Randolph Community College Graduates Largest Ever Health Occupations Class

ASHEBORO, N.C.-- Randolph Community College's 2004 Health Occupations graduating class has surpassed last year's record numbers. The 2004 class includes 358 Nursing Assistant I graduates, 8 Nursing Assistant II graduates, 41 Phlebotomy graduates, 10 Medical Office Assistant graduates, and 4 Paramedic graduates. The total number of graduates is 421, topping last year's total of 364.

Many of these students participated in a Health Careers Graduation ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Jan. 24. A separate ceremony for RCC Paramedic graduates was held in the Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus.

Lewis Edwards, dean of extension programs at RCC, said that the increase is attributable to many factors, but that "a lot of folks are engaged in cross-training. They are piecing together new careers and Nursing Assistant I is one step in that process." For example, students entering the Associate Degree Nursing program at RCC are required to have an NAI certification. Edwards said that the job market for health careers remains strong. "(Nursing Assistant I) graduates are almost guaranteed a job when they get out," he continued. He added that cross-training "creates a level of job security for those folks; it's a reflection of our changing work environment."

Nursing Assistant I Graduates

Albemarle: Erika Reynolds.

Archdale: Micah Anderson, April Austin, Lessie Callicutt, Lisa Childress, Regina Clodfelter, Miguel Coloma, Terry Davis, Leigh Ann Dildine, Kelly Frank, Teresa Garcia-Dimas, Debra Gilmer, Jamie Hunt, Rhonette Hunt, Murray Lawrence, Wendy Lawrence, Brenda Liner, Tonya McKinley, Wanda Moore, Cyrstal Putman, Darlene Reynolds, Kim Riffe, Dawn Shaw, Kathy Stormont.

Asheboro: Misty Adkins, Selena Alston, Connie Barton, Sharon Beane, Julie Benton, Jennifer Brown, Amy Bruce, Jan Bullins, Angela Burkholder, Patricia Bylerly, Melissa Byrd, Eric Cahn, Pam Campbell, Gwen Carmac, Geneva Carr, Malinda Carter, Kimberly Cheek, Ella Chidi, Sue Clark, Joyce Conner, Candace Cox, Aileen Cranford, Sara Cunningham, Kara Davis, Melissa Davis, Robert Davis, Jackie DeLoatch, Bettie Dye, Ronda Edwards, Lily Fisher, Kimberly Foland, Carolyn Gaines, Melinda Goldston, Diana Gray, Roger Gulickson, Heather Gunter, Judy Headen, Adella Hill, Monica Howard, Delora Jacobo, Carolyn Jarrells, Jennifer Kearns, Martie Kearns, Donna Kennedy, Ruth Kish, Megan Lampman, Renee Lara, Jenna Lawson, Clara Jean Lewis, Jill Matthews, Julia McCain, Theresa McCracken, Tara McDowell, Lorane McIver, Crystal McNeill, Deborah McNeill, Barbara Miller, Crystal Moffit, Linda Morton, Cheryl Munro, Jennifer Norris, Melissa O’Hare, Cynthia Pallas, Angela Parton, Kimberly Perdue, Deborah Perkins, DeLois Pierce, Hannah Pierce, Kristen Pierce, Karyon Poole, Sara Purnell, Donnelle Read, Jane Rich, Brandy Ridge, Tammy Robbins, Cassandra Ruffin, Melinda Saunders, Timothy Scott, Heather Semler, Cheryl Shamberger, Ashley Shirley, Mary Beth Sillmon, Kelly Small, Cathy Smith, Chin Spencer, Joey Spoon, Linda Spruill, Angela Strider, Amanda Taylor, Carol Taylor, Judy Teague, Tina Thompson, Doris Voncannon, Jhordan Wagner, Shelby Wheeless, Tonia Whitley, Donna Willeby, Susan Wilson, Devin Woodle.

Bennett: Rhonda Gray, Sharon Moore.

Biscoe: Cyndria Spivey.

Climax: Debbie Forman, Kristi Land.

Denton: Leigh Adams, Lisa Cain, Pamela Fuller, Elizabeth Gallimore, Bridgett Garcia, Corrine Howell, Helen Knight, Deborah Shaw, Richard Tysinger, Vicki Tysinger, Sandra Wilson.

Franklinville: Judy Davis, Michelle Nelson, Sandra Parrish, Clara Sweatt.

Greensboro: Sandra Burns, Seon Young Choe, Nettie Clarke, Margaret Colvin, Jessica Cuthrell, Wonkermie Flumo, Nancy Fox, Natasha Garraway, Ingrig Hagood, Boyd Hall, Angela Hollis, Tan Jenkins, Julia Lay, Tomi Owens, Bryan Rogers, Sherri Shanas, Kabchanh Syriiphone, Laci VanDell, Latoya Washington, Jeffery Worshan.

High Point: Betty Ann Albright, Janis Allen, Maria Armstrong, Charity Barley, Gladys Barrier, Tammy Brooks, Garnett Caple, Marichu Cattell, Tinisha Coleman, Felicia Covington, Jennifer Derrick, Lekeisha DeWitt, Judith Dixon, Amy Easterling, Maria Freeman, Brandi Furr, LaDonna Gidderon, Denise Hamlin, Zoya Hannan, Amy Humble, Moreine Hunter, Lemanda Johnson, Lashonda Kirby, Brooke Long, Rosa Lovely, Victoria Maners, Mekesia Marshall, Karen McDaniel, Brenda Mitchell, Deborah Nance, Brenda Norris, Sherry Payne, Frankie Pike, Sandra Pindergrass, Angela Rankin, Pamela Sadler, Jean Smith, Sandra Smoot, Janet Southards, Cassie Staples, Lourdes Streeter, Jennifer Tilley, Shaneka Washington, Fallon Webb, Latonya White, Annie Young.

