East Mississippi Community College held fall 2018 graduation ceremonies Dec. 11 at its Scooba and Golden Triangle campuses.
More than 400 students qualified to participate in the commencement ceremonies for academic and career-technical graduates from the Scooba, Golden Triangle, Columbus Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Meridian, Lion Hills, West Point Center and online/eLearning campuses.
During the commencement ceremonies, EMCC Interim President Dr. Randall Bradberry congratulated the students and offered these words of advice.
“Trust your intuition and then work to make what you have decided right,” he said. “Consider this: If you don’t know what you want to do, go by what you don’t want to do. That does not mean you won’t have to do some things you might prefer not to do but at least it can help you narrow your choices.”
Bradberry told the students not to fear tough times but to deal with them and to use them as an opportunity to learn. He urged them to be prompt.
“I want to close by saying good luck to you in whatever you do, wherever you go,” he said. “I hope you will always remember East Mississippi Community College and the part it has played in your lives.”
These students from Webster County were among EMCC’s December graduates:
• Eupora: Dakota Burton, Jennifer Chaille, Makayla Morgon and Jeannie Surma
• Maben: Kristina Telano and Mary Thompson
• Mathiston: Breland Anderson, Krista Ellis, Matthew Lomax, Caitlyn Parker, Karie Pinnix, Andrea Vickers and Kaylin Williams
