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BRCC student goes from prison to top N.C. award

Paralee Cox, posing at Blue Ridge Community College, won the Dallas Herring Achievement Award from the North Carolina Community College System. She graduates Saturday with a surgical technology degree.

By Bill Moss, Published: May 13, 2022

Paralee Cox left behind a background in drug trafficking for a community college degree and certificate as a surgical technician, a turnaround so impressive that she is the North Carolina Community College System student of the year for 2022.

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