College Catalog 2016-17

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

will be available to the student(s) for four (4) consecutive semesters provided they maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average each semester. TOM-TOM Scholarships — TOM-TOM Scholarships are awarded to the editor and the assistant editor of the College’s student newspaper. The editor will be awarded a tuition scholarship and the assistant editor will be awarded a half tuition scholarship during the semesters that the students hold the positions of editor or assistant editor. Valedictorian Scholarships —Ascholarship in the amount of tuition will be available to the valedictorians of Mississippi high schools who enroll full time at East Central Community College the fall semester following high school graduation. In the case of a tie, each student will be awarded the scholarship. The Valedictorian scholarship will be available to the student (s) for four (4) consecutive semesters provided they maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average each semester. WO-HE-LO Scholarships — WO-HE-LO Scholarships are awarded to the editor and the assistant editor of the College’s yearbook. The editor will be awarded a tuition scholarship and the assistant editor will be awarded a half tuition scholarship during the semesters that the students hold the positions of editor or assistant editor. ENDOWED AND ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS — Endowed and annual scholarships are funded by individual and group donations and are made available to eligible students according to each scholarship’s guidelines. An application for these scholarships is required to be considered. Applications will be accepted through mid-March each year. Scholarship recipients are selected by the ECCC Scholarship Committee unless stated otherwise. The award amount for endowed scholarships is based upon earnings from the endowment corpus. The award amount for annual scholarships is stated in the scholarship criteria. Grade point averages are calculated on a 4.0 scale. Complete scholarship descriptions are available in the ECCC Foundation, Inc. office. Bobby Addy Memorial Scholarship — This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman from proceeds of the annual Bobby Addy Memorial Golf Tournament held at the Decatur Country Club. Dr. L. B. and Dixie Adkins Family Scholarship — This scholarship is awarded to a traditional or non- traditional student with preference given to descendants of the couple and to pre-healthcare or math education majors. Alumni Association Lifetime Membership Endowed Scholarship — Awarded to a returning full time sophomore student who has earned a minimum 2.5 GPA as a freshman student. AT&T Endowed Scholarship —Aone-semester $500 scholarship awarded to an entering freshmen pursuing a degree in education or business. Bank of Morton Scholarship — This $1,000 freshman scholarship is awarded to a graduate of Morton High School. The recipient of the scholarship will be selected by a committee composed of representatives from Morton High School and the Bank of Morton. BankPlus Annual Scholarship — This scholarship has been established to provide one $500 freshman scholarship and one $500 sophomore scholarship for students majoring in the area of Business. Dr. Conrad C. Barnes, Jr. Math and Science Scholarship —This $1,000 scholarship is given to an outstanding student and graduating senior who plans to major in math or one of the basic sciences. T. T. Beemon Scholarship — A one-semester freshman scholarship is awarded to a resident of the Little Rock, Mississippi area, majoring in a science field such as chemistry or biology, and planning a career in the pre-med, pre-dentistry, or a related field. Clayton Blount Scholarship —Atwo-semester scholarship awarded to a freshman beginning the fall semester following high school graduation. Recipient must have a high school grade point average of 3.0 or above. Pleas Clayton and Amanda Breazeale Blount Memorial Scholarship — This freshman scholarship is awarded to a recipient that has maintained a least a grade point average of 3.0 and plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree. In addition to high school seniors, the scholarship is open to students who have been

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