Members in the News | New Programs, Awards, and Ventilator Donation

September 29, 2026 |  1 min read

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AARC member Nicole Brandvold, RRT, RPFT, was featured in an article on NewsDakota.com about the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation certification earned by her hospital’s cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Read it Here

AARC student member Kristin Garrett was featured in an article on the Coosa Valley News website for receiving the B.J. Pharr Scholarship from Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Read it Here

AARC member Cheryl Earls, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, was featured in an article on talkbusiness.net about a new RT program in the works at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Read it Here

AARC member Adaly Gardea, RRT, was featured in a press release on PRNewswire.com for being nominated for the 2026 Mike Williams Award, bestowed annually by the Community Hospital Corporation. Read it Here

AARC member Tyler Buss, BSRT, RRT, was pictured in an article in the Minot Daily News about a donation of ventilators made by his hospital to local nursing programs. Read it Here

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