Jamestown: Laura Allen.

Kernersville: Dawn Anderson, Branka Everhart, Stephanie Hertzell.

Lexington: Aurelia Bruff, Katherine Hance, Jennifer Harryman, Nick Stosen.

Liberty: Sherry Butcher, Crystal Daniel, Michelle Hoskins, Amy Hyatt, Jennifer Kidd, Sheila Kirkman, Jesse Mitchell, Barbara Ring, Terri Watson.

Mt. Gilead: Heather Jackson.

New London: Jacqueline Davis.

Pleasant Garden: Christie Robbins, Pamela Thornburg.

Ramseur: Pamela Bonk, Donna Cheek, Zorica Coe, Tammy Dunn, Tara Goins, Rayne Hamilton, Angela Spencer, Cindee Stout, Hilda Tyson, Lisa York.

Randleman: Katheryn Bottomley, Eva Brewer, Donnita Brown, Anita Coggins, Ronda Davis, Vicki Davis, Lisa Freeman, Kimberly Hackett, Charlotte Hamlin, Jennifer Hanes, Kelly Johnson, Katherine Lindquist, Barbara Luck, Suzette Martin, Teresa Mullins, Robyn Osborn, Stanley Paccione, Aquilla Price, Roxanne Sampley, Marvene Shore, Cristina Somers, Susan Strickland, Sheena Thompson, Vickie Williamson, Dana Wilson, Shandra Young.

Robbins: Terri Scotton, Yolanda Scotton.

Seagrove: April Boone, Susan Dunning, Cathy Kidd, Natalie King, Shannon Lineberry, Wendy Martindale, Misty Smith, Sandra Williamson.

Siler City: Angela Freeman, RoseMary Matthews.

Sophia: Elsa Aviles, Laura Bazen, Carole Van Buskirk, Pamela Chouinard, Tina Cross, Darla Freeman, Angela Gauthier, Misty Hatchell, Kelli Hill, Sylvia Diane Hunt, Alisa Nicholson, Christina Spillman, Amy Tate, Amber Thornton, Chastity Wood.

Staley: Cynthia Brower, Jessica Cooper, Bonita Price, Janice Staley.

Star: Tina Myrick, Meghan Tiernan.

Thomasville: Karen Booker, Lindsey Branson, Amy Cook, Patricia Cornette, Rhonda Cranford, Judy Davis, Ashley Dickson, Lindsey Dill, Joshua Fousnett, Elizabeth Gallimore, Deborah Graham, Natasha Headen, Michelle Holbrook, Ashley Hoover, Donna Lackey, HoneyLee McCormick, Jennifer McMillian, Wilma Mize, Tammy Payne, Ashley Phillips, Sabrina Sanders, Revonda Sebastian, Kelly Sullivan, Kimberly Toler, Mary Ruth Thornsbury, Kimberly Ward, Adelia Watson, Jeremy Whelan, Cynthia Williams, Gretchen Wyman.

Trinity: Christina Allen, Joan Andrews, Wendy Beck, Victoria Brown, Linda Chavis, Rhonda Church, Betty Creech, Cindy Foltz, Robin Frisby, Pamela Hedgecock, Sandra Hogue, Stephanie Johnson, Abby Kidd, Tara Lawson, Hege Main, Lori Marlowe, Sammie Mishoe, Alesha Mullins, Cynthia Passmore, Sabrina Pratt, Clinton Simpson, Connie Vetell, Donna Ward, Brian Winfree.

Troy: Carolyn Griggs, Donna Hayes.

Winston-Salem: Lori Cummings, Shana Key, Jowanda Melvin.

Nursing Assistant II Graduates

Asheboro: Rebecca Lowe, Doris Teal, Teresa Ray.

High Point: Janet Southards.

Lexington: Aleta Kidd.

Randleman: Janet McDaniels, Pilar Rosa Osborn.

Sophia: Carolyn Weir.

Phlebotomy Graduates

Archdale: Regina Clodfelter.

Asheboro: Myra Brady, Brenda Bunting, Cindy Ellison, Christina Gibbs, Natasha Harris, Meredith Lowe, Ann Mason, Deborah Page, Tara Pruitt, Teresa Ray, Mary Sangalang, Tashenia Smith, Doris Teal, Diane VanBencoten, Melissa Voncannon, Cynthia Wicker.

Bennett: Renee Beal, Angela Cassady, Elizabeth Chriscoe, Deborah Saunders.

Brown Summit: Demitrice Leath.

Climax: Racheal Woods.

High Point: Lisa Bernier, T’Yawn Chisem, Dawn Jones.

Pittsboro: Alice Finn.

Pleasant Garden: Lisa Grubb.

Ramseur: Latonya Terry, Phyllis Watson, Linda York.

Randleman: Dorthea (Nina) Jones, Shannon Lowe, Maxine White, Tonya Wiggington.

Seagrove: Patricia Stone.

Siler City: Wendy Garcia.

Sophia: Krystal White.

Thomasville: Sheila Smith, Alisa Stanley.

Trinity: Amber Allred.

Medical Office Assistant Graduates

Asheboro: Deborah Andrews, Melissa Johnson, Ann Shirland, Brenda Smith.

Liberty: Connie Heilig.

Ramseur: Linda York.

Randleman: Eva Brewer, Betty McIntyre.

Rockingham: Tammy Bond.

Staley: Janice Staley.

Paramedic Graduates

Asheboro: Mary Collins, Jennifer Ferguson.

Denton: Chris Scott.

Thomasville: Robert Todd.