East Central Community College in Decatur held its annual Associate Degree Nursing pinning ceremony May 7 in Huff Auditorium on the Decatur campus. A record 56 students completed the program and received pins in recognition of the accomplishment. They will also receive diplomas at the College’s commencement exercises scheduled for Saturday, May 15, in the Neshoba County Coliseum in Philadelphia.

Graduates included Brandi Chambers, Audrey Neal, Keiundria Patrick and Krista Phillips, all of Forest; Lesley Porter of Morton, Melissa Rowell of Lake, Austin Crouthers, Melissa Etie and Robin Willis, all of Decatur; Emily Baysinger, Thomas Kennedy, Amanda Spears, Courtney “Taylor” Thames, Mandy Wilson and Krystle Wolverton, all of Union; Nioka Gillis and Hailey Walker, both of Newton; Angie Massey and Leah “Tori” Williams, both of Conehatta; Stephen “Clay” Cockrell, Kristy Holmes Coleman, Melissa Edwards, Shannon Gregory, Felecia “Shae” Hopkins, Eric “Tanner” Long, Amelia Dunlap Salley, Jennifer Watts and Jaclyn “Jackie” Wright, all of Louisville; Hope Cole Nelson, Wendy Cumberland, Angela “Angie” Gray, Erica Jenkins, Brandi Kennedy, Morgan Moore, Valerie Nicholson, Elizabeth “Betsy” Powell, Sable Smith, Stacy Svhila Brantley, Debbie Vowell and Paige Lashley Warren, all of Philadelphia; Sherry Clemons of Preston, Gwendolyn “Wendy” Crumbley, Tiffany Henson, April Hogue, Holley Lindsey and Constance “Connie” Savell, all of Carthage; Brittini Cazier and Sherry Huie, both of Kosciusko; Keysa Graham and Gwendolyn McGill, both of Heidelberg; Keisha Greer of Clinton, Tiffany Houston of Purvis, Lucy Moore, Laura “Renea” Hardy and Angela “Michelle” Wilson, all of Meridian; and Cachita Huggins of Marion.

For more information on the College’s Healthcare Programs, contact Dr. Betsy Mann, dean, at 601-635-6294 or toll free 1-87-462-3222, ext. 294. The e-mail address is bmann@eccc.edu.