August 2011

Soloists from East Central University’s music faculty will perform a Faculty Showcase concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday [SEPT. 1] at the Ada Arts and Heritage Center. The concert will feature works by Rossini, Stravinsky, Massenet, Ginastera, Schultz and Garcia. Admission is free.           

Faculty members who will perform are Mark Hollingsworth, clarinet; Starla Hibler, piano; Alan Marshall, baritone; W.T. Skye Garcia, piano; Becky Morrison, soprano; Bart Morrison, piano; Melody Baggech, soprano; and Susanne Woolley, violin.

Kevin Danel (center) of Hartshorne is named the Outstanding Student in Management Information Systems at East Central University. The presentation was made at the School of Business’ annual awards banquet by Wendell Godwin (left), dean of ECU’s School of Business, and Randy Harp, a 2004 ECU Distinguished Alumnus and the co-chief executive officer, chief operating officer and president of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. in Ada. Danel also received a scholarship for 2011-12, the Kenneth Rhynes Memorial Award, at the banquet last spring. 

Seventeen East Central University students have been awarded funding under the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program for the 2011-12 academic year.

The awards are competitive and applications are reviewed by a committee on campus. Awards are in the form of scholarship and research stipends and range from $800 to $2,000 for the academic year.