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A South Georgia Technical College mother-daughter duo, Danielle Murphy and Shermit Sims. were awarded the very first South Georgia Technical College Foundation Magnolia Manor Senior Living Scholarships recently. Murphy and Sims both graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing program and applied and were accepted into South Georgia Technical College’s first LPN to RN Bridge program this past fall. They are currently in their second semester. ...

The “Fly High Goose Foundation” and Thompson Foundation each made $10,000 donations to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Adrian “Fly High Goose” Johnson endowed scholarship recently to provide tool scholarships for Thompson Tractor students enrolled in South Georgia Tech’s Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology program. Adrian “Goose” Johnson, was a 19-year old student from Stockton, AL, who passed away from a tragic car accident in 2019. He...

Seven South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Electrical Lineworker students were selected to receive the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Southeastern Electric Exchange’s Electrical (S.E.E.) Lineworker Scholarships. The $1,000 scholarships were awarded to: Landon Brown of Wrens, Aston Cook of Lakeland, Ga., Darryl Cuyler of Wadley, Jim Galvin of Morris, Bo Miller of Valdosta, Zackery Neal of Woodbury, and Kanard Wynn of Savannah. S.E.E. has been supporting...

Amber Batchelor, CEO and President of Batchelor & Bradley Insights Group, LLC in Americus, presented South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education student Keyara Williams of Americus with a stipend after Williams was recognized as the college’s 2026 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL luncheon recently. “Congratulations on your selection as the South Georgia Technical College...

Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Katherine Fowler Moore presented South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education student Keyara Williams of Americus with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club. Williams was recognized as the college’s 2026 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL luncheon recently. “I am very pleased to be able to present you with...

Americus, Ga.—Three students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships recently in recognition of their hard work, work ethics and grade point averages. They were recommended by Diesel Technology instructor Chase Shannon. Chandler Highnote of Americus, Bruce Thaxton of Butler, and Brayden Pilkenton of Molena, were the students selected to receive...

South Georgia Technical College’s Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie was recognized by SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves’ wife, Allene Reeves, recently after McKenzie was named the SGTC 2026 Outstanding Instructor of the Year. The late Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to honor the college’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year and Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL)...

South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after she was selected as the SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2026. Each year Synovus or the former SB&T branch presents the winner of the South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year award with a stipend. This year South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea McKenzie was selected for that...

Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology graduate Jeffery Thomas Gordy of Buena Vista, was awarded the Smarr-Smith Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice scholarship recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The Smarr-Smith endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College was created in memory of fallen Americus Police Officer Nicholas R. Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University Campus Safety Officer Jody C. Smith. The...

Americus, GA —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $2,500.00 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation, Inc. Proceeds from the grant will be used to continue the Sumter EMC Foundation endowed scholarship fund for students. Dr. John Watford, South Georgia Technical College President and Su Ann Bird, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director accepted the donation for the SGTC...

Sean Reed of Americus was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 25 – 01 training. Lou Crouch of Elko endowed this scholarship for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy in memory of Peach County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Patrick Sondron and Daryl Smallwood. The two deputies died in the line of duty in November 2016. Reed...

South Georgia Technical College Foundation Trustee Daniel Lindsey Torbert was recognized as SGTC’s Champion for Education at the Chattahoochee-Flint RESA Champions for Education celebration held recently in the John M. Pope Center on the SGTC Americus campus. Approximately 25 individuals were selected by local school districts and partners of the Chattahoochee-Flint RESA to be recognized as the 2025 Champions for Education. These individuals are often the unsung heroes whose...