DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 9, 2009 – Ohio Institute of Photography & Technology will hold a graduation ceremony on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, for 142 students. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. at the Dayton Convention Center at 22 E. Fifth St., Dayton. Scott Sales, director of operations for Hometown Urgent Care Centers, will keynote the ceremony.
Students will be recognized for earning associate degrees or diplomas in one of six programs in the allied health, criminal justice, graphic design or photography fields. Upon graduation, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study, many of which are in high demand throughout the state. According to the Ohio Occupational Employment Projections Report, a report by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Bureau of Labor Market Information, medical assistant positions are expected to increase by 32.1 percent, pharmacy technician positions by 22 percent and photographer positions by 4.3 percent from 2006 to 2016.
“Our students encounter many challenges and make many sacrifices to get to this day,” said Derek Koebel, president of Ohio Institute of Photography & Technology. “I am honored to call our students graduates—they’ve earned it!”
Ohio Institute of Photography & Technology is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). ACCSCT is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education.
The Ohio Institute of Photography & Technology January 2009 graduates are as follows:
Associate of Applied Science
Photographic Technology
Andrew Baker, Liberty, Indiana
Sarah Cea, Delaware, Ohio
Summer Clifton, Columbus, Ohio
Amy Craig, Columbus, Ohio
Courtney Crow, Centerville, Ohio
Dawn Cunningham, Dayton, Ohio
Pio de los Santos Gonzalez, Dayton, Ohio
Mark Dilley, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Elizabeth Dunson, Centerville, Ohio
Theresa Eddingfield, Maineville, Ohio
Shae Foust, Dayton, Ohio
Karissa Frazzini, Centerville, Ohio
Ryan Goodlett, Middletown, Ohio
Tiffany Harriel, Fairborn, Ohio
Danni Hiles, Springfield, Ohio
Brian Jones, Chilicothe, Ohio
Jessica Lankford, Dayton, Ohio
Jill Leach, Middletown, Ohio
Beverly Long, Monroe, Ohio
Jeanette Martin, Lebanon, Ohio
Ashley McCall, Dayton, Ohio
Tabitha McIntosh, Lebanon, Ohio
Rebekah Mullens, Lucasville, Ohio
Teresa Nussbaum, Dayton, Ohio
George Powell, Dayton, Ohio
Angela Rose, Middletown, Ohio
Lacy Saylor, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Paisley Schlimm, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tracy Seman, Kettering, Ohio
Martin Sevier, Lebanon, Ohio
Matthew Shambaugh, Centerville, Ohio
Danielle Shuler, Delaware, Ohio
Kirstin Smiley, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Selena Stepp-Adkins, Kettering, Ohio
Carrie Strader, Vandalia, Ohio
Michelle Stroud, Wilmington, Ohio
Anthony Ullmer, Riverside, Ohio
Rodney Urton, Lebanon, Ohio
Jackelyn Wagler, Whitehouse, Ohio
Associate of Applied Science
Medical Office Management
Lisa Abney, Dayton, Ohio
Ferris Arban, Fairborn, Ohio
Cassandra Baccus, Dayton, Ohio
Carolyn Barlas, Wilmington, Ohio
Patsy Breen, Dayton, Ohio
Angela Brown, Fairborn, Ohio
