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COTC EMT Basic Certificate Helped Kathleen Schlabach Get Closer to Her Dream Career

career of being a flight medic by earning her Emergency Medical Technician Basic Certificate. “I really ...

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Becca Saxton
Becca Saxton stands wither her mom on the day of her pinning ceremony at COTC.

on the move. When it comes to her career, her first move was always clear. Saxton’s mom is a home ...

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Donor Spotlight: Judy Stansbury
Judy Ratliff Stansbury portrait.

system to hospitals to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In 2004, she decided to take her knowledge and ...

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A Career to Build
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(COTC), gave her an advantage. “One of my professors at Ohio State Newark knew Ken Ollish in the ...

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Not Just About the Degree
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her new-found interest in the field. For her senior year at Watkins Memorial High School, she enrolled ...

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Heather Prince, DNP, APRN-CNP
Portrait of Heather Prince standing outside COTC's Pataskala campus.

and (extended campuses).” The flexibility offered by COTC allowed her to complete her coursework and ...

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COTC Alumna Bolin Inspires Hope Through Change
COTC human services graduate Melody Bolin stands outside of The Main Place where she works as a mental health case manager.

was a pivotal moment for Bolin when she decided she wanted to redefine her life and the lives of ...

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COTC Alumna Opens Childcare Center
Portrait of Brittany Klinkert and her three children.

being a server like I did in my past!” The idea to start her own daycare came about when Klinkert was ...

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She Was Looking for a Fresh Start
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passion led her to pursue a career in nursing at COTC. “I decided to go to school to become a nurse so ...

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Marion Sutton

family’s company, Jones Metal Products, which was started by her grandfather in 1923. She served as vice ...

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COTC Honors Coshocton Resident Marion Sutton with Legends of Loyalty Award
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County, Sutton has made a mark on the community through her business savvy, philanthropy, and advocacy of ...

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Judy Stansbury
Judy Ratliff Stansbury portrait.

system to hospitals to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In 2004, she decided to take her knowledge and ...

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Billi Gross and Matayah Berry
Portrait of Billi Gross and Matayah Berry at COTC's Coshocton campus.

me.” Billi also received her associate degree in nursing from COTC. She’s currently pursuing her ...

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Sophia Tosi
COTC alumna Sophia Tosi stands outside TrueCore Federal Credit Union where she works.

Her dedication paid off, and now she’s getting paid. The 18-year-old earned a COTC degree — plus six ...

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Vickie Sant
Vickie Sant sands in the COTC Knox campus lobby for a portrait.

grateful.” Sant served in various positions during her time at FirstKnox, including teller, vice president of ...

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COTC Alumna Reflects on Nursing Career
Sherry Engle stands next to a mannequin in a nursing lab at COTC's Pataskala campus.

well-being. In one instance, she recalls offering to stay after her shift to bathe a knee replacement surgery ...

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Dual-Enrollment Led COTC Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career
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for her parents to be a source of help for her education. Palur joined the U.S. Army Reserves to pay ...

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Mother and Daughter Earn Same COTC Degree 20 Years Apart
Lora Smith stands next to Lydia Smith who is holding her COTC diploma after just walking across the stage at COTC's commencement ceremony in December 2022.

graduation, crossed the stage to receive the very same degree as her mother. Smith Takes a Nonlinear Path ...

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COTC Announces Teaching Excellence Awards
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kind, caring and passionate instructor I have ever crossed paths with. Her passion and drive to lead and ...

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COTC Graduate Realizes Dream
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earned a BS in Animal Science from The Ohio State University in 1996 that she decided her true calling ...

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Bryanna Stigger
Brianna Stigger in Ohio Union

a student position in COTC’s Gateway, which would transition to full-time employment upon her graduation. It ...

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COTC, Ohio State Newark Staff Member Receives Service Award
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into [her] community and our association.”  “To be recognized by Andrea Morrow, the current president ...

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COTC, Ohio State Newark Host Community Intercultural Relations Conference
Opening speaker Sara Abou Rashed stands at a podium speaking to a room of conference attendees.

Author Jennifer De Leon served as CIRC’s keynote speaker. She centered her address mostly around her book ...

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Lacey McCombs
Lacey McCombs stands in front of her storefront in Coshocton.

to college right away. As a senior at Ridgewood High School, McCombs combed through her options ...

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Two Faculty Retire, Rewarded Faculty Emeritus Status
Portrait of Sandra Siegrist and Scott Wilson inside Hodges Hall of COTC's Newark campus.

community partnerships. Berry cited her work on the semester conversion initiative in 2012 as “exemplary and ...

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Amy White Named 2024 Greenstein Award Recipient
Greenstein Award recipient Amy White stands between Ohio State Newark Dean and Director Matthew Smith and COTC President John Berry holding her award plaque.

arrangement is shown in her daily work with each institution’s financial systems, payrolls, policies and ...

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Louella H. Reese
Portrait of Louella H. Reese in front of the the Reese Amphitheatre.

student experience. Mrs. Reese’s love of Italy also inspired her to establish COTC’s first international ...

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Tina Gibson
Portrait of Tina Gibson in a nurse's cap and cape holding a porcelain lamp.

the only adult learner in her cohort. “There were a lot of students my age, and I liked that; it was ...

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Legends of Loyalty Award Recipients Recognized
Carrie Lonzo, Atrina Good and Jennifer McDonald of the Licking County Chamber of Commerce; Brian Boehmer; Jan Tomlinson; and William L. MacDonald, PhD, at the Legacy and Leadership Dinner.

efficiency of operations. Her service to the Board of Trustees was particularly noteworthy, where her ...

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Six Honored with COTC Legends of Loyalty Awards
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hospital and the community. Demonstrating her unwavering dedication to the nursing profession and the ...

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