A scholarship in memory of East Central Community College alumnus Jessica Cager was recently established at the College by Piggly Wiggly of Union.

Cager was an employee of the grocery store when she lost her life in automobile accident in Oct. 17, 2010.

She was a 2004 graduate of Union High School and 2008 graduate of ECCC, where she was a member of the Wall O’ Sound Marching Band’s Color Guard, Concert Choir, Ac’cents Show Choir and Gospel Choir.

The scholarship will be funded in the amount of $600 per year by Piggly Wiggly of Union, Inc. Any additional donations made to the scholarship fund will be added to the total and awarded in the fall semester each academic school year. The scholarship recipient will be selected annually by the ECCC Scholarship Committee.

To qualify for the Jessica Cager Memorial Scholarship, candidates are required to meet the following criteria: graduate of Union High School; an incoming ECCC freshman participating in band or choir; show financial need; and have a minimum 2.5 grade point average. 

For more information, contact ECCC Student Services, 601-635-2375 or call toll free, 877-462-3222, ext. 375. The e-mail address is rlee@eccc.edu.