During the first weeks of December, Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro held three separate pinning ceremonies for students in Health Science programs.
Echocardiography & Diagnostic Medical Sonography:
Ogeechee Technical College awarded a total of 16pins, 8 in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) and 8 in Echocardiography, in an annual pinning ceremony held in the Joseph E. Kennedy Auditorium on Dec. 4.
Guests were welcomed by Nancy Thai (DMS), and Capre Mitchell, OTC’s Echocardiography Instructor. Special Remarks were also given at the ceremony by Cierra Elliott (Echocardiography) and Madeline Sayegh (DMS).
The eight students who received their pins in DMS were: Michelle Davis, Mary Peyton Freeman, Lindsey Hanna, Jordan Lewis, Elizabeth Owens, Myeasha Speights, Madeline Sayegh, and Nancy Thai. The eight students who received their pins in Echocardiography were: Hayley Bryson, Brianna Chapman, Cierra Elliott, Ashley Jetton, Patrick Lewis, Stephen Smith, Hannah Beth Tanner, and Jason Wade.
For more information about the DMS or Echocardiography programs at OTC, visit www.ogeecheetech.edu/DMSO.
Pharmacy Technology:
Ogeechee Technical College awarded a total of five pins to Pharmacy Technology program students in an annual pinning ceremony held at in the Pharmacy Technology Classroom on Dec. 7.
Guests were welcomed by Kathleen Bombery, Dean for Academic Affairs Michelle Odom, OTC Medical Assisting Program Director. Special Remarks were also given at the ceremony by members of the Pharmacy Technology class.
The five students who received their pins in Pharmacy Technology were: Quntasia Adderson, Tristen Burnsed, Sara Hanks, Savannah Hoskins, and Madison Troisi.
For more information about the Pharmacy Technology program at OTC, visit https://www.ogeecheetech.edu/academics/pharmacy-technology.
Practical Nursing:
Seventeen students in the Practical Nursing program at Ogeechee Technical College received their pins in an annual pinning ceremony held Dec. 12 in the Joseph E. Kennedy Auditorium.
Kayla Burrell one of the nights pin recipients, addressed her classmates and reminded them that they will be spending their lives taking care of the needs of others.
“To my fellow graduates, who like me, faced moments of uncertainty, I want you to know that your journey, your resilience has not gone unnoticed. We are proof that success is not always linear, and the path to achievement often involves navigating challenges,” said Burrell. “These struggles have not defined us but refined us.”
Jackie Howard, Practical Nursing Program Director left the graduates with one last charge.
“James Keller said ‘A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle,’ I want you to remember your journey in Nursing school, remember that when you have that nursing student following you for the day, that it’s your role to pass that light to the next person,” said Howard.
Those receiving their Practical Nursing pins during the ceremony were Heather Bartram, Kayla Burrell, Brittany Calvert, Jewanda Davis, Elise Garvin, Nachelle Jackson, Nicole Jennings, Sierra Jordan, Savannah Lariscy, Darrius Lewis, Leasha McCollum, Katherine Nessmith, Stephanie Perkins, Tia Weaver, Ashanti Whitehead, Brookly Wingo, Deviyanna Zeigler.
To learn more about the Practical Nursing Program at OTC, visit www.ogeecheetech.edu/academics/nursing.
