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Edison State
Holds 43rd Annual Commencement Ceremony
Alumna to Deliver Address
Edison State Community College will hold its 43rd annual spring
commencement ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2018, at 7 p.m. in the North
Hall on the Piqua Campus.
Nearly 450 students will be earning a total of 512 degrees or
certificates in business, engineering and manufacturing, health
sciences, information technology, and social and public services at
this year’s graduation.
The College is pleased to announce that Edison State alumna and Dayton
Children’s Hospital Phlebotomist, Ms. Alison “Sunny” Herring, will
deliver the ceremony’s keynote address.
Herring, of Tipp City, is a 2004 graduate of Tippecanoe High School who
began working toward obtaining a Phlebotomy certification in 2013 after
returning home from The Ohio State University. Since then, Herring has
been employed with Dayton Children’s as a Phlebotomist where she is a
highly valued member of the hospital staff.
“It’s an honor to have been asked to speak to all of the graduates and
their families,” said Herring. “I’ve never thought of myself as someone
to be considered for such a great opportunity, so I’m excited and
flattered that I have had enough impact on someone’s life to make them
think of me.”
Edison State Provost Chris Spradlin has witnessed Herring’s work
first-hand and knows just how valued she is at Dayton Children’s.
“As the parents of a child who has been treated at Dayton Children’s
Hospital for a long-term illness, my wife and I can attest that one of
the most difficult experiences for the child (and the parents) is to
have blood drawn for testing. There is anxiety for everyone before it
happens, there is the pain of being “poked,” and there are the tears
and the waiting for results afterward. In these circumstances, the role
of the phlebotomist means everything. And our family has been blessed
to find Sunny – simply the best phlebotomist in the world – to take
care of our daughter.”
“Sunny’s work at Dayton Children’s Hospital has been nothing short of
outstanding; she is well-known throughout the hospital as the go-to
person for blood draws. Her happy, caring, and encouraging personality,
along with her skills as a phlebotomist, are reassuring for children
and their parents even in difficult times. It has now become a
requirement in our house that we call the hospital a couple of days
before our daughter is due to have her blood drawn just to make sure
that Sunny will be working that day because no other phlebotomist will
do.”
Commencement will also include a welcome and introduction from Thomas
Milligan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees; greetings from Stan Evans,
Chairman of the Foundation Board of Directors; presentation of
candidates for degree by Chris Spradlin, Provost; and special
acknowledgments from Edison State President, Dr. Doreen Larson.
The Edison State Community College Class of 2018 features:
447 Graduates
393 Associate Degrees Earned
119 Certificates or Certificates of Completion (“Fast Tracks”) Earned
35% of the graduating class lives in Miami County, 22% in Shelby
County, and 22% in Darke County.
Graduates represent 16 Ohio counties.
27 students graduating with a minimum 4.0 GPA
111 students graduating with a minimum of 3.5 GPA
The oldest graduate is 60-years-old, the youngest graduate is
17-years-old; 116 are 21 or younger, and 10 are 50 or older.
33 graduates were pinned as registered nurses
51 College Credit Plus graduates including 1 high school junior
165 students with transfer credit totaled 7,475 hours transferred,
averaging 39.5 hours per student.
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