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Gabriel Douglas, a 2020 honors graduate of Tri-Cities Christian Academy, was the keynote speaker for TCAT Elizabethton’s commencement on August 11 at Seeger Chapel on the campus of Milligan University.
Within six days of high school graduation, Douglas enrolled at TCAT-Elizabethton and started in the Advanced Manufacturing Program. In 2021, he represented TCAT-Elizabethton in the SOAR Competition as Elizabethton’s Student of the Year.
Douglas has also earned his Six Sigma Green Belt, followed by his Sigma Black Belt Certification while attending TCAT. He is a 2022 graduate of TCAT-Elizabethton and is currently employed by A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company as an Industrial Engineering technician.
His plans include completing his Engineering degree. In addition, Douglas is a returning student to TCAT-Elizabethton in the Industrial Electricity program.
After a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic, TCAT Elizabethton is having graduation this fall.
It was the first graduation for TCAT Elizabethton’s new president Dr. David Hicks.
“I looked forward to participating in the ceremony to showcase the class of 2022 who have been trained for employment in their chosen line of work,” said Hicks, who succeeds Dean Blevins who retired after completing 34 years of work in the field of career and technical education.