2015

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION • DECATIJR -Breona Moore and Chelsea Smith

Ethridge, who will begin his new duties on Aug. 10. pre– viously served as information technology sys· terns manager for East Missb– sippi Slate Hos- pital in

North Sun– flower Academy and Yazoo City. Girling also has experience as a dinic and contest judge and asa band clinician and gue,$t con- ductor. He is

were among scholarship recipients during the recent ECCC Scholarship Awards Pro– gram at Huff Auditorium. Moore.a graduate of Union High School. is the recipient of lhe Wallace Strick– land Rush Health Systems Endov. ed Schol– arship.

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aboamusk arranger and composer and has served as a percussioni"t for var– ious music groups. Girling holds bachelor·s and master's degrees in music educa– tion from Delta State University in Cleveland. • COLUMBUS- Haley Gunter and Gabrielle Webster, both of Meridian. were recently accepted into the Ina E. Gordy Honors College and offered a full-tuition scholarship to attend Mississippi University for Women. The competitive Centennial scholar~hip is only awarded to 10 students every year. To be con– sidered for the scholarships, interested individuals participate in either the fall or the spring Award Recognition Day. where they are interviewed by faculty of TheW. The Ina E. Gordy Honors Col– lege supports studt"nts with a track record of academic excel-

He also previously held IT positions with Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque. N.M and worked with Air Force ROTC at Mississippi State University. He si>rved as a member ofthe Unitt-d States Air Force from 1985 to 2008. Ethridge received his bachelor's degree in com puter science from Colorado Technical University and com– pleted his master's degree in computer science at Mississippi State University. • DECATUR- Ed Girling of Carthage was recentlynamed interim director of bands at East Central Community College. Girling has 33 years of experi– ence as a band director and per– cussion instructor and has s1:rved as assistant band director al East Central since 2010. He previously led high school bands at Forest, Scott Central, Stringer. Neshoba Central, Man– chesterAcademy, Cleveland,

among more semester and caudidates fo.. n?Ot'""""' Mav-Sam nathy, ·bachelor Edward Allen. L~~_,.L __ ence in computer sa~i:r.c~. Margaret Arrington ,_...._.._. science in exercise sa:Di:J~ oline Dimmitt Com n. of business admini-:tratl Schuyler James Dauphbe elor of science; William Dungan, bachelor of arts; Thunnan Everett, ma...ter si- ness administration: Laura~· beth Gilmore. bachelor of... Mary Paige Griffin. bachekr · arts in education; Thaddeus Kane Hooper. bachelor ofb · oess administration: Elizab€th Lauren Kimberl, bachelor of ocial work; Mary LawrencP Love, master of education; Allison Leigh Lucovich, ma~1er o ~L"'cience; David Scott ~a~~~ch- Ortlepp, bachelor of arts; Eliza– beth Adrian Page, doctor of phar– macy; Tyler Miles Roberts, bachelor of accountancy; Emily Claire Sollie, bachelor of science: Devin MTaylor, juris doctor Spencer Van Zandt, bachelor of arts; Warren Keeton HoltWelch, bachelor of science in civil engi– neering August - Thomas Emmett Hamilton, bachelor of arts; MatthewWhitney Munn, bach– elor of arts; TiffanyTawana Davis, specialist in education; William Daniel Finan, master of business administration; William Douglas Fort. master of health care administration; James Thompson, master of business administration; Cordera Jerome Eason, bachelor of social work; Brandon Ross Bowen, bachelor of business administration; Michael Eugene Crowe. bachelor of business administration; Morgan Lynann Fuller. bachelor of business administration; Sean Boyd Smith, bachelor of business administration: Cody Scott Berrey, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; Stephanie Pagayao Grayson, bachelor of i.cience in pharma– ceutical <:riPnrpc• M;,.h,.nl •

Smith Smith, a graduate of Na.nib Waiya High School, is the recip– ient of the Dan Harrison Rush Health Systems Endowed Schol– arship · Aluncheon was held in Mabry Memorial Cafeteria following the awards ceremony. During the 2015 event, 146 students received 129 scholarships estimated at $106,587. • DECATUR- Ken Ethridge ofCollinsville recently joined the faculty at East Central Commu– nity College and will serve as an computer science instructor.

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