NGTC Holds Pinning Ceremony

North Georgia Technical College recognizes a group of Stephens County students for achieving an educational and career milestone.

This month, faculty, staff, friends, and families of students in the Pharmacy Technology and Clinical Laboratory Technology programs gathered to watch their student being pinned for achieving their professional credential.

According to North Georgia Technical College, five students received their pins in their various fields.

They are Robert Hunter of Toccoa, Brianna Gore of Eastanollee, Kristy Howard of Toccoa, Hannah Grace Jones of Toccoa, and Lamyia Arthur of Toccoa.

Students who have successfully completed these programs of study are eligible to sit for the national certification exam in their chosen field. Certification means a professional edge, increased prestige among colleagues, and greater job security.

Presenting the students for this honor were Pharmacy Technology Instructor Christy Bivins and Clinical Laboratory Technology Instructor Lydia Wilkinson.

Meanwhile, Acting North Georgia Technical College President Dr. Mark Ivester told the students he saw a group of committed health care professionals.

He said the students have trained and educated themselves so that they are well prepared to enter the workforce and to be a success, adding that their friends, family, and faculty are all proud of their great accomplishment, and they should be too.