SFSC’s Radiography Program Celebrates Graduation of 11 New Radiographers

South Florida State College (SFSC) honored 11 Radiography program graduates in a traditional pinning ceremony on the College’s Highlands Campus on Thursday, July 20.

Those honored were: Verkosha Alexander, Katlin DeLoach, Tamilya Drayton, Kimone Lawrence-Watkis, Kristina McGee, Jeremy Ray, Adrian Sanchez, Azucena Santiago-Padilla, Hailea Seyer, Ravindra Sookchand, and Zackary Taylor.

The graduates completed SFSC’s Associate in Science (A.S.) in Radiography and will soon sit for their national board examinations. Radiologic technologists work in hospitals and clinics performing diagnostic imaging examinations, such as X-rays.

Upon completing SFSC’s two-year Radiography program, graduates can work as certified radiologic technologists by passing the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) national examination.

In his final remarks to his peers, Class President Ravindra Sookchand said, “standing here still feels unreal to me, but we made it. All the days and nights of studying and practice have finally paid off, and I couldn’t be more elated. We started as strangers, but now we finish as a family. As we go our separate ways, some, if not all, of us will branch out into other specialties, and if the last two years have shown us anything it is that we are ready to take the challenge.”

For more information about SFSC’s Radiography program, call 863-784-7225 or email healthsciences@southflorida.edu.

The 2023 Radiography graduates and their instructors

Azucena Santiago-Padilla receives her radiography pin from her father. The pinning tradition signifies that she has graduated from the SFSC Radiography program.

Class Vice President Verkosha Alexander receives her radiography pin from her husband.

Zackary Taylor gets a hug from his dad for graduating from the SFSC Radiography program. It took two years for Taylor and his classmates to earn their Associate in Science degree in Radiography.