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Steve Jones has been a valued faculty member of the BTC Manufacturing, Apprenticeship, Technology, and Transportation (MATT) Division for five years. He has worked tirelessly to make the complex field of Diesel mechanics and service accessible and meaningful to new students.

Medical dramas always focus on the doctor. But when the surgeon reaches back and says “Scalpel,” it is a Surgical Technologist who puts the right scalpel in their hand. These operating room team members prepare and sterilize instruments, handle surgical specimens, and maintain a sterile atmosphere.

When Kathi Winker graduated from high school, she had no idea what she wanted to do. “I sat with this guidance counselor, and he looked at my scores and said, ‘You’re strong in English and science; I don’t know what we’re going to do with you.’ I looked at a long list of possible careers and saw ‘medical technologist’ listed. It was the longest word on the page, and I said that’s what I want to do.”