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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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Scholarship Reception
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