Occupational therapy assistant program holds pinning ceremony

Occupational Therapist graduates at their pinning ceremony
Fourteen graduates of Southwestern Community College’s occupational therapy assistant program were honored during a May 12 pinning ceremony at the Jackson Campus. Pictured are front row, left to right: Cheyenne Orr, Robbinsville; Sydney Moody, Robbinsville; Lori Beaver, Murphy; Kalyn Martin, Hayesville; Melinda Clark, Dana; Alecia Gerra, Franklin; and Robin Bradley, Waynesville. Second row, left to right: Savannah Cable, Robbinsville; Christine Golkowski, Leicester; Jennifer Cunningham, Franklin; Krystan Inman, Waynesville; and Deborah Smith, Sylva. Back row, left to right: Justin Kinsland, Franklin; and David Sherwood, Franklin.

Fourteen graduates of Southwestern Community College’s occupational therapy assistant program were honored during a May 12 pinning ceremony at the Jackson Campus.

Students honored during the ceremony include: Lori Beaver, of Murphy; Robin Bradley, Waynesville; Savannah Cable, Robbinsville; Melinda Clark, Dana; Jennifer Cunningham, Franklin; Alecia Gerra, Franklin; Christine Golkowski, Leicester; Krystan Inman, Waynesville; Justin Kinsland, Franklin; Kalyn Martin, Hayesville; Sydney Moody, Robbinsville; Cheyenne Orr, Robbinsville; David Sherwood, Franklin; and Deborah Smith, Sylva.

All graduates are eligible to take the national certification examination for practice as a certified occupational therapy assistant.

Employment opportunities include hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term/extended care facilities, sheltered workshops, schools, home health programs and community programs.

For more information about the physical therapy assistant program, call 828.339.4000 or visit www.southwesterncc.edu.