April 24, 2018
The following students were recognized during the annual East Central Community College Awards Day ceremonies held recently in Huff Auditorium on the Decatur campus.
Receive ECCC Career Awards
These students were recipients of career program awards. Students and their respective awards include (from left) Jonathan Collins of Forest, Residential Carpentry Award; Elaina Boyle of Philadelphia, Cosmetology Award; Jesse Alan Smith of Union, co-recipient of the Welding & Cutting "Taylor Cup;” and Chaney Comans of Sebastopol, Career Student of the Year. Not pictured is Taylor Adkins of Philadelphia, co-recipient of the Welding & Cutting "Taylor Cup." (EC Photo)
Receive ECCC Technical Awards
These students were recipients of various technical program awards. Students and their respective awards include (front row, from left) Scott Main of Meridian, Automotive Technology Award and “Technical Student of the Year” Award; Takara Bingham of Noxapater and Stephanie Rand of Bay Springs, Early Childhood Education Award; and Tyler Withers of Walnut Grove, Electrical Technology Award; and (back row, from left) Leonard Nelson of Union and Darby Kilpatrick of Conehatta, co-recipients of Heating and Air Conditioning Technology Award; Alaina Barrier of Philadelphia, Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology and Culinary Arts Technology awards; and Kevin Chapman of Newton, Precision Manufacturing and Machining Award. Not pictured are Brent Gooden of Hickory, Collision Repair Award, and Antonio King of Carthage, Network Support Technology Award. (EC Photo)
Receive ECCC Healthcare Awards
These students were recipients of various healthcare program awards. From left are Khalil Triplett of Philadelphia, Mississippi Nurses Foundation Scholarship; Joya Young of Meridian, Practical Nursing Student of the Year Award; and Tabatha Alford of Lake, Associate Degree Nursing Outstanding Achievement Award. (EC Photo)
Receive ECCC Special Awards
These students were special award recipients. Pictured are (front row, from left) Sydney Baucum of Decatur, Citizenship Award and East Central Community College Astronomy Club Award; Zackary Nowell of Philadelphia, S. Lebrun Hutchison Engineering Scholarship; Ryan Ethridge of Collinsville, Freshman Mathematics Award; Julia Johnston of Florence, Sophomore Mathematics Award and Secondary Education Award; Madison Boykin of Nanih Waiya, Myrtle R. Hutchison Elementary Education Scholarship; Cassandra Warnsley of Decatur, co-recipient, Mississippi Business Educators Association Award; Anna Skinner of Union, Alyne Simmons Recruitment Grant; Jakeem Triplett of Philadelphia, The Tom-Tom Award; and Reagan Harris of Philadelphia, Lucille Wood Scholarship; and (back row, from left) Mackenzie Johnson of Nanih Waiya, Dr. Margaret Mosal Memorial Scholarship for Leadership; Mikiyala Wells of Little Rock and Vimal Patel of Carthage, co-recipients, East Central Environmental Club Award; Kristen Kennedy of Union, Richard Fisher Organic Chemistry Award; Cayman Ruffin of Philadelphia, Anthony Coleman Men’s Basketball Award; Cory Furlow of Clinton and Carolyn Nickles of Pelahatchie, co-recipients of the Roy Pete Award for Soccer; Jack Vidals of Chunky, Elisabeth Hall of Mendenhall and Meilii Tumbling-Jordan of Newton, co-recipients, ECCC Concert Choir Award; Jonathan Hall of Philadelphia, EC Encore Players Award; and Sydney Luvene of Lauderdale, ECCC Gospel Choir Award. Not pictured are George Farid of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Ann Burkes Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship; Brady Thrash of Sebastopol, Alford J. Deaton Physics Award; and Sharlee Walley of Forest, co-recipient, Mississippi Business Educators Association Award. (EC Photo)
Receive ECCC Alumni Memorial Awards
These students were the recipients of alumni memorial awards. Pictured are (front row, from left) Gracy Addy of Carthage, Billy Wayne Baucum Secondary Education Award; Landrey Godwin of Newton, Opal McMullan Dickerson Elementary Education Award; Eric Malone of Carthage, W.A. Coursey, Jr., Engineering Award; Cory Furlow of Clinton, Danny Ray Killens Engineering Award; Tracie King of Union, Ruth Carr-Vincent Academic Excellence in Non-Traditional Education Award; Makaeya Brock of Decatur, Alatha Chaney English Award; Justin Wilcher of Philadelphia, Sara Carr Deaton Business Technology Award; and Miriam Patrick of Forest, Sue Yarbrough Fulgham Speech Award; and (back row, from left) Tom Langelaar of Veldhoven, Netherlands, Arno Vincent Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics; Bailey Smith of Philadelphia, William S. Giffin Men’s Intramural Award; Autumn Taylor of Newton, Earline Wood Memorial Award for Women’s Basketball; Thurston McCarty of Shubuta, Howard Sessums Men’s Basketball Award; Javontae Spivey of Forest, Homer F. Hunter Athletic Managers Award; Demetreuna Rankin of Forest, Jack B. Mayo Phi Theta Kappa Award; and Mackenzie Johnson of Nanih Waiya, Dr. Edwin Miller Medical Services Award. Not pictured is Aaron Rainey of Saucier, Andrew F. Webb Football Award. (EC Photo)
Receive ECCC Faculty Memorial Awards
These students were the recipients of faculty memorial awards. Pictured are (front row, from left) Matthew Moore of Decatur, Aaron R. Davis Memorial Scholarship; Savannah Watkins of Louisville, Frank Edwin and Nena Holt Leatherwood Biology Science Award; Larry Reed, Jr., of Decatur, Dr. Shelby L. Harris Memorial Scholarship; Haileigh Cleveland of Chunky, J. Wallace Bedwell Business Award; Andrew Weir of Newton, Frank M. Cross Freshman Chemistry Award; Joshua Warnsley of Decatur, J. Andy Miller Freshman Engineering Award; and Jesse Alexander of Philadelphia, O.L. Newell Drafting Award; and (back row, from left) Savanna Baucum of Decatur, Robert G. Fick Memorial Scholarship; Jacob Edwards of Decatur and Davis Lott of Clinton, co-recipients, Jamie Clark Memorial Baseball Award; Christian Sharpe of Walnut Grove, Leon Eubanks Kaljyc-Peers Leadership Award; Miriam Patrick of Forest, L.B. Simmons History Award; Kaylyn Smith of Carthage, Thomas W. Thrash Memorial Scholarship; and Joshua Grimes of Lake, General William Patrick Wilson Academic Scholarship. Not pictured are Anna Brown of Forest, Charles E. Pennington Business Technology Award; and Breann Nicholson of Philadelphia and Reagan Gorgas of Decatur, co-recipients, Ruth Hull Memorial Wo-He-Lo Award. (EC Photo)
Receive ECCC Computer Programming Awards
East Central Community College students Ryan Ethridge (left) of Collinsville and Haley Hutcherson (right) of Meridian, were co-recipients of the C++ Programming Award. The awards were sponsored by Mississippi State University and were presented by ECCC computer instructor Ken Ethridge (center). (EC Photo)
