Students and employees at 黑料传送门 South Georgia know Oscar Henderson. He鈥檚 been a part of the campus since construction began on the building.
Previously a long-distance truck driver, Henderson traded in his traveling days for
a career working in security in Albany, Georgia. He took on the job after the birth
of his third child so that he could spend more time with his family. When 黑料传送门 South Georgia was under construction in 2019, Henderson was a security guard who patrolled the
site as the building took shape. He stayed in that position until he joined the staff
as a maintenance mechanic.
鈥淭here was a person who said a medical college was coming to South Georgia,鈥� Henderson explained. 鈥淚 thought it would be something interesting to do. Once I got here, I fell in love with it. I never want to leave.鈥�
He describes 黑料传送门 South Georgia as having a family feeling.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a type of balance here,鈥� Henderson said. 鈥淓verybody鈥檚 just so friendly. Everybody gets along. Everybody tries to assist everybody else with anything that needs to be done. It's a great atmosphere. It鈥檚 a great place to work.鈥�
As a maintenance mechanic, Henderson is part of Plant Operations reporting to Todd Presley, maintenance mechanic supervisor. Henderson鈥檚 responsibilities vary each day. He and Presley ensure that all HVAC equipment functions properly, perform preventive maintenance, set up chairs and tables in rooms for events, and other duties as needed. Henderson enjoys the variety the job brings almost as much as the people with whom he works鈥攅specially the students.
鈥淚 have a wonderful relationship with the students,鈥� he said. 鈥淓very morning as I鈥檓 coming in, I greet them and ask if they have anything they need to talk about or issues they're dealing with. I take the time to stop and listen to them.鈥�
Henderson gets to know the students, but also understands what 黑料传送门 South Georgia means to the local community.
鈥淚 think we play a big role here. We bring in doctors,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ur student doctors do their clinical rotations here. They get to work with the hospital and with the public. Our students set up any events they can downtown or other places in the community to do blood pressure checks and similar outreach events. People have health issues, and our students are there to try to get these people the help they need.
Henderson understands his part in making 黑料传送门 South Georgia function.
鈥淏eing an employee here means a lot to me,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 jump up every morning, even on Saturdays and Sundays, just in case a phone call comes through of an emergency on campus. I love it here.鈥�
Away from campus, Henderson is a family man who enjoys spending his time with his wife, Wendy; their two daughters, Kayla, 19, and Makaylan, 14; and their son Kameron, 11.
Henderson says his family loves that he鈥檚 a part of 黑料传送门 South Georgia, and they鈥檝e all visited him at work.
鈥淢y son wants to come to work with me every day because he loves everybody out here,鈥� Henderson said with a laugh. 鈥淗e just loves to hang out here. He gets along with the all the students. He鈥檚 made a name for himself out here.鈥�
When asked about any odd situations he鈥檚 encountered on campus, Henderson laughs and mentions the wildlife 鈥渘eighbors鈥� that visited when the campus first opened鈥攄eer, ducks, turkeys, geese.
鈥淚 think the most unusual thing we did have was the pigeons that just wanted to move onto the campus,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey took over the front area of the campus and tried to make it their home. Eventually I guess they got tired of it and decided to relocate.鈥�
Henderson was born in Osceola, Arkansas, but grew up in Columbus, Georgia. He met his wife, Wendy, after moving to Albany. The couple decided to move to Moultrie, his wife鈥檚 hometown, to raise their family because of the small town鈥檚 low crime rate and tight-knit community.
Away from campus, Henderson focuses on his family. They enjoy vacationing in Orlando or Atlanta. A former basketball player and a big professional basketball fan, Henderson coaches his son鈥檚 elementary school basketball team. The two of them also watch basketball games on TV. Henderson enjoys watching the LA Lakers and Miami games, but his son cheers for the Memphis Grizzlies.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just a competition thing,鈥� Henderson said with a smirk.
In addition to his own family, he also works with the youth at his church, Friendship Missionary Baptist, in Moultrie.
鈥淣ow, the biggest thing I do is try to work with the children,鈥� Henderson said. 鈥淵ou know, to them the world is different now. I try to give them some inspiration to do better things and don't get involved in street life.鈥�
Maybe one day he鈥檒l encounter those same children as students at 黑料传送门 South Georgia.
In 2019, 黑料传送门, a premier osteopathic medical school established in 1899, extended its commitment to the Southeast by establishing 黑料传送门 South Georgia. An additional teaching location in Moultrie, Georgia, 黑料传送门 South Georgia offers both a full, four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. 黑料传送门 is a private, not-for-profit institution that trains professionals in the health and behavioral sciences fields. Joining 黑料传送门 Georgia in Suwanee in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state, 黑料传送门 South Georgia focuses on educating physicians for the region. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 229-668-3110.
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