College Catalog 2021-22

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

scholarship. The recipient will be selected by the ECCC Scholarship Committee based on recommendations by the Director of the Baptist Student Union. Jessica Cager Memorial Scholarship — This fall semester freshman scholarship is funded each year based upon earnings fromthe endowment corpus. The recipientmust be a graduate of UnionHigh School, participate in the EC band or EC choir, and have a 2.5 grade point average. Mable Moore Carr Educational Scholarship — This freshman scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior from Forest High School in Forest, Mississippi. The recipient must have a “B” or better grade point average and pursue a degree in education. The annual recipient is chosen by a scholarship committee at Forest High School. Dan T. Chatwood Scholarship — This freshman scholarship is awarded to a full-time student, enrolled in the year after graduating high school, with a minimum 2.5 grade point average and a demonstrated need for financial assistance. The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia Scholarship — This full tuition scholarship will be available for the fall and spring semesters of the recipient’s freshman year. The recipient must have scored a composite of 20 or above on the ACT. Classes of 1957, 1958 and 1959 Scholarship — This sophomore scholarship is awarded to a recipient who had a 3.0 average during his/her freshman year and maintains a 3.0 average during the scholarship period. First priority will be given to applicants who are lineal descendants of a 1957, 1958, or 1959 alumni. Applicants must write an essay about career objectives and their plan for achieving those objectives. Class of 1964 Endowed Scholarship — This sophomore scholarship is awarded to a recipient who has maintained a 3.0 grade point average and demonstrates a need for financial assistance. Randy and Nina Cleveland Pre-Engineering Scholarship — This freshman scholarship is awarded to a full- time student, enrolled in the year after graduating high school, who resides in one of the five district counties. The recipient must have a minimum 3.4 grade point average, be enrolled in Pre-Engineering pursing a B.S. degree or higher in Engineering, and demonstrate a need for financial assistance. Prentice and Dorothy Copeland Scholarship —This freshman scholarship is awarded to a graduate of a high school in Neshoba County with preference given to a Neshoba Central High School. The recipient must have a minimum “B” average on all high school Math courses taken. Preference will be given to students majoring in Math. W. R. Covington Scholarship — This annual scholarship is awarded to a graduate of Noxapater High School in the amount of $500 per semester. The recipient is selected by Noxapater High School. SouthGroup Cox Scholarship — This scholarship is awarded annually to a freshman student. One recipient will be selected by Carthage High School, and one recipient will be selected by Leake Academy. Each recipient will receive $250 for the fall semester. Frances Brown Crenshaw Nursing Scholarship — This sophomore scholarship is awarded to a Pre-Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree Nursing major who resides in Newton County. The recipient must have received a 3.0 grade point average during his/her freshman year at ECCC. Nellie Neill Cross Memorial Scholarship — This scholarship is awarded to an entering freshman who plans to major in music with an emphasis in voice. Fred Preston Dallas and Maudie Threatt Dallas Memorial Scholarship — This scholarship is awarded to a graduate of Neshoba Central High School who resides in the southeast quarter of Neshoba County. The freshman scholarship recipient does not need to reapply for consideration for a second year; however, the student must have a “D” or above in all classes and met other scholarship criteria. Aaron Ronald Davis Memorial Scholarship — This scholarship is awarded to an ECCC student returning for his or her sophomore year majoring in science, with special consideration to majors in the medical fields. The scholarship recipient will be chosen by a consensus of the ECCC science faculty. Opal McMullan Dickerson Memorial Scholarship — This scholarship is awarded to an ECCC student

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