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Retirees Honored C arson , H urley , T aylor , B oler , F ox S mith , G illis , E vans , and R eed E xit ECCC

Retirees include (from left) Susan Fox Smith, Tanya Boler, Wynena Reed, Norman Gillis, Brenda Carson, and Vivian Taylor. Not pictured are Lonnie Evans and Wanda Hurley.

She participated in various council and committee assignments including the Instructional Council, Curriculum Committee, Scholarship Committee, Homecoming Court Committee, and e-Learning Committee. She also served as an advisor for SIFE and DECA student organizations. Taylor began her employment as an administrative assistant to the business office manager in 1988 and began serv ing as administrative assistant for the library in 2005. She completed 23 years of service. She completed an associate in arts and an associate in applied science degree from East Central Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University. Boler began her employment as at ECCC in 2002, after serving as an instructor at Union, Philadelphia, and Newton County high schools. She com pleted 21 years of service at ECCC. Her education includes National Board Certification in Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts; MSVCC Certified Online Instructor; a Master of Science in Secondary Educa tion with an emphasis in English from Mississippi State University; Advanced Placement certification in English educa tion; a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with an emphasis in English from Mississippi State University; and an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from • •

Eight full-time employees retired from East Central Community College in Decatur during and following the Spring 2023 semester. The group represents a combined 178.5 years of total service to the col lege. They were honored by fellow em ployees and presented resolutions from the college’s Board of Trustees during an end-of-the-year Employee Recogni tion Reception on campus. The retirees include Brenda Carson, director of financial aid; Wanda Hurley, economics and business instructor and Chair of the Social Sciences, Education, and Business Administration Division; Vivian Taylor, administrative assistant for the library; Tanya Boler, English instructor; Susan Fox Smith, psychol ogy instructor; Norman Gillis, business office accountant; Lonnie Evans, custo dian; and Wynena Reed, custodian lead person. Carson began her employment at ECCC as Publicity Director and moved to Director of Financial Aid in 1982. She served as an adjunct instructor for child psychology at ECCC for one year, and previously served as an instructor of Mississippi History and junior high English, Band Auxiliary Coordinator, and Junior High Coordinator all at Parklane Academy. She completed 41 total years of service at ECCC. She has been a member of several professional organizations including Mississippi Association of Student Fi nancial Aid Administrators, Mississippi •

Community and Junior College Student Aid Administrators Association (Presi dent), Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, National Association of Student Financial Aid Ad ministrators, and Delta Kappa Gamma Society International – Xi Chapter (MS President). Carson has received awards and honors including the Jack Woodward Award of Excellence with the Mississippi Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, earned 14 professional credentials with the National Associa tion of Student Financial Aid Admin istrators, and the Xi Chapter Woman of Distinction with the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Carson has participated on various committee assignments including Home coming Committee, Scholarship Com mittee, Student Services Council, and Recruitment and Retention Committee. She completed the associate degree from East Central Community College, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Delta State University. Hurley began her employment as economics and business instructor in 1995 after serving as Marketing Instruc tor at Philadelphia High School. She completed 29.5 years of service and also served a number of years as Chair of the Social Sciences, Education, and Business Administration Division. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi State University. •

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