SCSRC 2024 Awards and Scholarships

The SCSRC presented the following awards and scholarships at the 53rd Annual Conference, September 2-6, 2024. Congratulations to our 2024 Award and Scholarship recipients.

Department of the Year – Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Respiratory Therapy Department
Practitioner of the Year – Education – Cayce Hendrix, MA, RRT-NPS, Midlands Technical College
Garrett Galloway Outpatient Leadership Award – Erica Mason, CRT, Millenium Post Acute Rehab

SCSRC Region of the Year – Piedmont Region

President’s Award – Selma Watson, RRT, CPFT

Palmetto Award – Jerry Alewine, Ed.D, RRT, Newberry College

Recognized as PHIL Award recipient – Emanuel Smith, RRT, MUSC Florence

Trish Blakely Memorial Award/Scholarship – Philine Mattingly, RRT-NPS, Lexington Medical Center

Early Professional Scholarship Award Winners:
Kristen Chayka, Piedmont Technical College, Essay titled “You Are What You Breathe”
Aryana Hettrick, Spartanburg Community College, Essay titled “Clinical Workup of Fire and Smoke Inhalation Injuries”
Katelyn Morris, Midlands Technical College, Essay titled “The Importance of Pulmonary Rehab”
Kelly Wright, Trident Technical College, Essay titled “An Insider’s View: The Impact of Proper Education for Patients with Respiratory Diseases”