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Miller Recognized by Phi Theta Kappa East Central Community College Dean of Students James Miller (right) was recog- nized by Phi Theta Kappa, the internation- al honor society of two-year colleges, for his five years of service as an advisor to the college’s Theta Xi Chapter. ECCC Presi- dent Dr. Brent Gregory presented Miller’s service pin on behalf of the organization. White Recognized as William Winter Scholar

NEW STUDENT HALL OF FAME MEMBERS RECOGNIZED

Six students were inducted into the East Central Community College 2021 Student Hall of Fame during Awards Day in April, the highest honor a student can receive at the college. They included (from left) Connor Boggan, a business administration major from Hickory and Newton County High School; Sarah Burns, a psychology major from Carthage and Leake Central High School; Malina Mangrum, a speech pathology major from Philadelphia and Leake Academy; Nina Miles, an engineering major from Sebastopol and Sebastopol Attendance Center; Brian Pace, a business- marketing major from Collinsville and Neshoba Central High School, and Ansley Rigby, a pre-dental major from Union and Union High School. Their photos hang in the Hall of Fame Collection in the lobby of Huff Auditorium.

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Community College so- cial science instructor Dr. Brian White was honored as the

college’s 2021 William Winter Scholar and recognized dur- ing the 32nd annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebra- tion, which was held virtually.

WHITE

The event is made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council, through support from the National En- dowment for the Humanities. White, who joined the college in 2016, holds an Asso- ciate of Art degree from Meridian Commu- nity College and Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from Mississippi State University Meridian.

LA-Z-BOY SOUTH SUPPORTS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AT ECCC La-Z-Boy South in Newton again sponsored two student scholarships at ECCC for the 2021-22 academic year. General Manager Danny Simoneau (’85) (left) presented a $2,000 check to East Central Community College President Dr. Brent Gregory. The company established the La-Z-Boy Scholarship at ECCC in 1995 that annually awards $1,000, or $500 per semester, to an entering freshman student and another $1,000 to a sophomore student.

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