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t was just an ordinary day as Laura James, associate vice president of
Academic and Student Affairs Operations, and Pat Lewis, Series25 administrator,
walked through the Building B atrium on their way to a meeting. Suddenly, they
saw Amanda “Skye” Hill, ’24, information technology, stumble out of a classroom and fall into a dining area chair where
she leaned over and put her head down. The pair rushed to the student’s side and
realized Hill was having a severe asthma attack. Hill said a friend was on the
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way with her inhaler, but her breathing became more labored.
The commotion drew the attention of se-
nior Colton Standridge, seated at a nearby table with Tim Lumley, a GGC history
instructor. Standridge realized something was wrong so he rushed to Hill’s aid.
He quickly assessed the situation and
took control, thanks to his training and experience as a volunteer emergency
responder with Jackson County for three years. He asked Lumley to call 911 and requested that Lewis obtain bags of ice
from the atrium restaurant nearby. Noting a risk of injury if Hill remained
among the hard dining chairs and tables, Standridge moved her to more stable,
cushioned furnishings a few feet away. He calmed her, placed the ice bags
under her arms and monitored her vital
signs. His quiz in Lumley’s history class would have to wait.
Once paramedics arrived, Strandridge
relayed important details about Hill’s con-
dition and then rushed off to take his quiz,
