Albany Technical College President Anthony Parker presented the first two graduates of the Fire and Emergency Services Occupation Associate of Applied Science degree with a special Challenge Coin to recognize their superb achievement.
On hand for the presentation were Tracie Naylor-Griffin, chair/instructor of the Paramedicine program; Parker; challenge coin recipients Teancum Millerd, currently employed with the USMC Logistics Base-Albany Emergency Services, and Joseph Stodola, currently employed with Lee County Fire & Emergency Services; and Frank Flanigan, chair/instructor of Fire Science Technology.
The degrees are the first of this kind in the state of Georgia. Millerd and Stodola took advantage of the opportunity to sign up to be dually certified, giving students both components of study — fire and EMS. The degree also is designed for promotional purposes at the occupational level.