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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...

Christopher Sherwood of Butler was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 25 – 01 graduation ceremony recently. Sherwood earned his Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy. He also received the LEA Academic Achievement Award for having the highest...

The South Georgia Technical College Foundation recognized Lou Crouch of Elko, Ga for his support of the SGTC Foundation during SGTC’s Law Enforcement Academy Class 25- 01 graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus recently. “The SGTC Foundation is very pleased to recognize Lou Crouch today for his support of the college, the SGTC Foundation, and the Law Enforcement Academy and its students with this token of appreciation,” said SGTC Vice President of...

South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing student Brittany Wills of Ellaville was selected to receive the initial endowed Charles Jenkins Practical Nursing Scholarship. She was nominated for this honor by her instructors Jennifer Childs and Christine Rundle. Wills is graduating from the SGTC Practical Nursing program this fall and has been working as an EMT while also attending college full-time. “I am so appreciative of this scholarship,” said Wills. “This has been...

Two South Georgia Technical College Precision Machining and Manufacturing students were recognized with Gene Haas Foundation Scholarships for their outstanding academic efforts and work ethics. Jake Pittman, SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor recommended them for the scholarships. Ayden Niette of Butler and Gerald Larkey, III of Americus were selected as the Gene Haas Foundation scholarship recipients by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. SGTC...

A new scholarship fund at South Georgia Technical College has been established and endowed in honor of SGTC 2025 Alumni of the Year Charles Jenkins Sr., of Columbus, GA. The Charles Jenkins Practical Nursing scholarship will be administered by the SGTC Foundation. The scholarship was endowed by his son, Jonathan and his wife, Paige Jenkins, and their sons Sam and Andrew. Charles Jenkins is a 1967 graduate of the South Georgia Technical and Vocational School Practical...

Two 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: Jordan Bynes of Louisville, GA, and Ryan Harstad of Fortson, GA. S.E.E. has been supporting the electric utility industry since 1933. S.E.E.’s Line Worker Grant Program is a continuation of this...

Karol Olalde of Leesburg received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently. SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird made the presentation along with other South Georgia Technical College officials. Olalde was awarded the scholarship based on his work ethics, academics, and overall class performance. “One of the seven guiding principles that governs the way Sumter EMC...

The South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Zandreel Brown of Musella, GA. The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed by Aubry Silvey Enterprises in Carrollton, Georgia. Brown...