Elyria man overcomes past to earn college degrees
Jim Ossman, 46, of Elyria, earned associate degrees in psychology and sociology from Lorain County Community College with honors after years of drug and alcohol problems and time in jail. He plans to pursue a bachelor’s at Oberlin College and eventually a master’s, sharing his recovery story to help others.
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Elyria
Jim Ossman
Ossman
Lorain County Community College
Elyria High School
Veterans Administration
Compass House
Lorain
Elena Rivera Mulholland Triumphs Over Language Barriers At LCCC
Elena Rivera Mulholland arrived in Lorain in 1988 with limited English and no college. She enrolled in regular classes, earned an associate degree in medical laboratory technology from Lorain County Community College with honors, and plans to work in Cleveland area hospitals. She aims to become a U.S. citizen and credits support from the college community.
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Elyria
Elena Rivera Mulholland
Mulholland
Lorain County
Mexico
U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain
LCCC
Elena Rivera
Brian Mulholland
Cleveland
Elena Mulholland
U.S
Tina Burns Defies Odds To Earn History Degree
Tina Burns of Elyria, a 25 year old with cerebral palsy and legal blindness, earned an associate degree in history from Lorain County Community College with honors and participated in the campus graduation. She uses crutches to move and readers or books on tape for reading, proctors for exams, and received magnifying equipment from the state to study independently. Burns plans to pursue Kent State University studies in history or rehabilitation counseling and aims to become a college professor or counselor, crediting her supportive family for her success.
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Elyria — College
Tina Burns
Burns
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Kent State University
LCCC
State Rehabilitation Services Commission
Bureau of Services
Buns
Kent State
Roy and
Margaret Burns
Injury ends firefighter career then sparks new path
Gary Bacher of North Ridgeville fell about 20 feet when a ladder collapsed during a 1989 blaze. The crash left a damaged spine and knee ending his 19 year fire service and his contracting work. He earned an associate degree in marketing at Lorain County Community College and will join Vector Marketing in Rocky River.
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Elyria
Gary Bacher
North Ridgeville Fire Department
Lorain County Community College
Bacher
Vector Marketing Corp
Rocky River
North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville High School
R.M.C.P
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