Angela Clay, Fairborn, Ohio
Cori Cooley, Kettering, Ohio
Leslie Creech, Arcanum, Ohio
Lisa Curran, Troy, Ohio
Melissa Delemos, Dayton, Ohio
Ervina Dunson, Miamisburg, Ohio
Alicia Enis, Greenville, Ohio
Valerie Faler, Xenia, Ohio
Cynthia Gibson, Centerville, Ohio
Lisa Grubbs, Leesburg, Ohio
Brittany Horne, Miamisburg, Ohio
Stacey Jennings, Dayton, Ohio
E. Michelle Jones, Dayton, Ohio
Jacquelyn Korte, West Carrollton, Ohio
Stacy Lewis, New Carlisle, Ohio
Monica Loesch, Kettering, Ohio
Crystal McGraw, Dayton, Ohio
Shakiaya McGraw, Trotwood, Ohio
Brandi Nicholas, Medway, Ohio
April Parks, Dayton, Ohio
Ginger Perry, Fairborn, Ohio
Angela Price, Dayton, Ohio
Markeeta Sims, Dayton, Ohio
Tamara Spurgeon, Dayton, Ohio
Nekia Taylor, Xenia, Ohio
Shenina Wagner, Dayton, Ohio
Lacie Weaver, Beavercreek, Ohio
Latoya White, Trotwood, Ohio
Renee White, Dayton, Ohio
April Young, Huber Heights, Ohio
Diploma
Medical Assisting
Tabetha Allen, Troy, Ohio
Ashley Aubry, Vandalia, Ohio
Antoine Jackson, Dayton, Ohio
Amber Kilgore, New Carlisle, Ohio
Brittany Kilgore, New Carlisle, Ohio
Lindsey Lowe, Huber Heights, Ohio
Bela Patel, Dayton, Ohio
Stephanie Pence, Eldorado, Ohio
Lateya Wilcox, Dayton, Ohio
Associate of Applied Science
Graphic Design and Multimedia
Casey Cornett, Farmersville, Ohio
Bridgett Dinter, West Carrollton, Ohio
David Engle, Vandalia, Ohio
Keith Fisher, Carlisle, Ohio
Sacha Gambill, Piqua, Ohio
Nathan Isaacs, Carlisle, Ohio
Jason King, Dayton, Ohio
Kasey Lansangan, Dayton, Ohio
Michael Pritchett, Germantown, Ohio
Charles Sweeny, Dayton, Ohio
David Timmons, Dayton, Ohio
Anthony Tomlinson, Dayton, Ohio
Nathan Vonderahe, Waynesville, Ohio
Tabatha Walters, Huber Heights, Ohio
Associate of Applied Business
Criminal Justice
Christie Bremser, Dayton, Ohio
Anthony Brown, Englewood, Ohio
Joshua Edwards, Lebanon, Ohio
Travis Hayes, Dayton, Ohio
Latisha Hudson, Vandalia, Ohio
Monique Hunter, Clayton, Ohio
Clint Keeton, Fairborn, Ohio
David Lewis, Dayton, Ohio
Lauren Miller, Centerville, Ohio
Victoria Weber, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Diploma
Pharmacy Technician
Damion Baccus Sr., Dayton, Ohio
Ashley Beam, Xenia, Ohio
Amanda Bentley, Middletown, Ohio
Brian Burns, Huber Heights, Ohio
Carla Burns, Trotwood, Ohio
Cheryl Burns, Trotwood, Ohio
Mark Burns, Trotwood, Ohio
Shelley Bush, Dayton, Ohio
Patricia Carroll, Greenville, Ohio
Sheila Claggett, New Lebanon, Ohio
Amanda Cotterman, Centerville, Ohio
Dale Daulton, Xenia, Ohio
Shawnta Dix, Dayton, Ohio
Timothy Goff, Riverside, Ohio
Rhonda Goodall, Dayton, Ohio
Tiffany Holmes, Dayton, Ohio
Ada Jones, Dayton, Ohio
Tiffanie Leach, Kettering, Ohio
Courtney Massengill, Dayton, Ohio
Carla McKinney, Dayton, Ohio
Vanessa McMillian, Dayton, Ohio
Jessica Niggle, Spring Valley, Ohio
Connie Peyton, Dayton, Ohio
Jennifer Raines, Miamisburg, Ohio
Cicley Ralston, Dayton, Ohio
Tami Roberts, Dayton, Ohio
Molly Sauvey, Greenville, Ohio
Britny Scheerer, Huber Heights, Ohio
Amanda Sell, Dayton, Ohio
Patricia Shanks, Xenia, Ohio
Pathina Surles, Dayton, Ohio
Teasha Watts-Henry, Dayton, Ohio
Anatanara West, Dayton, Ohio
Jaxon Williams, Dayton, Ohio
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