Tri-County Medical Laboratory Technology Students Take Home
Three out of Four Awards at Annual College Bowl Competition

CONTACT: DALLAS JONES, EXT. 1351

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/12/2003
(By Lisa Garrett)

PENDLETON --- The Medical Laboratory Technology seniors at Tri-County Technical College took home three out of the four awards given at an Annual College Bowl recently.

Four Tri-County seniors were selected by classmates to serve on teams comprised of students from eight technical colleges in the state during the annual competition at Midlands Technical College in Columbia.

Lynn Reed, of Liberty, was a member of the team that took home the state championship award. Reed also received a plaque for answering the most questions correctly at the competition. In addition, Shari Siedler, of Clemson, was first runner-up for answering the most questions correctly.

"I'm very proud that the top two students who answered the most questions correctly were from Tri-County," said Dallas Jones, who has led the department since its inception in 1970. "It speaks well of their study habits and their seriousness to perform well."

The ultimate goal is to prepare students for the National Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), said Mrs. Jones. MLT (ASCP) is the most prestigious credential a medical laboratory technologist may place after his or her name.

Job placement for the 12 students who will graduate this May is excellent, said Mrs. Jones. "Many are getting hired even before they graduate."

The Medical Laboratory Technology department is accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education Accreditation in cooperation with the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
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