Warrior Magazine December 2018

EC presents record number of scholarships Over 150 endowed and annual scholarships awarded for 2018

Derek Pouncey Memorial Scholarship; James Shoemaker, Elva Smith Sigrest Scholarship; Garet Jones, Friendship Breakfast Club Scholarship and Regina Gail Gibbs Rigby Scholarship; Mya Spivey, Mable Moore-Carr Scholarship; and William Chambers, Youngblood Family Scholarship; all of Forest. Marshall Massey, Albert and Fannie Mae Hollingsworth Scholarship; Jordan McLemore, Bob Wilkerson Memorial Vo-Tech Scholarship; and Joshua Grimes, General William Patrick Wilson Memorial Scholarship; all of Lake. Nicholas Hardy, AT&T Scholarship; Baylee Lewis, Dr. Aus tin P. Boggan Scholarship; Tucker Cain, Dr. Frank and Bobbie McPhail Bowen Scholarship; Giuliana Donato, Eastside Pawn and Gun Scholarship; Adrienne Sisson, Iris Pellegrene Bog gan Scholarship; Gracey Wilcher, Jay B. and Frances Har ris Smith Scholarship; Lacey Hamilton, Kinoth & Ella Mae Thornton & Emerson Electric Scholarship; Keric Estep, Larry B. Therrell Memorial Scholarship; Reagan Harris, Lucille Wood Scholarship; Shelby Withers, Mississippi Automotive Manufactures’ Association Scholarship; Laurel Pope, Roscoe C. Pugh Memorial Scholarship; Joshua Mitchell, Ruth Round Volunteer Scholarship; Zackary Nowell, S. Lebrun Hutchison Scholarship; and Kalee Sturdivant, SouthGroup Cox Scholar ship; all of Leake Academy. Anna Burns, East Central Scholars (Thomas) Scholarship; Christian Sharpe, Etheridge Family Scholarship and Leon Eubanks Kaljyc-Peers Scholarship; Rey Barragan, South Group Cox Scholarship; Shalaine Thompson, Square County Auctions Scholarship; and Kalyn Smith, Thomas W. Thrash Memorial Scholarship; all of Leake Central High School. Keyshawn Gladney of Louisville, Taylor Machine Works - Welding Scholarship. Justin Derrick, Bank of Morton Scholarship; Dylan

Numerous East Central Community College students were recipients of endowed and annual scholarships and were recognized during a reception held recently in the Brackeen Wood Gymnasium. A record 152 scholarships valued at over $170,000 were presented during the 2018 event. Eighty-five percent of recipients are from within East Central’s five-county district with 102 freshman and 50 sophomore scholarships pre sented. David LeBlanc, director of alumni relations and the foundation, said, “The record number of Foundation schol arships awarded is a direct reflection of both the wonderful generosity of our individual and corporate donors and the academic excellence of our outstanding students.” Those interested in establishing a scholarship at the college may contact LeBlanc at dleblanc@eccc.edu or all 601 635-6327. Recipients and their respective high schools and scholar ships include: Hanna Frazier of Bay Springs, Johnson-Thomas Scholar ship. Woody Vowell of Choctaw County High School, Harvey and Martha Wheeler Pre-Pharmacy/Pre-Med Schoalrship. Caleb Collins of Clinton High School, Pleas Clayton and Amanda Breazeale Blount Memorial Scholarship. Kaeleigh Thompson, Arno and Ruth Carr Vincent Schol arship; Lauren Parker, Bank of Morton Scholarshp; Emilee Tadlock, Dan Harrison Rush Health Systems Endowed Scholarship; Chandler Denton, Jessie Mae and Bobbie Everett Scholarship; Lauren Parker, Ovid S. and Carol F. Vickers Scholarship; and MaryGrace Lee, Robert J. Moody, Jr. Special Education Scholarship; all of East Rankin Academy. Ivan Araujo, Bank of Morton Scholarship; Chris Perez,

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