Congratulations Pave Flat Of 2014!
Thursday, June 27, 2019
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The 24 graduates of the Reynolds Community College PAVE Class of 2014 were honored at a Graduate Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, May eighth inwards the Lipman Auditorium of the Massey Library Technology Center on the Parham Road Campus.
The Program for Adults inwards Vocational Education (PAVE) is a two-year vocational preparation computer program which serves students amongst intellectual, physical, emotional, in addition to learning disabilities. It is the alone computer program of its sort inwards Virginia. PAVE provides students amongst tools to endure independent back upwards professionals inwards their field. Students may earn career studies certificates inwards 4 areas - Child Care Assistant, Clerical Assistant, Food Service Assistant or Personal Care Aide.
PAVE Counselor Deborah Wilkerson served every bit Mistress of Ceremonies for the May 8th ceremony. Reynolds adjunct faculty fellow member Toney Lineberry served every bit keynote speaker. He told the audience almost a Jan black when he was xviii in addition to drove his automobile inwards a wintertime tempest against the wishes of his parents. The automobile struck ice, flipped several times on Parham Road, in addition to Toney’s injuries left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. In spite of the difficulties he faced he decided to endure to college at the historic menses of 32. He earned an associate bird from Reynolds Community College, a bachelor’s bird from Randolph Macon College, in addition to and then graduated from UVA Law School. Of all his degrees, he told the audience that he is most proud of his bird from Reynolds Community College.
Several of the graduates addressed the audience. Christopher Banks thanked the PAVE staff in addition to said “I never could accept made it without you.” Kim Cousins said her professors taught her never to plow over up, in addition to added, “The computer program wasn’t easy, simply nosotros got through it!” Scott Steverson told the audience that later high schoolhouse he idea his pedagogy was over, simply faced amongst a selection from his parents to either acquire a labor or endure to college, his chose college. Still, he dropped out alone ii courses shy of graduation in addition to got a job. It wasn’t long earlier he realized that amongst no skills to offering an employer his career was “dead inwards the water.” He returned to schoolhouse to acquire those skills, in addition to to exhibit his ain children that he could complete what he started. He concluded past times thanking his identify unit of measurement for their support.
As business office of the PAVE computer program students operate independently through an unpaid internship later completing professional person in addition to social skills preparation inwards the classroom. Five of this year’s graduates accept already been employed every bit a termination of their internships in addition to 3 to a greater extent than are anticipating job offers.
PAVE Class of 2014
Personal Care Aide
LaMicha Anderson
Christopher Banks
Regina Carter
KeAndra Otey
Destiny Jones
Child Care Assistant
Kimberly Cousins
Theresa Gardner
Victoria Herrera
Spencer Menditto
Daviyonte Moore
Osby Terry
Food Service Assistant
Rasheed Bennett
Fatisha Jennings
Paige Kinser
Clerical Assistant
Nicholas Benjamin
Kori Carter
Frank “Hunter” Galleher
Nelson “Blake” Geoghehan
Joisha Jenkins
Ali Manzur
Ashley Martin
Theresa Potter
Naftali Rubin
Scott Steverson
