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Page 2A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, June 1,2022
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Ja’Mia Walker and Lisa Nelson
Dr. Jason Miller
Retired Educators End Year with Packed Meeting
Special to the Ledger
The final meeting of
the year for the Lee
County Retired Educa
tors was held on Mon
day, May 16. It was a
busy meeting with sev
eral awards. President
Suzanne Mears opened
the meeting and intro
duced Lee County‘s star
student, Kelly Kenne
dy, and star teacher,
Amy Cash. Both ladies
were recognized at
our meeting and given
certificates and a gift of
appreciation. Next, Club
member Lisa Nelson,
introduced the LCRE
scholarship recipient for
this year. Ja’Mia Walker
was awarded a check for
being our scholarship
winner for this year.
Keith Lee, Elaine Rucke, Missy Shiver, and Suzanne Mears
Kelly Kennedy, and Suzanne Mears
with Covid. He was
extremely pleased with
the way the teachers
handled everything
during Covid and said
that the parents and
students were also
wonderful during this
time. He then gave us
an update on upcoming
projects and things to
look forward to for next
year. Dr. Miller was so
proud of Lee County
teachers, students and
parents and was excited
about the next school
year. After old new
business the meeting
was adjourned and club
members and guests
were treated to lunch.
Leesburg students
graduate from
Thomas University
Special to the Ledger
The following students
from Leesburg earned
degrees from Thomas
University and were
recognized during Com
mencement ceremonies
on May 7, 2022. Stu
dents awarded bachelor’s
degrees may earn the
distinction of graduat
ing Summa Cum Laude
(3.9 Cumulative Grade
Point Average or high
er), Magna Cum Laude
(3.7 GPA or higher) or
Cum Laude (3.5 GPA
or higher). Associate of
Arts honor graduates are
those students who grad
uate with a Cumulative
Grade Point Average of
3.5 or higher.
Megan Culp Cannon,
Master of Science, Clin
ical Mental Health &
Clinical Rehabilitation
Counseling
Katelyn Michelle
Johnson, Bachelor of
Science, Medical Labo
ratory Science
Ronnye Nelson Jr., As
sociate of Science, Law
Enforcement
Jennifer Ryan Peets,
Master of Education,
Secondary English
Amy Cash,
Ja’Mia plans to pursue
her degree in education
majoring in secondary
education. Keith Lee,
our District Area Direc
tor, was a guest at this
meeting and installed
the upcoming officers
for the 2022-2023 year.
Suzanne Mears was
installed as President,
Missy Shiver as Trea
surer, and Elaine Ruckel
as Secretary.
After installation of
officers, Dr. Miller gave
the club an update on
the school system and
how everyone coped