NEWBERRY — Piedmont Technical College will be holding two summer commencement exercises on Aug. 3.

Commencement exercises will begin at 3 p.m. for nursing, industrial technology, engineering technology, agriculture, computer technology and business graduates. A ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. for Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and health science graduates.

Both commencement exercises will be held in the James Medford Family Event Center at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood.

Due to limited seating, tickets will be required for all guests attending the graduation ceremony. Each ticketholder, including children, will be entitled to one seat.

In recognition of their excellence and the stories they have told about their journeys in higher education, four graduating students will be speaking at the commencement ceremony – two in the afternoon and two in the evening.

Stephanie Johnson of Prosperity seemed to have the perfect career as a Division I assistant softball coach, but an accident changed her life. Rather than sitting around while recovering, she enrolled at Piedmont Technical College. She will be receiving her Associate in Applied Science Degree with a major in Occupational Therapy Assistant.

After completing her national certification exams, she plans to return to school to pursue her master’s degree in occupational therapy. An active member of Chapin Baptist Church, where she serves as a children’s worship leader, Stephanie has three children, Aullden, Samuel and Cassidy.

A special feature of commencement exercises will be recognition of top graduates from Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda counties.

Staff Report