Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:
Approximately 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 4, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick-start their careers.
The 2025 Fall Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.
After students, administrators and faculty march into place during Processional and stand for the National Anthem, Invocation will be led by Leyner Argueta, program director and instructor of Business Management at GNTC.
Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, will welcome guests. Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, vice president of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness at GNTC, will introduce commencement address speaker Jennifer Dixon, GNTC’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.
Legare Price, associate vice president of Student Success at GNTC, will recognize High Honor and Honor graduates. A special recognition for graduates who are veterans, FBLA Collegiate members, SkillsUSA members and Student Government Association members will also be led by Price.
Dr. Anderson will present the graduates, and Dr. Popham will confer the graduates with associate degrees, diplomas and certificates.
Stuart Phillips, vice president of Student Affairs and Student Success at GNTC, will serve as the graduation announcer.
Susan Bowman, program director, assistant dean and instructor of Health Information Management Technology at GNTC, will administer the GNTC Alumni Association Oath prior to Dr. Popham’s closing remarks.