA TODAY with additional support provided by the American Association ofComm.Jn4y Colleges ind Phi Theta Kappa Twenty students nam:id to the l'!ational All-USA Community Coll~~~ will be featured in a speaat edition wrap that will accompany the April 2!:lth ~ of US.\ fOCl.:\Y. and students W11J reattve SlOO,CXX> in scholarships. This year,~ t ,700 nomill~ and Valley~ lric.; Bronn l.ewl:: ~1 e Romy Oub, F~& Me«:hants Bank and Hancod: Sank The All-MisS~ Academic TeamFour-Year College and Uni..ersity Sponsors irdJde: AJ.rom State UniversitJ ~ UnlYl!rsity, Delta State Urwersity• .Jaaooo Sate Ur1111et'Slty., Mil~C~. MISSISS!ppl <:olege, Miss~ State University MtsSISSipp4 U~ fut Women, UnMetsify of MISSISSW\, Univefs.'ty o-f Sou:hem Mrsslssfft and Wi fiam Carey UnM!rsi1y..
Kristen Gordy East Central Community College Decatur C..mpus Mijor: blieral Arts C.rffr Goal: "'¥mage d<.d Fill f/ Courl$elor Accomplishments: Fellowsh p Vice President ofThetd Xi Chapter of Ph Theta Kappa, Warnor Corps Studem Recru1tt>r, Miss on Worker, Youth Gro:Jp Sunday School Teaoier Anl14il Burks Pr Theta KapPa Schol;i~ ACT Scholar at>d the M.ss1SSJpp1 Tu \Joi"' Assistance Grant R"' p1e11t
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