Above: George County supervisors presented MAS scholarships to incoming MGCCC freshmen. Pictured from left are Henry Cochran, District 5 supervisor; Cammie Byrd, chancery clerk; Kelly Wright, District 2 supervisor; Cheryl Balius, assistant dean, MGCCC’s George County Center; Larry McDonald, District 3 supervisor; Deidra Foster, MAS scholarship recipient; Fred Croom, District 1 supervisor; and Dr. Ladd Taylor, vice president of MGCCC’s Perkinston Campus.

The Mississippi Association of Supervisors (MAS) has awarded scholarships to three incoming freshmen from each county in Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s four-county district. Each of the selected students will receive a $300 scholarship this fall. The annual award is for incoming freshmen that qualify.

“The supervisors in our four-county district have always been incredibly supportive of MGCCC and our mission to provide the best education and training to communities in South Mississippi,” said Dr. Mary S. Graham, MGCCC president. “We are thrilled that they have partnered with us to provide scholarship funds to 12 outstanding MGCCC students each year.”

Stone High School graduate Aaron Holmes, center, is a recipient of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors scholarship for Stone County. He is pictured with his parents, Willie and Sarah Holmes.

Recipients of the 2015 MAS scholarship are Wyatt Gray, Deidra Foster and Keldon D. Pope, all of Lucedale; Stephanie McIntyre and Katherine Schroeder, both of Vancleave; Kevin Le, of Ocean Springs; Haley Free, of Perkinston; Aaron Holmes, of Wiggins; LeighAnne Howe, of Lumberton; Joseph Hamner, of Gulfport; Brandon Beckstein, of D’Iberville; and Maylin Faye Dabbs, of Long Beach.

The boards of supervisors in Harrison, Jackson, George and Stone counties presented the students with the scholarships during board meetings in May and June.

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