Seventeen OFTC students received specialized equipment needed to kick off their careers at the 26th annual TOOLS for Outstanding Occupational Leadership Students (TOOLS) Program, which took place at the college’s Dublin location on Wednesday, April 23.
The 2025 TOOLS Program was sponsored by The Louie and Evelyn Livingston Family Foundation and corporate-level donors were Fairview Park Hospital, Morris Bank, Smurfit-WestRock, and the OFTC Foundation, Inc.
“This event is always a special one for us,” said Kathy Aaron, OFTC’s Executive Director of Institutional Advancement and the Foundation. “Seeing the excitement and gratitude of these students as they receive the tools they need for their careers is a powerful reminder of our mission at OFTC—to equip students for success.”
Graduates were provided with specific tools needed for their respective career paths, ensuring an easy shift from academia to professional life without having to buy crucial work-related equipment themselves. The students obtained various necessities such as stethoscopes, toolboxes, welding helmets, scrubs, lab coats, and other important materials pertinent to their field of study and upcoming professions.
The 2025 TOOLS recipients:
Brianna Ellison, Sandersville, Respiratory Therapy; Cason Hugh Davis, Warrenton, Welding & Joining Technology; Courtney Brooks, Soperton, Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Lauren Hammock, Dexter, Medical Assisting; Jennifer Timmons, East Dublin, Medical Assisting; Preston Robinson, Warthen, Welding & Joining Technology; Timoy Ellis, Dublin, Respiratory Therapy; Devonte Brown, East Dublin, Industrial Systems Maintenance; Cole Gaultney, Dexter, Mechatronics Technology; Grayson Maxwell, Louisville, Electrical Control Technology; Ashley Howell, Milan, Practical Nursing; Blake Clements, Rentz, Construction Management; Zachary Floyd, Danville, Radiologic Technology; Sarah Barlow, Dublin, Associate of Science in Nursing; William Fuller, Eastman, Air Conditioning HVAC; Kailey Goolsby, Dublin, Radiologic Technology; and Nicholas Rowell, McRae, Welding & Joining Technology.
To learn more about OFTC and the 130+ programs of study available, or the OFTC Foundation, visit the college’s website, OFTC.edu.
The article initially appeared in the Augusta Chronicle. Students awarded program specific tools during OFTC Foundation's annual TOOLS Program
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