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RIDGELAND — The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus celebrated the Surgical Technology Class of 2026 during a pinning ceremony on June 24 at 2 p.m. in the McGowan Workforce Training Center.
Five students were recognized during the event: Quynton Davis of Leflore County, Makenzie Evans of Simpson County, Emily Hardwick of Rankin County, Reilly Kate Lack of Rankin County and Abigail Lampard of Webster County.
The ceremony opened with a graduate processional, followed by an invocation led by Abigail Lampard. Career-Technical Education Counselor Jovonna Parker then welcomed attendees before Reilly Kate Lack introduced guest speaker Jared Davis, MD.
Following Dr. Davis’ address, Surgical Tech Director Shea Coleman presented special awards. She presented Quynton Davis with the Clinical Student of the Year Award and Abigail Lampard with the Surgical Technology Student of the Year Award. Additionally, Coleman recognized Lampard as the valedictorian for having the highest GPA and Makenzie Evans as the salutatorian for having the second highest. She also announced that the students had a 100% pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam.
After the awards presentation, Surgical Tech Instructor Christin Boyette called out each student’s name and the graduates received certificates and pins. Parker presented the certificates and Coleman pinned each graduate.
The graduates then recited the Association of Surgical Technologists Code of Ethics before Quynton Davis concluded the ceremony with the benediction.
For more information about the Surgical Technology program on the Ridgeland Campus, contact Shea Coleman at (601) 605-3396 or tcoleman@holmescc.edu.
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IN THIS PHOTO: Pictured are the 2026 Ridgeland Campus Surgical Technology graduates with instructors (far left) Shea Coleman and (far right) Christin Boyette. They are (left to right) Abigal Lampard, Reilly Kate Lack, Quynton Davis, Emily Hardwick and Mackenzie Evans.
