College Catalog 2018-19

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The recipients will be selected by the College Scholarship Committee from students who meet the criteria listed above. Proceeds from the scholarship will be credited to the recipients’ account in the Business Office and may be used to pay for in-state tuition only. Any student awarded the nontraditional student scholarship must maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) each semester and must remain enrolled as full-time student to retain the scholarship. Any student who does not maintain a 3.0 GPA and is removed from the scholarship may have the scholarship reinstated by earning the required 3.0 G.P.A. the following semester. 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 enrolled in adult and continuing education and others who meet the criteria. Board of Trustees Scholarship — This tuition scholarship is awarded annually to a student from one of the five counties in the district on a rotating basis. The recipient must have at least a grade point average of 2.5. Dr. Austin P. Boggan Scholarship — This freshman scholarship is awarded to a pre-med major for the fall semester only. The recipient must have earned at least a grade point average of 3.0 in high school. Iris Pellegrene Boggan Scholarship — This sophomore scholarship is awarded to a Pre-Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree Nursing major. The scholarship is awarded for the fall semester only.

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