Warrior Magazine June 2020

Hickmon

Hurtt

Girling

Moore

Chunn

Mitchell

Six retire from ECCC during 2019-20 Six full-time employees retired from East Central Community College during the 2019-20 college year, including two in December. The group represents a combined 83 years total service. Spring 2020 retirees include Business and Office appreciation courses during his tenure and served on various college committees.

His honors include Star Teacher 1998 at Scott Central High School, ECCC Humanities Instructor of the Year in 2016, and Delta State University Music Alumnus of the Year in 2020. He is a past president of the Mississippi Junior and Community College Band Association. Girling received the Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, and Master of Music Education degrees from Delta State University. Moore was employed in 1989 as a custodian at the Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career-Technical Center and has also served as a bus driver and chaperone for numerous student organizations at the center. He was previously employed at Neshoba General Hospital. He was selected PNCCTC Employee of the Year in 2016. Moore is a graduate of Philadelphia High School. Chunn began her employment as student services coordinator for the Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career and Technical Center in 2012 after previously serving in the same position at Neshoba Central High School. She earlier held positions as an instructor at Philadelphia and Choctaw Central high schools. She has served as SkillsUSA faculty sponsor, participated on various committees, and was selected Outstanding Faculty Member at PNCCTC in 2014. Chunn received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Mississippi State University. Hickmon served as a custodian in the college’s Physical Plant department since 2007. She was previously employed by Tri-C in Union. She is a graduate of Beulah Hubbard High School. Mitchell served as administrative assistant to the vice president for instruction since 2012. She was previously employed at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in general studies with a concentration in mathematics education.

Technology instructor Judith Hurtt, Director of Bands Ed Girling, and Custodian Michael Moore and Student Services Coordinator Suzette Chunn, both employees at the Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career-Technical Center, a division of ECCC. December 2019 retirees include Eva Hickmon, a custodian in the Physical Plant Department, and Donna Mitchell, administrative assistant to the vice president for instruction. Hurtt began her employment as a business and office technology instructor at East Central in 2004. She previously held positions with Naval Air Station Meridian, Draughn’s Business College, and Meridian Community College. She was named Outstanding Community College Business Educator in 2015, Who’s Who Among Community College Instructors, Lamplighter in 2003, Excellence in Teaching Award in 2002 and Outstanding Business Women in 2002. She has served as a faculty sponsor for Phi Beta Lambda and has also participated on the Technology Planning, Scholarship, and Homecoming committees. Hurtt received her Associate of Arts degree from East Central Community College and the Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. Girling joined the ECCC staff as assistant band director in 2010 and was named Director of Bands in 2015. He previously held band director positions at Forest, Scott Central, Stringer, Neshoba Central, Cleveland and Yazoo City high schools, and Manchester and North Sunflower academies. He has taught Marching, Concert and Jazz bands, applied percussion lessons, Percussion Ensemble and music

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