Members Recognized for Community Events, Degrees, and Accolades

April 27, 2026 |  2 min read

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AARC member Jithin Sreedharan, PhD, MScRT, FISQua, FIARC, was featured in an article in the Winnipeg Free Press about the drive underway in Manitoba to meet the demand for new RTs in the Canadian province. Read it Here

AARC member Damian Solorzano, RRT, RRT-NPS, was featured in an article and video on the KKTV 11 website about the 20th Annual Fight for Air Climb set to take place at Coors Field in Denver. Read and Watch it Here

AARC member Susan Parvin, RRT, and student members Noha IbrahimJessica Chappell, and Juan Cedeno were featured in an article in The Kirkwood Community College Communique about a respiratory therapy research symposium featuring projects completed by first-year RT students at the college. Read it Here

AARC member Harleen Toor, MBA, was featured in an article on the Boise State University website about why she decided to earn her MBA through the university’s online program. Read it Here

AARC member Toni Girard, RRT, was featured in an article on the Midwest Medical Edition website about her hospital’s recent accreditation for its sleep study services from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care. Read it Here

AARC member Stephanie Watkins, MSRT, RRT, RRT-ACCS, CPFT, was featured in an article in the Dalton Daily Citizen about her RT program’s receipt of the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award from CoARC for the 11th year in a row. Read it Here

AARC student member Kendall Pipkin was featured in an article in the Daily Journal about her trip back to her high school to share some of the new skills she’s learned in her RT program with students in an anatomy class. Read it Here

Member, Nancy Colletti, PhD, RRT, shared an op-ed on the importance of supporting and passing the SOAR Act, in the Wilmington News Journal. Read it Here 

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