ECCC president announces retirement

DECATUR, Miss. (WCBI) – The president of East Central Community College will be retiring next summer.

Dr. Billy Stewart announced he will retire on July 1, 2020 during Tuesday’s the board of trustee meeting.

Dr. Stewart became the community college’s eighth president on March 22, 2012.

Chair of the ECCC Board of Trustees Dr. Jimmy Hollingsworth said a search committee consisting of board members has been formed and he hopes a position opening announcement for the next president will be released in the next few days.

The Search Committee will accept applications through Dec. 31, 2019. The committee will review applications in January, conduct interviews in February, and tentatively name a new president at the March 2020 Board of Trustees meeting.