Beverly Peden (right) of the Southern Early Childhood Association presented an award to Cathy Grace of the MSU Early Childhood Institute at the annual conference of the Southern Early Childhood Association Feb. 3, 2006, in Nashville, Tenn. Click on photo for larger view.

Delfina Wilson (left) and Gail Lindsey, Ed.D., of the Early Childhood Institute were among the ECI staff attending the Southern Early Childhood Association Feb. 3, 2006, in Nashville, Tenn. Click on photo for larger view.

Southern Early Childhood Association Honors MSU Early Childhood Institute for Help in Katrina Region

FEB. 10, 2006 | The Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) last week recognized the work of the Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute for recovery for early childhood programs in the Hurricane Katrina region.

Beverly Peden of Brandon, Miss., a member of the SECA Board of Directors, presented an award to ECI staff members who attended the association’s annual conference in Nashville, Tenn. Cathy Grace, Ed.D., professor and director of ECI, accepted the award on behalf of the staff.

“Many people in Mississippi and others around the country are helping the communities of the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricane Katrina. We are grateful for all of the donations of materials and money that have arrived for early childhood programs,” Grace said.

Grace presented a lapel pin to Glenda Bean, executive director of SECA, in thanks for Bean’s personal assistance to ECI and the hurricane recovery effort. Grace is a past executive director of SECA.

SECA launched the Hand to Hand and Heart to Heart campaign shortly after the Aug. 29 hurricane to collect money and materials for early childhood programs.
 

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