2023 December Warrior web

ECCC Awards Numerous Scholarships

Thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends, businesses, and industries in the five-county district, the East Central Community College Foundation was once again able to distribute more than $142,000 to 161 students through privately funded scholarships for the 2023-24 college term. New Scholarships New scholarships awarded for the first time included the Nancy Heard Campbell Memorial Scholarship, General Martha Jo Leslie Scholarship, Claire Myers Memorial Scholarship, and the Haywood Reeves Scholarship How to Apply for Scholarships Foundation scholarship applica tions for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year are available for incoming

freshman and returning sophomore students through their myEC accounts. The deadline to submit these scholar ship applications is February 1, 2024. In-District Tuition Scholarships Through the In-District Tuition Scholarship program, the Foundation will also award $143,902 to students for the current school year. The In-District Scholarship is a gap-filler tuition scholarship established in 2012 by Frances Gaines Blum Slagle. Donate to These Scholarship Funds The college also has several scholar ship accounts which need additional funds before they can be fully es tablished and awarded. Scholarships needing funding include the Chris J. Clark Memorial Scholarship, Alford J. Deaton Endowed Scholarship, Sara L.

Heard Endowed Scholarship, George L. Mason Endowed Scholarship, and the Huey G. Stone Memorial Scholarship. Establish a Scholarship Annual and endowed scholarship can be funded through the ECCC Foun dation. An annual scholarship can be funded on a semester or yearly basis with a minimum $500 annual contribu tion. An endowed scholarship can be established will a minimum investment of $20,000. For More Information If you are interested in establishing a scholarship through the Foundation or would like more information on any of the above topics, please contact Dr. Stacey Hollingsworth, Executive Direc tor of the Foundation, at 601-635-6327 or e-mail sholling@eccc.edu.

Alumni: Update Your Information Online & Send Us Your News! Have you recently moved or changed phone numbers or email addresses? Please update your information so we can stay in touch. Have you married, had a baby or grandchild, received a job promotion, won an award, or retired? Send us your good news to share with fellow alums. www.eccc.edu/alumni-news or email mmcleod@eccc.edu

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