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Two awarded the M. John and Drenda Heydel Respiratory Therapy Scholarship

Jonathan Riddle of Ware Shoals, left, and Breon Hunter of Laurens, right, are first-year program recipients of the M. John and Drenda Heydel Respiratory Therapy Scholarship. The $1,000 annual scholarship, named in honor of John Heydel, center, and his wife Drenda, is available to first and second year students enrolled in the Respiratory Therapy program at Piedmont Technical College. Heydel, a former respiratory therapist, is the retired Self Regional Healthcare President and CEO.