Elizabeth City – College of The Albemarle (COA) held a pinning ceremony for the 2024 Surgical Technology graduates on Friday, December 13th. The ceremony included the presentation of pins and the reciting of the Pledge of the Surgical Technologist. Academic Excellence Awards, in recognition of students with a GPA of 3.5 or better, were presented to Tami Brock, Kennedy Lykins and April McPherson.

The graduating class included Caitlin Blackburn, Hertford County; Tami Brock, Pasquotank County; Katherine Lowder, Pasquotank County; Kennedy Lykins, Currituck County; Mattison Mason, Perquimans County; and April McPherson, Dare County.

COA Surgical Tech Graduates (l-r) Katherine Lowder, Mattison Mason, April McPherson, Caitlin Blackburn, Kennedy Lykins and Tami Brock

For information, please contact Tammy W. Sawyer, COA Director of Communications and Marketing, at [email protected] or 252.335.0821 ext. 2420.