New Leadership Positions, Awards, and RT Graduations

By Debbie Bunch

April 28, 2025 | 2 min read

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AARC member Steven Bouffard, MBA, BSRC, RRT, RRT-ACCS, was featured in an article on the Medical University of South Carolina website about the introduction of an advanced aerosol delivery system at his hospital. Read it here.

AARC Board member, Aaron Light, DHSc, RRT-ACCS, was recently selected as the next provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for Ozark Technical Community College (OTCC) in Springfield, Missouri. It is the first time a graduate of OTCC has been named the institution’s top academic officer. Read it here.

AARC member Joel Harris, RRT, RRT-ACCS, was recognized as one of six inductees into the 2025 Rhodes State Alumni Circle of Excellence in an article in the Bluffton ICON. Read it here.

AARC members Lisa Long, RRT, and Linda Archer, RRT, CPFT, were featured in an article in the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly about Lisa’s receipt of the PHIL Award at her hospital. Read it here.

AARC student member Tessa Gatz was featured in the Lewistown News for being named Respiratory Student of the Year by Great Falls College MSU. Read it here.

AARC member Nicholas Gervasi, MBA, RRT, CPFT, was featured in an article on the TAPinto Princeton website about the first graduates of his hospital’s pulmonary rehabilitation program. Read it here.

Debbie Bunch

Debbie Bunch has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of North Texas and lives in Dallas, Texas. She has spent many years writing for the AARC on topics ranging from clinical innovations to management. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, reading, photography, and spending time with friends, family, and her rescue pup Juju.

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