GNTC students receive Respiratory Care Scholarship.

May 25, 2023

Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have received the college’s new National Board for Respiratory Care Scholarship.

Brook Atkinson and Reanna Story, both students in GNTC’s Respiratory Care program on the Floyd County Campus in Rome, received the scholarship for the summer semester. The scholarship supports students with a minimum 2.0 GPA enrolled in the Respiratory Care degree program.

“With the growing shortage of respiratory therapists, we wanted to invest in future generations and new educational opportunities for aspiring respiratory therapists,” said Lori M. Tinkler, chief executive officer of the National Board for Respiratory Care. “We want to ensure a better, brighter future for the profession.”

(From left) Zenia Bratton, program director and instructor of Respiratory Care at GNTC; students Reanna Story and Brook Atkinson; and Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president, celebrate the awarding of the scholarships.
(From left) Zenia Bratton, program director and instructor of Respiratory Care at GNTC; students Reanna Story and Brook Atkinson; and Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president, celebrate the awarding of the scholarships.

“The National Board for Respiratory Care is making it possible for GNTC students to stay on track and attain their educational dream of becoming a respiratory therapist,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC. “We are deeply appreciative of their support.”

Georgia Northwestern Technical College provides quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 11,601 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. GNTC has an annual credit enrollment of 8,071 students and an additional enrollment of 3,530 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start. GNTC is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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