Warrior Magazine November 2016

ECCC Hosts Annual Scholarship Reception

East Central Community College recog- nized numerous scholarship recipients and donor representatives during the annual ECCC Scholarship Awards Reception held earlier this fall. During the event, 118 students received 130 Foundation scholarships valued at $99,574. “We are thankful for the many individu- als, businesses and industries who provide these scholarship opportunities for our students,” said David LeBlanc, director of alumni relations and the foundation. “I would also like to congratulate the record number of scholarship recipients on their outstanding achievements. These students truly represent our institution’s commit- ment to excellence.” Scholarship recipients included: Bobby Addy Memorial Scholarship-Desti- ny Barrett, Newton County High School Alumni Association East Central Schol- ars Scholarship-Olivia Cain, Newton County High School Alumni Association Lifetime Member- ship Scholarship-Makenzie Byrd, Sebastopol High School Dr. L.B. and Dixie Adkins Scholarship- Logan Nester, Union High School ATCO Loan, Inc., Scholarship-Grace Addy, Leake Central High School AT&T Scholarship-Julia Johnston, Flor- ence High School Bank of Morton Scholarship-Diana Buit- rago and Kalen Brown, both of Morton High School, and Victoria Shoemaker and Lee Sugg, both of East Rankin Academy BankPlus Scholarship-Cain Cleveland, Newton County High School

Dr. Conrad C. Barnes, Jr., Math and Sci- ence Scholarship-Kaylin McCree, Newton County High School W. Clayton Blount Scholarship-Hayden Hudspeth, Winston Academy Board of Trustees Scholarship-Hailey Morris, Union High School Dr. Austin P. Boggan Scholarship-Amber Self, Scott Central High School Iris Pellegrene Boggan Scholarship-Bran- dy Quick, Leake Academy Ernest Harrison Boswell Memorial Scholarship-Dillon Reed, Nanih Waiya High School Dr. Frank and Bobbie McPhail Bowen Scholarship-Diamond Whittington, Leake County High School Denver Brackeen Scholarship-Abby Hol- lingsworth, Newton County High School Ann Burkes Phi Theta Kappa Scholar- ship-Kaitlyn Ware, Lake High School Landon Burt Memorial Scholarship-Han- nah Payne, Union High School Jessica Cager Memorial Scholarship- Callie Baughn, Union High School Mable Moore Carr Scholarship-Javontae Spivey, Forest High School Jones & Carrie Williamson and Bascom & Hattie Chilsolm Memorial Scholarship- Andrew May, Leake Academy Citizens Bank of Philadelphia Scholar- ship-Brittney Watkins, Forest High School Class of 1964 Scholarship-Alejandro Salgado, Sebastopol High School Classes of 1957, 1958 & 1959 Scholar- ship-Joseph Atkison, Leake Central High School Kenny Coleman EMS Scholarship-Johna- thon Moore, Neshoba Central High School

Prentice and Dorothy Copeland Scholar- ship-William Fanning, Neshoba Central High School W.R. Covington Scholarship-Tyler Miles, Noxapater High School Frances Brown Crenshaw Nursing Scholarship-Sarah Beth Whittle, Newton County High School Aaron R. Davis Scholarship-Katie Mc- Cool, Winston Academy Tony Dobbs Memorial Golf Scholarship- Ta’Nissa McNair, Forest High School Kyle Dunkerson Memorial Scholarship- Shelby Carey, Newton County High School Eastside Pawn & Gun Scholarship-Tyler Withers, Leake Academy Etheridge Family Scholarship-Meagan Perry, Leake Academy Leon Eubanks Kaljyc–Peers Schoarship- Makenzie Byrd, Sebastopol High School Robert G. Fick Scholarship-Anastasia Crout, Lake High School Friendship Breakfast Club Scholarship- Larry Reed, Jr., Newton County High School Hubert D. Gilmore Scholarship-Bellani Yarbrough, Lake High School John Grace Scholarship-Blake Jones, For- est High School Sue Gunter Memorial Scholarship-Kalen Brown, Morton High School R.O. and Bertha Hanna Scholarship-Anna Edwards, Scott Central High School Nancy Auline Hiett Harris ADN Scholar- ship-Breona Moore, Union High School Pam Harris Memorial Scholarship-Mallo- ry Myers, Newton County High School

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