Members in the News | A First White Coat Ceremony, a Scholarship Winner and More

October 20, 2026 |  1 min read

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AARC members Tonya Cook, MEd, RRT, Tom Jones, EdD, RRT, Kendra McCraney, MBA, MHA, RRT, and Matt Simoncavage, BA, RRT, were featured in an article on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences website about the first-ever white coat ceremony held for respiratory care students at the university. Read it Here

AARC member Gabriel Pena, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS, and student member LeeRoy Medina were featured in an article on the Mega Doctor News website about the first four students from the South Texas College respiratory care program to be hired for new student respiratory tech positions at Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley. Read it Here

AARC member Lisa Leib, MHSc, RRT, RRT-NPS, was featured in an article on SpaceCoastDaily.com about an open house taking place to promote the respiratory care program at Eastern Florida State College. Read it Here

AARC student member Yoana Rice was featured in an article in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot for receiving a Gertrude Elliott Health Sciences Scholarship to continue her RT education at Wilkes Community College. Read it Here

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